My week according to Instagram

Emma Lee before the 4th of July parade

Maria & Emma Lee

Start of the parade

Maria and Emma Lee baking

The Mr. cooking

The Mr. & me

My sisters and me

Happy 4th of July

Splash park!

Emma Lee & Loryn

Beautiful Loryn Martha

Then and Now

Remember how I told you that we had a beautiful weekend last time I posted? Well, we did! The weather was perfect, not too hot with just the right amount of sun. It made me get a little excited for Summer! Unfortunately, I had to work most the weekend so I didn't get to enjoy it as much as I wanted, but I know The Mr. got to enjoy every moment of it!

As soon as he woke up, he was outside fixing up the Jeep. I could tell he was starting to get antsy about taking the roof off and with the weather being so nice, it was perfect timing! He spent most the day outside working on the cars and soaking up the sun.

On Sunday, I went to Yakima to see my sister and niece. A lot has changed since I wrote my last blog about her but to make a long story short, she is still in rehab, she has custody of my niece again and things are still going great. The beautiful weather held out for the weekend, in fact it was about 90 degrees and we tried to take advantage of it! We did a little shopping, grabbed a bite to eat and then headed to the park. I feel so blessed to be able to visit with them as often as I can, being able to kiss and hold my niece again is amazing!

Now quick, fast forward two weeks! The Mr. and I will be heading to Yakima tomorrow to see my sister graduate from rehab and help her move into transitional housing. I am so excited and nervous all at the same time. Don't get me wrong, I am so happy she made the choice to get help and fix her life, but the next few months are going to be challenging and will truly test everything she has learned. 

I know she wants only the best for herself and her daughter and I know she has everything in her power to make it happen, but she has to know she has it in herself to make it happen. I hope that I can continue to be someone she leans on when she's had a bad day and I pray that she stays clean and sober.

Most importantly, I just want to continue to see her true smile and hear her beautiful laugh.

Lunch break

I spent the morning cleaning house. It's not my favorite thing to do, but being able to sit down and look at a clean house is refreshing. The pile of laundry that needs to be folded still haunts me, but I'll get to that later.

I normally do housework on Sunday's and spend Monday's running errands and whatever else I think I need to do. Instead of doing housework yesterday, we spent the day with my parents and niece. We went and had brunch, went to the mall, to the craft store, to Best Buy, to Starbucks, and then came back to our place and relaxed a little bit. After a little R&R, we went and showed them the wedding venue and then went out for dinner. It was a great day! I didn't get anything productive done, but oh well, there's always tomorrow, right?

So today, I'm doing laundry, dusting and vacuuming the living room, sweeping and mopping the kitchen and then folding all the laundry. I was on a roll but I sat down to eat lunch and decided to blog. Now I need to find the motivation to get back up.....

Here's to a clean house and folded clothes! Happy Monday!