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A Day in the Life – October 6, 2016

Posted by Carolyn on October 10, 2016 1 Comment

8:23 – I want to remember these girls and the cuddles in the mornings.  Now that they share a room, it’s more likely that they will stay in their beds, or at least their room, and chat and play before they come into our room.  We do all, usually, end up in bed together for a few minutes.

8:47 – I want to remember how the girls love to play with new things.  They made this goo the night before at a Science Fair at the university and were really excited to play with it first thing in the morning.

8:56 – I want to remember this view, with the gorgeous yellow birch, the flaming red dogwood, the landscaping growing up and getting bigger.  The junky car that’s been parked across the street for a few months, I’m happy to forget that, if only it would go away.

9:03 – I want to remember how great it feels to wake up to a mostly clean kitchen.  I never want to do it at night, but it’s always worth it in the morning.

9:08 – I want to remember these autumn breakfasts.  Oatmeal with frozen blueberries for them, tea with orange oil for me.

9:14 – I want to remember how Harriet says “hot cococo” for hot chocolate.   I don’t want to remember how she threw a huge fit because I gave it to her in the wrong cup – I’ll just choose to remember that she eventually accepted the cococo in the Santa mug (the one she usually wants).

9:25 – I want to remember that this was not a normal day for us.  My To Do List isn’t usually a bunch of chores around the house.  We usually actually leave the house.  I don’t usually spend the entire day cleaning the house.  I do want to remember how good it feels to clean up our messes and be able to have such a wonderful home to take care of.  I also want to remember how using the essential oils to clean the house makes it all so much more fun.

9:48 – I want to remember how the girls are actually eager to help me these days.  Harriet loves to help me cook dinner.  Alma likes to help with the dishes, dusting, and sweeping.  I’m working on giving them daily and weekly chores.

9:52 – I want to remember these eggs and these chickens.  I love that my chores include getting eggs, taking out food scraps, and giving them water.

10:07 – I want to remember the corner of our kitchen where things build up.  Art projects from school, mail that needs attention, empty shoe boxes.  These are the things that show our busy existence.  I especially love when this corner of our kitchen gets sorted and put where it all goes.  That was my job this day.

10:12 – I want to remember how these girls play together.  They use their imaginations and really work well together.  They used these boxes as houses, horse stalls, tunnels, who knows what else.  I also want to remember Harriet’s love for her new boots and her tutu.

10:25 – I want to remember the imaginations in these girls.  They had a full conversation between these two candlesticks.

10:31 – I want to remember these candlelit meals and snacks.  Candles, while eating, are pure magic.

10:49 – I want to remember the love and care that goes into keeping a house.  These wood floors shine thanks to me and my care for them.  And essential oils.

11:56 – I want to remember these plates and the little hands that made them.  I want to remember these peanut butter sandwiches – honey for Harriet, homemade strawberry jam for me and Alma.

12:59 – I want to remember all the sewing.  I haven’t sewn in a couple months, so it feels great to get back to it.  I finished Alma’s witch dress, fixed my sweater, and got started on Harriet’s much needed big bed quilt.  I love giving my girls quilts so they can always be wrapped up in my love – and a tangible representation of that love.

2:03 – I want to remember how much I love Christmas and how much I love making good things for our family.  These blend perfectly when I use Christmas Spirit oil (Orange, Cinnamon, Spruce) in my homemade hand soap.

3:13 – I want to remember how Harriet is the queen of the pout.  She will sit down and pout, or just stand in the middle of the room and pout.  Here, Alma is her horse who ran away.  The pout went away once the horse came back.

3:20 – I want to remember these colors and snacks.  Pink and honey for Harriet.  Blue and jam for Alma.

3:52 – I want to remember these slow, cloudy days when I don’t get around to taking my shower until well into the afternoon.  And my old Cal Young tie dye t-shirt that I use for my hair after my showers.

4:15 – I want to remember these days of forts, and make believe, and reading corners.

5:31 – I want to remember how our friends came over, bringing us a fake Christmas gift for an upcoming music video, and how it was fun to wish them Merry Christmas in October.  I also want to remember how they all came inside and hung around for a little bit.  Surprise guests and good conversations fill my bucket in a big way.  Even if I forget to take any photos.  Especially when I forget to take any photos.

