Poppies

Look what showed up in our garden today! Isn't it beautiful? I love the petals, so delicate like crepe paper and they are a deep orange in color!

Tonight, was a parent meeting for all children in our district entering third grade in the fall. Caroline will leave her elementary school(K-2) and go to the intermediate school(3-6)...the school building is HUGE!!!! There are 1200 kids in the school divided into 4 "school houses". She will stay in the same school house her years there and siblings are places in the same school house. The school has 120 teachers and 80 support staff. Now the elementary school is set up the same way and is BIG as well and we have been REALLY happy so far! But, all the numbers and the size of the building overwhelmed me!! Caroline also had a tour of the school this morning. Her reaction...the library is HUGE and you can buy 2 snacks at lunch! I think she will be fine!

What day is it?

All day long, I kept thinking it was Monday! Do you do that after a Holiday weekend? I spent the day as if it were Monday, cleaning up, laundry, organizing, etc... Most of my focus was in our bedroom. Lots of clothes, shoes, bags, books, stuff to put away. Striped the bed, washed all the bedding including the duvet cover. Dusted, vacuumed and I even washed the blinds and windows! Don't know what got into me. But, I am thinking about tackling another room tomorrow!
The big girls had tennis this afternoon. I had to step up from my assistant coach status to coach today, MBM assisted me, and Lulu was the ball girl!


On the way home, we spotted a hot air balloon. We watched it the whole ride home. I ran into the house, grabbed my camera and just got it before it floated behind the trees!

Memorial Day at the Shore

We had so much fun...It was great to see our summer friends sit on the beach, catch up on all the happenings of the last 8 months, over Coronas and snacks. Now back to reality, 13 more days of school!

Lulu and Caroline on the little beach.

These are "Summer Toes"

Beach Bound

As usual we are headed to the "Shore" for the weekend! Memorial Day marks the beginning of our weekend treks to and from the beach. This is possibly my favorite weekend of the year. Normally, I would be there already. I love to come into town a day or two before the rest of the "Weekend Warriors"...the town is quiet and empty. Friday, a steady stream of traffic pours into town and you can just feel the vibe of summer! This year our little family will be going in dribs and drabs! Lulu went yesterday, lucky girl, two days of Nana and Pop-Pop all to herself. MBM and the big girls are leaving this afternoon. They will be playing hookie from school tomorrow. I will leave first thing tomorrow morning, with Roosevelt. I have Bunko tonight...can't miss Bunko! First order of business when I arrive tomorrow...the girls get their summer toes. More on that later. Other than that the only thing we have planned is a family dinner on Saturday night and meet up with our friends later at our usual Saturday night spot....more on that later, too! That is what I love about the shore...no plans!

Freckles!

Look at all those freckles! Emma is my "stunt double" right down to the straight dark hair, chubby cheeks, short legs and freckles! I love HER freckles!

New Powder Room

I did a quick "makeover" to our powder room. I was inspired by the fabric I used for the curtain.

Before...

Ruby red walls with black, white, and silver accents. The pictures don't do it justice..

After...

Bright sunny yellow walls with blue and green accents. The curtain fabric was a remnant for $10, beautiful silk horizontal stripe, I lined it with a coordinating sage silk. The mirror was a curbside find. It has been in storage for a few years and I had totally forgotten about it. I did a first coat of green then mixed some white and off white for a second coat. Sanded it down...turned out better than I thought! The shelves over the potty are temporary until I find something bigger, but, for now they do the trick!

No Plans!

This week end was the first weekend in months that we didn't have one single thing on the calendar. Nothing, nada, nil! And we were thrilled!

Saturday morning we went to local preserve that winds in and out of Pennsylvania and Delaware.

MBM and the big girls went "mountain" biking.

Lulu and I took Roosevelt for a walk

and had a snack

It is a beautiful park. A large path follows the creek and there are tons of hiking paths.

Lulu wanted to wait in the car for the "bikers" to return...I think she just wanted to have Roosevelt trapped!

We spent the rest of Saturday and all of Sunday fluttering around the house and yard. Playing and doing a few chores here and there! I have been practicing with my camera...auto focus, who knew?

This week I am focusing on getting all those "little"things around the house that need to be finished! We will see!