Soccerday

It was a GLORIOUS day to sit in the sun and watch soccer.

GOOD games!

Fashion Friday

pre-teen edition

I am not a fashion blogger.

If my 11-year-old had a blog,

she might do some dabbling in that area.

sandals, halter and t-shirt: Kohl's, jeans: JCPenney

She's been spending some of her hard-earned money.  I'd say she's a natural!

One Man's Trash...

 Meet this pair of lovelies.

I scooped them off the side of the road last Sunday, much to the dismay of my little passengers.

I have big plans for them!

kitchens are also for spontaneous dance parties

Our Flower Child: we love her

it all comes out in the wash

Last week there was the day where Enrique wanted to come home, but realized it was going to cost him more than $50 to borrow his friend's truck to do it.
Then he realized that he was down to one meal swipe per day until finals were over.
And he had no laundry money (and no clean underwear).
I hooked him up with our mutual friend, who is a professor on campus.
She cleaned out her purse and car to find $5.78 in change (lots of pennies).  She collected it all in a paper cup, and Enrique mentioned feeling like a homeless person when he went to her office to pick it up.
Fast forward to laundry time, and guess who found a twenty dollar bill in the dryer?
He went from feeling homeless and penniless to feeling more like this:

in case of emergency

I love this picture.

Yonder took it--he's on a mission in Panama.

On the emergency exit door of this bus, someone has painted a picture of the temple!

Always a good idea to have the temple in mind--especially in an emergency.