Etsy pick of the Week

This necklace is beautiful! I love the color of the stones.

Quote of the Week

“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.”

Oprah Winfrey

Happy Weekend

Hope you have a relaxing and cool weekend!!!

1958-2009

He will always be an icon of our generation! I loved his music!!! My prayers are with his family!

Etsy pick of the Week

Wish You Were Here - limited edition print $30

Quote of the Week

We tell lies when we are afraid... afraid of what we don't know, afraid of what others will think, afraid of what will be found out about us. But every time we tell a lie, the thing that we fear grows stronger.

Tad Williams

Happy Father's Day

You are a fantastic daddy! What lucky little boys we have!!!

Tasty (to some)

These little pretties are from our garden. I hate tomatoes but Kris loves them! They are so easy to grow and I love all of the different varieties. Ty and Tucker love to check on them daily and help me water!

Darling

Jeffrey Campbell Patry Flat - $84

Meet me at the Pool

Ty did a fantastic job today at his meet. He has so much fun and it is such great exercise. Next Saturday is our last meet and it is at the UT swimming pool. He is so excited!!!

Beautiful

I love this video and the song also!!!

Another Great Quote

"Don't waste your effort worrying about what you have not done.
Spend your time working on what you now can do.
It's amazing how much you can accomplish when your heart is in it.
Drop the doubts, self-criticisms, and anxieties, and positively put your heart into what you're doing.
Enjoy the delicious feeling of making real progress based on your own focused efforts.
Have fun watching yourself accomplish as you complete each task.
Taking effective, meaningful action will put you in a positive frame of mind.
And that will open the door to many great new possibilities.
Go beyond wondering about it, or thinking it through, or planning for it.
Just go ahead and get it done.
Choose your destiny and delight in the fulfilling effort that makes it happen.
You can do it, and now is when."

- Ralph Marston

Quote of the Week

"Small boys become big men through the influence of big men who care about small boys." - Anonymous

Etsy pick of the Week

Loving these products!!! Great gift for Father's Day!

Ready, Set, Swim

Ty is loving being on the swim team. He is a great swimmer and has his third meet tomorrow!

OMG

Beautiful

I read this earlier and thought it was beautiful. I wanted to share it with you! Also, check out her cute blog!

"I wrote this while studying "Self and Society" --a course taught by the highly influential Linda Van Leuven P.h.D. whom is one of the persons I credit for giving me a significantly wider perspective on life."

"I think most people experience it, a feeling of being in limbo –times in which we have lost our sense of direction because we have left one thing and don’t know where to find the next. And then when you think, “ah, I’m here, I know,” in those moments you can almost be guaranteed that something will come along to put you in groundlessness, to pull the proverbial rug out. Maybe, the point is to stop striving for a place to rest comfortably, to have all loose ends tied, and to “know who you are.” Maybe what is really freeing or radical is to make friends with fluidity, to realize that change is only constant and that the tighter we grasp to an outcome or and idea of how things should be, the more we suffer when they are not that. As young people, we are always told what we should do or be doing. But the question ultimately is –what do I want to do? What makes my “heart sing”? And is it okay to not “know” but to still move forward anyway? Yes, of course!"

Spicy Zucchini Spaghettini

Spicy Zucchini Spaghettini

spaghetti
zucchini, julienned
pine nuts
red chili flakes
feta cheese, crumbled
fresh squeezed lemon juice
salt and pepper
olive oil

Heat olive oil in a large skillet on medium heat. Add zucchini and cook about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add chili flakes to desired intensity, but don't leave this ingredient out because the heat makes this dish sing!

Cook spaghetti in salted boiling water until al dente. Drain, reserving ¼ cup pasta water. Add pasta to skillet with zucchini and heat for 1 minute, adding some of the reserved pasta water if too dry. Remove from heat, add feta, pine nuts and fresh lemon juice. Toss to combine and serve immediately. If you're looking for more substance in this pasta, shrimp and garlic would be great additions as well.

I would love to make this in the next couple of weeks!! Sounds Yummy!!!

Etsy pick of the Week

"This gorgeous tray features a damask-style print of bright white on turquoise blue. It's in amazing shape...perfect for a bedside table, or for playing hostess!"

Quote of the Week

While we try to teach our children all about life,
Our children teach us what life is all about.

~Angela Schwindt