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OUR Lights!

by admin on November 24, 2009 in Bits Of My Personality, Four Little Eggs In My Nest, Holiday Messages, Life Keeps Changing with 5 Comments

I had been pleading with my husband for years to let me get Christmas lights. I love the cheery light on the short days of winter and wanted to have my own to plug in each night. We had finally gotten one little string of lights for our Waldheim home and then we moved… and forgot them there…

Well it must be official! We must be in our own home again because we put up lights! We have graduated from one little string to four! I am so happy every night I plug them in! I hope to get one string each year and keep adding to them. It was a family event putting them up. I had a wonderful helper in ‘Big Boy’. He handed me the clips and helped me unwrap the lights but most importantly he held the ladder for me (except when he took the below picture.). Holding the ladder and chatting with me turned out to be very important because I discovered I don’t like being on ladders at all! I was pretty shaky getting down again. It is so funny how we change when we grow old. I remember climbing up and swinging on ladders as a child… we used to play ‘dare devil’ and jump from fence to ladder to roof tops as kids!
The pretty star lights are to ‘Little Woman’s credit. She insist we get them! Such a grand helper she was as we found a few affordable strings of lights.

When Daddy plugged them in for the first time all the children where on the couch watching out our big window. They clapped (even Baby Boy) and a chorus of ‘Ooooh’ and ‘Aaaah’ rang out. There is no snow here yet and it seems so strange!! So for now we decided with shorter days the cheery lights where needed… might as well get them up while the weather is still mild! But the inside will probably wait for a bit! I am not looking forward to removing ‘Baby Boy’ from the Christmas tree constantly…

TTFN

One Calm Evening

by admin on November 23, 2009 in Bits Of My Personality, Mama Heart Mushings with 1 Comment
One calm evening I looked to see,
all the gentle blessings surrounding me.

Outside a peach glowing sky,
warms my heart till it wants to cry.A rarity this house full of children so quiet and kind,

Peaceful enough to ease my mind.
Inside a collection of sweet beauties all mine!
An eldest daughter reading wisely and fine!

At my table a boy who has always been my joy,
Filled with passion for art he loves coloring more then any toy.Finally I find two babies at play,
In and out of a Costco box they would spend their whole day!

I was so eager to get pictures of the sky and glowing apples I ran out in bare feet. As I ran across the yard I stepped on one of the apples and it instantly mushed beneath my feet, YUCK… but capturing the moment was worth it! This gorgeous sky was the perfect reflection of how warm my family and home felt that evening! I had barely taken all the indoor and outdoor pictures when the peach sky died away into night! It had been so pretty it looked edible!

Next to the peachy light, and how it sets nature aglow, my favorite is mocha light and how it changes the look and feel of everything it touches. Here is a photo of mocha light on my old neighborhood… This photo doesn’t get the color perfectly correct… Mocha light is worth drinking! One day I hope to really capture the peach and the mocha but these pictures are a start:)

TTFN

Oolong Tea

by admin on November 17, 2009 in Bits Of My Personality with 2 Comments
or
black dragon tea

Garnet and I are adventurous in the world of tea; together!
We find mutual enjoyment in our little obsession with tea!

Oolong is somewhere between green and black, as far as oxidization, and is very popular in China. It isn’t as veggie tasting as green so my husband and I are big fans. We have a chocolate mint variety that we particularly enjoy in the evening but the Twinnings plain Oolong is my current favorite with lunch. It is caffeinated. You should try it!

TTFN

Every Now And Then Was Today

by admin on November 15, 2009 in Bits Of My Personality, Mama Heart Mushings, My Listening Year, My Romance with 8 Comments

HOPE!

Every now and then a woman has a perfectly lovely day for no particular reason. Nothing out of the ordinary, in fact the day is usually completely ordinary!

Today was such a day.

Just days ago I felt like writing a play by play ‘day in the life of ME’ type thing because it all felt so ridiculously difficult. I wake up assuming I will keep it together and more often then not I have sunk like a stone lately…

Hope held me back and I didn’t blog…

Time to focus on the victory in my life and the blessings and Jesus. With little steps I went from a dark valley to the hill… stayed there looking at that monster hill for a while but then the little steps took me slowly up… I am pretty sure I am still on my way up but ‘I’ve come a long way baby’.

