{gratitudes right now. and real life}
* coffee - because coffee
* a great water bottle - because hydration, because a fun place to put stickers from friends and places i’ve been, because i had my hydro flask before all the kids figured out they were cool
* honey nut cheerios - because mid-morning snack, because gluten-free, because coconut milk
* glasses - because reading and writing
* bright flowers - because cheery, because ben picked them out, because i arranged them, because they were the birthday decorations for sunday and are still pretty today
* a banana and crumbs and bracelets - because my kids live here
* isaac’s bible - because he can read it, because he does read it, because it is full of good words
* this table - because it had almost a hundred years of stories before our almost-seventeen years of stories
* vitamins, an assortment - because we have an awesome NP and friend who has helped me figure out what we need, because we can fortify and help our bodies through back-to-school and new sports seasons and long work days
* hairspray (yes. on the kitchen counter) - because i did a trial run on hair and makeup for maddie for her upcoming homecoming dance (and we made her look so pretty, and we opted not to fill her eyebrows)
{and outside of the frame}
* potatoes cooking - because potatoes make me feel really good
* isaac’s football pads and cleats on the floor - because he loves having something structured to work hard at
* all my violets in bloom - because they all came from a plant that i gave to my grandma years ago, and because when my violets bloom, it means our house is home