Wendy Is A LuLu

Happy Sunday friends!

I haven't sat down and blogged in forever.

My life has been cray cray!

or maybe its me that's a little cray cray.

Probably the latter.

No worries...

all is well.

We had a lovely Thanksgiving.

The family came to the river 

and we spent the day being thankful.

Actually,

we cooked and cooked and ate and ate.

I don't understand why we put ourselves 

through this misery but we do.

It's somewhere in the rule book.

Maybe Trump will fix it.

I think 1/2 the country thinks he is gonna fix everything.

Go Trump!

We are in full Christmas mode here in Wendy's World.

I have a few (or more) trees up.

I did a coastal tree with teal and gold.

I love it.

I recently got a new computer which is a big reason that my blogging has slowed.

I haven't figured out where to plug my camera in.

I don't like change.

I rebel.

I have every intention of taking pictures of my Christmas 

this year and sharing them with you.

Are you finished shopping yet?

Me either.

It's going to be here before you know it.

My DIL took this picture of the kids and I just love it.

Must they grow up so quickly?

I don't like it.

I hope you are having a wonderful December!

It's the most wonderful time of the year!

Are people happier this month?

Seems like it.

Maybe we are all a little lulu 

and it comes across as happy.

I'm good with lulu...

fits right in with my cray cray.

These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things

When the dog bites!
When the bee stings. 
Ok, I will stop there.

A while ago my sweet friend, Kim who I love and adore 
gave me a "smash book".

Do you know what that is?

(google images)

Well, if memory serves me correct, 

I had one my senior year in high school.
It was called a "slam book" back then.

It's a journal/scrapbook which allows you 

to jot down what's on your mind 

and keep record of the things that make you smile. 
It comes with a pen/glue stick so you are able to write or glue keepsakes like theater tickets or photos or whatever else you may want to document.  

Everybody needs one.

When you have a happy thought, go grab it and jot it down.

The beautiful thing is, when you find yourself in a lull, you can grab it and thumb through it. 

It's a total "game changer" in my mood.

Don't you just want to share those little things that make you happy with the people you love or like or someone that will just listen?

Like for instance, 

my husband will change the blade in my razor 

for no reason except he loves me. 

He knows that I can go with the same blade for a couple years. 

I do love a new blade but don't think of it till I'm in the shower 

and it's too late to get out, dry off and find the correct blade.
Other examples of little things that I love…
a groomed yard thrills me
 or how about laundry that smells good.

I recently received a trial size of Un-stopables 
& I gotta tell you,
this stuff just makes me happy.

What are the little things that thrill you?

Hope you are having a great week!
I am also very thankful for YOU!

I simply remember my favorite things 
& then I don't feel so bad.

Kristen's Birthday

March is the month we celebrate Kristen and her birthday.

This year Mark & I flew to Florida for the big day.

First stop…

Anthropologie!

How fun!

We told her to pick out everything she wanted.

(I borrowed this pic off google images because the website doesn't show the actual one she chose.)

She tried on lots of amazing clothes 

& added her faves to the basket.

I'd share pics but I don't remember what all she got.

Then she decided she needed a butter dish.

Yes please.

We celebrated the whole weekend 

& topped it off with a party at my parents house.

Happy Birthday my pretty little princess.

These special times, these moments…

Priceless!

A Whole New World

My life…these last few years...

It's been a whirlwind.

Who am I?

Where am I?

Where will I be?

These are the questions I'd like to have an answer for.

I can hear my grandmother "this too shall pass." 

I deleted my former blog which I loved for reasons which I may share later but for now, I'm excited to be back and to have an outlet to share my thoughts and what my heart truly loves.

While we are on the subject of what I love, let me just get it out there to describe "Wendy" in a nutshell.

My heart loves Jesus more than anything. He is my everything. 

I adore my husband. 

He caught me checking him out back 

in the early 80's at Liberty University. 

My opinion of the only reason I needed 

to obtain higher education was to hook a smart, 

educated man who loved God. 

(30 plus years later and my plan worked)

My 3 kids, I can hardly type for the tears of pride and love 

I have for these who I have been so blessed. 

Daniel, my firstborn, taught me how to be a mother. 
He deserves an award.  
His wife Danielle is close to perfect.

They have 4 precious kids who, if I'm going to be honest, 

hold the key to my heart in their tiny precious hands.

Josh is living with us out here in Kansas. 

He is a blessing and I'm thankful that if God chose to 

move me away from EVERYTHING, 

at least he allowed us to bring Josh. 

Kristen is my angel daughter and BFF. 

I am blessed with family and friends who challenge me and pray for me to be the best version of myself possible.

I love decorating our home, cooking, crafting & finding bargains, wherever that may be. I walk and bike lots of miles each week. I love being outside in the yard.

At the end of this, my first post,

I am reminded of what I already knew…

I have things that need to be said.

Oh how I love blogging!

Hope to see you again. 

Have a great day!

Love to all,

Wendy