depth of perception

   

one of the sweetest ladies i know called me yesterday to inquire about my status.  seems i haven't been writing on the blog much lately and she was a little concerned.  and truth be told i've been avoiding it a little.  summer is one of the busiest times of year at my job.  i have tons of deadlines.  and i literally have to force myself to shut down the internet so i can accomplish work related tasks at work.  {here is where you infer and insert your comments about what i do for a living and what i do to "live" while earning a living and how the two coincide while i'm at work}.

needless to say, there is a lot going on in the world of sweet pea and beans.

beans is one of the most well adjusted little boys i have ever known.  cute for sure.  but he can fit in to any situation without even blinking.  but he's three.  let's not forget.  and so even though he loves preschool and has a wonderful day when he's there...getting him into the building has been a chore.  because he's my second son, he is, shall i say, overindulged at times.  so when he cries, sometimes i cry.  and when he doesn't want to go to preschool...sometimes i don't want him to go either.  but we struggle through it together and i know when i come home at night he will have happily forgotten the morning strife.  and i try too.

sweet pea is adjusting to the bus and school.  he cried and cried the other night because he wanted to go back to preschool.  i reminded him that he was ready to move to kindergarten and that he was too smart for preschool.  which of course made him cry harder.  drama.  but not for the reason you'd expect.  when he calmed down a bit he sobbed, "i want to go to second grade tomorrow.  i'm too smart for kindergarten too."  and in that light, seems we've been having a little trouble with rhyming words again.  not words that rhyme with truck this time, instead words that rhyme with itch.  yikes.

brad is gearing up to head to jenny lake for two weeks of work with his mama as jenny lake boating closes for the summer.  me and the boys are preparing for his absence but know that "the plan" is unfolding around us and look forward to its blessings.

our summer babysitter (she's picture number 7 if you click the link)  had her first game last saturday.  we sent her a million text messages of support.  we taped the game on dvr.  she was really excited.  we miss her so much...the boys liked getting to see her on tv all gussied up.

we are working on a new movie.

i just read women, food and God by geneen roth.  it has changed the way i perceive problems in my life.  interesting.

my dad had a little carpentry business he called the wood butcher.  he used the guest house as his wood shop, so we've officially named the guest house "THE WOOD BUTCHER".  awww...how quaint.  wouldn't you want to sleep in a place that had butcher in the title?  i'm thinking of using this giant tree saw i found in the basement as the sign above the big old barn doors.  it is still a work in progress...but it's a start.  to begin with it is going to be a shop (someday it will turn into a guest house at which point we may have to change the name...maybe to "the thimble":)).  for girls mostly.  and we are planning to gather and make and craft and sew and laugh.  we have an idea to hold a market of sorts in the spring to sell our wares.  but until then...i will be listing items in my etsy shop.  so, the wood butcher is officially open for business.  and, i'm doing a fundraiser of sorts.  because i'm going to haiti.  {i'll tell you all about it later.  i'm finding the right words to explain my heart.}

i'm reading this book about gardening and it's giving me huge inspiration for next year.  i'm also looking for fall seeds so i will have spring flowers and planning a bulb garden.

and last but not least, this lady is about to give me some photography lessons.  i saw her doing this shoot in our little town and i almost wrecked my car.  it was amazing.  hands down.  i am so excited!!!

hope you all have a fabulous weekend.  look for more posts in the coming weeks...but don't hold your breath.  and know everything is a. o. k.  just busy and hectic...as always.