What's in Store for the Weekend: Home Style

When Isabel woke up this morning, she asked me what we had planned for tonight and I said, "nothing!"

"And in the morning?"

"Nothing"

"And on Sunday?"

"Nothing!"

It was quite unbelieveable to me too.

But we do have quite a few things planned. But they are all based out of our cozy little home.

We will probably have Sketchbook Saturday Morning, but we'll be around our own table. In our jammies.

I am going to make a few of these awesome and easy fabric baskets.

I will be watching a drawing class from the uber-talented Lisa Congdon.  

We'll walk to our local fair-trade store for some equal exchange coffee.

I'll be making wedding gifts for my little sister! So exciting.

A big pot of Abondigas soup, meatballs and veggies in a beautiful bone broth.

I'll be investigating fermenting Green Tea and Honey.

And I'll start this little project, small but smart knitting!

Isabel has been begging for carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. Or maybe, a gluten free version of this is in order. 

Maybe, I'll finish reading the Perks of Being a Wallflower, I'm almost done!

I hope you have a happy weekend! I am sure we will!

Dinner Dinner

If you watch my instagram feed (yellowdoormary), you'll see that I mostly post about us dinner's ingredients, dinner on the table, whose visiting for dinner..... and so on.

Dinner is a big deal at our house. It's a rhythm that is so grounding. When we've had a busy week and we've taken too much food on the road or even at other places-- I can feel us floundering a bit.

On the evenings that seem to run smoothly-- we come in, we check the mail, let the dog outside, wash our hands and then we start in on dinner.

We pick a good pandora station, we set the table together, we chop, stir and sautee together. And then we all sit down for dinner. For me, the simpler the ingredients the easier and more carefree the meal. And at this time of year, how can it not be fresh, local, simple. Last nights dinner, I bought still warm from the sun broccoli from the farmers market down the block. And after a quick rinse, I roasted it with a little olive oil and some garlic. So. Good.


But more than food, I know I love that we all gather. The four of us to talk about our days, our best parts and it's a time to be silly! After dinner we read a bit from a devotion book then discuss how it applies to our own lives. The kids really seem to get into saying what is on their hearts and their minds and I get to see a window into their souls as they start to develop their own moral imagination.


So today, after a very busy week, I am looking forward to dinners together. Simple and lovely foods and faces that I love sharing their hearts as we break bread together.

What moments are lovely to you during the week?

What's in Store for the Weekend?

This weekend, I hope for:

A backyard bonfire, with s'mores
Kiddie pool time
Read Aloud books on a soft quilt in the grass
✓A trip to Paulina for a swim
Writing letters
✓Reading books and a Magazine
Sleeping in (a girl can dream?!)
✓Lattes
Gardening
✓Getting a good run in
✓Sketchbook Saturday Morning

What's In Store for the Weekend

This weekend, I am really looking forward to relaxing with our little family and to some celebrating this weekend.

These are the things I'm planning on (in no particular order):
Snow! (mmmm... is this coming???)
Hot Chocolate
Some snowshoeing? (see #1)
Celebrating new babies and soon-to-be babies
Dinner with Friends
Jalapeno poppers for the Big Game
Folding an amazing amount of laundry (YAY ERIC!)
Making Valentines Decorations (to replace the Christmas Decorations that are STILL UP... o boy)
Lattes
Meal Planning
Baking Bread
Painting some small paintings
Clean out the car
Reading Isabel's library books
Sew a little something
Knit a bit on my project

*2-6-12 Note: I think I did good on my list. But there is still more to go. I wish we would have gotten snow!

Journey into November

Have you ever had one of those weeks where you want to scream DO-OVER!
But wait, don't. I don't think I'd want to do this week over.

We had a ton of things to accomplish after our 10-day vacation. And now that we're finally at Friday-- I can breathe.

{Everyone take a deep breath with me. Breathe in let the breath swirl up in you head and exhale pushing your breath out through your limbs.}

But, we have a weekend jammed full of amazing people, relaxing places and Christmas shopping.

Oh, I love the season we're in but, I'm putting on the breaks. I was reminded of the Mary Oliver poem, The Journey. So fitting. Listen to what your life is telling you.

Let's join together in the spirit of November.  And I will tread lightly through this season.

Slow, November. Enjoy, November.

The Journey

One day you finally knew
what you had to do, and began,
though the voices around you
kept shouting
their bad advice ‑
though the whole house
began to tremble
and you felt the old tug
at your ankles.
“Mend my life!”
each voice cried.
But you didn’t stop.
You knew what you had to do,
though the wind pried
with its stiff fingers
at the very foundations,
though their melancholy
was terrible. 
It was already late                                                                               
enough, and a wild night,
and the road full of fallen
branches and stones.
But little by little,
as you left their voices behind,
the stars began to burn
through the sheets of clouds,
and there was a new voice
which you slowly
recognized as your own,
that kept you company
as you strode deeper and deeper
into the world,
determined to do
the only thing you could do ‑
determined to save
the only life you could save.

