1. Daddy teaching her a chord or two đź©·
2. Dominic got to go on his very first field trip last week and he could not have been more excited! Both of his preschool years were during Covid times and activities like field trips were halted, then he missed last year’s kindergarten field trip because he was just coming off of a treatment cycle and not feeling well. He had such a wonderful time, and I am so happy that he’s getting to experience normal kid stuff!
3. On that note, Joseph got to experience standardized testing for the first time last week. Ugh, I remember all of those hours spent filling in the little bubbles with your NUMBER TWO pencil. Apparently, they take the tests on tablets now!
4. I finished reading Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez yesterday and oh my goodness, I loved it so, so much! I got so attached to the characters and had moments of heart pounding and lump in my throat while reading. Thanks to everyone who recommended starting with this first book in the “series”… I can’t wait to read Yours Truly and Just For the Summer!
5. For my birthday, my sister got me another subscription to Book of the Month, which I am loving! It’s so fun to choose a new book from a curated selection that I may not have otherwise looked at or chosen. I’ve narrowed down May’s choices to these three… want to vote on which one I should select?? >> The Return of Ellie Black (mystery), The Paradise Problem (romance), or Real Americans (literary fiction)… leave your pick in the comments below!
6. A great way to keep clutter from getting out of hand >> 10 Things to Put Away Every Day
7. It’s a big weekend! The Kentucky Derby is Saturday and Sunday is Cinco de Mayo! If you’re thinking about recipes to make for either occasion, I have Kentucky Derby recipes here, and all of my Cinco de Mayo recipes here. Do you have any food traditions for either occasion?
8. Let’s talk toaster ovens… if you use yours very frequently (we use ours multiple times a day), how often do you clean it? As in, take the racks out, scrub, scrub the inside? I feel like I need to work on giving ours a little more regular TLC! (We have the Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro and LOVE it, it’s constantly in use at our house!)
9. While we are about 10 years late to the party, my husband and I started watching the John Wick movies last weekend. Slightly violent, but also a little witty, we watched the first three and they were pretty good!
10. TGIF! Mr. Duke wishes you a wonderful weekend!
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