Ok, I know it’s a terrible shot but I wasn’t letting today pass without getting some sort of Thanksgiving shot.



Our day started out ok but went downhill quickly when Nathaniel decided to skip his midday nap. He cried and cried so I finally gave up and we went out to the track so Jake could do his run.

Doesn’t he look amazing? While he was running David played and smiled and was generally happy.







Even Nathaniel was smiling but don’t let that fool you, he was cranky.







Not this one, though. Sweet as ever.







When Jake finished, David did a run around the track, too.







Then we went home and I foolishly thought that Nathaniel would finally fall asleep. But no. He slept for 20 minutes and he was up. While he was sleeping, I got all of our food into bowls and started cooking the broccoli and butternut squash. Even though he was sitting next to me after he woke up, he whined and cried the entire time. He wanted my attention on nothing but him. I then put him down at 4 again and he still wouldn’t take a nap so I finally just gave up.



I’m not one to care too much about Thanksgiving. I didn’t grow up here so I never had the tradition. And often times there’s too much family around. I am more of a one-on-one person and get easily stressed with too many people around, even if it’s the people I am closest to. And since we had no one visiting this year, I thought Jake was going to be happy skipping Thanksgiving altogether.



But it turned out he wanted to have it. So last night we went to Whole Foods and got a few items we loved: a roasted chicken, mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables, Israeli cous cous, mac’n’cheese, and stuffing. Today, he went to get rolls, cranberry sauce, and a pumpkin pie at the grocery store. I made the same butternut squash casserole from a week ago and some broccoli (with a little cheese and onions.) We had enough food for 16 people and it was really just me and Jake since David’s a picky eater and only wanted to eat rolls. (In the end he did eat some of the squash, chicken, mac’n’cheese, and stuffing, too. And pumpkin pie with ice cream of course.)







All in all, despite the lack of naps and much crying, it was a wonderful, peaceful and quiet thanksgiving. We’re all full, happy and feeling thankful for so much of what we have.



If you live in the US, I hope your Thanksgiving was special, too.

Where we live, there are several new moms so today we all got together at my house. It was really fun and I am hoping we do it again.



David had Thanksgiving at school today and he tried peanut butter for the first time and really liked it.

Nathaniel is so mobile now that it’s hard to get a non-blurry shot.







Another day with no to-dos. Working on it. I am sure it will catch up with me but trying to stay calm and relaxed as much as I can. Let’s see if I’ll get to finish tomorrow’s digital downloads. Let me know if there’s anything you want.

This is the little journal I made for the journaling class I’m taking. I wanted it to be simple and easy to carry around and something that would give me joy to touch without worrying too much about having too many parts that could fall off.



Here’s the back.

And I can slip my pen into the side.







Nathaniel is really not a fan of peas. I’ve tried giving them to him twice now and each time he’s gagged and made the saddest faces. I am not sure if it’s dislike or he might be allergic somehow so I am staying away from peas for a while.







Relatively happy Sunday here. Finished my book (will post tomorrow), played with my kids, watched some TV, and wrote a little. Hope your weekend was good.



I woke up today with a little melancholy and sadness but then I remembered that I did indeed find my ring and I felt better. I thought it was odd that the feeling had become so ingrained in just two days and that my memory hadn’t really caught up yet.

Last week, I had my first etsy order. I was so excited that I made the order right away. And then I wanted to make a thank you card. I wanted it to be perfect. This was the first person to support me and I wanted it to be special. That meant that I put it off for FIVE days cause I wanted it to be so nice. Finally, today I decided to give myself 15 minutes and I say and did the whole card in 12 minutes, without stopping. It’s not perfect but I think it turned out nice.



Nathaniel likes crawling towards me so it’s a bit harder to take photos now.

He’s also discovered the door stoppers and has been having a ton of fun playing with them.







Still sad about the ring. Really enjoyed watching New Moon. Also enjoying my book of the week. And really thankful and excited about Stephanie’s new journaling clas. Nothing like journaling and Stephanie is amazing.



Happy weekend!

My creative therapy journal. This is the best art journal ever. I love it. I love every little piece of it.



Here’s David playing with his friend at school. This girl and David have been friends for a long time now. They get along really well.

And cutie-pie Nathaniel.







Still quite tired. This is a good but long week. Monday night I met with my friend Jenn, tonight we have a dinner guest, and tomorrow night I go to see New Moon at midnight. So I am going to be even more tired on Friday but it’s worth it.



Today, David, Nathaniel and I had lunch together. We went to the Palo Alto Cafe and had bagels and shared an orange juice. It was so wonderful.



I hope your Wednesday is going well, too.

I finally hooked up the computer in David’s room and he’s really loving it. He mostly loves doing the art and the drawing and I love watching him play, explore and learn.



Nathaniel has been really attached to me lately. He’s happy and peaceful sitting next to me but if I leave even to take a photo, this is what I get.

I know it’s a phase but it breaks my heart to see him sad. I have a lot more I want to write but I actually went out to see a good friend tonight and I am way too tired and need to go to sleep so the rest will have to wait until tomorrow.