          - Mary Oliver

this moment:: Little Fish

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. ~Amanda Soule

 I met Isabel's swim teacher last night, she was the checker at our local grocery store. 

She said, "Hi Truman!" (he shyly peeks from behind me!). She said, "I loved having Isabel in swim lessons! She's such a fish!" 

Ahhh, it is true. 

Wishing you lots of swimming this weekend. We have a heat index warnings today and tomorrow. Via baby er kiddie pools and icy lemonade! Sunscreen!

Today:: Lovely Links for a Grey Day

This morning is grey and cold. And it feels a bit raw outside, I think I feel a bit raw inside. But last night I had two wonderful conversations and a full night of snuggling with my girl. I've had my tea but, perhaps I'll go pour another cup and then add a dash of grace for today.

This weekend is another girls crafting weekend and a baby shower! A weekend full of girl time is just what the doctor ordered.

Another thing the doctor ordered? Sweet potato fries. We made some. I want more...

Why don't you look at some lovely things.

Snack Bags Tutorial

Cake Lollipops

Great Food Book Covers


Delightful Bird Ornaments for a good cause

Vintage Botanical

Nanaimo Bars

Explaining Creative Process to Preschoolers

And then there's Molly's post. It hit so close to home I choked up a bit... I had my own bout of postpartum depression after birthing Isabel. I think it's good to talk about these things, it makes us all feel so much less alone. You can see more about Molly on her blog, Mommycoddle.

What's in Store for the Weekend::

In the spirit of my Summer Manifesto, this weekend we will be:

• Eating outside.
• Baking for Farmers' Market
• Spending time with friends 
• Flea Marketing with Rebekah!
• Playing in the sprinklers
• Creating some time for myself in my space
• Taking a nap
• Go out for a walk... Thanks to my beautiful friend Ann for the idea. 
• habit
• Mow the lawn... so long overdue and a little yard clean up
• Finish this book

What are you doing? 

What's in store for the weekend.

We are in rare form this weekend. We have nothing planned for the holiday.

And I am totally ok with that.

We’ve been running like crazy for a while here. And surprisingly enough we’ve been home three evenings in a row. And for the last two nights, bedtime has been a testament to the beauty of being home... I like when they drift off into sleep.

No crying.

Isabel still has to get a few extra hugs, soft friends and drinks of water before bed. But no crying. Ahhh heaven.

So this weekend, I’m hoping to continue on a quiet path. That doesn’t mean we won’t end up at some festivities... I’m just looking forward to the only thing we do have planned.

Rest.

*Photo

What's in store for the weekend...

I am so glad it's friday, I am just bursting. The kids both woke up with a cold this morning. And all of us wanted to stay in bed. But we got along with our day... and they perked up a bit after getting out of bed.

This weekend the kids and I are going to lay low, snuggle and recuperate. And make sure we get some fresh air and sunshine.

What are your plans for the weekend?

i love:: family time

Hello friends, this weekend was chocked full of activity. But we took sometime to be together, if just in the little things. Celebrating the everyday.

Like washing dishes or the bathtub rubber duckie, Truman's toy car, a screwdriver.

She wanted to take a warm bath afterwards, she felt 'freezing' from being all wet!

Walking to the grocery store. We were in dire need of some outside time so we got bundled up and ventured out. Stopping to crunch ice under our feet, listen for the tweeting birds, chase the end of the sunshine and get our hands cold, cold with the snow on the way home. 

And what is Saturday morning without that hair?

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The new rhythm of the home is up today! Check out my contribution to this amazing magazine, here.

What's in store for the weekend...

The back door, where we leave and where we enter each day.
And there is something about a weekend that makes me really grateful for this place. On the docket for this weekend.

Soup making this evening, some Skype love. (Not meant to be dirty, David... Just getting to talk to you, Miss Rebekah and Noah was love!)

Live art, happening. Arts Live Eco Art Project-- part of the winter games up at Okoboji. Plus, my beloved Emily. Hot cocoa. Mexican Food. Yes, please.

Finishing up an article.

Inspired Bread baking (it didn't get done last weekend... we need good bread!)

Cleaning out of playroom closet (it's in dire need of purging).

I need to visit this place (fiber in a Victorian house!), but not with scary winter driving involved.  

Mostly just knitting and staying warm... and lovin' on the little people.

What are you up to?