Welcome to High Five for Friday – hosted by Katie, Tif, Della, and Caitlin! If you want to know more, read about it here!
This week’s featured blogger is Ashley from Life on the Parsons Farm! She’s a wife and a mommy to the most adorable girl, Ellie! Her blog is about what I adore – what it’s like as a mom, juggling life and all the ups and downs that come with it, and trying to find the joy that’s there! She’s so open about the journey of adopting, and now raising their sweet Ellie, but also finds ways to be uplifting as she and her husband go through infertility struggles. She is such an encouragement! Go on over to Ashley and say a big HELLO!!
I am a little bit shocked that today is Friday. Didn’t we JUST do this H54F thing a few days ago??
1. Today is my 31st Birthday! I plan on celebrating by not cooking (except that I am making my own birthday dessert, but I do that every year) and getting my free Starbucks drink. To be honest, I’m actually not all that enthusiastic about it. Not because I’m now 31. It’s because Elizabeth and I both have nasty summer colds and we both are getting on each other’s nerves. Toddlers and mommies with colds don’t mix. We’ve watched a lot of Daniel Tiger this week. However, in honor of my birthday, I did a fun blog post on 31 random facts about me! It was fun to put together! Check it out to see if there were any surprises 🙂
2. The TV saga continues. If you missed it last week, we spontaneously purchased a TV… and now it’s living in a rather large niche over our fireplace. I really LOVED what I had up there before, and now I’m just looking at a large TV. Plus, I can’t say having the TV really makes that much of a difference to the quality of my TV watching. My husband might disagree… To be continued….
3. It was a great week for editing videos! HA! I managed to power through 3 that had been sitting on the back burner. So this week my first Empties video went live! It was all about drugstore makeup I’ve used up. Go check it out and let me know what you’ve tried and loved! Stay tuned for an empties video all about skincare and haircare!
4. This article about missing close friends that live far away was making the rounds on Facebook this week. In fact I even posted it on my FB page. While it made me all sniffely thinking about friends that are precious to me but aren’t near me, it did make me happy to think of friends that ARE near me! I’m so grateful for a fun, supportive, uplifting, hilarious group of friends where I’m comfortable being me! Bonus that they love Elizabeth too. And a bonus bonus(!) that we’ve got friends spread out all over the country, so that no matter where we choose to go on vacation, we’ve got someone to visit.
5. Elizabeth’s entertainment factor went up a lot this week! I finally scored a cheap, wooden play kitchen on Craigslist for her, and she is so thrilled!! And one morning she crawled into an empty box, and started having a great time. What’s a mom to do but to toss in some stickers and crayons! We had a great time decorating it!
Kind of the most boring highlights ever, but I’m all congested and can’t think straight! HAHA!
So what were you up to this week? Let me know! Or better yet, link up!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! I’m so sorry to hear that you and Elizabeth are both battling colds! I hope it eases up and that you have a wonderful day ahead!! I’ve helped decorate many cardboard boxes with my girlies over the years. It was always fun to see them use their imaginations and have so much fun with …a box! lol 🙂 Wishing you a happy ending to the tv saga! I’ll stay tuned to hear how it all turns out. 😉 Heading over to read your 31 facts now – yay! *Birthday Hugs attached here!* xo – Brenda // Chatting Over Chocolate
Thank you!!!! And yes, it will be fun seeing each time, as Elizabeth gets older, how she decorates the boxes. This time, it was just coloring. Next time, she could decorate it because she’s pretending it’s something else. Who knows?? But it’s just such fun to watch 🙂
Happy Happy Birthday! I hope you recover from your summer colds soon so you can celebrate.
Thank you!! And I finally am feeling back to my usual self. And so is Elizabeth – thankfully!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATIE!! *tosses confetti* I hope you have the best day, despite being sick. Maybe that just means you can run amok in the drugstore beauty section while picking up tissues and things! 😀 Also, Elizabeth in the box! SO cute! Have a great BIRTHDAY weekend!
HAHAHAHA!!!! I don’t know why I didn’t think of this excuse – I’m sick, so off to Target I go to get medicine and tissues and *cough* nail polish *cough*. Genius! I’m saving that for my next illness 🙂
Oh my gosh Elizabeth in the box is so sweet! I love that you guys decorated it. Boxes are the best aren’t they?!
Boxes are indeed the best! Don’t know why it has taken us this long to decorate one!
Happy birthday! Sorry to hear that you are sick :/ that is no fun! Hope you feel better soon! Elizabeth in that box is so cute! My siblings and I loved playing in boxes when we were little. haha! Have a great weekend!
We used to love playing in boxes too! So it was only natural Elizabeth would have a fun time 🙂 Hope you had a wonderful weekend!
Happy Birthday! I hope that both you and Elizabeth feel better! That is such a cute idea! I saw Anne at In Residence do something super similar for her toddler. I’d never thought of it before, but it looks like they both had a great time in their box. Have a wonderful birthday and weekend!
Sarah
http://mybowsandclothes.blogspot.com/
Maybe Anne’s pictures were buried in my sub-conscious! That would make sense. Our kiddos are literally just days apart! HA! I kind of want to find a bigger box so we can both get in it 🙂
Happy Birthday. I hope you have an amazing day/year 😉
trish – tales from trish
Thank you!!!
Happy birthday, Katie! I hope you feel better soon so you can really celebrate 😉 I totally understand the TV struggle..my husband is all about researching electronics to get the best sound/picture/quality/what have you. Boys and their toys… Happy Friday!
Mariah @ Faith & Fashion
http://www.faithandfashionblog.blogspot.com
HA! Yes, boys and anything with a power cord. 🙂 It’s been a nice birthday weekend! And thankfully I am feeling so much better now, and so is Elizabeth!
Whoops. I thought your birthday was earlier this week. So please transfer my birthday tweet to today. 🙂 I am definitely jealous of Elizabeth’s new play kitchen…that was my favorite toy from childhood and I kind of wish I knew someone who had one so I could play with…err babysit them. 🙂
HAHA! No worries – I celebrate birthdays for whole weeks, so it was still a timely comment 🙂 And I have the same feelings about the play kitchen. I love it! And I can clearly remember when my mom got rid of our play kitchen. Tears were shed.
Happy birthday to you! I hope you can enjoy your day a little bit even with your cold and feel better soon!
I do feel better, thank you!!! And it’s been a fun birthday weekend. (I celebrate for as long as I can!)
Happy birthday! I hope you and Elizabeth feel better soon! Thanks for hosting. Have a fun weekend. 🙂
Thank you! And we are now, thank goodness. We were quite the sad pair. Hope you’re having a fun weekend too!