Life's Little Rainbows wouldn't happen without the rain...

Gosh it's been crazy huh?  This weather has been nuts!

Well, I'm BACK and I missed y'all!   First and foremost, THANK YOU for all the sweet, wonderful comments you guys left on my blog last week while I was enjoying a fun and MUCH needed vacay with my family in the most magical place on earth!   We had an absolutely BLAST!  Always hard to come home, ya know?

Well, my email inbox and project list greeted me with a vengeance, my google reader max'd out at 1000 and I can't wait to visit your blogs this week, so thanks for hangin' with me while I was away!

Well, I know I am READY for summer-and more sunshine!  The Florida weather was GORGEOUS w/ the exception of one VERY rainy day at Epcot, but you know, it was actually a blessing and a curse because it was empty!   So we all looked FABULOUS in our $7 ponchos and off we went, skipping, puddle jumping (my poor new leather sandals took a hit, but hey, I only waited 5 minutes for my FAVORITE RIDE, "Soarin'" at Epcot!).  We were SOAKED!!!

But, after seeking temporary shelter inside "Innoventions" at Epcot, we ventured back out when we knew it wasn't going to let up...We even DANCED in the rain-which was so exhilarating! And kinda chilly!  LOL!  The kids thought we were nuts at first but soon looked at me with their eyes actually dancing and you could tell they were thinking "my Mom's pretty cool".  Is there ANY better feeling than that?!  Don't think so!  What a great week we had-lots to share!

For today, my card for Mercy's Tuesday sketch challenge is just a reminder of all the good things that can come when life's little storms are above our heads, and the invigorating feeling we get from being right there in the thick of it and soaking up both the rain AND sun that always follows at some point, right?

Here's the sketch this week, MTSC65:

My card uses the adorable Pure Innocence line from My Favorite Things that I just so happened to stamp up the last time I was with my girlies Mercy and Pammy.  Oh, how I miss them!   I thought the "hugs" sentiment was perfect and the new My Mind's Eye "Quite Contrary" line is gonna be a fave, for sure!

Be sure to check out the rest of the muses this week, including our FABULOUS March Guest Muse, Dawn Easton!

• Cindy Haffner
• Crystal Birr
• Jackie Pedro
• Julie Lacey
• Mercy Kerin
• Pam Speidel
• Pam Varnell
• Shannan Teubner
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Well, I'll leave you with a few more pics of the FUN we had that same day at Epcot when the sun came out...although the rain definitely didn't get us down!

Ok, if that's not magical...NOTHING is!   Can't even TELL ya what little moments that put the biggest smile on their faces do to me!  Thanks for letting me share with you again and I hope you have a WONDERFUL and INSPIRED day!  I'll leave you with some of my favorite quotes pertaining to my little post today:

Anyone who says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain.  ~Author Unknown

"Everyone needs a little RAIN.   If all we had was SUNSHINE, there'd be no PUDDLES to jump in"... (*you can BUY this quote at www.papermakeup.com)

"And when it rains, look up rather than down....Remember, without the rain, there would be no RAINBOWS..." ~Gilbert Chesterton

Here's to a FABULOUS time w/ my 4 little 'rainbows'...they're off for another week of Spring Break...yeah!

xoxo

Jess ;)