TODAY

Today is a clean the house, drink pumpkin spice hot chocolate, fold some laundry, watch Oprah and cry, snuggle a baby, read a good book, write in my journal, listen to the rain as it pummels my tin roof, trip over an underfoot, thunder and lightening-terrified Bubbuh about a hundred times, and "Wouldn't ya know it? Santa Clause is in my bath tub!" sort of day.

What sort of day is YOUR "today?"

today.

today we had a picnic.
kort was beyond thrilled to finally get out of the house after three days of being subject to mom's overly erratic "stitch protection program." (in my defense, emergency rooms are a nightmare and i'll be darned if i'm going to let him bump/poke/bonk/slice those stitches open on anything and end up back in the hospital for round two!)

the weather was perfect.
the food was delicious.
kortland found all sorts of "treasures" (as he always does).
i even had to work (like, really hard)
to talk him out of a set of keys that had been left on a nearby table.
"finders keepers, losers weepers." he insisted over-and-over-and-over again.
{you see, he gets pretty attached to his park-scavenging conquests.)
but, in the end, stacey bet him that he couldn't run to the table,
put the keys back,
and get back to our blanket before she counted to ten.
kort never could resist challenge,
especially a challenge that begins with "i betcha can't..."
i have such smart friends.
(and really white legs...as it turns out.)

what did you do today?
the girls at communal global want to know...so tell us!
Link up below:

To Do "Today"

*Finish RE-finishing (painting) old dining room set.
*Start RE-upholstering dining room chairs.
*Cut out fabric for the homemade burp cloth sewing project you've suddenly decided to take on.
(Even though you know dang well that you have no idea how to sew... come to think of it... not only do you have "no idea"...you are, in fact, terrible at it...in fact, back in the day, your 4-H teacher had a near-nervous break down and gave up on you because you couldn't sew a square, drawstring bag...not even kind of...not even to save your life... but hey, for the love of your unborn baby, you can do anything...even sew...right? )
*Mop your nasty floors.
*Clean out another section of the office/soon to be nursery.
*Photograph Jordan for her modeling portfolio.
*Eat a Milky Way.
*Take a nap.
*Work on artwork for the insides of the robin's egg blue frames that have been sitting in the garage for upwards of 10 months... or call it a day...
(Let's play that last one by ear mmmmkay?)

Today...I am making a Summer BUCKET list!

Have you heard of them?
It's where you make a big old list about all of the awesome things you definitely want to do this summer, cut the list into strips, put the strips into a BUCKET, and draw out an activity a couple of times a week. Then you go and do whatever activity you pull! How genius is that? Love, love this idea. (You can always pull the activity the night before so that you can plan for it and have something to look forward to.)


We went to the reservoir and had a blast. I am thinking that our lovely little Res needs to have several duplicate entries in the Summer Bucket List...like, at least 15 of them...since, you know, it's Kort's most favorite place on the planet these days!

He found 5 dead fish along the banks, and strung them onto a stick, carefully collecting them like flowers...or coins..or candy.

A mixture of cousins and friends. How funny ( and treasured) will this group shot be 15 years from now?

...And how treasured are these shots of me and my boy(S) like ...right now?

Answer: Very treasured indeed.


OUR SUMMER BUCKET LIST:

ALL DAY
Go to the Zoo
Go to Discovery Gateway
Go to the Aquarium
Go to Thanksgiving Point
Go to the Bean Museum
Go to Seven Peaks Water Park

HALF DAY
Go Bowling
Miniature Golf
Go on a picnic
Go to an outdoor movie
Go for ice cream
Visit a playground
Visit a playground
Visit a playground
Go to the Art City Museum
Go to an activity day at the library
Visit Krispy Kreme
Fire Station Tour
Go to yard sales
Camp
Go berry picking
Have an art party
Roast marshmallows
Have a backyard campout
Make popsicles
Make s’mores
Make wind chimes
Go to the duck pond
Go to the Reservoir
Go to the Reservoir
Go to the Reservoir
Go to the Reservoir
Go to the Reservoir
Go to the Reservoir
Go to a fun Swimming Pool

What's going onto YOUR Summer Bucket List?
...and what does YOUR "Today" look like?

6.8.2010 "TODAY"

Ha ha! See how tired I am today? I just posted our entire communal global post on The Lola Letters instead of on cg! Ha ha! Oh brother. But hey... while this is here, aren't these ladies insanely talented? I know, right?! I'm so lucky for the chance to get to know them better! You should give them a chance to get to know you better by linking up with us every Tuesday and showing us your "Today"!! (Don't ya think?)

