emerge

less than a month ago we had swan plants full of leaves and hungry caterpillars.
now, the swan plants have been stripped and all the caterpillars have cocooned.
in the weekend we were able to watch 3 butterflies emerge, new and beautiful.

30 of 30

nov 30:
grateful for a wonderfully sunny day. for the walk to the beach. for the giggles from the kids.

of course it goes without saying that i am so grateful for my family and loved ones. i am so blessed to have such amazing and wonderful people in my life.

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five days into december and i am finally posting the last day of thirty days of gratitude from november. i am very grateful for the month of gratitude and will definitely be joining in again next november!
i am also very thankful for being featured a few times throughout november on the habit blog. the habit flickr pool was full of inspiring words+images.

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nov 25:
grateful for the big lemon meringue pie. it turned out good. and was just what i needed..

nov 26:
grateful to have the park to ourselves for a bit.
(it’s the little things.)

nov 27:
so grateful that we were able to get her what she has longed for, for so long.
(she just sat there and smiled. he wanted to take it out straight away.)

nov 28:
grateful for waking to his beautiful songs this morning. made for a lovely way to wake up.

nov 29:
grateful for a very productive day.

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nov 22:
grateful for the way they see the world and for showing me that everything is magical.

nov 23:
grateful for friends who are thoughtful and caring. grateful for the bag of lemons she gave us.

nov 24:
grateful for today being a better day than yesterday.

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nov 20
grateful for home-grown goodness.

nov 21
grateful for crossing everything off the to-do list, and then some.

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feeling very honoured and grateful to have been featured over on the habit blog here and here, last week. and over on these moments today.

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nov 17:
grateful for the stillness of the night. the little ones tucked in, the sun long gone, the golden glow from candles. the quiet. grateful for that moment of still.

nov 18:
grateful for his smile and laughter.

nov 19:
grateful for the long days and late afternoon sunlight.

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nov 15:
grateful for the end of the day. it couldn’t come soon enough.

nov 16:
grateful for coffee with a friend. for her amazing listening skills. for my little one having the best morning ever.

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nov 12:
grateful that there was enough rain to create puddles, but not too much rain, so we were able to leave the umbrellas at home.

nov 13:
grateful that the coffee caravan was there, the break was much-needed.

nov 14:
grateful for the daily, afternoon walks to the beach lately.