joy = new beginnings

All the joyful things shall now be documented over here: http://viewpointimages.wordpress.com. Go!
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joy = joyful wiggles

Love this picture… love that I can see the joy of wiggling, through the wiggle. Usually a blurry picture drives me nuts, but this one perfectly describes her.

joy = one!

Goodness, a year can go by quickly.
This

is now this.

Baby

is now a little girl.

A little girl who loves to clap and hug and sway to music.
It blows me away that I’ve been a mom for a year.
How is it that I’ve been doing something for a year (plus 9 months of preparation), and yet it still [...]

joy = change

Some things are constant.
The kingship of Christ. Grace. The omnipotence of God. Gravity (at least on the earth’s surface outside of an anti-gravity chamber, anyway). The sunrise in the morning and sunset in the evening (or afternoon, in the Seattle winter).
Somethings are not.
One day there is dirt, the very next day, there are green bulb [...]

joy = creative optimism

I’m hoping that I can use this

And yarns in these colors

to make a cute thing like this

for this little one

by Easter.
Unfortunately, I don’t really know how to crochet very well yet.
Hence, the book.
To further complicate things,
I also want to make this

but the fabric isn’t picked out yet.
Although, it probably should match the sweater,
just in case [...]

joy = having a place to start

Well, crap.  Did you know that Wii Fit plays sad music if you do a pretty sad job in the slalom ski game? I did my very best, and yet, my Mii started crying and sad music played.  It’s enough to make my Mii commit Wii suicide off the tight rope game.
So… obviously, the Wii [...]

joy = no more excuses

I’ve been putting off (more accurately… I’ve been highly distracted) getting all our Christmas stuff put away and getting the house cleaned up.  Unfortunately, I do not like having Christmas stuff out until February, so it’s actually been aiding my bad mood. I don’t want it out, but I haven’t had the energy to put [...]

joy = packages in the mail

The Wii arrived and there was great rejoicing in the house.

Baby hopes there is a game for wiggling and kicking. She would rock that game.

Unfortunately, my Wii will only work in Argentina and we need to send it back for the US version.  It seems we have an Argentinian Wii.  Oh, don’t cry for me [...]

joy = magically wonderful photos

I LOVE taking photos of my baby girl. It’s getting more challenging as she gets older… now that she knows how to make the recliner rock, and her goal in a photos session is to lunge for (and eat) the camera.
I love it when I try to get one picture, and somehow…by a gathering of [...]

joy = winning!

All, I can say is Wii!!!!!!!!!
It’s still unbelievably wonderful to me, but the other day, I found out that I won a Wii and a Wii fit from Y. I AM SO EXCITED.  I signed up to win on a whim (ha ha), but never thought I’d really win. I’ve entered a lot of blog [...]