This week’s question was “What is the truth?”
This was easy for me. I’ve been thinking lately about how wonderful life is and how lucky and blessed I am. So my current truth is just that: Life is wonderful.
Just some chipboard, punches and ink on this one. Nothing else.
Can you see him smiling there? He is! He is!
And here’s David with teacher Kathleen. We all love her.
Quiet day today. Finally got to do some art. A little bit but still better than none. It was so nice to spend some time with the tags. Jake’s going to be gone some of this weekend but I am still excited to have him for some of the weekend and to spend some time all four of us. I love my family so much and I feel so blessed. Speaking of family, Dad is home safe and sound, thankfully. All in all, a great week!
Here’s David and his teacher Cody. Aren’t they so sweet? David was really odd this morning. He didn’t want to get out of bed. He woke up, took off his pajamas, got dressed, and went back into bed. He kept saying he was still tired. It was really really odd.
I meant to say that the really colorful place where Aurelia was sleeping yesterday was a present from our friend Jess. Something I really wanted so thank you so much Jess! Aurelia loves it too. So does David. He loves playing with the baby toys everywhere. He keeps showing Aurelia his toys too. He’s so sweet.
Here’s Aurelia from this morning. He was actually awake when I took David to school which is pretty rare since the car puts him to sleep asap.
A better night last night. We all slept a bunch more. I decided to give myself the day off and took a morning nap and feel much more rested. The headache is still here but quiet now. The next six weeks promises to be very hectic but a good kind of hectic a new, big step in our life. I can’t wait!
See how he’s sleeping peacefully? So sweet? He didn’t do much of that last night. Nor did David. I think they conspired to make sure I didn’t have a sleep-ful night so here I am tired with a horrifying headache that won’t go away. Ugh.
Thankfully, I have the world’s best husband ever cause he left work early, gassed up both of the cars, went grocery shopping, and then picked up David. He’s an angel. I just was completely useless all day. I slept. I tried to sleep and then slept some more. That was about it.
Here’s the big brother.
My dad had an operation today. Got his gallbladder removed. I am so thankful to know he’s ok and so thankful for iChat and Skype. And the internet. I was there with them as much as possible. Get well quickly, Daddy.
Today was Aurelia’s follow up appointment to make sure he’d gained his weight back. As you can see, he’s not as fan of being weighed. The good news is he’s gained all of the weight back and a bit more. Yey! A lot of photos to share today.
Tonight while I was processing photos, Aurelia was lying in my bed, looking around and David decided he wanted to talk to him and give him hugs and kisses. He kept bringing toys to show the baby. He really is being ultra sweet to Aurelia.
David came home from school covered in green paint today. I mean all over. Like the Hulk. When I left him this morning, he was doing a Mother’s Day project. I wonder if that’s what the green was for.
Here’s one of Aurelia from early in the morning. He loves looking around and watching everything.
And finally another shot of the beautiful tulips.
A lot of little errands again today. I might finally be seeing the bottom of that list which is good cause I’d love to do some art. Let’s see if I get to this week. Oh, and, I hope you get well really soon Daddy, I love you!
Last night was a bit rougher than usual. Not really Aurelia’s fault. He slept earlier at night but for some reason, my head was too busy and I couldn’t fall asleep. I kept tossing and turning. So by the time I decided I could fall asleep, Aurelia was awake again and again. It worked out ok though, I took a nap when we came back from dropping off David to school and I feel less like someone slapped me now. We even ran some errands. Cashed checks, notarized paperwork, etc. I feel good about being able to do some things. No matter how small.
David was being an angel at school again. I love watching him play and discover new things at school. I am so glad he is happy there.
We also got confirmation that Aurelia’s cord blood was successfully stored. This is something we decided at the very last minute. We never did it for David and we couldn’t decide if we should for Aurelia or not. As it turned out, the yearly cost was quite low so it just came to the one-time collection fee and we decided better safe than sorry. Especially if we decide not to have any more kids. Now that it’s come and gone, I am really glad we did it. And I hope we never, ever need it.
These are cupcakes Jake’s office sent us when we came home from the hospital. Don’t they look amazing? Yesterday, one of my old colleagues from work brought over 6 dishes for us to enjoy while we’re home. Everything from soup and salad to main dishes to dessert. People’s generosity and kindness leaves me in awe.
Days are passing uneventfully here, which, to me, is a good sign. Another relaxing day. David went to his friend’s birthday party, we watched some TV, ate some, slept some, and that’s about it.
