Weekly Wrap Up

We are enjoying these laid back weeks of August here in our country home. May, June, and July were quite packed with fun, family things. But August? August is blissfully free of any major commitments. And that is more than alright with me. This weekend stretches ahead of us with few plans. So we shall be soaking in the summer as it eases into fall. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. Here is a wrap-up of our week...

We rode to Mass with the top off the Jeep...

And took selfies just for fun.

We had a wonderful time at Steve's family reunion.

His brother and wife live right on a lake, and host the party every year.

My niece Nicole took Flynn with her down to the water, and her daughter and Flynn had fun playing together.

Life has a way of coming full circle..

I used to watch Nicole when she was little.

Now, my daughter and her daughter play together. : )

Ahhh. Zucchini.

Are you running out of ways to use it yet?

This recipe for Cheesy Zucchini Rice is amazing!

But shhhh. We substituted butter for the Country Crock.

 

And then there is this yummy chocolate zucchini cake.

Please tell me my photography skills have improved since that post!

My beautiful mother came to visit!

She loves to sit on our porch and just enjoy the view.

We had some iced coffee and visited all afternoon.

I finished my yearly scrapbooking too.

I have been scrapbooking for twenty years.

I love doing it, and am so happy that I have these books to pass on to my children someday.

This is how I keep up with it...

At the end of every month, I print out the pictures that I want to use.

When they arrive in the mail, I immediately separate them into piles. Then I put each child's pile into a zip lock bag...Yes...super high tech here.

Every August, I take a few days and devote them to scrapbooking.

Because everything is all ready...I keep a tub of supplies ready and stocked...it is not a major task.

I have three ring binder scrapbooks for each child.

I use colored cardstock and once each page is completed, I slide it into a plastic sleeve that I then put into each book.

Each child has four books, divided into five years each.

And that is that.

New topic.

Am I the last person to discover that Walmart is now selling Yankee Candles????

I found two of our favorite scents today.

And I may have even lit the Honeycrisp Apple Cider this afternoon.

The fall lover in me couldn't resist.

And look what else!!!!

OK. These I put in the pantry until fall.

I swear.

Wow.

This was a long one.

Sorry!

Have a wonderful weekend, my friends.

And remember to take some time to just be.