Sunday Sayings . . .

It's been a crazy week around here.  School ended.  Our friends moved in with us until my husband and my friend's husband finish ripping out their bathroom and putting a new one in.  Their house is has been having lots of problems lately and horrible mold has been showing up in their bathroom.  They found lots of leaks behind the walls and pipes not up to code and, long story short, decided it would be best to take everything apart and start from scratch.  My honey knows how to build a house from the ground up so he and our friend are doing the work themselves.  In the meantime, there are two very happy seven year olds that are thrilled to be having a week long sleep over.  : )  The mamas are holding up well but this mama doesn't do well without "alone" time and that's been next to impossible.  This is the first time I've had a chance to even go on my blog while they're all at the playground.  It's been going very well and we'd honestly do anything for our friends.  We know they feel the same way about us and, these days, honest and caring and happy people seem harder to find. It's amazing to me how the Universe puts people in your life when you seem to need them the most.

Amazing grace!!

Wishing you a beautiful week ahead!!  xo

~ Wendy

Let the "End of School Year" Festivities Begin!!! . . .

Last Friday started the beginning of the end of school year festivities with Megan's Field Day.  It was beautiful here all last week until Friday when the rain rolled in.  Makes for a pretty picture but not a fun Field Day so the younger grades were stuck in the gymnasium for the day. 

The rain and fog rolling in across the mountains in our neighborhood.

What a blast Megan and her classmates still had!!  The gym was filled with so much happiness and laughter that you soon forgot how warm it was being stuffed inside.  Well, for the most part.  Haha!!

Can you spot Megan?  She's in front of the orange cone.  : )

I have to give a big shout out to the teachers.  They did a phenomenal job keeping the kids going and focusing more on the fun and less on the winning.  Not that there's anything wrong with celebrating a victory.  Winning and losing is PART OF LIFE whether you like it or not.  They just allowed a little time for celebrating before moving them along again so the kids who didn't win weren't dwelling on it for very long before it was time for the next event.  Perfect!!

Megan was partnered with her friend Emily a lot which was so much fun because I sat with Emily's mom in the bleachers and we cheered them on together.  There really are some wonderful new friends I've made here and her mom is at the top of the list!!

Next up is Megan's gymnastics olympics that we have tomorrow.  To say she is excited about this is an understatement!!  She's been practicing her cartwheels and her handstands and her bridges.  I can't help but remember those June days when you started the countdown to summer vacation and how exciting it all was.  There is such an amazing energy at school now when I drop off and pick up Megan.  Pure joy!!!

Happy weekend to you all!!


~ Wendy

A Lovely Day for a Memorial Parade . . .

Colin and Megan waiting for the parade to start.

Megan's friends spotting her on the sidelines.

My handsome Veteran.  : )

Yesterday we joined new friends to watch the little Memorial Day parade that Cornwall on Hudson has every year.   It was very short but very sweet and the kids had a blast waving to their friends that were marching.  It's days like these that make Jim and I love our new town even more.

This week starts the march to the end of the school year and making plans for the summer.  We have a few things on the calendar that I'm pretty excited about.  Mostly though, we'll be staying close to home and enjoying our backyard.  My son Brendan told me the other morning that he feels like we're staying at a beach house and that we'll have to go back to our "real" house soon.  We really hit the jackpot when we found this house.  The pool is pretty much the cherry on top of the sundae.  Unfortunately, we're still waiting to be able to swim in it because of some technical issues but Jim is getting it closer to perfect every day.  I'll keep you posted!!  : )

Many blessings for a happy and peaceful week ahead ~ Wendy