Meme blog challenge #16
Scariest Movies I've ever seen:
eww! Scary movies. Not my thing at all! But I've watched a few - here they are in no particular order.
1) Signs. (this movie totally freaked me out because we live out in the woods and our neighbors could care less whether we live or die. Rob and I had trouble sleeping for weeks after we watched it - we still agree to never talk about it again! And we won't rent "the Village" until we move, even though we *love* M. Night Schamyln.)
2) The Fly. (a babysitter watched this when I was five or so, I didn't want to watch but she told me to close my eyes. I was supposed to be sleeping on the living room floor - in front of the tv. I still have nightmares about finding coarse hairs on Rob's back and giving birth to live maggot babies. EWWW!!!)
3) Night of the Living Dead. (seriously caught fifteen minutes of this movie and made Rob change the channel. Too stinking creepy for me!!)
4) Scream 1,2,& 3. (I love these flicks, so cheesy, and still I jump every time the music gets going!)
5) I Know What You Did Last Summer and I Still Know. (for a brief period we watched this kind of flick, very brief.)
That's about it I think. I'm way more into suspense movies, mind games rather than real horror. I get scared pretty easy. I'm a girly girl, that's all there is too it. But now, give me a movie like The Game or Double Jepeordy and I love that kind of thing.
Nov 30, 2005
tea time anyone?
good morning! And it is. I'm actually going out today - for something other than boxes or groceries! It's exciting! Having lunch with friends at my favorite local restaraunt - the Tea Room! It's such a girly frou-frou place. I'm in the perfect mood for it too, and I'm having an awesome hair day! Eli is *finally* feeling better, after a week of diarrea. I am so glad - he hasn't been to school in ten days and today he is going! And when I get home from lunch I am going to scrapbook! :) happy day, let me tell you!
good morning! And it is. I'm actually going out today - for something other than boxes or groceries! It's exciting! Having lunch with friends at my favorite local restaraunt - the Tea Room! It's such a girly frou-frou place. I'm in the perfect mood for it too, and I'm having an awesome hair day! Eli is *finally* feeling better, after a week of diarrea. I am so glad - he hasn't been to school in ten days and today he is going! And when I get home from lunch I am going to scrapbook! :) happy day, let me tell you!
Nov 29, 2005
making a dent
So I'm beginning to feel like I'm making progress with the packing. Probably packed ten boxes since yesterday afternoon, but that's a lot of sorting through stuff too. Went through all my upper kitchen cabinets this morning, packing any baking stuff - things I won't have time or energy to use between now and the 15th. Also packed food items that are seasonal or putzy. Now I'm hoping to use up a lot of my refrigerated/frozen food and any cans of whatever so I don't have to move too much! I need to tackle the bottom cabinets next, but I'm almost out of boxes. I also worked on the kids clothes - packing anything they could live without the next few weeks. It's a lot harder with four people, we have a lot of stuff! (which is ironic because it doesn't seem like it until I'm packing!) Still dreading my scrap cabinet, but I need to page plan first, so that's a nice excuse to put it off! I should be planning now, since Brea's sleeping, but instead I'm blogging. Story of my life. :)
Well, I really need to get moving. Being Tuesday, I have a long day and promised myself I wouldn't waste too much time on the internet, so I'd get a lot done and Rob would be all impressed with me. Not overwhelmed with this move yet, but talk to me in ten days, right?
So I'm beginning to feel like I'm making progress with the packing. Probably packed ten boxes since yesterday afternoon, but that's a lot of sorting through stuff too. Went through all my upper kitchen cabinets this morning, packing any baking stuff - things I won't have time or energy to use between now and the 15th. Also packed food items that are seasonal or putzy. Now I'm hoping to use up a lot of my refrigerated/frozen food and any cans of whatever so I don't have to move too much! I need to tackle the bottom cabinets next, but I'm almost out of boxes. I also worked on the kids clothes - packing anything they could live without the next few weeks. It's a lot harder with four people, we have a lot of stuff! (which is ironic because it doesn't seem like it until I'm packing!) Still dreading my scrap cabinet, but I need to page plan first, so that's a nice excuse to put it off! I should be planning now, since Brea's sleeping, but instead I'm blogging. Story of my life. :)
Well, I really need to get moving. Being Tuesday, I have a long day and promised myself I wouldn't waste too much time on the internet, so I'd get a lot done and Rob would be all impressed with me. Not overwhelmed with this move yet, but talk to me in ten days, right?
Nov 28, 2005
Downloading my coolness.
It's terrible. I am so into LimeWire right now. It's a file-sharing program for MP3's. I'm reliving my youth something awful. Finding all the old music I listened to in high school. Right now I'm downloading music from "Brother, Where Art Thou?" - not from high school, but I really love the music. Rob accidently introduced me to LimeWire and I'm thinking he's regretting it because I've spent hours at it already, our music collection is up to about 1300 songs as of today. It's sick. I'm addicted. Slightly more productive than pea-ing. I'm trying to get all the music I'm really into before I get convicted about it and make myself stop.
Meanwhile it occured to me today that our move is literally two weeks away, and one of those weekends we are spending at Rob's moms, so I need to get packing. The idea of packing my scrap cabinet is making me claustrophobic (oobah, oobah) but I can do this. It will be worth it to have my studio instead of a dinky closet. I did pack three or four boxes this afternoon, but I've been really down with this sinus infection so not being too super productive. details.
It's terrible. I am so into LimeWire right now. It's a file-sharing program for MP3's. I'm reliving my youth something awful. Finding all the old music I listened to in high school. Right now I'm downloading music from "Brother, Where Art Thou?" - not from high school, but I really love the music. Rob accidently introduced me to LimeWire and I'm thinking he's regretting it because I've spent hours at it already, our music collection is up to about 1300 songs as of today. It's sick. I'm addicted. Slightly more productive than pea-ing. I'm trying to get all the music I'm really into before I get convicted about it and make myself stop.
Meanwhile it occured to me today that our move is literally two weeks away, and one of those weekends we are spending at Rob's moms, so I need to get packing. The idea of packing my scrap cabinet is making me claustrophobic (oobah, oobah) but I can do this. It will be worth it to have my studio instead of a dinky closet. I did pack three or four boxes this afternoon, but I've been really down with this sinus infection so not being too super productive. details.
