May Sunshine and Laughter Brighten Your Days

Happy Saturday!  I'm popping in to visit after Collin's first basketball game of the season.  I have to say I love going to the games...they are super fast paced.  They got win this morning and most importantly Collin is having fun.  Pat is the assistant coach this year.  He loves coaching.   

I've been itching to craft all week, but have been too tired to get myself off the couch at night. So...this morning before the game and exercising, I made this card.  I wanted to try the chalkboard technique that I've been seeing in blog land.  I used the Lil Inker die for my chalkboard and a Verve sentiment from the Brighter Days set.  Since I'm trying something new, I'm entering in in the current Simon Says Challenge and the color combo is for the new Inkspirational Challenge.  My talented cousin, Sandie, is on their awesome design time.  Although I noticed I was supposed to use dark pink...woops!

So that's all for today...heading out to see Les Mis tonight and looking forward to it!  Hope you are having a fabulous weekend!

Thank You for Everything (and a few memories)

Last week I was reading this post from Stephanie.  It really resonated with me.  I try very hard to capture the little things that happen every day.  Some days I do write them down; other days I don't. So today, I'm going to share a couple simple memories from this the weekend that simply made me smile:

• Friday night I took Ryan and three friends to the high school football game.  All of these boys I've known since they were really little.  They have moved from wearing sweat pants to games to wearing khaki pants and making sure they are showered before they go.  Jack got in the car, "I'm sorry Mrs. Mangan...I put on too much cologne."  Simply cracked me up as I looked at these boys...no longer little...yet still little at the same time...smiling at me in their nice clothes, sweet smiles and faces that no longer have the pudgy little boy look. Oh so handsome.
• Friday morning before school, "Marcel and Collin, do you want me to walk you to the bus stop?"  "No mommy, we're okay, but will you please still kiss me here?"  Oh yes my little men, I will kiss you 100 hundred times a day.  The bus stop is only across the street and I watch them cross from inside my window wondering where the time has gone. 
• Sunday morning...hearing that Ryan asked a friend to homecoming!  What....my oldest is going to his first formal dance in two weeks.  I'm trying really hard not to ask 101 questions!

Happy Tuesday friends.  I hope you enjoy my card too...playing along with the Simon's Says We're So Trendy challenge.