I knew this was going to be a good day when…

1. Clara slept from 6:00 pm to 5:00 am, woke up, had a little nibble and then went right back to sleep. Simple? perhaps. A total VICTORY? Youbetcha!

2. Millie woke up in a fantastic mood. When she is on, man! is she fun.

3. Clara did a big poop after her 1st nap (most moms groan when they smell a poopy diaper – not me, I CHEER!)

4. Found a new coffee table* and I didn’t have to wait six weeks for it to arrive.

5. FINALLY got a date for when the sofa and chairs will arrive, synchronize your watches – cuz this Thursday they are going to be DELIVERED!

6. When to get ice cream with Millie while Clara took her second nap (you heard me, her SECOND nap).

7. Vickie C. made an awesome comment on my blog. Cheers, Vickie!

8. Got to talk on the phone, a big, fat, long convo with AJ.

9. Dinner was leftovers from Sunday night – you know what that means, right? Dinner prep took about 10 mins. SWEETNESS!

10. Got an email from Alli, and our old sofa is sitting pretty in the Bronx and is now in a New York State of Mind.

Hey mom, these pictures are especially for you…

(Amanda, check out what she is chomping on. I have become the person that I once scorned.)

* True story: I have been working very hard on making our home the loveliest place it can be. I am grateful to be able to do this because I feel like it is important. I believe our homes, and specifically what takes place within the walls of our homes really matters to God. To make a home lovely takes real effort. It takes lots of work, searching, thinking (okay, obsessing in my case) over even small details, and when you are trying to do it within the framework of a budget it takes double the time. I have been searching endlessly for a coffee table, the other day I broke down and prayed for help. I  approached the Lord and said, “I understand that in the grand scheme of things this really isn’t that important. But I have been working very hard to find this item and I would really appreciate your help. And if I could get a great price that would be so wonderful.”

So check it out. Today I walked into a store, told them what I was looking for the Nadia coffee table by Mitchell Gold, they said, “Oh yes! We have that in stock and it is 40% off.”

A little gift from Heaven!