Today
Out my window: Twilight. Humid. It started out warm today and then clouded up and rained a little bit.
Clothing myself in: White T-shirt and blue knit pants. These are my painting clothes...
Around the house: .... because I painted George's room today. It was a cream color with pinkish undertones. Boooooring. It is now sky blue on top and tan on bottom and awaiting a chair rail to separate the two. I really like the color combo so far.
The baby: Has a cough :( He got the sniffles right before we went to Kansas, had a high fever last Thursday and Friday and then it went away. And now he has a cough and is kinda grumpy. BUT! Three more days until his birthday. I am praying he feels at least a little better by then.
The kiddos: Tomorrow is The First Day of School. Ever. The uniforms are ready, the bags are packed, everyone is excited and nervous. Including me. I hope it is a good experience for everyone involved.
In the kitchen: Now that we are back from Kansas and the kids are starting school, I need to reign my kitchen in. I need to make a menu and go to the store sometime in the near future.
Crafting: I finished Issy's Pinwheel Sweater (similar to this one I made for Adelle). It is beautiful and I love it. I just need to put the buttons on it and wash/block it. I am chugging along on the $5 in Paris sweater for myself.
Bringing me joy: The makings of a beautiful room for my little boy, hugging my husband after being apart for a few days, seeing my kids play nicely with their cousins and Kansas friends.
Thinking about: As I was painting George's room this afternoon, I was thinking about Labor Day last year. I had had contractions all the Sunday before and they petered out that night. I woke up on Labor Day still very pregnant. We went to a lovely brunch at Joe's parents house and it was just a beautiful, relaxing day. Around dinnertime I started having contractions again. Contractions that ended up bringing me my boy the next morning.
This Labor Day I spent painting his bedroom in our own home. In Wisconsin. Last year, Wisconsin wasn't even a blip on my radar- I couldn't had even imagined this a year ago. Life is a wild, wild ride.
Picture to share: Boys and Adelle climbing a tree at Grammie's house.
5 comments:
Yay for finishing the pinwheel sweater! Can't wait to see George's room when it is finished. I'll say a prayer that George's cough gets better. We really enjoyed our visit and I will be looking forward to hear how the 1st day of school went. Love you!
Great post. It's amazing how things can change in a year, isn't it? The colors in George's room sound nice, can't wait to see pics. We have a chair rail in our "big kids'" room and there is kind of a brown on the bottom and, um, a cream color with pinkish undertones on the top. Heh heh. But we picked it out so we're happy with it. ;-D
I like the random paintbrushes in the picture. My kids loooooooove "painting".
Blessings on the first day of school.
...and by the way, I really like the journal idea. I may jump on board with it at some point...
Aw, another great post. Crazy, crazy about the difference a year can bring, but God is good through it all!
I hope you can all settle into a good school year routine.
And lastly,kuddos to you for painting with children around. It majorly stresses me out. I am loving all the color combos for the rooms you guys have painted. You guys have always had awesome wall colors.
Monica- My dislike of the paint in George's room was also because it was eggshell finish and looked gross about 2 minutes after we moved in. Light-colored paint+ eggshell finish+ my children's grubby little hands= yuck. The paintbrushes- we found during our May visit that the kids had a really good time with a bucket of water and paintbrushes. Like, hours of entertainment. And who can argue with easy fun like that?
Jackie- the painting was made possible by Joe's help. He watched the kids and cooked all three meals yesterday so that I could spend all afternoon on the project. It was great.
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