There’s something about the 4th of July that captures my imagination year round. Christmas does, too, I guess but in a different way. Maybe because I kind of look at the 4th of July as sort of a kick off for summer? Or maybe it’s just a wonderful holiday that kind of sneaks up on you… there’s no month-long (or longer) prep for it. It just stands there, all by itself, proclaiming how wonderful freedom is.
So, here we are mid-summer already. I noticed this morning, through the warm rain that we were blessed with — which, by the way, confused everyone around here, FB updates were plentiful about “humidity” and “rain in July, WTH?” — that my plumeria tree was blooming. 
And then tonight Tony brought home some more yellow crookneck squash. He planted seeds that were in a pumpkin seed package and yellow crookneck squash grew from them. Methinks someone at the seed distributor got confused. Clearly these are not pumpkins, but … how can I complain when I love squash?
Since those two pictures are yellow, how about some greenery? I went to Ikea last month for something and saw a big leaf decoration that matched the decor in William’s room perfectly. They had several on display, and they didn’t look all THAT big, so I bought one. What I failed to factor in is, Ikea is kind of like Costco in that it’s an enormous store. Things that look “normal” there are, in fact, huge. Like, Jack in the Beanstalk proportions. So, now, William’s room is all about The Leaf. The Very Big Leaf. For size comparison, please note that William is in his crib in this picture, staring raptly at The Very Big Leaf.
And lately, because I no longer know which room I’ll feel more comfortable sleeping in, I got tired of shlepping my sleep mask from room to room and then getting to the room where I’ll be sleeping and realizing it’s in the other room. So I bought a second sleep mask. Now, tell me this isn’t the sexiest sleep mask you’ve ever seen.
Tony thinks so, and don’t you let him tell you any different.
Jammie J's Quest 
Yes you are very sexy in your mask, hehehehe
XXOXOXO
I *knew* it. I knew that’s how you feel! hehehe
Oh, J, your blog posts always make me feel so wonderfully happy. They also make me wish I lived closer so I could meet you, Tony and your precious little William in person. 🙂 xoxox
What a sweet thing to say! 🙂
I’m glad I can share some of my happy with you. 🙂
Wonderful thoughts on July 4th. I’ve always felt the same—that it is the real start of Summer.
That Big Green Leaf is incredible…and so is your sexy sleep mask…lol!
I think the 4th of July is such a wonderful holiday… and, yeah, it totally kicks off summertime. 🙂
LOL — incredible, I like that. 🙂
I love my sexy sleep mask… although Tony says it scares him when he’s going to bed because he thinks I’m staring at him. LOL
…. that sleep mask face thing is veeeery creepy! hehe.
The leaf has completely dwarfed William! hehehe. Hilarious. 😀 But very cute. 🙂
haha… next time I visit you, I’m bringing my creepy sleep mask. You won’t know if I’m awake or not. hehe
That leaf is enormous. Ridiculously enormous. An interior decorator’s nightmare. LOL
Interesting sleep mask. I love the photos of the blooming plumeria tree. Thanks for sharing.
🙂
While the mask is cute, it is a little creepy. Nothing weirder than someone sleeping with their eyes open!
LOL, you wanna talk creepy, the next night Tony put it on. Now THAT was creepy! hehe