Outside treasures

Each morning I take a walk or bike ride. I rise quite early, enjoy a cup of coffee (although I wouldn't say a GOOD cup of coffee until I run out of the yuck I have now) and start off. I love using the runkeeper app so I can try to maintain a decent pace. And it's fun to figure out where the tough points of my walk/ride were. I love being able to tell where the hills are. We live in a big valley, so there's not an easy walk in the entire 'hood.

I've been looking for treasures for my girls while out.



And even one for my husband.

I like to hide them for the girls in the mailbox. As long as we remember before our mail lady arrives!

I've even done a little urban foraging for flowers. Someone dumped a hanging basket over the edge of the ditch. It definitely wasn't accidental. I watched it for a few days and finally decided I could use it in my backyard!

Although discovering this big guy....

(dead, of course) near the ditch where I procured my find, I will think twice about jumping down there again.

I highly value this alone time. I enjoy listening to the Sara Groves pandora station and talking to my God.

With this set alone time every morning, I no longer have to ask "how is it between us, when did I talk to you last and what has happened since...." How is it between us by Sara Groves.

Philippians 4:6

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

So....I'm going to actually try to keep up with this blog....

Making: a Happy Summer pennant for my mantle
Cooking : whole wheat blueberry muffins this morning if I can find a recipe.....
Drinking : ugh, weirdo k-cups. I'm trying to get through the random ones before I buy more...
Reading: The Omnivores Dilemma, and La Bella Figura
Wanting: to lose a few pounds and for my thyroid to figure itself out
Looking: forward to more fun summer days
Playing: in the pool with our girls
Wasting: half drunk cans of soda
Sewing: pillow cover for the living room
Wishing: that we lived somewhere not so humid and not so hot
Enjoying: that we had a staycation this year!
Waiting: for everyone to get up!
Liking: the quietness of the house
Wondering: if we will actually make it to early service :)
Hoping: that I can vacuum upstairs today
Loving: watching my daughters grow
Marveling: at God's hand in our lives. He's always there and shows us every minute of everyday.
Needing: to buy more k-cups. These are kinda gross.
Smelling: the awful vanilla cream iced coffee k-cups that I'm using for regular hot coffee
Wearing: sweat shorts and a ruffled tshirt
Following: Ummm...Antiques Roadshow?
Noticing: that my eldest starts kindergarten in less than 2 months
Knowing: that today is the last day of my husband's staycation off from work
Thinking: that I wish the paper would get here
Bookmarking: summer recipes
Opening: bills. It's that time of the month!
Giggling: over anything my littlest one says. What a little hoot!
Feeling: tight. And apparently grumpy and ready for new k-cups!!!

I really want to do a better job of blogging. I have a private blog for far away friends where I post funny stories and pictures of my kiddos. This isn't the place for that. We want to keep those things to ourselves and those that ACTUALLY know us. So this blog is for me! And I think it will be a nice outlet for what I'm thinking. Because, I can't exactly tell my daughters what a crapfest the latest book I read, can I? They just know it went in the recycle bin. But more on that later :)