6:11 – I want to remember this season and the comfort food that it brings.  This was a baked potato bar, using lots of things we happened to have on hand.

6:18 – I want to remember “Come Lord Jesus, be our guest; let this food to us be blessed. Amen,” and how Alma and Harriet say “Come Lord Jesus, be our guest; let this family to us be blessed. Allmen.”

6:49 – I want to remember the chaos that falls at bedtime.  It is a constant battle to get them going in the right direction to get their teeth brushed, jammies on, and everything else that needs to be done when there are so many other things that they’d rather be doing.

7:03 – I want to remember the calm that settles when we’re all in our bed, reading a story before they head to their own beds.  A few final cuddles and they race to their room.

7:04 – I want to remember how the girls need just a little bit more chaos before they can settle into their beds and eventually fall asleep.

I want to remember the time that Jesse and I get after the kids are in bed.  We watch shows, get stuff done, clean up a little, read books, and eventually fall asleep ourselves.

Other Days In The Life:
May 12, 2015
September 9, 2015
November 11, 2015
January 3, 2016

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A Day In The Life – January 13, 2016

Posted by Carolyn on January 14, 2016 Leave a Comment

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6:52 – I want to remember how every single day Harriet wakes up and asks Jesse for milk in her Dora cup.  I want to remember how she says Doa Bup.  I want to remember how she can point to Dora and Boots, but that she’s never actually seen the show (as far as I know).

9:13 – I want to remember how this morning got away from me and suddenly I was at work and I hadn’t taken any photos of getting ready, dropping the kids off at dad’s house, getting to school, preparing the lessons, drinking my coffee.  I also want to remember these fun kids.  7th graders are so entirely funny.

10:38 – I want to remember how, even as a sub, I get to teach some of my favorite lessons.  The teacher for whom I was subbing didn’t have time to really prepare a lesson, but we texted about what was going on.  I was happy that she was talking about heroes, and I jumped at the chance to do one of my favorite activities about the Hero Cycle.  It’s not a particularly difficult activity, but it really helps the students understand the Hero Cycle.

11:35 – I want to remember this school.  It’s where I did my student teaching, and a big chunk of my subbing.  It has changed a lot, but it has a lot of heart.  The kids are charming and funny and bright.  The staff is full of some of my very favorite people.  It’s also a fancy new building with lots of great things, the least of which is the instant hot water in the staff rooms.  But that hot water tap was pretty great during my two day job there.

12:35 – I want to remember these days of papers to grade, lessons to teach, ideas to share.

2:32 – I want to remember the energy of kids at the end of the day.  They know that freedom is soon theirs, and it’s electric.  It’s like a surge, then they leave and it’s silence.

2:38 – I want to remember raindrops and windows and school buses.

4:18 – I want to remember how Alma is requesting certain songs when we’re in the car.  It used to be the ‘paper song,’ also known as ‘the monkey on your back,’ officially known as “Anyone Else But You” by the Moldy Peaches.  Lately it’s been “The Dreaming Tree” by Dave Matthews, which I obviously love.  She asks lots of interesting questions about the song.  She asks about death and about trees.  She will see a tree out her window and ask if it’s the Dreaming Tree.

4:56 – I want to remember how Alma had a fever for 4 days and didn’t have much appetite.  Seeing her eat a bowl of yogurt while watching Octonauts made me very happy.

5:47 – I want to remember cooking with Jesse.  We make a good team, and it gives us a chance to talk and catch up after our days.  I love that man, and love that we get to do this life together.

6:18 – I want to remember how this girl won’t stop dancing and singing ever, even with a 4 days fever.  Tonight we had a dance party to “Everything is Awesome” because we had a family movie night and watched The Lego Movie and it’s stuck in all our heads.  But it’s true – everything is awesome.

6:33 – I want to remember how much these girls love the bath.  I want to remember Harriet’s curls, especially when they’re wet.

