making me smile

While it's great to look for beauty in ordinary little moments every day, I find it to be especially helpful on these cold dreary days when I find myself stuck inside with a sick little babe.

And so, some of the things that are bringing some smiles to my little corner of Sicktown today....

*The Van Morrison Pandora station and my introduction to Wilson Pickett's cover of Sam Cooke's Bring it on Home to Me.  Ah, that's nice.

*French toast for one, served up on a lovely little plate that's part of a small set I was recently given by a friend (thanks, Jennifer).  One of my favorite things to eat, I've never made it just for myself.  But this morning oatmeal (which I really do love) just wasn't gonna cut it and I realized "hey, I am so worth the effort of french toast, even if it's just for me".  And ta-da.  Not so much effort after all, it turns out.  And even better than usual because it was made with this bread and eggs from our hens, accompanied by a cup of this tasty chai that I stumbled upon the link for over on innerpickle.  One of the trickier parts of having a spouse who works 24 hour shifts several times a month is figuring out the cooking for one (and a half?) part and trying not to end up eating nachos and cereal on those days.  Or at least not all of those days....

*this bookshelf, finally up and organized after months of living in "to-do list hiatus" land, and the new little space for her books that was freed up after it was in place~

*little hands figuring things out...... and the proud, beaming smiles that come along with it~

*and most definitely, the nap that she is taking right now that is surely restoring a bit of her energy and certainly some of my own~

cheers