sweet surprises

last thursday i was looking forward to staying home all day for the first time in a while. lauri came over to put together cards for card swap, i don't know why i didn't take a photo, probably because my hair was atrocious. while digging through a bucket of punches i found a happy little surprise, the sd card that had gone missing about 18 months ago was in there! i thought for sure ethan had swallowed it, i could do a whole blog entry about the crazy things that kid swallows. i hurridly put it in the reader and was so happy with what i found. photos of spencer's tenth birthday - look at his short hair! funny photos of ethan's tumbling stage...and a darling photo of allie with ethan...the best part though...baby joey's birthday! look at that little guy! i remember feeling so awful when the card went missing and telling jenny that some day we would find it and it would be a little treat to see all the newborn pics of little joey and today it actually happened! later when i went to pick allie up from school i noticed the lilac bushes were just beginning to bloom, i couldn't resist a few photos.lilac bushes could possibly be my favorite plant ever, the smell is amazing and they're just so pretty to look at. i'm so lucky that the people who lived here long ago planted several bushes that i get to enjoy now. i planted a few of them in my old house and hope that whoever lives there now feels the same way. right around the time that i was beginning to warm up the oven for a dinner that i didn't feel like cooking, lauri called and invited us to eat her fabulous oriental chicken salad!the recipe makes such a big batch and doesn't stay good for very long, and she knows it's my favorite so she was sweet enough to invite us over to eat. happy day! no cooking and great dinner company. sweet surprises all day long.