cup of coffee and more earrings to my right
computer and kitchen that was clean, but isn't anymore, in front of me
isaac playing a game, ben watching a video, maddie listening to some new music to my left
this wall behind me
i had coffee and brownies with a dear friend this morning
i read most of this book out loud to little miss s
i brought udi's pizza home for maddie and isaac for lunch
while it was baking, i read elm to maddie (i'll show you that book soon)
while maddie and isaac were eating, i read through the first part of this holy week in this book, we'll continue this evening, read some more tomorrow and finish on sunday
ben got to come home at 1:30 today - i always love having him around, and i'm soaking up all the moments i get with him, because before long, he'll be away on a detail fire . . . 'tis the season
ben and i talked through some wrinkles in some relationships - man, families can be tricky and wrinkly, and sometimes my optimism is misplaced -
maddie cut up strawberries this afternoon, then asked for my help to make a dessert - she started thinking of ingredients that i can eat, and together we made some very tasty coconut almond bars
i went for a run in the wind - the weather is so strange today - the air was actually quite warm, but the wind was very cold . . . my ears were so cold- a drastic contrast to the rest of me, which was too warm (umm, just tell them you were sweating, e. yeah. i was sweating) . . . but running felt so good! i never would have guessed that at 34 i would begin to love running . . .
then i ate veggies
then i ate the bars maddie made
with strawberries
it's crazy windy outside (the little arizona bell is wildly ringing, stef)
tomorrow i'm going to make lemon meringue pie for our (extended) family easter meal (if it turns out, i'll take a picture - i hope it turns out!)
i hope you all have a blessed weekend, my friends
love to you, ~e