ray of sunshine

I fully intended to skip posting today. Another day dawned full of howling winds, and cold, dreary rain, which sucks out every bit of motivation I can muster to do anything fun with the kids, never mind any sweet or amusing anecdotes worth mentioning here. Then a little ray of sunshine appeared in our mailbox.

Last week, we won a giveaway from Hip Mountain Mama's shop on Gardenmama's blog. (Both have lovely blogs that you should take a peek at if you haven't already.) Today, when those goodies appeared in our mailbox, they were just the ray of sunshine we needed to uplift us after several days of dreary weather.

Elizabeth and Finn agreed that they are thankful for their new dress-up clothes and the fun and sunshine to be gleaned from these wonderful offerings from Hip Mountain Mama and Gardenmama. Thank you both! (yes, Finn is laying under the blanket I'm knitting while I'm knitting it.)