I am a fan…but not today!

Dear Clorox Bleach,

I am usually a fan of you.  I love how you make everything clean and fresh.  I use you almost every single day.  But…tonight, I am not a fan!  You have made my sunshiny mood turn into a gloomy one. I am grateful for how clean you made everything look but….please stay away from my clothes.  Why did you jump from the counter and attack my hoodie. My hoodie did not cause you harm.  Plus, it was my favorite hoodie. It is the one that I wear when I just want comfort…plain comfort. I am not sure how to forgive you but I know within time, I will. For right now, you can not come out from under the sink. You have to stay there until I am good and ready to use you again.

Signed,

Michelle

 

She is definitely a little ray of sunshine!

Tonight, I walked past my parent’s computer and noticed the picture that was on their screen.  It is of Miss Brylie when she was in Primary Children’s Hospital.  As I looked at the picture, I thought a lot about that day in the hospital when we walked up and down the halls hand in hand.  We would be walking and I would look down at her and with her gorgeous brown eyes…she would be staring at me.  I remember the hours of pleading with our Heavenly Father in her behalf.  I think often of the many miracles that took place that day in the life of this sweet little ray of sunshine.  It has been a little over a year since her major surgery and there is so much change in her. This little ray of sunshine is truly a blessing to everyone that comes in contact with her.  It doesn’t matter where you are or what she is doing….when she sees you, she comes running, hugs and kisses you and then, says “hi”.  She is precious beyond words.  I am so glad that she is my little buddy.  She has been such a blessing in my life.  Aw…Brylie, I love you so much!!  I am so grateful for the many hugs and kisses. 

I just love her beyond words!

~Michelle

Pucker Up!

I love lemons.  Ok…let me rephrase that…I love to put lemons in my diet coke.  I love to use lemon as a flavor in foods but I would never think to eat a lemon like I would an orange.  I just think that it insane.  Thinking about it makes my cheeks start to pucker. How could this be normal?  

Tonight, while making dinner at Mom and Dad’s, I turned around and watched my sister-in-law, Jess, peel a lemon and pop it into her mouth.  I thought that I was seeing things until she did it again.  She eats lemons just like a “normal” person would eat an orange.  Her cheeks don’t even pucker.  Just thinking about it makes my cheeks pucker and I get chills that run up and down my back.  It is just not normal.  Seriously…lemons?  They are better left in my diet coke and not peeled like an orange. 

~Michelle

They keep multiplying! :)

It has been a week since the celebration of my birthday… 

Aw…what a fun-filled day.  I had lots of family and friends who made my day simply delightful.  Thank you!  Thank you!  Thank you!  It feels simply awesome to have wonderful people in my life.  I am truly blessed!!

I arrived at work and this is what was awaiting me…

Aw…a desk filled with balloons, confetti, presents, confetti, candy, confetti, cereal, confetti, streamers, confetti, poppers, confetti, candles, confetti, diet coke, and more confetti.  There were shimmery stars and hearts everywhere!  Millions and millions little pieces of CONFETTI.  Oh, I love confetti.  What a fun-filled day!!! 

Anyway back to what I started with…It has been a week since the celebration of my birthday.  During this past week…I have vacuumed.  I have cleaned my desk.  I have vacuumed again and again.  I have cleaned my desk again and again.  But…those little shimmery stars and hearts keep popping up everywhere. 

Last night, I even stayed late until our janitors came and had them vacuum with their high-powered industrial vacuum.  I thought we had found every piece of confetti possible.  YES!!!  I conquered!!

Ok…I was excited until now…I just looked up and  saw… another piece of confetti…not only one but two more.  I feel like they are multiplying.  Where do they keep coming from?  These little pieces of confetti keep coming out of every file, folder, corner…you name it…I am finding little tiny shimmering stars and hearts.  It is starting to drive me crazy!!  Where are they hiding?  They are multiplying!

Yes, these little pieces of confetti are driving me crazy but…they are making me giggle too!  I think it is because I cannot figure out where they keep coming from…or is it reminding me of what an awesome day I had. 

Dear little pieces of confetti,

Will you please occupy someone else's desk and BRIGHTEN their life like you have brightened mine?

Signed, Michelle

P.S.  If not…I cannot apologize what I might do if I go crazy!!

 

~Michelle

I love these type of people!

I love it when people go out of way to brighten the lives of others.  Their simple acts of kindness seem to bring smiles on the faces of people that they really don’t even know.  They just do it because they truly are sincere.

This happened to me today…one of those simple acts of kindness.  My life was brightened because of sweet act from a teller at the bank.  I really do not like going to the bank.  For some reason, it is one of my least favorite things to do.  But today was different.  I deposited some money into the canister thingy and sent it to the teller. 

When I received the canister thingy back with my receipt, I looked at it and smiled.  This is what I saw…

He did not have to do it but it truly brightened my day!  Aw…I love these type of people! 

I hope that you have a great day!!

~Michelle

In the mood for popcorn? I am!

White Chocolate & Caramel & Milk Chocolate Popcorn

1 cup popcorn kernels, popped

1 lb. White Chocolate 

1 cup of Milk Chocolate Chips

1 lb. Caramel

Place popped popcorn in a very large mixing bowl.. Melt the White Chocolate according to the package. Usually, I microwave White Chocolate for 45 seconds.  Stir.  Microwave for another 45 seconds.  Stir.  If needed, I microwave in 15 seconds increments until all of it is melted and looks smooth. 

Pour white chocolate over the popped popcorn and mix until all popcorn is covered.  Pour the chocolate covered popcorn onto a piece of waxed paper, parchment or foil.  Spread it out into an even layer and leave it alone.

Melt the caramel according to the package.  I use the same process as melting the white chocolate.  Once the caramel is melted, drizzle over top of white chocolate popcorn.

Melt the milk chocolate chips in microwave stirring every 45 seconds until all chips are melted. Drizzle over the top of the white chocolate & caramel popcorn.  

When chocolate is hardened, use your hands to break up popcorn into chunks.  Toss in a bowl and eat!!  So delicious!!!

Oh, I love POPCORN!!

~Michelle

 

Sunshine! Glorious Sunshine!

Have you ever had an experience where you are in someone’s home and you feel complete peace? Amongst that feeling of peace that is radiating throughout your whole being, you feel such a great amount of happiness. I love those two feelings when they come together. It is almost like having your whole day filled with glorious sunshine. Oh, blessed sunshine.

I was able to experience this amazing amount of peace and happiness while visiting one of my favorite friends, Gerb. She is amazing. I am always so grateful when we get to laugh and talk. Her love for life is so contagious. Anyway, Gerb has been pretty much confined to her room due to having foot surgery almost 4 weeks ago (the day after giving birth to a precious little boy). So, as we sat on her bed, we laughed and chatted, I could just feel this great amount of peace. It was awesome. She is so amazing.

As we were chatting, her family started to arrive home from church. All of her children came in her room to greet their mom. You can just feel how much love that they have for her. Her oldest children gather on the bed and the floor and join in on our conversation. It was great. I love how her family just loves each other. It is so incredible to watch and to be a part of it. Her children are amazing. It was just an awesome experience---one of those experiences that you do not want to end. I loved how we were all in her room having fun talking. It was awesome!

Thanks Gerb…you and your family brought lot sunshine into my life today! I LOVED IT!!! I am so grateful that I can call you FRIEND!!  I am grateful that I can feel so much peace and happiness in your home.  I LOVE IT!

~Chelle!