What do you

wonder about?  I'm listening to the sound of thunder right this very moment.  Love it.  I wonder how God makes it.  Trent tells the kids that God is rearranging his furniture and He is just making noise.  

I wish I knew many things right now.  We can't see what is going on, but know something is.  We know the end is going to be beautiful but right now it seems ugly.  It feels ugly.  I don't like ugly.  I want beautiful.  Sigh.   I like things planned out accordingly.  I wonder why but I am still trusting in the bigger picture.

On a lighter note, I wonder why some people have been given the ability to make me laugh so hard I cry.  Trent and I went to Date Night last night.  Very funny and very naughty in parts.  Some of the lines...I don't want to recommend it because of the naughty parts but man oh man....funny.

I wonder how many English words my cat actually understands.

I wonder what it would be like to fly to the moon.

I wonder how long I have with those I love and if I'm missing my opportunity to be with them this very second.

I wonder how God can completely love me in spite of who I am, yet I know He does.

I wonder what I should be doing with my life.

I wonder if I could do a back handspring again....maybe shouldn't think too hard about this one or I may end up in the ER.

So, what do you wonder about?

Capitol Hill

Trent and I went to DC last Wednesday.  Trent received the award for State Assistant Principal of the Year, along with other recipients from the 50 states.  I'm so proud of him.  Here is with his medal in front  of the Capitol with friend and Congressman Adrian Smith...

With his kindness, we were fortunate to tour the Capitol in a not so average way...

Here we are on the balcony of the Capitol, overlooking the Mall.  We went to other sites but this was our favorite day.   

We also were able to visit with a friend of mine, Miss Erin.  I love this girl...she brilliant, kind and hasn't changed a bit.  I love friendships that you can just pick up where you left off.  Friendships like this are meant to be treasured.

Here's the Lincoln Memorial, I love this site.

Notice his hands?  One is forming the letter A and the other an L...Trent said the sculptor was hearing impaired and this was intentional.  What are your thoughts?

Here's the first stop we made in DC...funny.

What are these bushes called and would they grow in Nebraska?  They are just gorgeous...I found them at Mt. Vernon but saw them everywhere.

I want to live here; the gardener's house at Mt. Vernon.

This is Mt. Vernon:

 I wouldn't mind living there either, but the gardener's house would be just fine!

We ate lunch at the Mt. Vernon Inn and had a mug of peanut and chestnut soup...delicious!

We can't wait to go back. 

Silver Bella Sunday

My sister Lynn and I had a fun afternoon.  We took out the kits from last year's Silver Bella goodie bags and started creating.  Here's what I came up with...

"You are a Prize"

Apron Ornament

Victorian and Fairy Girl

We had a great time.  Please check here for Lynn's links to where the kits came from...I misplaced the names of the girls....so sorry!

We can't wait for another fun time in Omaha in November!  Registration is still open, click here.

Will summer come before I go to crazyville?

This lovely place is in Wyoming...we try to go there every summer.  I can't help but love the name, Crazy Woman Canyon.  I feel a little crazy today.  I need summer.  I need the warm breeze.  I have zero creative inspiration in me.  Crazy Woman Canyon is calling my name!

Saturday's find

.15 cents!  That's it...yes, fifteen cents for this Vera scarf.  Could it really be a Vera?  The tag says, scarves by VERA, it has a fancy font on the scarf with a cute ladybug next to it, so it has to be right?   If it isn't, please don't ruin my fun!

A new handbag you can make

When I was in China this summer, my sister went to yard sales and found these wonderful vintage handbags.  Aren't they cute?

I've been admiring this one and this one and this one from Anthropologie for quite some time....so I decided to dig out some scarfs

 and match them up...

(this one needs a little bit more but it's a good start)

so easy and cute!  Can't wait to use one.

I love leather, day 3

I'm having issues with my camera so this is a little fuzzy...

Just a little yellow cottage amongst green and brown x's.