By George!!! A Mother could not have asked for a more pleasant morning. My kiddos woke up about 7am. My little man who has not preferred "school". The last couple weeks he seems to have blossomed and just seems to "get it". He's saying sounds and reading some of the basic words before his sis who is always asking for school. At any rate, this morning at 7am my little man was begging me to have school in the dark. No, not in the evening when he typically wants to wait until but right then and there! Oh Joy of Joys! Will this last? I can be hopeful can't I?

Our Thankful Tree

The kids and I are spending the week leading up to Thanksgiving talking about things we are thankful for. Today we began the tree and started with the letters 'a', 'm', and 's'. I'm using green backing for Em and tan for Jonathan.

I must ask you what self respecting tree would be without a 4 yr old boy being thankful for Marshmallows?

An afternoon view from my living room

Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue.

And the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true.

Some day Mr. Bell we will see our dream come to fruition. I love you with everything that I am. xoxoxo

Hot off the wheel

This is one of the things I'm working on. This was a super quick attempt (first time) at Navajo plying. Navajo plying has intrigued me because it takes the 1 strand of fiber that you've spun and turns it into a 3 ply. The other huge benefit of Navajo plying is that it uses exactly what is on your bobbin. When plying from multiple bobbins I tend to have remnants on 1 of the bobbins. I am so excited about how well this has turned out. I have another 3 ounces to spin and then ply before turning this into a hat and gloves for the littlest guy in my life.

Fall tea parties

The creativity of my 3 year old never fails to impress me. She decided she wanted her tea hot so this is what she came up with. And of course the baby needs warm fluids too. :-)

Even the dog is invited to the tea party. Ack! He enjoyed it though.