Magical

this morning:
we ate mini muffins and cantaloupe for breakfast
listened to paul cardall's assorted hymn arrangements on shuffle
prepped and started dinner in the crockpot
the girls snuggled together watching a church movie as i raced to get ready for church
(i got in the shower 35 minutes before sacrament meeting started and we live 10 minutes from the chapel - oops!)

this afternoon:
grace fell asleep on the way home from church and transferred easily to her bed
madison had quiet time and watched mary poppins
i attempted a new homemade roll recipe and it was a success!! (link here)
enjoyed a diet coke
had a perky two year old after she took lengthy nap
played outside in our gorgeous weather
and ate an awesome family sunday dinner at 7:30 when dan finally got home after being at the church for a long 11 hour day - shoyu chicken, sticky rice, steamed broccoli, fresh fruit salad, and rolls - i'm still stuffed

our life is by no means perfect but i found myself completely satisfied this afternoon.  dan was still at the church, having been there all day. my kitchen was a disaster, a whirlwind of dishes strewn across all the counters.  our muddy dog's barking was interrupted occasionally by crying from the girls about who's turn it was on the baby swing or which princess was who's. 

yet everything just felt right. 
the ups and the downs.
the laughing and the crying.
this is exactly what i signed up for.

i think i've said this before but there's something totally enchanting about living everyday life. 

here's to being better at blogging about it!