oh ****

So I just deleted A BUNCH of posts thinking they were 

draft posts (dumb.dumb.dumb.) and now they're gone.

GONE gone.

Does anybody know if you can restore deleted posts???

Please help me.

The camping trip that wasn't and other adventures

We'd had plans to go down to KY for spring break to find the warmth that was evading us here
and enjoy the beautiful countryside while camping.
Storm Ukko had other plans however and after a miserably cold night with
many mishaps and misadventures
we admitted defeat and got a hotel room (:

The rest of the trip however was just perfect.

We love road trips and it was such a joy to see the cute Rodgers.
To see a bit of their life in their beautiful home with a lovely front porch
and a view straight out of a movie.
We were smitten to say the least (:

They took us to their favorite antique mall where we perused with ooohs and ahhhs
and the occasional gasp over an outrageous price tag or awkward find (right Breanne? ;))

Then they took us took their home and fed us a yummy dinner
while we talked and laughed for hours about the joys of marriage.

We also stopped by the Creation Museum and gawked at the life sized replica of
Noah's Ark. I think I fell in love with Husband a little more as he expressed awe over and over again
for Noah and his sons skill and ingenuity in building the ark.
He walked around that ark soooo many times examining this angle and that angle (:
I have always admired the ark but grew to admire a different way in seeing it
through the eyes of my carpenter husband.

Kentucky was just as gorgeous as we hoped
(even with snow as the backdrop instead of spring flowers :))
and spending time with good friends was such a delight.
One of our favorite spring breaks yet.

Thanks for having us Rodgers,
we sure do like you a lot!

P.S. not picture: the rest of the Rodgers family
Sadie dog, girl cat, and boy cat.
All chock full of personality and their own distinct role in the family.
Remind me again why having pets in a small apartment in the city
is a bad idea?? (:

xoxo,
lyss

We're back!

We got back late last night from our adventuring

with lots of little stories and a gratitude for coming home.

Hope you had a great week! 

xoxo,

lyss

It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold; when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade"

~Charles Dickens 

On Wednesday we wandered around downtown,

ate lunch by the bean and quietly laughed at tourist,

accidentally walked in on a piano concert,

had meetings at a coffee shop,

and dinner with an old friend named Frodo,

where we laughed till our sides hurt and reminisced about Psalty songs

and that one time he made me cry.

It was one of my favorite days yet.

xoxo,

lyss 

Today

It snowed.

I'm halfway through spring cleaning.

I daydreamed of fresh flowers, roadtrips, and thai food

while rocking my littles to sleep.

I worked out.

I braved the Post Office (the post office ladies here are meeeeean!)

but after I waited in line for awhile I was informed they were

closing early. So tomorrow I must brave it again.

We made fun plans for what to do tomorrow in between meetings here and there.

I found our Christmas thank you notes.

(Oh crap. Thought we mailed those)

I didn't wear my winter coat and pretended I was warm.

I thought it was Wednesday.

It was a happy kind of weird day (:

Good Morning

its such a beautiful morning.

We have our window slightly open and there's such a delightful cold breeze drifting in,

bringing with it the fresh scent of rain and a sense of newness.

Our home smells of lemons and eucalyptus plant,

which really doesn't smell medicinal at all,

more like a flower shop.

I've been elbow deep in lemon cleaner deep cleaning our 

little bathroom while Josh sleeps in.

But right now I'm taking a few moments to sit

and enjoy my coffee and the sound of birds 

back from their journey south.

As I sit here and take in the moment, 

I wish I could stay here for hours.

Quiet,

 peaceful,

 a feeling of renewal,

 and an utter contentment mixed with a desire to move forward.

Praise God for spring and spring break,

it was much needed.

Hope you have a happy Monday,

xoxo,

lyss

Tonight

I just got home and I've been muttering all sorts of

unkind things against the city because transit is all messed up

and it took me an hour and half to get home.

I'm making myself dinner,

which I'm usually really bad about.

I feel so weird about making an actual dinner for myself 

when I get home late in the evenings, so I either don't eat or eat something

really weird like a pop tart.

I promise I'm 23 1/2. Really I am.

But tonight as I trudged in with cold and achey bones I decided that 

I needed to love myself well and actually make myself dinner.

So I put on some lovely music and took my time making 

something yummy.

It was a rough day.

All of my nanny families (I have 3 families at the moment) are going through hard times

and I find myself unconsciously trying to bear some of the weight for them.

And no matter how hard we try to protect them,

these hard things affect my littles.

And they act out.

Today was a day of acting out.

Quick tempers, long and loud tantrums, and lots and lots of needs.

Understanding and lots of cuddles were needed.

Today was hard.
I am tired.


xoxo,
lyss