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Woodsy Collection

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Trees and rivers and flowers, oh my.

Nature scenes with just a hint of old film feel.

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Writing a little birthday note to Anna in her new sloth journal. It's crazy to think she will be 11 tomorrow. It seems like just yesterday and yet a million years ago that I brought home a tiny, screaming baby that I didn't know what to do with. Life has changed a lot since then and while I can't say it has been easy, or that it gets any easier, (not sure how I'm going to handle waking up without my kid here on her birthday morning) but I can say that I wouldn't change a single thing. She is amazing and wonderful and keeps me going.
It's our season. Fires and grills and wine and kids who run and play so hard that they fall asleep on couches and floors.
There's a commercial for New Orleans that stops me each time I hear it. It says something about stories only being for the firsts, the once in a lifetime, never going to happen again things. Not the every day common stuff. That's so wrong. Those every day stories, the tiny moments, the mundane easily missed moments....those are where we find the magic. When I film families, it's those every day things that I want to show. Especially for moms, I want, no I NEED to show that what we think is nothing big is where our kids see the magic happen. I'm not the pumpkin carving parent. Honestly, the smell and the feel gross me out. So when the kids asked to carve pumpkins with me since they weren't going to with their dad, I begrudgingly said ok. And I'm so glad I did. This was the first time they did it all on their own. The first time Blue free-handed his four carvings on his one pumpkin. The first time he carved a bird with a speech bubble saying "Happy Halloween America." (It looks nothing like that, but ok.) The first time Anna didn't ask for help even a little So yes, this story is about firsts. But it's also about a regular old thing that people do. A regular day. A regular day that turned into a story. A few hours done on a whim that turned into a memory. I think we may have a new tradition around here. Gross pumpkin guts and all.
Maybe you envision yourself working as a lawyer, fighting for justice, and heading towards the Supreme Court. Maybe you dream of owning your own bakery, working for yourself, living life by your rules. Or maybe it doesn't matter to you what job you have as long as it comes with three weeks vacation and a salary high enough to pay for your travel to a new country each year. Dreams don't require you to know exactly how they will happen - that is where your goals come in. But a dream leads you in a direction, motivates you, and gives you something to look forward to. This is the opener for an assignment on dreams for my students and while I was creating the example for them, I realized my dreams have shifted. It's not about a specific job anymore. It's about a lifestyle. About the memories I want my children to have, the relationships I want to form, the traditions I help create. My dream is about legacy. This weekend we went to look at houses. And I noticed that I wasn't looking for a certain size or look. I was looking for a house that fit the lifestyle I want. A life full of people I love, parties that are spontaneous, and relationships that are deep and strong and forever. And maybe that's why I'm ok with my business and career shifting lately too. Because it's no longer about being the most booked videographer in Houston. It's about doing what I love while having the time, the space, and the energy to create the relationships I want. About embracing the new definition of family, opening up to the beauty of change, and loving every minute of what I live.
Can we discuss this awesome chalk art work? And then let's chat about how at least 5 students accused me of saying that substitutes don't work hard. Looks like we'll be working on reading comprehension for the next million years....
Sunday mornings are made for lazy movies and cinnamon crumb cakes and blueberry banana bread. The kids knew what they wanted and I was suckered into cooking all of it. It's also for planning next week's meals and outfits and plan of attack on all the things I need to do. There's to-do lists of to-do lists around here. But between all of those things, I'm making sure to spend real time with the four kids and one handsome man who are what I do it all for. And if I happen to con them all into helping me grade this huge stack of tests, then that's just a bonus. ;)
 
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