Rainy Day thoughts...
It's hump-day-rainy-day-Wednesday over here. :-) I love rainy days. There is something wonderful about driving through the neighborhood and pulling into your own driveway, seeing the welcoming lights in the windows, stepping into the warmth of a cozy house, lighting a candle, baking cinnamon banana bread, and snuggling with blankets and a cup of hot tea. There is such a "home-ness" and feeling of belonging about it all that satisfies the soul of this introvert. We grocery-shopped this morning before the rain began in full force. Then enjoyed some time outside before lunch and naps for the little ones. The four oldest worked diligently on schoolwork for several house while the littlest girls napped. I baked banana bread and made a huge batch of homemade yogurt and set it in the cooler to incubate overnight. It's funny to think back a decade ago to when I really disliked cooking and baking; despite my mother's careful instruction, I was terrible at it and had lit
