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Goodness me.

Life got a little hectic all of a sudden and I don’t quite know where to begin.

The weekend was great ~ t-ball opening day and Mother’s Day.

We were up bright and early for the annual parade and opening ceremonies followed by the first game.

Please excuse the barrage of t-ball cuteness to follow:

{lining up with buddy, nicholas}

{parading around the field}

{sitting with his teammates}

{national anthem}

{getting into position}

{up to bat}

{running home}

{praise from coach}

{thanks for the helmet, lolo!}

{goooo orioles!}

It really was too cute for words. A few times I thought I was watching football ~ the kids would all run for the ground ball and then dog pile each other! Saturday mornings are going to be so fun for awhile.

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After our big t-ball extravaganza we hit up Panda Express {Holden’s pick} for some lunch and then cruised the ‘hood and rummaged through some garage sales. To this point, I have preferred hosting the garage sale, but I have to say it was fun seeing what everyone was trying to get rid of….and there is always an offer to me made!

Then the girls {Gramma, Elliott & me} went for pedicures and an afternoon Starbucks.

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Mother’s Day was nice with morning coffee and monkey bread and a Mexican food lunch complete with margaritas…

I never thought the words “Gramma, finish your margarita!” would ever come out of my mouth…

We dropped Jay and the kiddos off and then {tipsy} Gramma and I toured an open house and did a little shopping followed by another afternoon Starbucks pick-me-up. Jay made some homemade pesto, grilled some pizzas and made a salad for our special dinner.

Another wonderful Mother’s Day down in the books…

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Monday night was filled with an unexpected twist. My friend, Hollie, got some tickets to an audition taping of Simon Cowell’s new show “The X Factor” at USC’s Galen Center. My {celebrity sighting resumé} is picking up a bit. I stared at the back of Simon’s and Paula’s heads for about 3 hours. Ha! We were WAY up high in the nosebleed section as we got caught in traffic and were a little tardy for the party.

But it was fun and there was some decent talent…show airs this fall.

Here is my dorky pose before I hit the road for the night:

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Things have been a little topsy turvy lately, but it has become clear that it’s time to refocus and buckle down for awhile.

What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter – a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue. ~ Henri Matisse

I’m all for it….thumb’s up!

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Happy Tuesday!