making OUTSIDE happen

I love to be outside.  I love the fresh air and the sounds.  I am a lucky girl and live out in the "country" as some might say.  I live in a subdivision of a tiny town but that will hopefully be changing in the next decade.  I would like to live on some acres outside of a tiny town.

(In order for that to change 4 things need to happen...
1. Buy land.
2. Afford to build a house.
3. Build aforementioned a house.
4. Move in.

Step one is completed!!! 6 acres by the river outside of a tiny town!  Stay tuned for the next 3 steps!)

Okay, back to the suburbs.  I really don't like that we can't run outside and play in the backyard because it is the size of a pea, and therefore we usually are out there for about 3 minutes.  That is just not enough time outside.   Therefore, if I would like to be outside away from cars then I need to drive to a place to make that happen.  Thankfully this drive is not long.  But it does require at least some effort, which sadly has prevented us innumeral times from actually going outside.  Also, it is winter and thus cold outside, I don't like being cold.  SO LAME.  Very sad.  WELL NO LONGER!!

(Side note on the cold thing.  I used to be sick, I was cold ALWAYS, even in the summer I wore a sweater if there was just a slight warm breeze.  Now my temperature is normal! yay!)

It iz a miracle that I can go outside, explore, and breath that wild fresh air.  So yesterday, we did it.  Instead of me spending extra time cleaning (don't panic self, my house was pretty clean at bedtime) we went on an hour long walk along the river with Grammie.  We collected rocks to paint.  My oldest daughter gave her coat to my younger daughter.  My son discovered throwing rocks.  We petted dogs and held hands.  It was lovely.  Just lovely.


AND SOOOOOO EASY!! Easy Peasy!  Easy Street! Laughably simple!!! Getting in the car, which jackets and beanies and warm things, can be a challenge, but it only took 10 minutes.  And I left the house without it being perfectly clean~ huge deal for me!  I am usually late to everything because of this.

Was yesterday perfect? No.  I had children talk back, we had whining and procrastination and obstinance.  I lost my patience.  I was ready for the kids to go to bed at bedtime!

We also did things that we "have" to do which aren't fun.  We cleaned, we did schoolwork, which can be INCREDIBLY, WONDERFULLY FUN, but truthfully it'z usually kind of tedious and sometimes frustrating to do math. We practiced piano, wiped noses and changed 12 poop diapers. (my son is getting through the stomach bug)  This iz real life.

But we had perfect moments.  We did things we have been putting off.

We decorated affirmation journals and WROTE in them.  We worked on memorizing a poem and a scripture.  We sang, I read to my children, we ate breakfast and dinner together, and WENT OUTSIDE. Yesterday was a miraculous day because I can live out loud.  I can live the life I want to live and I DID!!!!

Today iz a miracle too!! What am I going to do?  

Other than math and learning how to read and write....

We, my 3 miraculous children and I, are going to write in those affirmation journals again, we are going to sing, and memorize the poem.  We are going to drink a smoothie.  We are going to the store to buy wonderfully weird herbs and I am going to jump on the trampoline ... after I go pee, of course. 

Today iz a miracle because I can live and I am going to live it!