Creative Friday

I think it's hilarious that the best self-portrait of the week is the one where Jill isn't looking at the camera! And that we happened to wear the same t-shirt. If only I had had on my matching monogram necklace... (Oh, and in case you're wondering about my hair – I know you're wondering – it was a time constraint issue. I had to go to Max's school for high school registration and didn't have time to straighten it. Cute.)

It was a day of many weather changes. Sunny one minute, blizzard-like the next. Jill commented that it looked like our neighbors were holding a snow machine over our fence, it was bizarre. And then, sunny again! Utah in the Spring.

Jill's blog friend Sandy sent her these honey sesame almonds for a candy-free Creative Friday snack. Hooray for sponsors!

The verdict: very tasty. I love sesame seeds, and they lend a delightful crunch. Eva did not enjoy them, which only left more for us (and half the bag for next week). Jill noted that it must have been quite a surprise for her, as the blue bowl has never led her astray before.

This is the kind of scene that makes Creative Friday feel so right.

As well as this. Jill took this picture of one of my list pads and pens. It's the kind of thing I look at and use every day, but I don't know that I've ever taken a photo like that. It's a gift she has.

She also snapped a shot of Lucas sick in bed. He's been there all week, and yet I never took that picture! What the?!

Eva brought our her tea set again (I think it's becoming somewhat of a Creative Friday tradition). We all had to take turns serving the tea. This is Jill adding sugar with the tiniest sugar bowl ever.

And this is Eva, drinking her tea with her dramatic, earnest expression. Is this her version of a grown-up face?

I had to make a tinfoil dinner for Max, who was leaving for a Scout trip to Moab, as well as make food for the younger kids and such, so it was a highly unproductive day for me. But, as ever, it was good for the soul.