quiet afternoon

Making : salmon and veggies for dinner.  Trying to be healthier eaters.
Cooking : is always an exercise for my brain.  If I could have a live-in cook/nanny, I wouldn't groan.
Drinking : nothing.  Should be drinking water.  Want to be drinking a coke.
Reading: Respectable Sins, by Jerry Bridges.  I am dreadfully behind on the book study material, but encouraged whenever I do find a chance to read.
Wanting: some extended alone time... or a small vacation with Travis.
Looking: at my beautiful 5-year old, who put herself down for a nap today on the couch.
Playing: puzzles with Summer on my iPhone.  Yes, I have a few games on my phone.  I defy all reason and sense, I know.
Wasting: the afternoon.  Well, not really.  I have emailed, fed people, prepared dinner, and now am blogging.  What's wasting??
Sewing: nothing.  I wish I was sewing little nighties for my girls.
Wishing: we could get a place to live on base housing.  We're still 4 of 6 on the waiting list and have been on the waiting list for 10 months.
Enjoying: the quiet of Rhett and Bella sleeping.
Waiting: for Travis to come home and the pleasure of having another adult around.
Liking: the fact that it's nearly "fall" here in Florida.  We survived the summer.
Wondering: if I'll ever feel like I have the upper hand in life again.
Loving: my little family of 5.  How did that happen??  FIVE.  Wow.
Hoping: that one day, I will live near extended family.
Marveling: at the fact that I haven't lost 1 lb in the past month.  Well... actually, not marveling.  "Bemoaning" is maybe a more appropriate word.
Needing: a HHH (Horizontal Half Hour) .... aka, a nap.
Smelling: Summer's sweet breath next to me.  Really, there's something about your kids' smells.  I could drink them in.
Wearing: boots!!  It was pouring rain this morning and I actually had some place to go, so my boots made their first appearance this fall.
Following: a schedule... forever a schedule.  Rise, nurse, feed, nap, school, nurse, errands, feed, nurse, naps, more school, nurse, play, feed, nurse, ready for bed, pick up house, chat, bed.  REPEAT.
Noticing: my hair is getting longer and I'm not sure what to do with it (forever my dilemma).
Knowing: God delights in me is really hard for me grasp.
Thinking: feels cloudy these days.  I feel very much in survival mode.
Bookmarking: our spot as we read through Farmer Boy.  Bella loves finding our spot every day.
Opening: the last of my thank you notes that are terribly overdue.
Giggling: the girls' last song to me as they snuggle in their beds at night.
Feeling: tired, like a mom, somewhat sad, thankful for my children and husband.