Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real

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Just outside our door...

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Evidence of a little boy enjoying reading on his own.


It's been just in the last few weeks that he's been making it his own and spending time curled up with a book.

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Oh, the pictures an almost four-year-old will take when you hand him a camera!

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Still blank walls...

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In Waiting

My mother-in- law was diagnosed with cancer recently and during some testing the doctors came across something they don't like to see.

There was a scan yesterday to determine whether or not the cancer has spread.

So now we are in waiting, praying.

It is so strange to think that one phone call will let us all breathe a little or crush us entirely.

So we will be taking it easy while we sort this out and perhaps seek new balance in future weeks.

Pray with us?

On My Mind

 

I hope your Easter day treated you well! For us it was a weekend full of worship and family. I played for all of the Saturday evening and Sunday morning services at church and I can hardly describe the experience accurately. We saw 20 people come to Christ in the Saturday services alone. It was truly a blessed evening.

I also spent some time with The Well-Trained Mind. I'm still forming thoughts on it, but we might go a little more structured next year and this might be part of that path. I'm sure I'll be back with more thoughts on this book soon. Do you have any thoughts on Susan Wise Bauer's model of classical education?

And last, is anyone interested in hearing about P90X? Brian and I just finished our first week and we didn't die like we thought we might after hearing such tales from, well... everyone. Everyone told us how they couldn't make it more than 3 days/1 week/whatever.

Just in case you think we're some kind of fitness buffs, don't. I won't be able to stop laughing for a month. I'm seriously out of shape. I'd like to lose 10-15 pounds, but mostly I want to have more endurance and get a little closer to the pre-baby belly I used to have. Brian exercised regularly before starting P90X, but still wants to lose some weight and and build muscle. There is a lot of heart disease on his side of the family and that is something he wants to combat early.

What have you been up to lately?

Bare Walls

This weekend I go hunting fabrics for the newly painted living room. I'm hoping to make our curtains and pillows before summer really gets here, but I'm also in search of a clock, and general decoration inspiration for this room.


I have ideas of what I'm going for- definitely something to break up the blue-grey, whites, springy greens or light blues, pale yellows...

Something big over the sewing desk (and maybe an inspiration board for me?)

**This photo is the best representation of the color**

Something hung to make the dining area feel a little more separate in our little space...

A collection? Fabric? A piece of art (perhaps childmade?)

And I think I've decided that this little wall will be our family photo wall,

which is why there are 10 framed photos sitting there in stacks.

All that is needed is a bit of time spent arranging and thinking before we hang them...

Yarn Love & Spinning Too!

The yarn fairy appeared yesterday with a box from knitpicks.  

I've never ordered there before, but I've had a cart open with different selections for awhile now with the intention to try out a few different things. The yarn fairy (aka that husband of mine) noticed and was nice enough to go ahead and order it as a bit of post-recital celebration.


The variety of solids above is all fingering weight, and mostly palette yarn, with the exception of the light blue Stroll sock yarn.

A little bit of laceweight, perhaps for Omelet...



And the scariest/most exciting bit, is a little bit of roving and a drop spindle! I'm excited to try something new this summer. Since I work about half of my usual schedule over the sumer I spend those months immersed in one hobby or another. This year will be spinning, hopefully including a class or two at a local store.

I'm hunting down spinning tutorials and information if you have any. I have the book  Respect the Spindle and also located Abby Franquemont's videos on Youtube, but I'd love more advice!

Abby Franquemont - Drop Spindle Basics

Abby Franquemont Spinning part 1

Abby Franquemont Spinning part 2