{making valentines with my firstborn}
{completing some much-needed housekeeping in my filing drawer}
{his “best ‘Z’ yet”}
{Urgent messages slipped under the door}
{baker’s twine wrapped around a clothespin}
{rocking out to our Seeds cds with a homemade guitar}
{our sweet, sick baby soaking in a lavender bath}
{new hair growth}
What were some of your little joys today?
>Beautiful pictures… my little joys were my 12 week old's smiles, my toddler saying "Hold you, momma?" and a coffee visit from a new friend! :)
>love that it was an "urgent" i love you message. is that heart on the cork board from the travelling pants heart? looks famil. love that tiny fuzzmullet!
>Beautiful pictures as always! Love your urgent message! That little man sure is a sweetie!
Joyful things from today:
*spending time with my daughter since she didn't have school today
*getting in & out of the Commissary in under an hour without wanting to pull my hair out
*my husband coming home tomorrow
*sunshine
>this post brought some sunshine to my gray rainy day! :) love little boys who write their mama's love notes and slip them under their doors…
Sarah-Anne
>Raechel,
Is that crocheted bunny from an Old Navy baby t-shirt, by any chance?? If so, my Owen (a few months older than Oliver), also wore this adorable shirt as a baby!!!! It was one of my absolute favorites.
;)
Genevieve
>Genevieve,
You're exactly right! I bought it when I was pregnant with him and when he outgrew it is was too stained to keep. I couldn't bear to throw away the bunny so I ripped through the stitches and he's hanging around to be called from the bench sometime in the future. Good eye!!
-R
>Dear Raechel – I am curious about your filing method? Do you place all your files from 2010 in one file folder versus keeping individual files by category?
I love your blog, decorating style and the bits you share about your lovely children, btw :)
Sara
>Sara,
It might be tough to see in the photo, but I have probably 20 folders rubberbanded together there – each an individual file (gas, electric, mortgage, etc.)
I just like to keep only the current year in my filing drawer because it's little, so I just neatly tuck away the year before in storage, still separated by type.
Does that make sense?
-R
>Oh I see! Yes, that does make sense now. I'm re-evaluating my pretty dysfunctional filing system and am so open for new ideas. I would love to see you touch on organizing/home management tips on your blog as I admire what appears to be your minimalist (yet totally charming) style.
Thanks for taking time to reply!
Sara (in South Dakota – I have no blog :)
>Love this post and especially the sweet pictures of Hazel with her new hair growth. I had been thinking about this the other day as I was getting dinner ready using our newish red cutting board and was going to do a post on it (and another handy kitchen gadget). But you post inspired me to think more broadly. :)
>R –
It's the little things that makes life most enjoyable! You and Ryan are truly blessed!
Amy