We live such a calm life.† Our series at church has focused on stress and how stressful our lives can be.† Our lives just aren’t.† Don’t get me wrong, there are days we want to kill each other, there are tears and yelling at times.† There are times we have too much scheduled and not enough time to do it all.† There are days when I am trying to do invoicing and Kei doesn’t understand something and we both get frustrated with each other.† There are days when I don’t know if I am coming or going.† But all of this is the exception rather than the rule.
We don’t wake up to the screaming of an alarm clock.† We don’t have to rush around gathering clothes and books and lessons to get out the door for school.† There are no fights about what to wear or “why didn’t you make my favorite lunch”?† We wake up slowly most mornings.† Sometimes the birds wake us up, sometimes I tickle her awake, sometimes it is the crazy dog but rarely is it an alarm clock.† We eat when we are hungry, we talk when we have something to say, we laugh as loud as we want, we act silly and dance around.† Our life is not frantic.† I think most people live such frantic lives.
If Kei is tired of doing Math she takes a break.† If she doesn’t really want to do this lesson today, we postpone it until the next day and do something else.† It is a simple life that fits us both like a glove.
That being said; this is what we did the last few days.
Kei wanted to make Banana pudding. I have never made banana pudding so we asked around.† Some of our favorite ladies at our local grocery store told us to use the recipe on the back of the Vanilla Wafer box so that is what she used.
She made a flower puzzle for me to put together.† It turned out really cool.
Brit came over for a while today and they decided to RAKE!† and rake…and they are still raking.
I asked them what they were going to do with the leaves when they were finished playing and they said ‘Huh”?† So my visions of a leave free yard is just that…a vision.† Actually I like the leaves in the yard.† I am sure when my Daddy lived here he raked them as soon as they fell.† Crunching leaves are one of my favorite sounds.
Here are some of the sites we played on this week.
Blessings,
ìPeace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.î ~Jawaharlal Nehru
I also REALLY appreciate that most mornings we need neither an alarm nor to rush anywhere. It’s wonderful to live at a sane pace, and to have time to play in the leaves.
I’m not sure if I used enough exclamation marks! Here are some more!
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They are my gift to you.
Karen, I want a big delivery truck to come by this very minute, and give me a massive bunch of leaves, just like Kei had! Then I want to play and play and play and play and play in them all day. I LOVE the house/fort/home they made for themselves! Especially the circle inside another circle and the little bed. I think if I could have that in my backyard, I would never want for anything else, EVER! Oh, yeah, and my kids would probably want to play in it too! 🙂
Thank you for another beautiful post!
Love love love this post. I have been so grateful for the changes in our lives. Rolling out of bed when you wake is bliss. The amount of stress that has been removed from our lives is palpable. I just feel better. You put my feelings into words so well 😉