Holdin' Down the Fort: A Butterfly in January

Thursday, January 28, 2010

A Butterfly in January

Lizzie was jumping on the couch the other day and hit her head on a piece of furniture. Initially, there was no blood, but as the goose bump started to swell the injury cracked open. (sorry to be so graphic) I knew it wasn't bad enough for stitches, but I took her for a second opinion to my RN neighbor (we call her Aunt Sandy). Sandy put the butterfly on, gave her a kiss and we were set!

4 comments:

Summer Freeman said...: cute freckles in Jan!! Imagine Aug!!; January 28, 2010 at 10:02 AM
Janetlee said...: If she had blue eyes it would be my Faith girl! (Without the butterfly); January 28, 2010 at 10:22 AM
Countrylivn' said...: AH- I was going to say cute freckles too! no more monkeys jumpin on the bed!; January 28, 2010 at 12:35 PM
tadbaker said...: I love that little face! Congrats on joining the mac world. You will love it! Get Karli to get you all set up with digital scrap-booking and you will find a fantastic new pastime... after graduating ha! So fun! - Meg; February 11, 2010 at 3:14 PM

View From the Hill

How do we reduce the pressure and enjoy our families more? "...recognize that the joy of motherhood comes in moments. There will be hard times and frustrating times. But amid the challenges, there are shining moments of joy and satisfaction. Author Anna Quindlen reminds us not to rush past the fleeting moments. She said "The biggest mistake I made {as a parent} is the one that most of us make...I did not live in the moment enough. This is particularly clear now that the moment is gone, captured only in photographs. There is one picture of {my three children} sitting in the grass on a quilt in the shadow of the swing set on a summer day, ages six, four, and one. And I wish I could remember what we ate, and what we talked about, and how they sounded, and how they looked when they slept that night. I wish I had not been in such a hurry to get on to the next thing: dinner, bath, book, bed. I wish I had treasured the doing a little more and the getting it done a little less" (from "Daughters of God", Ballard April 2008; click on image for complete article)