June 2, 2008
Beauty In The Little Things -- An Entry In Two Parts
The First Part:
I have to confess, I have another blog - a new blog - with a very narrow focus. I haven't shared it with you because it's very new, in part, but also because ... hm. It's kind of hard to explain. I didn't really want it "out there" where people were surfing to it and stuff. Why not? Mostly because I don't want people to get the wrong impression. You see, the point of the new blog is sort of like a journal and idea place for myself. Trying to choose to put little bits of beauty into my home.
I spend a lot of time trying (badly) to clean and tidy. Hopefully you all know me well enough to know that. And of course you know my decorating skills leave much to be desired. The end result is that my house is far from "House Beautiful" and always will be. But I wanted to focus not on the BIG things like picking up toys and scrubbing spots on the carpet (not that I do that) and decluttering, but on the little extras. "Curlicues" that add a little whimsy or something special to the every day stuff.
BUT the result of blogging just those things, as a little inspirational and putting-into-practice journal for myself, is that it's a blog where you won't see as much of the REST of me. You'll see my nicest picture of by flowers on the table, or plant cuttings in water. I will have carefully cropped out the pile of blocks on the floor beneath, or wiped away the standard cheerio coating from the table. Because I want to focus on and remind myself of the little extras, not just get bogged down in the daily stuff which sometimes consumes me. But if you were to just stumble across my blog, you might think I had it all together, and my house was all picture-perfect artsy-farsty. I don't want to deceive anyone or inadvertently discourage anyone by only showing my well-cropped good side. I've read too many well cropped good side blogs, myself, and know I am often discouraged by them. And I'm not putting them out there to show off that tiny part of myself, but more for myself, as journal and inspiration. Working on the little things also reminds me to do the daily things -- flowers on the table don't make a lovely home if lunch is still abandoned on the table, you know?
But then I don't want to hide those things from my family and friends who do know me and might enjoy the 'curlicue' journey with me, by keeping the blog a total secret. I'm too much an extrovert for that.
So. If you're interested, pop me a comment that includes your email address, and I'll let you in on the Top! Secret! Blog! -- just don't go thinking I'm all artsy and decoraty and got it all together.
And on to Part Two:
Beauty in the littlest things of all:
The Newest Addition to the AndFam collection, shown here at almost 13 weeks on May 29th, due to arrive in early December. You can't tell here, and I can't tell yet, but it proves to be a very wiggly addition.
Posted by Kim at June 2, 2008 3:41 PMCONGRATULATIONS on your new little addition! I'm so happy for you that God has blessed your family again! And of course I want in on the Top!Secret!Blog! With a name like that, who wouldn't? :-)
Posted by: Erin at June 2, 2008 4:24 PMooh, I'm all for Top! Secret! Blogs. I'm glad I have an extrovert for a sister. And the baby looks like an Andfam already ;o) well at least I think so... it looks just like the other Andfam ultrasound pictures anyways. ;o)
Posted by: kelly at June 2, 2008 4:55 PMCount me in on the Top! Secret! Blog!
Posted by: karen at June 2, 2008 5:18 PMAAAAAHHHHH! How completely exciting! Congratulations! I just love babies. :o)
How did you ever manage to keep it a secret for so long? I am so completely not good at that. I thought after my last loss (a little boy that we lost before Lucas) that I would never tell anyone again until after like, 20 weeks or so (and yes, I am chubby...I can wait that long.)...and then when I got pregnant with Lucas I told everyone the same day I found out. Obviously, self-control is not one of my virtues.
Posted by: Leigh at June 2, 2008 5:35 PMCongratulations on your newest little one!!! I am so happy for you. And I would love to see your top secret blog too. :-)
Posted by: Shari at June 2, 2008 7:38 PMOh...I totally forgot to tell you to count me in on the top secret blog. When I was commenting earlier, Bobby came in and told me that Jared's prescription for his ear infection cost $130.00 and I was about to faint, so you must forgive me for the oversite. :o)
Posted by: Leigh at June 2, 2008 8:36 PMcongratulations! that is absolutely wonderful news! praise the Lord for His goodness. :)
i would like to read your top!secret!blog! as well...
Posted by: Staci at June 3, 2008 12:10 AMI think your Top!Secret!Blog! won't be so secret for long by the looks of things. ;-)
It made me smile to see your baby pic this morning.
Posted by: Rosanne at June 3, 2008 7:06 AMOh how wonderful Kim!! Woohoo, I am so excited for you and your family, another blessing added! That's just great!
I am so in, show me the Top!Secret!Blog! Although I think Rosanne has a point when she said it may not be top secret for long ..hehe! :o)
Posted by: Daisy at June 3, 2008 9:14 AMOh Kim. That baby looks precious already! How are you feeling? Count me in on Top!Secret!Blog!, please. I love that you are taking the time to enjoy the curlicues and I would love to enjoy them with you.
Posted by: Barbie at June 3, 2008 11:01 AMCongratulations!
Posted by: Julie at June 3, 2008 11:03 AMI had wondered how you spell the singular of cheerios.
Posted by: Daniel at June 3, 2008 9:04 PMBless your heart for sharing the picture of baby Andfam with us! Your baby made me cry tears of joy! What another beautiful Blessing from God! I am so happy for you & your family & I pray that God will continue to bless all of you ~ overflowing! Thank you for making me smile & giving me the warm fuzzies all over! :o) Oh! May I be counted in on your "secret" blog too? Thank you!
Posted by: Hollie at June 5, 2008 12:44 AMCONGRATULATIONS!!!! On Both!!! The birth of a new blog, and the impending birth of the new baby!!!
Posted by: Theresa at June 5, 2008 7:12 AMYay on the new little one! (Yes, i know that's supposed to be spelled y-e-a, but I like to spell it my way.)
I'm with you on the "well-cropped good side" blogs. It's good to be able to see the "weeds in other people's gardens", as i call it, so that I don't get quite so discouraged by my own. With that in mind, I try not to crop all of my own "ugly" out of my blog either. Although it's easy to do that cropping without even thinking about it. (And I don't show the really big, ugly, prickly, monster weeds. Nobody would read my blog anymore if I did.)
I'm rambling, so I will leave now and go weed or something.
Posted by: 40winkzzz at June 5, 2008 9:05 PMOh, so beautiful! I'm so happy for you and all of AndFam. May God bless your new life. Also, I would be honored and delighted if I may read your curlicue blog. And I love the way you describe some blogs, "well cropped good side" blogs! So true! So discouraging! I have to sanitize mine just a bit because I don't want to horrify the people who know me in RL and read, but I try to keep enough honesty in it, enough reality, to not be "well cropped good side"! Mainly, though, congratulations and I will pray for a wonderful pregnancy and healthy baby for you.
Posted by: Judy at June 8, 2008 6:48 AMWHOOHOO! How wonderful! A million congratulations and blessings! Mazel Tov!!
Posted by: Peggy at June 8, 2008 12:25 PMCongratulations to you and your family, Kim. I'm so happy to see you are expecting another little blessing.
Kathy
