The boys are decorating Halloween cookies. There are little black and orange candy balls rolling around the table to the floor. They’re asking for help with the frosting, so I stop what I’m doing to spread white over a sugar cookie ghost.
Their little boy bodies are vibrating with sugared excitement.
I steal away to empty the dishwasher only to find that running it didn’t actually clean the dishes. I take them all out, one by one and set them next to the sink for the hand washing with all the rest that are waiting.
I’m beckoned back to the table while Elsie starts to squawk from her seat in the sidelines. She’s tired of watching. She’s just plain tired. I pick her up and balance her on a hip while spreading frosting.
Later my free hands find a long occupation at the sink. Plate after plate and cups and piles of silverware. We have so much, I think. And it’s true. I know we do.
my much. no editing.
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So much! (and also I love the color of your wall!)
Steph
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So much. I had the same feeling this weekend while cleaning closets, organizing, and donating. We have so much. But when we all sat down and I looked at my guys I knew that we’re so fortunate and we have SO MUCH in the immaterial sense that it made me smile and feel content.
I loved how you conveyed this. So simple and so spot on.
Erica@PLRH recently posted..Success!
ahhh… yes. yes, you do. So very much.
I love the photo- the unedited much- that’s so where it’s at, isn’t it? XO
Galit Breen recently posted..At Night
I love this. Your words and the unedited view of your much. My head and my heart are nodding a big, “yes!”
Sarah recently posted..This Big
The way you decorate your house is AMAZING! The colors and artwork are both welcoming and exciting.
Anyway, I am sure both you and Elsie are just plain tired. And yet you manage to give her your best. You are one awesome Mama.
Amber recently posted..I Blame My Hair
Love this. So simple and yet says so much. Your much.
Krishann recently posted..{Hers} A Bedtime Song
Perfect glimpse into your daily life, both in word and picture.
I need a better dishwasher too… ;)
Elaine recently posted..Another living thing…
i know this isn’t what your post is about, but i love your ikea stockholm tables (we have the console table!) and your red phone. and your boys. <3
I hear this. The so much that sometimes feels like too much.
Having three kids is so, so much, isn’t it? :)
xo
Kristen @ Motherese recently posted..The Woman on the Bike
Too true, Heather. Too true.
molly recently posted..I can’t fight this feeling anymore
So much. So much goodness.
xo
Now I want Halloween cookies. :)
Rebekah recently posted..A Moment of My Time
LOVE the photo. SO very true.
You are rich in blessings.
debi9kids recently posted..Bitter & Sweet
It is so much. So, so much. You’re doing great, lady.
Elizabeth @claritychaos recently posted..paper dolls
and how awesome that you can pause to recognize your ‘much’ in the midst of the everyday
Barb recently posted..when you run more than three miles…
We do. So much.
Loved seeing/reading yours…
I’m on break from the blog, and hated not writing with you today, btw.
XOXO
Christa recently posted..Shining your light…
I have just come across your link up recently and am so happy that I did!
I too look around often and think “wow” I have SO much!
Leighann recently posted..More Thankful Than I have EVER Been
So much is feeling so heavy today. I am simultaneously overwhelmed and grateful.
Bridget recently posted..Broken
Love the picture, Big Brother looking in on baby girl. The sweetest.
nicole recently posted..Momma Got Messy
This brings back such memories of my children. I also have 2 boys and then a girl.
*Their little boy bodies are vibrating with sugared excitement*
Loved that line!! Your whole reminder to be grateful for all we have is so important. Thanks for sharing this, hosting the linkup, and for stopping my blog tonight offering prayers for my friend. I so appreciate it!
Kristi recently posted..At Least For Today
my much is a mess. I can’t decide if it’s a good or bad thing…
designhermomma recently posted..on the bird, from the nest
You are such a great mom! There are so many forms of pure goodness here.
charrette recently posted..An Hour in Five Stages
I know exactly how you feel. I often look around and think the same thing. We have so much.
So glad I came across this link up!
Kimberly recently posted..A Switch Is Flipped
Oh I agree – we have so much!
I found my way here from @TheJackB’s blog. And I’m so glad I did.
I too have so much. Too much of some things. Yet not enough of other things.
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Beautiful, Heather. Just beautiful. So much for us all.
Sarah@EmergingMummy recently posted..In which I [Just Write] about ink
Just now discovering this wonderful blog and this great invitation to free write. LOVED this picture of your rich life. No matter how tiring it is during these years of caring for little one, it is rich beyond measure. Enjoy it – it goes by so quickly!
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