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Oh joy.

I’ve been tagged by the very lovely trishiekoh. The rules of this lovely tag is to tell you about somethings i ♥LOVE♥ and pass the tag on. It’s that easy.*smile* So here we go…

I love…

• stargazing

• running around barefoot in the grass on a sunny morning.

• frozen corn

• the sound of the wind chime outside the window

• floral printed skirts

• and lastley, my collection of dandy vintage hats

.♥.♥.♥.♥.♥.♥.

Now i’m passing the tag on to these smashing blogs:

Without Envy

Alittlelove

Bella.in.a.little.black.dress.

Happy week to all of you!

~Miss Tandy

{L.o.v.e.l.i.n.e.s.s.}

This week has been {lovely} and not so {lovely} all at the same time.

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The {lovely} parts:

I’ve been sleeping under the stars with my sisters the past couple of nights. I so very much love love love doing it…but i’m sure you already knew that.*wink*

Papa has been teaching my little bro to ride his bike. Exciting i know. He is so cute when he rides. I’m so very proud of that little boy, i can’t stop smiling when he does it. Cutie pie.

Went on an absolutely wonderful six mile run the other day. The end was the BEST part.

Took some of Miss Bella’s graduation photos. It was quite the time. *me+her+the camera=♥* Here are some peeks of what i took…

And of course we’ve had some good laughs.

The not so {lovely} parts:

I have bug bites. Lots of bug bites.

It’s not so good when your brother falls off his bike. Not at all. Ow..

Franny is sick. I feel quite bad for her. Sick sick sick…(i hope i don’t get it)=(

But anywho…

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Hope life is swell for all of you. Toodaloo!

~Miss Tandy

.Stars.Strawberries.and Sisters.

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♥It’s a beautiful day today♥

So lovely.

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{Lala is singing and playing the guitar right now. I love it.}

Woke up from another wonderful night of sleeping under the stars. Love to do that oh so much.

It makes good memories.

For breakfast:♥Strawberries♥Honey Bunches of Oats Cereal♥Logurt♥

A start of a l.o.v.e.l.y. day.

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After church yesterday my mama, sisters, and i went on a little adventure.

•Costco•

{the ice cream sample man was my favorite(o:}

•Goodwill•

{got a dandy yellow dress to wear to the wedding in a few weeks…love it!}

•Ross•

{lots of special little things*smile*}

I had quite a lovely time through it all. Except for walking around absolutely all day.

My legs started to cry.(not literally)

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:::Miss Franny:::

Miss Bella(o:

{Ever had "S.Pellegrino?"}

Dearest Ria

{she made the skirt, spiffy, eh?}

{And me}

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Hope you have a happy happy day.
~Miss Tandy

{Looking at the stars}

Today is finally coming to an end. Oh i am so very excited(o: It’s been long, tiring, lovely, and wonderful all at the same time.

Slept last night on the trampoline under the big starry sky with my dear sisters. So lovely. *smile* Stars are absolutely amazing. Amazing. Amazing. Amazing.

I got {muffins} this morning. They were oh so Yummo. All thanks to Miss Lala. She is a sweetie pie. My sweetie pie.♥ Forever and ever and ever. She’s been home for about a week and i must say i haven’t laughed this hard in quite some time. She’s my laughing buddy. Abs start to hurt…

Went babysitting. Oh my. What a long couple of hours. :•playing piano•singing about all the nursery rhymes i could think of•connect four•rocking a little boy to sleep•coloring•playing legos•: It can get a bit tiring. But hey, i enjoyed it.

Home at last and loving it. I ♥ home. I ♥ the people in my home. I ♥ it all.

Tonight is going to be another one of those amazing nights. Stargazing. Woot woot! Hope you are all having a smashing weekend.{you should go stargazing…that will make it even better}. Happyness to all of you.

~Miss Tandy

MyWeekInPictures

I helped chop a tree down...

Timber!!!

Some funny faces...

And a trip to DQ...

