I discovered the joy of new pillows

The joy I feel about these pillows is totally disproportionate to the amount of effort it takes to whip up one of these babies.  The couch looks better, things are brighter, there's a bit of NEW in the air which has been stagnant with Oh-please-oh-please-
oh-please-Universe-let-us-get-OUT-of-here mumblings.  We put an offer on another house last week and still haven't heard because the fellow's bank now gets to decide everything.  Someone in California is making big decisions about our future, or maybe the issue is that they are NOT making big decisions about our future because we're waiting.  Still.  Waiting.  And I know that things happen for a reason and what will be will be and the right thing will come and we're lucky to be looking when other people have banks in charge of their homes.  Moving to our next step will happen and it will happen this year.  But this house (which someone else wants too) has a big yard and a laundry room and room for my machine to sit out while I closed the door to the rest of the world and... I've had far too long to move in, build a future and live a life in that home in my mind.  I want these pillows to be for our new house. 

Anyhow, I fell in love with that lotus print in red and waited too long to grab it.  Then I had the yellow sitting around here for months.  It was draped on the couch forever and we had these thoughts of it being to "wild" for our toned down, simple-simple sensibilities.  In a pillow it's perfect though, we all three agree, with some hand-dyed, super-soft cotton on the back from SMS (it's gone, but she does have everything else you could possibly dream up to love).  I have the cotton in many shades and I'm hoarding it like an invading army will come and ransack the house, looking for hand-dyed, super-soft cotton.  Like I'll have to use it to barter and feed the family or something.  If I don't use it, we can't enjoy it so I used the littlest bit.  The off-white fabric is this beautiful matelasse-like woven fabric.  I have a thing for the matelasse look.  White on white creating the texture.  Simple but not.

Lately the boy looks at me at totally random moments, grins and says, "Hi, Mama!" in the most sing-songy and adoring way.  It's like he's saying to himself: watch how I can melt her.  Those looks, his grins, the quick surprises in my gut of how deeply he is all that is good and all that we hope for... Those are the moments on moments creating the texture in my life as a mama.  Simple but not. 

Still
waiting.

Comments

[Sarah Jackson]

Those are lovely. I have the red (sorry!) that I've been saving for the same purpose.

Good luck on the house! Crossing my fingers that this is the right one.

[Florence]

No wonder you're pleased with them - those cushions are gorgeous, Beth!

It's so hard living in a house that you've already mentally moved out of, isn't it? Good luck...hope you're not waiting too much longer.

[Busy Bee Creations]

oooh those pillows are beautiful!!
im thinking about you!! hope you guys are having a wonderful day and enjoying the beautiful sunshine:O)

[Camille Wilson]

I LOVE those pillows! The fabrics are a winning combination!

[Carrie]

Those pillows are awesome. Keeping my fingers crossed for your house! Funny, but today I almost drove by a house that I once dreamed about moving into. I love our current house, but still am fond of the other.

[emily]

love the pillows. and your perspective on this house-hunting business.