{ Cozy Little Day }

{ I wish I could say that I took this picture and that this is our front porch, but it's not....

it's an image I am borrowing from my friend, Martha Stewart

until I have my own to stick in here...}

We've been having oatmeal for breakfast the past few mornings. It seems like a fitting way to start off the day with something warm in our tummies. The weather has gone from bright and warm to blustery and grey. I've been making a fire first thing in the morning and we've been bundeling up to go outside, wearing scarves and closed-toes shoes and I've started putting tights and turtlenecks on Annabelle. It's a good thing I love fall as much as I do, otherwise I could not bring myelf to trade in my beloved flip flops for a pair of warm socks and some comfy boots. Anyhow speaking of flip flops, now I am about to go on a rabbit trail. My sweet Mommy in law told me the other day that when she was a girl "flip flops" were called zorries.

I just think that is so cute?

They introduced a new song at church today, and even the words of the first line couldn't stop our tears. Funny how grief hits you when and where you least expect it to.

When I go don't cry for me

In my fathers arms I'll be

The wounds this world left on my soul
Will all be healed and I'll be whole

Sun and moon will be replaced

With the light of Jesus' face

And I will not be ashamed

For my savior knows my name

It don't matter where you bury me

I'll be home and I'll be free

It don't matter where I lay

All my tears be washed away

Gold and silver blind the eye

Temporary riches lie

Come and eat from heaven's store

Come and drink and thirst no more

So weep not for me my friend

When my time below does end

For my life belongs to him

Who will raise the dead again

It don't matter where you bury me

I'll be home and I'll be free

It don't matter where I lay

All my tears be washed away

Also at church, Annabelle was *winking* at the people in the row behind us. Really truly winking. I have no idea where she learned to wink. I certainly have never tried teaching her how to do it but it was hysterical.

Later on that afternoon David spontainiously sat down at the piano with me and we plunked out the notes to 'Heart and Soul' together. It made me feel like a girl again. We sat there and giggled and expeirmented and then of course we would mess up, which would made us giggle some more!"

And we all snuggled up and watched Chip and Dale cartoons.

And we had the yummiest sushi for dinner { thank you Costco }. And it cracked us up because Annabelle loved it. Especially since we know several adults who won't even try it.

And that is what I mean when I say, we had "a cozy little day."