1) Tulips. Lots and lots of tulips.
2) Steven speaking about "Love at Home" in church today. He exemplifies love at home.
3) Young Playwright's Festival with Sam and Ben yesterday.
4) Aimee Hickman's Relief Society lessons.
5) Hope.
Pictures to come.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Sunday, April 11, 2010
I'm Grateful
1) A miracle happened today: my visiting teaching partner and I visited 3 sisters all in one day! And I left a voicemail message with our 4th person--and it's only the first Sunday of the month [note: please diesregard our terrible record in the past and pretend that we're always this on top of things].
2) I had a slight epiphany that we could pick up one of my visiting teachees from work and drive her home, which not only saved her time (faster than the bus), but allowed us 20 minutes to talk and give a message. It worked out perfectly!
3) We had a delightful conversation with 93-year-old, Baltimore-born-and-raised Dorothy. She is always cheerful and happy to see us.
4) Dorothy's nursing home roommate Gladys acknowledged our presence for the first time.
5) Sis. Seward finally allowed us to come and deliver her Relief Society manual to her (it's only 3 months late).
2) I had a slight epiphany that we could pick up one of my visiting teachees from work and drive her home, which not only saved her time (faster than the bus), but allowed us 20 minutes to talk and give a message. It worked out perfectly!
3) We had a delightful conversation with 93-year-old, Baltimore-born-and-raised Dorothy. She is always cheerful and happy to see us.
4) Dorothy's nursing home roommate Gladys acknowledged our presence for the first time.
5) Sis. Seward finally allowed us to come and deliver her Relief Society manual to her (it's only 3 months late).
Saturday, April 10, 2010
A Good Saturday
Grateful for
1) A date with Sammy to see the Percy Jackson movie The Lightning Thief. Sam is the funnest and funniest boy! He has always been delightful and is such a voracious reader that I can't keep up with him anymore. Sam was kind enough to wait for me to finish reading the book before going to the movie (the cardinal rule of English majors and the Cowles household growing up: you must always read the book first before seeing the movie!). We both liked the movie but LOVED the book.
2) Steven who watched the other kids so Sam and I could see the movie.
3) Boys who got along, cleaned up, and helped out for most of the day.
4) Time to exercise, inadvertently fall asleep on the yoga mat for 20 minutes, and then take a shower.
5) Unexpected insights from the scriptures.
1) A date with Sammy to see the Percy Jackson movie The Lightning Thief. Sam is the funnest and funniest boy! He has always been delightful and is such a voracious reader that I can't keep up with him anymore. Sam was kind enough to wait for me to finish reading the book before going to the movie (the cardinal rule of English majors and the Cowles household growing up: you must always read the book first before seeing the movie!). We both liked the movie but LOVED the book.
2) Steven who watched the other kids so Sam and I could see the movie.
3) Boys who got along, cleaned up, and helped out for most of the day.
4) Time to exercise, inadvertently fall asleep on the yoga mat for 20 minutes, and then take a shower.
5) Unexpected insights from the scriptures.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Three in a Row!
I'm grateful for:
1) Rosalyn, Amy, and Erin who actually commented on my blog when I didn't even remember that I should be checking for comments. That made me laugh!
2)The big ball of roundness aka Abraham (or "Yabby" as William calls him). For the record, Erin, you don't make a good ball of roundness. : )
3) Root beer floats.
4) Art.
5) Joyce who dared have Sam and Olivia create their volcano science project at her house and not mine.
1) Rosalyn, Amy, and Erin who actually commented on my blog when I didn't even remember that I should be checking for comments. That made me laugh!
2)The big ball of roundness aka Abraham (or "Yabby" as William calls him). For the record, Erin, you don't make a good ball of roundness. : )
3) Root beer floats.
4) Art.
5) Joyce who dared have Sam and Olivia create their volcano science project at her house and not mine.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Today's List
Today I'm grateful for:
1) Realizing Cub Scouts is next week (not today) while pulling out of our parking garage--instead of driving all the way to the neighboring ward's church building before figuring it out.
