Sunday, June 28, 2015

Fourth of July Cherry Pie...and life lately.


A quick quiz before I jump into all the latest news of the day...

Life is:

A) Like a bowl full of cherries.
B) What happens while you are busy making other plans.
C) Beautiful. (...and the title of a great movie)
D) What you make it.

Well...You're right!  
Whichever answer you choose, 
you are pretty much spot on.

I have to say that while we are quickly
approaching my very favorite holiday of the year, 
July 4th...

I have thoroughly enjoyed all the busy days
 that seem to have evaporated 
from the months of May and June.

I know we've been a busy family... 
from the last few weeks of the school year...
...to the first days of summer vacation...

There has been a constant and steady hum of activity...

Some of the highlights included:
 chaperoning field trips 
and field days, 
science labs and a sixth grade dance...

We (finally) finished the fence...  (more to come on this fun project)

We did a little of this:  (Road trip)

And watched a lot of this...(and this little team won their division):

Started growing some of these:

Visited here:


Ate some of this:

It's good to be back on the blog...

 I've missed you.

Sometimes life gets full...even a little rushed... 
and doing Blue Ribbon Kitchen is joy...  
a joy that gets squeezed into 
whatever time is leftover at the end of the day... 
   
or the week... 

or (ahem)... 
even at the end of a very swirling with excitement, 
busy as a bee  --month...

During the summer months...
and especially when the kids are on vacation....

I try to keep in mind that I won't ever get a chance to have my kids be this age again...

Truly, ... a gift of the "right now" that I have to take full advantage of ...

So, I'm soaking them in and loving each moment, as best I can... 
If I don't post quite as often...
know that I'm busy snapping pictures like crazy and 
I'll revisit some of our best summer days when I can.

Now, onto the holiday at hand...
July 4th!
Good Old Independence Day!!