Found another fun challenge. My photo a day hasn't really been working out, but it's just cause we are all sick and I'm tired of photographing my messy half-packed house. Anyhoo, here it is. *note - I won't be doing these in order.
Meme Challenge # 17
Things you enjoy and the date you last did them:
1) Scrapbooking. (yesterday)
2) Dates w/ Rob. (Nov. 19, 2005)
3) Painting (2000 - stopped when Eli was born)
4) Drawing (last week, on the magnadoodle)
5) Home Decorating (2002 - in our home on Garretson)
6) Shopping (Nov. 20, 2005 - with Kim)
7) Blogging (right now!)
8) Pea-ing (daily)
9) Sight-seeing (Chicago trip - Oct 2005)
10) Photography (nearly every day)
I'm relieved to see that I get to do a lot of the things I enjoy doing. I do miss painting, but scrapbooking has really filled that void. I also know that my new home will be filled with a lot of things I enjoy doing, lots of space to do them in. Especially being crafty, decorating. I think having a special space dedicated to scrapbooking will be very freeing for me as well! Happy thoughts.
Meme Challenge # 17
Things you enjoy and the date you last did them:
1) Scrapbooking. (yesterday)
2) Dates w/ Rob. (Nov. 19, 2005)
3) Painting (2000 - stopped when Eli was born)
4) Drawing (last week, on the magnadoodle)
5) Home Decorating (2002 - in our home on Garretson)
6) Shopping (Nov. 20, 2005 - with Kim)
7) Blogging (right now!)
8) Pea-ing (daily)
9) Sight-seeing (Chicago trip - Oct 2005)
10) Photography (nearly every day)
I'm relieved to see that I get to do a lot of the things I enjoy doing. I do miss painting, but scrapbooking has really filled that void. I also know that my new home will be filled with a lot of things I enjoy doing, lots of space to do them in. Especially being crafty, decorating. I think having a special space dedicated to scrapbooking will be very freeing for me as well! Happy thoughts.
Nov 27, 2005
An update - since I haven't fallen off the edge of the universe. (just yet)
I've been listening to a lot of good music lately. My current favorites are Michael Buble home and the soundtrack to Garden State. Pretty amazing stuff. Kind of mellow. I need mellow right now. The home song just makes me think about what home is made of. I'm longing for that safety, the comfort of home. I haven't really ever had that in this house and I'm anxious to create it in IL. Funy how I've longed for it here for three years and never achieved it, but I know it will be near instant there. Can't explain my sure-ness of it, I just know. Something about being exactly in the place God has spent your whole life calling you too.
Anyhoo, back to music. Garden State is just good deep music. Great to scrapbook to. I've been playing a little bit. Finished a page last night, well into one this afternoon, but Sarah woke up abrubtly from her nap, so it's on hold for the time being.
Just got off the phone with Mom. Kind of whined to her. Shocking, I know. I'm just in that place. I re-read my post about last Sunday's sermon and suddenly I realize that God is so reminding me to be content. Testing what He's taught me. He's so funny that way. I need to just chill. Seriously, nineteen days and we'll be in the truck moving. (oobah, oobah, I can do this. be content, BE CONTENT!)
Really sick of sick people. :) Love em all to death, but no one is fun to be around when they have the flu.
I've been listening to a lot of good music lately. My current favorites are Michael Buble home and the soundtrack to Garden State. Pretty amazing stuff. Kind of mellow. I need mellow right now. The home song just makes me think about what home is made of. I'm longing for that safety, the comfort of home. I haven't really ever had that in this house and I'm anxious to create it in IL. Funy how I've longed for it here for three years and never achieved it, but I know it will be near instant there. Can't explain my sure-ness of it, I just know. Something about being exactly in the place God has spent your whole life calling you too.
Anyhoo, back to music. Garden State is just good deep music. Great to scrapbook to. I've been playing a little bit. Finished a page last night, well into one this afternoon, but Sarah woke up abrubtly from her nap, so it's on hold for the time being.
Just got off the phone with Mom. Kind of whined to her. Shocking, I know. I'm just in that place. I re-read my post about last Sunday's sermon and suddenly I realize that God is so reminding me to be content. Testing what He's taught me. He's so funny that way. I need to just chill. Seriously, nineteen days and we'll be in the truck moving. (oobah, oobah, I can do this. be content, BE CONTENT!)
Really sick of sick people. :) Love em all to death, but no one is fun to be around when they have the flu.
Nov 25, 2005
an official apology
for my bad attitude earlier. At least it's out of my system, right? Every now and again I need to go off the deep end. It's good for perspective. Hope I didn't terribly offend anyone. I was just having a moment. I've since apologized to Eli, he apologized to me, Rob and I talked. Being a parent is just tough, especially during fall break, that's a lot of together time. I miss my space when the boys are at school. :) Terrible, I know. Anyhoo, I might post some pictures now, from our non-thanksgiving.
for my bad attitude earlier. At least it's out of my system, right? Every now and again I need to go off the deep end. It's good for perspective. Hope I didn't terribly offend anyone. I was just having a moment. I've since apologized to Eli, he apologized to me, Rob and I talked. Being a parent is just tough, especially during fall break, that's a lot of together time. I miss my space when the boys are at school. :) Terrible, I know. Anyhoo, I might post some pictures now, from our non-thanksgiving.
Warning! Not for the faint of heart. I am barely responsible for what I say in today's post, realize that I am mad and this IS my personal venting space!
It's one of those days where you question everything. Do you know what I mean? Eli is just pushing all my buttons and I am left wondering if I am really cut out for this whole motherhood thing? I'm kind of high-strung. (shocking, I know) It started with Sarah not eating her lunch, which annoys me. She throws her food on the floor. She screams. It's real pretty. BUT, she has had diarrea for nearly a week. At this point I will let her eat anything, just to keep her from dehydration. She's had an iv twice for dehydration, been hospitalized once, so it's a real possiblitiy. So I was giving her alternatives to what we were eating, like grapes and cheese, anything to get her to eat. Finally I just wound up putting her in bed, she was exhausted anyway. I come back, seriously like five bites into my re-heated thanksgiving dinner and Eli announces he's done and would like something else, maybe cheese and crackers. Rob refuses and tells him to eat his dinner. Eli pitches a fit. The whole thing escalates. Eli refusing, us insisting. Inside I can't believe we are fighting over thanksgiving dinner, I spent 4 hours preparing and cleaning up after yesterday. Keep in mind, Rob spent most of yesterday in the bathroom with a flu bug, Sarah of course refused dinner, and Eli picked at it yesterday, so basically I ate and that's it. So now we are attempting to eat it again, as a family.
