Can you believe June is almost over? That we're halfway through 2014?? Ridiculous, right? (Too fast!! Seriously!) Is time moving that fast for you too? Or is it just moving that fast for us? Is it maybe an England thing? I don't know.
The kids are 2 weeks into their summer break & I have to tell you, they are doing fabulously. I fully expected to hear the dreaded "I'm bored" about 15 times an hour, every single day, starting about, oh, 2 weeks ago. I haven't heard it yet. (((knock on wood))) However, I think this is probably the most prepared I've ever been for a summer break & I have them moving nonstop. Between school-type activities, reading, and outdoor stuff...plus keeping them busy with some crafts and baking, we're all worn out by the end of the day. Their least favorite part right now is our family walks together after dinner because all they want to do is relax. :) But once we get going they have so much fun & we've found some awesome stuff to take pictures of. Even after living here a year and a half, we're still finding stuff.
We' actually walk through these fields all the time, but I'm always amazed
by how different they look throughout the year. It's just beautiful!
How freakin' gorgeous is that?? It just doesn't get much prettier!
I think I've walked past this before, maybe not though. But, as you know, I love the churches around here. They're beautiful and inspiring and I could sit and look at them for hours. The bonus on this one is that little brick right there -- those stones were laid by M.F.W. Savidge (whoever that might be) on July 15, 1885. (Did ya catch that?? Almost 130 years ago!) I love love love how much history resides in everything around us out here! I will miss it so much whenever we leave.
So yes, while I haven't heard "I'm bored" yet, I'm started to wonder if my kids are going to go on strike at some point. Do you think they know what that is?? Oh! Of course they do - SpongeBob did an episode about it, which I'm sure they've seen about umpteen million times. Yes. They'll probably strike. (Let's cross our fingers that doesn't happen!!)
I do have to tell you, though, yesterday we did start one other thing that I'm super excited about. While the whole use of hashtags all over social media kind of escapes me, I've seen a lot of people using the #100daysofhappy one a lot. I, of course, had to investigate. And, of course, I fell in love with it! So we're totally starting it around here. I'm participating via my Instagram, but I've gotten the kids involved as well. We grabbed an empty jar I had sitting in the utility room, and scraps of paper from crafting activities. And every day they're going to write down something that made them happy - playing with friends, watching a special movie, having an air conditioning unit in the living room,....whatever. I'm beyond excited! We did something similar last year and with what they were thankful for and I got the absolute cutest stuff out of it! It memorializes they're handwriting & phonetic spelling, not to mention they're hysterical!
So if you're on Instagram, feel free to check out what I'm feeling happy about on any given day. Yesterday was Day 1 for me, and it was all about my hubby.
He bought a new suit for a friend's wedding this weekend, and seeing
him showing it all off made me very happy. He looked super handsome!
So yay for all of that! But seeing as it's almost lunch time, I should probably figure out some food for my munchkins. You know, so they really don't do that whole strike thing. I can't have that. It would be mass hysteria & I would cry. (That would be bad!)
Happy Friday! And Happy (almost) end of June! Hope you have lots of wonderful fun this weekend! Much love! <3
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