Happy Birthday Steve

Steve, even on the days you drive Rainee & I completely crazy... know that you are still love you bunches...
Have a wonderful day!! Happy Happy Birthday!
Love you, Rainee & Michelle

10 every{day} HAPPY things...

It's Fri{day}!!! If you celebrated Thanksgiving, I hope yours was full of wonderful memories and delicious delights!!! Here's my HAPPY list for to{day}!!! I would love it, if you joined today and each week with what made you HAPPY...

    1.   Every{day} turkey crafts with Rainee

    2.   Smoked Turkey from HoneyBakedHams....

    3.   House full of loved ones...

    4.   Rainee's excitement about everything Thanksgiving...

    5.   Coco's Harvest Pie... my favorite fall pie...  

    6.   A spontaneous lunch with a friend...

    7.   Chilly mornings, hot coffee & a warm fire...

    8.   Left over turkey for turkey potpies...

    9.   Help with cleaning up the Thanksgiving feast... 

    10. Rainee saying... 'Mommy, I love your laugh. I makes me happy."...

To play along... use the linky below anytime before Thursday, midnight next week. This is all about sharing the little HAPPY things that happened this week in your week!

10 every{day} HAPPY things...

It's Friday!!! It's been another busy week... bu here's my HAPPY list for to{day}!!! I would love it, if you joined in each week with what made you HAPPY...

    1.   Pumpkin Cheesecake... delish!

    2.   An empty laundry basket...

    3.   The smell of fall spices...

    4.   Family dinner conversations...

    5.   Mash potatoes & gravy...  

    6.   Teaching Rainee, Yahtezz...

    7.   The smell of homemade bread baking...

    8.   The crunch of a honey-crisp apple...

    9.   Pumpkin pancakes... 

    10. Good night kisses...

To play along... use the linky below anytime before Thursday, midnight. This is all about sharing the little HAPPY things in life that happened this week!

Well I can't get linkytools to work this morning... so I'll try again later.... have a fabulous weekend!!!

10 every{day} HAPPY things...

Yeah... it's Friday!!! Here's my list for this... oh, so very HAPPY it's Friday {day}!!! Would love for you joined in with what made your week HAPPY...

    1.   My Birthday... love my day...

    2.   Going to the Fall Festival at Harvest w/Rainee...

    3.   Watching Rainee fly down a 2 story bouncer slide...

    4.   Going to the pumpkin patch...

    5.   Carving pumpkins...  

    6.   Making & decorating sugar cookies...

    7.   Finally finishing the floor...

    8.   Having no massive amounts of dust to clean up...

    9.   Putting everything back for some sort of normalcy... 

    10. Having the Internet back up and running...

To play along... use the linky below anytime before Thursday, midnight. This is all about sharing the little HAPPY things in life that happened this week!

10 every{day} HAPPY things...

This week has been crazy for our family... from our refrigerator going out to an emergency dental appointment for Rainee... I didn't do any of the things I had planned... crafts... scrapbooking... card making... or seeing my out of town friend while she was here... all I can say is I am so HAPPY it's Friday!!!

Here's my list for this... oh, so very HAPPY it's Friday {day}!!!
I'd love it if you joined in with what made your week HAPPY...

    1.   New refrigerator...

    2.   Pulling up tile to new kitchen floor...

    3.   The dentist taking care of my little Rainee...

    4.   The smell of popcorn popping...

    5.   Volunteering in Rainee class...  

    6.   Baseball games this week...

    7.   Ghoulish sandwiches for Rainee...

    8.   Leaves falling like rain all over Rainee as played outside...

    9.   Watching with Rainee... It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown... such a cute movie!

    10. Crocheting yesterday... first time crafting all week... love my cute little pumpkin hat!!!

To play along... use the linky below anytime before Thursday, midnight. This is all about sharing the little HAPPY things in life that happened this week!

10 every{day} HAPPY things...

   Happy Friday! What is on your every{day} HAPPY list

   this week?... Here is mine. I hope you'll play along...

