Source: charmingspaces.tumblr.com via Debbie on Pinterest Blessings are all around if only you take the time to notice. It can be so easy to focus on what's wrong and ...get frustrated.   I prefer to discover what's good and ...appreciate it. This week in our school, we had fun getting ready for Miss Vicki's birthday.  The children had to get in on the decorations too. They were trying to blow up balloons, without much success I might add.  Hilton handed me her balloon after numerous attempts to inflate it.  She wanted me to blow it up f…

Do you daydream?  I'm definitely a day dreamer.  Sometimes it's good for me to take a virtual vacation.  It's especially good when I know I'm not going anywhere. :) So I hope you will indulge me while I show you a few scenes from my vivid imagination. I can just picture myself sitting in this rocker reading a great book or simply enjoying the view with a cup of tea in hand. Traditional Porch design by Dallas Media And Blogs Sarah Greenman When I start to feel hungry, I venture inside to this amazing kitchen. There's plenty of room to c…

It's Five Minute Friday when I link up with The Gypsy Mama .  Lisa-Jo gives us a prompt and we get to write for five minutes flat.  This week our prompt is: What did your mama do that makes her your mama? GO It was eight years ago yesterday since my mom died.  At times it seems like it was only yesterday and other days it seems like a long time ago. When I think of my mom I think of laughter.  No matter how much pain my mom was in she always found something to laugh about. She always had a joke to share and never wanted her pain to be the center of a…