::::taken by Riana:::: more of her pictures from a recent bike ride coming tomorrow. :)
Inspired by a) Emily, who is reminding me to live in the moments and take notice of the present and b) Soulemama, who weekly posts “{this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.”
- used the bread knife and a butter knife to cut open a cantaloupe and make herself an early morning snack
- rifled through my bag only to be found chewing gum and popping Altoids at the same time
- consumed an entire bottle of homeopathic teething tablets that were atop a bookshelf for her sister (she was in timeout at the time after going AWOL from the yard).
- stuck another maxi-pad on the cat
- built a cardboard doghouse for herself (and asked Ry to do the cutting)
- learned the phrase “you’re in the doghouse”
- used a tampon as a microphone
- still managed to make me laugh while being sent to bed rather early
Conclusions:
- no parent merit badges awarded today
- it’d be great if my brother finished the door to the bathroom closet so we could lock it (hint hint!)
- it’s a good thing we don’t clean with chemicals, use serious pills, or have, say, machetes laying around
- we do feed her, I swear
- she is, indeed, rather lucky to be both cute and clever.
Thanks for the encouraging words, I passed them on to Ryan since he’s doing so much of the work. This house is a big project, but it can be fun too. Ry and Dan got the glass block installed, and the bathroom is already changing! The light is so great in there now, even when it was cloudy yesterday. They also added insulation since they found that the entire north side of the house had none. (!?!)
I added one of the cracked pipes (2 vacant winters with no winterizing) to the collection of things found in the house. (Note that the horse shoe is now turned!)
Last night, the woman who came to measure for flooring turned out to also be a decorator with great ideas! She even had an idea for reusing the chimney brick so that it could remain part of the house rather than getting dumped in a landfill…
And finally, because it was just.so.cute… Last night, I found that Riana climbed into bed with Amelia, and Amelia crawled over to cuddle up. All six of Amelia’s teeth are now through. Thank goodness! Overnight she went from totally restless and upset, to sleeping THROUGH the night!!!
Coming soon…all things blueberries (I actually baked this this time since the first ones went so quickly!)…a family wedding tomorrow…and hopefully a little Sunday trip. Happy weekend!
What have we been doing with our time?
some of this, some of that…
a little of this, not enough of that…
In the words of Calvin & Hobbes: The days are just packed!
Note: What’s better than getting one strawberry season?
Enjoying Philly’s strawberries followed by these later Michigan berries!
Sometimes it just takes longer to recognize it and other times it’s staring you in the face, like these bleeding hearts that I like so much. These flowers have mostly disappeared by now, but I found some in the shade! So here is my list today:
- supportive family and friends…especially right now
- brunch with the girls
- Mormor watching the little ones
- flowers blooming
- an unexpected card
- the smell after rain
- fabulous coffee
- Amelia’s tooth finally breaking through (first one!)
- Riana’s new songs and dances (“Mama it Will Be Okay,” “Scientist in the how,” and “I Love My Everybody” to name a few)
And you?
