Catching up

I'm back, once again, able to do some writing. Life here on the little country cottage home by the big city near the ocean is going comfortably. There is never a dull moment to write about and I am glad for that. We are almost always on the go and on Sunday's we really like to rest while we can. We love to be able to go to church and I am so thankful for that, it really is a gift to be able to visit with other Believers. Having an almost 6 month old though has slowed some of our Sunday going's and we miss our wonderful church family from time to time. Yesterday, Saturday, was one big work day for us. I started dishes, made the bed and gathered laundry. There is nothing more satisfying than a clean house and an organized system that works. Nothing is ever lost and everything is in it's place, right where it needs to be. In the Laundry Room where almost all our things are stored, cleaning solutions and house tools and garden tools, I have a special place in a green little box, the lost and found/and MIS for those tiny little things with no home that are random. Ziploc backs have become my best friend. Anything that is without a home get's labeled and put in a baggie. It helps every time.

My best organizing tip has been to put all things in need of a bag in one big giant Ziploc. Tiny socks, because I just can't keep track of babies tiny socks that he never keeps on his feet and mine that don't stay on long either. My Husband's is easy, he has all black and white socks. Those pairs never ever go missing, they always have a match. On the other hand mine end up all over the house some how or under covers. I also have a theory that the dryer eats them up and coughs them up later from time to time. But I have done better at keeping track of my socks.

Right now I am writing in what is pure relaxing silence. Both my men are sleeping! My Husband in one room and baby still sleeping. Can't hardly wake either of them. I was sleeping but I had plans of waking baby but now I am enjoying writing. Ah, the relaxation of writing. I am not sure it can get any better. Oh no it can. I spoke to soon, and baby woke up. Now here I am blogging in-between baby playing and me writing while he plays with a few of his toys.

Motherhood has no breaks and certainly no vacation times. I think I had a few bad grapes yesterday by accident and a bit of a greasy breakfast, my tummy has been a little unsettled. One of those reality checks about watching what you eat and taking good care of yourself. Yesterday we didn't have much of a breeze coming through the house and so I had a bit of a headache. But, life must go on. Motherhood cannot stop for the little aches and pains in life. So nap time in the Morning it is while my little one naps.

We have moved our lives now to the front of the living room area of the house. Before we were all cozy in the back part of the house, gathered in the family room that over looks our big beautiful lush green backyard. Now we can enjoy the entire front yard like never before. Everything is open all around. Before there was a small gate separating the front of the house from the front yard part of the house with another gate surrounding the entire house. Now there is only one large surrounding gate. We are happy with the results, very much so. Now we can even get a fresh Ocean breeze through the front of the house.

We try and take each day as it comes and not look too much into the future because each day has it's very own things to do and those things add up. I can't even imagine trying to think of all that we could do in the next few years. That is a tad overwhelming, so I just don't. I take things one step at a time one day a time. Toilets still have to get clean sometime and sinks as well. Those main things. For now life is like our grape vine newly growing and reaching new heights every single day.

When we were first married we were living in the front part of the house, using the front living room as the only place we wanted to reside. We could get the partial cool air from off the Ocean and then we decided we wanted to enjoy the fire place in the center of the house with the view from the kitchen. We lived in that part of the house long enough to realize that the summer heat from the El Nino was nothing we could live with long enough in a room with no windows for fresh air. So we changed things around again, I was pregnant and so we were doing everything possible to stay comfortable through the hot days and warm nights.

We had even had a camping bed that we had moved into the tv family room for awhile, it wasn't big enough for either of us and so we decided to move things around again. My Husband got a part time job and started college full time and so he had gotten himself a desk. It has been a life saver. It has kept us organized. When paper work and bills come in everything goes into a black basket on his desk, instead of all over the house or on the table.

It seems as if this house has changed with the seasons as we have changed and it has changed with us. I think everything is looking up and looking well. All is well and everything in it's place and home. We have our dog Holly and she is mostly an outside dog. I think she likes it. We enjoy having a Bird feeder now for the one reason that we get to enjoy all the Birds that come to chow on some din, din. They love it and so do we. I think we will be getting one for the front of the house now. Holly has enjoyed the thrill of chasing Birds and making frienenemy's out of them. She comes and goes inside and out most days. She is a great guard dog who also loves toy trucks that move and bubbles that are blown in the air. We are one happy family, most days.

Today seems like a Mac and Cheese kind of day. I have been enjoying fruit but as of today, I may have had few bad grapes and fruit seems like the last thing on my agendy today. Mac and Cheese it is. We have an open bar counter top here at the house and so it isn't quiet fair when the bowl of fruit does look inviting. I am about to change all that here in a second, into the fridge these yummy treats go. We really do need to increase our veggies around here, that has been one of those in progress things, something to work on.

It seems our counter top open bar space is used as two things, often a gathering space for things or a preparation station for a variety of fruits and veggies we are in the processes of sprouting so that we can plant them in our Garden. Right now we have an Avocado seeds in sprout and it is looking beautiful!!! :D Next I have some seeds from some Oranges my Aunt Anita sent home with me that have set out to dry for replanting. I have just recently finished off a peach, I plan to replant that one as well.

Outside we have some grapes growing up slowly into the wooden shade covering above our white bench that seats two :p how romantic. Soon we shall see some grapes growing. I can't wait for that. We have some Strawberries that we have enjoyed watering as well but only two tiny berries have grown so far from our little start up plants. Our tomatoes are looking good as well. I am sure we will be getting a nice harvest soon. Haven't seen any tomatoes on the vine yet, but we have had two nice round plump ones. Great for good eats! We have been working on our outside Garden but it has taken a bit of back seat to our other things that we have placed on the front of our first come priorities. Soon, though, soon, we will be turning our attentions to it once again.

Like I've said, one step at a time one day at time. Whatever comes first is what makes it on our to do agendas. Every day, every weekend there is something to do. We never really know what it is that we will be turning our attentions to but when my Honey gets an idea, his ideas are always good ideas and then I am glad for his ideas put into action. He is a man with great ideas. I am glad he does because sometimes I just don't have the vision that he does and I love his vision.

I will be glad to get our Garden finished though. Until then this has been my catch up blog and I am glad I was able to get to it. I am not sure when I will be able to get to another blog but I hope to keep this up. Anyway here is to my love of writing and catching up. It's my lunch break. It's time to eat while the little one is fast asleep.