Oh, life is crazy these days. I feel like I'm never going to slow down. And I want to. Maybe this is why I'm disappointed that the Farmer's Almanac is apparently predicting a mild winter: if it were snowing I'd be on house arrest!
1. Our women's retreat for church is two weeks away and I'm feeling it. I am far more involved this year than I ever have been, and it's been good. I've enjoyed the challenges and, yes, even the stress. I am presenting twice at the retreat and I'm starting to stress out. I wish I were one of those people who didn't care about what others think of me. Like me? Great. Don't like me? Oh, well. So not true of me. I am nervous about the response to the retreat and my part in it. I want to do a good job. I want to knock people's socks off. It is taking a lot of prayer and focused effort to minimize my own role and to consciously put the Lord at the forefront: after all, this is about Him. I know that, and I want that. I am just stressing a bit about my role.
2. Eliza is talking so much these days that I seem to turn around every day to hear a new phrase or sentence coming out of her mouth. I love to hear "I love you, Mommy" (which has only developed in the past week) and "Thank you," and a variety of other things. I get a kick out of it when she responds with, "I'm not sure" to a question she doesn't have an answer to. I'm not such a big fan of her telling me, "No, Mommy," when she doesn't like something, or scolding her brother for sitting there. Can you tell we're in toddlerhood? Let's just focus on "I love you, Mommy". Ever since syllables have been coming out of her mouth, we've been trying to teach her and encourage her to say, "I love you." And she wouldn't do it. We always knew that she was expressing this sentiment when we picked her up and she would pat our arms or our backs. She said, "I love you," first to her daddy, and then to her "bubby" (Simon). I couldn't get her to say it to me. Finally, last week Nick got her to say, "I love you, Mommy." I heard her call it out as I was going into the kitchen, and let me tell you, I made a bee-line for that kid! Kissed her all over her face and told her over and over and over how much I love her. It's what I've been waiting to hear since she was born. I cried a good deal as she said it over and over again. There is nothing more precious than your child, and one of the best moments is to hear them tell you they love you, too.
3. I bought supplies for my first sewing project. Have I told you that yet? I'm making a tutu for Eliza. I am so excited about it. It's my major project for next week. It's my hope and goal to start making clothes for the kiddos by this time next year. Nothing fancy, mind you: maybe some jammies or something simple. Clothing intimidates me because of facings and hems and piping, etc., so I'm starting out small. I hope I like it. Actually I hope I love it. But we shall see.
4. I don't have five, but #4 is long, so that compensates, right? I'm dreaming about remodeling my some-day kitchen when we possess more of this house. It doesn't help that I know several people who are remodeling right now. My sister-in-law's family just remodeled their entire downstairs. And can I say? This girl has talent! They did it all themselves and my sister-in-law designed it all. It looks fabulous. I have a board on Pinterest where I'm trying to keep ideas: pictures of kitchens I like, color schemes, products, etc. If we were to remodel right now, we'd likely end up with white cabinets, white glass subway tile backsplash, and wood floors: either refinished or painted (assuming they didn't stick that awful linoleum right to the wood, which they likely did). What I don't know is what color to put in the room! I like the idea of painting the island the accent color, but what color? Red? Blue? Yellow? Green? I've been perusing color schemes and have been rather surprised by what attracts my eye. What do you think of these?
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| Taken from design-seeds.com |
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| Taken from design-seeds.com |
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| Taken from design-seeds.com |
Hmmmm.... pink?
It's years down the road and I know I'll change my mind in the meantime, but still, colors are ruminating. And I love inspiration. If you ever need inspiration for color palettes, seriously check out Design Seeds. They've got hundreds!
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