Things I loved this week..........

(These are a bit old.......i began it and didn't finish it!)

• My mom's classic dinners of Chicken with artichoke hearts and mushrooms, rice, salad, rolls and chocolate chocolate cake---for a welcome home meal.

• Taking 43 of my kids to see Beverly Hills Chihuahua---hearing their giggles was great but the movie was pretty cute, I was surprised.

• Cold Stone Ice Cream---sweetcream with strawberries and graham cracker crust. so yummy.

• Strawberry lemonade===i could drink it by the gallon.

• Walking into the Martinez house and having Lexi jump into my arms and hold on for over 10 minutes because she missed me.

• Taking ten of my teens to Tucson to experience the UofA and hearing crazy things like, "My brain has a photobucket and I remember that lady!" or "Is there a curfew in college" or watching their faces light up when we saw the bball team scrimmage---

• Volumous hair...love big hair :) (such an 80's girl!)

• Seeing Christmas decorations out and knowing that it's just days away...67 days to be exact.

• Knowing it will be 75 degrees tomorrow. (okay that was a week ago.........in real life, tomorrow it's going to be 96! So much for good wishes!)

• The sweet smell of lavender in my room.