Defining Desire

I started this year and I was going to plunge into my blog… daily blog posts and all.  Then, the light bulb moment as I began Project 365 (a project to take one photo everyday for a year)… guess what - I was taking pictures of my kiddos.  Really, that is my life everyday and since I am their mom, I can say my kiddos are amazing.  But really, not the entire blogoshere wants to see 365 photos of my kiddos this year.  So, I am still taking photos everyday, but I will not be blogging about it.  If you are my friend on Flickr… I will be adding them to my account every once in a while.  For example, I just loaded many many photos today - take a look! (I also added photos of some of my creative endeavors.)

I have found that my greatest joy is in the day to day events of being my kiddos’ mom - at least, for now.  Is there more to me than being a mom?  Oh yes, but really it is too much to go into right now.  So, if I am not blogging everyday or every week and if I fall behind on posts regarding books I am reading or my business or even my life, it is because I am living life.  For now, my main job before all else, is to be my kiddos’ mom and to raise them to be incredible human beings.  I am doing my best and I am having fun.  More fun that I have had in a long time.  So, yes, I still have lots to say and share, but for now I am just living.

Additionally, I have other projects on the horizon that are also occupying my time and I am finding joy in, so I am following my heart and seeing where it leads.  I will still post here, but it will be sporadic as I find joys in life.  If you would like to learn more about my day to day life, you may want to follow me on twitter.  Thank you for taking the time to read my blog and continue on this journey with me.

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What do you wish for yourself?

To be brave.

Be brave to continue projects, be brave to the possibility of failing or succeeding,  be brave in seeing certain things come to an end, be brave in getting lost, be brave in being honest and true to myself, there is just so much to be brave about in life.

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These fun pictures were created using: Spell with Flickr

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On Sunday, we are going to our friend’s for a super Super Bowl party that (of course) involves lots of great food, the game on a big tv, and entertaining commercials (which in general I don’t pay attention too).

For food, I am bringing veggies and dip:

Bean Dip

Sun Dried Tomato Dip

Ranch Dip (Uncle Dan’s - it’s the best!)

Also, on Sunday I am attempting to beat my hubby in fantasy football.  I am currently in third…. just 12 points behind him for the lead.  Of course, there is someone else in my way to in order to take the title.  But my hubby, has had the wonderful opportunity to look at this all week!

I should add that hubby’s league was nice enough to allow me to play in their playoff game.  I have to admit I was pretty nervous I would be dead last from the get go, but that didn’t happen.

Have a great Super Bowl Sunday!!

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I have several posts to write and get on the blog.  Between trying to get back to my normal routine and this nasty illness I came down with that leveled my energy, I hope to be caught up within a week.  Lots of posts about - kiddo’s party, 12 Secrets, Project 365, and much more.  But for now a meme…

One book you’re currently reading: John Adams by David McCullough(75 pages left!!)
One book that changed your life: Dive from Clausens Pier by Ann Packer
One book you’d want on a deserted island: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
One book you’ve read more than once: Conquering Infertility by Alice Domar
One book you’ve never been able to finish: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
One book that made you laugh: The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
One book that made you cry: Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
One book you keep rereading: Emotional Life of a Toddler by Alicia F. Lieberman
One book you’ve been meaning to read: A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
One book you believe everyone should read: The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch

Finally,
Grab the nearest book. Open it to page 56. Find the fifth sentence

“In the five battles the Allies had fought so far, they had only lost twenty men.”
Dragon Lady by Sterling Seagrave

If anyone wants to play along, feel free!  (Taken from A Striped Arm Chair)

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Today the kiddos are THREE!!!

I (or maybe the kiddos) have graduated from the baby stage and am now a recent graduate of the infamous toddler stage.  Moving onto the preschool years…

I have family in town to celebrate and tomorrow we are having a birthday party with princess and train cakes, train rides, and some soapy fun filled goodie bags!

But, for now let’s look back over the past three years…

We’re here!

We’re going home!  We (kiddos and me) only had to spend six days in the hospital.

Some photos of Girl Twin the last three years…

Now some photos of Boy Twin…

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An image that brings me comfort:

In case you don’t know me, these are my precious boy/girl twins.  And today is actually their 3rd Birthday!  (More about that later today.)  My kiddos were a lot of hard work to get - a difficult struggle with infertility and a high-risk pregnancy.  Without going into too many details today, I will just say it was all worth it (in fact, I would do it all again).  All worth the joy, happiness, and love I have shared and received since those struggles.  Watching my kiddos grow up has been miraculous!

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A few habits I find comforting:

• Reading for an hour or so before I go to bed.  Currently, I am working my through John Adams by David McCullough.  I am thoroughly enjoying the book as I love history, so I am trying to take in as much as possible.  I can generally read a novel in 2-3 days… this one is taking a while.  But, like I said I enjoy it and that is what matters!
• Going for long walks on summer days - watching the wheat fields “wave” if it is breezy, otherwise just taking in the beauty of the glorious farm country I have the opportunity to live in.

• Creating anything - sewing, soap, stamping, scrapbooking, multi-media, etc.  This year I vow to expand my horizons and also create from my ever expanding to-do list.  It is comforting to see what your own hands can create.

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Where do I find the most comfort?  In my home.  If you read my blog last year, you realize that my hubby built much of the home we are currently living in with help from me.  It was quite an undertaking, but now we are reaping the rewards.  We look forward to building more sanctuaries on our property of six acres - a vegetable garden, some flower gardens, fruit trees orchard, etc.  But for now, we have the wonderful sanctuary of our home.  It brings me comfort because I know how much work went into creating it, I know what we sacrificed, and I know what we achieved.  My home is a place of comfort, joy, and satisfaction.  A place to relax, work, celebrate, and grieve.  A place I can be me.

This is the color of the home now… I appear to have not taken a photo of the home painted this gorgeous blue.

An added bonus are these gorgeous sunsets we get to enjoy from our home.  This was photo was taken from the dining room… but the dining room, kitchen, and family room all face West and have views of the town of Pullman and of our gorgeous sunsets.

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What do you wish for your space?

Organized & Pretty.

I am also organized in my new home.  Next to work on prettying up the place.

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