Sunday, December 21, 2008
Oh, Canada!
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Leaning Tower of Lisa
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Meet Our New Ride...
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Not so Simple Week...
Friday, December 12, 2008
Escrow....
So we're in Escrow. That fun word that teased me forever with the mystery of what it really means. Basically it means a lot of papers and signatures, a lot of inspections, and writing a lot of checks, and waiting...and waiting...Our hopefully new home (built in 1968) is a blank white slate crying out for paint and new windows and new appliances and a new deck...and one day a shiny hardwood floor! The chimney checked out just fine this week which was the most important inspection in my mind...if we wouldn't have been allowed to light a fire in that double fireplace I might have walked away from the deal! Can't wait to fill this house with color and laughter and friends and lovin'! Oh, and the smell of apple pie!
Monday, December 8, 2008
In Search of the Simple Life...
For quite some time Brad and I have been talking and thinking and dreaming and taking small steps to simplify our lives so that we can live sustainably (we have a long way to go)...the last two Sunday's at The Stirring we've been challenged to live simply so that we can love loud...and I keep hearing this song on Pandora. I think the theme is pretty clear...
When I get up in the morning, put the kettle on
Make us some coffee, say hey to the sun
Is it enough to write a song, and sing it to the birds
They'd hear just the tune, not understand my love for words
But you would hear me and know...
That I want to live this
I want to live
I want to live a simple life
I dreamed you first, but not so real
And every day since I found you, such moments we steal
Like little fields, we rub our hands
And hold our hearts between them
But will you hear me and know...
That I want to live this
I want to live
I want to live a simple life
Move on, move on, time is accelerating
Drive on, all night, traffic lights and one ways
Move on, move on parking violations waiting
Turn off the car, breathe the air, let's stay here
I'll kiss you awake, and we'll have time
To know our neighbors all by name, and every star at night
We'll weave our days together like waves, and particles of light
I want to live this
I want to live
I want to live a simple life
I want to live this
I want to live
I want to live a simple life
-The Weepies
Saturday, December 6, 2008
What Goes Around....
Friday, December 5, 2008
This is Mt. Shasta...our new home in Redding CA offers a spectacular view of her to the north. Every time I see her I get this weird lil jump in my heart...I look for her whenever I'm out - can I see her from this hill? Where is she now? The number one cause of traffic accidents in Redding is from newcomers craning their necks to gaze at her beauty as they drive. Kidding...but believable. I asked my friend Caroline, who has lived here her whole life, if she has ever stopped being freaked out by the beauty here. She hasn't. I hope I never will either. It takes my breathe away.
I went on a walk yesterday with Duke in the balmy air of December (Really? December?). I'm having a hard time feeling like Christmas is just days away...like when I see someone in their shirt sleeves stringing lights on their house, or a plastic Santa frolicking in the green grass. I took a trip to Michael's yesterday to get into card making mode...maybe that will help. Mt. Shasta's gonna be on my cards.