::Parenting is Hard and More Fabric From Mom::

Hey friends!

Have you recovered from Halloween?

Are you getting ready for Thanksgiving?

This time of year gets so busy

and is just a whirlwind.

We've already had our first case of strep throat here.

It was a long day today because all 3 of my girls

were home sick from school.

Does anyone else find parenting to be so, so hard?

Man, there was bickering and whining and fighting.

I separated them, talked about ways to work things out,

sent them to their rooms, tried to distract them

with things to do and none of it worked.

And then, I lost my cool.

The littlest one got a door slammed

on her fingers.

I yelled. I raised my voice.

And there were tears.

then hugs

then cuddling

and apologies

and I love yous.

I feel awful.

I pray for patience.

I don't always have enough of it

for the people I love most in the world.

Does anyone else have those

not-so-perfect-days?

I had planned this post to be

pretty pictures of more

vintage fabric

from my mom,

but parenting

got in the way.

Here are the pictures anyway.

I wish I knew more about the

history of fabric,

but they seem pretty

1970's ish to me.

Maybe 1980's too.

Tomorrow is a new day and I'm looking forward to it.