a few favorite pics...

a few party decorations...

8 is GREAT!

My firstborn is 8 years old today. Good grief! When did this happen? She has turned into this spunky, sassy girl! I adore her. :) Happy Birthday, Maddy! You are my sunshine.

2 weeks...

Only 2 weeks left until Maddy's Halloween birthday party. I have the party itinerary planned, guests have been invited, & we have Elly's Halloween costume. We are still working on Maddy's... We are starting to buy things for the party... I laid it all out today & realized I still have a bit more left to buy. This weekend I am making a pumpkin-shaped cake & icing it to see if I really can do it. Kevin & the Wade girls are excited to be my taste testers. ;) It was a cold morning and the girls were begging for hot chocolate so I made my favorite breakfast...hot chocolate with toast! My grandma Jean used to make this for me when I was a little girl. It is one of my favorite comfort foods. :) They both loved it! :) Kevin is at the Auburn/Arkansas college football game today so we decided to listen to the spooky CD we bought for the party. The girls were so cute dancing... and trying to be scary! :)

things that keep me up at night...

On Sunday nights, I lay in bed & my mind just races with all the things I need to accomplish that week. This past Sunday night I realized that I have a LOT of big things to do in the next 6 weeks! I woke up on Monday morning & quickly wrote them onto sticky notes (so I wouldn't forget them!) I even forgot to put on a note these things... *Finish Beth Moore Bible Study homework. *Read Chapter 6 in Crazy Love by Francis Chan. *Get caught up in my online book club. These are the things that overwhelm me. I put them up where I will see them everyday and this weekend...we are staying home all weekend so I can take some of these sticky notes OFF. I will let you know how that goes! :) Wish me luck! Ha! (I'm gonna need it!)