Good Morning, Monday!
I'm enjoying...
Loving the oil pastel creations by my youngest (totally his idea)...
Grateful for the small progress (finally) on that water damaged wall. Just need to paint and reaattach the mantle... my kids are calling this the 'monster wall with broken teeth'. Do you see it?...
Listening to my daughter practice her speech (complete with photographic boards)...
Finding it amazing that spring is arriving all around us and how unprepared I am for its arrival...
Spotting all kinds of Lego creations scattered about the house...
Observing 3 birds sitting on the tippy top of a tree...
Saying farewell to one of the birds and thinking how wonderful its dark shape is against the blue sky...
Being thankful for thumbtacks that can hold a curtain in place until it can get fixed...
Enjoying that my youngest still likes to make birthday cards...
Licking clean the last-minute homemade slushies (frozen fruit, honey & milk) since there was no ice cream to be found in the house...
Readying for a new & very busy week...
What are you enjoying this week?
Speaking of this week and the title for this post (a week off) ...several of you asked what I will be doing to feed 200 people 3 meals for 3 days. I'm organizing/making/buying the food for serving community judges for an upcoming speech and debate tournament. And...since it involves so much time, I decided (with reluctance) to take a few days off from this blog.
See you NEXT Monday!
Have a great time Ellen and best of luck to the children!
Posted by: Tracey | March 19, 2012 at 06:05 AM
Good luck to the kids and have fun!!
Posted by: swanski | March 19, 2012 at 08:47 AM
Blessings are with you for a enjoyable, 'mostly' stress-free week. The first meal is always the hardest. Love the pictures and T-tacks are GREAT!! But my favorite is Duck Tape. Can not live without! Hugs...
Posted by: MaryBeth | March 19, 2012 at 08:53 AM
Try to get a bit of rest during your time off. That monster looks friendly despite the broken teeth. So many LEGO creations here as well. We have a huge bin to take with us on our temporary move.
Posted by: Heather | March 19, 2012 at 10:03 AM
love that artwork! good job to your youngest guy! i'm curious, what color are you going with on your repaired wall- the grey looks stunning against the fireplace. enjoy your busy week off!
Posted by: naturally crafted mama | March 19, 2012 at 10:20 AM
enjoy your week ellen! i must say, i love those curtains push pins and all :)
Posted by: amanda {the habit of being} | March 19, 2012 at 02:31 PM
sounds like you might need a week off--after your week off!!! (That's a bunch of food fussing!!! Hope you have some fun people to work with you!)
curtains look great!!!
Posted by: steph | March 19, 2012 at 04:21 PM
Good luck with everything Ellen and enjoy your week!
Posted by: Kim | March 19, 2012 at 09:56 PM
Way to go on the chalk, B! Very impressive! Hoping you make it through the week without too much exhaustion...please let me know how I can help! (Paint looks great, by the way...the color is turning out nicely...)
Posted by: Kristen | March 19, 2012 at 10:22 PM
Hope everything is going well on your cooking adventure!
Posted by: Kate @ Lady Bird | March 22, 2012 at 10:28 AM