Happy moments

Even when life is hard, there are happy moments that just come shining through.

Stuff We Eat ...Oven Baked Chimichangas

And if you know right from wrong, don't forget to make some chunky guacamole to go along with it!

Heart Hair Forever

Things may not be too fancy for Valentine's Day, but I'll be danged if we don't have time to do some heart hair!

41. Low key and lovely

You know what's the very best? 

Just having some homemade pizza and a big bowl of strawberries. 

Showing up to my birthday dinner in my comfiest hoody. Hair combing optional.

Having the worlds ugliest and most delicious cake ever conceived.

And spending the evening in my home around my favorite people....

Especially Mathew during his fashion glasses phase. Holy cow...I love these people.

The very best way to celebrate being alive another year!

Loving me takes effort

Mark asked me what I wanted for my birthday....and I said, "A table for the backyard!" And because he is the very best person ever, he got right on it. 

Megan spent her day helping out her dad.

Part of the fun is working together! It's my love language.

I love that gorgeous man.

He even took the time to fill the holes and divots with wood filler.

And then he stained it and it was gorgeous and he dragged it to the back patio with the help of our strongest neighbor and say that it was not quite level and wiggled a little bit. So we found a piece of plywood and stuck it underneath that leg and it's been there ever since. He even carved our initials in the wood....

And I know that this isn't really how blogging is supposed to work, but I'm writing this 3 years after the fact and I have to say that I love the way this table has aged. Its like us. We just get better and better together. 

If you promise to clean it up....

Something tells me the girls have been in the Halloween bins today.

This gives a whole new meaning to "dressing for dinner".

Anybody want to bet there is a bucketful of costumes on the floor of the storage room??

Kansas City Jazz

Hey Mat,

Remember that time I convinced you it would be super fun to drive all the way downtown to play jazz with a whole bunch of people that were older than you and already knew each other and how to play jazz?

I have the best ideas.

I'm sorry. I meant well.

Love you forever,

Mom