Monday 6 April. (Side note: I wrote this a day late because we were practising being “in the moment” for hubby’s big 4-0 celebration here yesterday). I know I’ve already mentioned him in one of my thankfulness posts, but please bear with me and keep reading as I elaborate and expand on more reasons Read more…
Sunday 5 April. I’m thankful for humour! Our family is getting some great giggles from some of the videos that have been going viral recently! There’s the family Lockdown Boogie from Wellington (so clever!) and a couple of brilliant takes on the Sound of Music, including this one – definitely worth a watch right Read more…
Saturday 4 April. Tickle fights… need I say more?!?! Tickle fights are a formalised occasion in our house, currently. First you set a time, then a place, then there’s a countdown, a Tickle Fight Theme Song, and the tournament begins! Daddy against daughter, arms and legs flailing everywhere, the goal to make the other Read more…
Friday 3 April. Today I’m thankful for our fruiting feijoa tree out front. For the daily fresh dose of homegrown juiciness that it brings us, especially at the moment! There are many fruit analogies that could apply here, as well as a mention of the nest that I happened to notice as I zoomed Read more…
Thursday 2 April. Having a project to work together on as a family has turned out to be a real blessing in the middle of everything. For us, that’s what Nonsense News has been. Each episode features around five minutes of news commentators, ads, weather reports, traffic updates and in general, a whole lot Read more…
Wednesday 1 April. I’ve been deliberately writing gratefulness posts this past week, because I am. I really am grateful and counting the many blessings around me. But in the middle of all this there is also grief. Grief for what “should have” been (like my sister’s wedding); for the difference between what was, what Read more…
Tuesday 31 March. Today I’m thankful that hubby lost the moustache!! Haha but seriously… I’m thankful for the hardworking team at Auckland Home Educators who moved Edible Book Day online this year! Tomorrow is D-day and our girls have each been cooking up a storm. Ok yes, there’s been some eating along the way Read more…
Monday 30 March. Today’s image is a snippet of last night’s sunset from our deck. I’m feeling blessed with this pretty neat spot to live out a lockdown! It’s so easy to shut the curtains and miss it, but tonight we chose to experience the colours of sunset in their full glory. I’m thankful Read more…
Sunday 29 March. I had in mind to post a photo of my hard-working hubby for my day 4 thankfulness post. In fact, I had the photo all ready – it was a sensible one (I promise) that I secretly took of him hard at work in the garden, dealing with our overgrown hedge! Read more…
Saturday 28 March. Today I’m thankful for a pancake brunch made ‘specially by our girls, just because! They (kind of) quietly took over the kitchen, followed a pancake recipe step by step (and even adapted it to gluten free, for me!), kept them the perfect temperature, pulled out our special table decor, laid it Read more…