Hammock Time

Hammock time equals the most awesome relaxation time in the world.  You don't need a beach or palm trees to relax.... you just need some fabric, two poles or trees, and viola' you have the ultimate in fancy feel good!

My hammock is almost as awesome as driving my red Mustang convertible.  Almost.

One thing you can do in my hammock that you cannot in my convertible is read your fav novel!

So last week while on my second stay-cation in a month, we got the hammock out of the garage and had a blast!

So much fun to read with my favorite girl her new book, The Secret Garden.  Ahh- we listened to the birds sing, the clouds floated by, and the river birch tree tried to reach out a hug us while we lounged in our hammock!

Now, go get yourself one!  You will not be sorry.

Not Blogging

When one is tired, weary and all out of sorts, it seems that ice cream, naps, and long drives in the Mustang are far more helpful than blogging.  Now you know why I have not posted in days...

While not blogging I have been writing lots of thank you notes and cards of sympathy.  And mostly, I am trying to tune into my little family.  Making oneself available to others in their grief is an art.  It is also all about being accessible for when the "moment happens".  Even if the moment is when you run out of toilet paper and the dog decides to have a seizure in his kennel.... sigh- you make yourself available to what others need.

I will post later... as I learned at Annual Conference last week... blogging is about inspiration and brevity.

I shall work on the former... soon.

Stay-cations ReVisited

I am beginning to wonder about the purpose of staycations.  They aren't all they are advertised to be, that is for sure.

Mine this past week has been beyond weird in it's content compared to the normal course of life.  (whatever normal is..) I cannot say that I am re-freshed or renewed or that my week away from ministry has been 'fun'.  Nor have I accomplished any lofty goals or large chores...yet.  I still have today and tomorrow.

My recap of this staycation looks like this:

Day 1- visit with family, nap, cook out
Day 2- laundry (while watching some chick flicks), house cleaning, mow lawn, dance lesson
Day 3- volunteered all day at grade school for their field day.  sunburned and exhausted I fell asleep after dinner.
Day 4- annual mammagram (ugh), spent the entire day watching my mother-in-law sleep into her death (she continues in hospice in her home) while chatting with my father in law.  I completely ruined a new recipe in my crockpot after I trashed my non-functional blender.  They just do not make wedding gifts like they used to.  sigh.
Day 5- mulch delivery, agruments with school staff over test scores, lunch with a great friend, and celebration with my kiddo for all her hard work in 2nd grade! 

Sigh.  Maybe my staycation later in June will be better! 

Maybe. 

School Is Out for the Summer!

Woo hoo!  Summer time!  Swimming, vacation travels, cook outs, watermelon, gardening, corn on the cob, lawn mowing, walks, boating, movies in ice cold movie theaters on a hot afternoon, lazy Saturday mornings, swim lessons, slower pace, VBS, and hammock time- these make summer awesome!

We are ready for a change of scene at our house... and summer has all the fun!  Can't wait for it to begin... but today it rains, and rains, and rains.

Boo!