Welcoming July

So today is July 1st which is exciting for so many reasons. 
The first is that if everything goes as planned we close in 15 days!  Praying for smooth sailing from here on out.  So ready to be at our new home.  I am so ready to enjoy the house, the new beginnings that I feel are coming with it.  I am so ready to enjoy the pool with my family, and I am ready to meet all of the great neighbors.  So far I am loving the ones that we have!  I am just ready to be HOME!  We actually did not go to the house today, we had so much to do and we knew that they would probably not have done anything so we are waiting till tomorrow.  This took some serious self control.
Second July is when my sweet baby, Danny, turns 9.  I cannot believe that I have a nine year old boy.  He is such an amazing kiddo and he is so excitd about his birthday.  If all goes as planned we will be moved in and his party will be at the pool. 
Another reason is it is the middle of the summer, which is my favorite time of the year.  I love the heat, the family, the friends, just everything! 
We headed to Beth's today to get some boxes from her and Brandon!  Thank you guys so much!  They are perfect and already holding a lot of our office stuff.  In fact the desk is emptied and the craft shelf is emptied, which is a HUGE step towards moving out.  Thank you so much.  We love you guys!
We did take the boys to Whataburger today.  The men in my house love it, I could leave it but it was a treat for them and they have all been working hard. 

Well, I am off too bed.  I have listed on eBay, written two papers, packed up a HUGE bag for Hannah Home, packed up some things to mail out, paid a bill or two, caught up on my blog, and done a load of laundry, all in the past hour.  Now I am ready for bed, since I have to be up in a few to get started again! 

I hope that you all have an amazing week! 

Party Hard Sunday

The plan to get up this morning did not happen, in fact everyone in my house slept late. I cannot believe it. I guess we all needed it. We will do better, we will do better, we will do better. Let me rephrase that I will do better! Starting tomorrow that is.

Morgan's 3rd birthday party was today and it was a blast. The boys had the best time. Morgan seemed so excited with all of her presents. She is such a sweet girl, and truly precious. Her party was Strawberry Shortcake, and so cute. Kimy and Steven outdid themselves as always with activities for the kids. 2 water slides and a pool, not to mention the water guns! The decorations were adorable. I loved all of the pink and green. With 2 boys pink is something I do not get to see enough of. It was great to catch up with so many people.

I feel like I am making some progress with the house and all of the editing that I have to do. I have been focusing on the kitchen and of course laundry today. It is a never ending battle, but one that has some hope. The boys are pretty much grounded until their rooms are cleaned. Mainly because I busted my rear earlier this week with it and now they are both trashed. Needless to say I am not a happy momma.

Well, tomorrow I have to finish a presentation and a paper for class and work on some more pictures. I also have to get this house in order.

I cannot believe that July is now a thing of the past. Hello August. So many things happening this month personally and with business. So many blessings! Know that you are all in my thoughts and prayers tonight. Going to take some Aleve for my shoulder and going to bed. Good night all!

July?!!!!

So I am super pumped that it is July 4th weekend, but I am a little shocked that July is here! I know I say it every month but WOW!

So we came to the lake today to spend the weekend here! Brandon cut the grass before we left, well the front yard. So by the time we got on the road it was early afternoon. The yard looks great though, and I really appreciate him getting that done, now for backyard, but he can ride it and it does not take any time.

We got here and unloaded, got the air on, and then headed out. We went to the Shops at Grand River, which excited John Michael because he got to play on the Turtle, he even convinced Danny to come play with him. It was too cute, and I am glad that the boys really can get along when they want to anyway.

When we left the Mall we went to TNT, which was the best thing ever as far as the boys were concerned. We got a little, well in comparison to our lake neighbors we got a little, for us we got a good bit! I am super excited about trying out some sparkler photography. Good thing my guinea pigs are with me!

After TNT it was to the grocery store. It was super wild at the store and I was pretty sad that there was no Diet Cherry Coke. I have a love for that and Coke does not seem to feel it necessary to stock it in Birmingham anymore. So sad. Hopefully I will find some before we leave.

Well, the boys are in bed and I am working on editing some more photographs and some homework. The best part about doing it tonight is I am lakefront. It is amazing what kind of motivation a little water can add!

Well, I better get back to it! I hope that you all have had an amazing start to July, I know that I have! Know that I will say a prayer for all of you tonight! While everyday might not be perfect it can be positive and sometimes that little change in thinking can bring on so many amazing things!