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Christmas 2013
Tom had five days off this Christmas. The four days leading up to Christmas and Christmas day. Because we wanted to savor every minute of that time, we decide against traveling anywhere. Instead we enjoyed a cozy quiet Christmas at home. Because Scotter’s too young to know otherwise, and because we thought it would be…
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The Heart of the Home- making the Christmas magic
“The heart of her, that beat against my own The love of her, out-breathed in every tone The eyes of her, that saw my smallest grief The feet of her, that flew to my relief The hands of her, that mind and body fed The voice of her, that soothed and comforted The ears of…
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I love where I live!
In an effort to get the wiggles (or lately, crankies) out, we’ve been exploring a bunch of indoor play options, and I’ve got to say it has really increased my appreciation for our location. The Shoreline recreational center is five minutes from our house. We had the entire shallow end of the pool to ourselves…
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Thanksgiving Report
We had a wonderful thanksgiving weekend. We celebrated Saturday so Tom could join us, but my folks and sisters came up Thursday night so we’d have a day for fun. Friday we headed downtown for all the Christmas festivities. We unfortunately missed the parade, but we did get to enjoy the huge Macy’s tree, and…
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Those times are gone. . .
This morning I was jokingly wrapping Scotland up as a baby and rocking him. He rarely enjoys this silly display of affection, but this morning he went along with it. As I held him and started to sing his lullaby “Baby Mine” my eyes welled with tears and I couldn’t continue after the second line. I…
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I'm just a toddler in the realm of the Eternities
Feeding pigeons, squirrels, and blue jays. Yesterday afternoon, I had one of the most lovely afternoons I’ve had in a long time. I went over to a woman’s home from my church who had mentioned she had some strawberry plants and gladiolus bulbs that I could have. I figured I would be there fifteen minutes,…
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Making the most of it
Tom is required to get four days off a month- that is not in addition to weekends. And he’s just been meeting his requirement the last few months. Scotter wakes up nearly every morning, asking for his Dad only to cry when I tell him, that I’m sorry, he’s at work. You can’t imagine a…
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Recognizing accomplishment
I’ve been feeling a bit down on myself lately. I guess I just haven’t felt like my list of accomplishments has been very admirable. My sister Adee pointed out, that I should stop calling myself “lazy,” when I visited a few weeks ago. And yet, that’s how I’ve been feeling. Too often, it seems I’ve…
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What kind of Mother would you like to be?
I’ve probably commented on this conversation before, but for some reason it returns to me over and over again. Tom said “Kjirsti, I hope you will choose what kind of mother you want to be, not just be like so and so or so and so.” I contested, “It’s not that easy. . .” He…
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Some thoughts on canning
Two weeks ago, Scotter and I spent three days at my parents’ house. We went up to celebrate my Mom’s birthday, let Tom sleep in peace as he was working nights, and just absorb a bit more sunshine before the fall gray hits Seattle. My parents’ garden was overflowing with produce and being the waste…