I have a lot of things on my mind these days, and they tend to come out pretty jumbled and incoherent on here. But I’m trying! Today, we’ll focus on this particular alliteration – P words! Playing. Planning. Productivity.
Playing! Today we spent the morning at a friends house. By “we,” I mean me and the kids. We went and spent a couple of hours at their house, where I had a friend to visit with, and the kids had friends to play with, as well as new toys and games, etc. It was a really nice morning where I kept an eye on Waverly, but otherwise, the kids were happily occupied. A fire was crackling in the living room, and there was almost no arguments to referee. I even had a brief opportunity to show one of her children the tricks around loom knitting! He had started a while back and forgot how to continue, and I got to show him the ropes (yarn) again and refresh him how to do it. Something about that just made me happy 🙂 🧶 I love all that crafty stuff.
Also on the subject of playing, the big kids are downstairs playing LEGO while the little ones nap. I cannot wait until anyone can use the basement without our needing to supervise constantly. But today, Brady is down there, so they can be, too. And I can be up here, blogging, and writing a few other things down. We’ll get there.
Ok, I’m going out of order. Productivity! Brady’s been working hard getting jambs and casing painted. He’s doing two coats on each, and has spread out in the garage. Heaters are pumping and he’s diligently working to get the coats done even both in one day if possible. The sooner the better!!
He was even able to get started working on the tile floor under the laundry machines while I was gone with the kids in the morning. He’s continuing to work on that now, as its pretty important to have the flooring taken care of before putting on door jambs. So he’s working on all things basement, and I’m getting more and more excited!
Back to planning!! I’m in such a planning mode. Planning the basement. Planning how we’ll get through the next month or two without forgetting everything. Planning gifts and outings for Christmas. Planning my delivery day for the homemade gift exchange and how to get everyone all necessary info. Planning fun family activities. Planning music for our next coffeehouse on December 5th. I got all jazzed up talking about Christmas baking with Jerilee last night and I’m just extra excited now! I want to make everything. But I should start with just making anything at all, lol, before setting my sights too too high. 😆
Its a very busy season. Or at least its coming up to a very busy season. But I feel optimistic and excited!