A collection of our ordinary days, recorded every week. At the end of the year, I’ll publish them into a keepsake to treasure.
Around here, I have been:
preparing for our big First Communion weekend. We have lots of family coming, so I am cleaning, putting together a guest room and making a big delicious menu! I truly am in disbelief that M is old enough for this big occasion. I am fairly certain that I may cry on Saturday, so let’s pray I stay at happy tears and not veer into the ugly cry, hah!
sticking close to home as we’ve had workers in and out all week fixing our basement from the flood damage. They are doing great work, but many of our things have been displaced around the house and with our big weekend coming up, it’s left me a little stressed. Trying to remember that some things are out of my control and that’s okay.
dying at the cute things Sophie says. When TJ had a blowout, she ran upstairs and got him a new outfit. I said, “Thank you for helping me!” and she replied, “Problem!” (meaning no problem).
reading Beyond the Birds and the Bees.
loving the ferns I picked up at Lowes last weekend. It might quite possibly make me an 80 year old grandma, but they really do make me happy. Now if I can keep them alive…
finishing (finally!) a project that’s been on my to-do list for over a year: we turned the cross-stitched superheroes into throw pillows for the boys’ beds. The boys were in charge of the colors and design and they are all so proud. Sophie was a little jealous, so I am quickly getting to work on a princess version.
testing M. It was pretty painless and I think he did well. We just sent it off to Seton and hope to receive the results soon!
participating in a new site called Shopping with Blessed Zelie. Their mission is to support small Catholic businesses and shop-owners and I am so lucky to be able to share Big White Farmhouse through them. Each week, a new business will take over the blog to share about what they sell and do. Big White Farmhouse’s turn will be sometime in July!
running less as I taper in preparation for the half. Just one more week until the race! I am feeling all the emotions (which sort-of feel like preparing for childbirth): excitement, fear of the unknown, pride for what I’ve accomplished…so ready to knock this goal from my life list!
