Lots done

A trip from my mom for a week earlier this month as my man went to Japan for business. What a treat! We got to plant and landscape and potty train and talk. After she left I realized I never emptied the dishwasher for a whole week! I got my hands deep in the dirt hauling and loading and lifting for hours at a time without interruptions.
One of the challenges of having lots of little kids is that there is never really a chunk of time to accomplish any big projects....unless lots of other things fall apart. It is hard to describe how refreshing good, hard physical work feels to a gal who does alot of maintenance lately. To go above and beyond the daily drugdge and see a bigger project get a dent is amazing. Also, to realize that part of my person is still there, that girl who can get things done with some elbow grease, is a happy reminder.
We took a break to go up to Tulip Festival....a welcome and beautiful break for two dutch girls....

almost four

Mom, i had a dream with the Sesame street people. Well only two people from Sesame Street....Big Bird and what's that hero guy? "trash gordon" yeah, trash gordon. And we helped Big Bird find his slippers.
Yeah, I had a story in my head! Maybe I could pray to God about dreaming about princesses and He'll make me a dream about princesses?!

Later in the afternoon, while picking a handful of dandelions: "mom, picking flowers makes me really happy!"