Next Project

Please excuse the yellow light and glare. It's way too late to be taking pictures and yet here I am.

 I have this problem. I tend to get so focused on doing what I HAVE to do, that I forget to allow myself to do the things I LIKE to do. I know it sounds weird. I mean, who forgets to have fun? But I really do. I become humorless and grouchy. Much to my family's dismay, and my detriment. For example, I used to be a really good pianist and singer. I was a serious musician. And yet, I actually forget how much I love to play and sing, how much joy and stress relief they bring me. My skills have seriously slipped because I sometimes go for a couple of weeks without taking time to do these things.

 Life can be really hard. It can also be (and is!) so amazingly wonderful! I have been so blessed in so many ways. Just look at the family I have been given. Score! In any case, my point is that life is to be enjoyed not just endured. We are told over and over in the scriptures that we are to be happy.  It's not enough to just slog it out until Christ comes or we die. We have to find joy and pleasure and lots of other good stuff along the way. And there's plenty of good stuff out there to find!

 So back to my problem. I'm trying really hard to remember and to give myself permission to act on the things that make me happy. Like the maple syruping. (Is that a word?) And baking. I forgot how good that feels. And how much more satisfying and delicious than something from Walmart. Or working on furniture. Or decorating my house. Or gardening.

 Which leads me to my next project. We are starting seeds for our garden. I'm really pumped to plant them and see them sprout and watch them grow and transplant them to the garden and... You get the idea.

We will probably work on it some tomorrow, after we go visit Grandpa. Can't wait! Spring is certainly taking it's time getting here this year. This a great way to make it feel closer. Plus, I love to garden so much. I can daydream about my garden the whole time we are planting and smell that fantastic smell of moist earth. Yes!

So, remember. Go do something that makes you happy today. It's fun!

Love, Kim

Gray Day

Oh my goodness it is a gray day. And a gray week. At least the temperature is rising, right?

And the birds are singing. I love to hear the birds so much! Luna keeps crying to go out because

she hears the birds. This is the view out the back door. I know. I seriously need to clean my

yard. It was raining so hard I didn't want to go out to take pictures.

I've felt dry as a bone about posting. I have thought of it often. I need to add an

anniversary, a birthday, and a family day out, complete with pictures. Though my

brain has been whirling, when it came time to write I have felt very still inside.

Check this out: This is a jug of maple tree sap. And there's more where that came from!

We only have the two big maples, and the one was damaged by lightening, so we just

tapped the other. I'm so excited to cook it down and eat it on pancakes. Yum!

Look! Grass. And mucho mud. Wear your puddle jumpers if you're coming to

my house.

It is my plan to show up here with much more frequency in the future.

Bear with me as I juggle life.

I think I forgot to look at the good stuff for a little while.

Here's a poem that I really love, and that seems timely. It is by Eleanora Duse.

If the sight of the blue skies fill you with joy,

If a blade of grass springing up in the fields has the power to move you,

If the simple things in nature have a message you understand,

Rejoice, for your soul is alive.

Love, Kim

15 Weeks and Counting!

Emma

Hi everybody!  This is Evan and Emma.  We are making another baby post.  This ultrasound is kind of hard to see anything.  We weren't actually supposed to get an ultrasound this week.  The only reason we got one is because they couldn't find the baby with the sound thing that is supposed to pick up the heartbeat.

Evan

I think the kid's camera-shy. Which is kind of ironic considering who the parents are. I mean, I'm going into film, and, as far as I know, Emma's enjoyed having her picture taken. Or maybe it's the fact that he (or she, we still don't know what the sex will be) likes to be seen. 

Emma

You can't tell what Evan's preference is. Haha.  I keep reminding him if he keeps referring to Gummy Bear as a boy, and the baby ends up being a girl, I don't think she would appreciate it very much.  I personally don't have a preference.

Evan

That's what you say.

Emma

I really don't.  We're both excited to find out though.  If the baby cooperates (our last appointment, Gummy Bear was facing towards my back, so we couldn't see the front parts), we'll find out the gender on April 12th.

Evan

And obviously, we'll be posting the news. We also think it might be a good idea just to show how we've been doing about once a week and show Emma's progress. Like so:

Yep. There's a bump there.

Emma

Not the best picture ever taken of me. That's ok, I'm excited that I'm actually starting to show.

Evan

It also helps that you're actually starting to like food again. Seriously, it seemed like the sickness just wouldn't go away!

Emma

Well, it's still not completely gone.  Take this morning as an example, but most of the time I feel really good, and like Evan said, I actually like food now.

Evan

In other news, I got an offer to start working on a script that has the potential to air on The CW. I finished the pilot (or first episode) and sent it to the creator/producer of the radio show it's based on. I got an e-mail the other day saying that he liked it and we'll be communicating to work out some of the kinks in order to produce at least 22 episodes.

Emma

Yay!  So, we have plenty of exciting news. :)

Evan

Now we just have to finish the semester.

Emma

Hopefully, all of our classes will go well.  That's about all we have to share.  We're looking forward to the next update from Minnesota!  Love, Evan and Emma.