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A Photographic Kind of Mother’s Day

Posted on May 14, 2018May 14, 2018 by Mama

I hope all you mamas out there had a wonderful Mother’s Day! I celebrated all weekend and across two states, spending time with my own Mom and family in Oklahoma and celebrating the day with my son and husband back in Missouri. It was a lot of driving, but I truly had a couple of great days.

The Mother/Daughter Banquet at Verdigris FBC was a lot of fun. The decorations were adorable, the food was good and the giveaways were awesome! I came home with the new “Magnolia Table” cookbook.

Sunday started out with a Weight Watchers conscious breakfast casserole, prepared the night before by my husband. I’ll share that recipe with y’all later this week, because it was really yummy (thankfully there were leftovers for this morning’s breakfast). I also received some wonderful cards, flowers and decorated cookies from my husband and son. My big surprise gift was a new Canon Rebel T6i camera — just what I always wanted! I immediately thought it was a pretty lavish gift for Mother’s Day but hubby reassured me that it was also my fifteen-year anniversary gift, which happens later this month, so I graciously accepted. Like I was going to make him send it back. . . *grin*

I charged the camera battery while we were at church and my afternoon was filled with lots of photo ops and fun, so I’m sharing a few of my favorite moments through the lens of my new weapon.

This was my first subject through the lens of my new Mother’s Day camera. I’m digging the detail, even if grapes aren’t so exciting.

This photo of my son and his imagination was taken through the Mother’s Day flowers on our dining room table.

We let the girls do some serious free ranging this afternoon. Hens happy. Bugs Beware.

Our son doesn’t have a dog, but chickens can be a pretty good substitute.

Arkansas Easter Good for the Gray Sky Blues

Posted on April 3, 2018April 3, 2018 by Mama

I don’t think I have ever been more thankful for Easter in Arkansas than I was this weekend. Other than the obvious festivities, good food and catching up with family, Saturday’s weather couldn’t have been more delicious for a girl who is positively sick of the gray skies and cold temps in the Midwest.

We reached the mid-70s with sunny skies in Blue Jay Hollow and everyone spent most of the day outdoors. Other than the protests to the sunscreen, the kids enjoyed made-up games, football and who knows what else. The grownups sat around sipping cold drinks, catching up on the days since Thanksgiving and keeping half an eye on the youngsters. I absolutely relished the sun, which had been completely absent from my life for about two straight weeks. What a perfect Easter eve day!

It was such an enjoyable outdoorsy kind of day that it became a task just to get everyone inside to color Easter eggs! My son declared that we wasn’t coloring eggs this year, but I nixed that idea awfully quick! Of course he begrudgingly came indoors with the other children and then had a blast dying eggs all sorts of greens, pinks and blues (and even a few browns).

The big hit was the Egg-Mazing machine that my niece brought along. This thing is so cool! I definitely need to acquire one of my own. While the egg spins on little wheels, you simply hold a marker against the egg to make nearly perfect little, or big, stripes all the way around the egg. It looked like so much fun, most of the moms even gave it a go. Saturday hit a high note with the Easter egg hunt, especially with the addition of several money and candy eggs, and we all lingered outside in the waning sun until the mosquitoes ran us indoors.

Unfortunately Easter Sunday turned off cooler and rainy, but I accepted this fate because the day before had been so cooperative. We attended church at Thornburg Baptist and then back to Nannie’s for more family time and good food. When we finally arrived home Monday, we were greeted with more gray skies, a snow-covered ground and temperatures barely above freezing. Yuck! Was the near-perfect picture of Easter eve in Blue Jay Hollow just a dream? If so, I’m going back to bed. . . wake me when the sun comes out!

Saturday Sparks: Quick & Easy Valentine Decorations

Posted on January 27, 2018January 27, 2018 by Mama

I seriously cannot believe that February begins next week! I have no idea where January went, but I do know that Spring is almost one month closer to bursting out all over the place. . . and this is definitely a good thing.

As February arrives, I always think of red, pink and loving things because Valentine’s Day is a very hard holiday to miss (oh, and of course my big sister’s birthday is this month; although she surely doesn’t expect all of you to celebrate that too). Since Valentine’s Day falls in the middle of the month and January is reserved for all things snowy and cold, I don’t usually go to a huge amount of effort decorating the house with hearts and bows. I do like a touch of color and a few happy heart greetings, but easy Valentine decorations are definitely the plan. With this in mind I gathered several Pins that should be quick and easy to make at home, so hopefully you will see something that inspires you.

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