It's time for another 12 of 12 post! 

1. What?  Doesn't your man leave for work with a half dozen gold star balloons? No?  How boring for him.
2.  I never have my nails painted, so it was worth documenting.  I liked it, though.  Maybe I'll try to do them more often.
3.  The girl usually does her own hair, but with her dominant hand in a cast, I had to step in and help.
4. It's spring and all my trees are blooming!  I'm delirious with joy (and a little sniffly with allergies.)
5.  Road rash and a splinted left hand.  Results of a spill on her bike a few days ago. And I still think she's the most beautiful kid, ever.
6.  Prepping for a round of meetings at work.
7.  The Girl has the cutest friends.  This is one of them.
8.  I'm always doing laundry.  Eternally.  Forever.
9.  My car was in the stop for over three weeks and I was so excited to get it back!
10.  Kicking back on my patio.  One of my favorite places to be.
11. We had a picnic in Liberty Park to enjoy the gorgeous, sunny April weather. 
12.  My people.  Mi Familia.  I start and end each day with these two, and I could not be more thrilled with that reality.

Life really is sweet, people. I'm enjoying documenting my everyday this way.  It's such a great reminder to look for the little joys. 

Randomness

**Have you jumped on the KonMari bandwagon?  I really like how the method focuses on keeping what "sparks joy."   My problem is that I rarely find clothes that "spark joy" so I keep getting rid of everything and end up with two pairs of jeans and a couple of black tank tops.  Which is sort of a problem, given that I have to get dressed and you know - leave the house- every day.  I read that Mark Zuckerberg has a similar closet situation going on, so I'm just gonna embrace it and keep trying to find stuff that "sparks joy" for me.

**We spent Spring Break in Southern Utah, enjoying Zion National Park and Snow Canyon, and spending an afternoon (and evening) in Las Vegas.  I can't wait to go back, although this time maybe we'll leave the kids at home.

**Speaking of trips and travel, I am thinking dreaming, planning, obsessing about about a vacation in the Florida Keys with my man this fall.  I'm just starting to research it, but it looks like it has all my requirements:  sun, sand, water, delicious food, interesting day trips, active recreation.   Check, check and check.

**I'm wearing my Fitbit again and tracking my water intake.  Trying to hit the gym at least 5 times a week.  Trying to remember to swim at least once a week.  Trying to get up and move at least once an hour.  Trying to get enough sleep.  Trying to eat well.   I've been a slacker in the fitness and health department this Winter (thank you, nastyrespiratoryvirusthatlastedmorethansixweeks) but I'm trying to get back into my old habits. Note the word: Trying. It' a process.

**Spring is my favorite time of year. The sun!  The flowers!  The gorgeous days!  All of this added up makes me a little spazzy - I can't sit still and I end up jumping into a million projects and trying to do all the things, all at once. Which is not a bad thing but is sort of exhausting.