Have you been to this fascinating site? For four years, these folks have been spreading this message around the world. You can even get your own You Are Beautiful stickers for a SASE or download the slogan. Check out the installations around the world and all of the ways they’ve spread their message. What a…
Category: happy stuff
Fairies Seem to Love Michigan
I’ve wanted to visit Ann Arbor for years because of the fairy doors all over the city, but now I’ve found out that Northville (also in Michigan) hosts lots of fairy doors too! Take a look at some of these darling little entryways. I think it must be at least a tiny bit magical to…
Take Chances, Get Messy, Be Real
When I tell my children the secrets to everything from a happy marriage to success in life to finding best friends, I’m pretty sure the biggest three are going to be these: Take chances. Get messy. Be real. This past week in Nebraska reminded me again how important these things all have been in my…
Little Things
I just stumbled on this old photo buried on Flickr and it made me smile. Normally, if an old van pulled up across the street and someone started taking pictures you’d probably think your cover was blown, but we know the newspaper editor of our tiny town so I kept blowing and the kids kept…
I Love…
Good friends… Signs of spring… Fearlessness Foolishness 😉 Dress up… Deep thoughts… Plants from friends across the country… Silliness… What’s making you smile lately? Happy Wednesday!
Seasons
It’s that time of year again… When we go from this: to this: Yay for (almost) spring!
Happy Things
I downloaded photos off my camera today and found so many happy photos. I thought I’d share a few pictures of the things that make us happy around here. Impromptu dress-up parades Pearls with nightgowns Helping Daddy do dishes Messy crafts Outsmarting messy crafts Insanely delicious homemade jelly we made (with grapes we picked!) last…
Because You’re Never Too Young to Boogie
Need a smile? I love this baby! 🙂 [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikTxfIDYx6Q]
A Visit to Antarctica
Okay, it wasn’t really Antarctica, but it sure seemed like it! Sometimes you need a little sunshine, a change of scenery and a delightful child or two to put your insides right again. I was feeling pretty horrible the other day because of the recent child abuse tragedy. I wrote articles and researched more than…
The Duck Song
Sometimes you just need a little pick-me-up. Here’s a video that our family plays all the time when we need to entertain 2-year-old Alex or just get a smile. The girls and I even sing it while making supper. It grows on you! 🙂 [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtN1YnoL46Q&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0] There’s also a sequel… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jjcAuEYW9M&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0] And a third! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7OmyncI1dU&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0] Waddle,…