Currently

loving: fresh cut hydrangeas from our backyard. Especially in old blue crown jars... used them as table centerpieces on Sunday for my mama and papa's 40th anniversary dinner at our house.

reading:  The MacDonald Hall Series by Gordon Korman aloud with Max. We both enjoy the humour and laugh a lot together! My personal stash of books waiting to be read include a few by Deanne Gist (light fluff style), Drums of Autumn (#4 in the Outlander Series) and Kisses from Katie.

waiting for: some new little Gerber babies to join my side of the family.

(Jon & Sheila - due in December)

 (Chad & Kaitlin - due in January)

excited about: our upcoming camping trip to Prince Edward Island. We leave this afternoon! :)

missing: living near water....big bodies of water. In Kelowna, we had Lake Okanagan. In Vancouver we had the Pacific Ocean. In Thunder Bay we had Lake Superior. All of them were a short drive from our house. Beautiful water views were everywhere. I really miss that.

(Lake Okanagan)

(Deep Cove, North Vancouver - October 2008)

working on: editing photos from a sweet little newborn photoshoot I did last week.

enjoying: little roadside stands that pop up everywhere this time of year. Like this adorable little flower stand. And my parents garlic stand.

trying to: be better. As in...a better wife...mother...daughter...sister...friend...neighbour...

using: my iphone a lot. I love it. How did I live without it?
wearing: lots of summery skirts. This spell of hot and humid weather we've been having is making me very agreeable with skirts! :)

planning: in advance is not really my forte. I should do more of it. Especially meal planning.

singing: something country. Pontoon by Little Big Town. Blown Away by Carrie Underwood. 5-1-5-0 by Dierks Bentley. Somethin' 'Bout a Truck by Kip Moore. Pretty much anything by Eric Church.

needing: to get back on the running bandwagon again. When school is out for the summer, all my routines go haywire. I've neglected running. HORRIBLY. BADLY.

learning: to be content. It's hard.

listening: to thunder. The sky is grey. And dark. I think some rain is on it's way. We need it.

wishing: we wouldn't be missing the London Summer Olympics while we're camping. Hopefully we'll be able to catch the tail end of them when we return home.

doing: my own pedicure before we head out camping. {trying out That's Hot! Pink by OPI} I decided to get my lashes tinted and forgo the pro-pedi this time around. Saving time and money. Max was snap-happy with my iphone while I lay helpless getting the tint. ;)

praying for: wisdom in teaching and raising our little boy. It can be scary, worrisome and overwhelming when I think about how much and what we have to teach him. Such a huge responsibility we have.

dreaming of: reaching my goal weight with Weight Watchers. For once and for all.