It is a blustery, cold, rainy, winter day here in the valley and a good time for me to play catch up. What a busy few weeks it has been...really, just the business of every day life can get to be a bit much for me sometimes and I end up in survival mode. I shut down a bit and disappear for a while. It's not the best place for me to be but it has been helpful and so refreshing for me to pause and take a few photos of things that make me happy through out the day, things that I'm thankful for and even blessings that I have overlooked in all the business going on around me. In those moments, things slow down a bit and I can take a deep breath and thank God for his unending grace, lift my chin, get up and do the next thing.
On Valentines Day I made some cookies for Brad and The Littles...needless to say, they were a hit...
We've enjoyed going on a few walks...
I only take the stroller when we are watching Baby Bubs. Baby Bubs is my sister's darling, adorable, sweet, 9-month-old baby who I watch a few days per week. She is such a little sweetheart! I feel so blessed to be able to spend so much time with my niece.
On Tuesday we had a full day of sun so we quickly got ready and headed out to the park...
Just look at that blue sky!!! I LOVE sunny days.
All of The Littles on the swings...Oh so fun.
Taking a few moments to crochet (and take a very blurry picture of the crochet) while Baby Bubs naps in the stroller and the other Littles chase each other around the playground.
Visiting our Chicky friends on the way home. A few months ago we discovered them on a side street we didn't usually walk down and now we make sure that we visit them whenever we are in the area.
I loved the wood grain detail on this fence...
It's always so lovely to get out of the house, get some fresh air and stretch our legs.
My Valentines Day gift arrived in the mail a couple of days ago!!! My darling husband ordered me this gorgeous Cath Kidston mug....I Love, Love, Love it! Even when he saw the shipping cost he STILL got it for me. It must be true love. :o) He he.
So many things to be thankful for!
One of the things that really lifted my spirits this week was the arrival of my seed order. I thought that they had been lost forever in the mail and that I wasn't going to be able to have the garden that I've been planning and dreaming of for the past few months...after a quick little email it was all sorted out (some sort of computer problem at the seed company?) and I received my seeds 4 days later. I am not ashamed to admit that there was a lot of jumping and squealing when the mail arrived (me, not the Littles). Happy day! I'll show what's growing and all that gardening stuff tomorrow.
Until then, have a wonderful, blessed, thankful day!
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