journey around the son

Friday, September 7, 2012

(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.

If you're inspired to do the same, link your 'moment' in the comments for all to find & see.

Joining Soulemama

Monday, September 3, 2012

then.and.now: friends

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But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is a day. ~Benjamin Disraeli

July 2011

August 2012

Inviting you to join me in my Monday ritual ::: link up with your own then.and.now

Friday, August 31, 2012

(these [Nine] Moments)

Yes, once again... a little bit of Thursday for Friday!

We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. ~Thornton Wilder

The clouds, the mountains, the water -- my son and I :: Thank you Reji for capturing this moment.

Pro Cycling Challenge :: fun to walk to the end of our street and see this!

Early Sunday morning walk :: I would have missed this if I stayed in bed!

Avi's smash up of downward dog and a head stand :: "namaste to each other", he says.

We turn the corner to come home and find a llama grazing alone in front of the nearby elementary school :: I love our neighborhood.

We went to the Carousel of Happiness for our lovely friend Lola Mae's 2nd birthday. To say Avi was nervous is an understatement. "Go outside", he said, clinging to me and mama, when we asked if he just wanted to sit and watch his friends go around and around. But when we got home, he made a Carousel out of his own animals and rode them around and around :: I LOVE this kid!!

Morning chicken chores followed by strawberry picking -- all with his baby :: Did I just say I LOVE this kid? What a good papa he will be someday!

Avi LOVES blueberries :: just not with his cereal.

A little water, sand, mud, clothes :: why not?

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

As I have stepped into the classroom again, I haven't had much in the way of spare time to spend here. Just today, my lovely asked me if I had a chance to look at the four emails she send/forwarded to me. "I've been busy being a parent and an educator", I said with a smile. Ignored emails, blog posts left to linger in my head, overdue library books, dirty floors, late night bedtimes (for me... as I write this now, everyone else is sleeping)...... and I haven't even given an assignment that I have to bring home to grade. At least there is clean laundry and time to sit down every evening for our family meal.

So please be patient with me as I learn to juggle the added responsibilities. I know where my priorities are - thus my spare moments are given to my family (and the laundry)! And after that, you can look to find me here... just not as often!!

Oh and by the way, this decision to be in the classroom again is:

big breath in..... eyes closed....... pause...... slow out breath... smile.

Friday, August 24, 2012

Nine (this moment)s!

Yes, I know it's friday, but I'm having a little bit of thursday for friday. For those of you who don't know, I decided at the eleventh hour to teach again this fall. I started on Monday and that is partly the reason you haven't seen much around here. I hope to soon post about my decision to teach. In the meantime, here are Nine Moments!!!