Friday, Lets Make Out

No matter what kind of week we’ve had around here it seems like Friday always brings a bit of redemption.  Sigh.  It’s been a week of crazy highs and crazy lows around the Kelley house.  And I humbly type out a whole slew of random items yet again.  I need to ask my friends if I am indeed this random in person as well.

Next Saturday is the May Bible Journaling class.  I am crazy excited.  This month’s fees will be headed to bless an office of 60 social workers.  Social workers are over worked and often not thanked near enough.  We’re going to take the class funds and bless them a little bit.  I hear they always need blue ink pens…which kind of cracked me up.  I cannot wait to see how much we raise and how it will be put to use to encourage and spur on some hard working people!!!  If you want to join the class I still have spots available so shoot me a message HERE.

This week was Teacher Appreciation Week.  I love this week.  I was once a teacher and although it’s been a while since I had my own classroom full of littles I remember how hard I worked and how much love I poured into my classroom and students.  I also remember how it was all too often a job which did not receive near the appreciation it so deserved and I also remember the parents who did shower me with love and I want to be one of those!!!  We hit the teacher jackpot this year, so it’s such an honor and privilege to love on our teachers a little extra on weeks like this and creativity and color are two of love languages…I decided to pass it along.  We love our teachers!!

At a meeting for our foster daughter this week one of the ladies who was there kept giving me these soft chewy candies for her.  After sharing one with her I then started pocketing these sweet savory treats and hoping this lady would never leave our meeting.  They are so good.  And I have no idea what they are or where you get them, but I kept some of the wrappers to hunt them down.  If you buy some just hide them away and eat them alone in your closet.  It’s okay.  I give you permission.

**UPDATE ON TOFFIX** I just found this because I can’t quit thinking about them.  And I watched it 10 times…and it solved everything 🙂

Speaking of our current littlest…she insisted on sitting in this tiny box top and while I was snapping pictures for her momma she toppled.  Every time I look at it I crack up all over again.

And speaking of our current littlest’s momma…Mother’s Day is Sunday and every year this day changes and twists and morphs into something completely different than the last.  So many ladies to honor and remember and celebrate and encourage…our foster daughter’s mom is at the top of this list.  We think it’s important for her to know she is celebrated even though it looks differently than last year.  We think it’s important she knows we love and recognize her for all she is and is going to be.  We think it’s important for her to know we’re here, we support her and we love her whole family.  Every year this day just knocks my socks off…every year God asks for it to be a little something more…a little something different…and I truly love that.

(I had to blur out her name)

I had the privilege of doing several Mother’s Day orders.  I’m kind of a big gushy fool over husbands who contact me to surprise their wives.  This 12×12 was one of my favorites.  Maybe because they are our friends or maybe because, just give me all the colors of the world.  I’m not ruining any surprises either…this gift has already been given.  I’ll keep the other’s under wraps.

Amon had a very minor outpatient surgery this week.  He’s resting and recovering pretty decently for a wildly active 3-year-old.  I wasn’t much worried except for anesthesia stuff because he’s got a pesky leaky valve which can cause anesthesia problems.  Everything went fine, but I was quite taken back with all the kind and thorough doctors and nurses who checked and rechecked and checked again that sweet little heart of his.  Made me a bit teary.

And lastly, last night we got to celebrate this girl!  You guys, God knew I needed her in my life.  He just knew it.  Again with the teacher love, but I adore Harper’s art teacher (she’s Hudson & Solomon’s too).  They do the most awesome art projects varying in a million different mediums.  Our school is just awesome!!!  Anyways, one of her art pieces was chosen for the Mayor’s Art show at the Frist Musuem and I probably cried 5000 times while walking through the museum last night.  They had a whole gallery area of all the kids artwork and then a little reception with cookies and lemonade and our mayor.  I loved watching all those kiddos and their loved ones looking and talking and being all proud and supportive of each other.  Then they made me really cry when they called each art teacher up on stage.  Then they really really made me cry when they called all the kids up.  Art and kids and amazing public schools doing all the good, hard work…caring and creating and pouring into kiddos…no one could save me…I was a goner.  These are my people and I could barely muster out words without being a big cry baby.  It was grand.

I’m all teary from just typing that last part.  I need help!  Send cookies.

Happy Friday!

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