2) Beautiful blossoms on the trees, some that smell like candy.
3) Abraham only crying for a few minutes after I put him down for bed.
4) One of the best pediatricians in the country, and not just because he acts and dresses like Magnum P.I.--including the mustache : )
5) Best friends, even when they're far away.
Okay, I think I managed to get a few pictures on here from our Easter Sunday with my brother Rob and Erin and Emily. I can't express how wonderful it is to have them living so close by. Enjoy.
1) Realizing Cub Scouts is next week (not today) while pulling out of our parking garage--instead of driving all the way to the neighboring ward's church building before figuring it out.
2) Beautiful blossoms on the trees, some that smell like candy.
3) Abraham only crying for a few minutes after I put him down for bed.
4) One of the best pediatricians in the country, and not just because he acts and dresses like Magnum P.I.--including the mustache : )
5) Best friends, even when they're far away.
Okay, I think I managed to get a few pictures on here from our Easter Sunday with my brother Rob and Erin and Emily. I can't express how wonderful it is to have them living so close by. Enjoy.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Gratitude List
After many attempts to post pictures that somehow didn't work out, I thought I'd get myself back into the swing of blogging by simply listing a few things I'm grateful for. Then it might not be so intimidating to add photos soon.
Today I'm grateful for:
1) Singing a lullaby in tune with the distant sirens we often hear in Baltimore. It actually sounded pretty good.
2) Getting enough sleep last night!
3) One week without Steven traveling.
4) A picnic for Family Home Evening.
5) A previously unheard-of afternoon at the zoo with well-behaved kids!
Today I'm grateful for:
1) Singing a lullaby in tune with the distant sirens we often hear in Baltimore. It actually sounded pretty good.
2) Getting enough sleep last night!
3) One week without Steven traveling.
4) A picnic for Family Home Evening.
5) A previously unheard-of afternoon at the zoo with well-behaved kids!
Monday, November 2, 2009
4 Is More Than 3
Just so you know we're still alive, here's a quick update:
Steven's applying for a million academic jobs right now, which is taking most of my free time (as his administrative assistant/editor); the kids are doing great playing soccer, piano, and violin and getting over the flu; my grandfather passed away (he was 88, so it was somewhat expected) and I flew to Oregon with Abraham and spoke at his funeral--it was wonderful to have all my siblings there, too; and I was called as our Stake Music Chair (meaning I'm in charge of all the music that goes on in the 7 congregations of our church in the Baltimore area) but not released as ward choir director and ward music chair. In other words, I don't think I'll have a free minute again until after Christmas. This is just playing to Steven's and my current motto: If you think your life is hard, just do something harder. : )
Here are a few pictures to tide you over. My great photographer friend Katie Ash http://katiesphotogblog.blogspot.com/ took these newborn pics of Abraham. There's also a few of the funeral taken from my point-and-shoot camera. We'll see if I can download my nice camera's pics soon, which I haven't done since Abey Baby's birth. Doh!
I guess 4 really is more than 3.
Steven's applying for a million academic jobs right now, which is taking most of my free time (as his administrative assistant/editor); the kids are doing great playing soccer, piano, and violin and getting over the flu; my grandfather passed away (he was 88, so it was somewhat expected) and I flew to Oregon with Abraham and spoke at his funeral--it was wonderful to have all my siblings there, too; and I was called as our Stake Music Chair (meaning I'm in charge of all the music that goes on in the 7 congregations of our church in the Baltimore area) but not released as ward choir director and ward music chair. In other words, I don't think I'll have a free minute again until after Christmas. This is just playing to Steven's and my current motto: If you think your life is hard, just do something harder. : )
Here are a few pictures to tide you over. My great photographer friend Katie Ash http://katiesphotogblog.blogspot.com/ took these newborn pics of Abraham. There's also a few of the funeral taken from my point-and-shoot camera. We'll see if I can download my nice camera's pics soon, which I haven't done since Abey Baby's birth. Doh!
I guess 4 really is more than 3.
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