What a day of blessings! Nathan and I spent the afternoon together yesterday and saw a poster for a Scottie mix. Nathan as always wanted a Scottish terrier, and I have always had a heart to rescue the animals I care for. I have never bought an animal, only rescued or adopted from a friend. I saw Lucy's picture and fell in love. I nearly panicked because a dog like that is hard to come by and surely she had gotten adopted already, right? So I emailed the rescue and face-booked them and eventually called them. The lady, Karen, was super nice and said that I could come in the morning to see her and if I wanted to could adopt her that day! So this morning I went to her house and there was Lucy! The sweetest most loyal dog you could ask for! We need to train her a bit, but she's a quick learner and came to us potty trained. I am so glad to have a dog again after not having my own for a while. After losing Cosmo, I felt like a couldn't have another dog, but Lucy's eyes penetrated into my soul--their sweetness, and the look of "I want to be around you, I want to protect you, I want to love you" just melted me. The fact that Nathan was set on it with little discussion was the icing on the cake. Adopting a pet is a serious commitment, but I know that Nathan will love her as much as I already do. She's going camping with us next week and we look forward to many many adventures together. I am prayerful and hopeful that the cats will get used to her quickly and understand that she is not any canine visitor we have over, but that the Kim-Saad family is Lucy's Forever Home.

Good night for now. Many more adventures to come!

Anxious Excitement

Writing from a day in 2010. Great times.

Today was a day to relish.

I spent the day sorting and organizing about 20 storage boxes(the 38gallon size) worth of fabric and notions with my amazing 89 year old grandmother, Oma. I don't think I can ever have a day like that again, and for that, I am grateful for the cathartic experience of sorting through my Oma's memories.
We sorted the fabric into large scale fabrics, floral prints, misc. patterned fabrics, and she had a story for nearly every piece we looked at. It was amazing. I cherish every moment I have with her. What a blessing she is to me.

Good day my dearest friend, farewell to the world in which I live--until next time.

Long Lost Writing

So...it's been quite a while since I've written. I don't know why really, just school has overtaken my life. I am currently enrolled in my last "official" course for my Masters degree...and now all I have to do is really get on board with writing my thesis and researching. I should have my credential soon...hopefully in the next two weeks if I play my cards right, so then I can actually apply for jobs. If I get a job, I'm actually kind of scared to get a job. That means I have to either write a new set of projects to develop young artists, or follow another teacher's curriculum. Either way, it will be new challenging, exciting, and something I both welcome and dread. I am hoping that 2013 will be my year to defend my thesis and have my Masters Degree in Teaching (MAT). Hopefully that will not discourage potential employers from hiring me, since that puts me at a higher pay grade. We'll see what God has in store for me and my hubby in these next months and this next year. Maybe the pitter pattering of little feet? We'll see. So long for now.

Good day my dearest friend, farewell to the world in which I live--until next time.