a new outfit always makes me feel better

stress is my middle name right now.  it's definitely the busiest time of the year...this week we have 14 baseball games.  plus it's ap testing time at the high school--super stressful for jake and caroline.  end-of-year stuff at school is time consuming.  it's just a frenzied time of the year.  add into the mix evan getting ready to leave, a farewell and a mini-vacation for mom and evan next week and you get over-the-top stress.  and then there's family pictures on saturday.  in provo.  i know it's gonna be worth it, but pulling it off is tricky.

today i devoted a few hours to making sure everyone had the right thing to wear--harder than you might think. 

but the upside of today was mother's day sales at the "mom" kind of shops at the gateway (mainly j.jill and coldwater creek) and a few new outfits for me to wear in new york next week and to evan's farewell did wonders for my mood.  i checked caroline out of school and she went with me, so a few new dresses for her worked the same magic.  time (and money) well spent.