Catching Up

January 21,

1) An evening to hang out in my PJ's and play in my scrap room with Lissie and Natalie.

2) The cheerful attitude my kids had while we were sorting laundry ~ lots and lots of laundry ~ some of it excavated from scary corners in their rooms.  We survived, with smiles on our faces.  They worked so hard, I am picky about how it is sorted and they have learned well.  A little prep goes a long way to actually getting it done. 

3) I put on a jacket I haven't worn for ages and not only got it buttoned, but was able to breath.  :-)

January 22,

1) An ENTIRE day spent at a mini-convention...stamping, watching demos...loved it.  Rejuvenated my creative juices!

2) Coming up with an sewing a bonnet pattern for Teresa.

3) My activity day girls coming over for dinner and a project.  We ate pancakes, bacon and eggs.  My friend Diane donated little wrapped chocolates and tootsie pops centerpieces for the girls.  She had placed them in flower diecuts...so cute and made the girls feel special.  We then used recycled plastic juice containers to make sewing kits. 

January 23,

1) Trek fireside.  I don't even know what to say about this.  It was so amazing and humbling to listen to these stories of hardship and joy.  Fear and courage.

2) Hugging my children good night instead of consigning them to a grave and knowing that the wolves were barely held at bay, just waiting until the pioneers crested the hill to tear the graves apart.  So many little children lost. 

3) The chance that my children have to go on this journey.  I have been reminded through our trials that we are part of something bigger and it helps me to keep things in perspective.  (generally) Now my kids will be able to walk along these paths, and be open to the sense of history, hardship and triumph that saturates the ground there.  I hope that it connects them with their ancestors.