Out in my yard today… windy, sunny, windy, rainy, windy… you name it, we’ve got it! The weather has been particularly crazy this last week, even for our area. We even had some snow this last weekend. I planted my little garden, in spite of it all. Lettuce, tomatoes (roma, cherry, yellow pear), cucumbers, zucchini, and yellow squash.

The irises are blooming now. Good news since we moved them to a new spot last year.

Also blooming in the yard today are the gorgeous gerbera daisies I recently planted. I love their bright color!

Each spring I try to plant something new and interesting in my yard. This year I have chocolate mint! Yes, it really smells like chocolate. A nice compliment to the chocolate flowers I planted a few years ago. They are little yellow flowers with dark brown centers and they, too, smell like chocolate. Perfectly suits our chocolate-loving family!

I’m grateful for… incredibly healthy kids! Listening to the moms at Bible study the other day discussing doctor visits and antibiotics reminded me again of how blessed my girls have been. May they walk in divine health all the days of their lives!

One of my favorite things… my Cricut Expressions cutting machine. It makes everything look great. I have declared this the summer of scrapbooking, so I hope my machine is up to the challenge!

This week I’m reading… eat the cookie…buy the shoes Giving Yourself Permission to Lighten Up by Joyce Meyer. Joyce says that we are not built for guilt. God wants us to enjoy the lives He has given us. I am particularly skilled in the area of guilt. In fact, there have been times in my life when I just didn’t feel right unless I felt that familiar twinge of guilt. Time to just let it go!!!

I’m looking forward to… our monthly book club meeting this week. We are such a diverse group and yet we have such fun together. The school year is also winding down and I’m excited for summer!

Simple life tip for the week… The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it. ~ Henry David Thoreau