Blogger has locked me out

For some reason, I can only access my blogger account from my moms iPad. Lame

Is This What Family Feels Like?

Having Wade watch the Littles feels so different from when my mom watches them. The silence is the same, the things that I do are the same, but... But I don't feel so rushed. Like I have to go pick them up because I know they are fine and safe and they will be home eventually. They are with their Dad.

I Really Enjoy Reading to Little A

We just picked up a new chapter book yeasterday and we are already 4 chapters into it! The book is called Tumtum & Nutmeg, The Rose Cottage Tales. The thing is, I get soooo bored reading those tedious short learning to read books and A is at the level where the stories need to be understandable for her to enjoy them. When she was a baby and we lived in the South, I read long stories to her all the time. She would lay in her crib or sit in my lap and just listen to my voice. Now she needs a plot she can understand I need something interesting enough to enjoy. We read the (whole series) Chronicles of Narnia when she was in her floppy amoeba new baby state and most recently we read the Secret Garden. She only stuck with the Secret Garden because there are pictures in my copy that she loves. This new book that we just got is perfect so far. The plot is simple yet interesting and she is doing a great job following whats going on. She even asked me to read to her instead of watching a movie during Little B's nap time! Yay reading!!!

Gratitude

sun
swings
friends
new babies! (not mine, Pippi's)
merino super-wash...mmmm...with silk...mmmmmmmm
my dog, even though she roles in shit.
wade-o
little A and little B
farmer's markets
breastfeeding (you knew that was gonna pop in)

It is so easy to get frustrated. So easy to step back and say, "Wow, this life blows. Broke. Bored. And on top of everything, it's been wind- and raining." I am so grateful that my kids share with each other, that they are each genuinely concerned and upset when the other is crying or when mommy gets too mad to be nice. I am also very grateful that hasn't happened in a while.

Also, I have been noticing a huge matrix shift. Things have been appearing where they never were before, or switching sides, or moving. It's like the attack of the underpants gnomes in a major way and it seems like I am the only one who is noticing it. Like the whole tree that just appeared in my friends yard! She swears it has been there the whole time she and her huz lived in the house but I know it hasn't. It is like a big perception filter (Dr. Who reference, season 5) has been put on the world but mine is faulty or something. weird.

Testing One Two

Trying this new app on Stina's new iPad. My Internet has been out, I forgot to pay the bill because I'm awesome. Sometimes when I am sitting at my mom's I feel like I need to write something and maybe this will fulfill that need...

My first ever This Moment from SouleMama. I love the way she captures the special moments in her life. 

{this moment}

{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.

(She is pushing the treadle in perfect rhythm, her hands to her sides while she sings to herself)

Yesterday Was a Beautiful Day

Thank you so much to all my friends who don't judge me and my silly ways. I am a slob. No two ways about it. Nasty sloppy messy Me. I could just drum up some will power and clean, change my ways over night to live in a healthy safe environment with my kids. but i know that is very unlikely. So you know what I did, for the sake of my kids and my sanity? I hired some one to come clean. No I can't really afford it, but it needed to happen. Plus, I view paying this woman as an exercise in community building. Her daughter was in the Nutcracker last year when I taught the choreography and we have been friends since. I know she could use the money and she knew that I could use the peace of mind of having a clean house. We spoke about wanting to do projects with kids but always beeing busy cleaning or worrying about how messy the house is. So now my goal is to keep my house tidy because I know that if I put my Starbucks money in a jar, rather that Starbucks, I can afford to pay her next week. -Oh yeah, I gave up Starbucks and (most) new fiber/yarn to pay for this.- So really this is like a classic 2-4 birds / one stone scenario. My house will stay clean, I will probably start losing weight, I am no longer shoveling (JDub's ;)) hard earned money into a giant corporation... YAY!

And on top of things every day since the house was cleaned have been gorgeous! Tuesday we spent the whole day moving manure and playing in the dirt and planting new seeds in my Mom's garden. Yesterday, the Man Child and I got up waaay before Bean and played in the morning sun. When she woke up, we had a brilliant breakfast followed by a nice walk around the neighborhood. We stopped into Pippi's to Pippi & Lil' Pip who decided to meet us at the Farmer's Market later that day. We actually managed to play and do some house work and take a nap(!!!) before we met our friends at the market. That was suuuuper nice! The girls both had their little trikes with trunks on them to keep the jam or cheese or berries that we got. They shared a cookie while Pippi waddled (oh man- i forgot to tell you when we were out, but the waddle is full on now! sooo cute, sorry... ;)) pregnantly along and lumbered under the massive body weight of 240 pound Man Child. AAAhhhhh motherhood. Then we went back to Mom's house, did some more gardening (if transplanting my ficus counts...?), watched Idol and went home... Glory.

I have come to the conclusion that sun makes me a better parent. Less likely to sit in front of the laptop all day. More likely to go outside and play!!! We have even been taking the dog for walks, sorta... she puls a lot so we got her a Holt face collar... I really hope it works.

See ya outside!