A Beautiful Mess

Hello Sweet Friends

It's so wonderful to be feeling better

And able to enjoy time with My 3 K's

Today is photo overload

For which I am not sorry

Little Hands

Smiling Faces

Sweet Messes

Yes!

My Youngest K~Baby

Who is NOT a baby anymore

This little Dear

K~Bel heading into 1st grade in 5 weeks

And My Oldest K~Bug

Who got her new glasses yesterday (loves them)

And is heading into 7th grade 

Where have the years gone 

It was a messy but Beautiful Day

SUMMER

It may be HOT

But time with these Sweet Girls

Makes me forget all else

It's a Beautiful Mess of a Life

Blessings to YOU

What I've Been Up To

Well Hello Sweet Friends

I am feeling some better

My numbers are telling me I should be

I think the excessive Heat we have been enduring

Over the past few weeks

Has also added to my lack of energy

However as my energy begins to increase

I am taking care of a few 'small' projects around the house

I bought this old buoy several months ago

To put out by the pool

I finally started painting it

It still needs a bit of touch up

But I think I will like it being freshened up

This metal flag needed some color restoration as well

That's better

My dear friend Lee was in town from Louisiana

I'm so thankful for her friendship

And being able to get together for a nice lunch

As well as some much needed chat time

Now that it is summer

I have all 3 K's on Thursdays

We hit the library this past week

And of course, The Pool 

After about 8 years of dark red drapes in my LR
I have finally decided to lighten things up

Out with the Red

In with the White

Washed, Dried, Folded

Ready to stow away or Give Away

I've also been blessed to watch this large family

Of Quail Grow Up

I've seen them nearly every day for a few weeks

They are getting so big

I think they are almost ready to leave the nest

Hoping to catch up on blogs this week

And get back to regular blogging very soon

Praying that you have a

Blessed Week Ahead

Be Back Soon

Hello Sweet Friends

I'm not back quite yet from my mini blog break

But I wanted to stop by and say HI

I do hope to be back to blogging regularly

Very Soon

In the mean time

Karen at

My Desert Cottage

Will once again host her annual

Where Blogger's Create

Link Party in July

You can check out the information HERE

Even if you don't join in

It is a wonderful place to get

Creative Space Idea's

(Sneak Peek)

I'll be joining in and sharing my creative/office space

Again this year

And I hope to see you there

You are in my prayers

Please keep me in yours

As I recover and work

Diligently to regain some energy

Blessings

Cousin Day and A Few Answers

Hello Sweet Friends

I hope you have enjoyed a

Wonderful Weekend

Thursday is my Joy Day

And this past Thursday was no different

Now that summer has arrived and the kiddos are out of school

I had all 3 K's

Plus my niece came over with her 3 kids

Having time to watch the cousins play together

Is so refreshing

They get along so well

And enjoy each other's company

The kids are all so busy during the school year

That summer offers a fun time for

All of them to just hang out together

I LOVE Thursday's

And

I Especially LOVE Cousin Days

On another totally unrelated note:

My Health

In recent months I have become more and more exhausted

For seemingly no reason

In my desire to be strong and independent

I self diagnosed as depression

Due to the events of the past 8 months

However, when I got to the point

Where I struggled to get out of bed

And get ready for work in the mornings

I knew it was time to figure this out

Well, after a bit of lab work and a couple

Other minor tests

We have a diagnosis of

Severe Iron Deficiency Anemia

Whew...

Honestly, I have been quite concerned

Because my dad was diagnosed with

Leukemia at my age which eventually took his life

So far, the tests are not leading in that direction

So I'm Thankful

More tests are being considered

Yet, for the next 3 weeks

This is my daily intake

We are taking a non invasive and

More gentle approach to getting my iron up

Before we look at more invasive

And more aggressive treatments and tests

I've been doing some research

And know this is a long process

I truly was hoping I'd feel better in a few days

But so far, not so much

At least I know why I've struggled to

Blog on a regular basis

By the time I get home from work

I'm pretty well finished for the day

And I've shared all the 'chores'

I've had to get done around here

I'm hoping as the weeks progress

I will find more energy

And blog more frequently

Or at least get by your blog for a visit

In the mean time

I'll be around as much as possible

And always appreciate your visits

And now

Because it is 115* outside

And I'm super HOT

I'll share one of my favorite photos

From many years ago

'In The Fall'

May you Be Blessed