180 days and cupcakes

i had the thought sometime this week...life as i know it, has always centered around the school calendar. i started preschool at age 3. 15 years later i graduated from high school, went to college, started teaching, quit for a while to be home when em was little, then started back when she started preK. even though i was home with em, wil was in school, so my days still revolved around a school schedule.

when i think of a year, i think in terms of the school calendar. when i think of the months in that year, i think in terms of themes...pumpkins, cornucopias, christmas trees, snowflakes, hearts, shamrocks, easter eggs, and mother's day cards. i still think about "back to school" shoes. i've never questioned the fact of a 2 week christmas break, or a spring break, or various holidays in between. i cannot imagine anything different. could i do a year, not on a school schedule??
in the midst of pondering, here are some things we managed to do, make, and enjoy this week.

on monday afternoon, we cleaned out the flower bed in front of our porch. on tuesday afternoon, pb dug 12 holes while i watched.

then we planted 12 azalea bushes. keeping our fingers crossed.

this morning we saw this on honeymoon bakery's facebook page. "like" them here.

we sampled one tonight and i will say it was the best cupcake i have ever had. my favorite cake ever is the cake that kate made for my birthday. blogged about it here. but this wins the cupcake award. the coffee buttercream frosting is to die for. go try one!