Enjoying the warm weather

Well, I'm a sucker for warm weather and will put off all sorts of things like cooking dinner and house work if there is warm weather to be enjoyed. The girls and I biked around the neighbourhood to go visiting teaching even though our first trip was not quite warm. I sometimes get a little irrational when there is a promise of warm weather and insist we head to the mountains on the warmest day of the week. It didn't quite happen, but we went out on Saturday despite the chilling wind and enjoyed a beautiful walk in the protection of the trees. Of course I took my camera and left it in the car, so no pictures to enjoy. We went on a little walk we had done when Eliza was 9 months old and it is amazing to think what has happened since then and how much our children have grown. Hopefully there are a few more warm days to enjoy before the first snow hits.

Finding joy in the little things

WEll, I'm not sure what to say. I feel like I need to come up with some introspective commentary about life. Usually I've got six months to try to catch up on, so I have lots to write. OK, here goes, My joy for the week, was teaching Joy school. We do this home preschool program where we take turns teaching and I really enjoy it. I love it when Eliza is off to play with her friends and I get a bit of a break, but I really love teaching too. We made apple sauce this week and learned about seeds and plants and I just love seeing them learn and their desire to experience new things. I love to see how they interact with one another and learn how to help and love and sometimes, what not to say. I enjoy being called "teacher" and have the opportunity to share what I know from my life experience and share stories about when I was a little girl. These kids grow up so fast and lately I have taken to just watching them and enjoying their expressions and dialogue and songs. I'm really trying to find joy in the little things.

My new goal

My new goal is to try to update once a week, so we'll see how it goes. I also need to figure out how to attach all of your blogs to mine. Anyway, I have ordered my counters and they should be in before Christmas. It took weeks just to get a reliable quote, but it's finally in process. I'll post a picture as soon as the counters are in. I think the counters will do a lot for it, despite the advantages of random pieces of board for counter.
We also just finished taking care of four of my cousins for a week. It's very different having kids that can help out more and that stay up later. They are really good kids, but I have to say after being the mom of 6 for a week, I was a little more tired than usual. I guess it's a good preview as we are expecting our third child in May. We're very excited, but glad for the few months to get ready for the new arrival