Today was a hectic work day. Not much else got done so I am glad I did a bunch of tasks last night. I do still have another layout to do for the AMM kit but overall, I am ok to wait a bit until a bunch of my goodies come in the mail. I got my December Daily album today. I think I might spend some of August and September putting my album together. I like doing it early.
We took a short break to meet David’s friend and my neighbor at the local playground and then he went home with his friend to play and I didn’t take any photos for a long time today. But when David was back at home, he was happy to see Nathaniel and gave him some hugs.
And me some funny faces.
Nathaniel is focusing a lot harder lately. Working on his fine motor skills. Using forks. Putting things together.
And those teeth are almost almost out! All of them.
David and I did a bunch more reading today. We’re on lesson 29. I feel we’re going a bit fast but he’s so excited and I do make sure we do everything in the lessons. It’s so nice to see him read. So so nice. So I am off to go back to the craziness of work and have some layouts to do and maybe (just maybe) I can read for a few minutes.
I hope your monday was calmer than mine.
Three Things I’m Grateful For:
1. I am grateful for my job. Despite feeling burned out. whiny, and tired sometimes. I love my job. So much.
2. I am grateful for this summer. We’re having such a quiet and wonderful summer that’s not full of tasks. not rushed. no drama. i love it.
3. I am grateful that David has a fun friend so closeby. This was the first time he was somewhere without me (or Jake) and I am so happy he had fun.
Two Things David’s Grateful For:
1. playing with Ece at the playground
2. eating jellybeans at Ece’s
3. Playing legos with Ece
4. daddy.
I think the kids must have felt bad for us after the night we had because we didn’t hear a sound until 8am today. It was like a miracle. A good night’s sleep makes such a difference. I gave the kids food and then got to my exercise. Six days out of seven last week. Not too bad. Then I sat and read for a while and the kids played.
Nathaniel’s really good at understanding things and when I say “pis” which means dirty in Turkish, he knows to put the item in the trash. But sometimes he finds things he likes in the trash and digs them out in the process. Despite my pleading “no no no.” Today he found this magazine cover.
Then he found David’s lego box.
Held on to it well.
Dropped some legos into it.
And gave himself a round of applause (we all need to do this more: give ourselves some applause).
Then he tried to fit some tiny pieces of legos together. Worked really hard and once he made them fit, he moved it and made car-like sounds.
Earlier in the day, we were playing in the yard and David got into our red wagon and asked me to push him around but I told him he was too big and I was too weak. So he patiently waited until Daddy was free so he could do it. And, as you can see, it was totally worth the wait. He had a blast.
Nathaniel watched them through the backyard door.
And then got really upset that he couldn’t go out.
So Jake grabbed him and gave him a round on the wagon, too. He loved it.
For a brief moment, he tried to have both kids at once but I got too worried about kids falling off and could not look anymore.
From the squeals I heard, I think there was much joy and no falling. Then it was time for dinner and David and I spent some more time reading. It’s only been four days since we got this book and he’s already in lesson 17. He said he wants to do it all day long and loves it so much. I cannot tell you the joy of seeing one’s kid get excited about reading. It’s so awesome to watch. I have to say huge thanks to Caroline who wrote about the book on Facebook and I am so glad I saw it!! (I also have to thank Deb who I’m told actually found the book through her research. Thank you Deb!!). Reading has become fun here and David’s really figuring it out. It’s awesome to be a part of it.
I have a few more todo items to get done tonight and I am off to bed. All in all, great weekend. I got 2 layouts done, finished one book and started another, lots of family time, some alone time, tons of photos, some exercise, and a lot of reading with the boy! Yey for weekends. Already looking forward to the next one.
Three Things I’m Grateful For:
1. I am grateful that David’s enjoying reading so much. As a kid (and adult) reading was my favorite thing in the world so I cannot wait to share that with my little boy.
2. I am grateful for a full and yet relaxing weekend.
3. I am grateful for all the happy mail I am hoping to receive this week.
Two Things David’s Grateful For:
1. reading with mommy
2. riding the wagon with daddy
3. daddy.
Last night was one of the worst nights we’ve had in a long long while. Nathaniel woke up around ten and then again midnight and just could not go back to sleep. I tried everything from ignoring him to hugging him to patting his back to whispering but nothing worked. He was just as frustrated as me. Finally around 2:30am, I just picked him up and put him in our bed. He fell asleep nursing and then woke up again around 4am which is when I put him back in his own bed. He cried for a bit but wen’t back to sleep. And woke up at 9am. Of course, David didn’t hear any of this so at 7am he was at our door wondering why we were still sleeping. All of this made today quite a long, difficult day.
