stranger than ten o'clock

Day Four: Stranger.

Ring finger, meet wedding band.
Wedding band, meet ring finger.
It's been over two years since
you last made contact.
Pregnancy has it out for you, it seems.
Not to worry.
I am eager to rekindle
your long-lost relationship.

Day Five: 10:00 AM.

This is a re-creation,
seeing as all I have for a camera
is my shiny DSLR
and at 10:00 AM I was
sitting in Sunday School.
That would have been awkward.

day three: hands

My favourite hands in the world
belong to my husby.
This picture is perfect.
Those hard working, calloused hands of his
love to do nothing more
than gently care for our little boys.
I remember the first time I held one of those
big, hairy hands in my own -
I was just a jittery seventeen-year-old.
All the while we were dating and engaged,
hiding my small, cold hand in his warm, big hand
always sent shivers down my spine.
I love my husband's hands
and how they read like a book.
His hands are my favourite
hands in the world.


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the Sky Diver and the Crawler

Confession: small things stress me out.

I have felt more stress in the last week than I have felt in a looooong time. It's not even like something really bad has happened. It's just that many small things happened all at once. Wednesday morning was kind of the climax of it all. Blah. I am happy to report, however, that things are looking up.

Allow me to distract you (and myself) with this little Bean.

 May I draw your attention to the fact that his knees are under him? Unassisted, no less?!

 It's a move he's been streamlining for a couple days now. It starts out in the position above (which we lovingly refer to as the Sky Diver)...

 ...then quickly transitions to the Crawler. I don't know why the Sky Diver must always precede the Crawler. But it do.

Oh, and the Bean would like you to know that IT'S HARD WORK.

I hope you feel sufficiently distracted.

thankful indeed

Might I just start off by bragging about our new dog a bit? Yes?

Lacie has adapted beautifully to her new home. She is becoming more obedient as she learns that we are her new masters. Still, it's hard to keep her under control when you initially go outside because she's So! Excited! To! See! You!  It's something we're working on. What I'm REALLY proud of, though, is that she is now running off-leash! Sometime in the night her collar came off, and she let us know by whining at the door instead of running away. That little stint was enough to make us realize that she does not need to be tied up. Her love for us keeps her here!

{By the way, here are my first two entries for the February Photo A Day Challenge. There's still time to jump in!} 

Now, what am I thankful for today?

Well, I think it's obvious that I'm thankful for our new family pet. The coyotes were already starting to move into the neighbourhood with the absence of the dog who used to roam here. Fend 'em off, Lacie!

I'm thankful for dentistry. Well, let's be honest: going to the dentist scares me more than anything in the world. EVEN SO, I am thankful that someone knows what they are doing when it comes to my teeth.

Joey and I celebrated our third wedding anniversary on the weekend. We were able to afford going to a hotel in the city for a couple nights. We still had to take Benji with us (he absolutely refuses to eat anything other than mama's milk - I'm simultaneously flattered and annoyed), but having to care for one mostly-immobile child felt like a break anyways. We ate at our favourite sushi place right in the neighbourhood of our first apartment and, just for a moment, pretended that we were newlyweds again. We were even able to go shopping with the numerous gift cards we had accumulated at Christmas! What a treat it was. I am SO. THANKFUL. for the man God brought into my life and for the three amazing years we've had together as husband and wife. 

Mostly, I am thankful for my Lord and my God. I know that I am prone to wander away from His presence, and His goodness to this lost sheep astounds me. I am always amazed at how I can call out to Him, and He answers - not audibly, and usually not how I expect. He truly does love and care for His children.

a little challenge

This is FUN! You should so totally try it! I am!

meet lacie!

Hello, friends!

I would like to introduce to you our newest family member - Lacie!

We brought her home last night. Other than a bit of trouble getting tangled up in the beams under our deck, she's been doing wonderfully! We will keep her tied up until she's acquainted with her new digs.

She is SUCH an affectionate dog. Right now she's not allowed inside, but if we ever move, I'm pretty sure she'll end up lying at our feet a lot of the time!

We are quite excited to welcome this wonderful lady into our lives.