Summer lovin'

Summer is FLYING!  Prissy has mentioned {on multiple occasions} that we only have 5 more summers with her.  I cannot convey my heart on that matter.  I did after all grow her.  And no matter where she goes at age 18... she will be mine!!  However we do indulge her.  I've cooked like a mad Martha.  So wish I was more of a Mary.  But sadly I'm a Martha.

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These babies are a crowd pleaser!

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Basically we eat.  Then go the the pool, where we eat. 

 Then come home and eat!  Then repeat.

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And I have a b-day coming up...  By a show of hands.  Who thinks this looks like the neck of an 80yr old woman?  Well apparently my chiropractor does.  I'm working through a torn trapezezes muscle.  But I do feel older this year.  And this week I took the littles into a fancy shop downtown to get a fancy bracelet.  Where A-man said "didn't you get one like that a Goodwill once?"  The store clerk snickered.  I was embarrassed for a minute.  Now... not so much.  I guess we can all take a lesson from a little!  They could care less what people think....

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As I'm writing this... they have banished me to my room.  And I feel sure my cheesecake is in the making!!!  A-man's job is to clean up {short straw}.  I can hear his saying "I'm just gonna ask you one more time Prissy.  PLEASE do not put anything else on the countertop.  I want everything to look perfect when she comes in here."  He's a keeper!!!

Harris house....

So.. my dream house has always been a white washed federal style house with lots of ivy and concrete pineapples on the porch.  And also may or may not have included a Barbie camper in the driveway... once upon a time.  I put the whole federal style thing away because we bought a colonial style and I'm content in my circumstances # firstworldproblem  I'm working through the pineapples..  

But.. the brick thing just wouldn't go away.  I've pinned every painted brick house that has crossed my path and took pictures out the window on every road trip we went on.  I've hinted not so suttley to the tallest person here for years... but no bait!  Finally while in the yard with A-man playing catch I said.. "Can't you just see the house all painted with pretty wooden shutters?"  "Yes!  Is is a no Mama?" he said.  "Yep!" I said still squinting almost seeing my dream come true.  "Is it a 5% chance Mama?" he's always been a numbers kid :)  "I think it's maybe a 5% but that's it."  "Well you know what they say?" he said.  "NO?  What do they say?" now back to reality.  "A happy wife is a happy life!" laughing while saying it.  "Where on earth did you hear that?" thinking how wise and profound he seemed.  "Rio 2".  Which opened up a complete dinner discussion that went something this this..  "A-man what did you tell me today in the backyard?"  "Oh the happy wife is a happy life thing Mama?"....  Which turned into a laugh...  Which turned into you can get a quote...  Which turned into a call that night...

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Which turned into a sample test..

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Which turned into this!!

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Glory BE!

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Then we built a burn pit.  Because every good marriage needs a home improving project to keep it dependent on God!

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The littles LOVE it!  And so do we.  The lights are my favorite.  Then we lost our minds a got a zip-line.  AWESOME!!! 

my little slugger!

We are knee deep in the middle of baseball season here. 

 Which means....

late nights.

Papaw pep-talks.

sunflower seeds

Gatorade!

Big league chew!!

and a nervous momma!!!!

He's one of the youngest on his team... 

They use a pitching machine! 

 And some coaches don't always talk in a loving tone.......

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And he looks little to me!

  He is! 

 He's little!

And they HAD BETTER NOT MAKE HIM CRY!!!

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Uncle Travis, Tucker, and of course Papaw have all coached him here in the yard in the last month.  He loves those guys!  Especially Papaw.  After one of his games I asked him "who are you riding home with.. Daddy or me?"  "Papaw!" he said!!!!!  

DanceMakers

There was a little girl

who had a little curl...

Who loved to dance!

Prissy had her 2nd dance competition in Charlotte.  It was an exhausting, nerve racking, and exciting weekend!  She was amazing {and I'm not just saying that}. 

 REALLY!  She was!

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This was day 1 of competing at 5:15 am....  

She wakes up like this :)

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She did a solo and duet this year.  Lord help me!  She chose and christian song "I will rest in You" which makes me cry in itself.. let alone seeing her dance.  Cooner couldn't even talk during or after for some time... It's BEAUTIFUL!!!  She qualified for Nationals with it!

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She also did a duet with this little cutie pie!

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Precious girls!

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My girl.. with some added sass in her pants!

Spring Break...

In between baseball and dance.. we somehow managed to steal away to the city for a quick overnight trip.


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Joey sent us to see Phantom...
 It was awesome!


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The boys walked us to the theater and played legos, then walked us home.  I adore them from the tips of their curly heads to their toes. I DO!


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We went to American Girl... 

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to meet Grace Thomas!  The newest girl.. who just so happens to love to bake.

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And is challenging all American Girl Doll lovers {AKA Prissy} to have bake sales for the "No Kid Hungry" campaign.  Did y'all know that 1 out of 5 American kids go to bed hungry every night?  Well the girls have raised over $200.00 in 2 sales!

teacher luncheon

Hello lovelies!  I can't believe that days turned into weeks then months....  I could go on and on about how I went to a suspicious site the day before Valentine's day and my computer got herself a nasty virus {which landed her very sick and out of order for weeks}.  Then there's the one about the crazy dance mom mom who lost her mind for a few weeks in March!  Or the best one.. about the nurse who caught a patient then torn her trapeziums muscle and was told "if you could just lay in bed and not use your right arm for 5 days.. you would see exponential improvement" {said the man doctor}.  My life could be a reality TV show!  No lie.  I have some much to catalog around here... Let's start with the teacher's luncheon...  

It was a "nautical theme" and fabulous... if I do say so myself.  

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We had a mimosa bar {with sparkling cider} 

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I robbed my house blind y'all, painted every canvas I had in the attic {and otherwise} with some sea urchin or another to make this gallery wall.  I have a secret love affair for gallery walls!  After it was all said and done.. I donated the blessed things to our charity auction.  It became love/hate.  They were my sweet creations.. yet had been strewn over my house for months...  I needed to be saved from myself!

snow days...

Sadly... we didn't get snow here.  ICE for us and snow for the city folk.  We didn't get to sled.. but we did have fun being home from school!

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We had spa days...

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hunting adventures...

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And made music videos- complete with costume changes {plural}!

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My dining room currently looks like this....  Teacher luncheon is 2 weeks away.

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I'm trying to make some prints for a gallery wall..  

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No picture frame or shell is safe around here...