Chatting

   It is early in the morning and not a time I usually rise. However at this stage of life (and really it's been like this for a good amount of years now) it is the only quiet time in this busy house. I appreciate the business knowing that a day may come when it is too quiet and I will miss people wanting to chat with me and bake cupcakes till very late at night. The sun has come over the mountain and illuminated the corn field and the pink Roses are blooming right outside my window. The birds are ever happy and so faithful to their singing. My quiet did not last long as my husband got up. He can't manage staying in bed and has now gone back to sleep on the couch which makes no sense at all to me but he rarely does. I love to stay in bed and feel cozy and just rest but he must not miss a moment of a day (in the morning). He was raised a dairy farmer and was up to milk cows so early many of his formative years.

   Early mornings are powerful things you know? There is so much happening in the world and getting up early makes for such a productive day if you so choose. I could be doing so much housework right now unhindered by my one year old who busily undoes much of my work as I go about it. I catch myself saying and calling her busy but really I love this stage and am so grateful to be getting to go through it this last time. She is such a sweet baby and so funny and fun. 

  The heat of Summer has come and it is only June. The pool was set up two days ago and already my children are sun browned and happy. What a gift this sun is. I have always greeted heat with a bit of a drooping spirit but last Summer I was in a heat wave for over a month straight with no cool days because I left one in one country and headed to another one in another country and then went back to a new heat wave in the original country. I realized I could just get used to it and manage quite well really. It is not the funnest weather to nurse a baby in I must say but what does that matter? So I am thankful for this sunshine. 

  I ended up planting a rather large garden this year. My daughter decided she was planting a garden and so out went the troops to prepare the soil. In the end she planted one row of corn and some flowers and abandoned ship. Somehow I have now planted beans, peas, carrots, onions, tomatoes, zucchini, cucumber, squash, kale, lettuce and probably more. I have no clue what will come up but all the children helped plant and we actually planted twice because the first time not all the seeds came up as they were old seeds. So yesterday I was out weeding and hoping that I can keep up with it all summer as it could be a little red hen situation if I am not careful. 

  Yesterday I went to another funeral and it was for my mom's very best friend. This is the third funeral I have attended lately and I was filled with gratitude for the amazing woman that have graced my life. This woman brought much joy to my mom and dad's lives and her enthusiasm, joy and gratitude were such a gift to our family. We had many laughs with her and I was thankful for to remember that but also to once again be surrounded by so many people from my childhood. It brought back memories and happenings both good and not so much. 

  And so, life goes on. My oldest daughter was up late into the night baking for her husband's grandparents wedding anniversary and my son wanted to start chatting at 11:30 at night. On early mornings like this when all is quiet and I can feel like I have had time to just be ~ I am filled so full with thankfulness for it all. As soon as someone wakes up and starts needing all the things I will deflate a bit and start feeling flooded with overwhelm but for now it's all good. All good is amazing, the best, so so lovely.

May your day hold many 'all good' moments no matter what happened yesterday or through all the years.

Love Tansy