It Is What It Is

The letter of the day is, S. And S is for sick and that's what I was and that's why letters P, Q, and R are MIA. Ok, also they're missing because I couldn't come up with anything I wanted to write about but mostly it's because I was sick.

I'm not one to get sick very often so when I do, I'm a very unhappy camper about it. I don't want to be bothered, I don't want to be waited on, I don't want to be asked every five seconds how I'm feeling because I'm sick. I'm best just left alone in my misery.

Luckily all was fine by Sunday morning and our family Easter festivities continued as planned.

S is also for sisters.

And s is also for the MIA sister who isn't really missing we know where she is she just doesn't live nearby and she's getting married in just a few weeks--

And that's it for getting back on track. I am not a fan of the saying, "it is what it is" but y'all, it is what it is.

And I'm not promising a t-word for tomorrow. Wait...

I hope everyone had a marvelous Easter celebration!

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Baby M Goes to Nashville

One of the things I love most about my girls is how much they love each other. I used to pray and pray about this when they were growing up. I always wanted them to be close and be able to depend on one another should the need occur. It worked because they do love each other and help each other and love spending time together. Not that they never disagree but those last about a minute and then they're gone and forgotten.

When one sister lives 8-9 hours away, it's not that easy to spend non-digital time with her so Baby M and her parents flew off to Nashville over the weekend to get some face-to-face time with NashvilleDaughter and DrummerBoy.

Apparently, Baby M was unimpressed with the flight but she had a great time once they arrived in Nashville.

Saturday morning art on Auntie's kitchen island:

Then it was off to the Adventure Science Museum--

I love interactive museums for kids!

Cutest astronaut EVER!

 Next, home for football and a nap. Well, sort of---

Go DAWGS!

And a Friendsgiving feast that night- this one is just of the women/girls/baby girls:

Sunday was out and about in Nashville---

How many pictures does one take before everyone is looking at the camera when a toddler is involved?

 Four, apparently. I think they got off easy this time. Ha!

It does this mama's heart good to see her girls spending time together and enjoying it. Of course, I did get a text from NashvilleDaughter at 7:05 AM their time Saturday: Been up for an hour already...

Yeah, Sweetie. That's what happens when there's a toddler in the house. I might have responded with this:

The little family returns today and I'll have Baby M this afternoon for a couple hours. I'm sure she will recount the entire trip to me as we sit at the table and work on our CoasterDoodle creations. It's her favorite thing right now. 

Oh, what was I doing while they were gone? Hanging out with this little dude:

Red hair on the baby boy and curls on the baby girl. Now, all we need is somebody to have one with curly red hair. Grandma LOVES red hair and curls.

These babies are growing fast so Grandma needs to come up with new names for them and I think I have them picked out. Stay tuned...

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How Do You Make a Sister Smile?

What happens when the sister who is the same size in clothes and shoes as you are lives nine hours away?

You get this in the mail:

And when you open them up, you get these:

And these:

And it makes the left at home sister do this:

Gosh but I love daughters!

Sisters

Y'all knew it was coming, didn't you? Sure you did.

It might not have had I not gotten the alphabetic order of 'S' and 'T' mixed up. Sheesh.

Anyway, sisters (aka, the lovelies), in random photos---

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Ok, let's see what y'all came up with for the letter 'S'!