My Haircut

I don't get haircuts very often. I haven't found a place that I love yet. I have a friend that cuts hair, but our schedules don't always coincide. So I just keep putting off getting my hair cut. I can't even tell you the last time I had gotten it cut! I wanted to get my haircut at Easter and that didn't happen. Then came Mother's Day and it still hadn't happened. My hair was so bad that I was always wearing it in a pony tail. This past Saturday, I had my 3 kids plus 3 more kids for most of the day. Then I took my 3 kids sandal shopping - it was not fun. After we got home from shopping, I was very stressed from the day's events. I decided that I didn't care who cut my hair, I was going to get a much needed hair cut. Out I went. The first place I went was closed for the evening. I had a feeling that I was going to find that most places were going to be closed, so I just started praying. Many people would think that I am silly for praying for a haircut, but for most of my life, I have found myself praying when I am unsure about the situation, no matter how trivial it seemed. I ended up spotting a place and when I pulled into the parking lot, it was unclear whether it was opened or not. The sign had some numbers missing. There was an sign that said "open". The lights were on, but I couldn't see any people. I just decided to try the door anyway and lo and behold it was open! I walked in and there was a lady cutting a guy's hair, although she looked confused when I asked for a haircut. She had me sit down while I waited for her to finish. When it was my turn, she was very nice and did my hair just the way I wanted it. During the course of the haircut, after talking about our families and so on, I find out that they were suppose to close at 6:00 and here it was almost 9:00! Crazy! I was shocked! I was still in shock when I paid, that I didn't mention that I wanted to add a tip to my charge and I forgot to ask her name. I had been thinking about her all weekend after that and as much as it is out of my comfort zone to do this, I wrote a thank you note with a tip and dropped it off at the hair dresser's. She wasn't there, so I hope she gets it. Getting my hair cut may have been a trivial thing, but it was definitely a blessing!

Mother's Day

For the last 3 years, Kirk has been making me a Mother's Day meal. He will find a recipe and take the time to go to the grocery store and make the marinade from scratch. It is usually something that I wouldn't make and it is always a treat. This year, Kirk made Salmon with honey-mustard sauce, coleslaw, and an ice-cream stuffed orange. It was all very tasty! There was another fish that Kirk made with a citrus marinade, but he couldn't remember the name. Click on the links and it will take you to the recipe.

And here are my kids!

It was nice to sit and enjoy my new patio.
I hope you had a beautiful Mother's Day!

Easter Sunday

I already had something for my youngest to wear for Easter, but I found these shirts and ties on sale at JCPenney and I couldn't resist. I kept looking for a dress for my daughter, but the cheapest I could find was a dress for $18-$20 and then I found one for $12 at Costco. So I was pleased with the kids' outfits. Why is it so important to dress up at Easter? I don't know but I can't help myself.

The Marshalls came for church service. The baby in the picture is theirs. I was working in the nursery and he came to visit. I couldn't keep him happy, so his daddy had to come and help. Then we went home and had Easter dinner together. It was a nice day to celebrate our Lord's Resurrection with our friends.

Grandma Helen sent stuff for the kids' baskets, but I added to it. It is funny, though, my mom maybe once got us stuff for Easter. I never got an "Easter basket." How times change! I harbor no bad feelings, though.

Also, notice our backyard. Kirk and I worked most of the day Friday to get grass in the backyard. It was nice to take pictures on green grass! Kirk has been working hard to get our backyard done! He has been putting his flair on the backyard - he definitely is artistic! You need to come and visit soon and see it for yourself.