One and Only One for the Week.

Our family is geographically separated this week....
..the girls are with my sister and her family visiting my grandparents in Florida.
...the older boys are visiting their aunt and uncle in Arkansas.

..Frankie is spending the week at home with his parents. ;)
{He is also not on spring break..but does pre-school really require one?}

Having one child around is....
..easy.simple.fun.cheap.time consuming.

Oh yes..time consuming!
People always ask me... "How do you do it with all those kids?"
No, Noooo.. "How do YOU do it with ONE child?"

I feel terribly guilty if I have to do something and he's left to himself.
Even though he often plays alone..it's okay because there are people around.
Our home is always bustling. I'm not used to all of this constant calm and quiet.

I feel like two or more children is easier...
...they keep each other occupied when mom is busy.

I suppose if quiet is all you know..and it's your normal..
and it's what you're used to..then life this way is fine.
I'm not used to it..and it feels strange. Haha. 

We planted our tomato and basil seeds this weekend.

I posted this in my story on Instagram..and then had complaints from my girls.
They said it's their job to help...why did I do it without them? they asked.

I only sort of feel bad since they've been on a hot, sunny beach for the past few days.
I did save all flowers for them to plant.

Today we will be doing school, Frankie's little chores and
we also have a walk in our plans this afternoon.

Organic, Heirloom strawberries..Oh my goodness!
They taste just like the strawberries we pick in June.
Perfect! Thank you Trader Joe's. 

Happy new week to you...wherever you are.

Wrapping up the week...errr..I mean month.with a tiny town.a video.a song.and that's it. I think.

There is this tiny...{and I mean TINY!..even though I used caps} town tucked into the
mountains of Montana. We went for a visit last summer.

It's a nice little area....where they sell an average of 600 bear claw pastries a DAY!
at the bakery in the mercantile store during the summer months...
...and gas happened to be only $6.00 a gallon...a steal if you ask me.
You can buy freshly picked huckleberries and eat a plumb on a bear bench. {see below}

Polebridge ...a must visit.
Put it on your Montana bucket list.

My dear mother in law sent me this video  yesterday..it reminded her of me.
It was titled "When People Ask Me How 2019 is Going So Far"...
Now I'm not asking "What the..." at the end. I know good things are coming!
I am however, ready to hit the bottom and stand up again! Haha.

A SONG for you!

This has been one of my favorite Instagram accounts lately.
So, so pretty. I want Jeff to take me away to one of those little houses.

Buy THIS!  ...or one just like it.
I promise you {..and your children..rolls eyes and laughs} will love it.

Happy Weekend to you.
XxOo