8:49 – I want to remember these tea dates with Katrina.  It does my heart and soul so much good to get out of the house and spend time with her.  Talking about jobs and kids and our lives is so easy and great with Katrina.  We were joined by another sweet friend, Christy, when she happened to come to the teahouse to stock up.  It felt good to talk and laugh and connect with these two wonderful mamas.

Other Days In The Life:
May 12, 2015
September 9, 2015
November 11, 2015

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A Day In The Life – November 11, 2015

Posted by Carolyn on November 12, 2015 Leave a Comment
A Day In The Life - November 11, 2015

8:47 – I want to remember our mornings when we have nowhere to be.  We eat breakfast in the sunroom, run to Starbucks (despite their horribly offensive red holiday cups this year… I kid), the girls watch Sofia the First or Daniel Tiger while I sew.  We are usually so busy that it’s nice to have a special treat of eating in front of the TV.IMG_031710:02 – I want to remember this time with Harriet.  I totally hate this age when she has so much to say, but she doesn’t have the words to say it.  This moment, she had something terrible to tell me about this ball, but I just couldn’t figure out what she was saying.  Then she spent my entire shower yelling at me to help her find her backpack (that ended up being on the floor in the hallway…).  She is whiny and screechy.  I’m not sure why I want to remember all of this, but I get the feeling it will be funny to look back at it all.  Right? IMG_0330 10:48 – I want to remember how difficult the girls are in the car these days.  They always want what the other one has.  You can tell by how firmly Alma is holding Hodor and Bear.  Obviously, Harriet was whining and screeching about wanting just those things.  Driving is frustrating these days, but maybe in the future, I’ll miss it.  Maybe they won’t need me or want anything to do with me or their cute little toys.  Maybe…?IMG_0336 10:57 – I want to remember their wonder (and their happiness at being out of the car).  Right here Alma said, “I don’t want to smell the flowers because of allergies.”  The she smelled the flowers.  She doesn’t have allergies, by the way.IMG_033811:03 – I want to remember all the beauty of Autumn.  Snowberries are a favorite, and it was fun to be able to share them with the girls.  We also call most wild berries ‘bird berries’ because I want the girls to know not to eat them – they are only good for birds.  So far, this has worked to keep them from eating random poison berries. IMG_0339 11:05 – I want to remember how Alma asked literally every person on the sidewalk from our car, past a dorm, to the museum the same question: “Do you go to college?”  Everyone chuckled and answered that yes, they were going to college.  It was sweet, and I loved it because it’s helping to plant the seed that college is something that she should do.IMG_0344 11:17 – I want to remember these sweet friends.  I love that our kids won’t remember a time that these kids weren’t in their lives.  Since it was a holiday, a lot of my friends (and their kids) had the day off of work and school, so we made plans to meet at the Museum of Natural and Cultural History.  I’d never taken the kids there, so it was especially fun.  Not to mention the cool backpacks that each kid got to wear.  And the fact that Harriet’s was almost bigger than she is.IMG_035012:03 – I want to remember how these kids were curious, engaged, interested, and awesome.   The museum is set up so well, and our kids did a great job exploring.IMG_037212:05 – I want to remember how this girl tries (and succeeds) to keep up with the big kids.  She’s difficult these days, but watching her learn and grow is a joy, truly. IMG_0378 12:30 – I want to remember how big these kids seem to me.  I know I will look back at this day and think that they look so tiny, but right now I want to remember how big they seem.IMG_038012:32 – I want to remember these friendships.   IMG_038412:48 – I want to remember how we got lunch at one of the dorms, and ate outside.  I’d like to forget how crazy it was trying to wrangle two girls (plus the others), pick out food for us, order it, pay for it, and not lose either kid.  But I want to remember how, as we were leaving the food court, Jane said, “And as they leave, they throw condoms to the audience.”  I’m sure watching all of us with our kids was enough to inspire abstinence in at least a few of the college students. IMG_0387 1:07 – I want to remember how Harriet pouts.  It’s adorable and sad and pathetic.  This was a particularly lovely pout.  It was actually nice because I knew where she was as I got Alma into her carseat.  After this, she didn’t want to get in the car, so I called her bluff and said “Bye!” and got in my seat – she jumped right up with a big smile and got into her carseat with no problem.  One point for me!IMG_0393 3:49 – I want to remember how Alma likes to take my camera and take photos.  This one worked out because it’s nice to have photos of me in these posts, since I’m the one usually taking the photos.  I also want to remember how busy I’ve been getting some Christmas things ready.IMG_0417 4:41 – I want to remember how, whenever Rory comes over, it becomes a dress-up party.  They change and play and run and dance.IMG_04494:45 – I want to remember how Harriet says Sofia: Yii-a.  I want to remember how Harriet says unicorn: Coa.  I want to remember how Harriet says Alma: Malma.   IMG_0457 4:53 – I want to remember Poppy’s sweet red curls and how much Alma loves her.  She’s funny and happy.  Having friends over is Alma’s favorite thing, and to be honest, we all love it, too. IMG_0460 4:57 – I want to remember these three.  Right now they’re the big kids (Poppy will catch up soon) and they are the best.  I want to remember the way Harriet still sucks on her fingers and rubs her eyelashes.  I want to remember Alma’s dramatic flair (look at those pinkies!). IMG_0471I want to remember how I forgot to take any more photos because we were just having a good time with our friends, getting pizza, eating pizza, talking about god and God, and Heaven and heaven.  Sometimes it’s better to just put the camera down and live and remember.

