for quiet
for a whole day at home
where i could just do laundry and bake and write and make all the beds and look at how the sun shines in
maybe two days
so i could write a letter or two and wrap up some sweet bits to put in a package to send far away
for days on end to just be with my kids
to read together and draw together and do a puzzle or build something with legos
to learn something new
and make a project: a journal or a poster or pages to send to great grandma
for a day or two to take a trip with my husband
just the two of us
somewhere in the sunshine
somewhere i wouldn't need a coat, where we wouldn't need to let the car warm up for twenty minutes if we didn't want the seats to be cold
for an afternoon with my mom
just her and i
to do a sewing project or to pop in and out of shops
and just visit, with no little ears to hear or voices to interrupt
for time to sew
it's been so long since i have sewn anything more than a patch or a button
i have four quilts that were in progress when we moved - over a year ago -
they should get taken out and finished
these are good wishes
one at a time
i should be able to make them all come true