I think my senses are hungry lately… my ears really want to hear… my eyes really want to take it in… my hands to grasp, clasp, feel…

I want to taste and see that the Lord is good! Forgive me if I don’t mention smell for I have no experience with this sense (wink).

Woke up late (yahoo for sleeping in) and savored a cup of tea drowned in cream and honey toast smothered in cinnamon.
Took a brisk walk down my fall drenched street to the salon at the community mini mall.
Meet a wonderful person and she did my hair! Discovered how small the world was as we talked and realised all the mutual people we know.
Walked home, very slowly, tickled pink at an excellent hair cut.
Burst in the door and snuggled my baby, then snuggled my three year old daughter, then hugged my man!
Chased my older two around and around the kitchen and living room as I cleaned up and they pretended to be spy’s following me.

The afternoon was largely spent NAPPING!

The evening was spent grocery shopping. It was just me and my half sweet gingerbread latte filling the cart. I was singing and humming the song Daddy and I had sang to Baby Boy just before I left. He stopped our hearts by singing back to us in his own language and I couldn’t stop thinking about his little song and head sway… I checked myself out with the self serve check out machine and had no problems! Happy, I puttered home.. Eagerly I unpacked the groceries so I could dig into the fresh fruit!

I was welcomed home to a warm house and soft worship music on the stereo. My man greeted me with the magical news that all four kids where in bed! I am now eagerly waiting for our evening tea time together!

What was so different about today, what was so special, why can’t I trap such days in a bottle and save them for later when I am wigging out?

Thank you Jesus for all the blessings in my life! Thank you for the every now and then days!

TTFN

Tea

by admin on November 9, 2009 in Bits Of My Personality, Book Flavor with No comments
There is a great deal of poetry and fine sentiment in a chest of tea. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson, Letters and Social Aims

I am looking for a book of tea. Anyone have recommendations? Something that is table book style and lovely to look at (hard cover) with plenty of information on all the types of teas and cultural information around them. I took a look on amazon and the list of tea books was terrifying so I am hoping someone can steer me in the right direction! Please let me know if you have a much loved tea book in mind!

Strange how a teapot can represent at the same time the comforts of solitude and the pleasures of company. ~Author Unknown

Another novelty is the tea-party, an extraordinary meal in that, being offered to persons that have already dined well, it supposes neither appetite nor thirst, and has no object but distraction, no basis but delicate enjoyment. ~Jean-Anthelme Brillat–Savarin, The Physiology of Taste

TTFN

Market Mall

by admin on November 7, 2009 in Bits Of My Personality, Do I Call It Parenting Advice?, Four Little Eggs In My Nest, Mama Heart Mushings with 1 Comment

I love Market Mall. It is one of the first indoor malls in our city and it has friendliness and community galore, unlike the big flashy malls that are way more popular. It was the perfect place for Big Girl and I to have our first real shopping night together.

We went out to find her something she would really enjoy (and something that she go to pick out all her own) because she has always had hand-me-downs and never has experienced picking things herself. We also went to find Mommy a black sweater… can you believe that is the only color sweater I didn’t have??

We hit ‘hangers’ and spent lots of time picking and trying things on. We really got into a groove in the change rooms and between trips down our imaginary cat walk we both found what we where looking for. We also found a new ability we both have, to help one another shop with honesty and understanding of our very different tastes! It brought back memories of times like that with my mom and so I was very very happy about our trip. We stopped for a root beer and a latte and even found the time to look at some books (Big Girl is so into reading all of a sudden!!!).

This trip was really important to me. I needed to have some honest conversation with my eldest daughter. We go out alone so rarely and I have felt the distance between us lately. She wants to be more cool then cute and is so interested in teens that she hasn’t appreciate my preaching about embracing her childhood as long as she can. After some fun we where able to really talk and I told her how I miss her and I don’t want her to pull away from me. She agreed she doesn’t want that either (phew, big mama sigh!!). I get teary thinking about our perfect evening out because I have so much love and pride wrapped up in that girl and I dream that she will appreciate and value me as much as I did and do my own mother.

I feel like such a winner when I am with Big Girl!

TTFN

Fatigue

by admin on November 3, 2009 in Bits Of My Personality, Life Keeps Changing with 3 Comments

Battling fatigue lately… well for ages now… I look back through the summer photos and I just want to jump right into them. We had a great summer, so much relaxing! I really wanted to live out those hot months simply and slowly and I feel like we succeeded even in the midst of moving into our new home. I am hoping for slow days this winter… slow days involving maybe a few dates with my man (it has been waaaaaaaaay to long) and moments with my kids. I see nights, under the park lights, skating on our local rink with my oldest two… lots of walks through the snow and trips up and down the sled hill.

