This makes me smile.

She missed co-op yesterday because of a sore throat, but we brought her home all the activities. She got busy on this one yesterday evening.

A child is wearing a puma/cougar mask while standing indoors.

💚☘️🌿🌳

White clover flowers and lush green leaves are seen under a clear blue sky with a house in the background.

Feeling the urge to empty all my kitchen cabinets and purge things and rearrange.

Made applesauce muffins allllll on their own today. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Two children in aprons are standing in a kitchen, with one on a step stool, preparing food together.

Something little that makes me happy: tiny bowls to soak nasturtium seeds that match the color of each variety. 😍

Didn’t have matching plates to keep them dark. But it’s still fun to see all the color sitting on the counter.

Packets of nasturtium seeds are arranged above three colorful bowls containing some of the nasturtium seeds soaking in water

Mourning not getting to spend the day outside because even inside I’ve sneezed probably 70 times.

My cousin and her family came to visit us the past few days. So, we decided to do a swamp tour on the Atchafalaya Basin. Had a(n unexpected) private tour on a really beautiful day!

Saw a mama and baby great horned owls, ospreys, and some gators (still a little chilly for a plethora of gators).

Cypress trees in a lake house an osprey nest that a great horned owl took over to raise her baby (that is perched on the bottom branch)A cluster of mostly leafless trees stands in the middle of a large body of water under a clear blue sky. An osprey can be seen flying to the right of the large cluster.An alligator is resting on a muddy bank surrounded by leafless trees near a body of water.

🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛

A flock of birds flies over and settles in on leafless trees against a clear blue sky.

Today, I finally sowed some seeds. 🎉

Marketmore Cucumbers ✅ Clemson Spineless Okra ✅ Red Burgandy Okra ✅

Yesterday 💛💜💚

A young child wearing a cap, heart-shaped sunglasses, and colorful beads smiles while leaning against a railing during a Mardi Gras parade.

Birthday eats from yesterday: crawfish hand pies w/ crispy Brussels + blueberry cream cheese and Biscoff king cake cookies (and @Mtt’s choc chip cookie)

A plate of hand pies drizzled with sauce is served alongside a small bowl of roasted Brussels sprouts.A box contains four assorted cookies, two with purple icing and sprinkles, one with cream icing and caramel drizzle, and one chocolate chip.

My dad called me earlier this evening and asked if I wanted a goose. 🪿

Louisiana’s “second winter” arrived (“almost, but not quite Spring” will be here next week, though, so it won’t last long), so cat snuggles this morning. Pretzel 🐈 was appreciative.

A child wearing a purple beanie and teal jacket sits on a cushioned outdoor chair, holding a cat.

Some impromptu extra “school” time outdoors this afternoon: Finding tracks and identifying them 🦝 + picking dandelions, etc. and watching a timelapse video of how they morph from bloom to seed.

Animal tracks and a stick are visible in a sandy area surrounded by green foliage.A hand holding a small bouquet of yellow dandelions and white wildflowers against an outdoor background

Cute lil’ hedgey Valentines Ro gave to co-op pals this week. She also made another whole set. And B made his own set with personalized pictures on each one. ❤️

Two Valentine cards featuring a hedgehog design with a small spiky ball gift attached

My 5 year old daughter gave my 8 year old son a bag of coffee for Valentine’s Day, and I’m pretty sure B was happier about the coffee than the LEGO we got him (though he appreciated that too).

Letting my kids bake some cookies on their own. I feel both slightly nervous, but also really proud of them on multiple levels. They’re so excited. And I am too.

I’ve so enjoyed cuddling up in bed every other night with my bud and reading two chapters of (our 1970 thrifted edition of) The Chronicles of Narnia series. We finished The Silver Chair last night.

A book titled "The Silver Chair" by C.S. Lewis rests on a floral-patterned bedsheet next to a red-orange textured blanket.

Tried a new to me coffee this morning.

A bag of Rhino Coffee labeled "Jubilee" is on a marble surface next to a Chemex coffee maker.

Another dinner photo 😌

Duck fat fries. Couldn’t set them on the table before little hands started reaching for them. 💛

A hand reaches for a pile of seasoned, cubed potatoes on a paper towel.