Other Days In The Life:
May 12, 2015
September 9, 2015

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A Day In The Life – September 9, 2015

Posted by Carolyn on September 11, 2015 4 Comments

6:40 – I want to remember this changing morning light.  Shadows are getting longer, colors are changing.  I meant to do A Day In The Life during the summer, but it’s already slipping into Autumn.  At least I am doing this before summer officially ends and school starts back up.AndThenThey September00 6:54 – I want to remember these mornings when Jesse and I play a game of chicken – who can last the longest before getting out of bed to get Harriet, or to get some milk for the girls.  This morning I lost, but I usually win.AndThenThey September017:02 – I want to remember these breakfasts of smoothies for me, Jesse, and Harriet.  Alma doesn’t care for smoothies.  Jesse also doesn’t really care for the chia seeds I put in the smoothies, but I’m not going to stop doing it.   I love the weird little gooey seeds. AndThenThey September02 7:21 – I want to remember how Alma could eat a ‘peanut butter sandwich with honey’ for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.  Sometimes she could eat two.  AndThenThey September037:48 – I want to remember how much the girls love ‘talking’ on the phone, usually to their grandparents.  This morning it is a princess calling her grandparents.  I also want to remember these moments when the girls are entertaining themselves and each other.   AndThenThey September04 8:44 – I want to remember these moments I get to create for my girls.  I know it will be too soon before a mama-made backpack won’t be cool enough.  For now it’s the coolest thing ever and I appreciate that.AndThenThey September059:18 – I want to remember how daunting most sewing projects seem before I start, then how I get in a groove and really enjoy seeing something appear out of nothing.  It’s magic, and I love magic. AndThenThey September069:44 – I want to remember how these girls love Sofia the First, and can usually agree to watch it.  I also want to remember how much I actually like it too.  The songs are so good, and the messages are lovely.  Sofia is a strong, smart princess.  I feel bad turning on a show so I can get something done, but at least it’s a good show.AndThenThey September0710:14 – I want to remember how my mom sometimes brings books to share with the girls.  Today it is Ladybug Girl and Llama, Llama, Red Pajama. I also want to remember how the girls attach themselves to all their grandparents and soak up all the love being given to them.  They are lucky girls. AndThenThey September08 11:03 – I want to remember how brave Alma got this summer.  In the beginning of the summer, she wouldn’t feed the animals on her own, now she finds corn husks, grass, fallen food, and rocks to give the goats and see if they like it.  I’m proud of my big girl.AndThenThey September0911:04 – I want to remember the adventures we took this summer.  We went to the farm a lot, to lots of parks, the library, and to concerts all over town.  It wasn’t boring, and it wasn’t hard, thanks to lots of grandparents who were around to play with us, and help us out. AndThenThey September1011:07 – I want to remember how Harriet is still a little scared of the farm animals.  I mean, she loves them, but she doesn’t want to have their mouths anywhere near her.  I think this is a healthy fear, and she’ll outgrow it quickly.  She loves the animals and never wants to leave them.  If I mention the goats, she says, clear as day, “goats!” and holds her hand out like she’s feeding them, then says “money?” because I often don’t have quarters to feed the goats.  She’s a planner, and I want to remember that.  AndThenThey September1111:21 – I want to remember how the girls play together and help each other out.  Harriet loves when Alma involves her, and Alma is realizing that Harriet is a playmate who can actually play.   AndThenThey September1211:28 – I want to remember the taste of Detering’s Apple Cider.  