I’m so looking forward to this weekend and hanging out with my daughter.
I do have off Monday, in honor of Martin Luther King’s birthday. His official birthday is, January 15. My daughter and I have already filled our weekend with plenty of things to keep us busy.
Her website has been still for a bit, while her attention has been focused on her school work. I’m pleased to say that she made Honor Roll again this past quarter and only received one B+, the rest of her grades were A’s.
Naturally, I’ll be stepping away from most things technology related. My daughter needs more hang out time with mom and who am I to deny her that? I’m thrilled that she loves being around me as much as I enjoy hanging with her.
While we don’t celebrate a traditional ‘Christmas’ in our family, we still do a lot together since I’m off of work.
However, this year was a bit different since most of my day was spent in bed sleeping. Naturally this meant I did not get any of the meal preparations done that I’d written about. In fact, I didn’t feel like eating anything. I mainly drank liquids.
It appears that there is some nasty virus floating about and while I wasn’t down that long it kept me sidelined for a few days. Hearing others talk about how they were affected by the virus, I know was fortunate and while I felt ‘better’ after Christmas day, I still wisely kept a low profile and did not do too much.
My daughter wasn’t her normal self either and was a bit saddened that my four days away from work was spent vegetating. She was right there with me. I told her to make up for it, we would do something this weekend to make up for our missed time bonding together.
Although I wasn’t feeling the greatest, I did get a chance to sew some flannel pajamas for her, and she really loves them a lot. There’s only one thing left to do to them and I’ll finish that today.
Here’s hoping you all had a wonderful time spending your Christmas holiday with loved ones.
It’s been busy in my neck of the woods, but busy in a creative way. Recently, the muse has called me to sew, which I guess is obvious with the amount of posts I’ve done about them lately. I did so much, that I felt led to start another site that focuses solely on my love of hand crafting.
But, other areas of my life should be written about… such as winterizing the honeybee hives (they’re doing well) and my continued adventures with ferments, cooking and soap making. I’ll be sure to write about them soon.
This Thanksgiving holiday, I received a lot of rest. My body was telling me it needed that and I took heed and listened. The dress, that I’m sewing for my daughter is coming along well. I’m hoping to be completed everything within the next few days. Once finished, I’ll be sure to post a picture here.
It’s been a super lazy day for my daughter and me. Early this morning, we did go to the grocery store so that I could purchase a few items to make a proper Thanksgiving meal.
I thought we at least had chicken breast in the freezer, but last evening confirmed that wasn’t the case and so off to the store we went. My daughter wanted turkey for her Thanksgiving dinner, but since we didn’t see any turkey breasts in our field of vision while strolling through the poultry section she was more than happy to settle for chicken breasts. I’ll have to post pictures of her little feast.
My daughter also loves stuffing so that accompanied her meal along with greens and a chocolate cake. Everything, with the exception of the chocolate cake was home made. Most of the thanksgiving feast will be packed away in glass single serving containers and tucked away in the freezer. This way, on days when I’m tired and don’t feel like preparing a meal I can easily reach for something that’s already been prepared.
You know something? My daughter is already looking forward to having her Thanksgiving feast at school. Her Zojirushi lunch jars are still doing an excellent job of keeping her food nice and hot. What’s a Zojirushi lunch jar? Check out these posts, I’ve written about them quite often. I love them a lot!
Now, we are being super lazy and watching The Lorax on the Amazon Fire TV. We really love this device. I’ll be sure to write a detailed review about it soon.
Yesterday Angel, my daughters guinea pig, passed away.
She lived a long time. My daughter had her since she was in first grade. She’s in the sixth grade now. Angel was an older piggie when we brought her in to our home. No one wanted her, but I fell in love with the moment I saw her sweet little face.
She was one happy guinea pig since she “chirped” a lot. They tend to do that when they are happy. She would also frequently waddle to you and give you nose nudges (her way of showing affection) and burrow under my neck if I was stretched out on the floor. Of course she would let out how pitched squeaks, if she thought you weren’t paying enough attention to her. As if we could ignore her for long! Silly girl…
Friends Furrever
It’ll be interesting to see how Gracie, our lionhead bunny adjusts, those two were pals.
Angel in her beloved box of shredded paper
My daughter is doing better, still sad… but as with anything, in time her heart won’t ache as much.
Now we’re back at the homestead
Where the air makes you choke
And people don’t know you
And trust is a joke
I can’t say we have this problem. We live within a small community and the people are very friendly…
Part of our back yard. We live on four acres of land.
“Mom, My daughter said, You know it’s technically impossible to do nothing.” “Because even when you think you’re doing ‘nothing’ you are, right?”
I smiled and said, “Good point!”
And while I won’t be doing ‘nothing’ this weekend, things will be moving at a much slower pace. Later today, I’m planning to make a big pot of stew. Outside my much loved lentils, I have no idea what else will make it’s way into the pot and just like the much loved story stone soup, we’ll see what enters the pot.
During my slow paced weekend, I plan on sewing and embroidering and if I really get the itch, I’ll set up my loom. After all, it’s been calling my name for weeks, just begging me to start weaving something beautiful. Before long, I’ll answer and become completely captivated by the simple act of weaving my own cloth.
I asked my daughter her plans…
She scrunched up her face and said… “Oh, I don’t know…” “Besides hanging with you, writing, and drawing, I’ll see what I feel like doing.” Her school days have been busy, so it’s seems as though she’s welcoming some downtime also.
Toad The Wet Sprocket – Walk On The Ocean Lyrics
We spotted the ocean at the head of the trail
Where are we going, so far away
And somebody told me that this is the place
Where everything’s better, everything’s safe
Walk on the ocean
Step on the stones
Flesh becomes water
Wood becomes bone
And half an hour later we packed up our things
We said we’d send letters and all those little things
And they knew we were lying but they smiled just the same
It seemed they’d already forgotten we’d came
Now we’re back at the homestead
Where the air makes you choke
And people don’t know you
And trust is a joke
We don’t even have pictures
Just memories to hold
That grow sweeter each season
As we slowly grow old
Yesterday, my daughter had a play date at our home with her best friend/schoolmate. They were both excited to hang out with each other for the day. I took off of work early and my daughter and me picked up her best friend.
Shortly after arriving home we took an \early morning/afternoon stroll in the woods.
We live on around four acres of land, the majority of it is wooded. There was lots to see and the time flew by.
More importantly the girls had a good time.
Lots of things to explore in the great outdoors
… and plenty of giggling filled the crisp autumn air.
They were off yesterday and today. Parent/teachers conference is occurring at our Lutheran school.