Realizing all that, I got so mad at Eli. He takes me for granted so badly, this is an on-going subject in our house right now. He's very demanding, insistant. It's hard on my ego. My personality is the type to wait on everybody, all the time, so I'm a big fat enabler as far as all that goes. [when I was a kid I had a hard time finishing my meals, but my dad always served me too much, and as a result I give Eli very small servings. Plus, I have to say that I am a very good cook, nothing super fancy, but great basics. Rob'll back me up on that!]
I wound up yelling at him, shoving corn dish in his mouth and storming out the door. I'm such a jerk like that. I just can't handle the situation. Seriously, maybe we should have thought this through before we started reproducing!!! I get so frustrated because I gave up a lot to stay home with Eli. I had a good job, made good money, was really active in church. Now I do nothing. I effect no one, outside of the four walls of this super crappy house. (Now I'm just in a downward spiral - so bail now if you don't want to go down with me!) It just seems like the past five years we went from a lot to so little. Sometimes I can't even believe how much we've given up to stay home with Eli and to put Rob through school. I think if I had seen the price tag (not financially - but what it would 'cost' us in frustration, decency, humility, etc) I would have said absolutely stinking not. It's not my dream, I don't want it that bad! See, deep down I'm really just a selfish person just like everyone else. There, I said it, you were all thinking it anyway! It's crazy how hard all this is hitting me NOW of all times, with three weeks to go. I just want say pish, I don't want to take another step. So not an option. The coward in me always wants to quit, but that's simply not possible in life. Especially with kids, you just have to get up and keep going. No matter how much bird poop you have on your face. All I want to do is stand here and curse the bird!! (waiting for my apology!)
The truth of the matter is I am so lonely. I'm cooped up in this tiny house and I can't stand another day of it. Three years is about two and half years too long. I miss my friends. I miss being social. We've only been to MOPs twice so far this year. The no car thing is really a downer on that. Plus you factor in my always-sick children and we just don't get out much.
I miss being able to shop. I really miss having an income. We are so broke right now. I'm really regretting my little trip to Branson last week with Kim. The registration on the car cost 5 times what I expected it to, so we are wiped out until Rob's new job starts. It scares me, having nothing. It's not like we have a credit card we can live off of until that first check. We just have to trust. And I do. This is just a really hard time of year to be broke! Rob and I decided we will just have to skip Christmas for each other this year, which sucks honestly. Cause it's not like we go around randomly buying each other fun stuff during the rest of the year, we both really look forward to christmas. I keep remembering Sunday's sermon - "BE CONTENT" and it's a mantra in my head, but not really helping just yet.
Ugh, I'm just whining. Please no nasty posts, I'm seriously just in a funk. *oo-bah*oo--bah* (deep breaths, from StarWars Episode 3) Not really sure what to do with Eli. Selling him to the circus is sounding like a positive option right about now. Rob jokes that we'd get a lot for him, he's so stinking cute!
I am truly tempted to think about looking for a job. Just to have something that's mine, but I'll be so busy with the house and stuff once we get moved that it's unlikely. Plus I really do want to stay home with Brea until she's in school. I owe it to her. I don't know. Just pray for me today. I really need it. Getting through these next three weeks will be a push, I know. I'm so ready. I wish we were moving tomorrow. I really think this house just has a bad vibe!
It's one of those days where you question everything. Do you know what I mean? Eli is just pushing all my buttons and I am left wondering if I am really cut out for this whole motherhood thing? I'm kind of high-strung. (shocking, I know) It started with Sarah not eating her lunch, which annoys me. She throws her food on the floor. She screams. It's real pretty. BUT, she has had diarrea for nearly a week. At this point I will let her eat anything, just to keep her from dehydration. She's had an iv twice for dehydration, been hospitalized once, so it's a real possiblitiy. So I was giving her alternatives to what we were eating, like grapes and cheese, anything to get her to eat. Finally I just wound up putting her in bed, she was exhausted anyway. I come back, seriously like five bites into my re-heated thanksgiving dinner and Eli announces he's done and would like something else, maybe cheese and crackers. Rob refuses and tells him to eat his dinner. Eli pitches a fit. The whole thing escalates. Eli refusing, us insisting. Inside I can't believe we are fighting over thanksgiving dinner, I spent 4 hours preparing and cleaning up after yesterday. Keep in mind, Rob spent most of yesterday in the bathroom with a flu bug, Sarah of course refused dinner, and Eli picked at it yesterday, so basically I ate and that's it. So now we are attempting to eat it again, as a family.
Realizing all that, I got so mad at Eli. He takes me for granted so badly, this is an on-going subject in our house right now. He's very demanding, insistant. It's hard on my ego. My personality is the type to wait on everybody, all the time, so I'm a big fat enabler as far as all that goes. [when I was a kid I had a hard time finishing my meals, but my dad always served me too much, and as a result I give Eli very small servings. Plus, I have to say that I am a very good cook, nothing super fancy, but great basics. Rob'll back me up on that!]
I wound up yelling at him, shoving corn dish in his mouth and storming out the door. I'm such a jerk like that. I just can't handle the situation. Seriously, maybe we should have thought this through before we started reproducing!!! I get so frustrated because I gave up a lot to stay home with Eli. I had a good job, made good money, was really active in church. Now I do nothing. I effect no one, outside of the four walls of this super crappy house. (Now I'm just in a downward spiral - so bail now if you don't want to go down with me!) It just seems like the past five years we went from a lot to so little. Sometimes I can't even believe how much we've given up to stay home with Eli and to put Rob through school. I think if I had seen the price tag (not financially - but what it would 'cost' us in frustration, decency, humility, etc) I would have said absolutely stinking not. It's not my dream, I don't want it that bad! See, deep down I'm really just a selfish person just like everyone else. There, I said it, you were all thinking it anyway! It's crazy how hard all this is hitting me NOW of all times, with three weeks to go. I just want say pish, I don't want to take another step. So not an option. The coward in me always wants to quit, but that's simply not possible in life. Especially with kids, you just have to get up and keep going. No matter how much bird poop you have on your face. All I want to do is stand here and curse the bird!! (waiting for my apology!)
