Happy Friday! Two lines in my meditation readings today stood out to me: “I learned to be happy with forward motion, no matter how small.” “I have learned that tiny steps are perfectly acceptable and that they add up.” These were perfect reminders for me. I often see the larger tasks on my perpetual to […]
Today I needed a slow paced day. I didn’t sleep well thanks to what I think was real coffee on the drive home from Ferdinand yesterday. I was up super early and just got busy with some things that make me happy. I wrote a bunch of correspondence cards and worked on my blog. I […]
Catching up on the last few days, I’m happy to report I have felt great after my first dose of the vaccine. My arm was a little tender where I got the injection and sore when I lifted my arm, but otherwise I had no side effects. The other health update is for Walker. Tuesday […]
Good morning from Grogu! Baby Yoda is doing well and thriving at Bill’s office. I hit the ground running today. Most Mondays are red beans and rice days where I’m home all day working on laundry, housekeeping and chores but today I had a 7:30 am appointment. Since I was out already, I piggybacked some […]
We celebrated Epiphany with sunshine in these parts, a welcome gift from the heavens. Sunshine, however, was not the only reason to celebrate. Monique and I made a decision years ago to have our kiddos exchange their Christmas gifts on the Feast of The Three Kings. It’s a wonderful tradition that alleviates a lot of […]
Since we went to mass last night, this morning had a very relaxed feel. We didn’t have to rush around and the boys made no effort to rise early. That will happen soon enough when they go back to school tomorrow. Bill and I took a walk early in the day and dropped off a […]
Today was the first day of vacation for the boys and as such I didn’t see them very early. That gave me plenty of time to jump on the exercise machine and knit another coffee cozy. My collection is growing but I have a few more to go until I get to 30. Bill went […]
This morning we had the sudden inspiration and desire to take advantage of Bill’s free Saturday with no work responsibilities and drive to St. Louis to pick up bookshelves for Mason’s room. The weather was dreary and wet, precluding any walks for us, so it was actually a perfect day to go. Mason zonked the […]
For the second year, two of my knitting friends and I banded together to create a fiber advent calendar. We each collected eight 10 gram balls of fingering weight yarn and sent them off to the others. I will share more about the packaging in the next few days but for now, I’m just going […]
It’s always hard to return to the regular schedule and early wake up after a long weekend so I eased into the morning with a cup of coffee and a little charity knitting. It wasn’t long before the predicted snow arrived. The light flakes gradually got thicker but none of it stuck for long. It […]