My inspiration for this record of my days:

“The biggest mistake I made [as a parent] is the one that most of us make. . . . I did not live in the moment enough. This is particularly clear now that the moment is gone, captured only in photographs. There is one picture of [my three children] sitting in the grass on a quilt in the shadow of the swing set on a summer day, ages six, four, and one. And I wish I could remember what we ate, and what we talked about, and how they sounded, and how they looked when they slept that night. I wish I had not been in such a hurry to get on to the next thing: dinner, bath, book, bed. I wish I had treasured the doing a little more and the getting it done a little less” -Anna Quindlen

Friday, February 25, 2011

Fun with nieces and nephews

This weekend I have 4 of Sarah’s kids staying with me.  Unfortunately, my kids can’t afford to take the time off of school, so they were stuck with me all day today.

We ended up having a lovely time!  We got the garden almost completely ready, then enjoyed some fresh lemonade while we surveyed our work.

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The girls had warm chocolate chip cookies waiting for the school kids when they got home:

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(Obviously, we did not spend any time polishing the fridge today!)

Tonight they are all gathered together playing an amazingly loud game of CatchPhrase.

We love cousins!!

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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 25, 2011 at 7:43 AM

    How fun! Thanks for taking such good care of them! I bet they're having the time of their lives:). Hopefully they were helpful in the garden!

    ~Sarah

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  2. LeahFebruary 25, 2011 at 1:33 PM

    Whoo hoo! Go girl...what great helpers! How are you feeling? I wish we were closer so I could help you...I hope you do ok while Jeff is gone...we are off to Thatcher to hang with my Mom...P.S. I told Jeff wouldn't it be great if this next baby were twins? tee hee....love you sister

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  3. MAKING PLANSMarch 13, 2011 at 9:42 PM

    That really does look like a wonderful time. I sure can't wait until I live close to the fam.

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