Sunday Sayings . . .

It's been a busy weekend around here.  It's chilly and grey here today so we'll probably light a fire, think of something to bake, work on the never ending pile of laundry and get ready for the new week.  I want to wish all of my blogging friends across the pond a very happy Mothers' Day filled with lots of love.  xo


~ Wendy

Signs of Spring . . .

Flowers blooming in the yet-to-be cleaned up front garden.

Holes being dug in the back yard, once again, by the one below who is definitely not as innocent as he looks.

The culprit, Sparky.

Mornings that are warm enough to go outside in your jammies.  Even if it's just for a few minutes.

What looked like this in February . . .

became this in March . . .

and now looks like this in April.  Buddha has been thru the ringer for sure!!!  : )

Mr. Bigglesworth is happy to be on the prowl once again.  I should be receiving little gifts in the form of moles on my door mat again very soon.  Unfortunately, he was already an outdoor cat when we adopted him and there was no way he was going to stay inside.  I've learned to live with it but it still makes me nervous!!

"Is someone gonna let me out or am I gonna have to sit in this window and give everyone a dirty look all day??"

Brady sniffing the fresh spring air.

Buds on the trees that will soon turn into shade from the summer sun.

One final season of lacrosse before he graduates in June.  So hard to believe.

Playing outside without a coat.  Or a hat.  Or mittens.  Or a scarf.  Or snow boots.  I think you get the picture.  : )

Spring is always so bittersweet for me.  It's nice to feel the warmth of the sun again before it gets too hot to tolerate.  It's nice to hear Brendan ask if he can go hang out at the baseball field behind our house with his friends again.  It's nice to know we can begin to spend time in our backyard with friends again.  However, hazy, hot and humid summers in New York are the pits and spring means they're just around the corner.  Yuck!!!  We were so lucky last summer to have really only about two weeks of super hot weather and then a very mild August.  I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a repeat performance!!  For now, I'm enjoying the windows being open and the sound of school children screaming on the playground at the school behind us.  The next couple of months are going to be busy ones for us but I'm going to take them one day at a time and not get ahead of myself.  I've been doing a lot of reflecting lately.  More about that later . . .


Many blessings for a beautiful and peaceful day ~ Wendy

Putting Buddha Back Together Again for "This Moment" . . .

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find.

Many blessings for a happy and safe weekend ~ Wendy

Pass the Antibiotics Please!! . . .

I've been feeling pretty crummy for the last couple of days.  Coughing, aches and pains, low grade fever, sore throat.  I thought for sure I had acquired my husband's strep throat but the doctor said it's just bronchitis.  He wrote a prescription for a z-pack and I was on my merry way.  I always wait a little bit longer than I probably should to run to the doctor.  I believe our bodies have immune systems for a reason and we need to rely on them a lot more than so many people do.  I think the reason antibiotics work so quickly for me is because I haven't built up much of a resistance to them.  Neither have my kids for that matter.  And, thankfully, they're not sick very often either.  : )

The union members of the company that my husband works for have been on strike for a little over a week now with no end in sight.  He works for Con Ed in Manhattan and is part of management.  He's been remanded to work 7 nights a week.  This means he works all night and sleeps all day.  We do get to see him a little bit in the morning when he comes home and a little bit when he wakes up.  I can feel myself getting back into "single mom mode" a little more each day that the strike goes on.  Other then not feeling well and starting to miss my husband sleeping next to me at night things are going well.  It looks like this strike may carry on thru the summer so we're digging our heels in and taking it one day at a time.  The "7 nights a week" schedule isn't going to last forever and God knows we could use the extra money to finish up all of the unfinished projects around the house.  Yes, indeed!!  : )

July 7th ~ garden, a photo by wendy0112 on Flickr.

 Many blessings for a Zen-like Tuesday ~ Wendy

Sunday Sayings . . .

Many blessings for a peaceful Sunday ~ Wendy