Fatigue is frustrating when it limits the time I can spend doing things with my kids. Like when a man is unemployed and at home getting more and more restless I feel that every day as I look around at all I want to do and will not do because I need to nap some more…

TTFN

Eccentric Jewelry

by admin on November 2, 2009 in Bits Of My Personality with 3 Comments

Went to a necklace making party the other night, in honor of a friends birthday. It was very enjoyable. There was food and conversation but it was most interesting to see how different all our necklaces ended up. I have to say mine was eccentric in comparison. They each had something specific in mind and worked hard at making their necklace just right. They ended up with beautiful pieces of art that they should all be proud of, so lovely:)

I had no ideas but I found a pock-a-dot bead that was one of my favorite colors and everything followed from there. When I found a wooden flower shaped bead I new I was on a roll. I love big and chunky, wood and colorful necklaces. Following my nose I ended up with something without pattern and just my thing… There have been mixed reviews but it is like most pieces I am draw to when purchasing so I am tickled with it.

What a lovely idea for a party! I think this would be great for my daughters and I to get into for girls nights.TTFN

Cereal Stories

by admin on October 14, 2009 in Bits Of My Personality, People In My Heart with 2 Comments

Today my Big Boy asked for corn flakes. It stopped me in my tracks and a flood of memories came to mind. He said ‘corn flakes’ and for the first time I realised he would no longer innocently refer to them as ‘ka ka do’. As a wee one he was unable to pronounce flakes and because of the rooster on the box he started crowing to tell me what cereal he wanted. He later just called them ka–ka-do and we all started calling them ka–ka-do and now we are passed that because he is in the process of maturing… it made me sad…

Cereal must be on my brain lately! I bought a box of ‘fruity o’s‘ yesterday and I NEVER buy sweet cereal for the kids. I looked at it on the shelf and was brought back to my grandmother’s kitchen in the morning. She always had ‘fruity o’s‘ and I loved that about having breakfast with her; my mother didn’t buy the junkier cereals either. I grabbed the box off the shelf and thought about my grandma all the way to the check out and then all the way home. It brought to mind all kinds of sweet memories. I am thankful for the memories and not so happy at the idea of filling my kids up with sugar first thing in the morning but I figure I will hand out a handle full of the overly sweet o’s as snacks now and then, since I payed for them.

I am thankful for the now and the growing ease I have to use the moments to reflect and just enjoy life. I kind of think everyone would have moments of joyful memory brought on by the little things around us if we made more time to BE.

TTFN

Each New Day Christ Loves Me Gently

by admin on October 13, 2009 in Bits Of My Personality, Four Little Eggs In My Nest, Mama Heart Mushings, My Listening Year with 1 Comment

What could be more lovely for a sleep deprived mommy then to get to crawl back into bed? What would be more soothing to a weary teary soul then some snuggle time with a piece of my heart (Little Woman).

The morning was gray, I awoke with the regular headache, and the snowy weather had me craving comfy… In spite of my desire to bury my head in the blankets, my body got going. The oldest two have a bus to catch and the husband needs a woman’s assistance in the morning (I wish for his sake that woman had been friendlier).

Made sure the oldest two had all they needed and rushed them out the door with a hug, a wave and a prayer. Had a quiet breakfast of porridge and tea, kissed my husband good bye for the day… and the younger two where still sleeping.

My girls share a double bed, I seized the day and jumped in to snuggle with my three year old once the house was quiet again. I watched her sleep, such perfect eye lashes and what a button nose. Listened to the quiet of a peaceful home, felt the stillness like a warm blanket and drifted into a nap. I knew I had to eventually get up and get things done, but the idea felt almost painful. I was immersed in the now and so in love with my beautiful daughter.

Little Woman fluttered her eyes open and instantly popped out of bed like a Jack-in-the-box. Back to reality for mommy. I am sure she wondered why mommy’s voice chocked as we greeted one another ‘good day’; I was absolutely filled with thankfulness. This had been a sweet gift in time for me! It was just what I needed and I couldn’t help but give thankful praise to my Jesus as I poured Little Woman her porridge and cream.

My morning felt like a firm wrap around hug from my father God to me… if only I was always so aware!

TTFN

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