While Mother Mary Prays

Blissfully, solemnly holding baby Jesus in her arms cast white porcelain Mother Mary prays over the button and bead flowers that my Rosa made for me at least four mothers days ago.  I think to myself that somewhere I have a digital photo, but I have over 13,000 poorly labeled digital images spanning two laptops and an external drive.  Why keep them if I cannot find them?  I go through this thought process often re: linens, art supplies, gift wrap and craft supplies, spices in the kitchen cabinet and even clothes in the closet.

Mothers' day is as good as any time to reexamine the goals I set out in the beginning of the year.  The simple list, as one reader commented, of not so simple tasks.  Almost to the halfway point I am ready to regroup and see how I am doing (there is a word for this...).

While Mother Mary Prays

Easter Egg Thursday

Thursday I host the Easter egg play date.  We are going for elegant stickers on white or dyed:

        
 

                  




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Easter Egg Thursday

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My basement houses the laundry, a food pantry, a computer work area, my sewing machine and supplies, projects in progress, and three closets.  There is closet for the adjacent playroom/bedroom where we keep the boys clothes and out of season clothes.   There is the supply closet with cleaning supplies, TP, dog food and extra kitchen, table and floor linens. Then there is my closet, full of paper crafts, journals, giftwrap and I don't even know what else.  . 

This is the small shelf near the food pantry bellow which is a fourth closet housing the luggage.  I suppose this was a telephone shelf, but we have no land line so now it keeps clothes pins, chalk and magnets.

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Simple list for 2009

1. I will eat well, work out, and lose 25 pounds.  Really.

2. Date Night.

3. Write daily.

4. Sew more.

5. Be more creative with the kids.

6. Join the spouses club and participate in the events.

7. Cook better food with no further difficulty or expense.

8. Organize arts, crafts, sewing, scrapbook, journal supplies.

9. Read more.  How much more, I don't know.

10.  Stay in touch.

Simple list for 2009