This was a semi-busy week...

and I had to work late three days [you can see that I'm still packing to move to the new office - ]

 and the good in that is that I can go in an hour later too. 

Craig and I took an evening for date night and had dinner and a movie 

[HopeSprings - fun.]

Ate at Five Guys - and I could actually eat -

 first day since the Fourth of July that my tummy has felt 'normal.' 

I made a flannel board for MK - easy enough with a canvas that I covered in flannel, then cut-out the Sesame Street Characters from an old book - glued them to cardstock, cut out again and added a felt strip ont eh back - and waalaa - a flannel board to make up your own stories with -

I spent an afternoon with Mom and Joey [& Kelly & MK] for the big  luau - 

and it was a HUGE crowd. 

So fun to see Mama out and about and enjoying things!

 I took Emma out one dark / rainy afternoon - and while she was running across the yard I saw THIS

swoop down toward her [well, not this one exactly, I found this photo on pinterest - but it looks just like the HUGE owl that almost got her.] 

SO THANKFUL

 she stopped running when I yelled NO and then came to me when i called. 

Maybe she could hear the terror in my own voice... so - so scarey.

And lastly... I made the most awful chocolate pie this week [am on a quest to find the *perfect* chocolate pie recipe, so I'm trying to make at least one a month and have those who eat it judge it - I have a tally sheet and everything - lol] ] And I sincerely thank the gals at Somerville Crop for giving it a go and being honest about it. Ha.