    1.   The smell of rain...

    2.   Picnic on the living room floor...

    3.   Phone calls with my sister...

    4.   Pumpkin Spice CakePops... yum!!!

    5.   The smell of cinnamon everywhere...  

    6.   Warm slippers on a cold morning...

    7.   Steve's right before bed ritual of tickling Rainee...

    8.   Mexican Chicken Soup on a rainy day...

    9.   Electricity outage with candles glowing...

    10. My favorite very old sweatshirt...
          perfectly broken in... soft, cozy & warm...

To play along... use the linky below anytime before Thursday, midnight. This is all about sharing the little HAPPY things in life that happened this week!

10 every{day} HAPPY things...

   Happy Friday! What is on your every{day} HAPPY list
   this week?... Here is mine. I hope you'll play along...

    1.   First day of Autumn...

    2.   Cooler weather...

    3.   Cajun chicken pasta...

    4.   Eating breakfast with Rainee...

    5.   New shoes... my feet don't hurt anymore...  

    6.   Doing spelling words in clay... so fun...

    7.   Coffee... coffee... coffee...

    8.   Playing catch with Rainee & Steve...

    9.   Answered prayers...

    10. Taking Rainee out to lunch, just us girls... 

To play along... use the linky below anytime before Thursday, midnight. This is all about sharing the little things in life... So, join in any time with what made you HAPPY this week!

10 every{day} HAPPY things...

   Happy Friday! What is on your every{day} HAPPY list
   this week?... Here is mine. I hope you'll play along...

    1.   Watching the moon with Rainee...

    2.   An evening walk...

    3.   Fideo (Mexican Spaghetti) for dinner...

    4.   Finding money in your pocket...

    5.   Root beer floats...  

    6.   The crunch of a good pickle...

    7.   The flitting & fluttering of humming birds...

    8.   Doughnut holes...

    9.   Rain drops plopping on an unexpected rainy day...

    10. Enjoying the Labor Day holiday with friends... 

To play along... use the linky below anytime before Thursday, midnight. This is all about sharing the little things in our lives.... So, join in any time with what makes you HAPPY!

10 every{day} HAPPY things...

   Happy Friday! What is on your every{day} HAPPY list
   this week?... Here is mine. I hope you'll play along...

    1.   Grilled corn on the cob...

    2.   Pool party with friends....

    3.   Gardening with Rainee...

    4.   At-home pedicure...

    5.   Bagel's with cream cheese...  

    6.   Chinese checkers...

    7.   New books from the library...

    8.   Strawberry short cake...

    9.   Snow-cone day at school...

    10. Fresh picked flowers... for mom, from Rainee... 

To play along... use the linky below anytime before Thursday, midnight. This is all about sharing the little things in our lives.... So, join in any time with what makes you HAPPY!

10 every{day} HAPPY things...

   Happy Friday! Here is my every{day} HAPPY list
   for this week... I hope you'll join in and play along...

    1.   Lemonade sorbet...

    2.   After school, cooling off in the pool....

    3.   Otter-pops... cool, refreshing, fun hot weather treat...

    4.   Making a garden box to start growing vegtables...

    5.   Making Giada's Fusilli... so quick & easy... love that...  

    6.   Laughing til your side hurts...

    7.   The sound for the A/C kicking in on a super hot day...

    8.   Ice tea with lots of lemon... 

    9.   Using chop sticks at dinner...

    10. Lawn chair evenings... chit-chatting with Rainee...

To play along... use the linky below anytime before Thursday, midnight. This is all about sharing the little things in our lives.... So, join in any time with what makes you HAPPY!

10 every{day} HAPPY things...

   Now that I'm back blogging, my every{day} HAPPY list is
   back too... I hope you'll join in and play along...

    1.   Back to school shopping...

    2.   The smell of sharpened pencils... 

    3.   Meeting Rainee's new teacher...

    4.   Back to school night...

    5.   Taking a dip in the pool after school...  

    6.   Making fun lunches for Rainee...

    7.   The smell of dinner on the BBQ... yum...

    8.   Enjoying picnic s'mores... 

    9.   Grilling pizza on the BBQ... too fun & so yummy...

    10. Falling asleep reading books with Rainee...

To play along... use the linky below anytime before Friday... and share your list. It's about sharing the little HAPPY things in our lives.... So, join in any time with your Happy list!

