A Chuckle for your Monday

Back in May (how is it possible I am STILL posting about May??) I mentioned here that we were going to a Miranda Lambert concert. Well the concert has come and gone and we had a great time on an extremely rare date night.

That night cost us a lot of money, but we got a ton of laughs in return. Priceless moments like this photo:

Look beyond the girl sitting beside us with blue streaked hair. Look past the lady on the row behind us who desperately needs to watch Oprah's "How to be sized for a proper bra" segment. The sweet little old couple.

Oh. My. Goodness. We laughed and laughed at this couple. They were frozen like this from the time the show started until it was over. I couldn't decide if the music was too loud for the husband or if he just didn't like it. I kind of wanted to tell him that Walgreens sells earplugs because his arms must have hurt holding them in place like that for 2 hours. They were on the 3rd row, so she must have been really into Miranda or they won the tickets on some radio contest and had no idea what they were walking into. Either way, I'm glad they were game to come out and entertain our crew!

And finally, because it's Monday and every one needs a pick me up on Mondays, I give you:

Another cutie booty shot. Because I just can't get enough.

Mother's Day. It's one of my favorite days of the year. My request for Mother's Day this year was for my husband to watch my kids while I went to visit my mom in St. Louis. This was her first Mother's Day since my grandmother passed away in April and my father would be out of the country. I just couldn't stand the thought of her being alone on Mother's Day. My brother and sister and I surprised my mom Friday night and spent the weekend with her just hanging out in STL. We did some fun things like visit Crown Candy, a famous STL joint that has been featured on Man vs. Food. We have no pictures from the weekend, but it was nice not to be behind a camera for a change too.

While I love to celebrate my own mom, I also love that my kids are old enough to craft some goodies for me from their own imagination. No store bought cards here! I couldn't help but display a few of the more "colorful" items I received!

This was by Avery and a line of it reads "I love you not the devil, I know that you love God." Ha! Cute, sweet, and true!

This one by Avery reads, "It is Mother's Day and I will obey you and do what you say." Makes me chuckle when I realize I wasn't even home for Mother's Day and I missed my one day of golden behavior. I wonder if I can get a raincheck?

Mackenzie's tag reads, From: U-Know-who To: Da-Bome (Bomb) I'm going to enjoy these years when I am still da-bomb and not, you know, the crazy mother who doesn't know or understand anything and NEVER allows her do what everyone else is doing. Those years are coming, I FEEL it.


I love this card and everything that is written in it. But I can't lie. It takes all the willpower I have to bite my tongue and not point out the incorrect use of "your" when I read it. One of my BIGGEST pet peeves! Seriously teachers, why is this not corrected by the 3rd grade? I am thinking of holding a summer lesson on the proper use of your and you're. I know I break all kinds of grammar rules all the time, but this one is truly so easy to fix. Can I get an amen?

She copied this poem from a book at school with the sole purpose to make me tear up. She succeeded!

I love, love these tea cups from Starbucks my sweet sister gave me. It was so thoughtful of her to remember me for Mother's day. They remind me very much of a store that I love. I store like....anthropologie....

I had a little change in my pocket and picked up these gems from Anthropologie while we were in STL. I love the earrings and my cute little vase was only $8! Score! I just love that store, but yet, so thankful I don't have one close by!

More than a little addicted

I have a question for you fellow bloggers: How in the world do some of you find time to post everyday? I have read various blogging tips such as set a certain time every day to post and never miss it, write every day even if it is just a little something, etc. I always have good intentions, but more often than not, I always put it off. Sometimes I have so many great pics and blog ideas running through my head it can be overwhelming to think about posting it all, so I just don't. I think it's a goal for the summer to be more motivated post-wise.

I think a major reason I don't post more often is because I sign on to my computer and the first place I land is my google reader which tracks all of the blogs I read with their unread posts. If you are a blog reader and don't already use a reader, I highly suggest it. It is so much easier! I currently suscribe to about 50 blogs and by the time I read everyone else's posts, my time is gone. I just love it though. I love keeping up with fun friends and their families, like http://covetthedust.blogspot.com/ and http://www.woven-and-spun.com/. I love great photography blogs like http://www.rayelawphotography.com/blog/ and my own bff's site http://ohsnap-photographybytiffany.blogspot.com/. I read lots of Disney-related blogs (it's my home away from home and easily my #1 vacation spot), cooking blogs (the standards Pioneer Woman, bakerella and one of my new faves I am baker.) and there are several decorating type blogs like Farm Chicks that are great for inspiring ideas. Check out my uber-cool college friend Valerie's blog and her beyond awesome birthday party that she threw for herself. I mean, look at all we missed out on before blogging became so much fun! I love reading some great devotional blogs that challenge me every day to read more of the Word, study more, live more. And because I am somewhat of a tech-nerd, I have to throw a few of those type blogs into the mix.

So, inquiring minds want to know: Are you addicted to reading blogs like me? How many do you regularly follow? (please tell me it's more than 50, I'll feel so much better!) What are your top 3? I still love checking out new blogs and would love to hear which blogs you love!