We had just a little break from the extreme dusting of pollen over the weekend after we went to Florida!
We spent as a lot time as doable on the seaside, absorbing each minute we might with my dad and mom and my sister and her household. It was simply what all of us wanted, particularly after the previous few months.
(Prime: Amazon / Denims: FRAME / Sandals: Goal)
As for right this moment’s weblog put up, I’m feeling just a little all over with my ideas for the time being, so I figured a “At present” weblog put up can be an excellent one to share, because it’s been a sizzling second since my final one!
At present: April 2025
At present wishing I may very well be there for… My mother’s radiation therapies
I owe you guys an replace on my mother. Thanks so, a lot for considering of her, praying for her and reaching out to test in on how she’s doing. You guys are the perfect. She’s doing nicely, all issues thought-about. Her surgical procedure was deemed profitable and so, so a lot of our prayers have been answered. By way of therapy, she’s going to want radiation and he or she’ll go in for therapy each weekday this month.
After her first breast most cancers analysis 16 years in the past, she had a double mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiation, in addition to lymphedema which she has mentioned was much more difficult to take care of than chemo. We had been hoping and praying her post-surgery restoration wouldn’t embrace the necessity for any lymphedema therapy and had been much more grateful to be taught chemo wouldn’t be needed both. So many answered prayers, I’m telling you. I’m not going to lie, it may be very arduous not residing tremendous near household, particularly throughout the huge issues like this however sitting subsequent to my mother on the sofa final weekend made all the things really feel rather less intense. It felt comforting and helped put me comfy to have her subsequent to me, chatting away like regular, with elements of our conversations drifting onto the subject of most cancers and our worries however at all times drifting again to our gratitude.
At present celebrating… Child #4 for my sister and her household
(Gown: Amazon / Sandals: Goal)
If residing on this earth for practically 40 years has taught me something, it’s that good and dangerous, grief and pleasure, celebration and disappointment… all of it could possibly coexist. A bit of over a month after my sister instructed us she was pregnant with child #4, we realized of my mother’s breast most cancers analysis. We’ve all admittedly been just a little distracted however a child is such a present and after I had the concept to host a small diapers + wipes sprinkle for my sister throughout our go to to Florida, she appeared excited.
My mother and I deliberate a small gathering at an area espresso store that has a big courtyard and invited Leslie’s mates to pop in anytime throughout a two-hour window to say hello and assist her top off on diapers and wipes. We saved issues quite simple, shopping for everybody’s drinks and supplying some breakfast treats, and the entire morning felt laidback however tremendous enjoyable. It was an ideal fourth child celebration in that it felt small, intimate, not too “excessive” and splendidly celebratory for the little boy or lady we can not wait to fulfill in June!
At present studying…
- On my own: Demon Copperhead. Ooph. You guys, this e book. I’m three days into studying it (it’s longgg) and each single night time since I’ve began studying it, I’ve stayed up manner too late studying after which woken up at 3 a.m. all stressed and anxious about Demon. I am keen on this boy and my coronary heart aches for him and all of the whereas I’m discovering myself absolute mesmerized by the writer’s storytelling.
- With Chase and Ryder: Cam Jansen. Oh my gosh I can not let you know how a lot enjoyable I’m having reliving one in every of my childhood early reader sequence with the large youngsters proper now. Cam Jansen was a favourite of mine in early elementary faculty and I adored her photographic reminiscence and her artistic propensity for fixing not-at-all scary mysteries. This sequence holds up in a giant manner and Chase and Ryder love guessing what’s going to occur as we fly by way of every small novel. (Chase may also learn this one on his personal however it’s been enjoyable to learn collectively.)
- With Rhett: Elephant and Piggie. Hallelujah we’re on a break from Daniel Tiger. I by no means thought it might occur however the Elephant and Piggie sequence has confirmed humorous sufficient to woo Rhett away from his beloved assortment of “Daniel Tiggie Tigg” books.
- With Chase: The Underland Chronicles Collection. This sequence by Suzanne Collins, the writer of The Starvation Video games, is charming not solely Chase however me and Ryan as nicely.
At present ingesting… Kombucha in a enjoyable glass
It’s been years since kombucha was a daily a part of my weight-reduction plan and I’ve missed it. I picked up a bottle on a whim earlier this yr and have been including a few bottles to my grocery kart each week since. I’ve having fun with sipping on a few third of a bottle day by day after lunch and also you all know I’m a sucker for enjoyable glassware.
At present (re)watching… Pals
Throughout my flight residence from Scottsdale again in February, my laptop computer ran out of battery and I forgot my charger. Time I figured I’d spend working blew up in my face however in a manner it was a present as a result of I can not keep in mind the final time I chilled out and watched a present in the midst of the day. I ended up streaming the Pals reunion present (I had by no means seen it!) in addition to two outdated episodes and arrived residence telling Ryan how a lot pleasure it introduced me. Pals has at all times been my favourite present and is such a “consolation watch” for me. It makes me chuckle out loud and Ryan and I at the moment are selecting random episodes to stream collectively which makes each of us comfortable! I miss the times of 24-minute episode reveals as a result of we are able to watch and episode with out it taking on our whole night time and nonetheless have loads of time to learn earlier than mattress. Deliver again quick TV, pleeeease.
And sure, White Lotus continues to be on my radar. I’ll get there!
At present planning… Upcoming journey
Florida once more in April (x2!). Jellystone Golden Valley in Might. Hilton Head Island in June. And naturally our largest ever household journey to Alaska in July! I’m feeling further prepared for some journey!
At present crafting… Rhett’s 100 days of faculty hat.
This one could also be a little bit of a fail. Rhett’s academics despatched residence hats for the entire youngsters to brighten with 100 of something they wished to have a good time their a centesimal day of preschool tomorrow. We opted for 100 tiny geese as a result of Rhett’s class is the Fortunate Geese class and he was thrilled with the concept! After we sizzling glued all 100 geese onto his hat, I lifted the hat up and knew instantly this little challenge is probably not the hit we had been hoping for, because the invoice of the hat felt awfully heavy in comparison with the remainder of the hat. If we might get the hat tighter on his head, I feel we’d be in good condition however it’s just a little too huge for him and falls ahead everytime he places it on. Open to solutions as to make this too-heavy hat keep on his tiny head for the large day tomorrow!
Query of the Day
Decide a “at the moment” or two (or make-up your personal!) and share under!
- At present wishing I may very well be there for…
- At present celebrating…
- At present studying…
- At present watching…
- At present ingesting…
- At present planning…
- At present crafting…
