a mama and girl kiss

a mama and girl kiss, originally uploaded by Nina Marie Gilbert.

good morning again to my bloggie peeps-
another sleepie morning, with the girl off to school, and the boy back in bed with the snifflies. i'm here trying desperately to clean up my inbox (that sounds dirty, huh?) and plan some crafting projects and clear my head and get organized.

yesterday was a pure deeeelight- you can check out some photos that i put up on my flickr account (www.flickr.com/photos/ninamariegilbert) or just click the handy link on the sidebar. mama al was a glowing and fabulous and stupendously preggo hostess with the mostess, as expected. the kids played deliciously and even let us have real adult conversations! we ate and picked apples drenched in chemicals, mused about growing third heads, walked through the orchards watched the babes play with sticks and get dirty. i feel so lucky to have reconnected with yet another of my soul sisters- the day was perfect, leaving me wishing that i lived closer to we could catch up a couple of times a week, grounding each other in our journeys of mamahood.

today is breezy and fallish and the leaves are changing. i've got three cups of joe coursing through my body. i've cut all my hair off yet again. i got to listen to my favorite radio show 'coffeehouse' on 88.9 two days in a row, which to me is the equivalent of doing drugs. last night i got to feed lots of people i love with fresh herby lasagna, topped off with pineapple upside down cake ice cream. people relax on my couches and to quote vincent from project runway ..."it gets me off". today life feels grand and open and wide with possibilities.

also, i wanted to post the links to some of your amazing life lists. if i missed yours, please comment and i'll add you. i just think it's so powerful to see what everyone's up to in their noggins- the power of dreams. thanks for participating! xo

knitting momma
femiknit
pancakemama
rachel
erina

and if you haven't done one yet (even if you don't care to share)- try it! it's so freeing to get it all out. today is as good of a day as any.