It's The Little Things: Day 141

 

I want to focus on the good things this year.
All the things people get right.
All the times that everything works out just perfectly after we assumed disaster had already struck.
All the times that the right word was spoken at the right moment.
So, let's celebrate those little moments together, shall we?

• It's a week FULL of activities, all of them good. 
• It's trying out my new MoviePass for the first time. 'Free' movie, plus I like to go to the flickers alone. It's a little time just for me. 
• It's sleeping in until almost 11am (completely unprecedented for me) after a super late and tons of fun Game Night on Friday. 
• It's helping a friend, mostly by keeping her company, while she packs for a move.
• It's Taco Tuesday with friends new and old. Amy and Jimmy are in town to visit Johnny and it was great to catch up.
• It's celebratory ice cream with Ricky and Judah on Wednesday to shout hooray for sleepovers again.
• It's Nathan graduating!! Class of 2018, baby! 
• It's ending up at the cool kids table at the grad party on Friday. Dan and I sat down, and Nathan and the boys all came to eat with us and boom. For a few brief moments in time we were cool again. 
• It's a lovely visit with my Sister-Girl Karen, it's nice to be in the groove again. 
• It's a beautiful new glass container to brew my kombucha. Dan REALLY is enjoying having it around all the time. 
• It's starting a new study with our community group and everyone was participating.
• It's a BBQ with friends on Sunday to celebrate Naomi's 75th birthday, and winning the party games. 
• It's knowing that there are only FOUR days left of school. I think I'm as excited as the boys. 
• It's a fun video chat with 'Shua, Lauren and Caden. He wasn't sitting still for me to read to him tonight, but he was scampering about and chattering away like a little chipmunk. He tried to say "Love you" to me tonight. *melting* I love that naughty little Punk. 
• It's the hubster saying that I don't need to cook tonight and we will just eat leftovers and that is one less thing for me to do. Yes, please. 
• It's keeping the dishes COMPLETELY finished and making sure the counters are clean every night before I go to bed. Waking up to a clean kitchen is the best. 
• It's creeping ever closer to my #HotMess challenge goal of creating a scrap-booking counter for myself in the SOC room. I actually cleared some counter tonight. 
• It's waking up early on a Monday morning to have time to complete several chores and still have time to be ready to head into work and get the week started right.  

No Pants April: Day 5

 No Pants April: Day 5
Long floral sheath dress with a white tee under it, and sandals. Sorry there's no full length photo today, it was a crazy long day with work, plus Lego Club, plus Community Group, plus plus plus, so I took this at nearly 11pm and it was the best I could do.

Note to self: up your NPA selfie game. LOL!

Dang it, another long one. What can I say, I love long dresses/skirts...which works out well since everything is so long on me anyway. :)

It's the Little Things: Day 39

  I want to focus on the good things this year.
All the things people get right.
All the times that everything works out just perfectly after we assumed disaster had already struck.
All the times that the right word was spoken at the right moment.
So, let's celebrate those little moments together, shall we?

•  COMMUNITY GROUP! How I've missed meeting together with these amazing people. These are 'our people' and I've missed them like crazy over the last 10 weeks that we've not been meeting regularly. It was GOOD to be together again. 
• LEGO Club was a large affair again, and I'm endlessly amazed at how we can have 30 people in the large room of the office, and while it's loud, there is no fighting, no fussing, no drama. It's such fun! 
• DT and Mr. T had a great day of school today. I think we are finally getting back into a good groove after the holidays. 
• I think I'm getting the hang of this free time thing. I'm reading, blogging, and relaxing more than I have in the past several years. I may get good at it before too much longer. :) 
• I'm embracing my word of the year (Progress) and learning to grant myself grace in areas where I struggle, encourage myself where I'm lazy and to be grateful for small changes instead of hoping/praying for overnight sweeping massive changes that never end up lasting. 
• I've already blogged more this year than I have during 2 other years during the last 10. I'm going to call that progress and delight in it. (Hopefully, I'm not talking your years off, LOL)
• It's stumbling across a perfect field trip for the boys that 'magically' ties in with what we are currently studying. Ain't God good?
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What's on YOUR grateful list today?

It's the Little Things: Day 36

 I want to focus on the good things this year.
All the things people get right.
All the times that everything works out just perfectly after we assumed disaster had already struck.
All the times that the right word was spoken at the right moment.
So, let's celebrate those little moments together, shall we?

• It's Haircut Night at the Man Crew House, which means 3 handsome boys all have new haircuts, which makes this mama very happy indeed.
• In related hair-cutting news, I love that special time every few weeks when the boys are required to sit still and talk to me for a few minutes while I cut their hair. It's a time when they share their life in a way they don't often slow down long enough to do otherwise. This week, Dastroyah told me about how God was speaking to him this week and how he was taking some actions to follow the word from God. Now, THAT makes a mama smile. 
• It's starting a new TV series via the Netflix DVD option that I think Dan and I will both enjoy. (Now to get the next disc here in a hurry, glad the warehouse is close.)
• It's being well rested enough these days to make a habit of getting up early before work and not only enjoying some quiet all to myself, but getting a few things accomplished so I can enjoy the evenings with the family. 
• It's dreaming about what to do with the few dollars that will be left over from our tax refund after we do the responsible things. *grins*
• It's a handsome hubby who shows up with dinner in hand so I can take the evening off of kitchen duty after a month of Pantry Challenge.
• It's looking forward to the return of our beloved Community Group, which has been on extended hiatus since the holidays.
• It's a son who is complaining less about his new chore load. (Future wife of his, you're welcome for a man that knows how to do all.the.things. around the house.)

What's on YOUR little things list?

#100HappyDays: Day 73

 

 Day 73 of #100HappyDays
Beautiful New Mexico skies on the way to our Community Group.

#100DaysOfSummer
#NewMexico
#MPCC — feeling happy in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

#100HappyDays: Day 61

Day 61 of #100HappyDays
Fred and Sharon. They are part of our small group and I just adore them! Married 54 years and so ridiculously happy together, even though they squabble all the time. Love them!

#100DaysOfSummer
#MPCC
#CommunityGroup — feeling happy.

#100HappyDays: Day 45

Day 45 of #100HappyDays
These two handsome devils, accidentally wearing matching shirts to Community Group tonight. Alexandra always says we married the same man, except that her version is black and mine is white, LOL! So glad for friends like Alexandra N Tommyt Howard!

#100DaysOfSummer
#MPCC — feeling happy with Alexandra N Tommyt Howard and Daniel Meyer.

  

#100HappyDays: Day 20

Day 20: Food with Friends
  Tonight, the entire (local) Man Crew went out to dinner with our community group. Our CG may never be the same, but I digress...anywho, we laughed and talked and ate and laughed and talked. Just what the doctor ordered, not just for us, but for everyone at the table. Now our CG knows why we enjoy our boys so much. They are pretty great. Pat and Alexandria seem to have a special bond, which touches my heart.
Yes, I know the picture is terrible, but with all the movement going on, it was the best shot I got all evening. Sorry guys.

#100HappyDays   Pat and Alex had everyone laughing like crazy

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