Lately…

Hello, friends!

I’ve been a little AWOL on ye old blog lately. I can’t really put my finger on why. I mean, we’ve been busy lately but…when are we not? And it’s not that I don’t have things to say. I’ve composed hundreds of blog posts in my head, but every time I sit down to type it just ffffftttt…fizzles out.

So, let’s see…let me try to catch you up to speed…

• I’ve been getting up at 5:30 (yes, a.m.) every morning to exercise for the past two weeks. It’s going very well and I have surprisingly more energy during the day than you might imagine. Funny how that works…expend energy to get more energy. Doesn’t make much sense to me, but that’s how it goes.
  
  
• We’re getting back into our post-holiday groove here. I enjoy the hustle and bustle but I think I like the normalcy even more. I love a good routine.
  
  
• Speaking of routines…Dave and I have a new evening one. Every night after we put the girls to bed, we each go to separate areas of the house to spend time alone with the Lord. Then we come together and pray together as a couple. It has been…
  WONDERFUL
  
  REFRESHING
  
  ENCOURAGING
  
  We’ve tried in the past to make it a habit to pray together but with no real set plan in place, it was always random and never regular.  This time together has become so precious to me and so much better than doing all the other things we used to do in the evenings.
  
  
• This little girl is growing like crazy:
  

Though I do miss some of her snuggly newborn baby-ness, I’m embracing every new season in her life. It’s so much fun to watch her grow, I’m not going to waste the present by holding onto the past.

But seriously, let’s just have a moment of silence for the passing of the “sleeping on mommy’s chest with your butt in the air” phase. It was delightful while it lasted :)

• This little girl keeps me laughing with her silly antics and adorable chatter. Seriously…the stuff she comes up with…
  

The other day she informed me that her favorite number is “forty” her favorite color is “red…with some pink…” and her favorite shape is “soccer ball”. Huh. Might have to work on that last one :)

She also tells me daily…sometimes multiple times a day…that she has "shix dollars” that she is going to use to buy some pizza. For supper. Is my cooking that bad? ;)

• I ordered some fabric to make some curtains and pillow covers for the living room. Long overdue. And I’m painting a tree in Lily’s room. Stay tuned for more details. Like, maybe in August or something :)
  
  That’s all for now. Happy Wednesday!