rabbit...

Get in touch with your inner self through facebook quizzes. They really are enlightening. =)

"You are Rabbit, the practical one. You like plans and organization and sometimes this may seem like you don't like to have fun, but this isn't true. You love to have fun with your friends, but also like to spend time alone gardening."

donuts...

As you go thru life, make this your goal- watch the donut, not the hole.

kids...

"She taught them many things not in their books. She taught them to be kind to brutes, and gentle with one another. She taught them to be noble. She made them despise every kind of meanness. She was a great teacher."

something sweet...

This is the story of my life...always getting stung while trying to get at something sweet.

cake...

Today is the big day. Snow is 13! I love spoiling my daughter. Snow is having a wonderful time. So far we went out to breakfast at Angelo's (Snow got a candle in her omelet)-free, we got a free cupcake at Cake Nouveau, free tea at Tea Haus, a free button from Vicki's, a free movie at Hollywood Video, & a free ice cream from Cold Stone Creamery. We're home for a short break then we're off again. Snow says this is all a plan to fatten her up. =) I hadn't thought of that. Snow looks adorable today with a long cable knit sweater & a barrette in her hair. She has really enjoyed getting phone calls. She's been keeping her purse very close to her just in case. What more can I say? It's a lovely day.

appreciation...

This is a beautiful day...no matter what the weather.

ignite...

Nothing like a little sunshine to warm the soul. Open up your heart and let the sunshine in!

it's alright...

Everything will be alright in the end. If it's not alright, then it's not the end.

floating...

Just close your eyes and imagine a happy place...

innocence...

Yesterday, I broke a ceramic bowl that I like a lot and as I looked at it despondently, Emmeli said, "Can we tape it?"

here piggy...

Lord, please save me from my appetite!

jack & jill...

Emmeli & Dominik are so cute together!!! They adore each other! Sometimes they remind me of an old married couple.
(Emmeli is like a nagging wife & Dominik just puts up with it- hehe)

me & my pal...

Daniel & I make a great team. Sometimes he makes me laugh so hard that my sides hurt. Everyone needs someone like that. I wish there was a way to record all the funny things he says, so that I could look back & smile at all of our fun times forever & ever, but there's something about his humor that is for a live audience only. Anyway, it's not just the comedy thing, we are just in tune. It's fun to be with people who get you, so you don't have to forever be explaining yourself.

dentol...

Hannah's going to the dentist today to get her tooth fixed. I hope they do a good job. Poor little monkey. This has been such an ordeal.

huck finn...

Daniel is so excited. I'm working on the "Old Book Project" today and I found an old copy of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that we didn't know we had. (hence the project) I'm planning to go through and make a catalog of all of our old books. Anyway, it's really neat that he is so excited. He has read Tom Sawyer & wanted to read Huckleberry Finn, but we never got it & he forgot about it. He was especially excited when he read the first few pages & learned that this book is the sequel. He knew that the books were by the same author, but was not sure how they were related I guess. He sat down & started reading immediately. I bet, if I let him, he will finish it today. It is my goal to be more flexible in my schooling to allow for things like this. It would just be silly to have him stop reading so he can do his math (which is what he is supposed to be doing right now) & then "require" that he read this later to fulfill a literature requirement long after the excitement has worn off. I love that my children get so excited about books and I love homeschooling!

99% perfect...

Bunnies are a lot like people. Sometimes they're sweet & cute & cuddly... and sometimes they spaz out.

one more thing...

Why am I so not ready for the day until it's over? I wish I could bottle the motivation that stirs in the evenings & poor it into my chai each morning. My life would then overflow with gumption which I'm sure leads to greatness, just as vagary leads to chai addiction.

snip-a-dee-doo-dah...

Snow & Emmei both got super cute short haircuts today. Emmeli's is shoulder length, but Snow's is shorter. Hannah wanted to keep her hair long. She cried because I had to cut 2 inches.