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VIP Weekend!

Our weekend started out with Chicken Noodle Butt coming home as his class VIP! This meant that he got to keep the classroom pet…a stuffed lizard…for the weekend! He was very excited about his new friend!

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It was the Talented One’s 17th birthday on Saturday, making him one VIP for the weekend, too!

Does he look happy?

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We didn’t get to celebrate his birthday much on Saturday though, because hubby was in a wedding. Once his wedding duties were over, he changed out of his tux and we had some fun on the dance floor! Well, they had fun dancing while I had fun snapping pictures!

This is the Drama Queen dancing with her cousin.

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And then there is Punky having a ball with the Drama Queen, Chicken Noodle Butt, the Princess, and a family friend. Can you see Chicken Noodle Butt getting down in the background? They boy went crazy on the dance floor! I wish we’d thought to video tape it as I’m sure we would have won some type of award!

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And finally, the Drama Queen got her wish and was able to dance with her daddy. She was able to twist her way down while Daddy did his best to keep up with her, laughing the whole time. I just love this shot! I’m sure one day when she gets married and has her own slide show, she’ll have this one on it as a Daddy/Daughter memory!

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And after all of that, we finally had a family celebration for the Talented One’s birthday. And I never even took my camera out and snapped a picture! But I did manage to have a nice time just talking and eating and hanging out. Not a bad weekend at all!

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I love it when I don't look forward to a week, and then, all of a sudden, God gives me little things to help make it so much nicer.

Like unexpected quiet times.

Unexpected moments with my children.

Unexpected moments with friends.

Last night we had a pre-celebration for the Talented One's birthday. One of my dear friends spends every Wednesday with us. B-boo and I used to go to her house every Wednesday while the little ones were at AWANA. Then I got sick. So she started coming to my house instead. The best things ever…because my whole family just loves her visits!

Last night, she brought brownies and ice cream…and marinara sauce. We invited some of my son's friends over and we had spaghetti and dessert. The Good-Looking one came over, too, so it made for such a nice evening! We spent the evening laughing and playing Mexican train. I was exhausted, but it was fun.

That's the kind of unexpected moments that I like...Just for the Joy of It!

 
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Lovin’ It!

I just love days like today! It started out kind of hectic, with trying to get the two little ones up and ready for school while trying to get B-boo and I out of the house first thing this morning. She had an evaluation today that would take up most of the day at the university, so I knew I'd be waiting for quite a while. I grabbed my Bible and study book, looking forward to some serious study time.

Once we got her settled in, I headed to the library. May I just say that I really liked it! I had a nice, big comfy chair, a little table all to myself, and complete and total me time. I can't remember ever being able to read or study anything without being interrupted. I spent two whole hours reading and studying about faith under pressure. It was awesome!

But the best part was the unexpected part. I just love it when that happens! My oldest son happened to have to be there today, so we got to have lunch with him. And then, after B-boo went back to finish, the Good-Looking One and I got to spend another 1 1/2 hours together, mostly just talking and enjoying a PomBlueberry thingie from the Coffee Bean. It was pretty good, but not near as good as spending half a day with my son.

B-boo and I finally made it home in just enough time to grab a quick "ah" moment, and then head over to youth swim night. Which was way cool…because I got to spend time with my friends, sitting around a table and talking and eating some amazing lasagna.

And then…we headed home. And not five minutes into the door, I was asked the following question:

"Mom! Who put the lizard in the freezer and why is his head split open?"

Well, it was nice while it lasted anyway….

Oh Happy Day!

This past winter, Punky and I were picking out the music for our Spring Concert, Call Her Blessed, with the Children's Choir. We knew we were doing the concert on Mother's Day and wanted a great finale! One day, Sharon over at Good, True and Beautiful posted a *Just for the Joy of It* post that had a video of "Oh Happy Day!" I knew right then and there that this was the song to sing for our grand finale!

So we went to work on the version from Sister Act II. We had three girls come together to sing the solo part of the song. The Drama Queen is in the yellow on the right, coming in as the third soloist. She was pretty sick the weekend of the concert, running a 102 fever, but she still managed to pull of that high note! Hubby finished editing the video last night, so here is the long awaited video!