The truth of the matter is I am so lonely. I'm cooped up in this tiny house and I can't stand another day of it. Three years is about two and half years too long. I miss my friends. I miss being social. We've only been to MOPs twice so far this year. The no car thing is really a downer on that. Plus you factor in my always-sick children and we just don't get out much.
I miss being able to shop. I really miss having an income. We are so broke right now. I'm really regretting my little trip to Branson last week with Kim. The registration on the car cost 5 times what I expected it to, so we are wiped out until Rob's new job starts. It scares me, having nothing. It's not like we have a credit card we can live off of until that first check. We just have to trust. And I do. This is just a really hard time of year to be broke! Rob and I decided we will just have to skip Christmas for each other this year, which sucks honestly. Cause it's not like we go around randomly buying each other fun stuff during the rest of the year, we both really look forward to christmas. I keep remembering Sunday's sermon - "BE CONTENT" and it's a mantra in my head, but not really helping just yet.
Ugh, I'm just whining. Please no nasty posts, I'm seriously just in a funk. *oo-bah*oo--bah* (deep breaths, from StarWars Episode 3) Not really sure what to do with Eli. Selling him to the circus is sounding like a positive option right about now. Rob jokes that we'd get a lot for him, he's so stinking cute!
I am truly tempted to think about looking for a job. Just to have something that's mine, but I'll be so busy with the house and stuff once we get moved that it's unlikely. Plus I really do want to stay home with Brea until she's in school. I owe it to her. I don't know. Just pray for me today. I really need it. Getting through these next three weeks will be a push, I know. I'm so ready. I wish we were moving tomorrow. I really think this house just has a bad vibe!
Nov 24, 2005
Psalm 100
Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth!
Worship the Lord with gladness.
Come before Him, singing with joy.
Acknowledge that the Lord is God!
He made us, and we are His.
We are His people, the sheep of His pasture.
Enter His gates with Thanksgiving;
Go into His courts with praise.
Give thanks to Him and praise His name.
For the Lord is good.
His unfailing love continues forever,
And His faithfulness continues to each generation.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Found this verse in my daily devotional from Purpose-Driven and it's awesome for the day. Just thought I'd share. Dealing with a sick Sarah and a sick Rob so it could be an interesting Thanksgiving, but I'm still thankful. I'm making duck today, so hopefully it turns out!
Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth!
Worship the Lord with gladness.
Come before Him, singing with joy.
Acknowledge that the Lord is God!
He made us, and we are His.
We are His people, the sheep of His pasture.
Enter His gates with Thanksgiving;
Go into His courts with praise.
Give thanks to Him and praise His name.
For the Lord is good.
His unfailing love continues forever,
And His faithfulness continues to each generation.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Found this verse in my daily devotional from Purpose-Driven and it's awesome for the day. Just thought I'd share. Dealing with a sick Sarah and a sick Rob so it could be an interesting Thanksgiving, but I'm still thankful. I'm making duck today, so hopefully it turns out!
Nov 23, 2005
IT IS FINISHED!!!
I'm not sure excactly how many months I have spent working on my HOF entry, but I am so thankful that it's finally done!! I mailed it off this afternoon - with lots of prayer! :) Anyhoo, just had to report it. I also got my christmas cards mailed off, and a package for my parents. It was big mail day. Now I can concentrate on Thanksgiving tomorrow and then packing (ergh!) my house. I came up with a plan for my scrapbook stuff, I'm going to pack a scrap bag so I can work if I get the impulse, but pack everything else for my studio. At least then I won't feel so claustrophobic without it!!
I'm not sure excactly how many months I have spent working on my HOF entry, but I am so thankful that it's finally done!! I mailed it off this afternoon - with lots of prayer! :) Anyhoo, just had to report it. I also got my christmas cards mailed off, and a package for my parents. It was big mail day. Now I can concentrate on Thanksgiving tomorrow and then packing (ergh!) my house. I came up with a plan for my scrapbook stuff, I'm going to pack a scrap bag so I can work if I get the impulse, but pack everything else for my studio. At least then I won't feel so claustrophobic without it!!
Missing my pal this morning.
Just taking a quick break from stuffing my x-mas cards to say wow I miss my buddy, Lori. We usually talk every day on the phone for about forty-five minutes. Her mother-in-law is visiting this week so she hasn't been able to call. We haven't talked since a very brief conversation on Saturday. She's barely even been on IM. So I really miss her and I wonder how she's holding up to the state visit! I bet she has some stories for me on Friday! I know she usually reads my blog, so hi at you if your out there! No calls have made me realize (in case I didn't already know) how much I value her friendship. It's like having someone in the trenches with me, even though she's a state away! We keep each other going during the daily.
Speaking of daily. Happy thanksgiving to me. Eli threw up last night all over my couch, which desperately needed cleaning anyway, but gross. He had it in his eyes, up his nose, down his shirt, in his hair. Eww!!! So I'm sending him to the bathroom and starting to clean it up - trying to keep Sarah from playing in it - and he throws up a second time on the way to the bathroom. Seriously, all over the floor, the cabinets, the bathroom door and the side of the fridge. It was sooooo gross. I have never seen or cleaned so much throw-up in all my life. So I'm franticly cleaning it up and he's standing there telling me how I missed a spot, meanwhile Sarah is touching the throw-up on his back. It was interesting. I really missed Rob in that moment. Times like that make me so thankful that we think we are done. Can you imagine 3 or 4 kids throwing up at once? double and triple eww!! I don't think people think about that enough when they decide to have so many kids. I do, simply because my kids are always sick. Sarah has been dealing with diarrea for several days now, to the tune of 10-12 diapers a day. I was feeling pretty gross last night too, but it was one of those things where I just couldn't get sick, if you know what I mean. I know I've said this before, but in my book that is the hardest part of motherhood, the lack of time off. For instance, Sarah was up until 10pm last night, got up again at 11:30 and then was up at 6am. She's of course, sleeping it off now, but I'm up taking care of Eli's needs. He's feeling much better this morning, just for the record. While we are stating things for the record - I really hate throw-up.
