Wordless Wednesday:So Happy!!

Small Successes:September 10th

1. Have gotten a couple loads of warmer clothes washed and put-away, and now feel a bit more prepared for the first autumn cold snap.
2. Sent out "Happy School Year" cards to all our nephews and niece.
3. Made the final payment on my student loans from graduate school.  Yay, no more loans...just in time to start saving for a certains toddlers education.

Today I am giving thanks for:

     a loving marriage which strengthen and sustains me

     baby hugs

     the chance to snuggle in bed and read with a sleepy toddler

     a fine education which lead to good jobs, which enabled me to pay for said schooling

     a growing congregation as students return to school and mass 

Wishing you a wonderful day celebrating your small successes!

     

Wordless Wednesday:18 months

Photographing a toddler

• With each age comes its own joys and challenges.  Taking Elisabeth to have her eighteen month pictures turn out to be both.  
• On the one hand she was happy and smiley and having great fun.  Looked adorable in her dresses (the photographer was open to a costume change).  Great fun was had by all!
• What more could a mom want, right?
  
• Except she had no deserve to sit still,  is still to young to understand the idea of staying on the mark or leaving her hands where the photographer positioned them.  To summarize: too old to stay where you put them but too young to follow direction.
• What is a mom to do??    Laugh!!

Quick Takes vol #28

1. The first full week of work went relatively well, I'm really enjoying my students and feel as they are getting to experience some interesting clinical experiences.  Unfortunately Elisabeth is still very tearful when she is dropped off at daycare.  Hopefully this period of adjustment is nearly over. 
2. I decided to avoid the whole 'drop-off' issue yesterday and brought E. with me to school since I only had office hours.  Worked great, some students entertained her (or were entertained by her) while I met with the couple of students who had to talk to me.  Win!!
3. We are going later today to have her 18month formal shots taken.   I am very curious to see how this goes since it will be the first time doing official pictures since she became mobile.   Actually she was crawling at a year, so probably it will be fun and fine.
4. Reading "The Shack" right now and really enjoying it, hoping to finish this weekend.  The friend who lent it to me told me it was a modern retelling of "Pilgrims Progress" which I have never read but might pick-up to compare and contrast. 
5. Saw Julie & Julia last weekend and loved it.  A wonderful story of how the love and strength found within a good marriage can give you the courage to really go for your dreams.  Second only to Katherine Hepburn, Meryl Streep is my favorite actress...And she seriously starting to close the gap.
6. As requested by Jen, our wonderful founder and host.  The job I should never ever do is firefighting.  I have such admiration for wonderful men and women who do this dangerous job.  I'm very afraid of burning myself: stare in amazed horror at people who pinch candle flames out and amuse my husband no end but how many matches I go through lighting candles around our home.
7. Plans for the weekend: grading, gardening and enjoying the lovely late summer weather with a hint of autumn at the playground and grill.

Enjoy many more wonderful quick takes at Conversion Diary hosted by Jen

Small Successes:September 3rd

1. Have (hopefully) transitioned Elisabeth back into daycare with the minimum amount of bumps and tears.  She is tearful when we leave but the teacher reports that she settles into playing quickly.
2. Had a meal plan in place for the first two weeks of the semester, and have ideas and supplies for week 3
3. AND as of today have managed to keep the wonderful child entrusted to me alive and well for eighteen months.  

Today I am so thankful for:

a loving supportive husband who lives to cook

a newly minted eighteen month old

new words and sounds learned and shared with enthusiasm

words and hugs of support from friends as I return to teaching

times of fellowship and prayer

Have a blessed day celebrating you and your small successes at Faith and Family Live

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