WHAT AN...sniff...cough...ABSOLUTELY...

AMAZING...wheeze...gag...WEEK!

So good - that even week 2 of flu in the house can't pull me down!

• passport arrived...which means international airport terminal HERE I COME!
• which leads to great trips coming up...can hardly wait!
• good news from Nebraska...my momma's surgery went AOK and she's headed home tomorrow! Love ya mom!
• dear husband is headed to see my sis...and although I'm jealous as all-get-out, he deserves a fun weekend!
• dear husband gets to watch my youngest nephew's Saturday morning baseball game (don't know who is more excited, dear husband OR my nephew!)
• the boy is almost all caught up on homework, from the week of school he missed due to the flu.
• the teen is stoked to get her new instrument this weekend (note to self, locate earplugs!)
• was asked to teach at two Creating Keepsakes University events this year...KEWL!
• said YES to both events - DUH!
• got a FUN, HUGE, NEVER BEFORE SEEN package of scrapbook goodies in the mail yesterday! (have I mentioned lately that I love my job?)
• almost all caught up on the laundry - 1 week in CA, 1 week with a sick boy, 1 week sick myself...the pile was HUGE!
• our big old boy is still hanging in there - cancer be DAMNED!
• our weather here in Arizona is incredible.
• visitors coming in a couple of weeks for Spring Break & Spring Training...LOVE IT!
• made a new soup recipe that immediately moved to our "favorite" list
• big plans for the weekend include planting tomatoes, planting gardenias, planting roses and napping...my kind of weekend!

And with that - - - I'm exhausted! Still over-the-top happy...just exhausted! The flu sucks - if you can avoid it, I don't recommend getting it. You heard it here.

And with that - I leave you with a picture of the new addition to my kitchen. A phrase I put up on the door leading from the kitchen out to the garage...


everyone loves it. There have been a few eye rolls...a few giggles...and a few smiles. But mainly, it makes me remember why I love life lately - I'm living with a house full of people that I love. And they love me right back!

(And the fact that we all share the same warped sense of humor doesn't hurt either!)

until then - - -