Thursday, January 26, 2012

pretty, happy, funny, real

{pretty, happy, funny, real}
capturing the context of everyday life ~ most Thursdays, here at Aspen Springs


{pretty}
Our very own fresh eggs!  Yay!  Hurrah!  Our hens began laying this week!  We have some blue/green egg layers in the flock as well, but those particular birds must be a little behind schedule.
putting all our eggs in one basket :)

{happy}
If you've read more than a couple posts on this blog, you know that we live in the country.  Mark travels a lot for work, so he gets the benefit of being out and about, but coming home to peace.  (Believe me, I realize that business travel is not all fun and games - but it is true that he gets a change of scenery pretty often.)  On the other hand, I am at home a lot.  I'm a home schooling Mom; in order for our kids to get an education, I need to stay home!  But last week I had a getaway and met up with Mark in a large city that is *somewhat* close to us.  It was a great couple of days.  Mark was working, so I had time to myself during the day, but got to spend evenings with him.  This was one of my destinations...

An old favorite haunt of mine that I happily strolled through without any interruptions!  I also got to meet my FAVORITE aunt and cousin (are you both reading this?) for lunch, which was a great treat.  I'm sure the entire restaurant heard us laughing.


{funny}
Our youngest child noticed the deer crossing signs near our home this week.  According to her, the sign means:
"Attention!  If you are traveling on this road at night, deer will be jumping over your car."

Ahhh, yes, if only they would just jump over the car...


{real}
We moved into this house the first week of September - right at the start of the school year. There's so much to do after a move that - honestly - the school room was not high on the priority list.  We got our books on a shelf and the computers set up, but that was about it for a couple months.  I still haven't "decorated" in the school room - and we could use a few key pieces of furniture to help the flow of the day - but I did at least get some maps on the wall this week.
Our main book shelf in the school room.  Each of the girls has a shelf for her books.

So, there it is: a little bit of everyday life from the last week.  Remember to visit Like Mother Like Daughter for more {pretty, happy, funny, real}.

5 comments:

  1. Beautiful eggs! And good job with the maps. I keep trying to figure out a place to put them up for us. Thanks for posting.

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  2. Ok, the eggs really ARE beautiful.
    And the deer crossing sign will never mean the same thing again, she's so cute!

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  3. How exciting to get your own eggs! As for Home Goods - I do love that place!! :D

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  4. I get excited about my eggs every day. Thanks for joining!

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  5. I've said it before....but I LOVE reading your blog! And it's not just because I got mentioned in this one! :)

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