Today's not-so-favorite moments included . . .
. . . feeling sick to my stomach all day. I am so grateful that Phillip was here to help with the kids today.
Today's favorite moments included . . .
. . . delivering my talk. I think it went well.
. . . taking a very long nap this afternoon.
And another thing . . .
. . . yesterday I went for a little stroll around the neighborhood with Anna in the sling. I amused myself by making up names for the “styles” of landscaping in people’s yards. Some examples included Adequate (just lawn and a hedge), Wee Orchard (citrus trees and lawn, few or no flowers), Scruffy (a pleasant hodgepodge of plants, some of which have gone to seed or need to be pruned), Minimalist (a nice arrangement of one or two kinds of low-maintenance plants), and Water Wise (drought hardy plants such as rosemary, lavender, and aloe). I suspect that my own future yard will be a combination of Wee Orchard and either Minimalist or Scruffy.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Sunday, January 15, 2012
All Done and Very Tired
Today's not-so-favorite moments included . . .
. . . waking up really tired. Anna got me up three times last night. Once is fine, twice I can handle, thrice is brutal.
Today's favorite moments included . . .
. . . finishing writing my talk for tomorrow. The Lord has helped me a lot, and I pray that His Spirit may touch people's hearts as I speak tomorrow ('cuz if it's just me talkin' they won't get anything out of it).
And another thing . . .
. . . in this busy, complicated, overwhelming world, there is something wonderfully simple about cuddling a baby.
. . . waking up really tired. Anna got me up three times last night. Once is fine, twice I can handle, thrice is brutal.
Today's favorite moments included . . .
. . . finishing writing my talk for tomorrow. The Lord has helped me a lot, and I pray that His Spirit may touch people's hearts as I speak tomorrow ('cuz if it's just me talkin' they won't get anything out of it).
And another thing . . .
. . . in this busy, complicated, overwhelming world, there is something wonderfully simple about cuddling a baby.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Zucchini Bread, How Do I Love Thee?
Today's not-so-favorite moments included . . .
. . . poor Daniel getting a fever. I think he caught the bug Phillip had a few days ago.
Today's favorite moments included . . .
. . . ending my quest for a good zucchini spice bread recipe. Martha Stewart's version is tasty with a very good balance of spices.
. . . making progress preparing my talk for church on Sunday. I've found some inspiring quotes on a topic I love (the temple), but I worry I won't fill all of the time set aside for me. Brevity is my strong suit.
. . . poor Daniel getting a fever. I think he caught the bug Phillip had a few days ago.
Today's favorite moments included . . .
. . . ending my quest for a good zucchini spice bread recipe. Martha Stewart's version is tasty with a very good balance of spices.
. . . making progress preparing my talk for church on Sunday. I've found some inspiring quotes on a topic I love (the temple), but I worry I won't fill all of the time set aside for me. Brevity is my strong suit.
Bed and Breakfast (for dinner)
Today's not-so-favorite moments included . . .
. . . showing up for Anna's doctor appointment and finding that everyone had gone to lunch. I had written the wrong time in my planner.
Today's favorite moments included . . .
. . . waking up this morning and actually feeling rested (the kids slept in).
. . . Pink Grandma coming to visit this morning. She gave me a tutorial on recorder playing (I realized the thing shrieked because I didn't cover the holes firmly enough), and took the kids for a walk to buy cupcakes. It's always fun when Grandma comes. :)
. . . making waffles for dinner.
. . . attending a Relief Society and hugging good friends.
. . . showing up for Anna's doctor appointment and finding that everyone had gone to lunch. I had written the wrong time in my planner.
Today's favorite moments included . . .
. . . waking up this morning and actually feeling rested (the kids slept in).
. . . Pink Grandma coming to visit this morning. She gave me a tutorial on recorder playing (I realized the thing shrieked because I didn't cover the holes firmly enough), and took the kids for a walk to buy cupcakes. It's always fun when Grandma comes. :)
. . . making waffles for dinner.
