bsmiles and sunny days

Due to technical difficulties, I am a few days late on this post. We had fun, fun fun! The Birthday Fairy sprinkled Birthday joy all over the house In the way of streamers, balloons, And birthday banners. The morning started with Breakfast in bed: 2 donuts from Price Chopper. Next she opened presents: Weather radio. Beauty and the Beast DVD. Cash. Next: Lunch at Cici's with Mawmaw, Grandma Welker, and Aunt April. Followed by a thrilling adventure at Build-A-Bear. We capped off a great day with a birthday movie date after bedtime. Happy Birthday, Lol! We love you!!

  It makes me so happy to have a houseful of people that I love. This kind of thing is happening more and more often. It can bring a load to my already full plate, but I do love it so! It's worth every minute. I really did just take the day a minute at a time. It helped my intensity immensely. I tend to overreact,  seriously overreact, when I am getting ready for company. It's stupid and hurtful to my children who are working like army ants  to help me get ready.  This time I did what mattered first. Read my Bible. Ran on the treadmill. Went to da sto'. Showered. Got dressed. Did my hair and make-up. Got the little ones ready. After that I got busy, kind of. I had planned to make two salads, cupcakes, shark sugar cookies, tea, Kool-Aid, a piece of blackened fish, and salsa. What I ended up making was tea, and two salads. Dana brought the cupcakes, so that went off my list. Leila made ...

I have a long list of things to do. We have company coming tonight and more company tomorrow. I should be doing laundry, cleaning under and behind furniture, organizating drawers, grocery shopping. Instead I am in my bed listening to my kids play outside. This year we decided to take every birthday off from school. Thank you Kennedy for yet another day to let things go!! My sweet Kennedy is 15 today. Shoot! I might cry. All of a sudden it seems like the end of her childhood is so much closer than the end! Of course it is, but it never seemed like it before now. I could gush over how amazing and helpful and delightful she is in so many ways, but instead I will just thank God for her life. She is a blessing in the most profound way. She exemplifies how God gives us abundantly more than we could ever ask or imagine. Lvb

Say it ain't so!! Trebo's 10!!! Where does the time go! We are celebrating in the very best way today! Started with an ice cream sundae for breakfast in bed, opened presents, heading to ChickFilA for lunch, and supporting traditional family values in the meantime. Later we will have the neighbor kids over for root beer floats and a giant birthday cookie. Then we will hunker down for the night with snacks and the Olympics. Iheartbirthdays!! Lvb