July 4th.

Happy Independence day!! Just think about it, 238 years ago, Thomas Jefferson and all of the other republicans, signed the Declaration of Independence!! Wow! I would have loved to be at that scene!!

I got up and started to make Strawberry Lemon Bread [number 14], snapped some photographs of the beautiful sun, started reading a really good book, helped make cookies (they are really patriotic! ) went to a 4th of July party and had such a fun time there! I played  Ultimate Frisbee and volleyball,  and talked with some good friends! Went to see a firework show (I think that this one was way better then last year!)  And I just stand back and thank my Lord for giving me all of my family members and my church family!! =] =] 

 p.s. I didn't take the picture of the fireworks! =P 

Happy 4th!!

Joyfully in Him,

   Diana<3

July 3rd.

6:00 a.m. I was intensely studying the insides of my eyelids, then my alarm went off. I didn't end up getting up till 6:40 a.m. But that was okay because I was planning on baking something and the sound of the Kitchen Aid would wake everyone up!  By the time it was 9:00, me and Jonathan were already having adventures in my little house! Then I started to make Chocolate Cherry Sweet Rolls [number 13]. I am not going to show you what they look like baked because I kind of let them rise too much, so consider this an the unfinished Sweet Roll recipe. =] It was a cloudy and rainy day. i snapped a couple of photo's of our backyard {I love how it looks when it's raining outside!}  I got a new t-shirt for the 4th, pressed the colorful flowers that were in my garden, and I organized my corner piece {I tried to make it look like one of those peoples blogs who have their entire house organized!} watched my *laundry* get all wet, {but I left it up on purpose!}, and practiced my photography on my feet and the flag on my house. =]

Joyfully in Him,
    Diana<3

July 2nd.

Tuesday:  my warm feet touched the carpet at 7:00 a.m. Went to visit my little house on a cool summer morning where the dew was still on the grass, saw that another one of my flowers in my garden has bloomed! (the one that I thought the rabbits ate). Picked bright colorful flowers and put them in little glass jars, cut fresh herbs and hung them up to dry on a wooden stick.  Serenaded myself on my violin, had a shopping trip with Kelle, (we went to Michaels and I got some scrapbooking supplies for 79 cents each!), stopped at our public library and picked up a the Cook's Illustrated magazine, created a brownie in a cast iron skillet [number 12], enjoyed the company of my sister and her family, (including Aidan!), had to stop laughing so I could throw the darts properly, tried to play a serious game of Settlers of Catan, (a few giggles popped out),  practiced my photography on some lovely flowers in a blue mason jar! =] And thanked my Heavenly Father that I am having such a jolly fun week!

Joyfully in Him,

   Diana<3 

July 1st.

This year, I will be doing a post a day for the fun and happy things I do on my birthday week. My birthday is on July 5th. So by that day I should have 5 blog posts. 

Happy things done on Monday:  merrily made crescent rolls  [number 11]  (they looked so cheery in the oven! =] ), sipped tea and sampled a roll in my little house, (even though it was just with myself), participated in a game of mini bowling, felt the long awaited joy of seeing one's garden look so colorful, created a dinner meal for my dear family, and practiced my photography on a tea cup from a dear friend!

Joyfully in Him,
   Diana<3