421. A great start to our brand new week!
422. Opening my lunch to find the most delicious food and snacks, so good for my body. Mid-morning snack - plain yogurt with the peanut butter and chocolate granola that I made yesterday. Lunch - Mexican Acorn Squash Soup with Spicy Seeds that Andy made and an orange from Rose's tree. Afternoon snack - carrots, green pepper and celery with sun dried tomato hummus. So refreshing and satisfying, all of it!
423. My amazing husband who has been plowing through making dinners and lunches as if he's whipping up peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
424. Feeling completely calm and happy at work today, enjoying my interactions with new hires and coworkers.
425. Emailing back and forth with Dad today and being blown away at how he is tackling his health head on. As I told him today - so incredibly amazed by him and proud of him for his courage, strength and determination.
426. Walking in the front door at Rose and Dave's today to pick up Emmy to see: Dave sitting on the floor in the living room at the coffee table next to Emmy sitting on the little red stool at the coffee table as she very carefully painted Dave's nails. Oh my gosh, so very sweet. Clear polish, of course.
427. Coming home to Lily in such an organized (sensory kind) state, by far not at all what I expected on her first day back to school. She had already done her homework and was at Summer's house across the street. She came in so happy to see Emmy and gave her a big hug.
428. Lily getting assigned 2nd grade level spelling words for the 2nd semester because she's doing so great with her reading. I'm so very proud of her.
429. Andy proposing for a candlelight dinner to try and distract the girls from a new recipe, spinach enchiladas. Loved the ambiance, and the girls didn't turn their noses up at spinach because they could hardly see it.
430. Emmy singing at the dinner table, word-for-word but with her Emmy twist, the song that Nonna taught her today, "How Much is that Doggy in the Window."
431. Lily making dessert for us all - sliced bananas with a drizzle of Hershey's chocolate syrup.
432. Emmy asking me, "Can you just hold me for a few minutes?" Ah, my dream. I will take these moments whenever I can get them.
433. Lily telling me, "I need a hug." We held each other so tight with her legs wrapped around my waist. After awhile I tried to put her down and she squeezed even tighter saying, "I'm not done yet." Ah, all over again.
434. Andy discovering that the Lost filming locale is located where we're going to visit in Oahu in July. His dream come true! I told him I would go with him because he was gracious enough to humor me when I wanted to visit Salzburg, Austria for the Sound of Music tour. I love that we are married to each other!
435. Yoga challenge day 1 - completed the yoga with Andy by my side. It felt so amazing to breathe and stretch after sitting at a computer all day today. So I'm logging off to get ready for a shower, then back on only for a guided meditation before bed. Peace.
fun start to the week! I love that your kids are in touch with and how to ask for what they need emotionally - where did they learn such an empowering skill? :) lucky kids to have such loving and mindful parents.
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