Here’s Aurelia accomodating me as I try a new pose. He did get annoyed about two seconds after I snapped this.
Here’s David with his hair short. Yes, not nearly as cute but now he can see.
Catalyst sixty is: What’s the best vacation you ever had? Where was is to and why is it the best?
Here’s my text:
I thought about this one for a long time. Honestly, I’ve had two “best vacation” experiences. The one I decided to highlight here is our honeymoon to the Seychelles islands.
Coincidentally, this was the number one choice for both of us and while the trip was obscenely long and they lost our luggage when we got there, it was worth every single minute. The beaches, the nature and the wildlife at the Seychelles is absolutely breathtaking. We were relaxed, happy, and loved everything about this paradise on earth. I will never, ever forget this trip.
The one I didn’t highlight here was our cross-country trip. In 2003, we both quit our jobs and decided to move across the county. We bought a car and visited 40 states. We camped, we visited all the national parks, we ate both good and really bad food. We spent the whole summer in our little Civic and had a total blast. Another vacation I will never, ever forget.
Mom bought me some beautiful tulips before she left. Aren’t they magnificent?
David was invited to a birthday party today, so he got all dressed up, posed for some blurry photos and he and Daddy went off only to realize that the party is tomorrow, not today. Doh! So they finaly went and got his hair cut. You’ll see in tomorrow’s photos.
Aurelia and I stayed behind and did some errands. I folded all the laundry (there was a lot). Watched some TV (we’re running out of space in the dvr). Changed the look of my site (like it?). and got caught up on all my posts. I am prepping tomorrow’s catalyst, too and then I will lie down for a nap. Here’s the little boy from earlier today.
This is what David does when I tell him to smile. He makes the funny smile and I tell him that’s not a smile and he puts his hands to check his face and he tells me that’s happy look. It makes me laugh and laugh.
Mom’s last day today. She’s leaving tonight for Turkey. It’s been a productive and useful but short visit. We ran a lot of errands. She took care of David while we were in the hospital and helped me out in so many ways. I’m always sad when she leaves but I feel like this particular trip we accomplished so much that I feel less regretful than usual. Thank you so much for everything, Mom. I love you.
Here’s Aurelia. So alert and so sweet.
Happy May!
I know this photo is blurry but I love this image of my mom showing Aurelia to my sister over iChat so it was going to be my photo of the day despite the lack of quality.
Today was a good day. Aurelia and Mom and I went out to lunch and got some sunshine. We then came back home and chatted with my sister a bit and that was it for the eventful part of the day. Oh, and, his umbilical cord already fell off. Yeah, that’s about it. Honestly, I love how quiet and empty the days are. It forces me to rest more and be calmer.
Here’s David playing at school and the second one is a baloon string he attached to his ninja to make a ninja parachute. He spent hours and hours playing with that little toy.
And of course, here’s the little one. I promised myself there’d be daily photos of him, especially because I did that for David in his first year.
I forgot to post this since I was having a baby when it went up. Last week’s catalyst was: Apologize to someone.
Here’s my text:
I try to live my life with as few regrets as possible and when I hurt someone or feel bad about something, I generally try to apologize immedaitely so that it’s not something that I drag out for a long time.
One of the rare exceptions is an old friend. Many many many years ago, this boy asked me out. He would have been my first boyfriend and for a plethora of reasons, I said no. I told him some of the reasons but the really big reason, the one I wasn’t so proud of even then, I didn’t tell him. He guessed it and knew it but I never admitted to it. We stayed friends on and off for a very long time and still talk today and I have always regretted having turned him down then but we never had the opportunity to date ever again.
A few years ago, I took this course that had me reevaluate my life and coincidentally, I was planning a trip back home after the course. So the first thing I did was call him up and apologize. I met with him and I told him the real reason I didn’t have the guts to go out with him then and how much and how deeply I regretted not telling him all these years even though he knew it and even worse how much I regretting missing our opportunity.
He was incredibly graceful. Not only did he forgive me but he told me that maybe things worked out much better this way. Had we dated, he said, we might have gone out for a while and then broken up and never talked again. Whereas this way, we got to stay friends for another twenty years and get to be in each others’ lives even now.
That apology and hearing his response was one of the most healing moments of my life and I wanted to commemorate it with this piece of art.
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monthly projects from previous years
some of my previous projects
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