Dear Friday,

I liked you.  You are almost over now, but you were a really good day to the Kelleys.  Big things were accomplished.  I look forward to seeing you next week.

Sincerely, Laura

1)  Nutter Butter Balls are one of my most favorite treats to eat and share.  They are super easy and way delicious.  I did some baking today to spread some love and when I was just about to purchase a second bag of Nutter Butter cookies to make 2 batches I made a very good, big decision…I went with Fudge Striped Dark Chocolate cookies instead.

Well Shut.The.Front.Door.  Good golly, me oh my.  Insert any other shocked wording because these little things are amazing.  Just crush the whole package up, blend it with 8oz cream cheese and then dip them in white chocolate.  I just have no more words.

2)  Today we set a yard sale date…a yard sale to help raise money for our carepoint Ngungwane in Swaziland, Africa through Children’s Hopechest.  So locals mark your calendars…September 13-14…Friday and Saturday.  All the money made will go directly to the kiddos at the carepoint.  I’m thinking a bake sale will probably be in order as well.  If you would like to donate items or bake some treats or help us sort and price, shoot me a message.  The memories I have attached to yard sales are so very fond of Mom, so my heart fluttered a bit as we set the official date.

3)  We have been looking for a house since last year.  We continue to press on looking…ALL.THE.TIME.  Today I decided to branch out…to take a chance…and cross my fingers.  The kids and I may have driven around…road by road…and when we spotted a house we thought might fit our needs I dropped them a little note.  We’ll see what happens.  Ignore the toothbrush.

4)  It was recently made known to me by my cousin Rebecca that if you add a melted stick of butter to the filling part of Gooey Butter Cake magic will happen.  Gooey Butter Cake is straight from Jesus, but throw in the extra butter and The Trinity shows up.  I will always recommend making it with the extra stick now.  Always.  I told you, big things happened today.

And 5)  Today I set up our fundraising pages for the American Heart Associations Heart Walk in Nashville this October 12.  We have so appreciated all your love and support and prayers for Amon over the past year.  The 1-year-anniversary of his sweet little repaired heart is coming up and we are celebrating by walking, raising awareness and funds in support of the American Heart Association.  We have set quite the lofty goal…I probably didn’t think it through very well, but hey, it will be a nice challenge.  If you feel so inclined to make a tax deductible donation in honor of Amon you can CLICK HERE and see our personal fundraising page and all the details.  If you would like to join our team Ace Of Hearts and raise money by sharing information with your friends and family, you can CLICK HERE and join our team.  We would be extremely honored and appreciative of any help at all.  And locals, please mark your calendars to come out and walk with us on October 12.  Register HERE for free to walk with us and join our team Ace of Hearts.  I know it will be a great day.

So those are my 5 big things.  It was a pretty great day.  Hope your weekend is crazy blessed.

Happy Friday!