peonies

peonies are such a pretty flower... mine are finally blooming...

 i have a small collection of plants from my mom and a couple of her friends that were nice enough to share them with me... actually, a lot of my plants and flowers have made their way to our yard in this way...

isn't that the best way to acquire a pretty flower garden... by sharing with one another... 

 a friendship garden of sorts...

the blooms are so fluffy... and pink...

i had to cut at least one to bring inside to enjoy...

that's one fancy, little hat...

what's blooming in your yard right now that makes you smile?

have a happy day~

angie

what we've been up to...

hi there... how have you been?

we're good over here... john's been off this week... it's been a busy one... in a good way...

 we spent monday working in our backyard... phew... gardening is a job... our whole patio needed weeded... i did some planting... some mulch went down... it's looking so pretty back there... i have a bench and wicker chair that need a little re-painting... i'll have to share a pic once i get it all together...

{in the planter:  striped wave petunias {which you can't really see}... the taller, dainty, light purple flowers are nemesia {compact pink innocence}, and the purple and green flowers are a petunia hybrid {supertunia pretty much picasso}... i had them last year and loved them...} 

the school year is winding down... marina had her field day on tuesday...

 it was H O T outside... thankfully there was a nice breeze... and i was happy that john and i were both able to volunteer to help out... such a fun day for the kids... and for us... water relays... belly bumpers... tug-of-war... and some parachute action...

i had a great 6 mile walk in the park on wednesday... and was going to aim for a nine miler today but marina was home from school so i hung out here with her and watched the lion king instead... 

 i'm on the cusp of another book club get together... this book is a good one... i have a ways to go but i'm really liking it so far... have you read it?

another glimpse of our yard...we started working on this area, as well...

 this playhouse pic is a before shot... it's in the process of getting scrubbed... and cleared out... the weeds need to go and it needs a bit of mulch... some tlc is in order... i'd like to add little curtains to it this year... and the flower boxes need some flowers... impatiens always do well... what color should i plant?

 there was a day that included some sprinkler fun... 

 marina and her little friend were flying through the yard looking for these... i snapped a quick pic of this one... i love the tiny details of this wishing posy... go ahead...

make a wish... 

  have you heard of handel's ice cream?

 there are locations popping up in other places across the country... we're lucky to live near the original handel's ice cream location...it was given a makeover this spring... we visited there the other day and picked up a couple of pints... peanut butter parfait and banana cream pie... yum!

maizie's school had their art show last night... here's her tessellation project... turtles...

 hard to believe that a few days ago it was warm enough to run through the sprinkler... last night they were calling for frost... ugh! had to cover the plants that i could and bring others inside... i chose to cut these irises... i don't really have a green thumb but i try... so i'm thankful for these... so pretty...

today the high was 53 degrees... the low tonight is going to hit 33... needless to say... we were chillin' in a 60 degree house... our furnace is now back on... 

what have you been up to this week?

have a happy day~

angie

a medley of things...

first off... my computer has been actin' a fool... a p.c. that's on it's last legs for sure... she's been a good one... however, it now takes me F O R E V E R to upload photos... the tower sounds like it's about to take off at any moment... when i click on something it just swirls and swirls... the screen freezes... ugh! i've been working on this post for 56 minutes now and this is where i'm at... you get the idea... 

that's why i haven't posted as much this month... it's been driving me crazy... so... this post will be a medley of things...

 a happy day surprise from my mom... {you can see more on that here and here...}

 a little close up...

a wire tray... holding a new piece of milk glass & some pretty vine and flowers from her yard.. and a copy of mingle... {i'm pretty certain i have a fancy magazine problem}...

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 stopped at the store yesterday... AND there they were... in all their blue glory on one of target's enticing end caps...

even though the color is more blue than i thought they'd be... i still felt compelled to bring home a box... into the cart they went... 

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we're heading into the busy end of the year stuff... maizie had her 5th grade orchestra concert last week...

i can't believe how much she's learned and how far she's come with the cello this year... she loves it and says that it's something she wants to continue... i'm pretty happy about that... all of the kids did a fantastic job that night...

