Just putting it out there...

I want another child. A baby.

Just wanted to put that out there in the world.

An FYI - in case you weren't sure....

:)

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For Today July 6 2009...

Outside my window... 82 degrees. It's a beautiful day. Drew & I are at the park! Hooray!

I am thinking... about teaching empathy because I was just talking to Becky about it. Hard concept! Really I think the only way is by example and taking advantage of teachable moments to point it out.

I am thankful for... my husband. Who loves me so much and shows me in active ways all the time.

From the learning rooms... it's still summer. Although Leah informed me the other day that summer is boring. When I asked why she said it was because we stopped doing all our "things". No school, no story hour, no dance class. I told her we could start doing school stuff again if she wanted and she said yes but each time I've actually wanted to do it she didn't want to. Ah well. We'll see. 3.5 year olds - so fickle. ;)

From the kitchen... it's clean. That's all. Although I did print this yesterday: Black Bottom Cupcakes. I've never had them before and Camela was so upset that I'd never heard of them even. So as soon as I feel better (please let that be tomorrow!) I'm going to make them.

I am wearing... capris and an old t-shirt

I am creating... a blog post! haha

I am going... to close my eyes after this. My head hurts.

I am reading... Book 10 of the Wheel of Time Series and Firefly Lane

I am hoping... that Drew gets put back on the board soon! He's SO close now!

I am hearing... Bones (the show lol - no rattling bones)

Around the house... things are very quiet. It's been a calm day.

One of my favorite things... Drew.

A few plans for the rest of the week: No big plans. Just waiting to hear about Drew going back to work. It's hard to plan anything when he's this close.

Here is picture thought I am sharing... I saw this on my slide show today and actually LOLed - I love that kid! May 27, 2006:

Talk, Talk

This morning all of us laying in bed I sang:

Old MacDonald had a farm
E I E I O
And on that farm he had a:
Daddy
E I E I O
With a snore snore here and a
snore snore there
here a snore, there a snore
everywhere a snore snore
Old MacDonald had a farm
E I E I O

This mad Leah laugh - but then she sings back to me:

Old MacDonald had a farm
E I E I O
And on that farm he had a:
Mommy
E I E I O
With a talk talk here and a
talk talk there
here a talk, there a talk
everywhere a talk talk
Old MacDonald had a farm
E I E I O

What's up with THAT? Hmpf.

PS Drew is 3 people from being back at work!

Spelling

Me talking to Drew: blah blah blah during the N-A-P blah blah blah

Leah: Mommy! mommy!

Me: What Leah?

Leah: N-A-P spells nap.

Me fainting...

Well, not really but almost.

Leah is 3 years, 7 months, and 19 days.

Shouldn't I get longer at spelling stuff? Hmpf.

Picture Repost

I posted this picture last August of my sister & I. I'm reposting it for Sue who commented that my sister & I looked alike from my last Simple Woman post :)

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For Today June 29th 2009...

Outside my window... 51 degrees with a high of 79 today. I really do love the weather in Wyoming this time of year.

I am thinking... about going back to sleep. I woke up at 6:17 am. It's only 7 now and everyone else is still sleeping.

I am thankful for... my family and my weekend of alone time.

From the learning rooms... it's summer.

From the kitchen... Yesterday I made what we have come to refer to as THE cookies.

I am wearing... jammies.

I am creating... a happy house. Can I always say that when I can't think of something else??

I am going... to see if I can bath the dogs and get up the nerve to clip them myself. That kind of scares me but I think they'll be more comfortable for the summer.

I am reading... Book 10 of the Wheel of Time Series (ah ha! You thought I was going to say Book 9 didn't you?? lol) and Firefly Lane

I am hoping... to have a pleasant day.

I am hearing... the TV and the dogs play.

Around the house... Things very clean. Nothing like a weekend totally alone to get your whole house clean! I even shampooed all the carpets twice!

One of my favorite things... fruit with a little sugar and some heavy cream on it - which I ate several times during my weekend alone.

A few plans for the rest of the week: Nothing really. Just summer time stuff. Should be a gorgeous week.

Here is picture thought I am sharing... I couldn't decide what to use so I went to my google bar slide show and this was the picture right at the moment. My Leahs. My sister & my child. Love it!

Calm & Strength

Sometimes the Lord calms the storm. Sometimes He lets the storm rage and calms His child.

This is how I feel lately. I feel better but things are not better. What's up with that? Well, I have fantastic - truly fantastic - friends all over the country connected to me though varying life experiences - some local, some far, some I've never met in person.

But I've been getting all this mail (and a package left on my doorstep!) - all these fun packages! They've put so much effort into cheering me up as we go through some difficult times.

I feel strengthened through their friendship and I will be forever grateful for it. Just as I was reaching the point where I literally felt like I could take no more of life in general, here were my friends, reminding me - with their gestures of kindness - to keep perspective.