Childhood Dreams.

I remember very clearly wanting to live on a farm when I was a little girl. I would imagine wearing overalls and pigtails, and going to pick vegetables and collect them in my wicker basket. I thought I would gladly get up at 5am to milk the cow and collect chicken eggs. I really have no idea where this desire came from, but as you can see, it's been evident in my life for quite sometime.

On this general idea, my dear friend Brittney posted a blog the other day about a dream. A good dream at that, her ideal homestead. She then asked, "What's your dream?" I am very inclined to answer, having been seriously discussing this with Jon not an hour before I read the blog. Coincedence? I think not.

Okay, no surprise, I want to live on a farm. Well, okay, maybe not an actual farm, but somewhere I can play farm. I want to live on land. Green land. Lots of beautiful rolling hills with fields up to my knees where I can play with Adelaide and have picnics with Jon. Somewhere I can have an actual huge garden. Somewhere we can have an orchard of fruit trees. Somewhere with a back porch where I can sip lemonade and watch the sunset (and apparently behave like an 80 year old). And since this is a dream, we'll go all out, right? A wonderful house that Jon designs. (Although a cool old farm house that we get to fix up would be alright if we aren't millionaires that get to design our own home.) I'll let him decide the details of this one, as long as there's plenty of windows that allow for tons of natural light (but any good architect should do that anyway, right?) and a huge amazing kitchen with a breakfast nook/bay window, and french doors that open up right into the garden. Sigh.

And I love what Brittney wrote. She mentioned the fact that God gives us our desires and that she's confident one day He'll provide. I had said the same thing to Jon. "God either gives us the desires of our hearts, or he changes our hearts to want different things." So, I'm with Britt. One day, I'll get my dream house, or God will change my heart and give me a desire for something different, but just as wonderful. And for now, I'm feeling satisfied with my garden planters (more on that later...). So, let's hear it. Dream homes?

Due Date #1 +1

March 1. The official due date. It came and went, as I assumed it would. I'm doing good...tired, sore, and cranky at the end of the night :), but doing good beyond that. I meant to post yesterday, but the day just got away from me. So here's my Happy Due Date post. And what better than pictures of the babe's room!


Forgive the awfulness of me in this picture. This picture is proof I should at least attempt to do my hair. Anyway, this is the basic jist of her room. I.LOVE.IT. Which is good because I'm pretty sure she's not going to remember it at all. We have a slight theme going...Narnia. I figured that was gender-neutral, fun, and can grow with age. And I just loooooove Narnia, they're such fun stories.


(How cute is Jon as a baby?) Here we have our Aslan, and a unicorn that I actually stole at a White Elephant. Isn't it amazing? I also have a stuffed dragon somewhere that needs to reveal itself, because honestly, what's a Narnia room without a dragon?


A place where I assume I'll be sitting a lot. Nice and comfy with my favorite blanket and books to read.


And a close up on the curtains, with what may be my favorite fabric ever.


Oh, these pictures? I thought you'd ask. Aren't they amazing? They were my great grandma's, and I love them so much. My mom just brought them down and they're so perfect. Granted, they aren't Narnia, but they're 'Jon and Morgan'. These are my two favorite.

So, there's the room. Soon, it will be occupied by a sweet one that will change our lives forever. We can't wait!

All the colors of the rainbow...

...in the form of adorable cloth diapers. Hooray!

If you would've told me a year ago that I'd be this excited about diapers, I would've (politely) laughed in your face. God certainly does have a sense of humor. :)

Off to a good start...

Hot scones from the oven...
Homemade jam...
Refreshing Ginger Lemon Tea...
A good book...
Plenty of rain...
A wonderful bed with plenty of pillows and blankets...

A truly wonderful day...