Thankfully, Nathaniel spent most of it playing with legos. Putting helmets on little lego men.
Playing with whatever David dropped from the table.
Put them all in a bowl and then flipped it all over. Fun fun. Then put them all back and clapped himself.
When he leaned over in the couch, I noticed the punched butterfly on his foot and made me smile.
The three boys sat together for a while and just played and hugged.
And then Nathaniel played some more legos.
In the meantime, I finished my book and made another layout with the August kit and then we went to get the car (which was being serviced) and I decided I wanted to go to a cafe nearby where I like to sit and eat their grilled goat cheese and pesto sandwiches. Nathaniel came with me and David stayed home to play Wii (and Jake stayed with him.) We’d already done our reading for the day so it was ok to let him play.
When I came back, David finally got his turn for “riding on daddy’s back” and he was really happy.
The kids are finally sleeping and I am 100% exhausted. Not a muscle that’s not aching. Off to find a good book to curl with.
Three Things I’m Grateful For:
1. I am grateful for getting the car fixed. As it turns out we had a flat tire and I had no idea. Actually all 4 tires were bad. I’m glad we got it checked out.
2. I am grateful that my kids (for the most part) get along and like each other. I know this will change so I am enjoying it for now.
3. I am grateful for my one hour of hanging out with just Nathaniel and eating something tasty and being outdoors. It does wonders.
Two Things David’s Grateful For:
1. wii day!
2. getting to break apart the bulldozer lego daddy got me
3. daddy.
Nathaniel is such a big fan of David. Yes, he loves playing with David’s toys but he also just likes being around David. This morning, David was watching some movies and Nathaniel took all of his toys and played at the table where David was sitting. David’s so kind and doesn’t get annoyed and it was so cute that I had to snap a photo.
And in case you think he just clasps his hands in the back, he claps them in the front, too.
And then David was playing with his Didj and Nathaniel sat next to him to watch. When he got up to walk away, David got sad and said he liked having Nathaniel sit with him.
I love capturing these ordinary moments of my boys. Our life. The faces. The looks.
Lost in playing games.
Smiling and laughing with mama.
More faces.
Cute ones.
And some cuddling with toys.
Might be boring to some but I love seeing the ordinariness of our lives. These are the details that change over time. You never ever forget your wedding day or your honeymoon, but you do forget that your son really liked this one toy and pressed its buttons over and over again just to squeal with delight. I like to remember these details because I know I will otherwise forget them and they will be such fond fond memories many years from now.
Note to Self:
This has been an interesting week. Some very big highs but also some lows. It has, yet again, showed me that art is subjective. One of the reasons I’ve always loved being a math-person is that it’s not a matter of opinion. 2+2 always equals 4. My teacher can’t have his own opinion, can’t tell me I did it wrong. I either get it or I don’t. I love that about math. Things that are subjective like art or English essays etc. also open the room for scars. Like if you’re young and some jerk of a teacher (or someone who has influence of you at that age, not always just a teacher) tells you you have no talent, you basically spend your whole life thinking you have no talent. This can be true in math, too, in that someone can make you feel you’re too stupid to get it but if you study enough and really do get it and can conclude that 2+2 is 4 and get the correct answer, no one can argue with you that it is not correct. So you can theoretically work your way into proving to yourself (and others) that you are indeed good at math. This is not true about art, writing, etc.
The way people get “validation” in these fields is by someone “authoritative” or “well regarded” showing interest in them. Someone willing to publish your book. A gallery displaying your art, etc. But even then, it’s not as simple as 2+2=4. Other people still might think your art sucks or your book is terrible. So if you’re harboring doubts about yourself, you can always hang on to the naysayers and feed the doubt regularly. Again, not true for math. No one can say “well actually even though Joe says 2+2=4 and this big mathematician agrees with him, I disagree.” I am oversimplifying of course but I hope you get the core of my point.
I do not have an abundance of self-confidence (this is an understatement) so I’ve always favored the fact-oriented fields. I’ve always loved art and loved writing and have, at different times in my life, wished I could be successful at either. But, math was always my savior. Something that came relatively easily to me and something that was provable beyond a shadow of a doubt. It left no room for interpretation, for judgement, or opinion. For someone who’s weak on confidence, this is a good ground to be on; it feels steady and safe.
