food, crochet, merriment
This time of year I come to appreciate our pretty little–or not so little–
Elm tree.
Every time I pull into the driveway it looks just a little different.
It’s like having my own personal weather station right in my back yard.
It’s beautiful and full all Spring and Summer long…
but in Autumn it’s like a flip book, changing every day, until at last…
the leaves turn brown and start to fall…
and our little Elm prepares to rest for the winter…
so the cycle can begin again.
If you know me–AT all, you know I’m always checking the weather for rain. I positively love rain!! I love the sound of it on my crazy metal roof. I love to see it pouring out of the rain gutters and flooding the grass. So, of course, I was pretty dang thrilled to see not one, but TWO days of rain in the forecast.
WAHOOOOO!!
Rainy days are the perfect baking days–don’t you think? Mmmmm….bread… cookies… brownies…. Yum!!
Scrolling down just a tad further it got even better…
when I saw…
SNOW!!
Wahoo! Wahoo! Wahoo!!!! Now we’re talking!!
Bring on the sweaters. Bring on the hot cider. Bring on the soup.
Bring on the snowwww!
When my boys were about 9 and 7 they became the official “men of the house.” I think it’d be fair to say they took the job very seriously.
For a while I had been frustrated with the loose and missing boards in our fence, that constantly seemed to need repair. I woke up one morning to the sound of hammering and came out to see this. Rhen was holding the boards while Dane hammered them into place. I was so touched at their sweetness to want to do the “man job” that hadn’t been done in a long time.
Later, we had several guys offer to redo the boards and make them straighter and more aligned across the top and more professional looking–but I wouldn’t let them touch a thing.
Every time I looked at that sweet, perfect fence my heart just melted. This was the offering of my two little boys who were so young and yet trying with all their might…to be men.
What great men they’ve become.
And I couldn’t be more proud.
…on a Monday…
A beautiful, new skein of yarn called Black Current. Isn’t that luscious?
Playing Five Crowns with some of my favorite people. Pretty much my favorite game right now.
My funny little toe nail coming off with the polish intact.
Yeeeeah, there’s a story there. Haha.
Getting to vote in this wonderful country of ours.
A beautiful fan in my favorite color all the way from Japan. Thank you Josh!
Finding a random cup of Italian Ice in the freezer that I didn’t know was there. Yum!
Finding the perfect milk for a pile of voracious kitties and their mama.
How deeply kitties sleep when their tummies are full.
Making the perfect cheesy- snack to watch the BYU game with…even if they…
lost. Wahhh!
One of my favorite books by my FAVORITE author. I swear I love everything she writes!
What about you? What are you loving on this pretty little Monday?
“Autumn is nature’s reminder to pause, consider our blessings, and give thanks for the abundance Heavenly Father places in our lives.”
~ Unknown~