You Don't See That Every Day

The snow they teased us with never arrived. We had some flakes falling yesterday morning, making the air so beautiful and magical enough to tempt me outside on a run. I haven't run in two weeks and a few snowflakes got me back out there. But this morning we woke up to sunshine and cold temperatures. Not very enticing, but I'm still going to get myself out the door. In other adventures - we are now tree farmers. Back in December we (meaning mainly The Mr, and the Boy) planted over 300 hazelnut tree starts on the farm. We're planning for our future, but right now it looks pretty ... skinny. Swim season is over! Wow it went fast! For the past 3 months our Girl who Swims has been up before 5 am almost every day, to go swim. She didn't partake of sweets and desserts, except on Christmas and New Years, and she worked hard. All that added up to going to the State Meet this past weekend in 3 races! This is the first year she made it in an individual race - which was very ...

I received a quilt in the mail last week. It was actually for Baby K, but she isn't up to running out to the mailbox just yet. (She is however crawling all over, and now pulling herself up to standing if the stool or a person is handy. (yikes)) So the quilt is from one of my sisters-in- law; and it's so special, because it was her first completed quilt. Long ago my grandmother - a very accomplished, much-sought-after quilter - made a baby quilt with this bunny pattern. The cabbages background represent the farm - since I took baby K out there during the summer while we worked. The pink John Deere material - the corners and 'clothing' - represent the the strength from God to help her achieve her purpose; and the heart stitching in the corners signifies the hope she will develop a heart of love for Jesus. The quilted straight lines through the cabbages and edging (which is Old MacDonald material) symbolize the straight paths that are helpful on a farm, and in our lives...