10 every{day} HAPPY things...

     This week's every{day} HAPPY list...

     1. A shady path on a warm day...
     2. The ocean lapping at my toes...
     3. A mommy & daughter pedicure...
     4. Jicama salad...
     5. Choosing new library books...
     6. Homemade pizza cooked on the BBQ grill...
     7. Ice cold water with lemon...
     8. A new waffle maker... for waffles & ice cream...  
     9. Friends... and dinner at The Olive Pit... yum...
   10. Family outing to Legoland... too much fun...

Favorite creation...this layout I did with the sketch from SketchyThursdays... I love all the bright colors...

To play along... use the linky below anytime before next Friday... and share your list and/or favorite creation. It's about sharing HAPPY things.... So, join in any time during the week... Happy Friday!

10 every{day} HAPPY things...

     HAPPY HAPPY FRIDAY!!! I hope you'll play along!!!
     Here's my every{day} HAPPY list for this week...

     1. I know it's silly, but I love watching the cream swirling
         around in my coffee cup... it's never the same... it's my
         start of every new day...
     2. Buy 2 get 1 FREE... I love getting free things...
         Rainee is enjoying her new Wii games...
     3. $1.00 movie days...
     4. Enjoying... "Chocolate Eclair Day"... yum!!!
     5. Cool & refreshing frozen orange slices... on a hot days
     6. Bass Pro Days with Rainee... making crafts, playing
         games & learning all kinds of new outdoor things....
     7. Raine & dirt... what is it about it these two??... Rainee can't get enough of it... I love watching
         her... drive her toys cars in it... make her "special recipes" with it... make a pretend garden in
         it... then seeing her happy smiling face with dirt everywhere... this is a beautiful sight!
     8. Watching the skywriter go across the sky... waiting for each letter to be made... we had fun
         guessing what letter would be next... such fun!!! 
     9. Cheesecake Factory for dinner... Jambalaya....mmmmm....
   10. Spending time with Steve for Father's Day....

My favorite creation this week... Donut Day... we've been having such fun with all the fun and kookie food holidays... Rainee gets excited for each new one...

Now... if you'd like to play along here with your 10 every{day} HAPPY things... Here's How: Use the linky below anytime before next Friday... and share your list and/or favorite creation. It's about sharing HAPPY things.... So, join in any time during the week... Happy Friday!

10 every{day} HAPPY things...

     HAPPY HAPPY FRIDAY!!! I hope you'll play along!!!
     Here's my every{day} HAPPY list for this week...

     1. Toys from a gumball machine...
     2. Finding pretty stones at the beach...
     3. Making my mom's macaroni salad... making it reminds
         me of my childhood... and it always makes me smile!!!
     4. Finding $20 in the washer, even after I've checked all
         the pockets... 
     5. Watching Bugs Bunny... and laughing at it's silliness...
     6. Candles in mason jars as the sun says good night...
     7. Learning to crochet flowers...
     8. Looking through a kaleidoscope... so amazing...
 9. The way Rainee says her new favorite phrase... "My bacasan is doing goooood"... it's just adorable...
     it makes me smile just thinking about it....
10. Watching the the humming birds flit & flutter around in our backyard...
     and wondering do they ever get tired?

My favorite creation this week... my mini book of Rainee's Refrigerator Art... It's something I've been wanting to do... we'd love for you to play along... showing us your favorite piece of artwork with These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things...

Anddddddd... If you'd like to play along here with your 10 every{day} happy things... here's how: Use the linky below anytime before next Friday... and share your list and/or your favorite creation for the week. It's all about sharing whatever makes you HAPPY.... it's that easy! So, join in ANY TIME during the week... Happy Friday!

10 every{day} HAPPY things...

