(Weeds and All)
We are on our third year of doing The Garden of the Good Shepherd: A Sticker Calendar
I hope this post doesn’t embarrass them.
Here we are out on the deck, beginning our very informal Garden of the Good Shepherd (Week One) party. A jar of Jif peanut butter, anyone? We chose to have the tea party outside because we’re (still) installing our hardwood floors and the house is a great big mess right now.
You don’t believe me? Fine, here’s a photo of my kitchen.
I’ll tell ya, between redoing our floors and homeschooling and writing my talks for an upcoming conference, it is all I can do to Not Freak Out. Anyone who has had construction done on their home while they were living in it knows exactly what I mean.
Thank goodness, then, for the distraction gift of a outdoor tea party. Hi, Joe! Welcome home from school! (We’ll talk to Dad about that test score later.)
This is Cate and her garden gate. That has a nice ring to it, don’t you think?
This is Jem, otherwise known as the Goofus half of Goofus and Gallant.
And this is me, enjoying a wolf paw.
This is me enjoying a wolf paw and telling my son to stop taking photos & grab his brother before he falls down the steps. Why didn’t *I* just grab him, you wonder? Because I am old & tired & needed a break.
And also because Jem’s faster than me.
You know, that last photo makes me think of several things. First, that it wouldn’t kill me to do a few push-ups now and then; second, we need to put chair cushions on the list; and third, “So that’s what I look like when I’m giving orders to the children!”
This is why we have these tea parties, you know.
So that our children forgive us all our fussin’.
Happy 2nd Week of Easter! To see all the posts from the Garden of the Good Shepherd (Week One) parties, please visit Catholic Cuisine here.
I think it looks lovely! I wish we could have our parties outside but the pollen is thick enough to chew.
Love it, love it, love it all! You are so my kind of girl and if you'd just live a little closer I'd invite you over for coffee.
You are so funny! I loved this post and all the pictures to go with!
Happy 2nd week of Easter to you too! 🙂
I loved this post too!! Great (realistic!!) photos. I laughed like crazy when I read your commentary on the last photo. Oh goodness did I laugh!! You are so.darn.funny. Thanks for the laugh and a reminder of true reality in everyone else's homes is exactly as mine is!! 🙂
Lol!! Too funny. Love it! 🙂
That's an awesome conference y'all are having! I actually checked the date to see if I could make it. Unfortunately, I'll be traveling east.
you need to hand the camera to the kids more often, you look very lovely sitting in your chair! please pass those cookies, k?
signed
Theresa in Alberta
It looks great, Margaret! And I got a huge kick out of your last photo and commentary, too. You're. so. real! Thanks for being so. real!
I don't homeschool, but for several years now, I've wanted to sneak into that conference anyway. The topics/speakers always sound fantastic!
Glad to find a mom half-way across the country from me who says and thinks the same way I do! Love reading your blog ~ it's always a highlight of my day 🙂
You crack me up (in a "I really needed that laugh" sort of way). Thanks for keeping it real. Have a good one. Kelly in Tyler TX
Thanks for the morning laugh. I love your ability to laugh at life.
thanks for sharing so candidly. i'm still laughing over your honesty. i can totally relate, "….I am old & tired & needed a break…." too funny!
Pax Christi – lena
Oh, Margaret, I am so glad I checked your blog and saw this post. Love it!!! Thanks for being always real and funny too!
Cheri
PS Looking forward to that Confernece Talk.
It's funny you mentioned the chair cushions, because that was running through my head when I looked at your pictures. Thanks for the laugh Margaret! I need a distraction today. Not feeling well.
I got a nice laugh out of your comment about seeing how you look when ordering your children around. Then, at lunch the next day, I also got a glimpse of myself ordering around my children. Well, actually, it was my 8 year old daughter ordering around her siblings. But that tone of voice and that facial expression … all too familiar, KWIM?! 🙂