10 on Tuesday

1. We got a trampoline and Ava loves it.

2. Our anniversary was on Thursday. I had kids come at 7 am so I was a little distracted with that and didn't even think about it until Clark wished me a Happy Anniversary. Oops.

3. Loved the long weekend! We took a nice little drive to Lethbridge and looked at plants and yard stuff. I don't remember the last time I was in Lethbridge when I wasn't in a rush to get back for something. So nice to just do whatever and take our time.

4. I built my garden boxes! The second one of the two is a lot better than the first. Guess I learned a few things in the process! It was fun. The dirt is coming tomorrow or Thursday and I have most of my seeds. I am a few days behind but oh well!

5. I hung curtains in my bedroom. Checking another thing off the to do list that took way too long!

6. I put Ava's closet organizer together which I am very excited about. I think I put it off forever thinking it was super complicated but anyway it is finally done!

7. I sorted through my closet and got rid of some super old clothes. Like too old to post on the swap 'n buy. It feels good to have some space in the closet! (Time to fill it up...haha)

8. I got two sessions edited during Ava's nap since I had no kids to babysit for most of today. And I got them in the mail. :) The house was so quiet - I even did laundry and folded it!
I felt so productive today. I have been doing better at working out and I have noticed I have more energy. Until 8 pm when I am done. Just like my dad.

9. I went for a run in the rain and I loved it. Love a good run in the rain.

10. My word for this year is DO and I have really been trying to put it into practice this week. I have a big list for tomorrow. Also, I really want to make a summer bucket list. I was reading about a family that made one and it sounded like so much fun!

May 15 on the 15th

Our day in 15 photos - this is harder than it might look! :) A really good job of this challenge would mean that the pictures spoke for themselves. I'm still getting there, so some of these have descriptions.

 
Waving goodbye to dad as he leaves for work.

Ava's new thing is blowing bubbles in the water during bathtime. I tried it out and of course got my whole face wet.

I found some mini clips and we tried them out for the first time

10 on Tuesday

1. I finally have a place to hang a towel in my main bathroom. And I kinda like using a drill. I got a new little shelf for my entryway with hooks for coats. It's funny how excited you can get over such little things. My house is so bare and un-decorated that any progress is pretty exciting. :)

2. We are getting a fence!! The holes are dug for the posts - I can't wait! We are lucky to have awesome neighbors - one of whom is building the fence for us.

3. I went to the dentist after way too long and no cavities! This made me way happier than it probably should have. It's like getting a good report card when you're too old to get report cards.

4. My baby brother graduated! I went to the whole day of grad in Taber. I am so old, but I'm so proud of him. :)

5. In a few weeks one of the kids I babysit will be done so I just took on two new kids. Kids are tiring, I'm not gonna lie, but I've lucked out with good kids so far. I am so excited for a fence to contain them so I don't have to worry about the street as much.

6. My little girl is getting so big. On Saturday my mom told me I didn't have a baby any more. She just looks and acts so big to me lately. And she won't stop growing.

7. Our anniversary is this week - 4 years. Wow.

8. Tonight I was just so tired after a kind of long day and Clark fed Ava supper, changed a poopy diaper without even complaining, and told me to go take a bath. Best thing ever. I had a brownie for supper. Nice huh? The lengths I will go to, to get out of cooking. For the record, Clark and Ava finished off the leftovers.

9. Mother's Day - I have the best mom ever. And Clark got me the orchids I wanted, and garden boxes. I think that's the most practical gift I've ever been excited about. How your priorities change over time...

10. I really should have learned my lesson by now and started wearing shoes all day every day in the house. I can't believe how often you get things dropped on your toes and step on and run into stuff when you have kids around. This morning Ava dropped my iPad on my toe, corner down, and let me tell ya, it was almost as bad as stepping on lego.

10 on Tuesday

1. The Purolator truck came today during the 5 minutes I took to shower. Sad. This time I will get that little sticker!

2. My kid has discovered how fun it is to tell me no. Emphatically. To anything I ask. Fun!

3. I am so excited about spring. I sat in my driveway for an hour today watching the kids play, in the freezing wind in a coat hoping for just a little color on my legs.

4. Still excited about the garden.

5. My little brother graduates from high school on Saturday. Which means I have a high school reunion coming up next year. Yuck.

6. I almost cried on Thursday from embarrassment. It was a just-gotta-survive, tired, up-all-night-editing-not-cleaning kind of day (which is rare for me lately) and I actually got dressed and had makeup on so I was feelin' pretty good! Until a friend stopped by with her mother to tour my house. Oh my. I completely forgot. The bathrooms had been cleaned the day before so no icky toilets or anything but watching a lot of kids all week (extras) = destroyed house. And it looked pretty presentable two days before and the day after. Ok I can't talk about it anymore - it's still too fresh. Awful.

7. I started interviewing my grandma to help her write her personal history and I am learning so much about her. It 's really cool.

8. The Mother's Day giveaway is over and I'm so excited for the winner. She just had a baby a week ago. And i just have to say, people are so nice! So many deserving moms.

9. I just got a new soft box and it feels like Christmas and it feels like my life will never be the same. And I'm almost not even exaggerating. And my new pocket wizards will be here tomorrow. New lighting equipment=better reception pics, better studio pics and more fun!

10. I never made the maxi dress for Ava. I had to reschedule a grad shoot and I missed the sewing night I was going to. So one of these days I will get around to it. And Ava's ABC book for church.

11. I took Ava to Costco for groceries and she fell asleep in the cart. She didn't wake up when I moved her into the car, either. I had her passport photo taken and I'm not sure why her hair is slicked so flat to her head. Poor kid.

12. I got a call from Scranton, PA and I instagrammed a pic of it. Yes I am a desperate housewife. ;)