The sweetest surprise, the countless blessings

I arrived home to a note from my joys, a present of life, and the quiet of peace. There are no words to express my love for my family.

Made this skirt for Airbear tonight in a couple of hours.  I love how it turned out.  I've the this fabirc for *years*.  Magpie wanted one too.  Looks like I'll be sewing skirts on all colors for the next few weekends, lol!    I really did enjoy making this one.  I might have to make matching skirts for all the girls of the household!   :)

Here we are!

Now that we've gotten through the "start" of the New Year, I hope to get under way with our actual plans for it! Instead of setting resolutions, as some may know, I set a theme for our family for the year. "Live Simply".  What does that mean for us?  Well, it means to just enjoy life, in simple ways as often as possible.

This past weekend was a prime example.  Despite DH feeling under the weather, we enjoyed nearly the entire weekend outside in our backyard.  The kids play outside from time to time, but something about this beautiful weather, and perhaps that we were all outside, it was just so much fun!  (I never knew I had so many different color "berries" around my yard! O.o)  This spurred on the idea to collect more in the coming weekend or two and work on lesson on ancient civilizations and dying clothing!   :)  I'm so excited to do that with them.

I hope with our new blog that the whole family will be posting and sharing, including the kidlets.  I hope that they will be able to offer posts about their adventures, books they've read, and photos they've taken.  It may take us a little time to get in the grove, but keep checking back with us (And nudge me if we fall behind!)

Toodles!

Mother Hen