Inspiration!

What have you been inspired by lately?

Always inspired by my sweet little girl
and my big kids too and their sweet, helpful ways. 
Inspired by  Mr. Tennis's quick recovery from hip replacement,
though hoping he is not planning on riding his motor scooter or horse
anytime soon!! 
Did you hear that honey - the doc said no scooter or horse riding until at least 2013!

Beautiful flowers and photos always inspire me.
  Lovely homes inspire me to declutter --
but the clutter in my house often overwhelms me
 (where to start??  what to throw out??)
 so then I turn to . . .
chocolates!

I've been inspired by chocolates! 

Do you believe it?? 

Loving Dove* chocolates lately!!

Very, very smooth texture and so sweet and so chocolaty! 

Perfect with a cup of coffee or tea or water. 

Doesn't that sound yummy!?

Besides their divine favor,
I love the inspirational messages inside the Dove* chocolates.  

Who knew -- words of wisdom from chocolates?
My faves:

Chocolate is a gift of love

Shut out the world for just one moment. 

Be good to yourself today. 

Too much of a good thing is wonderful.

Clear your mind and enjoy this moment. 

Laugh whenever possible.

So, I really must

continue eating the chocolates
if only for inspiration purposes!
Don't you agree??  :)

 

Dancing for Chocolate!

If you give these girls some chocolate, they will . . .

dance around for more!

One of the freebies we received in Chicago was a coupon for a free Hersh*ey bar! Now, anyone who knows me, is sure to know that there is no way I would ever pass up free chocolates! And guess what, Miss Maddy and Miss Grace love chocolate too.

So happy to pass along such a healthy habit! :)

The Hersh*ey people knew just what they were doing with that free coupon! Once we got inside, the intoxicating smell of chocolate put me in a trance and the answer was YES to whatever the girls asked for in the store.

Luckily for my pocketbook, they didn't ask for much!

One fun thing they both did was to try their hand at being a chocolate factory worker. Now, there's a job for me -- how did I miss out on that occupation!?!

They quickly turned some wheels, filled up a bucket full of chocolates and received a special "Chocolate Worker" id along with the chocolates!

[Grace was so focused!! Her bucket was actually overflowing!!]

Not to worry -- we did our best to gobble up those chocolates before we left town.

It was hot -- we couldn't let them melt after all!