It’s a memory of my childhood, going out to the farm, getting the sample cup, begging my parents to buy a gallon to take home.  It’s still just as good, and takes me right back to childhood.  I love that it will be a memory of childhood for my girls, too. AndThenThey September1312:07 – I want to remember how Harriet is eager to help with the chicken chores.  She loves to feed them, gather the eggs, and most of all, carry them inside.  She even likes to eat them, so that’s a huge plus.  I also want to remember her sweet pudgy arms and wonderful cheeks. AndThenThey September14 1:11 – I want to remember this time of year, when the light starts to shine in through my sewing windows.  It means Autumn is coming and the Earth is spinning and rotating and hurtling through its seasonal orbit.  Just as it should be.AndThenThey September152:16 – I want to remember Alma’s first haircut and how she chooses to have me trim it up.  She looks so sweet and grown-up. AndThenThey September163:25 – I want to remember the letters the girls get from their new teachers before school starts.  Both girls are so excited today to open mail addressed to them.  Alma ‘called’ her teachers and talked to them, and pretended it was school for a good hour after opening her letter.AndThenThey September17 4:06 – I want to remember how my mom came over or watched the girls at her house so often this summer.   I appreciate her as much as my girls do.  It makes the day so much better to have a grown-up to talk to.  She also generously helps around the house, doing laundry, helping with the dishes, and entertaining all of us.AndThenThey September18 5:07 – I want to remember these last moments before Jesse gets home.  I’m certainly watching for his car to drive up, and I think the girls are anticipating it, too.  I’ve been trying to get the girls interested in doing something so they’re not just whining, which is what they usually do.  Today it is dancing and playing with babies.  I also read a lot of books between 4:30 and when Jesse gets home.  Harriet loves Pigeon and Llama Llama books.  Alma likes pretty much anything.AndThenThey September195:54 – I want to remember how Jesse takes the girls and plays with them while I make dinner.  They usually do funny things like pretend to sleep, and he is right there with him.  He is seriously the best dad and husband. AndThenThey September20 6:13 – I want to remember these family dinners we have.  Even though we’re in the middle of doing a Whole30, we are able to make food that the girls will eat (most of the time).  I also want to remember all these healthier ways we are eating now, and use them forever and ever amen.AndThenThey September21 6:59 – I want to remember how good it feels to get the dishes done before the kids are in bed!  Usually we wait until after, but tonight we finished dinner early, so we just did the dishes as the kids played.  Phew, that feels really good. AndThenThey September227:05 – I want to remember how we all cuddle in bed for a story before we put the girls to bed.  I want to remember how we do kisses before bed, each person giving each person a kiss, then one big kiss all together.  Then, Jesse and I trade off who puts whom to bed.  Harriet is easy – a song, then in the crib, tucked in, and out of there.  Alma is a different story.   She won’t go to sleep unless one of is sitting in her room.  I know that this isn’t the best routine, but for now it’s better than having her come out over and over and over again.  We’ll figure out another routine soon.  It’s also kind of nice to just sit in there with her, and catch up on Instagram and blogs. AndThenThey September239:34 – I want to remember how I feel and who I am right now.  I have a good, happy life.  I have a warm, comfortable home.  I have a loving, funny family.  I have support, guidance, friends, and love.  And that’s good enough for me. AndThenThey September24See my other Day In The Life post: May 12 2015.

