Tonight there is a gorgeous full moon. My cousin, Cheryl, says it is called the Strawberry Full Moon.

I pulled off on the side of the road the road to try to get a picture, but my iPhone camera is crappy. That's the one thing I miss about my Android phone. It had a very nice, precise camera. Hmmm...maybe I just need a separate phone for taking pics. 😇😉




Or maybe not. That is truly frivolous...or is it? Much too deep a subject for me tonight.

Writing yesterday really helped, I think.

It was hard to get all of it out on the screen for me, but it seems to have released something inside of me.

Today I felt better. Not just a little better, but like the old me...before that last really bad fall at work.

I felt like the woman who designed the addition to our old house. I did it because I could, not because I had too. I wanted to and it gave me great joy.

I loved everything from the layout to picking paint colors, tile, and fixtures.

I was definitely in my element. I definitely learned a few things as well. For example, I learned that a laundry/mud room really needs more space than I allotted to be comfortable. Also, I wish I had made the pantry larger.  Next house?  Haha! Maybe not!

Hopefully we will get a new home for our next house. Maybe something like Leslie's house, but down here somewhere.

Leslie's house is gorgeous. I love the vibe it gives off.

It is spacious, yet compact and elegant. It has that kind of that Cape Cod feel mixed with the amenities of all antique homes...like lots of outlets and wonderful lighting.

No worries! We aren't moving to West Kaysville. That's definitely the high rent district, if you catch my meaning, but the homes are absolutely lovely!

Today I finally made that gluten-free lasagna that I have been saying I was going to make for at least the past month.

I made two smaller trays instead of one large lasagna. Smaller portions work much better for our family, especially since the kids don't always like to eat real food. Smaller trays mean it doesn't matter who eats what because waste is highly unlikely.

I had Matt got to church today instead of me. I figured since it is Father's Day, it was the least I could do.

If you haven't heard it yet, Happy Father's Day from me! I hope today was stellar!


So, tomorrow I am going to make chicken souvlaki for dinner with Greek rice and tzatziki. I think I would prefer the pork ones, but I didn't get a pork roast out to thaw...just chicken.

What was I thinking???

Well, chicken will be just fine.

Tomorrow will be a busy day. Mom has the dentist, Jay has WIC, and both Dan and Tori have therapy. Speaking of which I need to find a good dentist who takes PEHP. Any ideas?

I texted back and forth with Dan's biodad, Luis, and Jay's sister, Autumn today. I gave both pictorial updates along with stories and small talk.

Luis was curious if Danny was still running off like he was. Proudly, I can say no to that question.

Dan is doing much better these days. Hopefully we will be able to get him going to church again soon.

Maybe we'll try next Sunday? It would be good for Jay to start going to the nursery.

I also need to start utilizing the crisis nursery at least once a week.

Should I make a list of things I need to do or would that just make me feel overwhelmed? Hmmm...I dunno. Maybe tomorrow.

Tonight I just need to get out what I feel...whatever that is.

Ummm...I seriously dislike the crappy kitchens in this house. They are galley style and outdated.

Upstairs lacks a sprayer and downstairs lack a disposal and a dishwasher.

Honestly, what is the point of a second kitchen with a double sink if there is not a disposal or dishwasher. Yeah. Tell someone to plumb that!

Today I went on Pinterest and found some interesting ideas for exercise, food, crocheting, and even making thing more efficient at home.

I think I would like this house better with a fresh paint and more efficient storage solutions/furnishings to make this place not feel quite so cramped.

Truthfully, I think this is the first time in a long time that I have looked at this place with enthusiasm.

I've been trying to get myself interested by thinking about how to redo the kitchen and dining area. Currently it is a toss up between watermelons with ants or lemons and medium blue gingham.

When I can begin this odyssey? Who knows! Maybe never but a girl's gotta dream or life gets worse rather than better.

I need to get actively working on my school plans for the Fall.

I wish I could get Jay in Early Headstart, but his birthday is at the wrong time. Maybe it is worth a call since we are already working with DDI Vantage?

Jay's speech impairment is considered severe, poor kid! I feel for him.

I wish it were a a matter of being too afraid to talk, like Dan, but we definitely didn't get that lucky.

Jay is trying to talk so badly. Sometimes he tries to say complete sentences, but none of us have clue what he is even saying.

I guess that's about it for tonight. Mom wants to go shopping for colors for her afghan tomorrow, but I forgot that Matt works all this week at the school. Maybe we'll find a way to work around this somehow.

I think we are making Sophie love Lilla Bjorn. It will be quite the amazing endeavor and I'll appreciate the challenge. I get so bored with some patterns.

Sophie loves Lilla Bjorn

I am almost done with the surprise afghan I am making for my MIL. It is Rectangular Study of Texture, which is an adaptation of the Crochet Crowd's Study of Texture.

I have posted very few pics because I am trying hard not to spoil the surprise, so if you know my MIL please don't tell her!

She is still in the hospital and will be for at least another week. 

This stroke has been really hard on her, Paul, Aimee, and Amare. I wish we were closer so we could help more, but Matt just can't take the Phoenix heat. That's why we moved up North. That's why my chances of getting back to the South are about nil. 

I get it though. Heat plus humidity with a brain stem that doesn't regulate temperature properly is no deal.

I just miss my home. Honestly, I never thought I would but I do.

It doesn't matter that none of my family is still there. It is the friendliness that I miss the most. Well, and the humidity...and my garden which I built in Moscow, TN.

I wish there was some way I could've kept my gardens in the divorce. I worked so hard on them...and even the woman he was cheating with told me they were amazing. 

 I wish hadn't left all my pics in Memphis. They are long gone now thanks to Billy and Michelle.

I lost a lot of stuff because they are so irresponsible, but it is best to let bygones be bygones.

The last thing I need is more stuff...unless it is cute, flattering clothes!

I really should get to bed. Sweet dreams!!