reasons to love saturday.

1. the enchanted quality of a stack of freshly cut fabric. each piece hums with potential, waiting to become a smallish shift dress, a ruffled apron, a log cabin quilt. (and by a log cabin quilt i really mean the well-intentioned start of a log cabin quilt. i am exceptional at the starting of quilts.)






2. ed emberley's drawing manuals. they can fill a quiet hour, even if you already know how to draw. especially if you already know how to draw.




3. the lovely feeling (registering midway between deep fondness and nostalgia) one gets packaging up an apron made for a childhood friend.




4. 'tis the day i call my mum and dad.
[warning: missing my mum sometimes makes me dig up old baby books and whatnot.]


5. old baby books and whatnot.












6. voluntary learning. my file cabinet holds all manner of games i was forced to make i made with good cheer for a multitude of education courses. every now and then when elle lodges a boredom complaint, i pull one out and set her to work. laminated ed games are her personal cloud nine.




7. our adoption homestudy papers are finally all in. :) it's a small but significant leap closer.


happy saturday.