Just Stuff

Sometimes life's full of "just stuff". It's when there's plenty to keep you busy but nothing exciting and extremely memorable or blog worthy. This also happens when as your kids get older they begin to value their privacy more and don't find it amusing to see themselves appear on Mom's blog. Either way, here's some of our "just stuff" that's been going on lately...

Maddie had her last volleyball practice last night. She has really enjoyed playing and her skills have improved very much. She's usually always practicing sometime during each day, mainly by serving into her bedroom wall. :(

Maddie has been asking for a loft bed for about a year now and this weekend we have plans to build it, finally. I hope she likes it as much as she thinks she will. I'll be sure to write a post on how it goes.

Over the weekend, Maddie wanted to cook our dinner. She pattied and grilled our burgers, prepped our plates, and made chocolate chip cookies by herself. It was all wonderful. It makes me happy to have her in the kitchen.

Bryan has been on a couple of trips over the last month. Both of these pics are from Pittsburg. He also went to Chicago, both trips were training for work. He sent me pics of all his food because he knows I'm a foodie and would appreciate it. He had deep dish pizza in Chicago that he said was delicious. I'm just glad the travelling is over for a while. I sure do miss him when he's gone. I become very thankful for Face Time during these weeks, what did we ever do without technology.

 

I've been out walking/running more since spring has arrived. Last week on my way up to the track I noticed these flowers blooming out front of the store. They reminded me of happy times there. This was also the place where Grandpa planted his cherry tomatoes and my brother and I would pick the tomatoes and squeeze them until they would "puke" on the ground. It's funny the things you remember.

I also took this flower picture during a walk. Yes, I just posted a poop picture on my blog. But this reminded me that sometimes you have to endure the bad to get to the good. I can see God teaching me this in a lot of different situations in my life. Sometimes one thought will lead to the next that will cause me to realize some truth he's showing me. That's how this picture came about. When it's crappy, keep on looking for the flower.

~Tara