"We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about."

— Charles Kingsley (via thatkindofwoman)

(Source: thewinterwind, via thatkindofwoman)

Happiest of Mondays to you and yours.

[When I Get Older — Wild Party]

via: thiswayforadventure:

indieless:

when I get older | wild party

A feel good song for a day that feels so blue.

(Source: wakefathom)

Chickens and Gardens

  • My email to Camp Director: Hatching new ideas for the chicken coop/garden expo! ...
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  • Camp Director email to Me: Sow it begins. [with an attached picture of seedlings in soil trays]
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  • I guess you could say I'm pretty excited to begin my summer job.

The Littlest One Graduates from High School on Saturday.

About a week ago, she was staring in the mirror with her purple grad cap on her head, complaining to me about how silly it looked.

“It looks silly on everyone,” I replied not paying her much attention.

She tilted her head back and forth to adjust her hair and the angled cap, trying to get them to somehow agree with one another. After a few minutes of wrestling, she admitted defeat with an audible sigh.

“Which side does the tassel go on before you graduate?”

I absentmindedly answered and just happened to look up. I’m so glad I did. In the mirror, I saw a brief moment of defiance. A devilish grin sneaked across her face.

She thwopped the tassel down with purpose on the post grad side, turned away from the mirror, and sauntered out of the room.

“I’m already graduated.”

She didn’t even look back.


Someone sassy and confident is ready for college.

sandragodina:

Praise these friendships.
Based on dancing, Ice, flights into the unknown, and overall joy. 

This one is a keeper. And I’m not just talking about the photograph.
At first, I lamented the fact that Sandra and I met only a few months ago. What good friends we could have been if only we had met earlier in college!
But what I’m realizing is that maybe we are not meant to be merely college friends. Maybe we’re meant to be grown-up friends as well. 
That little lady on the left is a good egg, y’all. The best egg. 

sandragodina:

Praise these friendships.

Based on dancing, Ice, flights into the unknown, and overall joy. 

This one is a keeper. And I’m not just talking about the photograph.

At first, I lamented the fact that Sandra and I met only a few months ago. What good friends we could have been if only we had met earlier in college!

But what I’m realizing is that maybe we are not meant to be merely college friends. Maybe we’re meant to be grown-up friends as well.

That little lady on the left is a good egg, y’all. The best egg. 

Note To Self #63

Less talking is better than too much talking.

Some of my favorite things (and they all happened today)

  • sleeping in late
  • reading books
  • running in the sunshine
  • eating grilled cheese sandwiches cut in triangles
  • hearing people call me “Jennie Catherine”
  • sitting on the tractor
  • drinking water from our well
  • laughing with my family

[On Her Own — Ben Kweller]

Here’s to a summer of determination.

[When You Come Back Down — Nickel Creek]

You gotta leave me now
You gotta go along
You gotta chase a dream
One that’s all your own
Before it slips away

Graduation.

Nuff said.

sandragodina:

She’s the Fairest in the Southland. 

We’ll pledge our love to her for aye.

sandragodina:

She’s the Fairest in the Southland. 

We’ll pledge our love to her for aye.