HAPPY HAPPY FRIDAY!!!

soooooooo over the last few weeks of making my HAPPY lists... I've decided it needed a name change... and I it's better called... 10 every{day} HAPPY things...
this way you or I can post our HAPPY things anytime, and not feel you have to do it just on Friday... here's to another HAPPY week... hope you'll play along!!!

Here's my every{day} HAPPY list for this week...

     1. Playing with Rainee in her indoor fort...
     2. Flashlight tag...
                                                                     3. Cereal for dinner...
                                                                     4. Ice Cream-In-A-Bag... so much fun... 
                                                                     5. Peaches, peaches, peaches...
                                                                     6. Warm clothes from the dryer...
                                                                     7. Making donuts...

                                                                      8. Saying good-bye to butterflies...
                                                                      9. Cracker-Jack surprises...
                                                                    10. Chasing birds at the beach...

My favorite creation this week... I has to be ALL the photos of Rainee when she said good-bye to the butterflies... and with so many to choose from, it's hard to decide.. so I'll share this one today... I love the artsy angle of this photo... because there are so many I'll have to share the rest another day...

If you'd like to play along... here's how: You have ALL WEEK to use the linky below. You can do one or both... the list or your creation. It's all about sharing whatever makes you HAPPY.... it's that easy! So, join in ANY TIME... have a very Happy Friday!

Friday's 10 Happy Things...

HAPPY HAPPY FRIDAY!!!

Let face it... life is busy... but somewhere squeezed into each day are some unforgettable everyday HAPPY moments... and if not written down will be easily forgotten.... HAPPY moments are worth sharing...

Here's how to play... you have ALL WEEK to link up your list and/or your creation at the bottom of this post... it's that easy!

My 10 HAPPY thing for this week...

1. Breakfast picnics... in the backyard.
2. Bike rides to the park... when it's suppose to be dark...
3. Butterflies hatching from their crislsis'... & watching them flutter & play around in the port-a-bug all week... it's been so much fun!! Thank you Sharon!
4. Dinner barbecuing... I love that smell... 
5. Summer berries...
6. Watermelon... watermelon... watermelon...
7. Champ all clean & trimmed... no more shedding hair to clean up... 
8. Music blaring while cleaning house...
9. Finishing the last little bits of my spring cleaning list... soooo happy this is done!
10. Staying up late... because it's summer!!

My favorite creation this week... 'Doggie'... I love this photo of Rainee... and I love the memory. And we'd love you come along and share your favorite toy with us over at TAAFOMFT...

Join in ANY TIME... have a very Happy Friday!

Friday's 10 Happy Things...

HAPPY HAPPY FRIDAY!!!  I hope your week was filled with some unforgettable HAPPY THINGS... and you'll join in with your 10 everyday happy list... plus the creative happy thing you made this week... it can be anything...  a scrapbook layout... a card... something you've baked... sewed... or painted... anything you've created that made you happy...

Here's how to play... you have all week to link up your creation & list... do both or just one... Be sure to do a direct link... Link back to my blog... and add the 10 Happy Things button (in the sidebar) >>>>>> , so others can play along too!!!

It's a wonderful way to share HAPPY with others!!

This week's 10 things...

1. Rainee's 'fake birthday party' at Chuck E. Cheeses... so much fun!
2. Rainee's excitement as she opened every birthday present.
3. Practicing the Ticket Blaster at home with scraps of paper... so she would know what to expect... too fun!!
4. Taking birthday cupcakes to Rainee's class...
5. Playing with Rainee and her new birthday toys...
6. Watching the sun set from my front porch...
7. Receiving flowers & gifts from kids I work with at school.... so sweet!
8. First grade picnic... playing games... eating...
9. Last day of school... ready to enjoy the summer!
10. Kung Fu Panda 2 in 3D... Rainee's 'real birthday' treat... a fun way to start the summer...

And my favorite creation... this photo of Rainee...  on her seventh birthday... 

That's it for me on this very... Happy Friday! Remember you can join in ANY TIME before next Friday... it's all about sharing the things in your life that make you happy... which are sure to make us happy too!! Enjoy your weekend, see you Monday!!

Friday's 10 Happy Things...

