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tuesday (april 19, 2011) *HAPPY TENTH BIRTHDAY TO OUR NIECE!!*
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outside my window...it is surely springtime, and at times feels like summer. ;-)

i am thinking....that i am happy i got almost all the laundry done yesterday, and that we really need to buy a computer mouse that actually works. ;-)

i am thankful for....all the fun things rocky taught me this weekend about our camera.

i am learning....that there are lots of amazing photographers out there who inspire me. {see here for my ongoing list of talented photographers, whose art iheart)

i am creating....this post {oh, i guess i could have been more creative than that, i suppose}. ;-)

i am going to....(after the kid's quiet time today), will read each of the kids a book of their choice (they just stocked up at the library today. then...leafy and i will then do lesson 50 of 'teach your child to read in 100 easy lessons'. {yep, we are almost halfway through the book}

i am hearing.... kids who are just about done with their quiet times and are ready to be read to and play.

around the house...the sound of kids conversing fills the air.

i am reading....anything i can get my hands on about photography lately.

i am praying....that i get sometime to go back home to tn and work on some major spring cleaning (aka purging) at the home front BEFORE we go back there to stay sometime in july. 

a few plans for the week....organize papers for filing, maybe sell a thing or two on craigslist (or at least post them and hopefully sell them), beach time, pool play dates, and other things which have escaped my mind at the moment.

a picture... from this past weekend (one of the few i have had time to edit thus far) when my sister was in town visiting us. stay tuned for pictures from that weekend coming soon. 

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april 12, 2011 tuesday

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outside my window....a cool breeze blows. it is a smidge chilly this morning.

i am thinking....that i need to figure out what to make for the picnic this afternoon after library story time.

i am thankful for....my sweet, sweet husband. He works so hard for his family. I admire him greatly.

i am learning....that i talk too much. really need to work on that. it is something i pray about daily.

i am creating....photographs of happy memories, which i cherish.

i am going to....take the kids to the library this morning and then to the park for play and a picnic with friends.

i am hearing.... the kids getting ready for the day and it sounds like they are talking to one another about planning a trip to colorado {we do love colorado}. leafy also mentioned he wants to go to the middle east {there is a type of lizard he wants to see which lives there} ;-)

around the house...my once tidy living room has been taken over by little people who like to "unclean" the clean. ;-)

i am wanting to read....well, still hoping to read Sacred Marriage. Still can't track it down via free. ;-(

i am praying....for our engineering company {the possible projects}

a few plans for the week....research homeschool curriculum, picnics in the park, sandcastles in the sand, cleaning, and continue getting up early to exercise (i haven't been so good about this). i heart sleep. ;-) 

a picture... a precious moment in time featuring daddy and lily.

have a wonderfully, blessed day!

love, kelly

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march 28, 2011 monday

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outside my window....warm spring air is touching the trees, flowers, and the grass.

i am thinking....that i am so grateful for God's love and a new day full of new beginnings and endless posibilities.

i am thankful for....God's forgiveness. seriously, i am in awe. we are all sinners and yet He forgives and He loves us. LOVE.

i am learning....that blackstrap molasses is my friend..i will happily drink a tablespoon a day for anemia for the rest of my life (regardless of whether or not i like the taste of it) 

i am creating....a more structured exercise routine for myself (as blackstrap molasses is now friend and is helping me with the icky anemia which has plagued me for quite some time).

i am going to....really put a dent into backing up all the home movies from the camera to vimeo today.

i am hearing.... the kids getting ready for the day.

around the house...i see work that needs to be done and proof that i like living simply.

i am wanting to read....Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas. really wanting to read this as i have heard wonderful things about it!  also..wanting to read...The Mission of Motherhood by Sally Clarkson. 

i have been trying to find both of these at the library with no luck. sad, because free is financially the only option right now.

i am praying....that God will make me an even better wife and mother. (thus the books). i believe everyone can improve and i am completely open to God improving me!

a few plans for the week....exercise more, bike rides with the kids, pool time with the kids, clean, research more homeschool curriculum, make a special treat for my sweet hubby, daydream about the Canon EOS 5D Mark II (yes, this is what we are talking about upgrading to eventually..must save the pennies.) oh and ssshhh..don't tell nelly nikon yet..i am arranging an excellent home for her if we do upgrade. ;-) it will be awhile still yet before upgrade happens. ;-)

a picture (make that two pictures)....

it is finally warm enough to use the pool. yay! well, the water is still a bit on the chilly side..but, that doesn't stop the kiddos from having a blast. we (the parents) will jump in soon..give it another week. are we wimps? ;-) no..we just prefer our water a smidge warmer..

emerging from the water..

the burr-that-water-is-chilly face. ;-)

have a blessed, happy day!

-kelly

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this is something I will be doing weekly. most likely on mondays..

just a simple way for me to jot down the plan's for the week while, at the same time, finding beauty in the everyday moments...

source of the idea

outside my window....greyish blue clouds fill the sky

i am thinking....that i am glad the kids are sleeping in, as we got home late last night from a get together 

i am thankful for....the love of God

i am learning....that i have a stronger passion for photography than i have ever had

i am creating....a homeschooling curriculum for my soon-to-be-official-kindergartner

i am going to....hug & cuddle the kids when they awaken from their slumber

i am hearing.... the sound of me quietly typing these words

around the house....i see signs of a house lived in. papers to be organized, kid toys, books being read

i am reading....my Bible reading plans on my phone, as well as 100 top picks for homeschool curriculum by cathy duffy

i am praying....my sinus and anemia issues let up so i can feel like me again

a few plans for the week....cleaning, raw food "baking", continue homeschool curriculum, a bit of couponing, loads of library story time with the kids, quality time with family

a picture....i love. taken by my love, rocky. of one of our offspring loves

blessings,

kelly