Wednesday, June 29, 2011

being in the moment

sometimes i stop during a busy day and wonder how on earth we got where we are. three kids later, ten years of marriage, settling into our second home. lately i've been spending much less time on the computer, and more time in nature----and more time drinking wine on my deck, battling massive mosquitoes. more time chasing after a two year old who is determined to pee and poop all over every inch of my new cream carpet. more time at the library gathering stacks of summer reading for the kids. more time cooking food for my family in my much-bigger-than-before kitchen. more time holding space for face-to-face meetings. watching a beautiful baby be born. being quiet with a friend in pain. creating art at my table with friends. sitting at my sewing machine and stitching up blankets for the little ones in my life. being a referee for sibling battles. going to bed early. just being in the moment.

what are you doing more of? xx

Saturday, June 11, 2011

nothing lasts forever

life is so short
so sweet
and sometimes so not-so-sweet

all we can do
is live
the best that we can
and make every day count

because
it doesn't last forever
it can all be gone
today
now
forever

so go tell the people
you love

hey, i love you

and go tell the people that drive you crazy

hey, you drive me crazy, but i love you anyway

and make today
count.

Thursday, June 09, 2011

keeping busy by doing a whole lot of nothing

reporting from our transition time to say that we are all happy and well! we're scheduled to move into our new home this coming monday, which leaves us four more sleeps! in the meantime, we've all been busy with regular life stuff---graduations, homework, soccer practices, hanging with friends, the usual. here are some snapshots of what's been keeping us busy...

lots of hanging around on the tire swings...

lots of hanging out by the bonfire...

some snuggling with new babies...
some hanging with my girl and celebrating her eighth birthday...

and of course, saying goodbye to our old house!...