Wherever you go....there you are......

so........i've been bloggin about more than just the 2redhens as of late......but i hear these little statement and i want take them to heart and put them to practice.......easier said than done......the saying above seems easy enough, huh? but when you dig in it means so much more.....it can teach you to stop constantly wishing you were somewhere else. we tend {or at least i do} to believe that if we were somewhere else - on vacation, with others, had a different career, a different home, a different circumstance - somehow we {or should i say i} would be happier and more content. but guess what.......we wouldn't!!!! Truth is these habits of whining, wishing thing were different, feeling flustrated and annoyed will follow me and you wherever we go........ and so the reverse is true. if we have have a happy, content attitude that too will follow us from person to person from place to place......

so....... my new focus is to become more peaceful with where i am, rather than focusing on where i would rather be........i believe that i will begin to find a new peace in the present.

If someone throws you the ball........

.....you don't have to catch it! I need to learn to take this advice to heart. With all the hooplah going on with the opening of the office.....decisions on paint colors.....floors......furniture....signs.....window stickers.....counter tops.......rugs........seriously....it goes on and on. I've got to learn to say NO! last week was VBS and swim lessons.....btw jack....aka the swim whisper successfully taught the 2redhens to swim in 1 week.......this week is working on the office......and next week is camp Artselle.....and golf camp...... oh......please someone teach me to not catch the ball when it is thrown to me! And as if there isn't enough going on i start training to work in the office very soon.......i'm going to start dropping all these balls very soon........here's some pic's of my 2redhens doing what they do when school is out.......have fun.......

The last day of school.......

I have put off writing this blog about the last day of school ......(the last day was well over a week ago).....because it has hit me recently that my little ones are well not little ones any more. You see my little redhen finished up kindergarten and is now a "grader"..... Here's a quick story about the word ""grader"........ When we lived in madison we had the sweetest neighbor's ever.... the Riley's....... and their little boy Samuel and our oldest redhen started kindergarten together, and all year they waited and waited until they could be "grader's" like the big kids they so looked up to...... so, now little E is a "grader" and I don't want her to be! I want her to stay a little and need me......I asked her the last day of school did she not just want to go back to Mrs. S next year and do Kindergarten again.....I mean is that too much to ask? and she looked at me with that look she has........ and said.......... "momma, NO.....if you want a baby then just have another baby!" I told her that wasn't really an option and that I didn't want to start all over with a little baby......... I just wanted her to stay in Kindergarten and to that she replied....... "well, just adopt a kid that is ready for kindergarten then......... because I'm going to first grade next year!"..... So, I am sad....... but I'm excited for her........ that she approaches life with such anticipation........... I hope 1st grade is all she hopes that it will be! The big redhen is also very excited about 3rd grade. I hope that she will finally get a teacher that will challenge her....... we are hope for Mr. W........ Here are some pics from the last day of school........ a sweet friend of mine Tara Mc..... over at http://smittenandco.blogspot.com/ made these very cute shirts for the 2redhens .......you should scoot on over there and check out her new 4th of July shirt's ........ we've got to get those too! .........Oh, and BTW before everyone starts asking......no were are no going to have another baby.....and no we are not going to adopt any kids.......we have enough going on right now opening the State Farm Office......I'll be posting on that soon......