Summer Is A Comin.....

  This was a very long grey Spring and it was pretty rough mentally to manage. Now the sun has come and it is hot almost instantly with very high temperatures on the way! My three year old was in a winter coat, winter boots, sunglasses and a long sleeved dress this morning. I tried to explain the concept of winter versus summer styling and she seemed slightly receptive. She is a very sweet child but she is also very strong in her opinions. Today she told me 'if a daughter says no then a daughter says NO' and that meant she was NOT going to do what I had asked her to do! So that's a fun stage. This seems to come with a lot of assertive screaming as well. She is now in a sun dress however and seems fine with it. She is at the stage where bathing suits are called babing suits and we just love her so much.

  Summer though! The river very close to us is going to spill its banks it seems. The garden my husband and children planted will be under water as a result. That will be an interesting learning experience. 

  I have been trying to catch up on my housecleaning, now that I am not homeschooling most of the day, and really getting nowhere. I used to have a house cleaner months ago and she was the absolute best and such a gem. She dusted and cleaned all the places I would never get to. Now it is up to me but it seems that having a large family that is not very mindful means my house is always in chaos no matter how much nagging is invested into them. However, I am going to keep plugging away at the endless organizing. It blows my mind how many possessions we all have. I go between wanting a bigger home (just slightly bigger) so there is more room to spread out, and then also wanting less space so we have less things. It feels like the closets are overflowing but if I am trying to tackle them someone is managing to make a huge mess somewhere else. Two steps forward five back....

  I don't really have anything exciting or engaging to write about but there seemed to be a moment so I thought I'd write something.

  Here is what I hope for you!

I hope you feel that your home is a haven. I hope you feel that in the next little bit of time you can create something to look forward to. I hope you feel connected, seen, and heard. You are doing a great job.

Xo

Tansy