More Photos from My Over-scheduled Summer

I'm going to have to reassess my evaluation of myself as a person who isn't very busy. This summer has been the most intense of my life. I have never tried to have so much fun in so little time. Note previous posts about Disneyland and Arches, plus all the little things, like a movie every week with my sister, craft day every week, hanging out with friends more, playing baseball for the older two boys, and then there are still four more majorish trips we have planned for this summer. Zion, Yellowstone, another family reunion and climbing Mt. Nebo. I swear, this is turning into a travel blog. Sorry, I swear I'll stop after the summer is over.

In the past few weeks, we went to David's family reunion. His parents and all their eight children, their spouses and then all the grandchildren gather every other summer--the only time we are all in the same spot. It's an event.

Some of my favorite pictures from the week:

Maxton playing the piano at the piano recital.

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I'm a Guest Blogger at House of Hepworths!

The world is a small, small place sometimes. I'm guest blogging over at House of Hepworths today. I've actually known Allison for a long, long time. I'm not sure how long, but we went to the same church in Austin, Texas when we were kids. I also knew her husband, Ben. And now I get to follow her current life on her blog! So cool!

Anyway, go check out my post and a few of Allison's projects, which are all awesome. She loves spray paint nearly as much as I do. Of course, I think us craft bloggers pretty much keep the spray paint industry going. . .

And if you've come here from House of Hepworths, thanks for stopping by! I hope you like it here and will download a freebie or two or leave a comment or follow me or otherwise make your presence known. Lurking is fun, but typing is exercise!

I've started a new blog: Come follow my crafting adventures on my new blog. Find me at: creativeirony.com.

A Pretty for My Living Room

The living room of my house was the first I designed in my head. I lost sleep over the thing! I did sketches! I spent hours virtual shopping. I've researched couches and searched and searched for the perfect one. I even posted a mood board of sorts before we even bought our house--you can find it here. I've since changed my mind about the couch. About 30 times.

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Cherries!

This weekend, we've been picking cherries. The cherries on our huge cherry tree out back have ripened this weekend. This is our first year of harvesting cherries. Last year, the first year in our new house, the bugs and birds got to the them. This year, we were more prepared.

We are eating them fresh (I don't like them fresh, but I'm a strange anomaly when it comes to food), drying them in a food dehydrator, and making jam. So far, my sister and I have made 15 jars of jam. They are sweet cherries; we think they are, more specifically, corum cherries or maybe Royal Ann.

I've started a new blog: Come follow my crafting adventures on my new blog. Find me at: creativeirony.com.