October 5, 2010 – Hay Days!

Hey Days…

Hay Days!

~K

October 4, 2010 – Inspirations

“When I approach a child she inspires me in two sentiments; tenderness for what she is and respect for what she may become.”

~Louis Pasteur

This little girl holds my heart.  I am forever grateful for being here, being present, while she and her brother completely amaze and inspire me daily.  ~K

October 3, 2010 - My Pumpkin

My perfectly, precious, pumpkin and his pumpkin.

~K

October 2, 2010 – Lessons through Tardiness

Well, here I am, some 200 and some days into my “Peace of Mind 365” and I find myself slacking.  I get behind a day or two here and there.  I beat myself up over this.  Well, I used to.

Now, I get to it, keep an idea each day of what it is I’m so grateful for – and really, it’s so much more than just one thing each day.

And then…. I realize and remember the point of this place.   I prioritize my time and if that means I’m doing a post for October 2nd on October 4th because I shamelessly spent a wonderful weekend soaking in all that my family and I could soak, then I will do just that.  I forgive myself for the tardiness and remind myself of what this little ‘place’ is supposed to be teaching me.   I’m not sure I would have so easily done so 9 months ago.  However, the lesson is now learned-  prioritize, forgive yourself and know that there’s nothing wrong with being shamelessly selfish when it comes to time with your family.  When this is right, the rest all  seems to fall into place.

Ta-Da!

~K

October 1, 2010 – Breakfast

This is what I see each morning.  Quickly in passing.  Stopping to sneak a morning kiss or to wipe a mouth or nose.   Reminding one of table manners while sneaking a piece of fruit from the other’s plate.

I must remind myself  today that this everyday sight is something I am so fortunate to have. 

I photographed it this morning, the two of them side by side.  Big boy in his Sesame Street pants, Big Girl dressed all herself…  bed head times two, morning chatter and giggles.   I photographed it this morning in hopes that this picture helps me always remember and appreciate these everyday mornings, especially when they’re long gone.  And I have a feeling that before I know it, I’ll walk down the stairs one day and wonder where they went and how they could have gone so fast.

~K

October 11, 2010 – Pouring down Rain

When it rains, it pours.

My day started with a visit from my electrician.  $55.00 later and a more detailed estimate of needed work to come, my small lighting problem is only temporarily solved.   Upon closer look under the house, there seems to be a leak.  Make that two.

Two calls to plumbers, one afternoon visit and a $95.00 check later, the leaks under the house are fixed…. as is the loose ductwork that I didn’t know existed… and then my contractor shows up.

We just finished a home renovation and it now appears time to ‘tally up’.  And as the day goes,  the cost is, let’s just say, a good bit more than what we’d intended.   As is life, I try to brush it off, keep focused and put my kids in the car to head to get my needed oil change.

Would you like your tires rotated, the round, tattooed, grease under his nails gentleman asks?  It appears you declined before, he chides with a smile.  It will just take fifteen minutes… and it’s only $24.99!  And so I agree,- he seems friendly and knowledgeable and this has now left me feeling mighty responsible and proactive in my car care duties.

Forty minutes and $70.00 later I find there is a large problem with not only my brakes, but also my tires… and my alignment.

I pack the kids, head to the store where the tires were recently purchased because surely they’re still under warranty, right?   Only to find out that they’re not under warranty, though the tire rotation I just paid $24.99 for would have been had I come to this place first.  Nice to know.

I’ll pick my car up tomorrow.  It’s going to cost more than the tire rotation.  More than the plumber.  More than the electrician.  Probably more than my contractors ‘tallies’ even. 

None of this storm was planned for today.

When it rains, it pours.

…………………………………………

And yet, I must let it rain.  The reality is that, all of this will pass.  I sat at dinner tonight with a husband with whom I have an amazing relationship and two of the most beautiful, considerate, kind, smart, healthy children in the world.   These people are my family.  And this is what has no cost, cannot be replaced and what is truly, the most important.

Rain away.

~K

September 30, 2010 – Rainbows

Last night’s dinner.   Veggies.    Salad.   Colorful.  Without food coloring.   Delicious.

I’m not perfect about the food I feed my family.   But I do try.  And when it works~ when we eat a rainbow of natural colors,  it makes me smile, tastes fantastic and I sleep easier knowing what is in those teeny little bodies (and this not so teeny one) is safe and chemical free.  On that note….

A little ‘food for thought’ quote here.  Pun intended.  :)

Chemicals, n:  Noxious substances from which modern foods are made.  ~Author Unknown

~K