Spring Break

Someone made friends with a lady bug

Makenna and Kate arrived home safely, reporting a great long weekend with Lauren. My parents, Theresa with her family and all of Taylor's parents and siblings made the trek to Georgia for a birthday party. It was crazy fun according to those in attendance. 

Erin and Carlyn attended a banquet for the American Heart Association and networked with advocates in hopes of increasing connections to expand their CCAP Across The Map fundraising. They enjoyed the evening and dressing up for the occasion too.

They made fun of me for ordering the salad. But on the one nice day this week, we celebrated with treats at our local ice cream shoppe.

We opted out of a Spring Break bucket list and travel in exchange for rest and mundane errands. Manicures at home and pizza the size of their heads sweetened the deal. We needed what we prioritized;  napping and reading the goal beyond simply enjoying the calm. It's a rarity here; fleeting, so we embraced it fully. There was an afternoon of bowling with friends and an hour at the trampoline park to hold over the youngest among us but even those excursions were fairly relaxed. It was a good week.

As much as this little momma does not like me on my own front porch, I have felt for her this week as she weathered some pretty nasty storms and cold fronts. She is pretty tough, my husband assured me when my nighttime wondering seeped out. He has his hands full with the brief insights I share of my brain in motion. 

We've got babies!

Spring is trying to break through and glimpses are everywhere but the unseasonably cool and cloudy weather made it challenging to visualize. I lack patience, as we all know, so I expedited it's colorful arrival with a Costco bouquet split five ways. It makes me smile. However, there are indications the cat waits until we are asleep to sabotage my efforts by eating the flowers. Apparently he believes he is the only pretty allowed in these parts. He knows he isn't permitted on my counters or table; however, the runner has been adjusted every morning. Sadly, since Layla's passing, the cat has discovered he is actually a cat and I don't like him nearly as much as I did when he thought he was a dog. He cares exactly zero percent.

I took *his* seat and blanket again. This is how we compromise now.

We plan to rest more this weekend as we prepare to enter our final two months of the school year. We needed spring break and it was a good one.