I read Amy's blog this morning about being a plant. I have never really been that way. Anytime Mom comes to visit I have notice that is the first thing she does every morning. She walks around opening all the drapes and blinds.
I have never been that way, but in this new house I am. I walk through the house and open all the blinds and curtains, even in rooms I spend no time in. Last night after sunset as I walked around closing the blinds, Katrina asked me what I was doing, and why if I was just going to close them again, I don't just leave them closed.
Brady and I have been discussing the changes in our family in the last 2 weeks since we moved into our new home. It is almost as if we have just awoken from a long winters nap. Since Elk Ridge, we have kinda just flowed threw life. Just going where the winds and tide have taken us. We are suddenly awake. I cant really explain it. We wake early (for us) and have no trouble getting out of bed. The morning is spent with the children before they leave for school, then we spend time together in the great room discussing our day and plans before Brady starts his long commute down the stairs and I begin my day of laundry, cleaning, and baking.
The changes are so little but are so drastic at the same time it is hard to put my finger on, but we all feel it. The kids love it here as do we. I am anxious for church this Sunday, our 1st in the new ward, and to begin our new social life as well.
So Amy, thanks for the analogy. I am also a plant, a perennial that has just come up from a long winters hibernation.
I have never been that way, but in this new house I am. I walk through the house and open all the blinds and curtains, even in rooms I spend no time in. Last night after sunset as I walked around closing the blinds, Katrina asked me what I was doing, and why if I was just going to close them again, I don't just leave them closed.
Brady and I have been discussing the changes in our family in the last 2 weeks since we moved into our new home. It is almost as if we have just awoken from a long winters nap. Since Elk Ridge, we have kinda just flowed threw life. Just going where the winds and tide have taken us. We are suddenly awake. I cant really explain it. We wake early (for us) and have no trouble getting out of bed. The morning is spent with the children before they leave for school, then we spend time together in the great room discussing our day and plans before Brady starts his long commute down the stairs and I begin my day of laundry, cleaning, and baking.
The changes are so little but are so drastic at the same time it is hard to put my finger on, but we all feel it. The kids love it here as do we. I am anxious for church this Sunday, our 1st in the new ward, and to begin our new social life as well.
So Amy, thanks for the analogy. I am also a plant, a perennial that has just come up from a long winters hibernation.
What a great post! I'm glad that you are loving your life there! What a blessing.
ReplyDeleteI'm happy for your changes too Amanda! Did your mom have her hip surgery?
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