popping in

It's a crazy week over here. Major house works, ill child, so much sorting and planning and deciding.....

I'm considering giving up joy pockets for good, we don't have that many participants really. I will likely do something related, but over at my personal blog, or extend senses shared.....

If you have done a joy pockets this week, let me know anyway!

Anyway, off to deal with the craziness..... have a beautiful weekend friends.

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joy pockets #40

"That's her wish mama"
"Oh, I see, and what's her wish?"
"To visit a castle, that's the door"
(cute)
"And it's got a big mat... to wipe your shoes on."
(practical!)

my little joys this chaotic week...

♥
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discovering a place that does chicken tortilla wraps.
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finding inexpensive bed linen
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visiting a new town
.
her desire to be helpful
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furniture arriving on time
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a hot drink while she plays with beach stones
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her drawings going from heads with limbs to bodies
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a sunset
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Miss 3 demanding to learn math!
so we've begun with addition (plus)
.
♥

share with me your joy pockets this week.

If you've done your own, add the link to your actual POST below.
And enjoy visiting those ahead of you!

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joy pockets #39

this moment

my little joys this week...

♥
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a day out
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sunshine and warmth returning
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a reasonable price quote for work we need doing
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an understanding husband
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good take-away coffee
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a surprise custard cream pastry
.
finding the furniture we needed
.
"mama, i want to listen to some music"
"ok"
"the one that blows off my socks"
"!!"
.
♥

share with me your joy pockets this week.

If you've done your own, add the link to your actual POST below.
And enjoy visiting those ahead of you!

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enjoying young

Lots of talk about being 4 these days, which she'll be in mid April.

People use the phrase, 'you're such a big girl' - as a compliment.

I find myself using similar phrases, that she can now do such-and-such because she's bigger, as encouragement. Or sometimes as fact - you can do that when you get bigger.

What I really want is for her to not look to the horizon of years, but to enjoy being a kid.

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