Love it...Hate it- Jan.29

LOVE it...having a routine to our day
HATE it...when the kids wake up before 6 am

LOVE it...seeing the sunrise
HATE it...the darkness of winter

LOVE it...going to enriching creative programs with the kids
HATE it...going to unstructured play time with WAY too many kids

LOVE it...when my kids behave out in public
HATE it...when other people don't discipline their kids

LOVE it...clearing out things we no longer need... I hate clutter
HATE it...junk mail

LOVE it...going for nature walks with the kids
HATE it...driving with the kids

LOVE it...my mommy friends
LOVE it...sewing
LOVE it...scrapbooking
LOVE it...reading

Think I LOVE IT....knitting.

Simple Woman's Daybook- Jan. 21

Outside my window...it's dark, very dark. I am still finding it really hard to make time for blogging. I'm just waiting for the kids to go to sleep and then I think I will do some sewing or maybe go through the stacks of library books sitting in my bedroom.

I am listening to....PURE SILENCE. It is wonderful!

I am thankful for...being able to wake up every morning and spend the day with my kids

I am Reading...well just finished "Discipline that last a life time- Dr. Ray"

From the Kitchen... tonight for dinner I made steak and veggie fajitas. They were very yummy, but of course Avery wouldn't touch the veggies.

I am thinking....about all the wonderful waldorf inspired things I want to be able to do with the kids as they get older.

Towards rhythm and beauty...we definitly have a nice rhythm going and I find it calms everybody down. We also moved our nature table to be more of a nature shelf on top of our dining room hutch and it works much better.

I am hoping and praying...that Avery makes progress in his speech therapy

Around the house...business as usual!

One of my favorite things...the library. I can't count how many $ it has saved my. Everytime I find a book that I want to read I just request it through the library and usually within a few weeks I have it!

A few plans for the rest of the week...going over to a friends house tomorrow morning for a playdate, and then a mommy's nite out. A bunch of us our getting together and making valentine's day bows for our little girls. Should be a lot of fun!! Hoping to do some thrift store shopping this weekend :)

A picture thought I'm sharing...

Avery wearing his new apron I made him, and helping mommy make muffins

From the weekend

We had a great weekend relaxing at home. I FINALLY set up my new sewing machine that I got for Chirstmas and went to work!! My first project was a little kitchen apron for Avery. I will also make matching ones for myself and Taylor.

I also had some leftover Turkey frozen from Christmas so we went to the Farmer's market Sat. morning to get some fresh veggies to make Turkey soup. The house smelled wonderful all day. Taylor and I also made some homemade buns to go with.

Heavy Heart

As we go about our day here today...we do so with a heavy heart. Still on my mind today is the people of Haiti.
They have not left my thought or prayers. The kids are too young to know what is going on.
This morning we went to playgroup and it was very crowded. Avery had a complete meltdown. Normally meltdowns get me pretty frazzled, but today I just kept thinking of how grateful I was that my child was safe and having a meltdown over not wanting to share a toy with another child. That was our biggest problem today...a meltdown. We are SO SO SO lucky. I keep thinking about all the children of Haiti and it really is making me thankful for what I have.
Today I am going about the day slower more methodically and really just trying to cherish my children. Life can be fleeting and we need to live while we have it.
I hope everyone is holding their loved ones close today and everyday.

Simple Woman's Daybook- Jan. 13

Outside my window...a beautiful winter day. Partly cloudy sky, birds flying, the trees look beautiful covered in fresh snow

I am listening to...CNN coverage of the earthquake in Haiti. It is so heartbreaking and overwhelming

I am wearing...comfy sweats and wrapped in a blanky. It is the kids nap time right now, so I am having some downtime too. Who cares if the bathrooms are dirty right??LOL

I am thankful for...my family and all that we have. I am so thankful that my husband works so hard everyday so that I can stay home and raise our kids. I am so lucky that we live in a nice house and never have to worry that me might be hungry or unsafe. We are blessed with everything we could possibly need.

I am reading... A world without end- Ken Follett. I really like reading books that take place in the middle ages.

From the kitchen...I got a great deal on shrimp so I have been making stir-frys, risotto, and pastas. YUM!

I am thinking...about the poor Haitian people suffering after the massive earthquake. I am praying for them and wondering what I can do to help.

I am getting ready to create...pillowcases for my bed and aprons for the kids and I with my new sewing machine. I just have to find the time to set it up and figure it out!

Towards rhythm and beauty...we are having a great day today and are working on lots of art projects. The kids did a finger painting today.

I am hoping and praying...for all the people in Haiti and everyone affected by the earthquake

Around the house...I should really clean the bathrooms!!

One of my favorite things...enjoying the everyday moments with my children.

A few plans for the rest of the week... playgroup tomorrow and hopefully some more nature walks.

A picture thought I'm sharing...

This is the aftermath of a 2 1/2 year old and a 1 year old finger painting!!!!

Wondering how bloggers do it?!!

So I haven't written in almost a month. Ooops not my intention when I started this blog. I guess starting something new at Christmas time when your life is already hectic is probably not a good idea. Anyways I am going to try and give it another shot. My goal is 3 times a week right now.

Alot has been happening here...

POTTY TRAINING
Right before Christmas and before we were taking an 8 hour car trip Avery decided he finally wanted to give potty training a try...of course!!We did a little bit over Christmas and when we got back from holidays I immediately started putting him in underwear...and since then almost 2 weeks he has been great!!!! I never thought it would be that easy..I was prepared for months of fighting and accidents, and am so thankful that we waited until Avery was ready. I think it made all the difference.

CHRISTMAS
We stayed home for Christmas and boxing day which was absolutely wonderful and then we left for a visit with family for a week. As usual when we make into a big city buy all the things we can't get here! LOL. We were completely packed for the drive back and even had to ship some furniture we bought. I bought a new hutch to match my kitchen table as I was in desperate need for some more storage!!! It took me a week to get the house back in order

Now that we are finally getting back into our routine...the kids and I started setting up our nature table. Right now it just has an old silk blanket, our white candle to remind us that the light of spring will come and some stones and a twig from our morning walk, but I am looking forward to adding to it as we find things. We also have a basket of winter book underneath.

I am thinking my nature table is probably to big but I do like its location right in front of our big living room window. I might end up changing it but for now...it works. ( Don't mid our big fat cat Zirk in the shot...he really really didn't want to move)