Simple Woman's Daybook

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FOR TODAY: November 8th, 2010

Outside My Window . . .

Sunshine on rust-colored oak leaves and golden maple leaves

I am thinking . . .

of how thankful I am for the three little faces that surround me every day.  I have been consciously trying to say "thank you" often for the simple lovely things in my life that I forget to be thankful for so often.   Gratitude does not come from joy, but rather joy comes from gratitude.  I am making a choice to be grateful.

I am thankful for . . .

That two little girls are becoming better friends and playmates every day.  It is beautiful to see.

From the kitchen . . .

I doubled the Enchilda casserole that I made on Saturday so dinner is taken care of! Yay!

I am wearing . . .

a yellow sweater and jeans

I am creating . . .

thoughts in my head of a quiet afternoon of a hot cup of tea on the couch -- well, after the dirty laundry is  sorted and started washing and the kitchen is cleaned and the triple whirlwinds' mess is tidied . . .

I am going . . .

to carve pumpkins with the girls after naptime -- at little late, but that's okay.

I am reading . . .

Raising Your Spirited Child, by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka

Turtle is my "spirited" one. :)

I am hoping . . .

for an answer to prayer to get us through this winter.

I am hearing . . .

--Sunshine pulling cascades of books off the shelves

--the girls laughing, slamming the toilet lid and shouting "EEW!" 

 Hmm, I'll be right back . . . .

Okay, just some sort of pretending to go potty game. . . ??  

Around the house . . .

Sunshine is walking!  Four or five or six steps many times a day back and forth between walls and furniture.  This milestone always is the one that is the most bittersweet.

One of my favorite things . . .

little baby-babbling around the house.
Also, the way Turtle says "oneth, twoth threeth, fourth, fiveth" instead of "first, second, third, etc" :)

A Few Plans for the Rest of the Week:

Turtle has Atrium, maybe we will go to the library, lots of leaf-playing because they'll all be gone so soon.

Here are some picture thoughts I am sharing . . .
Sorry.  No pictures on this laptop.  I'll do a picture post soon, I hope.