They are here.

I have been anxiously awaiting my 

peonies to bloom.  

Well, they are here and they are BEAUTIFUL.  

I love them.  They make me happy inside.

  What else do I love?  

My little man has been working hard coloring pictures for all of his friends.  

So sweet.  He is putting them in his bag for preschool tomorrow.

Favorite.

A must have in your home. 

 We borrowed it from our library and now our 

own copy is in the mail.

Monday

Mondays are hard.  

Hard for me to get out of bed.  

Hard to get the kids out of bed.  

Today it was pouring down rain.  

Nothing worse than a rainy, dark Monday morning.  

After some coffee, I made it through the day with 19 kindergartners.  

Home to snuggle with my little people 

by a warm fire was just what we all needed.  

Yes, this is how he fell asleep.  On the couch cause he was "scared" in bed.  In his undies.  

Two nigh nights perfectly folded under his head. 

He must of had a long day at school too. 

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Adele...my favorite. 

 Love.

 

There's A Mouse About the House!

Did I scare you?  hahaha.  

Luckily, the only mouse about our house is a paper one.  

This is our favorite book right now. The mouse fits through slits on each page and he has a path to follow around the house.  

Jett is in LOVE with it and will sit and read it to himself 

over and over again.  

I love that my kids love to read!   

My New Green Chair

What do you think of my new APPLE GREEN chair?  A Salvation Army find for a mere $10.00.  It is in great shape.  A little febreeze, a wipe down, new fabric underneath, felt pads for the feet and we now have an adorable little vintage touch in our living room.  LOVE.  

I still can't decide exactly where to put it and what pillows to put on it.  But, for today it is living under our big front window.  I love the color and personality it adds to the room.

I can't decide how I like it either.  

No pillows?

Brown pillow?

Turquoise pillow?

Or both?

Love.

 I

Sarah's House (click here Grace).  

I love her style of mixing new and old.

In love...

with Meghan Tonjes!  

She is singing Britney Spears new single "Hold it Against me".  Those of you who know me well, know I love me some Britney, but I have to say Meghan sings this WAY better.  She is awesome!

Another favorite. 

Seriously, check her out!

My Etsy Favorites Today

Oh, how I love this.  

As you know, I love being HOME.

tagteamtompkins

I want one of these soooooo bad.  

Love.

Moonsun

I'm in LOVE with turquoise.  

This would be perfect on my dark leather couch.

bedbuggs

Another thing I love.  

I have sang this to my kiddos since they were babes.  

I love the colors and vintage feel.

thewheatfield

Umm....perfect.  Simply stated.

thewheatfield

Cuuuuuuuuute!

vinylsOul

Love this old number 3.  

Perfect for the 3 of us... Mama, Seri, Jett

GraciesCottage

My Little Entertainer.

I love watching and listening to my little man dance and sing.  

Too cute for words.  

I hope I always remember these moments.

Pretty Darn Cute

One of Jett and Seri's favorite things to do around here is to dress up.

(I think I need to get him the superhero dress-up clothes he wants for Christmas.)

Jett is wearing my wig from Halloween...he makes a pretty cute little girl, right?

Seri is wearing her old ballet unitard backwards...reminds me a little of JLo.

Should I be concerned she likes to wear it like that?

Pretty. Darn. Cute.

My Thrifty Finds This Week.

One of my favorite things to do is go to Thrift Stores.

I usually go to the neighborhood Goodwill twice a week.

Some days I find nothing and walk out empty handed, other days I score DEALS!

Today was one of those days.

Here is what I walked away with...

Growing up we had similar Santa mugs. I loved them and even remember my Mom getting them out every year. We have searched high and low for those mugs and my Mom thinks she must of gotten rid of them. Even though these aren't the exact mugs, they are very similar and I am excited for Seri and Jett to have their own to drink their hot chocolate from.

$.99 each

I spotted this chair across the store and I practically ran (more like speed walked with my cart) to snag it. It was FILTHY, but I grabbed it to use in my classroom.

A little SPIC AND SPAN and it looks brand new.

*I tell ya...I should've listened to my Mom years ago when she told me to use SPIC AND SPAN. She left some at my house after helping clean

when I moved in and I put it to work tonight.

My new chair is lookin' brand new!

$3.99

This wreath reminded me of one my Grandma had growing up.

It's 100% plastic, but I love the colors.

I don't know where I will put it...maybe hang it in a small window with ribbon or up on a shelf. Nobody will even know it's plastic.

$0.49

I couldn't take a very good picture of my new EXTRA LARGE PENCIL, but it's awesome.

I think this is the one I have been eyeing in Pottery Barn for a few years now.

I kind of want to find a place for it at home but I know it will be perfect to hang above our writing center in my classroom.

$2.99

My last find was this super soft, vintage looking pillow. I couldn't resist.

I think it will be cute on Jett's green and white polka-dot bed.

$1.99

GRAND TOTAL

$12.92

It was a good night at the Goodwill.

Where do our evenings go?

As I was driving home tonight and it was almost dark already, I got a little sad feeling like my day is being cut short. No more coming home and the kids playing outside while I make dinner. We are going to have to start a different evening routine for fall and winter. (Those of you who know me well know that I am all about routine for my kiddos.)

The evenings go by so fast.

4:30-5:00 Home from school, backpacks emptied, shoes and coats away, SWEATS on for Mama

5:00-5:30 Seri reads to me while I make dinner. Jett is usually at the table creating something. Tonight it was a bracelet for me. love. I am still wearing it.

5:30-6:15 Dinner, dishes, quick bath, jammies, set clothes out for tomorrow

6:15-6:50 We relax together by the fire and candlelight to watch a movie. We all sit down and relax for a few minutes. One of my favorite times of the day.

Nice, quiet, calm, house.

6:50-7:15 Teeth brushed, stories, snuggles and goodnights. Up at 6:30 am.

P.S. This is why I love Duraflame logs. Cozy.

My favorite things about today.

Fresh cut roses. The beautiful weather.
My little man peeing in the yard.
Fresh basil.

My beautiful girl.

Today was a marvelous day.