Sorry I haven’t posted….we’ve had a busy, busy sports season around here…..but, I’ll show you a few things that have been going on.
I have some flower boxes we added to the fromt of our house last year…maybe the year before. …..my green thumb sooooooo needs some work….so I use what I can and found 2 wreaths at Hobby Lobby on sale and disassembled them to work with. I also got a few flags to throw in there.
A bag of moss for filler…..
And DA-DAH!, I’ve got a greenish looking decor that is pretty darn cute and when it takes me too long to change out the flower box, I’ll just pull that flag out and from the street it just looks like cute greenery.
I have been on such a baking kick this year. I got myself a few books, pulled out my bread machine and mixer…..and this day, we had a fresh focaccia with some Italian meats and cheeses. This is not helping with my new efforts for healthier me but I’ve been pretty good about just taking small portions. …..I’ve got 2 teen boys currently wanting to keep up weight or even gain it so the bread helps them…plus, it scores major mom and wife points that I benefit from….😍
Each teacher gets to choose a ‘student of the year’ and Sawyer was chosen from one of his classes. It was so awesome. He works very hard and she said in addition, he’s extremely helpful to her and is very good at helping others without giving her any grief or judgment towards others… He is such a sociable soul and really does have a. heart of gold.
A gift….so cool. …..we try hard to emphasize to our boys on making good choices because they impact the rest of your life…..marriage is a big one and we did well here. ❤️
Sawyer hurt his ankle in a wrestling match and this past week he hurt it again. There was a pop this time and go figure, it is broken….we’ll be at the orthopedic surgeon’s office Monday so pray a boot is all he’ll continue to need.
We tried our first smoked Burnt Ends….they were good but we learned we needed a longer smoke time at the beginning and then after saucing, don’t cover them because it steams more than really making them fall apart..they were super good but I’d had better…we’ll try again before I share any kind of recipe.
It was Lucian’s birthday recently….my grandson turned 8!….My pictures were not great and managed to screw up and not even get Lucian but I did manage to catch all of my sons ‘playing’ together which is super cool when you figure my oldest is 30!!!….Tristan ended up worn out 😂, Sawyer had tons of fun, Connor is like Superman flying over every obstacle with ease, and Lucian had fun dodging some spinning obstacle. Fun trampoline party.
Today…we’re making some shelves that I’d been eying for awhile, having a bowling/birthday party for a BFF, and then making something yummy for a chill dinner time…..we may go to Mass tonight versus tomorrow morning. …I may or may not make some more kaiser rolls and have some smash burgers ….we are chugging along and anticipating much better weather. I’m so excited for warm and sunny days!!!
We had a few snowfall days and even had a little accumulation but nothing too great. Our mountains NEED this snow though….. I keep reminding myself that before I know it, we’re all going to be complaining that it’s too hot!
Anywho….sending love in the world and hope it finds you. Please send a prayer for my sweet Sawyer’s ankle. He has been an amazing wrestler this season with only one loss and the rest were pins for him. This is only his send year and his talent is evident. His last match he pinned the guy down in 43 seconds and Sawyer only wrestles the 195 zone because at 176lbs he’s past the 175lb weight group…the guy he wrestles looked much bigger….yet, it looked like such an easy win for Sawyer. ….anywho, bragging done. …I’ll brag on Connor because he’s so my builder this week. He made a shoe rack for me and is helping make the drawers for the cabinet/shelves Mikey’s been making. I do help and that’s why I don’t have one picture….they’ll come next time though. …..have a great weekend! Count your blessings!!! ❤️