Day Dreams of the Moment

The anticipation that comes with the last two weeks before I'm done working is keeping my mind active, to say the least. I spend a large chunk of my day thinking about what we will do with our time together, mother and daughter, while the sun is shining, rain is poring, snow is falling. There are so many different times of year that will create obstacles, perfect afternoons, challenging circumstances, moments we'll always remember.

Mostly, I find myself dreaming about the next couple of months. With beautiful summer weather, the possibilities seem endless. We will have so many things to fill our time! I picture us swimming, splashing in water when it is too hot to do anything else, learning how to play at the park, chasing my little baby toddler around while she figures out how to walk with confidence, run, recover from falling, and so much more. I see us having delicious cold treats and moments with us just enjoying the weather. Parks will be explored, pools will be visited. Won't it be wonderful? I know there will be moments when she is overwhelmed or too exhausted. I know we'll have off days, but these dreams are keeping me going these last two weeks of work.

Then my mind settles for a brief moment on the more distant future of those dreaded winter months locked in the house, just her and me. That is overwhelming to me. I cannot imagine what I will do to keep her entertained, stimulated, learning. I know that we will get a routine and that she won't know anything different. I only let my mind sit on that scary image for small pockets of time. There is no need to get freaked out! So many things change and happen. Who knows what I will find for us or what she will like to do.

I want to bake bread. I want to read to her consistently. I want to listen to music and keep her little body dancing. I want to go on bike rides and walks and get to know the nearby park like the back of our hands. It's going to be a great summer.




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Big steps

Our girl took her first real walking steps today (written on Monday  night). I picked her up from Grandma's since Mike wasn't going to be done with work before me, and she was holding on to the railing by the stairs. I knelt down and did the typical "come here, Josie!" that you do when you want her to walk and she turned and teetered towards me with the biggest grin and laugh coming from those sweet little lips! We were all so excited and she could feel it and knew she was doing something big. She made it the whole 5 feet or so without falling and even had the dog walk by her without throwing her off balance. 


I'm so glad that auntie Elizabeth was there to witness that scene. She walked a couple of steps towards Daddy at home but she was tired and wasn't up to it as much. I love that she can tell what we want her to do and just gets the biggest kick out of it.


Seriously, I've said it before and I'll keep on saying it. This age is so fun.

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Living the Dream

I have some wonderful big news to share with you all. Starting on May 4th, I will be staying at home with Josie full time! I have three weeks left at work and can hardly even wait to start this new phase in life. She's at such a fun age - it seems like perfect timing. God's plan and timing is always perfect.


Big news number two! I will be starting a piano studio as well. So far, I have collected 3-4 students (which is wonderful and a true blessing) and would like to get at least 6-12 more by the end of summer. It will be in my home and will be on Tuesdays,Wednesdays, and Thursdays in the afternoons. It works so great because grandma will still get plenty of Josie time while I am giving lessons, and I will have a lot more time with Josie and our future children while still having something I'm so passionate (yes it's true - this is where my heart is even though I say I don't really know) about to keep my mind working hard.


Sometimes I get a little scared that I will be lonely or driven crazy by the routine or "sameness" feeling day in and day out, but just like any job there will be good days and bad and I am just being realistic by expressing these fears. The excitement more than wins out in the end. Of course there will be days when Josie is sick or crabby or fill-in-the-blank but then I remember that there will also be those days when I get to witness the big things and enjoy sweet moments I wouldn't get if I was working.


We're hoping that me being at home will take some pressure off of Mike since he has to help me so much when I am working full time. This will give him more time to focus on his business and do the quality work he is capable of (and has been doing). Yes, he'll be the breadwinner and there is always pressure and stress in that role, but God is good and we have faith. We are so thankful that this is something we can afford to do and are not taking that for granted. 


So you readers that are local - let me know if you are interested in lessons (adults or children!) or if you know someone that is.

Seriously though. Praise the Lord!


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Finally... Easter revisited

Easter.

I forgot to take a picture of the Easter dress. And she wasn't feeling the sitting still.

My grandparents got to come out and the loved it. To get them up the stairs, Mike and my dad had to do a chairlift type thing using the wheelchair and it worked well. The only thing was the my grandma was terrified of going down. She was a champ and powered through, but she had a tight grip on those handles.

It was windy and chilly so us ladies spent most of our time inside. The men, on the other hand, put the boat in, waded out in their waders (?), and worked on getting rid of the weeds from the beachy area. They must have thought it was 80 degrees instead of 40...

We went to church in town (a good 45 minute drive) and then came back out to enjoy the rest of the day at the lake. We actually ate the Easter meal on Saturday so we just grilled burgers on Easter and ate the rest of the leftovers from the day before.

Here's the desert I made. So rich but so delicious! Cookie on the bottom, mini Cadbury egg inside, butter cream frosting, and peanut m&m's. I just ate the last one today. I probably won't make them again, but they were good!

Auntie Lara provided the Easter gifts, since I didn't do the basket thing this year. We'll definitely do it next year and years after that, but I didn't think she'd understand what was going on. She enjoyed the gifts without the basket either way. She got a ballerina barbie (her very first barbie I should add) and bubbles. I feel like there was more but we left them at the lake so there would be fun toys out there and I didn't get a good look... sorry auntie!

Randomly, we looked outside and saw a lone turkey running (seriously, like sprinting for it's life) across the yard. By the time we got the camera out, it was almost in the woodsy part of the yard, but I really did get proof! See??

It just looked so silly running and then later flying all by itself. A great Easter if I do say so myself! 

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