We interrupt this program...taking a little bitty boggy break but don't fret, I'll be back next week.

The Happiness Project :: Week 10

  

Turns out that we have a family of armadillos 

living under our front porch.

 I know this because I saw a mama and her 4 babies
parade in a line through my front yard like it was

 flippin' armadillo appreciation day. 

They practically threw candy at me as they passed.

My dad did a little research and

came over Friday evening with

all the supplies needed to trap an armadillo.

Don't worry,

no animals were harmed

in the making of this post!

The men set to the task

of making a little channel

to guide them into a live trap.

It was an event.

We woke up the next morning with

a little critter stuck in the cage!

Knowing that they can carry leprosy,

no one handled the little guy, I promise.

My husband wanted to send it to

the pearly gates and be over with it

but the children begged and pleaded

to simply relocate it.

In the end, we drove 5 miles over the county line,

pulled over to the side of a non-trafficy road,

and let the armadillo out by the bank of a river.

The boys unstrapped their seatbelts

and leaned out the window to bid farewell to "Billy".

He scooted off to his new home

happy and sniffing around like nobody's business.

I love it that my kids have such compassion for animals

and you can bet that Roger got extra smooches

later that evening for taking the time

to give "Billy" a chance at a new life by the river.

Only 5 more armadillos to go!

 

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I am one blessed mama!

Mother's day was awesome!

My mama made a deal with the lady

at our Kroger bakery

that if my she brought in a gluten free cake,

the baker would ice it with pretty flowers.

It was such a treat

cause us gluten free folks

don't get super fancy cakes, ever.

Roger and the boys gave me flowers!

I suspected I would get them

because the night before Koen said

"Mama loves flowers the most!"

Then he slapped his hand over his mouth

and shouted "Oops, I shouldn't have said that!"

I totally acted surprised, though.

My refrigerator art gallery 

gained some amazing kid made art.

 

Griffin drew a wonderful poratrait

of me that kind of looked like

Clint Eastwood.

 

My big gift was a hammock for the backyard.

Roger stood and guarded me from the boys

who were super excited and wanted to 

kick me out of my gift and swing in it.

He stood there and shooed off the boys

for 7 whole minutes.

It was the best 7 minutes of my day!

Throwback Thursday : An Ode to the Wildest Girls in Town

Originally posted 4/27/11

I think that wild flowers

are the most brazen of all the flowers
and have a deep respect for them.

No one plants them,
they grow where ever they sprout up.
No one tends to them,
they can take care of themselves.

They are so much more bawdy
than a pruned rose bush that blooms in a person's front yard.
These are not pampered flowers.
They are resilient.

They usually hang around the side of the road.
Sometimes, they even creep right up to the asphalt.
They almost look defiant as they line up beside the road.
Their beautiful colors seem so bold
next to the hot concrete.

They bend in the rush of the cars passing by
and the wind flutters their petals.
They must feel so much freedom and exhilaration
as they sway and spin around.

I'd like to think that if I were a flower
that I would be one of these gutsy girls.

Mother's Day Tea

Koen's class threw a little Mother's Day celebration.

It was so fun because we did a child led learning activity together.

We decided to build the tallest tower in the history of all tall towers.

 

Then Koen proudly presented me

with some flowers made of egg cartons and pipe cleaners.

Those are best kind of flowers in the whole universe.

We had a lovely little tea party

complete with sweets and fresh flowers on the table.

We made a bead together that will

be fired and made into a beautiful necklace.

It was the sweetest day ever!

The Happiness Project :: Week 9

Sometimes the simplest things make me happy.

Like reading a little bedtime story to The Hulk!

Ain't childhood grand?

 

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When you stumble upon a fellow witch...

 

Have you ever read a book and felt like

you could very easily be friends with the author?

Not in a scary stalker way

 but more in a 

"we're the same type of gal" way.

That happened to me as I read

The Witch of Little Italy.

I loved the book so much

that I hopped on Facebook and let the author,

Suzanne Palmieri,

know just how awesome I think she is.

I never expected to get a response 

but low and behold

look what unfolded...

 

I absolutely love it when an author 

is so human and accessible!

So, go read her book!

Be sure to have a box of tissues handy

when you do.

Then go tell her how much you loved her story.

You may even find that you

are a lost witch too!