Anyhoo, slated for today are my x-mas cards (stuffing and stamping), cleaning the house (agh!) and maybe a trip to Creations Unlimited, I need a mat for my cutter and I could really use a new Heidi Swapp fix. :) At least I'm honest about it, right? Ooh, and I'm just about done with my HOF entry. Just down to finishing my supply lists and pasting them together. I decorated my envelope yesterday. It's too stinking cute. I will post a picture here later. So excited to get this puppy mailed!! And scared, cause that means I can't touch it for the next 4 months, but that's ok, right? I'll be ok. Well, thinks to do. ta-ta!
Just taking a quick break from stuffing my x-mas cards to say wow I miss my buddy, Lori. We usually talk every day on the phone for about forty-five minutes. Her mother-in-law is visiting this week so she hasn't been able to call. We haven't talked since a very brief conversation on Saturday. She's barely even been on IM. So I really miss her and I wonder how she's holding up to the state visit! I bet she has some stories for me on Friday! I know she usually reads my blog, so hi at you if your out there! No calls have made me realize (in case I didn't already know) how much I value her friendship. It's like having someone in the trenches with me, even though she's a state away! We keep each other going during the daily.
Speaking of daily. Happy thanksgiving to me. Eli threw up last night all over my couch, which desperately needed cleaning anyway, but gross. He had it in his eyes, up his nose, down his shirt, in his hair. Eww!!! So I'm sending him to the bathroom and starting to clean it up - trying to keep Sarah from playing in it - and he throws up a second time on the way to the bathroom. Seriously, all over the floor, the cabinets, the bathroom door and the side of the fridge. It was sooooo gross. I have never seen or cleaned so much throw-up in all my life. So I'm franticly cleaning it up and he's standing there telling me how I missed a spot, meanwhile Sarah is touching the throw-up on his back. It was interesting. I really missed Rob in that moment. Times like that make me so thankful that we think we are done. Can you imagine 3 or 4 kids throwing up at once? double and triple eww!! I don't think people think about that enough when they decide to have so many kids. I do, simply because my kids are always sick. Sarah has been dealing with diarrea for several days now, to the tune of 10-12 diapers a day. I was feeling pretty gross last night too, but it was one of those things where I just couldn't get sick, if you know what I mean. I know I've said this before, but in my book that is the hardest part of motherhood, the lack of time off. For instance, Sarah was up until 10pm last night, got up again at 11:30 and then was up at 6am. She's of course, sleeping it off now, but I'm up taking care of Eli's needs. He's feeling much better this morning, just for the record. While we are stating things for the record - I really hate throw-up.
Anyhoo, slated for today are my x-mas cards (stuffing and stamping), cleaning the house (agh!) and maybe a trip to Creations Unlimited, I need a mat for my cutter and I could really use a new Heidi Swapp fix. :) At least I'm honest about it, right? Ooh, and I'm just about done with my HOF entry. Just down to finishing my supply lists and pasting them together. I decorated my envelope yesterday. It's too stinking cute. I will post a picture here later. So excited to get this puppy mailed!! And scared, cause that means I can't touch it for the next 4 months, but that's ok, right? I'll be ok. Well, thinks to do. ta-ta!
Nov 22, 2005
This is one of last night's pages. I really like it, so any comments, be gentle. The point is the journaling. (and I love this picture of us) It reads "The truth of the matter is quite simple; You compare yourself to others and you will be continually disappointed in what you have and have not. Instead, see yourself as God sees you and choose contentment in every situation. Trust God to meet (and exceed) your every need and GROW rather than lust after the treasures of this world. Value contentment."
On any given day, when you wake up in the morning, there are a hundred things fighting for your attitude.
Wow. That's profound. Just one of the many tidbits I heard sunday morning. Been meaning to jot it down here to share with you. This particular bit hit me hard, because as the mom in the house - I set the tone most days. And it's hard. For instance, this morning I woke up to poop (sorry for all you sensitive types) all up Sarah's back, leaking out of her diaper. She really struggles with diarhea and apparently this morning she lost the battle. :) She was super cranky and I had to fight her to get her changed and in the tub. We got her clean and fed and she was a lot happier. Certainly not my idea of an ideal morning. I like to wake up slowly in bed, maybe five minutes between opening my eyes and feet hitting the floor. But if I do that, I wake up really happy, usually. With small kids though, you wake up running. My kids have both been demanding morning people and my husband isn't really a before noon kind of guy, but he's working on it.
But seriously, how many times do you wake up and something is trying to destroy your day before it even gets started?? It's crazy. I've decided to call it what it is, an attitude deterant, and get on with my day. God is good, I'm alive and I have lots to do! (as I waste time blogging - I know, it's an addiction).
More to come later. I learned a lot about being content with what we have too. A very powerful message. So much that I scrapbooked it last night. I will post my page later today. Hoping to finish up the three pages I started last night. It's going to be a good day. Even though it's Tuesday and I always miss Rob on Tuesdays... it's going to be a good day.
Wow. That's profound. Just one of the many tidbits I heard sunday morning. Been meaning to jot it down here to share with you. This particular bit hit me hard, because as the mom in the house - I set the tone most days. And it's hard. For instance, this morning I woke up to poop (sorry for all you sensitive types) all up Sarah's back, leaking out of her diaper. She really struggles with diarhea and apparently this morning she lost the battle. :) She was super cranky and I had to fight her to get her changed and in the tub. We got her clean and fed and she was a lot happier. Certainly not my idea of an ideal morning. I like to wake up slowly in bed, maybe five minutes between opening my eyes and feet hitting the floor. But if I do that, I wake up really happy, usually. With small kids though, you wake up running. My kids have both been demanding morning people and my husband isn't really a before noon kind of guy, but he's working on it.
But seriously, how many times do you wake up and something is trying to destroy your day before it even gets started?? It's crazy. I've decided to call it what it is, an attitude deterant, and get on with my day. God is good, I'm alive and I have lots to do! (as I waste time blogging - I know, it's an addiction).
More to come later. I learned a lot about being content with what we have too. A very powerful message. So much that I scrapbooked it last night. I will post my page later today. Hoping to finish up the three pages I started last night. It's going to be a good day. Even though it's Tuesday and I always miss Rob on Tuesdays... it's going to be a good day.
