Filofax Friday

Wow... It's been a while!  I'm getting back into the habit of blogging regularly, I promise.  My only excuse is that life happens.  The end of school completely threw off my groove!  I've been really busy, and just haven't been able to get around to posting.
Anyway, here's this past week:

Monday & Tuesday

Wednesday & Thursday

A friend and I made a quick business trip down to Idaho.  It was a good time, but it was quick!

Friday & Saturday

I'm really enjoying having my kids all day for the summer!  Lots of play time in the sun.

I hope you have a great weekend!  I plan to!

Filofax Friday, and a look at the Month of May

Phew!  It's Friday.  I'm so glad it's Friday.  Here's the last week's pages:

Musical notes.  These are so cute.  I love that they have hair and some are wearing hats.

I had a lot to do at the beginning of the week... Lots on those To Do lists!

I got to go out with some of my best girls Wednesday night, so I decorated accordingly. :)

Today is one of my Sister-in-Law's birthdays.  She has a thing for whales.

PARIS!  Not that I'm going there anytime soon.  I can dream, though, right?

This month is only going to get busier.  It's already looking crazy, and it's only the 2nd!  I love the Paris theme, though.  It makes me smile.

Have a wonderful weekend!  Mine is filled with baseball and birthday parties!  

Thankful Thursday, Week 16

I had a busy, busy, morning!  Which is why this post is so late today!
1.  Pastries with Parents.  My boys' school offered breakfast to parents this morning for their Book Fair.  We had a great time!  And this is "Geronimo," a character from one of the books... Not sure which one, though.

2. Play dates

3. That my boys are playing on the same team this year!  Go Burger Ranch!

4.  Wild Orange Essential Oil in my diffuser.  It smells so good in here.

5.  Girl's group.  I'm so thankful for the amazing women God has placed in my life!

6.  Reese's.  They've been giving me my chocolate fix this week.

7.  Rainy April Days

8.  Hot tea with honey and lemon

9.  Making new friends.

10.  For the pile of bills on my desk.  Well, I'm more thankful for the services that I'm paying for than for the bills themselves, but I'm glad that I have electricity and running water, and trash pick up.

11.  For my kids' songs at the piano.

12.  My dress form.  I love that it's adjustable to anyone.

13.  Book fairs.

14.  Anticipating visits from grandparents.  Mine are coming this weekend!

15.  My new paper "toys" from Haven.

16.  Printer ink.

17.  Tasks crossed of my To Do list.

18.  Religious freedom.

19.  Sleeping in.  I don't get to do it often, but I love it when I do!

20.  Ladybugs.  It's springtime!

Have a happy week!

Thankful Thursday: In Loving Memory

Yesterday was a rough day.  My friend Amber, from high school passed away.  She fought long and hard against Ovarian Cancer, and it took her Home much too soon.  But, I know that God has a plan.  And we can already see the way that He has used Amber's life to make this world a better place.  Rest in Peace, my beautiful friend!  Until we meet again...

Amber Rumpel 1982-2014

1. I'm thankful for childhood friends.  All the memories in Jr. High and High School that I have of Amber are filled with laughter.  I honestly don't remember her being sad.  She seemed to always be laughing about something.  What a gift!
2.  The legacy of laughter left behind.
3.  A WONDERFUL sense of humor.
4. A life lived to the fullest, even though she was so young.
5. Happy Memories.
6. The nostalgic feelings that looking through old yearbooks brings.

7.  God's provision and hand through all of this.

8.  Trust without borders.  Those words keep playing in my head... Although it's impossible to understand why she's gone, I pray that I can trust God without borders.

9.  I'm thankful that we didn't move.  That I'm still close enough that I can go celebrate Amber's life with our friends.

10. Amber's family.  She has two little boys.  Her family has shown such as example of love and support through this journey.

11.  Her best friend Amanda.  Unconditional love right there.  The other friends that Amber was surrounded by.  She was one of those people that you just couldn't help loving.

12. Photographs. 

Homecoming 1998

13.  Facebook.  I'm so thankful that we all can keep in touch.

14.  That Amber is no longer suffering. She fought hard, but she doesn't hurt anymore.

15.  Funny stories shared between friends.

16.  Peace that passes all understanding.

Regional Competition 1996 (I think)

17. Regional competition.  This was such a fun trip!  Such good memories there!
18.  The weddings of friends.  Amber was in several more weddings. This is definitely a special group of women.

Stephanie Sherard's Wedding.

19,  Friendships that last a lifetime.

20.  Love that transcends time.  These girls are all dear to me.  Although the years have taken us in different directions, although life has thrown us some curve balls, even though some of us are no longer as close as we used to be, Amber will always be a part of us.  

Thank you, God, for sharing Amber with us.  She's free now.