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1.  eating more cookie dough than cookies. 2.  finding the cookie with the most chocolate chips and choosing that one. 2.  chasing C around outside while she FINALLY got to explore in weather warmer than freezing. 3.  surviving an outdoor field trip with 2nd graders and no one falling on ...
Read More about notice the LITTLE things february 14th

1.  new frying pans with new non-stick surfaces. 2.  mechanical pencils. 3.  hearing the kids practice piano from their first lesson. 4.  opening our newly organized medicine cabinet. and calling it a medicine cabinet even though it is probably more of a wineglass cabinet! 5.  curling up ...
Read More about notice the LITTLE things february 11th

1.  the perfect gif. 2.  C falling asleep AGAIN with me on the couch, after waking from her nap, and relishing every second of that time. 3.  aquaphor. the cure all for all our cold weather ailments. when's spring??? 4.  agreeing on a movie to watch. 5.  my new cultivate what matters ...
Read More about notice the LITTLE things february 8th

1.  actually remembering on the day C turns a month older. 2.  sending a last minute dinner invite to my family and almost everyone showing up. 3.  my sister caitlin surprising me with a new book, 100 days to brave. so thoughtful and so excited to read it! 4. when the rain stops right as it ...
Read More about notice the LITTLE things february 6th

1.  realizing halfway through the day that my shirt matched my decor. and by decor, i mean the basket we use to hold diapers and wipes. 2.  out of town company! so excited to have denise and steven for the week. 3.  C thinking steven is keven, because well, they look just alike. 4.  not ...
Read More about notice the LITTLE things february 4th

1.  getting a good appointment time at the doctor. 2.  not hitting anyone when we slid on the road this morning. 3.  my sister cait, willing and available to watch the big kids on short notice. 4.  E and K getting to play in the snow because the temp rose a bit. we needed fresh air! 5. ...
Read More about notice the LITTLE things february 1st

1.  lots of notice for our cold weather day today {and tomorrow!}, instead of last minute. 2.  these roses that my dad got my mom. 3.  video monitors. can we stop for a minute and acknowledge how cool and reassuring they are? 4.  nicely folded blankets. 5.  when your child learns how to ...
Read More about notice the LITTLE things january 30th

1.  happy birthday to kim - the world's most selfless neighbor. 2.  baby selfies. 3.  waking up at 7:30 and making it to 8am mass with all three kids by myself. 4.  C falling back to sleep on my shoulder when i got her out of bed after nap. 5.  our amazing friends marie and steve ...
Read More about notice the LITTLE things january 27th