When I first started scrapbooking, I had never heard of any of the manufacturers. I went to the store, bought a bunch of blue paper that I liked and thought matched and I made my first album. It wasn’t until I joined an online community that I even realized different manufacturers existed. However, because I really get into things, I quickly learned a lot more and wanted to be a bigger part of the community I was in and applied to be on their team, etc. etc. For a brief period, I submitted to magazines (maybe a total of 5-10 times) and applied to other design teams. I didn’t think too hard, I just wanted to belong. I got rejection after rejection. I quickly got depressed, felt bad about myself, and my scrapping. The days of “fun new hobby I discovered” were gone. Then I backed off completely. Didn’t apply for anything. Started my own thing. Tried to find what I liked and didn’t. But it wasn’t until this past May that I really found my groove. And coincidentally (or not, who knows) that’s when I got on my first manufacturing team. And I was incredibly shocked and honored (and still am.) but since I luckily had just found my groove, I just tried hard to continue to do my thing and hope that it was what got me there in the first place. I am incredibly lucky that Margie is unbelievably kind and so incredibly supportive.
I am perfectly happy working for The Girls’ Paperie and could easily just do that for a long time (on top of A Million Memories and Creative Therapy, of course.) But last month, on a whim, I applied to American Crafts. I own very little of their paper and refused to go buy more just to apply. So I did the best I could with what I had. I made a project, I had just made layouts for a kit, and I made a card with the papers I had at hand. I didn’t think too hard. With encouragement from a good friend, I sent it in. When this week first started, I was hoping to hear from them. But instead I got the email from Tim Holtz. I can tell you that I own considerably more products by Tim. (Yes, I have a zillion Thickers but that’s about it.) and not that I don’t love American Crafts and their products, cause I do, but this is just to say I am a huge fan of Tim. And then I got some more good news this week and some more not so great news, too. All within this scrapping world. This showed me that I was lucky enough to be around when Tim was looking for people. I am not one of those people whose work is everywhere. I am not a known name. I am pretty much a nobody in the scrapbooking industry. But I was lucky. Tim happened to see my layouts. He somehow liked something about them and made me an even luckier girl. And I am utterly thankful for that. But I do not, for a moment, miss the substantial role of luck and “being in the right place at the right time.”
And while on the outside it might seem like I’m winning constantly lately. I just wanted you to know that I got rejected this week, too. From an opportunity I wanted. From something I did hope and wish for. And this happens all the time. Wins come with losses. Just like losses come with wins. And while it’s obvious that taste plays a big role in this whole process, what might be less obvious is that so does luck. So does coincidence. And, as it seems, this was a good week for my luck. And I am so thankful for it. And I will not take it for granted for a minute. And I will also not forget the role it played.
I guess I wanted to write all this down for a few reasons. One is because I am one of those people who sometimes thinks “wow all the good things are happening to so and so” but the fact is bad things might be happening too and the person just doesn’t talk about them. Nor should she have to. Back when I applied to teams, I never talked about it. I never said I applied and never said I didn’t get it. I figured it was painful enough, I didn’t need to share it. And I wouldn’t have shared American Crafts either. But it happened this week. At the same time as Tim Holtz. And it taught me a lesson. So there we go. And in case any of you out there are thinking only good stuff happens to me, now you know it’s not true. And don’t get me wrong, I am not whining. I am THRILLED beyond belief about my opportunities. I am thankful more than you can imagine. I still wake up thinking maybe it’s a joke someone’s playing on me. Or maybe Tim made a mistake and meant to email someone else (I often still think that about Margie, too.) so I am grateful. Very much. But I just wanted you to know the truth. All of it, not just the good bits. So you can’t play the game I play about how only good things happen to some of the people around me.
Also, this is a reminder that it’s all so subjective. This is like getting rejected from Harvard to get into Princeton. And it happens. It happened to people I know. I’ve been on the other side of hiring for several prestigious firms and I know it’s so much less scientific than it would seem. At the end of the day, people making the decisions are human. They have moody days, they have personal preferences. Maybe this person secretly hates purple. And without even realizing it, they wrote off your layout cause it had so much purple. We are more instinctive than we’d be willing to admit. So much is luck and coincidence. This is always on top of hard work, of course. You don’t get into either Harvard or Princeton without perfect grades. But if you did the best you can and worked hard, at some point you’re just playing the luck game, I think. Which is a good lesson for me to keep in mind. Because being a math person I so wish there were a formula. Then I could study really hard and just master it. And be done.
Wow lots of blathering, eh?
