sassy shoe thursday

My mom and grandma have been asking me all week what I am going to post for today. Well...here they are from zappos.com. I like them alot! Not sure that I would spend the 50 some dollars for them but Amber says that we are allowed to dream on Thursdays. I don't have a lot of shoes let alone sassy ones. Have a wonderful Thursday!

We all have one...

You know those deep junk drawers that you never know what you are going to find in them and what random stuff is in there. Well... I was really excited when I cleaned out my junk drawer the other day. I found this... Now I have some additions to my scrapbooking collection.

Sassy Shoe Thursday

Well, these shoes aren't that sassy but I do have to say that they are very comfortable. All the carpet in my house consists of area rugs (hopefully that will be changing soon) so these slippers are good for keeping my feet warm. The other thing I really like about these fuzzies is when I am mopping the floor they do not leave footprints.

red skies at night sailors delight...

A Beautiful Montana Sunset

For Mother's Day we went out to my parents house. At their church service they honored the Seniors (my brother is graduating on Sunday). Then they had a baccalaureate service that evening. On our way home we saw this beautiful sunset of the Rockies. I love the mountains. Doesn't this just make you miss MT, Jeremy & LB?!

Emily Fleming

Little Princess

Happy Mothers Day!

This is to all of the mothers out there. I hope that your day is full of joy and blessings.

I did a little reasearch and thought that you might enjoy this little piece of history...

The earliest Mother's Day celebrations can be traced back to the spring celebrations of
ancient Greece in honor of Rhea, the Mother of the Gods. During the 1600's,
England celebrated a day called "Mothering Sunday". Celebrated on the 4th Sunday
of Lent (the 40 day period leading up to Easter), "Mothering Sunday" honored the
mothers of England. During this time many of the England's poor worked as
servants for the wealthy. As most jobs were located far from their homes, the
servants would live at the houses of their employers. On Mothering Sunday the
servants would have the day off and were encouraged to return home and spend the
day with their mothers. A special cake, called the mothering cake, was often
brought along to provide a festive touch.

As Christianity spread throughout Europe the celebration changed to honor the
"Mother Church" - the spiritual power that gave them life and protected them
from harm. Over time the church festival blended with the Mothering Sunday
celebration . People began honoring their mothers as well as the church.
In the United States Mother's Day was first suggested in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe
(who wrote the words to the Battle hymn of the Republic) as a day dedicated to
peace. Ms. Howe would hold organized Mother's Day meetings in Boston, Mass every
year.
In 1907 Ana Jarvis, from Philadelphia, began a campaign to establish a
national Mother's Day. Ms. Jarvis persuaded her mother's church in Grafton, West
Virginia to celebrate Mother's Day on the second anniversary of her mother's
death, the 2nd Sunday of May. By the next year Mother's Day was also celebrated
in Philadelphia.Ms. Jarvis and her supporters began to write to ministers,
businessman, and politicians in their quest to establish a national Mother's
Day. It was successful as by 1911 Mother's Day was celebrated in almost every
state. President Woodrow Wilson, in 1914, made the official announcement
proclaiming Mother's Day as a national holiday that was to be held each year on
the 2nd Sunday of May.
While many countries of the world celebrate their own Mother's Day at different

times throughout the year, there are some countries
such as Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, and Belgium which also
celebrate Mother's Day on the second Sunday of May.

Finally

I told you that when I got my pictures off my camera I would post a picture of Sarah in her Easter dress. Well, here she is. I can tell that I really don't have the knack for picture taking. I took Sarah out at my Grandma's house to take some pictures in the grass (even though it was REALLY cold) and I see that I have all of the cars in the background. I wish that I had an editing program I would try to take them out but I guess they will have to do. If any of you incredible photographers have some tips for me I could use some of your wisdom.

Sassy Shoe Thursday

These are my very worn sassy shoes for today. When I was in college at Eastern Washington University in Spokane, WA my freshman year I had an incredible roomate, Kimmy, that was a tennis player. One trip that she took to California she brought me back these really fun sandals. I have worn them a lot. Thanks Kimmy!

Under construction!

As you can tell it has been a while since I have been on here. My little brother, Cameron, is graduating from High School in two weeks. I have family coming to stay with us and so we are trying to finish our basement before they get here. We have been ripping out molding and mudding and taping currently. I have picked out carpet and I am just patiently waiting for it to be finished. I will post pictures of before and after when I am done.