It’s a beautiful sunny morning here on the Cherry Farm. The beginning of the last day of 2012 feels gentle and friendly.
I lazily stayed in bed while the children ran around the house and piled socks on plates to make “breakfast” (well, I finally did get up for a few minutes to give them a bowl of yoghurt when they started moaning they were hungry and the socks didn’t do it for them…).
My children seem to have accepted that their mother needs her idle moments (a few of them throughout the day to keep her going). It works best if I first give them my full attention for a while, read a book for them or play with them. Then I tell them that I want some “quiet time” and they usually leave me read or write for 10 or – if I’m lucky – 20 min.
I feel recharged from a little break for myself and I’m ready to jump back into the noise and activity of everyday life. It took years of training though, for both me and my children, to sneak those blissful moments in. And it often means to deal with some messes afterwards. But I pride myself with knowing that my kids learn how to feed themselves and other useful skills. Lenja started to get milk from the fridge to pour her brother and herself a drink. Part of the fun is cleaning the spilled milk with a cloth afterwards. So it’s actually of great benefit for them to have a lazy mother, isn’t it?!
By the way, I haven’t told you that I got a wonderful WONDERFUL Christmas gift from my love: a Canon Eos 1100D.
I’m still learning how to use it but the Canon and me – we already like each other very much.
So hopefully you will enjoy lots of nice photographs on this blog in the new year!
Once again: Wishing you a brilliant start into 2013 and that it’s going to be your best year yet!!!
Hi! I love your new present that you received and know you will have lots of fun trialing it out! I love taking photos too but will need a bit longer to know how the settings etc actually work, it can be quite confusing. Here’s to lots of fab photos! happy New Year!
Louise
Thank you Louise! I know I can’t wait to learn all about my new camera! Happy New Year to you too!!
This made me happy. So happy to see because it seems like some times folks get overinvolved in managing every microsecond of their child’s lives. How lovely that you have this balance where they can pour milk and spill it without fear of anything other than “wipe it up, honey”. Thanks
Thanks Arwen! Yeah it really seems to work quite well this way. Less work for me and more fun for them..yippie! (:
I love reading your blogs Halina . I would love to live in the country again. happy new year to you Martin, Lenja and Fin. xx
Thank you Margaret!! I also wish you a happy new year! And thank you so much for your lovely presents!!! The children were delighted when they found them. Talk to you soon!
Have fun with the new camera, Halina, you won’t regret it! I too have moments during the day where I disappear for quiet time, sometimes I return to big messes, sometimes to small, often times to yelling
Happy New Year to you and yours, I’m so glad we have connected xx
Thanks Alison! It was actually you who brought me closer to my camera! (: After reading about your two canons I thought I really want to go for it now. I’m also happy that we connected! I love visiting your blog – it’s always so sunny and warm – just what I need at this time of the year.
Happy new year to you too!
I am all for the lazy moments! They make for some of the most joyous.
A happy new year and enjoy your camera!
Happy new year to you too Dominee! Here’s to a happy and lazy 2013!! Yeah!