Happy day to you…

*Peanut*Butter*Cookies*

Here is that little recipe for the peanut butter cookies. Hope you love making them as much as i did(and do). Yummo…

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•4 Tbsp. butter •½ cup brown sugar •½ cup white sugar •1 egg •1 cup flour •1 tsp. baking soda •½ cup peanut butter

1. Cream together butter and sugars. Add egg and mix lightly.

2. Combine flour and baking soda. Add to creamed mixture and mix well. Add peanut butter and mix well. Roll into small balls.

3. Arrange on greased cookie sheet and press down with fork dipped in cold water.

4. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until brown.

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The past days...

What an ♥a.m.a.z.i.n.g.♥ time i’ve had the past few days. Goodness…

Lala is home. We are all home. So excited. And i must say we’ve had some very good laughs so far. Hilarious. I LOVE it when we’re all together. Makes me happy. Oh so happy. *SMILE*

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Came home from camp yesterday. Everything was quite marvelous. Good to see friends and just hang out for a bit. I loved every minute.

♦Friends♦Card tricks♦Volleyball♦Grass fights♦Frisbee♦Broken sleeping bag♦Cookies♦Ping-pong♦Laughs♦And smiles♦

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This day was just dandy.

Started bright and early. Practically forced myself out of bed. Hehe…

Worked with some cute(yet very crazy)little children with their soccer skills. Rainbow Radishes was our team name. It was quite the time for me. Soccer today Baseball tomorrow. (o:

I’m sure it will be fun.

I took a ZzzzZzZzzz…after all that. So tired. Dear me.

Sat in a hot car.

I juggled in Ace Hardware.

And we went on a Grocery Outlet adventure too.

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{Franny is asleep on our little couch right now. Cutie…♥}

Have a swell day.

((and wear your flip flops))

♥

{sunny}{days}{are}{happy}{days}

♥

I love sunny days. *smile* They make me happy.

♥

Woke up to a lovely question today. “Do you want Pancakes?” Who could say no! Of course i do. So.Bella.made.pancakes.(i did too. the last four) Flipping them is the best part.

♥

I miss Lala today. She’ll be home soon. I think i get to see her tomorrow. I hope i do at least.

♥

I have a little red apron on. Made some w.o.n.d.e.r.f.u.l. cookies. Peanut Butter cookies. My hands smell like peanut butter. Yummo… I’ll have to post the recipe soon.

♥

Last night Franny, Bella, and i went stargazing. Or at least tried to. Though we sort of failed cause there weren’t a lot of stars out. More clouds than stars. I still enjoyed it. Laying on the trampoline looking up at a not very starry sky with my sisters. All bundled up. It’s quite lovely i tell you.

♥

It’s packing time for camp this weekend. (don’t over pack. i’m trying to tell myself. i always do.) (and whatever you do, don’t forget your toothbrush. very important.) Joy joy joy. Friends, Food, lots of laughing, and much fun. Can’t wait. It’s going to be a very dandy time i’m sure.

♥

Hope your weekend is just as amazing as mine is going to be. Toodaloo dearys.

♥

~Miss Tandy

♥

~A bit of my day~

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Oh.j.o.y It’s been such a splendid day so far.

♥I ate toast for breakfast. Toast is always wonderful. “Good toast…” Hehe…

♥I love the :::sun:::

♥Went for a lovely run. Miss Bella and i ran through the sprinklers. That is the very best. And of course we did core. A hard core is a happy core! So everybody, do your crunches.(o:

♥Wanted a bird on a fence. I’m sure i could catch it…i have special skills.

♥Watched Tarzan. I love that movie.

♥Wished i could make friendship bread, but Bella did instead. I’ll make some maybe…tomorrow.

♥Babysat{i popped Jars of Clay into the cd player and we all danced. Let me tell you, some of their dance moves are quite odd. Little kids make me laugh.}

♥Played hide-n-go-seek about a dozen times. Lay on the floor and count…that’s the only way to go.

♥Frozen watermelon is yummo…

♥and now…maybe i’ll bake something smashing. Maybe i’ll read a good book. Maybe i’ll bake something smashing and read a good book at the same time. Who knows.(i will in a few minutes=P)

Hope you are having a swell day. I.am.of.course. But you already knew that.

