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why monday morning can be good thing.

hi friends!  happy monday!

no this isn’t a joke…it’s a blog post on a monday morning.  and no, normally monday mornings for me don’t usually involve happy or exclamation points.  but this particular monday morning i am enjoying some time at home thanks to a little pto. 

dear God…thank you for paid time off.

so this week is spring break and in addition to enjoying some time off, i am also enjoying some quality time with my girl.  since she got home thursday afternoon i have taken approximately 467 photos of her. 

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because i’m a MWAC and that’s what i do. Smile

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but i’m not the only one who’s happy to see her.

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and tripp would like for me to tell you that he happy to have kelsey home because that means we once again have snacks in the house.  #emptynesterprobs

well so in other news, we spent the better part of the weekend doing a little spring cleaning outside.  i got to spend some quality time with the powerwasher thanks to that “cedar waxwing event” last weekend. 

pardon my air-quote…i tend to write my blog posts as if we were talking in person and i would have used air-quotes while referring to “the incident” then too.

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and i guess i should add here that there was not in fact any bird poop in this area, but if once i get started powerwashing, it’s hard for me to stop.  in fact, i rank powerwashing right up there with vacuuming and blow-drying my hair for its problem-solving abilities.  and just as an idea… i think that we should give each one of our senators and representatives a powerwasher and dirty patio and i bet in no time they’d be able to “clean-up” washington and figure out a way to balance the budget.  i’m just sayin.

oh and speaking of hair…

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i got my haircut last friday!  totally loving my sassy new bob.  just needed a change you know?

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oh…and perhaps you noticed in the photo above that i am wearing shorts.  saturday was so beautiful!  so warm and sunny. well in true oklahoma form, by sunday it was drizzling and cold.  typical.  #okieprobs

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so let’s see…what else can i tell you.  oh! right…i made green pancakes yesterday.2013 03 17_0922_edited-1web

oh and also, kelsey and i went shopping on friday and i got this adorable little journal.

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seriously…i cannot be trusted with journals and notebooks.  but how could i not pass up this one.  pretty much sums up my life right now.  and that’s a good thing.

so that’s it for me.  what about you??  i would love to hear about your weekend or your family.  or if spring has sprung in your neck of the woods.  or if you have a problem with abusing “air-quote” or #hashtags.  Winking smile

love, kelly

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  1. Deanna@Snippets from Springdale says

    March 18, 2013 at 10:22 am

    Fun, fun post Kelly. I am the same about Power Washers…once I get started there is no stopping me. Feel the same way about Leaf Blowers…what is it? Enjoy your time (paid) off with your daughter and have a great week!!

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  2. Carrie says

    March 18, 2013 at 10:23 am

    Haha I’m so glad Kelsey is letting you take pics!! 🙂 I have taken quite a few also this weekend

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  3. Pam says

    March 18, 2013 at 1:41 pm

    Waiting on a snow storm for tomorrow (which I pronounce like tamarra, insert air quotes). Love that haircut, right on, great one. So happy you girl is home. And I have serious power washer thing envy. We can’t use one because Fishboy tells me it would be too hard on the well (we have a dug well). It must be so danged FUN and whoooosh, that stuff just gets clean. I could do my foot callus areas. Really. I have to visit you.
    oxoxo Pam

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  4. Mom says

    March 18, 2013 at 2:55 pm

    Love the haircut sis! Very becoming to your lovely face. Love the pics of Kelsey! Wouldn’t mind having one in a frame you know 🙂 Enjoy your week. mom

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  5. Naomi says

    March 19, 2013 at 11:30 am

    I LOVE your haircut AND your new journal. I’m totally a sucker for those too! I’m about to buy a power washer to clean the front porch and my daughter’s playscape. I see it as a form of meditation. It’s so soothing so see progress right before your eyes!

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  6. Cathy H says

    March 19, 2013 at 8:58 pm

    Lovely photos of Kelsey! She looks so natural in front of the camera! I love the journal, cool find! I have so many notebooks and journals and sadly they stay pretty blank. I just can’t stop buying them!!

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