"/>here's emerson sliding into kindergarten!
and hugging on his incredible teachers.
and taking a bow.
he's bummed that preschool is over...
but as soon as he got in the car after graduation he said...
"you know i'm a kindergartner now mom"
he's a smarty pants...i think he'll do great next year!
and i can't believe that starting this fall both of my kids will be in school ALL DAY!
good thing i'm starting back at school again so i'll have something to keep me busy.
the "flowers" the kids picked me from our yard.
i love that emerson loves to write now and doesn't want any help.
it says, "I love you to the sun and stars and moon and back"
mom i love you. happy mother's day.
seriously cuteness.
sage's message for me on the chalkboard this morning...
her cursive is better than mine.
a beautiful peacock sage drew me.
a current list of family members.
dad, mom, emerson, barley, lonney, buddy and sage.
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i had a wonderful day! jim was disappointed because he had planned on taking us out to breakfast this morning...but the kids were quite excited to pour me a bowl of cereal and i was happy with that! the kids had made me cards and little gifts from school. i love how excited they were about it all! emerson couldn't stop talking about it last night! so grateful i get to be their mom. i think they are pretty awesome.
and a shout out to my own wonderful mom and my wonderful mother in law as well!
happy mother's day to all of the beautiful women in my life!
p.s. i finally got a nike + and i cannot wait to try it out tomorrow!
we are all mostly happy over here.
and that feels good.
i am beyond thrilled to say that my hip is healing up wonderfully!
i started walking a couple weeks ago and today i walked
THREE MILES.
(actually 3.3 miles in 60 minutes)
seriously so happy about that.
it's been just 3 months and 8 days since my crazy hip surgery.
night time is still a challenge for me because my hip gets realllly achey.
but overall i'm really happy about my progress!
the kids are both doing great in school.
although this little girl of mine has been getting sick WAY too often.
i can't believe the school year is almost over!
here's to more progress + sunshine + happiness!
buddy is an 8 year old boston terrier.
who is very well behaved + loves kissing the kids faces.
buddy belonged to my dear friend lisa's dad joe...
and joe passed away this week at the age of 91.
so buddy needed someone new to love him.
and we are happy to have him here!
So here's the deal. I'm SO ready to be back at doing photo shoots.
I posted this on my FB fan page but thought I'd post here too since I know more people read this. :)
The first person to book a session will get $50 off their session fee, the second person will get $30 off and the third person will get $20 off! Pass along my info if you know anyone who might be interested! Pictures can be taken any time from now through the middle of August. (I'm still unsure if/when my other hip will be getting operated on)
Come on people! I'm ready to take some pictures!
we got to go over to my friend lisa's house this evening to get a peek at their 2 latest additions!
the baby cows are soooooo cute!
and the big ones are pretty cute too.
the kids loved getting to feed them some hay!
and this momma is due any day now.
thanks sooooo much lisa!
note: this is where we get our beef from now...
it's really good and i love that we know where it comes from!
i was working on cleaning our disasterous mess in the art room today and sage said, "hey it's AJC day!" i hate that we've missed so many weeks of doing our art journal cards. but my recovery has been a lot harder than i thought it was going to be.
i didn't feel like coming up with a prompt this week...but since it's been 8 weeks (well 8 1/2 weeks i guess) since my surgery and today i'm finally off crutches i decided that finally being 8 weeks out was something to celebrate.
i still have a long ways to go...but i'm so happy to finally be able to see the light at the end of the tunnel!
sage's card
emerson's card
this weekend was good. really good.
it's the first time since my surgery that i can
honestly say that i had two good days in a row.
we spent a lot of the weekend outside.
i mostly sat on the porch and read.
and we watched the muppet movie a few times.
it's definetly a favorite around here!
i'm just feeling reallllllly grateful
that i was able to spend a good weekend
with my awesome kids.
i am exhausted.
seriously, seriously exhausted.
emotionally + physically.
i cannot wait until the pain is gone.
and the crutches too.
i want to be a momma again.
one that can actually make supper
without having to recover for 2 hours afterwards.
i want to be able to sleep again without cringing
in pain every time i try to turn a little.
i want to be able to take a shower without
feeling like a need a nap afterwards.
i want to be able to go grocery shopping
without needing someone else to push the cart.
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yes. i know things will get better. i'm inching up on 7 weeks now since my surgery though and i'm just whipped. and of course beyond grateful for the friends and family who have helped us so much. and seriously i feel like the luckiest to have jim on my side. he's been amazing through this whole thing. he has to go to work still in addition to everything i usually do and he still manages to rub my feet + legs for me every day + remind me that everything is going to be ok.
he's the very best.
