Easter Weekend

The weather isn't so cheerful for Easter weekend, but these delightful little cookies are.

My parents are here visiting with us for the second time this week, a completely spur of the moment decision made after I commented about our backyard fence being almost blown over. The guys will be outside working and rebuilding the fence (if the rain holds off) and the girls are going shopping. Sadly, I'll be working, but it's been nice being all together!

Happy Easter,
Deana

New favorite things

Found this little candy dish at Off the Page, a Harry and David catalog clearance store, and promptly filled it with jelly beans for Easter.



Love this fabric basket by Colonial Mills. It's full of all my mini scrapbook albums that didn't have a home.



Ohh, these little Wisps are great to throw in your purse. Mini disposable toothbrushes! Love using these on my commute to work!

Family Time

Today was such a wonderful day! Mom and Dad came down to Baylor in Dallas for Dad's cancer doctor visit and Nikki and I both took the day off for some family time. Dad received a glowing report from the doctor, and we are so very thankful. It made the day that much sweeter too!

Lunch was at Mi Cocina, one of Nikki's favorite places. We also got to meet the family that she works for and they are such a sweet family of all girls. The rest of the day was spent shopping and having ice cream, of course.

Although, I believe the ice cream was just a stall tactic so that our day together would last longer. <3

Daisy love

Everyone that knows me, knows that I love daisies.

I wanted to take all of these home with me.

Aren't they lovely? and cheerful?

They make me smile.

Happy Sunday

I'm hijacking Deana's blog today to share a couple of dinner deals from TGIFridays. One of the perks of the job!



Just click, print and enjoy.

I'm lovin'

Spring and all the bluebonnets. They're everywhere right now, gorgeously growing along the sides of the highways and interstates. And yes, I picked one....couldn't help myself! Contrary to popular belief, it's actually not illegal.

Shortly after Thomas and I got married, we traveled to Ennis, Texas to visit the Bluebonnet Trails. This was one of my very first scrapbook pages that I ever made back in 1997!



Have a happy weekend! Hope you get out to enjoy the weather!

Huggles,
Deana

Flat Stanley visits Texas

Flat Stanley is the title character of a 1964 children's book by Jeff Brown. You can read about this book here.



The Flat Stanley Project provides an opportunity for students to make connections with students of other member schools who've signed up with the project. Students begin by reading the book and becoming acquainted with the story. Then they make paper "Flat Stanleys" and keep a journal for a few days, documenting the places and activities in which Flat Stanley is involved. The Flat Stanley and the journal are mailed to other people who are asked to treat the figure as a visiting guest and add to his journal, then return them both after a period of time.

My mom was asked to do this project for her niece's daughter, Korri who lives in Mississippi. These are the great pictures that she took. I just had to share them, doesn't she look cute?


Flat Stanley goes to work at the courthouse.


Flat Stanley hangs out at Mom's messy, er busy desk.


Flat Stanley visits the courtroom and watches Judge Miller in action.


Flat Stanley finally gets some playtime and travels to Texarkana to visit the state line between Arkansas and Texas.


Flat enjoys a fun movie. I bet he had popcorn too!


Flat also gets to enjoy a dipped cone! Lucky guy!