Hello November.
Hello to leaves everywhere.
Hello to boys (and girls) enjoying those last few moments of daylight on cool afternoons before the sun sets so early.
Hello to cozy evenings inside, listening to music and learning together. (He’s walking her through the sheet music to the Hallelujah Chorus as they listen).
Hello to cozy suppers. (And cozy lunch leftovers).
Hello to plans and thoughts on paper.
Hello to evenings under the blankets with a good book (or several).
Hello to thankfulness and family and remembering … all things that come to mind as part of November.
I’ve recently become acquainted (and enamored) with a new-to-me blog called Pink Ronnie. I discovered her through Project Life earlier this year and have enjoyed a peek into her scrapbooking process and style.
One of the things that I have admired about her photos is her constant search for light and shadow in her home. It’s inspired me to look around my room for some fresh perspective on our home.
We have lived here now for a little over two years and while I still am so thankful and grateful for this beautiful home we have, some of the newness is wearing off and I’m forgetting to be as thankful as I once was. There are dings in door facings and scuffs on baseboards. The school room is the hottest room in the house during the summer which is somewhat frustrating as it’s where we spend most of our time.
However, in the grand scheme of these, the inconveniences are SO MINOR. We have plenty of room, clean water, a roof over our head that doesn’t leak and the blessings could go on.
Sometimes a little refocusing is in order. I’m thankful for this lesson that is working on my heart.
Photos from our Classical Conversations end of the year night. Top picture is N2’s class (she is on the far left); middle is N1 (she is in orange, 2nd student from the right); and the bottom is B and me (she is standing next to me).
Last day of CBS until fall. E’s teacher is a gem. We are really going to miss her next year when he moves up into a “big boy” class.
A big adventure coming up for one of the girls this summer.
This boy + this dog. The girls were the one that wanted the dog, but the boy is the one that loves him the most I think.
Roses that have started blooming this week.
A few moments sitting on the back patio on a Friday afternoon. Dad and girl playing catch (not seem are a boy and dog rolling around on the ground in between them). Fresh coffee. Notebooks of ideas. Herbs from a wonderful family gifted to us.
A blessed and very full week.
:: finally finished The Scarlet Letter for the Reading to Know book club.
:: getting a little excited for warmer weather (St. Pat’s print from eighteen25)
:: working on measuring with the kindergartener
:: letting the boy have a Friday morning bath after a night of upset tummies. (And soaking in some sunshine at the same time).
:: letting him wear himself out at the park (something I need to do more of)
:: looking the other way (some of the time) when he sneaks into his sister’s bed and she reads Calvin and Hobbes to him.
:: discovering the sock bun! As a mama of girls with long, fine hair, I love it!
:: playing with dinosaurs that camouflage themselves on the couch.
Happy Friday!
Finding a special bracelet this weekend that I thought was long gone (…like missing for almost two years).
Finding a new tactic for working with my kindergartener. I don’t know how long we will stick with it, but today was a good day.
For my B, with her twinkly deep chocolate-y eyes.
Boys in boxes.
Warm spaghetti for dinner (from yummy sauce in my freezer) after a day where I was chilled all day.
Counting my gifts this November.
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