3 New Posts in one day!

Is there an award for me?

I probably don't deserve an award since my blog updates are a direct result of me procrastinating the chores that I don't want to do and that I have needed to do all summer but haven't done yet.

I go back to work on Monday... I may not have crossed everything off of my "TO DO:" list, but I have blogged, yes, I have.

Please scroll down and click on older posts to see the slide show I created of Karsen's 5th birthday party. I posted it with the June posts so it would at least be in her birth month!!!

Highlights of the Salyards' Family "Sucktacular" Vacation!

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

The Wall of Frame!

My friend Sarah recently helped me (and by helped I mean pretty much did it for me) with transforming a wall in my hallway into the most beautiful display of pictures I have ever known. Thank you, Sarah for your part in making such a meaningful change in our home.

Before:

After:

I know you can't tell from this post how amazingly beautiful this is, but just imagine Daryl and I standing in the hallway at 11:30 PM staring at it with tears running down our cheeks. (I can hear Daryl saying, "Shut up!" to me in my head because I outed him on that. Sorry, Babe! But it's true, people.) Please give me a call (so I can prepare some snacks and run the Dyson first) if you want to come over and take a look for yourself - it is worth the trip, indeed.

18 Questions for Janet

Here's how this came about.

Sarah asked Kim and Kim asked Jenny and Jenny asked Rebekah and Rebekah asked Angie and Angie asked me.

Now it is time for me to ask Janet who will ask Sarah and then we will start something new because this was just plain fun!

I'm going to ask Janet some questions that I know the answers to but I'll throw a few in that I don't have a clue about...

1. How long have you known Alan and how did y'all start dating?
2. Where did you spend most Sunday afternoons and evenings during your Freshman year of college?
3. Do you collect anything?
4. What is your favorite article of clothing?
5. If you could only have one crayon, which one would you want?
6. Besides the toilet snake, any other fears?
7. Describe a "great" Saturday.
8. If you could have any spa treatment once every week, which one would you want?
9. What magazine subscriptions do you have?
10. What are you longing for when you want "home cookin'"?
11. Craziest thing you've ever done?
12. Bath or shower?
13. What product from your "getting ready" routine is a "must have"?
14. If you could play any musical instrument without ever having a lesson what would you play?
15. What is/was your favorite cartoon?
16. Someone wants to get you a gift card to your favorite store. Where should they go?
17. Household chore you would most like to delegate?
18. What accomplishment you are you most proud of?

I love you, Jane!

maintenance may be necessary...

embarrassing but true...

i feel i owe it to you to tell the truth...

even if it is embarrassing for me...

you know how when a little boy gets a "buzz" haircut and his head just feels so cool to touch?

that must be the sensation Griffin was getting as he stood perfectly still rubbing my stubbly legs just now while watching Shark Week...

now you know...