{"id":7255,"date":"2015-05-19T03:41:33","date_gmt":"2015-05-19T03:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abeandlily.darais.com\/?p=7255"},"modified":"2015-05-19T03:41:33","modified_gmt":"2015-05-19T03:41:33","slug":"designs-on-the-basement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abeandlily.com\/index.php\/2015\/05\/19\/designs-on-the-basement\/","title":{"rendered":"Designs on the basement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today was the most productive day I’ve had since I got pregnant! I have been thinking about Stephanie Nielson (I know, I am obsessed), and she wrote recently that the more she moves her body, the better she feels. I thought that if she felt that way, then surely the same should go for me. So I moved today.<\/p>\n

Specifically, I moved (almost) every single toy we own into my mom’s room for sorting. Lydia was a fantastic helper, and I couldn’t believe when we finally had all of the toys consolidated in one place. I opened all the windows because I was sweating so much. Woo-hoo for body movement!<\/p>\n

After I pulled out all the toys, I stared at the piles and wondered how I could ever arrange them permanently so that the girls would actually play with them. Even after paring down, putting them back in the craft room felt like a waste. The girls just don’t play in there because they’d rather craft. Then it hit me. We need a play room! Good thing we have an extra guest room. I immediately started sketching out a floor plan so that the girls will have access to all of their toys.<\/p>\n

Abe and I figure it will take us until Christmas to get the basement play room and craft room\u00a0exactly<\/em> the way I envision, but in the meantime, the sorting and organizing continue.
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For FHE we talked about the church’s little hands service project, and each of the girls picked a service project to do this week. Mary announced that she would share a toy with Lydia (and immediately ran to get her some), and Lydia decided to write a thank-you letter to her preschool teacher. We will finish the project during next Monday’s FHE.<\/p>\n

After FHE, we all sat around while the girls played with the only toys left in the basement: their play kitchen toys. I haven’t seen them play with those since we moved into this house. I felt affirmed in my decision to rearrange. Abe and I also felt delighted at Lydia’s pretend game of waitress. She was so solicitous and sweet, and we just felt lucky to have such a good girl in our home.<\/p>\n

\"I<\/a>
I made a German pancake before the girls woke up. It turned out to be a hilarious map of the uneven heating in my oven.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Lydia<\/a>
Lydia was so proud of our morning labors.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"I<\/a>
I put laundry away while Mary napped and felt so happy to see her tucked so snugly in on this rainy day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Making<\/a>
Making dinner together.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The girls plug their ears when we turn on the blender.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Red<\/a>
Red curry. This was the best dish I’ve made in a while. I have no idea why we don’t have Thai food more often\/all the time.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"After<\/a>
After we got the girls ready for bed, they wanted to play with all of their toys. I said, “Lydia, you’re always saying you want to make and keep a big mess. Do you like this room?” She replied sincerely, “Yes, Mom! This is the room I’ve always wanted! Thank-you!”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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