Category: Life

I may have 112 blog posts that I’ve started yet haven’t finished (no joke!), but in the meantime I thought I’d share with you snippets from our day.

The peanut is sick and so the computer came out and she got to watch YouTube clips of Giada De Laurentiis’ tv show Everyday Italian. I kid you not. Our daughter LOVES cooking shows. And she only gets to see them when she’s sick with a fever or when I’m trying to detangle her hair and need five minutes of distraction. (I’ll embrace anything that keeps her from screaming and crying while I try to brush through her curls!)

So we spent the day snuggling in mama and daddy’s bed, playing card games and cat’s cradle, reading stories, and vegging in front of the computer. Oh, and she took two naps. That was the first clue something was up: our daughter who NEVER naps fell asleep. Twice. And, yes, she slept on top of me and, yes, I’m savoring the snuggles.

Hey, I also made applesauce, dyed pink from the red gravenstein apple skins:

A low-key, quite lovely day.

Well that was an unexpected blog break. Hello, there! How did it become the middle of June?!

Summer has arrived here in Sonoma County with 80-90 degree days and all our free time being spent trying to stay cool. Homeschooling has taken a hiatus, spring classes are winding down, and summer camps and swim lessons are beginning. Next week I will go from having essentially no alone time during the day to experiencing 1-4 hours to myself EACH DAY with our daughter starting art AND dance camp. What am I going to do with myself?!

I’m planning lunch dates with the hubby, thrift store scouring, at least one nap, vacuuming and laundry, and possibly some blogging too. Over the last few weeks I’ve done a poor job of balancing mothering and blogging, devoting essentially all of my time to the former and none to the latter. (Sorry about that!) At the end of the day, I just can’t seem to mentally transition from mommying to blogging. I’m all tuckered out. I need to re-find my blogging rhythm.

I miss you, friends! And I have so much to say and share with you… See you back here soon!

By placing a bouquet of fresh blooms right by the sink I’ve found a simple way to make doing the dishes less of a chore.

The incredible fragrance and color keep me company while scrubbing pots and washing dishes.

Gifts from friends, flowers from our garden, surprise bouquets from my husband and daughter, they each last about two weeks and brighten up each and every one of my days.

A doze of tranquility amid the chaos and clutter of our kitchen… breathe in, breathe out, dishes are done.