It’s Friday again, which means Susanne‘s hosting Friday’s Fave Five. Hop over there to visit other participants. But in the meantime, here are five things I’ve enjoyed this week.
1. Smoothies A new blender arrived at our house a week or so ago, and we have been on a major smoothie kick. The blender gets used on a daily basis and has, in fact, been given a permanent home on our counter since we use it so often. In addition to creating delicious smoothies loaded with fresh fruit, I’ve also been sneaking some veggies in here and there — you can’t even taste them. Last night we had some Banana, Orange, & Carrot smoothies. Delicious!
2. A gentle transition into summer break. C. has been out of school for a little over a week now, and I think we’ve had a fairly smooth transition into summer vacation. He’s been reading, riding his bike, and even doing chores with a good attitude. (His bedroom is clean, his laundry is folded and put away — and I haven’t had to do any of it!) I’ve also been enjoying just having him home more, and L. is thrilled to have his “big bugger” around every day.
3. A husband and two kids who love me with all their hearts, even when I’m hard to live with, even when I’m an emotional wreck, even when they have no idea what to do with me. Thanks, guys — you’re the best and I love each of you very much!
4. Strawberries. We visited the local farm market this week and stocked up on strawberries. Let me tell you, the stockpile didn’t last very long. I spent some time making enough strawberry jam to last us for quite a while, and then moved on to making shortcake, which we enjoyed Wednesday night — slathered with sugared strawberries and whipped cream, of course. Yummy! There are a few strawberries left, but I’ve hidden them in the back of the refrigerator so I can eat them all make sure they last at least a couple days.
5. A blooming rose bush. The sight of a blooming rose bush at the corner of our house always warms my heart. What warms my heart even more is when my husband takes a few minutes when he gets home from work to pick a rose just for me, and then greets me with it when he enters the house. Thanks, Chad!
You are welcome. I love you.
Aw, how sweet!
As the only female in the house, I appreciate my guys, too.
We’ve enjoyed getting back into summertime as well.
Happy Friday!
Yum, I’ve been eating strawberries all week too. And I love getting a clean house when school is over. Just hoping the Japanese beetles won’t be bad this year to eat up my rose bushes. Your bloom is beautiful.
A nice summer-y list. Thanks!
Smoothies, strawberries, summer vacation, sweet husband – and a blooming rose! It doesn’t get better
Happy weekend!
“big bugger” made me laugh right out loud. Too cute. You must share the secret of how you get “big bugger” to keep his room clean daily. I need some good ideas.
Smoothies. Yummy. My kids love those but I never think to make them. I’ll have to surprise them and get the ingrediants.
I love the carrot-orange combo in smoothies. I too am enjoying the strawberries right now, they are extra delicious!
My cravings are going into over drive reading this – must make strawberry shortcake soon!
Great fives Katrina. I love farm fresh strawberries, so tasty and delicious! Enjoy your weekend…
That Chad – what a romantic thing to do!
Please share your fav smoothie recipe
That’s great, Katrina!
Keyley right above me asked for favorite smoothie recipes.
I’m always up for something with a little peanut butter. Maybe banana, vanilla yogurt and some peanut butter. Yum.
I also love using vanilla soy milk in smoothies — with blueberries and also some yogurt.
I gotta get my blender out now.
Hi Katrina,
I didn’t know where to put this, so am leaving it here in hopes you get it. I have posted my Spring Thing Reading Challenge Wrap Up. I know I am a couple weeks early, hope that’s OK. Have a great day!
Sherrie
http://sherriesbooks.blogspot.com/2009/06/wrap-up-spring-reading-thing.html
So enjoyed reading your post with 5 of your favorite things. I love this whole idea of looking for the good in our lives.
Smoothies – I love them, too. I wonder if I can get my picky grandson to even try a smoothie this year. He has discovered he likes strawberries, so maybe he will. He doesn’t eat any vegetables and only bananas and strawberries in the fruit category. I’ll have to try sneaking a carrot into the smothie when he’s not looking.
Smoothies. Sounds so good to me but I just can’t get them to work in our house because of limited counter space and having to store our wonderful smoothie machine in the bedroom closet!
A fun five!