BLESSINGS.

IF YOU KNOW ME, YOU KNOW MY FAMILY IS VERY CLOSE KNIT. MY SISTER IS ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS IN THE WORLD, THOUGH WE DON'T GET TO SEE EACH OTHER THAT OFTEN. EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, GOD ANSWERS A PRAYER IN WAYS YOU ABSOLUTELY DON'T EXPECT. TODAY ONE OF THOSE HAPPENED. AFTER BEING FAR AWAY FROM MY FAMILY FOR THE PAST SIX FULL YEARS, I FOUND OUT MY SISTER AND HER FAMILY ARE GOING TO MOVE CLOSER TO US----AS IN ONLY A 45 MINUTE DRIVE!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! I'M OVERCOME.

SO, THIS WEEK IS VBS. IT'S BEEN GOING REALLY WELL, AND HAS BEEN SO EXTREMELY FUN...AND I THINK THE CHILDREN ARE LOVING IT!! DYLAN WENT UP TO ANOTHER TWO-YEAR-OLD LAST NIGHT WHO WAS RATHER GRUMPY, AND AS CHEERFUL AS POSSIBLE, HE SAID, "IS MOMMY MY MY BABYLOVE?"...(HE CALLS ME HIS 'BABYLOVE' AND HIS 'LOVEHEART')...THE LITTLE BOY JUST LOOKED AT HIM GRUMPILY. DYLAN ASKED AGAIN, "IS MOMMY MY BABYLOVE?" WITH A BIG SMILE. THE LITTLE BOY LOOKED AT DYLAN AND QUIETLY SAID, "NO". THEN CAME ANGRY DYLAN. HE MADE A MAD FACE, LOOKED AT THAT LITTLE BOY, AND SCREAMED REALLY LOUD, "YES, MOMMY IS MY BABYLOVE, SHE IS!"...THEN IT TURNED INTO A CRY AS HE SOBBED, "YES, SHE IS, MOMMY IS MY BABYLOVE!". I HAD TO PICK HIM UP AND REASSURE HIM THAT NO MATTER WHAT ANYONE SAYS, I AM HIS BABYLOVE. POOR BABY. I LOVE THAT BOY. :)

OKAY, I'VE SEEN SEVERAL BLOGGERS WHO'VE DONE THIS, SO HERE GOES..."BROWN PAPER PACKAGES TIED UP WITH STRINGS, THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS..."....IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER:


MY BIG, RED, PURTY LEATHER BAG MY HUSBAND GOT FOR ME FOR OUR ANNIVERSARY...I'VE WANTED ONE LIKE THIS FOR LIKE TWO YEARS!
STASH TEA!
MY NEW KITCHEN TABLE!! ...AND WIZARD OF OZ STUFF IN BACKGROUND.
THE HOLY BIBLE-OF COURSE...AND MY BOOKS! THESE ARE ONES I'M READING NOW...
I'M A KITCHEN GADGET FREAK: JUICEMAKER, RED TOASTER, BREADMAKER...

MY NEW COFFEE POT COURTESY OF MY IN-LAWS!
MY COLLECTION OF SPOONS, THEY WERE GIVEN TO ME BY MY MOMMA...THEY BELONGED TO MY GRANDMA! I LOVE THESE!
MY MOTHER'S DAY GIFT: A DISHWASHER. A.K.A. LIFESAVER. :)
THE PIANO MY PARENTS GOT FOR ME WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL, AND ALL THE PEOPLE WHO'S PICTURES ARE ON IT!! :)

THIS WAS CHEEZY, I KNOW...BUT IF YOU KNOW ME, YOU KNOW I'M CHEEZY!! HOPE YOU LIKED A GLIMPSE INTO MY HOME!