...chocolate air...: okay, so it's been a while...

someone else's thoughts

"The world has enough women who are tough; we need women who are tender. There are enough women who are coarse; we need women who are kind. There are enough women who are rude; we need women who are refined. We have enough women of fame and fortune; we need more women of faith. We have enough greed; we need more goodness. We have enough vanity; we need more virtue. We have enough popularity; we need more purity." - Margaret Nadauld
"I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble." - Helen Keller

27 June 2008

okay, so it's been a while...

Some of you have been quite patient. Others of you have been less-than-subtle in your promptings for me to update the blog. (Kirsten, Jennifer, Karen, Renae... you know who you are. No need to name names.)

I thought I'd take a leaf out of Amanda's book and share ten things that are making me happy lately, in no particular order:

1. The arrival of camping season (and the complete happiness of a little nature-loving boy)

2. Good music running through my head all day

Night Mantra

3. Eating right, walking with a good friend, and being already four pounds closer to my pre-baby weight. (Yes, by "baby"... I am referring to my almost-seven-year-old. Give me a break. The time has come.)

4. This commercial about the power of the wind. Hilarious.

5. This little love, my friend Heidi's newest little one

6. Adorable children's books

7. Digging through and organizing my craft area (nearly done!)

8. The chance to study nature, literally in our own backyard

9. This fabulous blog, which completely inspires me to document the lives of family and friends with warmth and personality. (Look through the archives, seriously. Amazing stuff.)

10. Listening to quality audiobooks with my son (he's loving the Little House series, yea!!), and knowing that I can go to Kiddie Records Weekly and we'll be knee-deep in great recordings from the 40s and 50s. A couple of clicks and you're wading in nostalgia.

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Comments

That snail pic is perfect - I love his little trail! And the Kuperblog is wonderful - so inspiring.

Posted by: stephanie | 28 June 2008 at 06:51 AM

Holy updated blog, Batman!

I kid you not, I almost dropped over dead just now.

Posted by: Jennifer | 28 June 2008 at 10:05 AM

Wow, you're still alive, and having fun!

Posted by: Timpani | 29 June 2008 at 08:35 PM

Finally! I love reading your blog. Those pictures of Ellie are so adorable. I love them! I'm glad we could reap the benefits of your amazing talent. Thanks so much!

Posted by: Heidi | 01 July 2008 at 05:24 AM

Welcome back!

Posted by: lera | 01 July 2008 at 02:59 PM

Beautiful photos, especially of the baby. How sweet is that?

Posted by: Selena | 30 July 2008 at 09:48 AM

Ah, how cute.....my son has a "stork bite" just like the baby's!

Posted by: Ansley | 31 July 2008 at 01:47 PM