hope.

i woke up this am. full of energy. a good night's sleep. tons. tons. of ideas running through my head. plans. ideas. thoughts. of stuff to do and accomplish. sometimes that can be overwhelming. but today. it just energized me. gave me hope.

we headed out to church. and the sermon. (get this.) was about hope. how ironic is that? and how wonderful is this quote that it was all tied to? (it might just become one of my top 10 quotes. yes i have a quote list that i love).

hope is the thing with feathers. that perches in the soul. and sings the tune without the words, and never stops at all. - emily dickinson

and the hope stayed all day (well most of the day, let's say).

lots of work done on the upcoming resale. yes it's that time of year again...resale time. if you need clothes for your littles you should stop by. 6 moms. insane amounts of things.

lots of work and thoughts and headway on some other upcoming (stay tuned for more details!) exciting things with the polkadotcrab.

lots of crossing off on the to-do list. cleaning and organizing and just getting put-off things done. i know. i know. doesn't sound fun. but isn't it a good feeling to cross things off? know they are done? finished. over with?

but then. the hope. faded. well. just a wee bit. football season had to go and start today. the littles were dooded-out. in their gold and black. cheerleading outfit. pom poms. and then. the hope which had been so good. puttered a little. just like a pass sent soaring right into the other team's hands. oh well. there's always next year. and tomorrow!

keep hoping everyone. just keep hoping.