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sunday

 I love Sunday!  It is a day filled with my two favorite boys, centered on family and full of surprises.  At 7:30 AM we convened for a morning meeting snuggled up in my bed to determine the course of our day.  Once we each had added our two cents we climbed out of bed and prepared for a smoothie war.  Bodhi's recipe consisted of strawberry yogurt, frozen strawberries, banana and some water.  Owen opted for pineapple juice, blueberries, strawberries and bananas.  While I chose bananas, strawberries, greens, spirulina and almond milk.  Everyone voted their own smoothie the best...well the boys unanimously agreed mine was the worst and I secretly thought they could be right.
Next, we visited our  favorite un-church, Mile-Hi and then prepared for worship in my favorite church-church...NATURE.
We found a perfect overlook seated on a wooden bridge, above a lake, at a nearby bird preserve and feasted in grand style.
When our respit was complete we enjoyed several hours beneath a blue sky, listening to the sweet sound of birds and watching the crazy antics of overfed water fowl.
When the boys clamored toward civilization once more, we retired to the aisles in our local library looking for literary inspiration, taking these wordy-wonders home to peruse with enthusiasm at our leisure.
Now the boys are seated in haromoious togetherness, watching an episode of my little pony as their final HOORAH before bed.  Seriously it was their choice!
I hope you enjoyed your day as much as we enjoyed ours!

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