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1.  when everyone sleeps longer than usual. 2.  clean your room days and put your laundry away days. because then when the kids go to school i walk past clean rooms all day! we are still using our summer chore chart but i need to make a new one for the school year. want clean rooms? here's the ...
Read More about notice the LITTLE things august 16th

1.  first birthdays! happy birthday to isaac and congrats to beth and matt for helping him thrive for a whole year! psst, i want to hear from YOU! last year, friends like beth shared their own LITTLE things lists on fridays. it was a total day brighter so i am bringing it back next month, now called ...
Read More about notice the LITTLE things august 14th

1. happy birthday to one of my longest, bestest friends kelly! if you're like me and you love to people watch, read about other people, or just get a glimpse into someone else's life, you can read the story of our friendship and kelly's list of 10 LITTLE things here. 2. first day of school napkin ...
Read More about notice the LITTLE things august 10th

1.  ignoring the million reasons why i shouldn't do something and doing it anyways. tagging along on my husband's work trip, despite the million logistics we had to work out, was completely worth it. 2.  walking into a hotel room with a fresh clean bed and no laundry to do. 3.  my parents, who ...
Read More about notice the LITTLE things august 2nd

1.  i'm a week late {no surprise} but 10 years of marriage to this guys needs to make this LITTLE list! we made it! here's to 10 more and all the LITTLE things to come! 2.  getting our school supplies home. notice i didn't say the shopping part. that wasn't as fun as i pictured it. my kids have ...
Read More about notice the LITTLE things july 31st

1.  trying something new. 2.  buying tickets for something in the future so you can look forward to it. 3.  no more training wheels! 4.  coffee. coffee. coffee. this should be on my list every day. 5.  all the vbs kiddos singing today up at the front of church during mass. day ...
Read More about notice the LITTLE things july 22nd

1.  my teenage neighbor surprising me with this pencil box she spotted at the dollar store. it's like it was made for this blog! 2.  navy blue. 3.  sparkly flip flops. 4.  turning my notebook to a fresh, clean piece of paper. 5.  watching K do the motions to the VBS songs. she gets so ...
Read More about notice the LITTLE things july 17th

1.  when my kids play nicely together for more than 5 minutes. 2.  looking in to see beds made, even if the floors are a mess. somehow this makes me feel like things are at least somewhat in order. 3.  summer days without any plans. 4.  my neighbor kim watching the big kids while i went to ...
Read More about notice the LITTLE things july 10

1.  kids who FINALLY sleep in a LITTLE bit when they are up later than normal. 2.  the white fireworks that linger like a chandelier. my favorite! 3.  symphony music with a sunset background and my whole family around. sounds made up but it was real! 4.  right after keven cuts the grass ...
Read More about notice the LITTLE things july 5th