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So Simple

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Sometimes I take for granted how independent Ewan is. How content he is to play, on his own. Most days he’s happy to be by my side, doing his own thing while I do mine. We interact and intersect in the pauses in all our doing – for a story, some cuddles, a snack. It’s nice, really.

Yesterday was not one of those days. Ewan did not want to play. He wanted to be entertained. And I was at a bit of a loss.

So, I turned to Pinterest. Specifically my “with the kiddos” board. (oh, and if you want to follow me over there, there is a neat little button in my sidebar. see it?)

Five minutes later we had a jug filled with cut up pipe cleaners and a few magnets.

Ewan was thrilled.

And so was I.

Happy kiddo. Happy mama.

What have you done with the kiddos lately for fun? Any other tricks I should have up my sleeve?

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Perpetual Journal

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I’d seen the idea in a variety of places (oh, thank you, pinterest) and decided that this year was the year to give it a go.

Each day. One card. A sentence or two about the day. Same cards year after year. Simple. Easy.

I already do so much documenting. Here on the blog. Through the copious quantity of photos that I take. But something about this line-a-day perpetual journal is different. Something about it feels so much more real and concrete. More personal.

While this year is the least rewarding, I imagine that next year and in the years that follow adding to the journal will be such a treat. Getting a chance to not only document a short line about the day, but also having the chance, at a quick glance, to see what I had been doing in years past.

Right now it is just me and a small stack of index cards. I’d like to pretty it up soon, like they showed over on design sponge:

And, actually, I’d really like to get Ewan in on the daily journal action. I’m just not quite sure how to include him yet… Any ideas?

 

 

 

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8 Days in to 2012

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…and I’ve yet to write about my resolutions. goals. whatever you will call them.

I’ve got loads.

And they’re all written down on a list. (I’m sure you’re shocked)

But then as I’ve kept reminding myself to pop into this space and share my little list, it all started to seem a bit ridiculous. (sound familiar?)

Truth be told, last year wasn’t quite the year that I had hoped.

I had a birth that I still struggle to deal with some days. The resulting little guy is absolutely amazing, though. And now 10 months out I can at least separate the babe from the birth.

I had a rough patch as I adjusted to being a mama to two. A long, rough patch.

My husband was hit by a car.

But now, well, things are really looking up.

My husband is improving day-by-day.

My boys are growing in crazy cool ways at break neck speed.

I’ve adjusted, a bit better, to meeting both of their needs.

And let’s not forget my own.

So, really, life is pretty good and I’m pretty pleased with it all.

And I’d actually be ok if it all just stayed just like it is now. Just like it was today. Writing letters with my boy, cuddling with the babe, making cookies and eating them, printing during nap time.

I know that it can’t stay just like it is now, these boys will grow through the year and will be so very much different come 2013. But I’d like the feeling to stay the same. I’d like to try to manage to stay present with them and with my husband, while also continuing to carve out time for myself and my endeavors. I’d like to continue to try to move through our days with grace, without getting as overwhelmed or short-tempered as I’ve been prone to in the past. I’d like to laugh and smile and have fun and really sink my teeth into this year.

I’d like for 2012 to be grand. To be filled to the brim with greatness.

And I’d like to continue sharing that greatness with all of you.

Happy 2012 to you and yours. Grab onto it, hold tight, it’s going to be fast.

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The Nog

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This morning a fellow blogger posted her recipe for egg nog. And before the breakfast dishes had even been cleared we had a batch of our own in the works.

So. Delicious.

So. Simple.

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So. Dangerous.

Because now when that egg nog craving strikes, I know I can just go in the kitchen and make some.

Just like biscuits and gravy.

I’m powerless to resist the pull.

How about you?

Enjoy the holiday, my friends. I’ll be checking in with pictures and few words over the next two weeks. Well be savoring our holiday, visits with family and a little road trip too.

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