Mama Says

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I know, I know....most of you have moved on from this holiday....but I'm just now starting to get back to reality, and finally wanted you to see what we were doing during that season when you didn't hear from me for a while! I promise this will be the last!!

"I have no idea what these are yet, but I'll put my mouth all over them to see what it tastes like!"

"Jammin" with Grandma on "O Come Let Us Adore Him"

"NO MORE PHOTOS"!!!

You want to know what was going through my head when this photo was taken?
-"I hope no one can tell how tired I am from this photo."
-"Wow....that's a lot of gifts!"
-"Josiah is going crazy right now....how much extra grace do you give in this type of situation?"
-"Christmas with kids sure makes you evaluate your traditions and how you're purposing to focus on Christ....why do these gifts seem to overshadow that!!"
-"Gracie has no idea what's going on, except for that there's a lot more stuff on the floor to grab, and she keeps hearing that "No touch" phrase over and over!"
-"These are some special times with the family...it won't always be like this...sigh."

Here's another bog that I'm enjoying...she is very similar to me in her natural-mindedness, and in other areas as well. Hope you enjoy it as much as I am!  Keeper of the Home

Last post I mentioned that I was on a random organizing adventure...for a friend's mom.  I have to say that it is SO gratifying to get to the end result and transform someone's space from chaos to clarity (actually I think if I had my own organizing business that's what I'd call it 'Chaos to Clairty'). My favorite parts are the purging...reducing the amout of stuff left to put back in the same space, the creating cute homes for once dispersed items, and standing back to look at the finished work! I also prefer (very much) to work with someone than to work alone...sharing the decision making, enjoying the company,and congratulating each other on a job well done! (Thanks, Janel!)

Here's a fun a blog about organizing...enjoy!

So I'm still recovering from Christmas around here....the change of schedules, the "to do list" that has piled up, trotting across the state to visit friends and family, and throwing in a random organizing adventure at a friend's house. Right now I'm in Seattle, and it's the day after a birthday party for my dad. It was a murder mystery party, salmon dinner, and to top it off we all read to him letters of appreciation we had written for the occasion.  I couldn't get through mine without crying at several points... here's the last paragraph:

"My favorite memory of us will never fade in my heart: dancing in your arms on my wedding day.  Hearing your sobs in my ear as the tears burned my cheecks, feeling lost in time- invisible to a hundred faces- just me and my daddy and "butterfly kisses". "

It was such a special time....

So here's what's to come in the next few weeks...

-Yummy "Caldo de Res" Soup recipe with photos....Brent gave it 5 stars!

-My morning tea ritual

- Homemade dishwasher detergent recipe and review (I've got to try it out a couple times first!)

-Goals for 2008...I'm still working on them!

-A few of my favorite healthy food products with photos.

-New addiction...Settlers of Catan...

-Photos of the fabric for the quilt to be made for our bed...

Thanks for hanging in there as I try and get back into a routine...I am missing my creative outlets!