~Miss Tandy

[-B-a-n-a-n-a-B-r-e-a-d-]

{♥}Apron on. Banana bread in the oven. Pot of tea on the stove. {♥} Yummo…

{makes me smile}

Here is the recipe.

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~Banana Bread~

Heat oven to 350°

•1 cup sugar

•½ cup butter

•2 eggs

•½ tsp. salt

•1 ½ mashed banana

•1 tbsp. lemon juice

•2 cups flour

•2 tsp. baking powder

Add all ingredients and beat well.

Grease loaf pan.

Bake for 1 hour.

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Hope you enjoy. I’m sure i will. 38 minutes left in the oven! Oh joy.

♥

{my} {little} {list}

Today i am quite happy. It’s good to be h.a.p.p.y.♥

Bella and i made gnocchi today. Well it was mostly Bella who made it, but i just like to say i helped. I more sat on the counter drinking t.e.a. watching her make it. I love gnocchi oh so much. If you’ve never had it i think you should. It’s my favorite. *smile*

{i’m wearing a white skirt today with a little polka dotted top. Makes me happy}

As i was sitting on the counter i made a little list in my head of everything i wanted to do this week before it ended. Little things that make me happy. You all should do it with me. Or maybe you should make your own little list and have a smashing week.

*go stargazing.{it’s quite lovely}

*bake a cake{♥}

*go for a walk{joy.joy.joy.on walks}

*Read{i just have to find a that GOOD book}

*smile{a day isn’t a day without a smile}

*hug someone{hugs are just…the best}

*and make something{whatever you want, just make something}

Hope all of you have a very beautiful week. I’m sure i will.♥♥♥

~Miss Tandy

Happiness. . .

Happiness comes from…

…washing the car with your siblings…

{it always turns into a water fight}

…playing CandyLand with your little brother…

{he always has to win}

Happiness is…4 girls in little sundresses, lipstick, and smiles…

{timed photos are the best}

…and duck lips…

{makes you want to laugh. Hehe}

…hearts on your feet is happiness no doubt…

{why waste the paint?}

…a friendly goat can most certainly make you smile…

{feed the goat but don’t let it slobber on you}

…happiness is a polka dotted sidewalk…

{you’ll feel special when you stand on it}

..and of course ~happiness~ is in a smile.

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.go spread some happiness around.

{We all need it}

♥

:::That little girl and i:::

{Blackcurrant tea. Yummo}

My dearest Lala came home yesterday. But now she’s gone again. Goodness me…she’ll be back though. In a week or so. Than we can laugh together. So loudly that all the world can hear. ♥

{i have a dandy flower printed skirt on. It’s Lala’s. And with that, a plaid scarf. Even though it’s not scarf weather. The scarf doesn’t even match my outfit but i’m wearing it anyways. Makes me happy}

~Here’s something she wrote to me. I love it oh so much.~

♥

Dear Tandy.

You are so funny

like the moon when it makes it’s odd

odd face

you sometimes can trace

your name in it’s

rays

and you are so very cute when

you drink lemonade

if anyone could turn lemonade into

[grape] juice i think you could

because you are so very good at things

like that

and it is a fact

that you will always be my

friend

and we will always laugh at

each other

because your hair will

be purple

and mine will be blue

and we can be fairy queens together

(that is, if our husband’s don’t mind)

and i think oneday sparkly dust will

come off your eyes….

[when you learn how to wink]

and always will always be always

and friends will be forever

and true love will last forever

and our faces will illuminate

joy because we will laugh so

much and never cry

becuase we will always be laughing

much to hard.

i love-you.

♥

I love her more i think. She is a dear. And i’m so glad she’s home.(well almost home)

Happy day to you!

:::Miss Tandy:::

:::Calvin and Hobbes:::

.My.dear.little.flower.

This is my spiffy little flower.

His name is “Flour“.

Hehe…funny, eh?

He reminds me of sunshine.

And makes me oh so happy.

You should all go find a flower to make you happy.

Just because.

It’s the best.