I also wanted to say thank you again, for your kindness and support. I really doubt myself way too many times a day and hearing every little word boosts me and my heart so much. It makes me feel stronger and more hopeful. And so so so very grateful.
Three Things I’m Grateful For:
1. I am grateful for my husband. Who loves and supports me and makes me feel like one-and-only. My husband with whom I can talk for hours even after sixteen years together.
2. I am so grateful for all the amazing things that happened this week. The doors that opened other ones. The unexpected surprises. I am feeling like I won some lottery I wasn’t playing but really really wanted to win.
3. I am grateful that David loved the new books we’re using to learn how to read. He just wants to keep doing more and more exercises and he is loving it. He literally begged me to do more tonight. How could I not be thankful for that?
Two Things David’s Grateful For:
1. having lunch with ece (and her mommy and brother) at a retaurant
2. our new reading book!
3. daddy.
I’ve been a bit remiss in taking photos lately. I find myself even more distracted and frazzled than usual. I am trying to work and get things done but I am also noticing that my focus is not fully there. I am still pretty tired from all the garage work. Nathaniel is getting up early and I am not sleeping well. So I’ve been short and impatient. If it sounds like I’m complaining, I am not. Just trying to pay attention to what’s going on so I can be more present.
Nathaniel’s been doing well, though. He loves playing with David’s toys. Especially the noisy ones.
And the legos that fall off the table.
For lunch today, I decided we all deserved to snack outside so we grabbed some cheese, blueberries, and graham crackers and just enjoyed ourselves.
then i asked David if I could snap some photos of him. I got this sort-of smiling face.
And this funny one.
Feels like a long day today. I think I am going to read David’s book for a bit (I bought him a book that will help us teach him how to read.) and I will read my novel and then off to bed. I hope you are doing well and thank you so so so much for the kind, generous comments you’ve left for me. I cannot tell you how much it means to me. Truly truly. Bless you.
Three Things I’m Grateful For:
1. I am grateful for the opportunity to create a bit today.
2. I am grateful for the kindness and support everyone’s been pouring here and on FB. I am a programmer and i always dream of being an artist but i am always full of self-doubt so every little kind word is huge huge encouragement to me. I am so grateful for it.
3. I am grateful that the last piece of furniture we need for the garage is coming so I can be completely done with that project. It already feels wonderful, and once I am done with this bit, it will feel amazing.
Two Things David’s Grateful For:
1. doing somersaults in the living room (I should have photographed that, eh?)
2. playing with my legos!
3. daddy.
So remember the email I talked about on Monday? The one I couldn’t believe. It was from Tim Holtz! I know many of you are not scrappers and it might be meaningless to you but I promise you I fell of my chair when I got the email. I was confident it was a hoax. He said such kind kind words about me and I was so deeply touched and honored. I still kept pinching myself a bunch but today he told me that I can officially say it out loud: I am on Tim’s design team. He has so many amazing products, such a wide wide range that I am a lucky lucky gal!
Between Tim Holtz and The Girls’ Paperie and A Million Memories. Could a gal get happier?
Since I am sharing some scrappy news, I also won the My Mind’s Eye contest at two peas and I have two layouts picked up for an online magazine. This is why I have been feeling like the most blessed soul ever. I am never ever confident about my art and would be the first to tell you all of its flaws but all these events are really helping me feel better and more hopeful. Mostly, thankful and grateful. So so grateful.
Ok apologies for all that, and thank you for letting me share my good news.
Besides the excitement from all that, I tried to work hard again today and stay on top of my work and all of its tentacles. The donation truck came and took away half the stuff in the garage (yey!) and the garage project is 89% complete, way way less painful than I imagined. Wee. So we took a little break in the afternoon to walk to the corner store and get some ice cream since I’d promised David yesterday. I had yet to get a photo and I couldn’t get one where Nathaniel wasn’t sucking his thumb.
This one’s even worse but it was the best I could do today.
And then not to miss him, I snapped a bunch of David, of course, too. Not the best photo at all but still….
Love love love love my boys.
Jake came home and helped me a bunch in the garage, and now i am really ready to relax. Watch some TV, read some, whatever. Up since 4:45am, it does eventually get to you. I still have yet to write about July and August, but I haven’t forgotten I swear. Just been a hectic week so far.
I hope you’re doing well and I hope many great things come your way, too!
Three Things I’m Grateful For:
1. I am grateful for the amazing opportunity to design for Tim Holtz. What an incredible honor. And so thankful to Margie, too. Without her I wouldn’t be here.