HAPPY HAPPY FRIDAY!!!  I hope your week was filled with some unforgettable HAPPY THINGS... and you'll join in with your 10 everyday happy list... plus the creative happy thing you made this week... it can be anything...  a scrapbook layout... a card... something you've baked... sewed... or painted... anything you've created that made you happy...

Here's how to play... you have all week to link up your creation & list... do both or just one... Be sure to do a direct link... Link back to my blog... and add the 10 Happy Things button (in the sidebar) >>>>>> , so others can play along too!!!

It's a wonderful way to share HAPPY with others!!

This week we happily had rainy days... so my 10 things are all about rainy days...

1. A warm glowing fire... on a rainy day.
2. Roasting marshmallows by the fire... on a rainy day.
3. Grill cheese sandwiches and tomato soup... mmmm... mmmm... good...on a rainy day.
4. Chicken & dumpling... on a rainy day.
5. Apple pie baking in the oven... on a rainy day.
6. Pulling out extra blankets... for a chilly rainy night.
7. Hot tea with honey... on a rainy day.
8. Walking home from school hand in hand... on a rainy day.
9. Splashing in puddles... on a rainy day.
10. Rainee's excitement as we filled her treat bags for her birthday party... on a rainy day.

And my favorite creation this week was... "It's not easy being green" layout... I love the memories the photo brings back...

That's it for me on this very... Happy Friday! Remember you can join in ANY TIME before next Friday... it's all about sharing the things in your life that make you happy... which are sure to make us happy too!! Enjoy your weekend, see you Monday!!

Friday's 10 Happy Things...

HAPPY HAPPY FRIDAY!!!  I hope your week was filled with some unforgettable HAPPY THINGS... and you'll join in with your 10 everyday happy list... plus the creative happy thing you made this week... it can be anything...  a scrapbook layout... a card... something you've baked... sewed... or painted... anything you've created that made you happy...

You have all week to share the link to your happy list & creation... by using the Linky below... that goes directly to your post... it’s super easy & fun to boot!

Here's my 10 happy things for this week...

1. Mother's Day... Time with family.
2. ColdStone Cupcakes... Delicious.
3. New Color Pencils. Pretty. Pretty colors.
4. Family dinner... with Baja salmon tacos.
5. Making homemade tortillas for the first time... love the smell... the taste... yum.
6. Watching Rainee's excitement as she tells me all about her newest craze... Ben 10.
7. Favorite iTune music blaring when no one is home...
8. Rainee in her camo outfit... trying to hide... very cute.
9. Being a stay-at-home-mom... blessed.
10. Wiffleball... such a fun family time.

And my favorite creation this week was... making homemade tortillia's... I loved it... the smell... the taste... well, there really is nothing like made from scratch tortillas... yum!

That's it for me on this very... Happy Friday! You can join in ANY TIME with your list of 10 happy things... it's all about sharing the things in your life that make you happy... which are sure to make us happy too!! Enjoy your weekend, see you Monday!!

Friday's 10 Happy Things...

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!  I hope your week was filled with some unforgettable HAPPY THINGS... and you'll join in with your 10 everyday happy list... plus the creative happy thing you made this week... it can be anything...  a scrapbook layout... a card... something you've baked... sewed... or painted... anything you've created that made you happy...

You have all week to share the link to your happy list & creation... by using the Linky below... that goes directly to your post... it’s super easy & fun to boot!

Here's my 10 happy things for this week...

1. Easter... New life in Christ. 
2. Easter Sunday Service, with my family.
3. An Easter egg hunt. 
4. Candy eggs... bunnies... & chicks... 
5. Egg salad sandwiches.
6. Family movie night... watching Tron.
7. Super hero t-shirt day.
8. Skype phone calls.
9. Summer clothes coming out. 
10. Getting up super early to watch the Royal Wedding.

And my favorite creation this week is the card I made for the craft fair on Saturday... It reminds me of Spring....

That's it for me on this very... Happy Friday! You can join in ANY TIME with your list of 10 happy things... it's all about sharing the things in your life that make you happy... which are sure to make us happy too!! Enjoy your weekend, see you Monday!!