I've been asked lately why I don't slow down a bit. After giving it a lot of thought I realized I love my crazy, hectic life. I will always be wishing for things. I will always want more time on my hands. But, at the end of the day I have God, my family, my friends, our health and my own silly kind of happiness. That is what I want.... And that is what I know for sure! As I set into a summer routine (or no routine at all... is what is most likely to happen), I am excited about the following things...
My family.... Getting to see
my kids talents..... We just got to see
Brooke's first play, Alice In Wonderland.
She was simply amazing! We were all there. Almost every family member came to town. She was thrilled. Greg took the evening off. Mason told us it was okay to eat as much candy as we could during the performance.
And I just loved every minute of it. Then later on, we got to go to
Mason's Little League game...
That is what I call a perfect day!
One of our kids randomly pinned an "
I Love U" note to my kitchen wall. They never thought to ask if it would leave a hole in the wall.
They just knew I'd like it regardless. So I put a nail above it and hung a little glass vase a friend made me and stuck a message into it.
KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON... need I say more?
I plan to fill this vase with more notes this summer.
I made a
summer list. I've
always wanted to do that. I chose things we could all be
involved in.... even the silly string fight! When the kids got home the other day they asked if we could get the trampoline that evening. I said NO. It is our
SUMMER list and summer does not officially start for our family until next Friday. They will just have to wait. Here's
my list: Buy a
trampoline... Go on a
mission trip to Mexico... Spend the night in
Seattle... Decorate the
patio... Bake a 6 layer
cake... Make a
CD of family favorites...
Kids cook dinner... Paint the
bar... Go to a
concert... Make homemade
lemonade... Buy a new
address book and organize it... Switch
kids rooms... Fill a bowl with
wishing rocks... Find a
4 leaf clover... Make a
stepping stone with footprints... Make a
cookbook of our favorite recipes... Have a
Silly String fight... Fill my
wish jar...
Have fun!
The
local parade. It only happens once a year. Last year it rained. This year it was
perfect. We drank
lemonade (kids) and
iced lattes (me). I watched
Brooke walk for her second year with her
cheerleading squad. She looks so grown up. What happens to our babies? Just too sweet for words.
Go PYC!
And yes, we gave in this year...
we are letting Mason play football this fall. How cute is he in his little
jersey?
Go PYF! Summer camps and
late night bbq's on the patio. I can't wait to watch them both.
t.fisher
tshirts! I am currently working on
new designs. Thank you to everyone who bought them last year. Remember your
college buyers are only an
email away if you want to see my designs in their bookstores.
www.myuapparel.com :)
p.s.... Co Cougs!
People that don't know me ask if this is me! No, I am 46.
Annie is 21! Those were the days. She is truly my
partner in crime. She
helped me through my first official college fashion show in
Florida. You should have heard our
late night conversations. And she even got us into a
party that was
exclusive... with
free drinks. Yes, I will bring Annie to next years show
for sure!
This summer I promise to spend more time with
my peeps (friends).
Days and
evenings at the beach. White
wine by day. Red by night. Sharing
stories,
recipes,
remedies,
advice and
laughing at the world.
We try not to take life so seriously.... it's just easier that way!
Thanks to
Meg Duerksen on her Whatever blog (
http://www.megduerksen.typepad.com/) , we found the recipe for this
cake. Brooke and her friends celebrated their 13
th bdays with it. It was
so much fun. It inspired me to make my own 6 layer cake this summer
"just because". I can't wait to see what mine will look like. I'm getting my creative cap on! Should be interesting.
I promise to
paint more this
summer. And try not to take it so
seriously. This is a great quote from an unknown author.... "Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, a cosmo in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, screaming WOO HOO, what a ride!"... I think I changed a few of the words... but you get it!??!
I want to
do more art for kids....
inspirational...
motivating... just fun art!
And of course the
Nakamol jewelry. I
love this line. I enjoy
seeing it,
buying it,
selling it and
wearing it!
It makes me feel good. Don't know why... just does.
I can't wait for our
summer party. But for now I am going to
enjoy the
great colors and
styles of what we have on hand. It's
sparkly. It's
funky. It's unlike anything I've ever had. Love it. Love it.
Love it.
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So, my plan is this.... I am going to have a
summer of fun and make some
great memories. I am going to let these months be ones I will
remember forever. I will use this
blog to
update family and friends on my life. Not so sure it will interest anyone. But I do know the
grandparents like to be
kept in the loop of the
grandkids and this is the best way I could find. If you want to know about my
"work" life... you will have to go to
www.liveitupalittle.blogspot.com. That's where I will post
what's for sale,
new art, and almost-daily
updates on my growing businesses.
Happy Summer 2010 everyone!!~!!! -Tracy
My friend Cari gave me a gift that is one of my most valued posessions. It is a box filled with quotes and inspirations. It came from my favorite shop in Laguna Beach called Tuvalu (www.tuvaluhome.com). I look at it every day. I pulled this one from the box today and I loved what it said!!!
"Mmmmm, Donuts!" - Homer Simpson
The day started out with high hopes... after limited hours of sleep, getting the kids to school, over baking the scones, guzzling a cup of luke warm coffee, doing the dishes from the night before, and trying to find that "special outfit" for the party, we actually pulled it off. A fun day! The outfit of mine ended up being jeans and a black top, a Nakamol wrap bracelet; and an end of the party attempt at wearing one of Ashlyn's fabric flowers on my belt buckle (which I am still wearing... and love it). And Ashlyn wore one of her hip, cool outfits. The first official Trash Trunk party was just about ready to start. We got out my camera and toasted with mimosas. As you can probably guess... the photo turned out blurry so I had to take a new one to prove our breakfast of choice. The doorbell rang early with one friend having to go to work and insisted on stopping by on her way (what a party trooper... love those kind)... then the rest showed up promptly at 9:30 am. The doorbell did not stop ringing. The house was crazy full. Lots of great energy. And the socializing and shopping began...
Cocktail napkins...
My family.... Getting to see my kids talents..... We just got to see Brooke's first play, Alice In Wonderland. She was simply amazing! We were all there. Almost every family member came to town. She was thrilled. Greg took the evening off. Mason told us it was okay to eat as much candy as we could during the performance. And I just loved every minute of it. Then later on, we got to go to Mason's Little League game... That is what I call a perfect day!
One of our kids randomly pinned an "I Love U" note to my kitchen wall. They never thought to ask if it would leave a hole in the wall. They just knew I'd like it regardless. So I put a nail above it and hung a little glass vase a friend made me and stuck a message into it.
