Gratitude Friday
Here we have sweet little Tuula stuck in the doll cradle. She was a tad panicked, and as her mother ran for my camera, it brought me right back to a scene a few years ago…
She had just learned to scoot around and had backed herself up against the couch in a very peculiar way. We scrambled for the camera and only managed to get this fuzzy shot. It cracks me up.
I love being a witness to these children. Knowing their faces well enough to think "Hey! I think that’s the same face she made when she got stuck three years ago!" I’m also grateful for the fun that my sister and I have in situations like that, even if it was a little neglectful for a moment. Sometimes you’ve just got to snap that picture before you swoop them up!
I loved everything about the weather today. Snow melting and bringing the smell of wet thawing earth to my nose… basking in sun and spending a couple of hours walking around outside, feeling spring in my bones.
Grateful for my sweet little guy and the two new teeth that are coming in up top. Who knows how long it’ll take, but they are definitely coming. He’s also getting more enthusiastic about food- 2 months earlier than his sister did, but he’s also quite the chunk. Loving his expressions and watching him taste foods for the first time.
I’m grateful for the perfect tacos tonight for dinner. Oh yes. We splurged on lime and avocado and did it right…
Oh yes, and I’m also grateful for a nearly finished seed order and final garden plan, and some eagerly awaited seed starting supplies that came in the mail yesterday! So much fun!
I’m also grateful for the incredible community of urban homesteaders ™ that have sprung up over the recent controversy- banding together and being awesome and hilarious and pissed off (rightfully). I mean, there’s a facebook page that popped up in protest just two days ago, and it’s already got almost 3,000 followers. People are networking and talking about how to prevent things like this in the future. People are asking advice on cows and chickens and asparagus. It’s great, although I am pretty sad about that family and the hole they’ve dug for themselves. Such a shame. But, it just goes to prove that, even when everything goes wrong, even if you get hit by a car, there’s always something to be grateful for.
What are you grateful for today?
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! I can’t believe you were hit by a car!! OUCH!
Today I am grateful for warm tea and having the day off to do cloth pad prep/sewing all day. Even though I am feeling a little bit like a Cloth Pad Machine. I’m also super grateful I didn’t have to drive many places/be outside much today, due to the rain. It makes people crazy here.
Sounds like a nice, quiet, productive day! I’m also grateful you didn’t have to deal with the crazy rain people. 🙂
Those tacos look delicious! What’s in them? Also I cant believe how much your little man resembles you! What a cutie 🙂
Aw thanks! Most people say he looks just like Jeff, so it’s nice someone sees me in him!
Tacos were- warm corn tortillas, just a tiny bit of sour cream, black beans cooked in a lot of garlic and a little salsa, slow cooked shredded brisket (cooked in homemade salsa + salt, pepper, cumin), all topped with chopped onion, cilantro, avocado, and a squirt of lime. Oh yes!
Hey, how are your pickles?
You are so blessed to be able to share motherhood with your sister. Sometimes I wish I had a sister close to my age to talk to about all the mama stuff that comes up. My only sister is 14 so we are in very different places in life, although she is wonderful with my little guy. I am definitely grateful for her.
Today, I am also grateful to my husband for standing by my side during a heartbreakingly difficult week.
And the fact that I could go out with a cardigan and not a coat today…definite gratitude for the sunshine and warm temps!
So glad you have the support you need- what nice gratitudes, thanks for sharing! I hope your week is looking up. 🙂
I’m grateful for my kids who bring sweet perspective to my life during it’s most difficult times.
I’m grateful for simple daily rituals. Morning coffee with milk. Outlining grapefruit sections with a sharp knife. Chapstick.
And for friends and family who lift me up and help me spiritually, emotionally and practically when I need it.
Oops, this was actually me, posting under your name. Sorry! 🙂