. . . attending a Relief Society and hugging good friends.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Screwtape and the Lonely Soup
Today's not-so-favorite moments included . . .
. . . Phillip feeling too sick to eat the dinner I cooked. I felt bad for both my husband and my soup.
Today's favorite moments included . . .
. . . taking a little nap on the couch with Anna.
. . . Joy giving me a big hug.
. . . having a great discussion of The Screwtape Letters at my book group tonight. I really enjoy that book. I love its clever premise, and the way it always gets me thinking about things as they really are.
. . . Phillip feeling too sick to eat the dinner I cooked. I felt bad for both my husband and my soup.
Today's favorite moments included . . .
. . . taking a little nap on the couch with Anna.
. . . Joy giving me a big hug.
. . . having a great discussion of The Screwtape Letters at my book group tonight. I really enjoy that book. I love its clever premise, and the way it always gets me thinking about things as they really are.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Freedom and a Drowsy Jellyfish
Today's not-so-favorite moments included . . .
. . . realizing that some of our dear friends are going to graduate and move away in a few months. Such is life, but it's still hard to imagine life without them.
Today's favorite moments included . . .
. . . seeing Daniel smile.
. . . finding a family who's willing to swap childcare so we parents can attend the temple more often. I've missed worshiping there.
. . . getting a few errands taken care of. Anna's getting old enough that I feel like we can venture out without her having a meltdown or getting her nap schedule thrown off. It's nice to have some freedom and a change of scene. I've gotten so used to staying close to home that I have to remind myself I have other options. I think we need to plan some trips to the park.
And another thing . . .
. . . When Daniel was examining his fish puzzle today, he noticed that he didn't see any eyes on the jellyfish. He quickly arrived at a logical explanation: "Jellyfish sleeping."
. . . realizing that some of our dear friends are going to graduate and move away in a few months. Such is life, but it's still hard to imagine life without them.
Today's favorite moments included . . .
. . . seeing Daniel smile.
. . . finding a family who's willing to swap childcare so we parents can attend the temple more often. I've missed worshiping there.
. . . getting a few errands taken care of. Anna's getting old enough that I feel like we can venture out without her having a meltdown or getting her nap schedule thrown off. It's nice to have some freedom and a change of scene. I've gotten so used to staying close to home that I have to remind myself I have other options. I think we need to plan some trips to the park.
And another thing . . .
. . . When Daniel was examining his fish puzzle today, he noticed that he didn't see any eyes on the jellyfish. He quickly arrived at a logical explanation: "Jellyfish sleeping."
Goals and Baby Laughs
Today's not-so-favorite moments included . . .
. . . wanting to do more than I can.
Today's favorite moments included . . .
. . . hearing Baby Anna laugh out loud every time her sibs jumped off the couch.
. . . hugging my family.
. . . talking about our goals for the coming year, then writing them out and taping them where we'll each see our goals often. It was hard for me to be patient while Joy wrote hers out, though. It's awesome that she has goals, and it's awesome that she can write, but it took forever and I found it difficult to be patient and keep smiling when I was anxious to move on to the next part. I guess a side effect of always having way too much to do is that I try to do things as quickly and efficiently as possible, and that makes it hard to be patient with children who feel no such pressure to hurry.
. . . wanting to do more than I can.
Today's favorite moments included . . .
. . . hearing Baby Anna laugh out loud every time her sibs jumped off the couch.
. . . hugging my family.
. . . talking about our goals for the coming year, then writing them out and taping them where we'll each see our goals often. It was hard for me to be patient while Joy wrote hers out, though. It's awesome that she has goals, and it's awesome that she can write, but it took forever and I found it difficult to be patient and keep smiling when I was anxious to move on to the next part. I guess a side effect of always having way too much to do is that I try to do things as quickly and efficiently as possible, and that makes it hard to be patient with children who feel no such pressure to hurry.
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