2. I am grateful for the kindness of friends who have been so supportive and happy for me. It’s not always easy to find friends who are genuinely happy for you when good things happen and I am so happy to have them. So grateful.
3. I am grateful it’s Wednesday. This week has been whizzing by and I have yet to do art but I am looking forward to the weekend, to sitting and playing some.
Two Things David’s Grateful For:
1. ice cream with mommy and nathaniel
2. having indiana visit this afternoon.
3. daddy.
Today started pretty quietly with the kids playing together, which has to be my favorite thing to watch.
Except for this. This is my favorite.
They are watching TV.
And David hugs again. He is so good to his brother.
Then we played outside for a bit. He’s so beautiful even with teeth missing.
And I love this one, too. Even with his funny looks.
He loves being outside and so we needed to find a hat for him to wear. He thought this was funny. But didn’t wear it for too long.
It’s stunning to me how much he looks like me in this photo.
And coming full circle, they played a whole bunch more inside. Simple, happy lives we have.
I had a fantastic day. I exercised, I got a lot of work done, and played with my kids. I was waiting for one email which never came but unexpectedly received another amazing email that I still cannot really believe. More later, assuming it was real, I promise.
Finished my book, but off to start another. And maybe scrap some. Or not. Let’s see.
Three Things I’m Grateful For:
1. I am grateful for the incredibly kind email I received today.
2. I am grateful for happy outside time which we’re all getting a lot of lately.
3. I am grateful for the generosity of strangers. I’ve been trying to get David signed up for the school bus and this lady at the office has been kind, generous and patient with me. I truly appreciate that.
Two Things David’s Grateful For:
1. my legos! (still)
2. doing multiplication with mommy.
3. daddy.
I had read about this cafe near our house and had been wanting to go. We finally had to opportunity today. And David was mostly excited cause it meant he didn’t have to eat his veggies.
Nathaniel had a boo boo in his chin but he was mostly in good humor.
So I just snapped as many photos as I could.
We ate a delicious meal at this super-nice cafe and then came home to a relaxed afternoon. I’m still reading my book, it’s consuming my minutes. Took a little time to play legos with both of the kids for a while and we had a lot of fun. And Nathaniel can now reach David’s table almost with ease. Which is how a lot of legos go missing.
I am going back to my book. I’ve thought about August and have some plans. I also want to tell you about my July project and how it all ended. But none of that will happen until I finish my book.
Three Things I’m Grateful For:
1. I am grateful for a sweet, wonderful family lunch.
2. I am grateful for good books and a lot of sleep – both of which I had this weekend.
3. I am grateful that my todo list is really short. I am not sure why and I know it will soon be long again so I am trying to enjoy it while it’s the way it is.
Two Things David’s Grateful For:
1. my legos!
2. going out to lunch.
3. daddy.
My plan today was to spend a lot of time resting. Nathaniel woke up too early again but I just closed his door and let him sit in his bed. Which he did until around 7. We then began our day, eating, them playing, and me reading. I finished my book from last night and started a different one. I spent most of the day relaxing and reading. David played wii.
Nathaniel took his nap, woke up and ate while Jake mowed the lawn.
He liked watching his dad.
Then the two of us went to a local cafe. Had some fruit, sandwich, coffee, and muffin and bought some groceries and came home. Nathaniel wanted to play some Wii too.
But, mostly, he ate the remote.
Then the kids started melting down a bit so we ate some dinner, bath time and Nathaniel is already sleeping and David is in his room, reading. I am about to go back to my book. Plans for tomorrow: more of the same.
Three Things I’m Grateful For:
1. I am grateful for a lot of quiet time.
2. I am grateful for summer fruit. I love fruit and it’s great to have so much of it.
3. I am grateful having a cafe I like nearby. It’s nice to sit outside, feel totally not-rushed and read with my little boy. True luxury.
Two Things David’s Grateful For:
1. my legos!
2. playing wii.
3. daddy.
And again with getting up at 4:45. I tried everything, including ignoring him but then I just gave up and went downstairs. This also meant my morning went long and uneventful and unproductive. I didn’t want to do anything but lie there and then I couldn’t even nap and I was just frustrated. At ten am, I finally gave up and went upstairs to take a long shower which did help but not enough. So after struggling and working and being frustrated some more, I decided we would have a fun lunch outside. Thanks to all the toys I found, Nathaniel wants to spend all of his time outside anyway, so I cut up strawberries, cheese, hotdogs, and got a bowl of blueberries and toasted some bread and we had our lunch outside as we played.
