Just a few more photos...

Scarlett on Appalachian Trailhead

Mommy and her baby girl

Clingman's Dome - Great Smoky Mountain National Park

Cool barn/shed in Smokies

Jackson and his Pappaw

Mom and Pat

Great Smoky Mountain Railroad

This past weekend, my mom treated our family to a weekend at the Fryemont Inn in Bryson City, NC.  We thoroughly enjoyed our visit with Mom and Pat in NC.

Saturday, we took a train ride on the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad.  Our tour was four hours long, and wound through the Eastern Carolina mountains up to the Natahala Gorge.

The scenery was breathtaking and the company sublime.

Can you believe Scarlett took this photo?  She is quite the little photographer at 7 years old.  This is at Clingman's Dome, Great Smoky Mountain National Park.  Jackson is getting so big.

The fireplace in the Fryemont Inn is huge.  Scarlett looks dwarfed next to it.

All in all, it was the perfect way to spend a weekend.

Kicking cans

I've been working hard the last few days trying to get things ready for a yard sale with everyone on my mom's circle.  I would love to get rid of a lot more things, but find I am getting push-back from everyone in the house.  Apparently, I do not put the same value on their "prized possessions".

I would sell everything we owned and start from scratch if I could.  I suppose it is a good thing I can't.  I suppose.

I told my husband the other day that I was beginning to feel bitter about using up the best of me at an office and having little left to offer the children and him once I came home.  I feel like if I could simplify my household, I would have more time for the people and things I want to send my on - family, friends, writing, crafts, GOD.

My mom always tells me that I just need to kick a few cans down the road - just keep kicking them until they are where they need to be.  I might have to kick some more than others, but they will all eventually get to their destinations.  I need to keep reminding myself that life is not a race, but a marathon.

So, I am off to kick  few cans.  Wish me luck.

Currently...-

1.  listening to the sound of doggie nails on the floor.

2.  eating some red hot candies that my thoughtful husband brought home to me.

3.  wishing that I had more time to spend with my family and less doing "drudge" work.

4.  wearing my Columbia cargo shorts, Skechers, and sea foam green tank top.

5.  feeling excited about moving some items out of our house.

6.  weather is humid, warm and partly cloudy with temps in the upper 80's.

7.  wanting to be a stay at home mom.

8.  needing to work because right now we need the funds.

9.  thinking about a young couple who recently lost their baby girl.

10.  thankful that God is merciful and still in control.

From giant glass sculpture at Indianapolis Children's Museum.  No reason for it being here other than I like it.