Temptation

As a kid, my mom would make a pot of tapioca pudding a few times a month. It was considered a treat. She always divided it up between the four of us with my dad getting a man size serving. We would pick numbers to see who got to lick the bowl or spoon. The bowl was the better option. Today, warm tapioca pudding is the ultimate representative of comfort food for me. I rarely make it because my family all compare it to snot. And I really don't want to consume an entire pot all by myself(ok that's a total lie) but I shouldn't. Tonight was a thundery rainy night and I decided to treat myself. So good and warm. Just like my mom used to make.

Breakfast

Breakfast for dinner. One of our favorite meals. Tonight it was French toast made with Sara Lee cinnamon and brown sugar bread. It was so good. Smiles all around.

Boredom

It is day one of Spring Break and the "I'm bored" comments have commenced. Which really is funny to me since the last three days have been jam packed with playdates, basketball, the rodeo, church, a family dinner at the inlaws and a swimming party last night. You'd think they could use a day "off". We didn't go anywhere until late this afternoon when I loaded everyone up to go to my parents house to look for wood for our firepit. Who could have ever known that would be the highlight of today. Now we just need some chocolate, Graham crackers and marshmallows and we are good to go.

Ten

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Ella and Lauren became friends ten years ago when the Balls and Buckners were neighbors. We have all moved a few times since then but have continued to hold on to this friendship.

There have been times where we have gone a year or more without seeing them, but these two pick up like they have never been apart.

I remember their first meeting well. Lauren was just home from the hospital and Ella was six months old. Ella rolled all over the Ball living room while I held a precious brand new Lauren.

Success

They didn't win their final game but Tara finally got the hang of basketball. She was on fire. Her coach asked her what she had for breakfast. Good season Goodyear Eagles!!

Cougar

Coryn had a lunch date with Cooper today. I tagged along and chatted with his mom, Kristi and another friend, Heather. Cooper was quite smitten with Miss Coryn.

Effort

So I have spent the last week trying to figure out my phone blogging. In an effort to get back into the swing of blogging, I started small with a word and photo of the day.

Day one was a picture of an empty laundry basket with the word being accomplished! Rarely are all of my baskets empty and I can't explain why, but I feel awesome when it happens and will walk by my laundry room and just gaze at the empty baskets. I'd take another picture, but it would be a lie as two have clothes in them again.

Day two(yesterday) was a picture of my friend and partner in crime, Teresa. We went on a hike yesterday while all 6 kids were at school. We hiked, slid and climbed our way through mud and deer crap! We joked about it being just as good as a high priced spa treatment. We found an old tree house and I had an awesome picture of her all muddy. I felt like a kid again when I would get lost in the woods for hours.

So I tell you this because I realized yesterday that the pictures weren't posting here. So I have spent yesterday and this morning trying to figure out why and in my effort I deleted the pictures. I think I have finally figured it out though...SO without further ado I will start on Day three today. You will just have to imagine the pictures from the first two days. I am going to try to do this through the entire month of March. Stop laughing at me, because I really am going to do it!