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Day 17 was declared 

"Ashyr Day"

I told the boy that he could pick 3 things to do.

Anything that he wanted. To an extent.

That sweet little boy of mine could only think of one thing.

Playing with one of his best buddies, Tosh.

(I had honestly expected him to come up with some elaborate plan 

to get me into a chuck e cheese.)

So, he informed to that he wanted to have a picnic at the park.

Check.

He wanted to play at the park with Tosh.

Check.

And he would "tell me the 3rd thing later."

His day went on with playing and laughter.

As the day got later and later I anxiously waited for him to "let me know" 

what his 3rd thing would be.

As I tucked him into bed and kissed him good night, he said:

"Mommy, the 3rd thing that I want to do for 'Ashyr Day' 

is go to Legoland...with Tosh...Right now!!!"

Nice try kid. Nice try.

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When I told Brenda that I wanted to spend Day 19 going to a "u-pick farm",

 I had a vision of laboring out in a field.

So you can imagine my confusion when I pulling into a strip mall plaza 

that she had suggested for our family outing.

As soon as the initial shock wore off I saw that sweet strawberry car,

and I knew Brenda would never steer me wrong.

The Girls U-Pick Strawberries had all the kids screaming with excitement.

You enter through the country store that is stocked full of 

yummy fresh baked goods and homemade ice cream.

The shelves are full of "cracker barrel-esque" gifts and trinkets.

Local canned goods and hot sauces, gum balls and pop guns,

 needless to say our head were spinning.

When you step through the back door you are greeted by a beautiful garden filled with the squawks of hundreds of birds in the rescues sanctuary, turtles munching heads of lettuce and donkeys poking their noses at you.

All of this is surrounded by a back drop of strawberry pathces and cherry tomato plants.

And the kids were off.

No one was even that disappointed that the strawberries were not ready to be picked.

Laughs and giggles were interjected between each joyous pluck of a juicy red cherry tomato. 

These were the fruits of our child labor.  

We all had such a great time. 

The store even sells my favorite hard to find hot sauce, 

so need less to say, we will be back!

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Day 20. Oh how I love thee!

Nothing makes me feel better then a fresh haircut!

And there is no place better to get that bush wacked then...

Some think that I am crazy for driving 3 hours to get my hair cut,

but if you have ever been to Alchemy then you know exactly why it's worth it.

Best stylists ever!

I started my grooming session with a nice frosty beer.

My crazy mane had grown out of control, but my old friend Michael fixed me up nice!

Thanks again to all the staff at Alchemy for making Day 20 perfect!

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Webster Flea Market! Ah day 21...

It's sort of become a pre-birthday/MLK day tradition to hit up Webster.

It's one of my happy places.

You can find random art.

Pretty little things.

Lots of vintage.

And TONS of toys.

Lucky for me, the boy loves it too.

Side note:

This year the boy and I made a list of three things each that we were looking for.

We both found everything...gotta love that!

I'll share soon on a thrifty finds.

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While today's 30x30 wasn't a complete failure, it has been a giant pain in my ass!

I have been lusting over these graphic sweaters that are popping up all over the place.

And then I saw this DIY on Curbly! 

Love that site!

So today I wanted to make a cross stitch heart long sleeve shirt.

While I started this little project with great intention, 

I quickly realized that I didn't have the correct size needle.

Then later on in the day ran out of thread.

So another day, you will see it done.

Need to catch up on the past 6 days? Here you go.   

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Today was Tech Free day in the 30x30 house.

The boy and I we with no TV, no computer, and no phone.

And well, the truth of it is, I cheated a little bit.

You see, the light in the American Apparel dressing room was way to cool to not snap off one picture.

So I did...and then my 3 year old yelled at me to "put my phone away."

Honestly, the entire day (which felt like the longest day of my life) was WAY harder than I expected.

I didn't miss our TV being on at all. 

I loved that we listened to records all day, because we couldn't turn the computer on.

I felt like a crack head trying to kick a habit with my phone,

and we completely lost track of all time and spent 3 hours at the park.

Would I do it again.  Sure.

Anytime soon? Probably not.

But, it was a great big eye opener to how much I/We depend on social media.

Lesson learned.

Follow the rest of my 30x30 list here.

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Today's 30x30 was to go for a family hike...well due to time and work constraints we actually did this last week.  I know I am cheating on my own project, but oh well.  You may have remembered seeing this picture on Instagram.  Here are some of my other PG favorites.

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Today's 30x30 was to do a photo shoot.

It was full of fresh squeezed lemonade, bright herbs, live music and lots of laughter. 

This one is kind of a three parter, so you will have to stay tuned for the rest of the details.

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Well folks. It is coming. There is no stopping it. 30 is merely a month away.  Yet instead of hiding in the bathroom counting grey hairs and wrinkles, I have decided to embrace it.  Use it as an excuse if you will.

So for the next 30 days, I will be scratching things off a list.  Not a "bucket list" type list, but simply a collection of things that I always say that I am going to do, that get put off for other super fun activities like cleaning and laundry.  Its purely about fun, family, smiles and laughter.  I don't want to go into my thirties thinking that my so called life is over, rather I want to celebrate all the little things that make my life so fucking awesome!

I am very excited to jump in feet first! Watch out 30....here I come!!!!  But first a 30 day fun fest!