sunday citar....'changes'

it's about that time again....

ahhh, just love sundays for so many reasons....

and one of them is 'sunday citar'

created by my wonderful friend tabitha blue

@ Fresh Mommy!

with the season changing,

as well as the time, air and color of the sky,

i thought that 'change' would be a perfect

thing to share some inspiration about....

ENJOY!

"I can be changed but what happens to me,

but I refuse to be reduced by it."

Maya Angelou

"If you begin to understand what you are

without trying to change it,

then what you are undergoes a transformation."

Jiddu Krishnamurti

"Failure is not fatal,
but failure to change might be."
John Wooden

sunday citar.....'a toy story'

what could be more fun,

than an afternoon at

'TOY STORY 3 ON ICE'

and my favorite little man in the

whole wide world!

"There's a snake in my boots!"

Woody

"To

infinity

and

beyond!"

Buzz Lightyear

Space Ranger

"At last. I'm gonna get played with!"
Rex

"C'mon, let's see

how much

we're going

for on

ebay."

Hamm

"Yeah, I'd like to loosen his stitching."

Slinky Dog

"I told you

kids to stay

out of my

butt!"

Mr. Potato Head

"Well aren't you just the sweetest space

toy I ever did meet!"

Jesse

"This is

from what,

1967?"

Barbie

"So who's ready for Ken's Dream Tour?"

Ken

"Come on Ken,

recess don't last

forever."

Lotso

118 days and counting......

as i was thumbing through my photos...

searching for bloggerland inspiration...

i stumbled upon the pictures of our last 4th of july celebration.

for years now, we have traveled very close to home,

to our very favorite spot of summer...

a town so small you can drive through it in about one minute or less!

it's not even a town, it's actually considered a village.

but on the 4th, they knock it out of the park!!!

this quaint, tiny little beach and hillside are crammed with

several thousand people, all ready to celebrate and swim!

there's rarely a spot of green grass left by midday time...

of course, for my little man, it's mostly about the swimming!

that goes for my friends girls too...

but as you can see, waaaay back in the corner there,

they bring in the 'blow-ups', which are even more

fun when you're wet!

they even brought in a rock wall last year!

during the day, this band played some great

old 'rock-n-roll' tunes from under the pavillion...

and near the entrance you can find things to buy such as

elephant ears, fresh-grilled hot dogs, popcorn

and various glow-in-the-dark toys and trinkets!

this chillin' beauty on the right in the green and blue,

is my best friend jenney...

and as the nights fall in,

another band took over and people begin to dance,

anxiously awaiting the boom, boom, boom

of the impending fireworks!

I CAN'T WAIT!!!!

(barely) sunday citar......26 vs. 100!

this beautiful little boy

with the gorgeous big brown eyes is

ASHER!

asher is plagued by the double A's...

allergies and asthma!

and as par for the course,

(32 last year)

he's missed a lot of school this year!

and i do mean a lot!!!!

this year he's missed 26 days so

far and will be missing at least

one more this week,

as he is currently sick again....

YUK!

this is the great hat we made for his

100 DAY of school celebration...

sadly though, he never got to wear it

since....you guessed it....he was sick again!

DRATS!

"The disease that racks and wastes thy limbs,

and the sickness in thy heart,

has flown as an eagle to a far distance,

overcome by my charm!"

Atharva Veda

"SUPERheroes"

"SUPERHEROES"

what does that mean to you?

who are they in your life?

are they fictional characters?

or characters from the Bible?

or are they ordinary people,

doing extraordinary things?

the little guy on the right

is one of mine....

his name is Zach

and he's one of my

adorable little

cub scouts!

he bright, energetic,

and has such an

amazing heart!

and this little guy,

my son Asher,

is another!

he loves life and people

with every ounce of his being!

he's not afraid to try NEW things,

(with the exception of new foods, he's autistic

and only eats a handful of things)

and he's ALWAYS on the go!

people who love life and live it to the fullest have always

been my heroes as well!

people who love other people,

and show kindness every day are my heroes as well!

WHO ARE SOME OF YOURS AND WHY???

sunday citar...."sportsmanship"

this is my son's 1st year as a cub scout...

and i'd have to say that we haven't

enjoyed anything more!

but the competition....

we were not prepared for!

it all began with the annual cake sale...

(again, new to us being our first year)

we went for the 'patriotic' themed cake...


THIS was the actual winner!!!
quite the difference eh?


we'll get em' next year!!!



then came the PINEWOOD DERBY...

unfortunatley.....

he came in last cause momma don't know

how to build no fast cars!

and yet, they were both such a blessing to us....

because both times we were in a position to teach

one of those great 'life lessons'

that, as parents, we all must teach.

and the TRUE joy and spirit of boy scouts

is that we help our pack grow by supporting one another...

and the spirit of 'sportsmanship' lives on!

"One man practicing SPORTSMANSHIP

is better than a hundred teaching it."

Knute Rockne

red or blue????

when you're a single gal,

you can quite easily get the

blues

when Valentine's Day

rolls around.

you can feel left out of the

loop completely.

but i've decided that

Valentine's Day

can just as easily be a day of

showing love...

to anyone at all...

kids, parents, friends...

anybody.

so that's what i did!

besides, how could one be blue

when you're blessed with all of this....

first, you gather your supplies...

then you fill our your Valentine's...
(don't forget anybody!)

you sweeten the pot with some goodies

and soak in the fun times while you're making them...

you find yourself a gorgeous date
and maybe take in a movie...

you spend some time with all your friends,

eating, giggling and don't forget the hugs...

you set the scene

for tons of fun...

you tear into it with all you got...

then you twist around,

and twist around,

with all of your might!

you smile as cute as you can...

and pretty soon, before you know it,

your heart is bright red

and bursting with love!