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Over the weekend we attended a birthday party with a few family friends. It was such a good time! The kids spent hours in the pool not fighting while the grown ups enjoyed good food, a few drinks, and fun conversation (at each other’s expense). Inside jokes are the best, because it means you’ve got good people in your life. 😉
No one spent a fortune on the gifts or the food. And while our host and hostess have a beautiful house and backyard, it made me think again about scruffy hospitality. It really is more about spending time together than making sure everything is perfect before you’re willing to host others.
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Well. I guess I’m going to have to come clean. After all, you guys are the ones I count on to keep me accountable. And I’ve kind of blown it.
I don’t mean that in a “I went out and got a brand new car” kind of way. Actually, I don’t even mean it in a “we ordered pizza 4 times this month kind of way.” Heck, we didn’t order any pizza this month! Given our old behavior, that in and of itself is a win.
But I haven’t had the most #yearofno kind of month.
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We are winding down the last days of school. This is always such a crazy time of year and I can hardly keep up.
There may be a slow down on new blog posts for a few weeks while I juggle everything. I’d rather write when I can put my heart into it than slap up anything just to get a post out there. But never fear, I’ll still have one or two new posts every week! Keep visiting, my very favorite readers! 🙂
This week we celebrated a birthday, and (by some miracle) had all four of our ball players playing a game on the same night on our home fields! That will probably never happen again! Unfortunately, our daughter had a migraine and wasn’t able to play. But I did get to see 3 of my boys playing as I ran from field to field. It was so much fun!
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After lying in bed for hours, tossing and turning for a few nights in a row, I finally made a change. Life is so stressful right now with end of the school year things, birthdays, blogging, and real life that I can’t seem to turn off my brain! So I got up, found a book to read, and sat on the couch for a while. That finally calmed my swirling mind enough that I could sleep.
May is a stressful month every year, but I’m finally realizing that I need to make it a point to add some self care to my days. When life is at its busiest, that’s the most important time to add a buffer into your day for a nap or just some time to zone out and not think about anything!
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Our school is doing Penny Wars this week. Have you ever done one? Each class brings in money of different denominations. Pennies and dollars count towards your class total. But silver coins take away from a class total. So if the class next to you has way more pennies than you, that’s ok. You can bomb them with silver coins and bring down their total!
It’s a fun way to raise money. But it really highlights the fact that small amounts of money add up quickly. That’s a lesson I hope the kids at the school remember for a long time!