insta-friday ... ♥

i really have no idea how it's friday.

i don't know what happened to monday through thursday?

it's a blur.

my shop anniversary celebration was so much fun!

thank you so much to all who ordered from my shop

i appreciate all your love & support ... i really am so blessed by you ♥

then my girls started school yesterday :(

bittersweet.

so i know i've been lacking in the creative/crafty post department

but for now here is my life in instagram pics.

i'm raisinguprubies if you want to follow me there :)
and linking up with jeannett here!

getting ready for last week's sale meant tons of hoop making ... 

these were all gone in 20 minutes!

my sunday night routine consists of movies, planners, coupons 

and usually some crazy snacks ... 

do you know there's such thing as marshmallow fruit loops?!

yum.

blogging late at night is hard. i always get super sleepy. even though i'm a night owl.

i have this friend. her name is Becky.

she has this awesome shop. and she sent me a huge box of happy!

aaaaaaand i cant wait to meet her face to face next week!

so very excited.

this is me. tired from staying up too late blogging. 

it was eeeeeearly in the morning... like 9:45

(that's like daybreak in my mind)

and i was already hustlin.

guys what are you doing?

shhhh. were on a bug expedition mom!!

more sunday night routine in action ... 

it's not much, but it's a lifesaver when it comes to planning meals and groceries 

if i stick to it really good :)

we went to the lake one last time

we stopped at the store for a bunch of snacks... 

it was summer's last hoorah

boo.

teacher gifts this year to my liking

simple and sweet ... the cute pencils were from the target dollar bins

and i had the jars ... so these two gifts cost just a little bit :)

the teacher questionnaire is a free printable from here

this ikea cart that i got in the spring has been my buddy lately

packing & shipping orders with everything all in one spot makes life waaaay easier

i {♥} ikea

good thing there isn't one around here

i've been struggling with summer being over

i feel like it flew by faster than it ever has in years past.

maybe it's because i noticed my girls are getting bigger

they're out of that little kid stage, and definitely do so much more for themselves

the days just started to vanish 

i kept trying to get ahead of them and not waste time

waste time.

doing things other than focusing on them.

really looking at them when they talk.

and not at a phone

praising and encouraging them

not scolding and reprimanding

taking time to play and include myself in with them 

even if it means not getting something done that seems really important

i don't want to regret. later.

i hate the regret.

it sneaks up on you late at night when they're all tucked in and quiet

and you realize you said no more than yes.

all this overwhelms me lately

i sense God picking me up and carrying me through what feels like unsure ground

the parenting fails

the disappointments

unmet expectations

gently telling me ... nothing is wasted 

nothing is wasted in My hands daughter

walk with Me everyday ... and nothing will be wasted

this is a free printable i posted a while ago ... find it here

next week i'm headed to whatever craft weekend

so so excited to put online names to faces and spend time together ... and craft!

i'll have to tell you all about it when i get back

happy weekend!