ON THIS 1ST DAY OF DECEMBER, I AM...
...Really really sad to flip my calendar to December. I am so excited about the upcoming month, but isn't that November picture so sweet? I love it.
...Loving all the snow. Record breaking amount over here and no complaints from me! Well, except for the fact that Audrey + I did get stuck in an intersection on the way to the library tonight...we made it out okay, thanks to a nice person who stopped and helped! Really though, having a bunch of snow on the ground definitely helps get me in the Christmas mood!
...Grateful that on cold days like today, I don't have to worry about getting my kids out of the house to school. Grateful that today school consisted of cozying up on the couch reading books like The Nutcracker and Charlotte's Web (we're still plugging away on that one), watching dancing videos on YouTube like this lovely one and this one, listening to my sweet girl read outloud while I make dinner, and making gingerbread playdough together.
...Listening to Christmas music. What are you favorite Christmas stations on Pandora?
...Reflecting a lot about Advent and what I want this month to look like for our family and for me personally. I am still putting together our little Advent calendar for the month (making the gingerbread playdough was our activity for today), but it is going to consist of sweet little things for us to do together as a family daily and readings from this beautiful Advent book written by Ann Voskamp. I am really grateful for all the work she put into making such an amazing resource and for providing it for free!
Happy December 1st, dear friends!