Slice of Life Tuesday {Ordinary Moments}

This weeks Slice of Life Tuesday topic was "Ordinary Moments". To find the beauty in our everyday moments. Since this pretty much sums up the "My Daily Joys" topic of what this blog is supposed be, I thought it was a neat topic.

Now of course in the every day moments of my life for the past week I haven't had the camera with me! But last night as I was getting ready to clean up this little box of books and blocks for the umpteenth million time I realized: this is the beauty in my day. Each toy I clean up over and over from under my feet means that the little one LIKES to be with me and in the midst of whatever I am doing. And right now she loves this little box. I think because it has a whole bunch of little books (she LOVES books of any sort) and it's in a neat box that can be carried around.

So this is how I found it last night as I was finishing up preparing dinner. Right in the middle of the floor where she had been while I was cooking. And right where I had found it many other times throughout the day.

Birthday week Daybook

FOR TODAY: February 7, 2011

Outside my window... SUN!!!! Lots of it! And warmth!! (It's amazing how excited one gets when the temperature is 37 vs 17!

I am thinking... of birthday surprises and plans!

I am thankful for... a dry basement!

From the kitchen... my husband's birthday is tomorrow so a squash pie will be made soon! Yesterday we had all kinds of Superbowl goodies!

I am wearing... jeans, brown socks, and a brown warm comfy sweater

I am creating... Valentine's Surprises!

I am going... last minute birthday pick-up shopping in a little bit

I am reading... Taste of Home magazines. Still thinking over menu planning. I need to stop THINKING and get committing to paper!

I am hoping... this nice weather sticks around for awhile!

I am hearing... silence

Around the house... it's pretty picked up. A load of laundry needs to be folded but other then that I'm pleased with the way it's looking right now

One of my favorite things... dunkin donuts coffee!

Picture thought... we really like Coke! And when it's on sale we stock up! :-)

Project 64::Gray

I thought gray would be a really easy color to photograph this week what with all the snow and ice out there. But I got depressed thinking about how much I want COLOR in my life right now and not gray that I never went out to take pictures! I've been thinking about gray all week though and couldn't really find any in my house.

This morning though I remembered I had some gray yarns so went digging for those. And since I'm doing a sock stash knitdown through Ravelry I thought this would be good to take pictures of! And the fact that there is brilliant sunshine outside and it's in the mid to high 40's is an added bonus for today!!

This Moment {Snow day}

{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. Joining Amanda again this week!

Project 365

I've started again! A few years ago I tried to do a project 365....take a picture a day for year. I got about a month into it and stopped. It got to be late in the day for too many days and I couldn't think of a neat picture to take. (Kind of like what happened today!)

The picture in this post is from my first day. I'd just put out the Valentine's decoration and I had a glass of wine with dinner. I thought this was a pretty picture! Rather then post each day here I've started a flickr set on my page. We'll see where it goes. And rather then get discouraged if a day goes by where I don't get a picture I'll just pick up where I left off!

Yarn Along!

Joining Ginny again! I had so much fun last week visiting everyone and seeing what they are reading and knitting.

This week I'm thinking about the meals for my family. I would like to start a weekly meal plan. That idea is slowly forming in my head. I need to set a weekend day where I sit down and WRITE IT OUT. (Kind of like how I need to sit and write out a weekly cleaning list!) But for now I'm enjoying looking through these cook books I picked up at the library the other day.

And I cast on for another pair of legwarmies. This time a pair for my niece as a Valentine's Day treat.

Beginning of the month daybook

FOR TODAY: February 1, 2011

Outside my window... SNOW. Again! But this time it's a mix of snow and sleet. We're supposed to also get a big ice storm tomorrow!

I am thinking... that I REALLY wish it were spring already! If we get much more snow I have no idea where we will put it!

I am thankful for... my husband! I don't tell him that enough. Right now he's out in this mess getting me flour because I have a list of things to bake but not enough flour. I know when he gets home he'll go right back out to shovel.

From the kitchen... nothing yet just plans in my head for: french bread rolls; chocolate chip cookies; pumpkin bread and blueberry muffins

I am wearing... sweatpants and pink sweater (same as last time!!)

I am creating... a Valentine's Day yo yo wreath. More on that in the next few days!

I am going... to get baking in a few minutes!

I am reading... nothing for "big people" at the moment just lots of board books with the "little person!"

I am hoping... that the snow stops and we don't have any water leaks!

I am hearing... the hum of the dryer and birds outside at the feeders....we can't keep enough bird feed in there for them!

Around the house... I just swept the floors; later on it'll be wash the kitchen floor and clean the bathrooms. Then laundry needs to be folded and put away. We're having an early Valentine's Tea here on Thursday morning so I want the place looking presentable!

One of my favorite things... a warm cup of tea!

Picture thought... at my mom's the other day she made a brownie. My sister wanted a "middle piece" so she cute a hole in the middle of the brownie!