something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue

tim and silas and i had a great adventure a few weeks ago at re-store, an awesome place here in tulsa. as the website says, recycling at its best. 

reduce, reuse, recycle...please.

re-store helps keep usable items out of landfills. doors, door knobs, handles, trim, windows {as seen below}, cabinet doors, tools, everything...even the kitchen sink.

so it was a fun adventure for all.  silas got to run and play and talk to everyone who would talk to him and tim and i got to dream and be inspired about how we could use some of these fun treasures we were finding!  plus all proceeds go to habitat for humanity. meeting a basic need, i think that is a great place to start.

one of our exciting finds was this window.  just a little scrapping, mixing up a green i like, a light coat of new paint and some hanging brackets...voila!

{all of these pictures are a little different to me, and i love them all, so i'm sharing them all with you!}

something old...the window

something new...the window {to us}

something borrowed...everything on this earth

and...

something blue...those eyes!  look at those eyes!

my beautiful butterfly

yesterday silas and i were hanging out with my aunt at her house and as silas swung in her string hammock from the yucatan {circa 1978} he recited the very hungry caterpillar saying...

"i built a small house around myself called a cocoon that i lived in for more than two weeks, then i pushed my way out and i was a beautiful butterfly!"

and indeed he is.

we watched a sesame street this morning and they talked about bicycles and tricycles and the importance of wearing a helmet, so he's now insisting on wearing his helmet as he rides around inside the house...not a bad idea...i guess?

silas, i love knowing you.

hello moon, goodnight mittens and goodnight kittens

because someone else is getting some good out of our camera somewhere in france, we got a new camera {thanks to insurance and overstock.com}.

with a 80X optical zoom.

thats a lot of zoom. 

yes, that is the moon as seen from our backyard the last few nights {at an 80X optical zoom advantage}.

the moon is in synchronous rotation with the earth and is the earth's only natural satellite. the moon's gravitational pulls produce the ocean tides and have an effect on the length of minutes in a day.

the moon is an amazing thing that we have the opportunity to bypass or be thankful for every night. the truth of the moon reminds me of my favorite song and the reason i named this blog the color green when i started it a few years ago before russia...

...and the moon is a sliver of silver
like a shaving that fell on the floor of a Carpenter's shop... 

be praised for all Your tenderness by these works of Your hands
suns that rise and rains that fall to bless and bring to life Your land
look down upon this winter wheat and be glad that You have made
blue for the sky and the color green that fills these fields with praise ...

and tim took a great video, for a little perspective...

soul food

i am grateful for my husband who brings me a beautiful blue hydrangea flower, a fun drink, and a redbox movie just for fun!

...and i am grateful for my amazing artist who makes beautiful creations for us to decorate our walls...

i am grateful that we just celebrated the 7 year mark of the day tim came home from the war...

that was a good day.

and the first moment was captured...

we stood like this for a long time...

as of august 19, 2010 all combat troops are out of iraq, and we were a part of that so for us too its a closing to a certain chapter.

i'm grateful that while tim was there he had good friends who took care of eachother...

and he took care of these...

{can you see him in that crowd?}

i love these faces.

we have so much to be grateful for, and its good for the soul to stop and consider that often. take time. its rejuvenating, refreshing, restorative. don't let it pass.

my smoothie king

...really, he's a pro.  

silas' perfect everyday smoothie:

apple juice

a few huge spoonfuls of vanilla or greek yogurt

wheat germ

whole banana

a few handfuls of frozen strawberries

blend to perfection and enjoy!

this is what i love...

i think its really sweet, the way i seem to go invisible to silas once tim gets home....

he loves his daddy. and whats not to love?

{happy weekend!}