August is a Wrap!

and brings the mental end of summer.  All in all, not a bad month; ups and downs; good with the bad.  Which brings me to a quick list for the last day.

1. air conditioning (just warm enough that I appreciate it, in the house and van)
2. free hair cut
3. cheesy tomato tortollini
4. getting caught up on Sky Scarf
5. catching up with friends

Here's a link to the Cheesy Tortelinni.  We'll be having it again!

With that, I can say:

Goodbye August

No complaints!

Homebody kind of day today!  Everyone seemed to sleep in.  Bed time couldn't get here fast enough.  In all things, finding joy.

• rained pretty much all day
• minimal trips out
• grilled cheese and tomato soup kinda day
• half way through August on sky scarf

Rest

What does that mean for you?  Is it just sleep?  Or is it taking a break from physical activity?

Having a day of rest today! Woke up feeling horrible and easily winded.  Not a full fledged cold, thankfully.  A list so far today would be:

• guys pitching in to help clean up
• not a whole lot on schedule
• planning ahead on meals
• time to kick back
• PBS cooking shows
• finishing up the month of July on my Sky Scarf

Big Exhale!

Moon in our back yard!

That started the day.  Woke up from an anxiety inducing dream, with both heart rate and blood pressure racing, almost hyperventilating.  When I realized it was a dream, and not reality, at least my brain was quick to calm down.  Other things calmed, too, reasonably quick.  Large scale anxiety has been something I have been dealing with, for a few years now and a main reason I started this blog.  Not only did I need the medication for my brain and exercise to work off the fight or flight gitters, I needed something tangible, to visibly see the good, the beauty, the joy in life.

Neglecting various aspects, has not been good for me.  Bare with me, as I work to get back into a healthy routine.

The quick, thankful updates:

• All high-school year is going well so far.  Oldest is a senior while youngest is a freshman.
• Made it through the purchase of a new car without to much stress (finances are a trigger for me).
• Made it through the busiest summer yet!
• Son recieved accomodations for ACT's, the first time around.
• Working on getting caught up on my sky scarf.  Earlier this month, tore it almost completely out because the side I carry up the extra yarn looked horrible.  I am now back into July.
• Boys are learning life skills around the house.  Will miss this terribly when they are gone!
• Solar Eclipse, the other day was cool.  Even got to borrow glasses from neighbors.

There is way more I could type about, but this is all I can think of easily.  Will be back, hopefully on my computer, to update the layout and other thinfs around here.

For now, hope your day is joyful!

Sunday ~ Funday

• sitting with a friend, at church
• windows open sort of day
• remincing
• back yard view, that never gets old
• getting caught up on Sky Scarf
• breakfast for dinner
• Ben & Jerry's ice cream

Sky Scarf through today.

 dog loving the warm sun light

beginning sunset

January - Months End

 Many ideas  run through my head, for a months end post.  Things accomplished, books read, things made, and on it would go.  This particular January feels like I have just been getting a handle on 2017.  Mentally taking notes on loose goals, things I'd like to do or see, books I'd like to read, where I'd like to see the boys education to be.  Nothing of great consequence to note.

Even so, the good things from today would be:

• the moon looking like a smile
• finishing the first month of my sky scarf
• decaf coffee, so I can still sleep tonight
• a quiet house
• time to just be

Another Photo Kind of Day

Been a pretty good day.  Another windy day, but not as bad as a few days ago.  Getting out for a walk kind of day.  Sunshine, and shorts, and sunglasses, and hanging out on the deck sort of day.

Much to be thankful for, but here's the highlights:

• pizza on Thursday, not Friday
• walk with the boys
• enjoying the sunshine on our faces
• getting caught up in knitting
• comments like, "It's a Pac-Man Pizza"

Pac-Man Pizza

First Pizza got demolished quickly.

Didn't take long for second to be gotten into.

Sky scarf through today.  Finally figuring out how to

bring yarn up the side; haven't decided if I want to start

over again.  There are some messy spots, on the right, 

about a quarter of the way up.

Beautiful Slowness

That was today, from my take.  Could be considered quite busy from family members. 

The afternoon calendar wide open, nothing pressing, no special meals planned.

• blue skies today ~ way to many gray this year
• time to hang out
• kid playing in the woods
• another kid getting help with school
• leftover ice cream cake
• Green Bay Packers beating Dallas Cowboys

P.S.
I'm behind on my sky scarf!  Been noting the sky but the yarn was getting tangled pretty bad, so I ripped out the first week and have not caught up with the knitting.  Hope to get two weeks knit before the endo of this week.

Day of Verbs!

Today closed with the first significant snow!  Not a whole lot, but enought to cancel events, start up the woodstove, get out the boots, and sweep the snow away.  We got maybe an inch!  Because of it, my thankfulness includes:

• napping
• knitting
• reading
• warm fire
• sweeping snow

See all the verbs!!!  snicker, snicker

Moving on!!  I'd been pondering a Sky Scarf for awhile.  This year is the year it gets worked on!  With January 1st on a Sunday, it is working out nicely for my weird brain.  There are just times order is a good and wonderful thing.  Anyway, this week has been a combination of a lot of gray days, gray and blue, snow and blue, making the scarf quite colorful already.  Here are a couple photos:

 The colors don't show up as well as I'd like,

but it is coming together nicely.

Had been hoping to use five colors,

but seeing how these three are coming together

may just leave it these.  A viragated blue, gray, and white.

That's my day, verbs and all.  Catch 'ya tomorrow!

Lovely Things

Headed out to Target today (third different one in a week or so, I think) trying to find the right size desk top calendar.  This particular one (aka Target #3) has consistently had the right size, but not today!  Drats the luck.  Was recommended to go to a fourth one!  Ugh!!  I've also check other stores while there too.

Anyway, while at Target #3, I found the following beautiful planner.

 The flowers are really cute.

Front says, "ooh, la, la",

but that isn't what sold me on it.

 Check out what is by each date.

Yup, daily gratitude!

I'm trying to be reminded of gratitude, daily.

This space "sold" me on the planner.

While taking the quick photos, just noticed "weekly intentions"

across the top.  This planner gets me excited for the year.

Besides the run to Target, has been like any other dreary day.  My sky scarf has a 1 day of beautiful blue sky and 2 dreary, gray days.  But remembering the gratitude would look like this:

• on the mends from a cold
• leftovers for meals
• basic school days
• no where to go (other than errand to Target)
• finding 5th color for sky scarf
• dinner alone, at home, with hubby.  Boys weren't ready for dinner and it was a fix it yourself kind of night.
• pretty planner

That sums of January 3rd.  Hope your New Year is turning out lovely!