Seriously.
When was the last time I did a Friday Morning Coffee? I miss it.
It’s funny because today is my first day home alone with all four kids. It’s Veteran’s Day, so the older kids have the day off. And honestly? They’re just good helpers. (mostly) Right now, Noah is playing matchbox cars with Eli on the kitchen floor. They’re just zooming them at each other, back and forth. No talking, just the sound of the cars rolling against the floor.
Anna is in the basement. Probably drawing or writing or playing with toys. She is so busy. She moves from project to project all day. It’s messy but completely interesting how she keeps herself busy.
Clara is on my chest. I’m holding her in my sling. She was crying and fussing and the minute I put her in it, she relaxed and so she lays, against my chest. I can feel her breath against my skin.
This morning I made pancakes. I love that I was able to deliver a special treat to the kids. (don’t you love the way kids love pancakes?!)
I don’t do a lot of blog writing these days but I do a lot of internet reading while nursing. I have found some super cool sites that inspire me to become more organized.
For example, I Heart Organizing. I love this website. She also has Etsy shop where she offers customized shopping lists, chore charts, goal sheets, calendars, etc. I ordered a meal plan/shopping list pdf. I can’t wait to put it to use. (by the way, she has no idea who I am, I wasn’t asked to share this with you, I just found it and thought some of you could benefit from it!)
I have this dream of painting my living room and kitchen walls white. (I have fantastic white trim and a white mantle) This post inspires me to do it.
Since I started writing this post, Eli and Noah have stopped playing cars, Noah is playing Wii. I even played him in bowling and totally won. (I haven’t played in months and months, good to know I am still awesome.) Eli is acting sleepy. We are working to eliminate his morning nap. For the most part, it’s gone but he seems to still want it. He has a hard time making it to the afternoon without it.
When Noah plays Wii, Eli grabs a controller and “plays” with him. They have such a good relationship.
Anyway, I’m off to edit some photos before cleaning up and starting lunch. I hope you all have an amazing weekend. I have three sessions this weekend and tomorrow Clara is six weeks old. Can you believe it?
Happy Weekend, Friends!
Slings are magic, that is all. And wow to six weeks, wasn’t she born like a week ago?
Nice to hear from you!! Thanks for sharing the organizing site. I will check it out because I
totally need some help!!!
Just came here on a whim, and as the page was loading, I said, “I miss Friday Morning Coffee.” And then wham. There it was. Happiness.
Oh, and hey, look, wham and whim, hanging out in the same comment.
True story- this morning when I woke up I wondered if you would be doing your F.M.C! What a treat for me to see that you did! Happy Friday!
I love to read I Heart Organizing. However he post on sorting Legos by color is haunting me. Should we do it? Would they stay sorted?
You know, I think this is why I still haven’t painted our walls all these years! I just keep coming back to white and clean (well it would be one thing if my walls were clean) but with such little natural light in our house I think the white walls help. I love that link for inspiration, too!
Steph
I love your Friday Morning Coffee posts. I know your life isn’t idllyic, or maybe it is, I don’t know. But it seems it. I know you know you are so blessed, but just to reiterate… you’re so blessed. And it’s beautiful.
Amy
My last post – When Heroes Fall…
I just spent approximately 300 hours browsing the I Heart Organizing website. So thanks for that.
I just visited the website for some organizing tips. I badly need it since me and my family are transferring into a new house. Whew!
… And by the way. how’s your sleep pattern with your 6week old baby? I had mine 4 months ago and the first few weeks was really tiring because her body clock is always changing. And she wakes up every 2-3 hours.
Regards,
Amber from diet food delivery Miami
It was nice sharing a Friday morning with you again even if it was via your blog. I’m so glad to see Friday Morning Coffee again. And I’ll definitely look into I Heart Organizing – I’m a good worker but a bad organizer.
I found I Heart Organizing a couple months ago and her site is just fantastic! We can all stand to be a bit more organized, right? I’m just working on cutting down on the amount of stuff we have so we can then get to organizing it
Slings are the best! When Mack was little, our Baby Bjorn sling was seriously the only way our house got cleaned. She just wanted to stay near mommy, even though mommy really need to clean the 4 pounds of dog fur off the floor.
Glad you’re all doing so beautifully!