1 becomes 2

One of the Christmas gifts I purchased ended up being broken (small jar of lotion). While I should have returned it and been done with it I made the mistake of walking around the store before making my return and found the below. Of course I also picked up a cake stand (why??? your guess is as good as mine. I don't even have time to cook anymore). Pretty excited about the candle holder though - the store appropriately named it "tree of life". Hmmmm...take one small item back come home with 2 MUCH larger items.

Bowling

Last weekend I got to take a break from my life and spend the weekend with M, L, J and S, while their parents were away for the weekend. I don't know what I normally do with my weekends but I realized how much time there actually is on the weekend. Maybe it was because three children crawled into my bed at 7:45 on Saturday morning-so I was out of bed before 10am.

I really had a fun time with them. One of the highlights was taking J and S bowling. I love the photo below of J's reaction when he just misses his two remaining pins.

Purple Round 2

Yesterday my mother walked into the hairdressers and saw this. It didn't stay pink, don't worry - it is very purple though. Next time we are going to try to make it a little more blue.

Tax Return

Hallelujah! That is all I can say. There is a slight bounce in my step and I am feeling more elated than usual. Hmmmm…how long will the feeling last?

I am just thrilled because this is what my fridge looked like today - going grocery shopping tonight!