♥

-the-best-parts-

The past few days have been magnificent. Enjoying every moment.*smile*

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July 4th-I helped with the Splash-N-Dash. Pushing kayaks is quite fun. I also got a spiffy T-shirt for free. Then headed to Lala’s house. That was a.m.a.z.i.n.g. So so so amazing. We had a picnic. I dressed up in a toga with a leaf crown. That was just spiffy. Posing in the front yard…hehe…made me oh so happy. Watched my little siblings attack a PIÑATA. We went for a walk, which actually turned into a run. A very fast one at that! I got some very weird looks in my toga as i ran by some people. I made pudding and lit fireworks. I watched fireworks and ended up staring at the clouds instead. I was given a d.a.i.s.y.I wore pajamas to Safeway and danced to singing cards. I ran in the “in” door and out the “out” three times really fast. I slid down a hill on an iceblock.(that was until i had a wipe out.) I played P.I.T. and never won. Not even once. And then i went to sleep. Zzzzz…

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July 5th-I ate honey on bread with some pie for breakfast. I went to lovely church. I sang hymns. I walked home with my dear sisters. We were all in dandy summer dresses. We even got some compliments.(o: I drank some mint tea. I did part of a crossword puzzle.(”cow sound? It was “Moo”. Figured that out all by myself!) Then i went to a smashing little tea shop. Played some “Scrabble” and Cards. Went to some very spiffy book shops. The nicest man was there. He gave us a deal. I watched a movie and ate some pudding. And then i had to say goodbye.

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And Today(July 6th)-I went for a walk with my sisters(-one). We stopped at a thrift store and i bought some stuff for some special people. That’s all i can say for now. Stuff. *smile* I wanted to go to the Museum, but never did. I went to another thrift store and got a spiffy teapot. It’s amazing. Terribly amazing. I went cherry picking in town on the walk. Free cherries. Oh joy. That always makes me smile. We somehow came to meet our parents and little brother. He walked home with me hand in hand. ♥Sweetie.♥ And now i’m sitting writing all this jibber-jabber to you. Quite amusing.

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.the KAYAKS and CANOES.

Me and my toga

:::My teapot:::

Happy day…Happy happy day!

{RedWhiteBlue}

Happy.July.Fourth.dearys!

Hope everyone has a very(very very very) wonderful day today.(and tomorrow and the next…)

I’ll be pushing kayaks and canoes down a river. And hitting a piñata. And i get to see Ria. And eating pie. And doing scavenger hunts. And smiling. And i get a free T-shirt. *smile*

What.a.happy.day.

.♥.♥.♥.♥.♥.

{This day}

Right now i’m {painted}…splashes of color on my hands~my arms~my feet. It makes me happy. I love paint oh so much. I LOVE to use red. That’s my favorite.

Today has been quite l.o.v.e.l.y.

*I worked at the soup kitchen.

*played the cup game.

*painted(of course).

*did a little sewing.

*played “BOGGLE” with Miss Bella.(she always seems to win.)

*:::laughed:::

*walked across the street with my little brother.

*drank some t.e.a.

…and now i’m going to eat a grilled cheese. (I think this weekend i want to make grilled cheese with an iron. Spiffy idea, eh?)

Happy day.

♥Tandy

Another:::little:::day

Today was quite smashing. And just think, it’s not even over yet.*smile*

I went to the creek with Bella and Franny today. We brought our :::little::: nets with us to catch some :::little::: fish. We caught 7. 7 :::little::: fishys. It was quite exciting. I caught 3, Bella caught 3, and Franny caught 1. I named two so far. “Cow” and “Mr. Angel Clare”. We were 3 very happy girls in one little creek. Every time some one caught a :::little::: fishy we would all smile and sometimes even scream. A man even walked by at the same moment Bella caught one. That was funny. Haha…

I’ve been making a PIÑATA for a special :::little::: someones July 4th Party. It was just ripped apart by the wind though. I’ll have to fix it. Don’t ever leave your PIÑATA on your deck in the sun when it’s even just a tad bit windy. And if you ever are in that particular situation never tell yourself, “It wont blow away. It’s fine!” It’s really not. Believe me.

Any who…i think i’ll go make something yummo.

:::Miss Tandy:::