Nov 21, 2005
enjoying the last few moments of quiet before Eli bursts in the door...
I love that he goes to school every day. Most moms cry when their babies head out the door to school for the first time. I was beside myself at the prospect of 2 hours to myself while he learned and Brea slept. I treasure my three partial afternoons a week. I scrap, I plan, I clean, I catch up. Heck, sometimes I even plop down and turn on a soap opera for twenty minutes, just because I CAN! It's so refreshing, I love it. He loves his school too, they learn so much every day, do so much that I wouldn't have time to do with him. I'm very thankful.
Speaking of thanksgiving. It's just around the corner, three days away. I'm kind of sad. I really wanted to go home to see my folks again, but the drive is so tough with Sarah. Rob needs to study. Our finances don't really need to spend $100 in extra gas. I am just so sad to be home alone for both holidays. It's kind of depressing.
So let's be thankful instead. Quick, before I have to go, I'm going to think of five things to be thankful for.
1) my family. 2 beautiful, charming lovable children and a sexy, loving husband.
2) great friends near and far.
3) I just got mail from my cousin, Sara! That's something to be thankful for!
4) That even though we are away from family, I can still cook an amazing holiday feast. I'm a great cook and we are all thankful for that! :) (as I brag - sorry)
5) Our new house is really only 25 days away!!!
I love that he goes to school every day. Most moms cry when their babies head out the door to school for the first time. I was beside myself at the prospect of 2 hours to myself while he learned and Brea slept. I treasure my three partial afternoons a week. I scrap, I plan, I clean, I catch up. Heck, sometimes I even plop down and turn on a soap opera for twenty minutes, just because I CAN! It's so refreshing, I love it. He loves his school too, they learn so much every day, do so much that I wouldn't have time to do with him. I'm very thankful.
Speaking of thanksgiving. It's just around the corner, three days away. I'm kind of sad. I really wanted to go home to see my folks again, but the drive is so tough with Sarah. Rob needs to study. Our finances don't really need to spend $100 in extra gas. I am just so sad to be home alone for both holidays. It's kind of depressing.
So let's be thankful instead. Quick, before I have to go, I'm going to think of five things to be thankful for.
1) my family. 2 beautiful, charming lovable children and a sexy, loving husband.
2) great friends near and far.
3) I just got mail from my cousin, Sara! That's something to be thankful for!
4) That even though we are away from family, I can still cook an amazing holiday feast. I'm a great cook and we are all thankful for that! :) (as I brag - sorry)
5) Our new house is really only 25 days away!!!
a quick re-cap
Well, can't get Hello to work properly this morning, so no pictures for now. Annoying too, I have quite a few to share with you all.
A great weekend. truly fabulous. Got to scrapbook, finished 3 pages. Spent a lot of time with my family. Heard an amazing sermon on Sunday morning. Saw Joseph and the Amazing Tech. Dreamcoat. Wound up with a fun little trip to Branson with Kim. It was exciting, I made my first "Paris" purchase - a new purse to take with. It's one the the over the head/shouler purses - so hopefully I won't get mugged. :) It's seeming a little more real now, haven't spent a lot of time thinking about it, just because I have some major hurdles between now and then... moving, finishing HOF, redecorating my house, Christmas, etc.
Well, that's it for now, I'm sure I'll post later, especially if I can get those pictures up. I want to show you what I did this weekend!
Well, can't get Hello to work properly this morning, so no pictures for now. Annoying too, I have quite a few to share with you all.
A great weekend. truly fabulous. Got to scrapbook, finished 3 pages. Spent a lot of time with my family. Heard an amazing sermon on Sunday morning. Saw Joseph and the Amazing Tech. Dreamcoat. Wound up with a fun little trip to Branson with Kim. It was exciting, I made my first "Paris" purchase - a new purse to take with. It's one the the over the head/shouler purses - so hopefully I won't get mugged. :) It's seeming a little more real now, haven't spent a lot of time thinking about it, just because I have some major hurdles between now and then... moving, finishing HOF, redecorating my house, Christmas, etc.
Well, that's it for now, I'm sure I'll post later, especially if I can get those pictures up. I want to show you what I did this weekend!
Nov 19, 2005
a new challenge
Been noticing posts for "the picture of the day" in the gallery at 2peas lately and most of you know how much I love a challenge. I love to take pictures anyway, so this is right up my alley! It will be fun to find interesting pictures every day, certainly will stimulate me creatively. I'm excited to start this one.
An aside; our first night in the new bed was interesting, to say the least. There is something chirping/creaking in our room so that kept us up until 1am last night. We just got to sleep and Eli crawled into bed with us - running a 102 fever. He burned up most of the night. I actually called the nurse line in the middle of the night, just because he was so shakey and shallow breathed. They said to continue watching him and keep him on tylenol - which I already had. Anyway, he was too sick to sleep so I was basically up with him until almost five. His fever finally broke and I slept until 6:45, then Sarah was up, bright sunshine that she is! :) A little overwhelmed at the thought of a long day, but Rob and I have a date this afternoon, so I want to be happy and excited, despite my lack of sleep. We are going to see Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. CBC is doing a production. It will be nice to get out of the house with no kids! Looking forward to it.
Been noticing posts for "the picture of the day" in the gallery at 2peas lately and most of you know how much I love a challenge. I love to take pictures anyway, so this is right up my alley! It will be fun to find interesting pictures every day, certainly will stimulate me creatively. I'm excited to start this one.
An aside; our first night in the new bed was interesting, to say the least. There is something chirping/creaking in our room so that kept us up until 1am last night. We just got to sleep and Eli crawled into bed with us - running a 102 fever. He burned up most of the night. I actually called the nurse line in the middle of the night, just because he was so shakey and shallow breathed. They said to continue watching him and keep him on tylenol - which I already had. Anyway, he was too sick to sleep so I was basically up with him until almost five. His fever finally broke and I slept until 6:45, then Sarah was up, bright sunshine that she is! :) A little overwhelmed at the thought of a long day, but Rob and I have a date this afternoon, so I want to be happy and excited, despite my lack of sleep. We are going to see Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. CBC is doing a production. It will be nice to get out of the house with no kids! Looking forward to it.
