it is every day, not just today....

this afternoon my youngest son's buddy, who is newly licensed,  but not a new driver,  called to see if max could go to a track for 4wheelers with him, and he asked since it was mother's day if it was ok with me. 

i love that he asked...and i told him yes it was ok, because every day is mother's day.   not just today....

then i proceeded to say a little prayer that both the boys would come home safely and i let my baby go and be with people that make him happy and do something that makes him happy.  i let him go.

today the hubby and i sent our daughter off to run errands here, there and everywhere...every time she left i said a little prayer that she would come home safely and i let her go.

this morning my middle guy went to a church that he has been attending that his girl friend and buddies go to.  this church  is a little much for me for lack of  better words to make a long story short.  he is no longer hanging with some kids that seemed to be bringing him down.  he is happier these days.  i said a little prayer that he would make choices that are his own and i let him go.

this is the hardest part of being a mom.  letting them go to be and do their thing.  not being with them always to protect them and keep them safe. 

if it were up to me i would wrap them in bubble wrap and keep them in arms reach always.  but i can't. 

i love my babies so much.  there are no words that could express the magnitude of this love.

my daughter was so upset that we were not able to go anywhere for mother's day, or that there was not a huge pile of gifts.

i tried to explain.  she will not be able to comprehend just what i tried to explain until she is a mom.

it is every day, not just today.  mother's day, that is. 

every day is a gift. 

every hug.

every i love you.

every kiss.

every kind deed done without asking.

every day that they call me mom.


as i sit here typing about  just how blessed i am, breathing in deeply the scent of a most beautiful bouquet of tulips and irisssss,  to my left on the night stand i can still hear the boys trying to settle down and get to sleep, and the hubby snoring to my right and i think about what the next 20 years of motherhood will bring. 

but i already know that i will have to do so much more letting go as these babies of mine grow wings and fly away to make a nest of their own and i want so much to wrap them up in my arms and hold on forever, right by my side.  but i have to let them go.

Happy Mother's Day

it is 4:24 am and i am just crawling in to bed after having an hour and a half long conversation with my daughter....standing in the hallway.

i am so blessed. 

what a beautiful mother's day gift.....someday she and her brothers will understand just how much it means to me...these shared moments and time spent with each other....even more so than an expensive dinner or diamonds.

sending much love to you all.....nighty night

today it seemed no matter which way i turned what i planned just did not seem to want to work out.....

but the birds were singing and the sun shining and puppies being silly.....

no matter how much the debil tried to ruin the day

it just could not be ruined.

today was beautiful

just beautiful

 these are just a few of the lovlies that are going to be added to our etsy shop..

 purple.....i have decided i HATE to photograph purple.  shot after shot after shot and this bracelet looked 15 different shades of blue.  while sitting at the kitchen table looking into the plastic bag that holds and protects these bracelets, being silly i thought....i just bet if i take a picture right now it will show the true color of this bracelet....and guess what.  it did.  the magic of a plastic ziplock bag i guess.  sheesh. 

oh-so-silly  mikey mike....he loves to lay on his back.  thankfully this time i just happened to have the camera at hand.

no matter what crayon you color him with he is so squishy and cute.  earlier in the afternoon mike brought his stick in the house....all 3 feet of it.  we have a pile of sticks waiting for the weather to stay dry long enough so that we can have ourselves a bit of a bonfire one cool evening and mike slowly but surely is stealing the sticks one at a time.  

the pile is growing smaller, and we are going to have to set out to re-gather the sticks from all over the yard.....at least the ones he has not eaten.

how do you know when a boy has become a  man....not by the hair on his chinny chin chin....but 

 when he falls asleep with one of these in his hand.   after a hard day at school and a few hours of playing ball with his buddies my baby is  just plain wore out.

i got this in the mail today.......see the second line.....assists SENIORS!  ha....i just turned 46.    silly people..... someone needs to let them know i am going to stay 26ish and live forever. 


 off to get my beauty rest....nighty night. 

she sprayed and swayed as the puppies played

with patina complete these lockets are sprayed with a coat of clear, soon to be assembled with bits of this and that to be worn as an adornment and offered up on our etsy shop...

these things with wings to be added to pieces of art, here and there are also given a coat in clear to preserve the patina.

after 3 years of service my old round the house shoes were retired and replaced with these.

  this girl never gave much thought to choosing new shoes.  the old ones had hard soles, and the new ones have smooshy soles.

 if i was not balance challenged enough as it was, these new shoes felt like trying to walk in an inflatable fun house for the first couple of days.  hoping i can keep them since they are oh-so-comfy to wear....just hoping they don't send me flying through the air. 

mike trying to talk mia into playing with him....you can almost hear him say....play with me please, please, please.....


since outdoors it was gray the photos i had hoped to take today were put on hold....hoping the sun will shine just perfect tomorrow. 

nighty night....sleep tight....

under cloudbound bridges so brightly colored by roy g biv, the sun shines down on the upturned faces of such sweetly scented blooms, frolicking puppies and an arty girl as she plays with her newest of jewels and then captures them still for all to see

not feeling real chatty today, so i will let the title and pictures tell the story.

nighty night.....mwah