Things have seemed a bit gray. Not bad. Not glorious. Gus and I had a few too many nights of collective coughs. We went to IKEA (yechh). Our accomplishments of late are boring: criminal record checks, shipping insurance forms, and short-term medical insurance. And yesterday at 11:00am, the bank said the money hadn't arrived yet and I should come back tomorrow. It was reminiscent of when we stopped by Burger King on a student field trip while living in Singapore and they said, "Oh, sorry--we don't have any burgers."
But today, after the wonder of a good-night's-rest (thank you Husband of the Year), Gus and I woke up to sun and color and choosing-joy. Some folks even decided to dress like it:
Keeping with the theme, I started my next sketchbook project. This book's theme is "The little things in life".
There are lots of little things looking good today. The lilacs are blooming, Neighbor B made homemade peanut butter cups, I may or may not have ordered this Waylon Jennings necklace, and there's a painting project underway:
To add to the synchronicity, a friend sent a link to a bucket list for kids under twelve, and it's inspired me to think on our family bucket list. That's good fodder for dinner time conversation in a household of seasoned list-makers.
And finally, as I putter in my office and with my paints and listen to my podcasts on this happy-shiny Tuesday, I savor a BIG thing, which is my dear Father's (slightly belated) birthday. Happy Birthday, Dad!
(it seems rubber boots are a theme as well)
Hooray for the sleep and the time for these good things! I'm very curious about the painting project. And that's quite a picture there of the men we grew up with (Spike included).
ReplyDeleteWe are ready for lots of happy-shiny days with you guys just one short month away!! There's some people who've really been missing you around here!
ReplyDeleteGus just looks older and older every time I see him on your blog! Grow little guy grow! And I love his wardrobe choices.
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