Happy Rainy Birthday

We had big plans for my birthday–we were going up to the canyon, like we do this time of year. But then, all THIS happened. Now, honestly, you will never catch me praying that it will stop raining…ever. But it did make rearranging our canyon picnic–non-negotiable.

Kindly, sweetly April offered to corral the party and have it at her house.

She even made molasses cookies for all the kids to decorate. We used to do that when my kids were little…and when I was little too.

Then we got to play my favorite game in all the world. It’s fun getting to boss everyone around. Heh, heh.

No matter what you think that score card says– of course, I won the game…

because it’s my birthday. That, my friends, is how it works.

So ha.

Everybody had fun decorating the cookies according to their own personality–as you can plainly see.

Heh, heh.

What a lovely birthday.

What a lovely bunch of kids.

What a lovely life.

I’m so grateful.

 

 

Summery Autumn “Paper” Chain

You know that funny place where Summer is pretty much done, kids are back to school, everybody is ready for Autumn…

but the weather isn’t quite playing along yet?

Yeah, that’s where we are now. Too breezy and cool to actually swim, but then, the next day it’s 230 degrees on the porch.

Mother Nature make up your MIND already!!

So, as to not feel thwarted in my desire to decorate accordingly, the colors that felt to me like this middle space between the hot days and Halloween– I came up with these.

Maroon and lavender and deep green and a variegated mixture of them all. Clever–yes? It kinda looks like a bright, yet ready-for-Fall-ish sort of concoction, don’t you think?

At any rate, it makes me smile.

So go ahead Mother Nature–do your thing. I’ve found my color “happy place” in spite of you.

And we can stay here comfortably till the leaves come down.