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A Day In The Life – May 12, 2015

Posted by Carolyn on May 13, 2015 3 Comments

6:35 a.m.  I want to remember how I try to go back to sleep even though Harriet is clearly awake and wants to come hang out with us.

a0016:56 a.m.  I want to remember how we all have our things. Harriet and I catch up on Instagram, Feedly, Facebook, and Snapchat.a0037:39 a.m.  I want to remember how Jesse and Harriet make French toast.  Harriet sits on the counter and takes it all in.  And how I spilled a full on trail of syrup from the kitchen counter all the way to Alma’s seat at the table.  Little drops of sticky the whole way.  And how Harriet was totally freaked out by it.

 

a0047:47 a.m.  I want to always remember Harriet’s pudgy fingers as she holds her fork in one hand, and using the other hand to eat.  And how her whispy curls undoubtedly get stuck in whatever she’s eating. a0058:15 a.m.  I want to remember this time of our lives.  While Jesse is looking for work, we all get the huge blessing of time together as a family.  While it’s a hard time, it’s also magical and beautiful.  a008 8:30 a.m.  I want to remember these days of stealing my pots to make soups of puzzles, and the obsession with babies.  And how Alma was dressed up ‘as a mommy’ and was going to work and said to me, “Grownups come back.  Don’t worry, you have a good babysitter.  Harriet is your babysitter.”  a009 9:05 a.m.  I want to remember these days of carseats and mirrors and my girl tribe going together all the time, all over.a013 9:25 a.m.  I want to remember how they always stop to go through the tunnels.  And how Harriet can hang on the bars.  And how they do this together.a0149:35 a.m.  I want to remember how Alma, Elizabeth Grace, Harriet, and whoever’s there love to race down this long hallway.  And how the hallway probably seems much longer to them.  And how I used to do the same thing at their age. a017 9:43 a.m.  I want to remember the good moments between these two.  EG and Alma have such a special, and complicated friendship.  They love each other.  Even when they don’t exactly like each other.a0189:54 a.m.  I want to remember this time with the other young families at our church.  And how Bingham can help us talk about Jesus, but can also crack the kids up, and lead them in The Wheels on the Bus. a0199:59  a.m.  I want to remember this age of discovery and peekaboos. a020 11:12 a.m.  I want to remember Harriet’s two fingers in her mouth.  And how she always falls asleep during our noonish drives home, but will still take a 3 hour nap in the afternoon.  This girl loves sleep.a02312:45 p.m.  I want to remember how I went to sell our clothes after doing the KonMari Method the night before.  And how I had 3 hours on the town, by myself.  And how we hardly sold anything, but donated everything.

And how I came home to do some dishes while water boiled for milk-reducing tea.  And how I had just stopped nursing completely the week before (after almost 21 months!).a0274:07 p.m.  I want to remember how Alma loves to watch shows on our bed during Harriet’s naps. And how Jesse sometimes joins her to nap, play games, or read. a0295:17  p.m.  I want to remember how we have 9 chickens, 5 of whom are new and still figuring things out.  This one, in particular, escaped 4 times today.  I had to chase her back through the gate over and over.  Alma thinks it’s hilarious, but is actually a pretty effective chicken wrangler. a0315:38 p.m.  I want to remember this time of eating things from our garden, and the magic of putting flowers in our food. a032 6:02 p.m.  I want to remember that we actually love frittatas.  And how we made this whole meal (and many of our meals) completely from scratch, bread and salad dressing included.  And how much better these scratch meals taste.a0346:42 p.m.  I want to remember these whole family reading moments before bed.  And how Alma wants to get all ‘tozy’ in her ‘dammies.’  And how we are mostly reading Iggy Peck and Rosie Revere because we all love them. a0357:34 p.m.  I want to remember my guilty pleasure TV shows.  Scandal, Call the Midwife, Forever, Survivor, Amazing Race.  Tonight Jesse had a vestry meeting, so I got to catch up a little. a0379:33 p.m.  I want to remember how Jesse and I have our favorite shows, and watch them with the big down blanket.  Mad Men, Game of Thrones, Kimmy Schmidt, Mindy Project. a04011:11 p.m.  I want to remember how much I love our bed, and going to sleep. a042

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