gratitude

for those moments where i can grab some snuggles and some knitting. and for not letting it get to me that time is flying by and my to do list isn't shrinking but growing. maybe it has something to do with all the snuggling.

woohoo!

i'm a finalist over at the greeblepix contest this month!
aimee always gets some amazing entries in her monthy contest. so, click on over and take a look.
and of course, i'd love your support, but go with your heart if you vote.
this was my entry.

a pure sooc capture of henry. he was so wacky that day and having so much fun, i couldn't stop clicking!

gratitude

for the peaceful moments. because sometimes they seem so few.

gratitude

matt home on a weekday. i love when that happens.

gratitude

feeling grateful to myself this morning for hanging onto henry's swimming diapers from 2 summers ago. all the cloth diapers were dirty this morning, so testing the swimmy ones out of water : )

upcoming

his first lecture and he will be the only sculptor!

gratitude

for learning how to embrace the bigger picture. (if you like neat and orderly and are disturbed by chaos and destruction you may want to look away now).
many times we share the prettier moments of our lives and forget about the big picture.
life is often messy, chaotic, and in my case unorganized.
i am constantly shuffling things around our house as our needs and space change.
always trying to find more efficient and useful solutions for our everyday and long term needs.
but, in the meantime, my house is often disorderly and lived in. very lived in.

and if you want to celebrate the evolving mess that is our lives come join the big picture!






*disclaimer - only those last two photos are current. i really couldn't handle my entire house looking like this all at once.

gratitude

for accommodating weather.
piles of leaves.
children who don't mind dirt.
outdoor fires to sit by.
listening to 'guy' talk.