Nov 18, 2005
a tale of two mattresses
[i truly have nothing better to tell you about today]
So did I tell you how we needed to get a new bed? It was kind of annoying, but our new house is an older home (which we love!) so the master bedroom is smaller. We bought a king size bed four years ago when we bought our home in Iowa. Of course, we thought we'd live there forever and we had a massive master bedroom so it seemed like a great investment at the time. Since then we have just downgraded bedroom after bedroom and lived around this giant bed for years. When we toured our new house we both agreed it was time to sell the giganto-bed and move into something smaller. We posted a sign at school and were blessed to sell it to the first caller at full asking price. So that night we went bed-shopping and found a super comfy high end Stearns and Foster mattress for a really good price because the packaging had opened during shipping. (lucky us) So my dear husband juggled beds this morning, switching out the king for the queen, all by himself in that tiny room. I love him! And I love our new bed. Have to let you know later how comfy it is our first night. There's so much room in our bedroom now. Hopefully the couple comes to pick up our new bed tomorrow.
oh, and I almost forgot. I'm going to a new Mom's group this afternoon. I'm so excited!
[i truly have nothing better to tell you about today]
So did I tell you how we needed to get a new bed? It was kind of annoying, but our new house is an older home (which we love!) so the master bedroom is smaller. We bought a king size bed four years ago when we bought our home in Iowa. Of course, we thought we'd live there forever and we had a massive master bedroom so it seemed like a great investment at the time. Since then we have just downgraded bedroom after bedroom and lived around this giant bed for years. When we toured our new house we both agreed it was time to sell the giganto-bed and move into something smaller. We posted a sign at school and were blessed to sell it to the first caller at full asking price. So that night we went bed-shopping and found a super comfy high end Stearns and Foster mattress for a really good price because the packaging had opened during shipping. (lucky us) So my dear husband juggled beds this morning, switching out the king for the queen, all by himself in that tiny room. I love him! And I love our new bed. Have to let you know later how comfy it is our first night. There's so much room in our bedroom now. Hopefully the couple comes to pick up our new bed tomorrow.
oh, and I almost forgot. I'm going to a new Mom's group this afternoon. I'm so excited!
Nov 17, 2005
one last list this morning
Got an email with assignments for one of Ali Edward's classes. It looks so good, wish I could go, but very unrealistic. She did have a neat fill-in-the-blank kind of thing. Here it goes.
I am... tired. sick. feeling better!! Happy to be alive. Even happier to be moving! ready for change. in love with my hubby. creative. funny - sometimes. motivated. inspired. thin. imperfect. selfish. a mom. a wife. a sister. a daughter. a grand-daughter. a cousin. a friend. a threat (to some people I suppose) stronger than I admit. smart. naive. friendly. not easily impressed. a scrapbook supply snob.
[moving on]
I live... in a house too small with more wildlife than I care for. for each day. for God, in a big way. on the outside looking in. with three amazing people. LOUD.
I eat... sporadically. ChickfilA is my favorite. too many sweets.
I go... not enough places. To small group. To church (at least I used too, before everything got crazy here). to MOPs. to visit family. to Paris, in the spring! to Walmart - sad but true. to Pricecutter. to the pediatricians. to school. shopping.
I need... More hours in the day. More money. Less clutter. More time with God. A good babysitter. a labodomy (sp?). some new church clothes, man, I'm looking old! Fresh ideas on how to be a good mom. personal space... more alone time with my husband.
I watch... my kids grow every day. Rob struggle with school. my son act like a goofball. ER, Desperate Housewives (there, I admitted it), the world go to hell in a handbasket.
I read... my bible, though not enough. fiction. Creating Keepsakes. the 2peas message boards. other people's body language and facial expressions. into things, way too much. e-mail. all the time. scrapbooking books and magazines.
I love... so much. My family - the four of us. Rob - he's a hottie and I'm still in love with him after being together for almost nine (gulp) years. My kids - even when they drive me crazy. My new car. Our future. Our life, even with it's ups and downs. my camera and the ability to capture snippets of our life together. scrapbooking. art. architecture. learning, growing, changing. worship. the internet and email. Snail-mail. scrapbook supplies. new ideas. My friends. surprises. going out for dinner. Mud puddles from the Mudhouse.
I believe... we can make this world a better place. in Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. the best is yet to come. people are worth loving. in Rob, that he will graduate and provide for us, that he is good father and a loving husband. in myself - God doesn't ask more of me than I can give.
I grow... more and more everyday. In big ways and small. with my eyes open and sometimes kicking and screaming. slowly. In more ways than I want to. more thankful and more humble.
Wow, that turned out to be a lot deeper than I expected. Kind of a lot for a random Thursday morning. oh well. Off to tackle the dishes.
Got an email with assignments for one of Ali Edward's classes. It looks so good, wish I could go, but very unrealistic. She did have a neat fill-in-the-blank kind of thing. Here it goes.
I am... tired. sick. feeling better!! Happy to be alive. Even happier to be moving! ready for change. in love with my hubby. creative. funny - sometimes. motivated. inspired. thin. imperfect. selfish. a mom. a wife. a sister. a daughter. a grand-daughter. a cousin. a friend. a threat (to some people I suppose) stronger than I admit. smart. naive. friendly. not easily impressed. a scrapbook supply snob.
[moving on]
I live... in a house too small with more wildlife than I care for. for each day. for God, in a big way. on the outside looking in. with three amazing people. LOUD.
I eat... sporadically. ChickfilA is my favorite. too many sweets.
I go... not enough places. To small group. To church (at least I used too, before everything got crazy here). to MOPs. to visit family. to Paris, in the spring! to Walmart - sad but true. to Pricecutter. to the pediatricians. to school. shopping.
I need... More hours in the day. More money. Less clutter. More time with God. A good babysitter. a labodomy (sp?). some new church clothes, man, I'm looking old! Fresh ideas on how to be a good mom. personal space... more alone time with my husband.
I watch... my kids grow every day. Rob struggle with school. my son act like a goofball. ER, Desperate Housewives (there, I admitted it), the world go to hell in a handbasket.
I read... my bible, though not enough. fiction. Creating Keepsakes. the 2peas message boards. other people's body language and facial expressions. into things, way too much. e-mail. all the time. scrapbooking books and magazines.