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we spent mother's day at my mom's house... 

we were going through some old pictures and had some laughs...

 anyone else remember sportin' the sponge rollers back in the day?

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 john and the girls surprised me with a new plant for mother's day... meet sister therese... the white hydrangea...

so, so pretty!

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and miss marina is reading up a storm... 

she read the best nest to me last night... it's still my fave...

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did you know oopsie maizie has a facebook page? if you'd like, you can follow along on there, too... just type oopsie maizie into the search and click "like"...

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and before i forget... i just want to take a quick sec to thank all of you who are taking time out of your busy days to read this little blog of mine... i appreciate your comments and kind words... they completely make my day!!!

have a happy day~
angie

ten on 5-10-13

ten on ten... this is a fun little photo project that i saw here... you take 10 photos throughout the day on the tenth of each month... it helps you to remember the little things... the moments that make up our days and our lives... i love the idea...

7:00... marina was super excited to take this little gift to school this morning that we put together for her teacher... {happy teacher appreciation week to all of the teachers out there...}

she picked out the ribbon that she thought would look the best on the tag... and added the cute chipboard strawberry to tie it all together...

8:00... dropped off this gift to the head room mom...

this is the gift from the entire class for marina's teacher... {i love to wrap...}

11:00... went to this place for lunch... 
yum-o...

if you're local... you must give it a try...

gordy's...

this sandveech... as they're called there... is the purple cat... sweet ham... cream cheese, hot pepper jelly, red onions... and baby spinach... on a delicious roll... SO good...

12:00... i whipped open the marmalade charm pack that i purchased yesterday... look at all of these colors/patterns... 
love... love... love... 

i have a certain project in mind for them that i'll be sharing with you soon...

1:00... shopping for a birthday gift and picked up this little notebook... for myself... you can never have too many notebooks... check out that cute stitching...

thanks target for forcing me into another unnecessary purchase... {the folks at target are good at that... would you agree?}

3:00...  little miss arrived home from school...

and it was time for a little Q & A with her... i love number 3...

she had some other things tucked in her backpack and was bursting with excitement to give them to me... i said "don't ya want to wait until mother's day?"... she did not...

 she knows how much i love polka dots...

and this is what was wrapped up in those colorful polka dots above... aww... i can't tell you how much i love little hands... she picked green because it's my favorite color... i cried... she gave me a great big hug... so sweet... i never want to forget  these moments...

4:00... our azaleas are in full bloom over here... 

i'm thankful for some color on an otherwise kind of dreary, somewhat rainy day...

9:00... i love a good magazine... or 3... 

have a happy day~
angie

linking up with:

random...

i feel like i haven't been sharing as much as i'd like to lately... it's the end of the semester for me and i've been a little busy with that... took one final this morning...

 and my last one is on monday... i CAN'T WAIT to be finished and begin my summer break...

so... through some random pictures i'll give you a little peek into life over here for the last week or so...

marina got a hat...

i am STILL organizing in my creative space...

i'm completely enjoying every page of this new magazine... mollie makes

our dogwood tree is blooming... love that tree... it's as tall as our house...

yesterday i took a stroll to the side of our house that needs some gardening love and look what was in bloom... pink azalea and lilies of the valley... {lilies of the valley remind me so much of my grandma g's house}

it was a nice surprise...

and cherry blossoms... sorry for the flowery overload but i'm just so stinkin' happy that it FINALLY feels and looks like spring in ohio...

sweet marina painted this star for her teacher... they are hanging them all in the hallways for teacher appreciation week next week... 

i started the #52milesinmay challenge... you can follow along, too... it's hosted by @hausofgirls {check it out on instagram}

got some new shoes... and so far have walked 8 1/2 miles in 2 days... and i kinda like listening to "carry on" by fun for the last 10 minutes or so... just the amount of pep for me to carry on :)

curious... do you have a fun play list for when you're exercising? if so, would you mind sharing some of your favorites?

have a happy day~

angie