Small Rainy Day Celebrations

I love days like today. Dark, rainy, and cold on the outside but warm, snug, and cozy on the inside. Perfect. I worked on a little of this and a little of that, whatever struck my fancy...I had no real plans.

I did make a batch of chocolate chip cookies before it was time to pick the girls up from school and decided to make after school snack time just a little extra special. I asked the mother of the other two children in our carpool {they are friends of ours} if her girls could come over for snack time with us before I brought them home- just a little fun time before everyone had to get down to the business of homework. So for about twenty minutes or so, the kids were able to let go of the stresses of their day, enjoy their friends, dance around the living room while listening to their favorite music, and eat warm cookies and milk. And the vintage teacups {or shall we say milkcups?}I've been collecting for such occasions were just perfect for cookie dipping!

It doesn't take much to turn a gray, rainy day into something special. For more ideas for turning your rainy days into sweet celebrations, check out this older rainy day post.

Rain, Rain

Rain, rain - don’t go away,
Right now inside we’ll gladly stay.
In our pajamas all snug and warm,
We’re prepared for any old storm.
Blankets and pillows for long dreamy naps,
Cuddles and kisses while sitting on laps;
Reading great books by soft candlelight,
Drinking hot cocoa is such a delight.
By the bright, dancing fire we toast our small toes,
Smelling bread in the oven and soup on the stove.
Playing fun games and creating fine art,
Writing new poems straight from the heart;
Hearing raindrops above so heavy and loud
On the roof that we know is solid and sound.
Feeling quite cozy as we happily play
In a tent made of sheets on this dark and wet day;
Soft music flowing through out our calm home,
Thankful we are for this nest of our own.
Eating warm cookies so nice and sweet,
Yes, rainy days are such a treat.
Rain, rain - don’t go away,
We’ll play in the sunshine another day.

~Kim Bouldin
©2008


"Perhaps they didn't offer me a cookie because they just didn't notice I was here?"

Twice Remembered is a Finalist - Still Time to Vote! (Repost)

I am over the moon thrilled to share with my blog readers some very exciting news! All of your votes for our projects that we entered into the first round of the Repair-Home contest really paid off! I entered projects in 11 different catagories, and in 10 of those categories, our projects were voted #1! YOU through your votes made that happen and hubs and I can't thank you enough! I have a feeling that 2010 is going to be a great year for Twice Remembered due to this contest because we are finally going to get to complete projects that we've been putting off for a long time!

I have a feeling that 2010 is going to be a great year for Twice Remembered!Not only did your votes help us to place at the top in individual categories, but it put two of our projects into the final round of the contest. {There are only five finalists' projects total.} This final round ends on December 15th. The winning project receives a prize of $1000 {not too shabby, eh?!}.

So once again, I'm asking for your help and vote. {I appreciate your patience with me and my "like-a-child-at-Disneyworld" exuberance, hehe, but I've never done anything like this before and am thrilled that we've reached this final stage.}

The two Twice Remembered projects that made the final round are our Cottage Kitchen Ceiling project and our Kitchen Windows and French Doors project. You can click either photo below to be taken to the main voting page to cast your vote and to see more of the project photos if you haven't seen them already.

Cottage Kitchen Plank Ceiling

Kitchen Windows and Doors

Thank you once again!