I love these photos of Nathaniel where you can see he’s smiling even though you can’t see his face.
Then the kids played while I worked. Nathaniel loves balls of all sizes. So did David when he was that age. David played with a tiny watergun he has.
Then I decided it was enough sun so we came back inside. This is Nathaniel waving “Bye bye” cause his frog toy says that right before it turns itself off. So he waves each time he hears it.
And here he is, signing food. He does it often.
And here’s David reading his lego sticker book. He loves this book. It’s awesome.
I am so happy it’s weekend. I need to rest. Even though I did nothing I am feeling super-tired. I am looking forward to sitting and reading my book and doing nothing else. I have no tasks on my list this weekend. Ok maybe just a few small ones.
Three Things I’m Grateful For:
1. I am grateful for our outside lunch. It made me really happy.
2. I am grateful for music today. I’ve been listening to the new Jewel and I love it.
3. I am grateful for the weekend!
Two Things David’s Grateful For:
1. reading my lego sticker book.
2. having lunch in the backyard.
3. daddy.
Today started quietly but it didn’t turn out to be as routine as I originally thought. Nathaniel woke up at 5am and he was ready for the day. Playing, happy, rested.
Me, not so much. But I went along with it and got up and started my day. (Not like I had much choice.) He’s really into exploring new toys lately. He loves the craft boat David and I made.
And the singing frog I found in the garage overhaul. He loves music and dancing. He has this funny dance so I videotaped it today. And he hasn’t gotten the hang of the toy yet so he will randomly press a button (but not the right one to actually get the toy to sing) and exasperate David to no end as you can see in the movie.
He also loves going outside. Begs to go out and as soon as he’s out, he looks at me like “What? You’re not coming,too?”
David’s still exploring his Lego magazine, picking what he wants and what he doesn’t want.
I do like being outside more and have to take more photos in natural light. It’s a shame we’re often out when it’s bad light with lots of shadows.
And here’s David annoyed at being trapped outside, too.
After lunch, my friend Jess came over with her son Beckett. We hadn’t seen them since last September so it was wonderful to get to spend the afternoon with them and have the kids play and get to talk. Jess is my roommate from college so we go way way back and I love her so. She’s expecting another little one in two months and I can’t wait to meet this little girl. Nothing like old friends, is there?
Now we’re all tired. David’s passed out sleeping, but Nathaniel is still struggling in bed, way way past his bedtime. And I am off to read and relax as soon as I finish typing this. I need to wind down. Maybe tomorrow will actually be routine.
Three Things I’m Grateful For:
1. I am grateful for Jess’ visit. It was so nice to see her.
2. I am grateful for David’s generosity. He really likes having friends over and while he’s not always so perfect, he really tries to play well with others.
3. I am grateful for getting some work done today. It actually felt good to be working. I am grateful to have a job that I feel strongly about.
Two Things David’s Grateful For:
1. playing with Beckett.
2. watching a little TV with mommy.
3. daddy.
Another one from the beach. Today was one of those days where I worked and worked and have no idea where the time went. I did almost finish my project, though and I am so happy with how it’s turning out. This was one of those mammoth things and if it’s all I got done during my staycation that would have been worth it. But we tackled another big project: the garage. Not to mention the trip to the beach and the brunch and the biking and playing games. So much family time. My very favorite way to spend time.
I found more toys in the garage and Nathaniel’s been enjoying them so much.
And David’s batman motorcycle came in the mail today. He was truly overjoyed. Worth every penny.
My sweet, sweet boy.
He went biking today with Daddy again. He still totally loves it. I am so glad, especially since I cannot ride a bike.
As the day wound down, we had that sad hour of the day again where Nathaniel is just in a bad mood and gets upset about every little thing. That time when he needs a nap but it’s too close to bedtime.
He looks so much like me in this photo. Well life is back to normal tomorrow. At least until mid-August. Back to working, exercising, schedules, routines. The stuff I love.
Three Things I’m Grateful For:
1. I am grateful for the nice, leisurely walk we took this morning as a family. It was truly wonderful.
2. I am grateful for this project I am working on. It brings together so many people’s kindness and I am grateful for so much.
3. I am grateful for my husband. I’ve been feeling more delicate than usual lately and he’s been my best friend as always. I love him so.
Two Things David’s Grateful For:
1. his new batcycle lego toy.
2. getting gold stars for reading.
3. our walk this morning
4. daddy.
