Ella has started standing, as well as pulling herself up. Today, she walked by pushing their small rocking chair forward. I ran outside to get a picture of her at the bead table. It was gorgeous out, but freezing. Standing there, in that cold, made me want back inside- quick. It also made me realize I haven't posted about my house- it's warmth, it's space, it's noise- it's our home. Mike built it, along with help from my dad & another friend. For our home, I am thankful.
The Christmas Photo
We're leaving bright & early Saturday morning for a two-week vacation. I'm trying to accomplish a little bit more each day, to avoid frantically running around Friday. Who am I kidding, I'll still be thinking of everything I didn't do & remember the one important thing as the plane lifts off...oh well! Today I attempted a photo of the three kiddos, for Christmas cards. I adore unposed images of these munchkins & was reminded why today- as I tried to wrangle them all together for a moment. It didn't quite work. It was not the most pleasant experience & I'm pretty sure if they're every in therapy, they'll blame it our Christmas card photos. Therapy or not, I know they still love me. For surviving my imperfect parenting, I am thankful.
My Mom
Yesterday was my mom's birthday. I intended to have my thankful post up, in honor of her, but then I realized I didn't have any relatively recent pictures of her with us kids or her grandkids; so I"m a day late! Last night we had dinner & cake, with her & my dad. She had all her Christmas decorations up & it was fun to watch Ella with her first Christmas-tree experience. My mom has always been known as the Queen of Christmas. We usually decorated the day after Thanksgiving; & it always nearly coincided with her birthday. This meant, every single year, us kids would get her a santa. She always loved them (I think). Now she gets pictures of the grandkids, I think she loves that a little bit more ;) She'd be happy even if she got nothing. My mom is awesome. I feel pretty lucky- I have an amazing family & we are all so close. Plus, she's incredibly patient. I don't think I realized how patient, until I had kids myself. Some days, I try to reach real hard for her patients, because I need them! For my mom, I am so incredibly thankful!!!
Be Thankful
This month I have been working on a personal photography project called "I Am Thankful," each day I post images, along with some words. Our GHC blog theme this month is "Be Thankful." Going through images from the past 25 days, it's easy to see where my thankfulness begins- my family. That one little word is huge- & I am so thankful for the family I have, for everything we have together, for everything I have because of them.
Now head on over to view Michele's Be Thankful post.
My Loft
In the upstairs of my house, is quite a large loft. These steep stairs are the access. This bit of space is more-or-less the office; it'll probably be our bedroom someday. It's where I do all of my editing; it's where everything gets put, if it doesn't have a place in the house. As a result, it has a tendency of getting messy, but it's still my space. No matter how cluttered, it's mine, & for this I am thankful. P.S. Today is my mom's birthday. She deserves her very own thankful post, but I realized I have no recent pictures of her, so tomorrow she's getting a post :)
Good Food
Today's lunch consisted of Thanksgiving leftovers, again. After thirty years, I've come to the realization that this is one of my favorite meals. Everything just taste better a day or two later. I told the boys we should eat Thanksgiving dinner every day. They told me "NO!" oh well...either way, we still eat good food, our bellies are full & we are content. For this, I am very, very thankful.
