Our weekend in the woods...

{Here we go!}

{This here is cow country}

{Tent is up!}

{Our little friend}

{drying rain soaked clothes!}

{Rolling waves}

{All the girls!}

{Succulents}

{Fun with my love!}

Have any fun adventures this weekend?!

{What's for dinner}

Monday
{This started out as hamburgers...but ended up falling apart into sloppy joes!!}
Spicy Sloppy joes
Oven baked fries
Sauteed Kale with red wine vinegar


Tuesday 
Dinner with our good friends the Velascos!!


Wednesday 
Chicken Quesadillas with caramelized onions and sliced green apples (don't knock it til you've tried it!!) {Recipe coming!}
Broccoli


Thursday
POTLUCK! 
Still thinking of a good treat to bring...


Friday 
Thai chicken soba noodle soup with peanut sauce
Sauteed Kale


Saturday/Sunday
Easy peasy spaghetti with meat sauce
 leftover veggies
Leftovers from the week!!

Spring Inspiration

Hello Spring.

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New logo

So I have been playing with a fews things on the blog, with fonts and such. The hubby and I also designed a new logo for my blog...I'm loving!

What do you think? 

Pretty simple, but I am trying to get into more of the designing aspect of blogging and using my own little space as a guinea pig.

Insta Fri(Satur)day

I meant to post this up on Friday, but things happen, right?! : )

{Windowsill Garden}

{Office/Guestroom remodel}

{Relaxing with my man}

{Prepping for the class I'm teaching this summer}

{Studying}

There is a peak into my insta-weekend.

Link up over at Life Rearranged

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Gretchen from That Mama Gretchen: A Real Housewife

Today I have the lovely Gretchen who blogs over at THAT MAMA GRETCHEN

She is ready to get real with y'all. After reading here, go check out her blog...she is one amazing lady!

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Hi! My name is Gretchen and I blog over at That Mama Gretchen. I was so excited when Savannah asked me to participate in The Real Housewives Project! I hope you get a kick out of my real life moment at home - yoga pants with no plans of yoga, un-stylish top bun, a sick child glued to my hip, and a sink full of too many dishes :)

Since becoming a stay-at-home mama last September I have struggled with perfection. I had Pinterest ideals of a lovely home, 3 course meals, hip mama/baby outfits, and of course, the perfect blog that attracted hundreds of followers. Instead, I've yet to find a real sync in my new life and with a second baby on the way, I'm hesitant to believe I'll ever find my groove!

But, I promise I'm trying - striving for a realistic plan, not perfection. This last weekend I got super organized ... I made a simple meal plan, wrote out a realistic to-do list, and prayed I would have the strength, determination, patience, and every other good virtue to have a successful week. Then my sweet girl came down with a fever and cold :( She tossed and turned all night and our day has morphed into a snuggle movie day.

As we cuddle, I'm reminded of my true calling as a mama. It's not about folded laundry or a picture perfect family - it's about growing love, and then teaching my children how to give that love to others. It is my prayer that we can all let go of perfection and embrace these words from Ruth Hulburt Hamilton ...

Mother, oh Mother, come shake out your cloth,
Empty the dustpan, poison the moth,
Hang out the washing and butter the bread,
Sew on a button and make up a bed.
Where is the mother whose house is so shocking?

She’s up in the nursery, blissfully rocking.
Oh, I’ve grown shiftless as Little Boy Blue
(Lullaby, rockaby, lullaby loo).
Dishes are waiting and bills are past due
(Pat-a-cake, darling, and peek, peekaboo).
The shopping’s not done and there’s nothing for stew
And out in the yard there’s a hullabaloo
But I’m playing Kanga and this is my Roo.
Look! Aren’t her eyes the most wonderful hue?
(Lullaby, rockaby, lullaby loo).

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The cleaning and scrubbing will wait till tomorrow,

For children grow up, as I’ve learned to my sorrow.

So quiet down, cobwebs. Dust go to sleep.

I’m rocking my baby and babies don’t keep.

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Ok - Savannah again - I LOVE the poem that Gretchen added to the end. It is one of my favorites of all time and I hope one day to remember it when I am a mom!!

Thank you so much Gretchen, such a great "real" post!

March

Well spring has {almost} sprung here in sunny California. 

This weekend I am gettin' my green thumb on if that rain that is predicted decides to stay away!

Here are a couple goals for this month...

What goals do you have this month? Spring Cleaning anyone?!