SONYA, THE NETHERLANDS

Today I took a drive with my husband and we spotted this beautiful windmill



SUKI, GERMANY

More flowers.



EMILY, ITALY

I'm grocery shopping today. Don't you just love all this abundant summer produce?



BUCKEROOMAMA, HONG KONG




CAROLINE, ENGLAND (UK)

My girls got their faces painted :)



SARAH, GEORGIA

Still trying to replace all the things that were in my purse when my car was broken in to this past weekend. Grrrrr!



BECKY, PHILADELPHIA

We went to a great toy store in Philly called O'Doodles. They have every creative thing you can imagine. I love when children play with toys that help them imagine and explore the world! Those are my favorite kind.



RIKAKO, JAPAN

It is getting hot here. Summer is coming. We refreshed by eating delicious Italian Gelato.



TEZZIE, FINLAND

Linus is dreaming about going swimming again :D



LOLA, UTAH

We went to the Spanish Oaks Reservoir again! And, despite the fact that I repeatedly asked Kort not to go about collecting dead fish...he just couldn't help himself. He found five, but insists that he didn't touch them. (Gee, I feel so much better ;) He is an avid collector of all things smelly and shiny. Ahhh, my own little raccoon...



CORNELIA, SOUTH AFRICA

Posing with Zakumi, the soccer mascot.



KAT, AUSTRALIA

The sunset cast a light that looked like this...

Today 6.1.2010 Diaper Bag!

Today, I am obsessing over my delightful/amazing/thrilling weekend find:My new diaper bag!

I know that it is more than a little ridiculous that I would write an entire blog post about something like a diaper bag, but wow, I am just so excited! Just to clarify, no, this is not "technically" a diaper bag. It is a very large purse with lots of different/separate/handy compartments that make it a perfect candidate for a make-shift (and much prettier and less expensive) diaper bag!

I know that it isn't very diaper bag-y, and I also know that it is ultra feminine for someone who is having boy...but here is my thinking. I'm having a little boy, but I am a girl. ("What?! No way!" you say.) I carry the bag, I keep all of my stuff in it just like a purse...I should pick something that is...well, "me." I have also decided that this rule extends to:

1. My "Udder Covers" (which are VERY feminine and pretty - and thanks so much to my Mom and my friend Andrea for thinking of me! It was fun getting little gifties in the mail. I love them!) And by the way, can I just ask : What is UP with calling them "Udder Covers" anyway? Boo to that. Boo, I say, boo! Ha! As if we mothers don't feel cow-like enough (with all the lactating, and breast-pumping, and suckling infants and such) now we need to wear a nursing cover called an UDDER cover? Ew. (Be that as it may, they are definitely a great invention and very cute...I'll give them that, but UDDER covers? Double ew.)

2. My baby sling. Now, I know that is may be pushing it, since both Baby Bob and I are technically "wearing" the sling...but I get the feeling that he is quite confident in his masculinity and he won't mind one bit if I wear a really cute sling. He can handle it. He's cool like that. So I registered for this one. Maybe I'm getting carried away with feminine...what do you think?

So, anyway, back to the girlie diaper bag...

Isn't it so cute?

Valentino came out with a line of gorgeous leather handbags, with gorgeous leather flowers about two years ago. I loved them. They were so darn pretty... but since I didn't have an extra $1,900.00 buckaroos lying around (nor could I ever justify spending that on a bag when there are still hungry people in the world) I set out to find a great knock off. And a few months ago, I finally did...and it was $150! (and NO I do not think that is a good or exciting deal. Not at all what-so-ever.) I could no sooner spend $150 on a bag than I could spend $1,900.00 on one! (I'm a big old cheapie, I know.)

So yeah, in my beloved St. Georgie this weekend, I found this lil' gem for $26.95!!!! Ahhhhhh! (scream and jump up and down with me now, here we go, one more time.) Ahhhhhhhh! So, there it is. My new diaper bag gets a post all its own. Love. Love.

Less than 9 weeks to go!!! (Can you believe that?) My, how time flies when you're not throwing up 24/7.

Check out this mom's inspiring story, and have a great Tuesday!

What was YOUR day like today? The girls at Communal Global would love to hear about it!

Happy Tuesday!