MAY 10th

Today I decided that I need to take more time to just sit and be. Not sit with a computer or a book, but just with myself. After spending a few hours outside this morning, I came in the house and walked straight out to the back deck, and actually sat down. All alone in silence. That is pretty rare at our house, especially since the kids are with us 24/7 for our schooling and adventures. The sun was out and I found myself relaxed and content. In general, I spend quite a bit of time in my head... processing, thinking, analyzing, etc. Life is full of so many things to think about! When I'm outside, my brain seems to go from a busy state to a low buzz. Today, the kids and I planted our veggies. This year, we hopefully have spaced out our plants enough. Last year the garden beds around the house were FULL of vines and squash. Amazing to see how much they grew. Our new garden is up by the kids' playground & we probably have a couple hundred feet of hose laid for watering. Someday I would love to have a watering system of sorts.

 Alex wanted to be the post-planting water person. I love that the kids love gardening too. In the distance, we could see Mt Hood today. The snow is starting to melt up on the mountain. Wildflowers are just around the corner ♡

And as I turned the corner of the house tonight (I was looking for Willow before it was completely dark... we have coyotes in our area that attacked our friends' dog a few weeks ago... so we like to get our dogs in before nightfall) I spotted an orange looking moon rising behind the trees. My picture does not even capture the beauty I saw.

And we are hoping the garage will be organized and clean this week. I found a cute little mouse in the sink yesterday and rescued it (put it out in the blackberry bushes.) That cute mouse and its friends have left their droppings behind, so we are using it as a good excuse to once again donate and toss. Maybe we will actually park two cars in the garage this winter. Ha!

 Always an adventure... a late night adventure tonight!