a week in pics...

...from my camera phone!

so, please disregard the quality :)

as i said in the post before, last weekend was spent for the most part by the pool at blake's house...thank goodness for a relaxing weekend because the week to come was a dosy!

monday ~ we came home to a bare yard....our big damaged trees were cut down....the yard is quite open now to say the least...but when i look around at the constant reminders of april 27th in my neighborhood i have nothing but total gratitude to God for sparing our house and our lives in these terrible storms...many were not spared...many homes were destroyed in our area....and our thoughts & prayers go out to those each and every day...

tuesday ~ a day at home with my baby boy! monday at school he spiked a fever....

tuesday we went to the doctor....diagnosis "yucky throat & swollen nodes"...what?!?!...ran a low grade fever all day....until about 6pm, then he spiked back up to 103!...

wednesday ~ as i predicted, the phone call from the doctor's office...."his throat culture grew, it's strep!"....well no duh!!!....really, when will you people listen to the mama!!...seeing as he was already home with his daddy it was easy to get him started on meds....and he was already feeling like a new child, see....

thursday ~ yet another child brought home to me with a fever, sore throat & tummy ache....ugh!!...but this time they actually listened and the doctor just called her in meds....whoohoo!! we were able to get her started on meds that night so by friday afternoon she looked like this already....

speaking of friday ~ my mom came up for a visit and surprised me with an amazing book....and i devoured it like a classic novel...i poured over each page, picture & recipe...oh that woman knows the way to my heart!

saturday morning ~ mom & i were up with the birds thanks to grant, so we made the best of it and took off for pepper place market....i LOVE strolling through the rows of scrumptious fruits & veggies, bountiful beautiful flowers, fragrant herbs, creamy cheeses, crusty fresh baked breads, amazing gorgeous art and more!....thank you snow's bend farm for brightening my kitchen table with these beauties...

saturday afternoon found us at a local crawfish boil....mom and i had been shopping around town and spotted this little gem about to ensue...and the best part, it was free!

the kids did not disappoint...they both LOVED the crawfish!...

it was a great end to a crazy week!

...and this week is crazy for another reason...it is the last week of school! unbelievable....wasn't i just walking audrey into first grade?!?!...wow...between softball practices, may day play day, zoo trips & more we should all be ready for the memorial day long weekend!