The Saturday Six

One.

Monday is Memorial Day, and I've spent this week not knowing if Ryan will have the day off work. Since it seems wrong to go without any sort of plan for a something-different-celebration on a holiday, I found an idea for a cute little picnic that could easily be accomplished at home in our backyard if need be:

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The sparklers are my favorite. We'll see how it turns out when the day arrives!

Two.

Ryan and I are getting ready to do some work on our kitchen...which includes a paint job. It's one of the few rooms I've not painted since living in the house, and I've been so torn about what color to use! I want it to be different...because I hate putting all the work into a paint job only for it to look the same as it did before. I want it to be cozy, yet light, because it's a small room. I wanted to use a tan color because it felt like it would go best with what we have...but then I saw this color that Kelly Stamps used in her bedroom...and I think something along this line might be the winner!

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{The one on the right is the one I'm loving...}

Three.

I have issues with silence. Can't handle it. Can't sleep without a fan...in fact, can't even sit in the living room without SOME noise: TV, heater, air conditioner...something. And even though I work in a radio station, where we have people and noise all day - it's just not enough. And Lynne likes working in a quiet room and I can't have that. ENTER...the solution of Coffitivity. Have you heard of it? It's a website that streams a coffee-shop sound. Love it. I can put my headphones on, feel like I'm in a coffee shop, and Lynne is happy in the quietness of her desk!

Four.

I went to Mom and Dad's church on Mother's Day, and they handed out the cutest gift to all the ladies there that day. I loved the creativity and the practicality of the gift. It was a dish cloth and dish towel, along with the following little note:

Five.

While no one {including me} wishes ill health on anyone, THIS is the kind of love I want fifty years from now. The kind I want to give and receive. Three minutes...and yes it reduced me to tears.

Six.

My good friend, Brent Vernon, has a LOT of talent. He can sing...he's funny...he's a ventriloquist...and now he's also the author and illustrator of a series of children's books called the Audrey Amaka books. They have great messages and the illustrations are so well done. {I'm an overgrown kid; I love 'em.} He's working on a campaign to get the books into some major Christian book markets, and made this video which I think is a great introduction to him, the books, and his mission and passion for teaching kids some great lessons. So I thought I'd share it with you!