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kisses

i was more than willing to set aside housework to have coffee and catch-up with my friend. throughout our coffee-talk, her daughter would snuggle up with her mama and then go back to playing.  before they left, it was the ultimate snuggle fest…i couldn’t pass the moment up!

 

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favorite things

the night before, i asked my son what was one of his favorite things from the day. he told me that getting a hug from his sister was his favorite thing.  catching this moment the next day after homework just reminded me of how much they love each other- it definitely makes my heart happy and my good stuff for the day!

 

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locals posing as tourists?

yes, we did the tourist thing today.  got our yogurt down on cannery row followed by climbing rocks on the beach.  unfortunately, my daughter didn’t calculate the tide as well as she could have and proceeded to get her shorts wet wading back to the shore.  despite what some might think, monterey is not southern california (we know this but were very ill-prepared for out outing)!  needless to say, she was cold and wet…which led us to the nearest sweatshirt shop to buy her a new pair of sweatpants.  i’m pretty sure she has worn them everyday since- at least i got my money’s worth!

 

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 battle

battle indeed…once my daughter’s friends left to play at the pool, it was an epic battle between mother and daughter about attending karate class as promised by daughter earlier in the week.  it got ugly for a few moments.  however, in the end, we had a good discussion about what’s important to both of us, she was glad she went, and i was happy i stayed for the class to see her.  i’ll chalk it up as a victory for both of us!

 

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pajama day

my son had pajama day at school.  i’m wondering if we could institute a national pajama day?  i think the world would be a much happier place if we all just got to keep our superhero pjs on all day.

 

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flip-flop weather

it finally warmed up! i got to bust out my flip-flops for the day…which meant i got to bust out the 5-second pedicure!  don’t look too close- it’s far from professional!

 

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old soul

this month’s creativity challenge on Clickin’ Moms was the unconventional self portrait.  it challenged people to think about self portraits from a different perspective.  so, today i decided to take pictures of my hands.  i’ve always been told that my hands are a palm reader’s dream! if you to do the “who is the mother?” contest between my mother’s hands and mine- i would definitely appear as the older person!  i’ve always been fascinated by my hands- how many lines there are and how different the left and right are from each other. i also like to think that i just have a lot going on in my life that i need all of these lines to capture everything that is going on.  they’re just another thing that i think makes me unique!