Right Here. Right Now.

What I'm wearing .... grey leggings, purple tank top and my flowered hoodie that is grey with purple, pink and green flowers. No socks! Too warm here for socks.

What I'm reading .... The "Big Bang Theory" book. It's really good so far. Very long book!

What's happening in my kitchen .... dishes are washing in the dishwasher. A quiet hum fills the space.

What's outside my window .... a warm evening with very dark but cloudless skies.

What I'm thankful for .... Lego to keep my calm and dh who holds my hand.

What I'm smelling .... fresh laundry that needs to be folded before we watch "The Last of Us."

What I'm hearing .... Rihanna singing at the Super Bowl.

What I'm crafting .... a dollhouse, of course!

What's on my mind .... car shopping, work, my mom and my sore arm. All stressful!

Words to live by .... see the beautiful quote above.

Having an amazing week!

~ Chy

Winter Weather.

..... has been amazing so far. We have

not had any new snow since early in

December and this week, the bit we

have has been melting as the warmth

that crept in settled and hasn't yet left.

We have had fog and frosty mornings

but the sun, the light wind and the air

has kept our Winter so nice. Many days

I have my jacket undone and the other

day, I wore shoes to work instead of

my big Sorels. I'm sure at some point

we'll have some fresh snow and maybe

a day of rough driving. But for now,

we'll embrace what has been gifted to

us for the start of 2023. I hope where

you are dear friends the weather is great!

~ Chy

Snowy Cottage.

We picked this sweet "Santa's Visit" snowy set just

after Christmas on a visit to the Lego store in the city.

We were missing a couple of bricks from another

set that was a gift. So in we drove to gather those.

But while we were there, we noticed they had 2 of

these sets, which are very hard to find. Soon to retire.

So we snatched it up and brought it home to our

little cottage in the big woods. Now the build!

Dgs loved that the Santa goes down the

chimney, Christmas bag and all. Sweet!

Such a fun Lego build and now we have it

ready for next Christmas when we decorate

the cottage for the holidays. Storing it will

be a challenge but we'll figure that all out.

Do you like to build Lego?

Or gift it to others who do?

~ Chy

Clothes for Carys.

A tiny package was dropped off at the

little cottage in the big woods for Carys.

Her hands weren't quite big enough to

open all the layers of plastic and paper.

But look what was inside .... a sweet

hat for on top of her curly hair, a pair

of runners, undies and a very soft, pink

sweater for our long Winter's nights. I

love all these items, though the shoes

were advertised as for Blythe dolls but

there is no way they will fit her feet. I

am not going to send them back but will

order another pair from a different seller.

I love the flowers on them but too big!

~ Chy

Frosty Decor.

Before we entered in the current warm

snap, it's was super cold for a couple

of days. But no snow, just cold air. I

was thankful for that but love the warm!

~ Chy

Right Here. Right Now.

What I'm wearing .... grey leggings and my University hoodie with warm socks. It's above normal temperatures here for February but not quite ready to go back to t's and tanks!

What I'm reading .... lots of emails, statements and notes as I finalize some grants, apply for more and finish up year end. I did start reading the "Big Bang Theory" book but so far, only 1st chapter. It's really good so far. Very long book!

What's happening in my kitchen .... dishes are washing in the dishwasher. A quiet hum fills the space.

What's outside my window .... melting snow and a full moon.

What I'm thankful for .... family, a cozy cottage and our little circle of friends. Warm temperatures and dry roads.

What I'm smelling .... popcorn as we watch "The Last of Us."

What I'm hearing .... comments from my fellow watchers.

What I'm crafting .... a dollhouse, of course!

What's on my mind .... work this week, my mom and deadlines that I'll have no issue making.

Words to live by .... see the beautiful quote above.

Having an amazing week!

~ Chy

Her Name Is ....

.... Carys-Rhiannon. Still working on a

middles name, that if we follow the way

we've named all our kids, it would start

with a K. Carys is Welsh name and means

"to love" and "precious." I also love that

her creator named her "Mary" and I did

want to find a way to somehow use part

of her original name or have some way to

connect the two. This was a perfect choice

and we love how unique it is. The second

part of her first name, again like all our

kids, is hyphenated. Rhiannon is another

Welsh name and most often linked to the

album "Rumors" by Fleetwood Mac. Lots

of connections to this one for us. It took a

while for us to choose her name ~ made

me remember when we tried to name our

fourth baby and we had a name but the

kids overruled us with the name they in

mind for her. Took quite a while but in

the end, they won! This was almost as

painful. But in the end, we love it and

she truly suits this sweet name. Now we

just need to find a K middle name ....

~ Chy

Christmas Lego.

We were gifted some amazingLego sets

at Christmas. This one we bought after

the holidays as its a "rare find" model now.

Finished putting it together and I love

the little tree that lights up. Now we'll

have to get the rest all built to finish up.

~ Chy