bits of sunshine

9.8.12

somebody will be nine years old tomorrow.  nine.  wow. 

so, today she had a lunch party with two good girl friends.

they sipped blood orange soda from washed coffee jars, ate cream cheese mints that maddie made yesterday (with raspberry flavoring and two drops of blue food coloring and four drops of red), and made lip gloss with clear petroleum jelly and strawberry koolaid powder (it smells yummy, and gently tints the lips - so pretty!).

they giggled.  they played.  they listened to music.  they danced.  they set up a doll house.  they drew.  they enjoyed their lunch.  they simply enjoyed each others' company.  what a fun day-before the birthday.

9.6.12

{sharpie drawing by maddie}

yesterday we drove 3 hours to surprise my sister.

she was finishing her packing.

the four of us helped pack and move stuff and vacuum and clean.

when the moving van arrived, we started loading.

then the others arrived to pack all the furniture into the van.

things went pretty quick.

maddie and isaac were awesome helpers.

ben was quite good at organizing the filling of the van (we've packed a few of those in the last 11 years . . . what with moving 10 times and all . . . )

i did a lot of laudry and cleaning.

it was so good to go help my sis out.  that last day of packing and cleaning always seems so overwhelming . . . and it starts to seem like it will never all be finished . . .

now it's finished.  :)

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My thoughts were split all day between anticipation for what is to come, and sadness for what we're leaving behind.  words from habit, for you, maribeth.

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my mind kept going back to this . . .

 

9.4.12

we spent the day at home.

until they begged me to drive them around to deliver
The Pelican River News
that they wrote and illustrated today. 
seven copies. 
and everyone was so happy to receive them.

i loved watching their enthusiasm.

they've decided this will be a tuesday thing.

and i've decided that i will compile my copies and keep them for someday.

and maddie said, "mom, will you save these, so when i'm a grown-up i can read them?"

of course, miss girl.  of course.