House Plans!

It's going to be a long road, who knows how long it will take our house to sell and who knows how long it will take to save up a down payment for the new one...actually it should take about 6 months...but you know how life is.
It is surreal to even be thinking about building and actually looking through the house plans knowing that in the not so distant future we will be living in one...very exciting for us!
Here are two of my favorites. :)

Number 1

Number 2

I asked Matty what he wants for his upcoming birthday and this was his response...

Amazon actually has a great deal on it them! We shall see.

Interesting Book

Women, Food and God: An Unexpected Path to Almost Everything

I think Oprah promoted this book on her show so part of me was like, Oh, its another Oprah book...but someone else I knew has been reading it and loved it so I thought I would give it a go.
It's really very interesting and quite relate-able to me, my life, my thought processes. It is at times light and at times very dark but I have gained from it some very useful perspective.
It is not just about food...its about our minds and how our experiences and emotional reactions influence our food preferences, choices and how much we consume.
How when your brain says I'm hungry, it might actually mean something entirely different.
Anyway, worth a read if you are interested in this topic.

Ben's Kinder Graduation

A Ducky Song

These are too cute...

Etsy Shop

Summer is coming.

Summer is hovering just beyond the horizon and I am so ready for it.
I want to be hot and sweaty and feel the breeze cool off my skin.
I want to tend my herb garden and hear my husband sigh with satisfaction when he tastes my inventive creations.
I want to hike with my boys up to a hidden waterfall.
I want to ride my bike around town and feel the wind in my hair.
I want to wear my summer dresses and see a dusting of bronze on my pale skin.
I want to lay out a blanket and watch the clouds float by.
I want to swim in the river which is equally terrifying and exhilarating.
I want to eat fresh vegetables that I picked with my own hands.
I want to can sweet, succulent raspberry jam that I will eat in the winter to remind myself of summer.
I want to read scads of books while I bask in that elusive Oregon sun.
I want to visit the vineyards and drink summer wine.
Its coming and yes please, I will have some of that!

This is the epitome of a feel good song.

I have been feeling stretched very thin for several
weeks now and today as I was (again) running around town
getting supplies for all of the events I have going on I
realized that sometimes you have to just force yourself
to take a deep breath and relax even if you don't
have the time. Well this song came on the radio and I
rolled down the windows and felt the wind and the sun
and I went ahead and took that deep breath. And it felt good.

Really what life comes down to is being happy and feeling
good. Living in the moment and not letting all of those
pressing responsibilities suck away your joys.
I rather think that is what Paul Rodgers and Mick Ralphs
were thinking about when they wrote Feel Like Makin Love.