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Good morning Friday Followers and Friday's Fave 5 friends.  What better way is there to start a blogging morning out with those two?!  I have put a little twist on the Friday's Fave 5 this week though.  Instead of listing my favorite 5 things this past week, I am going to list my 5 favorite green things.  Because I am blogging every day this month for NaBloPoMo and the theme is GREEN so I thought I'd try to do that today.  

1.  Trees: I just love trees.  All sorts of trees.  They stand so tall and stately, a picture of how Jesus wants me to stand.  Strong and rooted, in His love.  Able to stand the storms and reach higher and higher for the Son.  My favorite trees are the ones that spread out like a canopy, their leaves covering me like a green blanket from nature.  God's fingers and hands, lightly sheltering me from the heat of the hot sun, or the pour of the rain.  Those trees make the perfect kind of play houses for kids also!

2.  Spinach: I am not a fan of salad, because I don't care for lettuce that is white, light green or watery.  But give me a bowl of fresh spinach greens and Mmmm mmmm good!!

3.  My blanket: I have a blanket that is a light green color to match the walls in my Living room.  I love fuzzy blankets, which this is.  And it is large so it is easy to wrap myself up in, nestle onto the couch and stay warm and cozy in it.  It is perfect for Summer evenings when all I need is a light covering and perfect on the cold Winter days when I want to be warm.  

4.  Frogs: Frogs are interesting little creatures.  I have done some reading on them and they are all differently weird.  lol  Frogs are just cute.  I love to catch them!  I also like the saying for FROG, Fully Rely On God.  And that's all I've got to say about that.  And of course, my favorite frog is Kermit!

5. Leaves:  I know that I mentioned trees already, but I really like leaves too.  Some of my favorite leaves are Hostas leaves.  They are so big, bold and beautiful.  To me, many leaves are more eye pleasing than flowers.  Big Maple leaves are fun to collect and do projects with or rake into a pile for the kids to jump into.  I also like traveling, crawling, clinging leaves like ivy.    

Friday Follow: Building Friendship One Blog Hop at a Time – July 9th

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Happy Birthday To Me!

Today I am 33 years old young.  Thirty-three years.  Wow.  I remember when I was a kid I thought 33 was old.  But I don't feel old.  Well, parts of me do.  ;-)


So what are my special birthday plans for today?  Cleaning house, preparing to leave and packing.  Oh and a trip to the grocery store and library.  But don't worry, that doesn't bother me.  I don't expect grand celebrations for my birthday.  

The best thing that I can get for my birthday is just to have a nice day with hubby and kids, no fighting, no problems and just enjoy our time together.  What more could a mother really ask for?  Well I suppose the dishes washed and the garbage taken out for me wouldn't hurt......

We are taking another trip over by Lake Chelan again this weekend.  Both Greg and I are a little nervous because the rattle snakes should be out this time, it's warm enough.  Actually, plenty warm enough.  We have just had our first day of summer here in Western Washington, yesterday.  I am not sure how hot it actually got, but I think I saw 88 degrees.  That is quite a jump from the 65 degree highs that we've been having for this so-called Summer.  Tomorrow, the temperature at our destination is going to be around 96 degrees!  Quite a drastic change in temperatures to me.  

I have some exciting news to share!  I follow the meme Friday Follow to find more blogs to read and to help get my blog out there to other readers.  I don't need a huge follower list, and I don't really want any followers who follow me just to get me to follow them.  I want readers!  This week for Friday Follow I am the #3 slot for hosting!  That means on all of the blog hop link lists, my blog will be the 3rd one seen!  At this moment, there are 432 followers on Friday Follow.  That is getting my blog out there!

Next Thursday, my blog will be the blog that Friday Follow does a showcase on to tell others about my blog.  That is like jump up and down for joy excited there!  I also get to use this new button on my sidebar now...

   

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