remember to breathe...
i really need to listen to myself.. and take some time...
i will..
right?!?!
i have to..
well for now.. doing this little entry is my "breathing" time... im so busy with work.. that i have neglected the one thing that lets me take a break, time to breathe and reflect...
ok..
enough of that.. now back to the daily grind
Sorry for the delay in post.. I just wanted to post when I had all facts in order and pictures up..
once again..
THANK YOU ALL WHO SUPPORTED US/WALKED/DONATED
Recap:
One Sunday June 28th we walked in honor of my little man Dylan... we created a team called "TEAM BIG D" the walk was for supporting "Little Friends" a school for children with special needs, especially Autism.
As a team.. TEAM BIG D raised $1600.00 for "Little Friends"
and after the walk we had a bbq/fundraiser at our house... to thank everyone and to get a few more for all of the amazing outlets out there for the support in Autism.
At our "little" (i say that delicately) bbq we raised an additonal $500.00 for the ASA "Autism Sociecty of America"
We had such a great team of walkers.. it was a beautiful day.. and we could not have done it without any of the help and support of our family and friends..
A special thanks so LORI from "Lori's Place, Gourmet Delights" she came through with some AMAZING donations... she donated 100cookies for our guests as their "thank you presents" and they turned out... well lets just say I cried when I opened the box.. they were perfect and they had such meaning to them. She made puzzle pieces with words of inspiration on them... for those of you who know.. the PUZZLE PIECE is the symbol for Autism Awareness.. and the words of "hope" "dream" & "inspiration" all embody everything that children with autism stand for! She also made hand*prints with hearts on them.. a sign of advocacy..
A LOT of time and effort.. and mostly HEART went into these cookies.. and I cannot thank her enough... so one way.. I figured we can thank her.. is by telling all of you.. not only about her wonderful heart.. but HOW AMAZING of a baker she is..
please visit her online bakery here: LORIS PLACE
Below are some pictures from the walk... we had a team of 30 walkers.. followed by 100 friends and family throughout the day.. all in all.. SIMPLY AN AMAZING AND MEMORABLE DAY!!!
I cannot tell you how much it means that you all came out in support of Dylan... its been a long uphill battle.. and he has grown so much.. but honestly we as a family could not get through all of these challenges that we face on a day to day basis if it was not for the love and support and backbone of our family and friends.. so thank you thank you thank you.. i love each and every one of you! 
we have been attacked by a killer stomach bug.. we have been confined to our house.. and thats it.. i have a bottle of tissue and a garbage bag in one hand and a bottle of lysol in the other at all times its seems...
my kids are such opposites when they are sick.. marley hides and goes on the couch upstairs... dylan likes to lay on the hard floor and snuggle with tons of blankets.. while sierra.. she likes to write stories.. (i think she is secretly writing her life memoirs)
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i've been a little in denial lately.. my baby is growing up and its totally killing me..
in 2days she went from pure baby: diapers, pacifier and letting me hold her to go to sleep... to....... a big girl with no pacifier and no diapers...
whats a girl to do...
remember this is how my days were filled and i ate up every second of it:
and well this is now how my days are spent (i will prob. get in trouble from her in a few years for posting it.. but oh well.. ill deal with that at the time):
that's all i kept telling myself as i let the kids paint adam's father's day present...
but OOPS... well water didn't take it off of the cement patio.. and our gift was found out by adam when we had to explain why there were little green handprints on the patio..
but he LOVED his present so much that he forgave us! and you ask what were we painting... well we bought him finally a set of "bags" and it not only turned out to be a great gift.. but it turned out to be a great time for my kids! 
its been about 3weeks and im starting to finally get over the grieving period.. so i guess i should blog about it...
miss marley ann took the scissors to the front of her hair.. and did her very first hair cut...
thankfully she has dark hair and with it growing back in you cannot really tell.. but for a while there she had a receding hairline! 
well.. i have a nice little break till next week..
not really a break.. but i have no clients this week.. bc i have to do some major work around the house..
but to treat myself i went to barnes and nobles and bought a book.. and some dove chocolate..
and can i tell you its been a perfect morning!!!
I hope everyone is going to enjoy the beautiful weekend, remember those that have protected and served us.. and welcome summer with a smile! .jpg)
yes my backyard overhaul is coming close to an end...
so we all remember this scary monstrosity.. correct?!? if not i will remind you.. try not to get to scared
well... 3 days straight of some horrid backbreaking work.. and this happened
and well now let the fun begin... time to decorate... im totally going out of my element of neutrals and going for a color, fun, whimsy eclectic look..
so here's your sneak.. 
all is well.. cleaned and stitched..
funny how the bite doesn't hurt as much as the tetnus shot he said...
its starting to get some nasty colors too it.. but hey im happy it could have been a ton worse..
thanks for all of the thoughts and concern.. you people are awesome!
btw... is everyone else overjoyed that kris allen won... i mean adam is amazing.. but amazing at the one thing he does.. he's very showey (is that a word) but im a laid back music girl.. i love jack johnson, jason mraz, john mayer, josh kelly.. and now i can see myself being a kris allen type of girl
oh and it doesn't hurt that he just about stole my heart when he broke down in his wifes arms.. i love a good hubby!!!
sorry its been a long week
and i have not been by the computer
do you blame me... this weather in unreal.. i LOVE it!!!
I really should get back to blogging.. bc there are some great things out there that I would love to talk about..
so maybe this post will making me come back..
here are some nature "pretties" i have taken while outside enjoying the sun..
i am thinking of offering these in an etsy shop.. but not sure if the need or want is out there.. thoughts anyone?
I know im blowing some of the tulips up for a bathroom makeover in my house!
the "master" bedroom (if you can call it that) is always the last on my priority list.. but i think its time that i get it done... i finally found bedding that adam agrees to and actually loves.
so now what.. what color walls? what color should i paint the bed? should i make a huge headboard? if so with what..
i know the bedding is more modern but i would also like to approach it with some vintage flair.. can someone lead me in the right direction..
im seriously confused.. we are in need of new dressers and bedside tables too.. so lets just say its a complete overhaul
but just remember its probally in a room smaller than your children's bedroom.
well... maybe you should because I am...
warning.. this mess is quiet scary!! not for the faint at heart
:WARNING: this is after 3weeks straight of cleanup!
this is where i have been spending all of my life lately..
anyone wanna help a girl out and give me some ideas on what to do..
seems like the previous owners just dumped all of their trash in the backyard and left it... i have been pulling out laundry detergent, plastic bags, old broken toys.. you name it.. its there.. and now i have a bunny nest in the planter.. so i dont want to dig out the lily's but i think im going to have to. I have taken down the majority of the dead weed wines but not im at a standstill and do not know which direction to go next.
I NEED HELP!!!
well ok.. TRYING... lets just say i have complained about it before..
but man alive it is hard work
but my goal is to do it all for free!!
I AM NOT PAYING FOR A SINGLE PLANT
i will take pics and do a post about frugal gardening! its such a great idea.. do not know why i never thought of it before i moved here..
lets just say.. look over all of your friends and families gardens this week... and i will be back and we shall discuss more!
who can pass up a good deal..
here's some freebies just for today..
get a free 8x10 at walgreens using code "MOTHER" only good today..
then stop by arby's and get your FREE iced tea but here's the kicker you must say "IM PARCHED FRUIT TEA ME!" hahahah who in the world talks like that.. i wonder how many workers will be laughing behind the counters at all the weirdos saying IM PARCHED!
and before you get home stop and pick up your free dinner from KFC but first you must print this coupon... AS SEEN ON OPRAH.. but act quick all of these end today!