I love... so much. My family - the four of us. Rob - he's a hottie and I'm still in love with him after being together for almost nine (gulp) years. My kids - even when they drive me crazy. My new car. Our future. Our life, even with it's ups and downs. my camera and the ability to capture snippets of our life together. scrapbooking. art. architecture. learning, growing, changing. worship. the internet and email. Snail-mail. scrapbook supplies. new ideas. My friends. surprises. going out for dinner. Mud puddles from the Mudhouse.
I believe... we can make this world a better place. in Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. the best is yet to come. people are worth loving. in Rob, that he will graduate and provide for us, that he is good father and a loving husband. in myself - God doesn't ask more of me than I can give.
I grow... more and more everyday. In big ways and small. with my eyes open and sometimes kicking and screaming. slowly. In more ways than I want to. more thankful and more humble.
Wow, that turned out to be a lot deeper than I expected. Kind of a lot for a random Thursday morning. oh well. Off to tackle the dishes.
more lists to grow on
I must just be in a listy mood this morning. I was in the shower thinking of more lists. One I really wanted to jot down? My christmas wish list! Terrible, I know, a blatant effort to get what I actually want this year. But seriously, I usually get money from Rob's family (which I love!! we rarely have extra $ to spend on things we want!) and I like the idea of having a list prepared to know how I'd like to spend it. So here it goes.
* luggage. (blah, boring purchase, but I need it for my trip to Paris this spring, so that's exciting!)
* new nikes. Mine are looking pretty shady.
* Vanilla scented lotion/bodywash from Victoria Secrets. I've been out for almost six months now and I miss it!
* a new daily planner for 2006. I saw one at Barnes and Nobles that featured pictures of Paris. I thought it would be so cool to think about Paris every day before going and then remember it every day afterwards! I think they might have these planners at TJ Maxx and Gordman's too.
* Floor pillows for my living room. My sweet sister is making these for me. I want to be able to have teenagers over and hang out everywhere. I'm so excited for my new house!
* the Designing With 2006 Calendar. Not a planner, just a day by day flip calendar with new scrapbooking ideas on every page. So exciting! Pretty sure my mom is getting me this, since she asked me what I wanted this year! :)
So that's my list so far. I can always scrapbook shop too, but I'm really hard to shop for, cause I'm so particular about my supplies. And right now, these things are more urgent than scrapbook supplies, because honestly, when I'm done with HOF I probably won't play a lot for a while. I have so much to do for and on the new house. Yipee!
Thinking about Christmas, not to look totally selfish... I already have the kids totally shopped for, except for maybe some new clothes. We'll see how the budget goes. This whole not having a job thing kind of stinks. And Rob? I truly have no idea. Plus, if I did I would never post here on the off chance that he might read it! ;)
I must just be in a listy mood this morning. I was in the shower thinking of more lists. One I really wanted to jot down? My christmas wish list! Terrible, I know, a blatant effort to get what I actually want this year. But seriously, I usually get money from Rob's family (which I love!! we rarely have extra $ to spend on things we want!) and I like the idea of having a list prepared to know how I'd like to spend it. So here it goes.
* luggage. (blah, boring purchase, but I need it for my trip to Paris this spring, so that's exciting!)
* new nikes. Mine are looking pretty shady.
* Vanilla scented lotion/bodywash from Victoria Secrets. I've been out for almost six months now and I miss it!
* a new daily planner for 2006. I saw one at Barnes and Nobles that featured pictures of Paris. I thought it would be so cool to think about Paris every day before going and then remember it every day afterwards! I think they might have these planners at TJ Maxx and Gordman's too.
* Floor pillows for my living room. My sweet sister is making these for me. I want to be able to have teenagers over and hang out everywhere. I'm so excited for my new house!
* the Designing With 2006 Calendar. Not a planner, just a day by day flip calendar with new scrapbooking ideas on every page. So exciting! Pretty sure my mom is getting me this, since she asked me what I wanted this year! :)
So that's my list so far. I can always scrapbook shop too, but I'm really hard to shop for, cause I'm so particular about my supplies. And right now, these things are more urgent than scrapbook supplies, because honestly, when I'm done with HOF I probably won't play a lot for a while. I have so much to do for and on the new house. Yipee!
Thinking about Christmas, not to look totally selfish... I already have the kids totally shopped for, except for maybe some new clothes. We'll see how the budget goes. This whole not having a job thing kind of stinks. And Rob? I truly have no idea. Plus, if I did I would never post here on the off chance that he might read it! ;)
the sunny side of the street
I've been thinking. Trying not to get in that 'grass is always greener' mode about our new house/church/town/life. It's hard though. The time we've spent here has been very tough. A rough season in our life. But I think I am skipping over this last month too quickly. So today, in the spirit of being positive, I'm going to make a list of things I like and will miss about this house, this place. Warning, it might be a short list, but I'm going to try.
* As much as I complain about it, some days it's nice being a hermit, alone in the world, not being bothered, not having to make any appearances. I love that I had Sarah while she was small here, being able to nurse and whatever whenever I needed too.
* Gotta love free rent, right? And utilities. But the best is my free DSL.
* I love our pediatrician. We are going to miss him so much. He's brilliant. He's a christian. He's really loving with both my kids. I have never had a pediatrician I really trusted. We are having our last visit today and I'm sad!
* I love that there is a great scrapbook store just down the road - literally 5 minutes from my house. Going to miss that.
* My small group. A great bunch of ladies on Monday nights. I get so much done because of pre-planning. It keeps me going. I love having time away too. Going to miss them a ton.
* Food stamps. They've been a really big blessing to us. We literally would not have had $ for food without them.
* Medicaid. My kids have been so sick the whole time we've been here. Can't imagine how much $ medicaid has spent on them.
* Kim. I'm really going to miss Kim. She's been such a good and faithful friend. I hope she'll visit a lot.
And that's about it I think. I'm so ready to move. Maybe later I will work on a 'things I'm excited about in our new house/life' list. Hmmm. things to ponder.
I've been thinking. Trying not to get in that 'grass is always greener' mode about our new house/church/town/life. It's hard though. The time we've spent here has been very tough. A rough season in our life. But I think I am skipping over this last month too quickly. So today, in the spirit of being positive, I'm going to make a list of things I like and will miss about this house, this place. Warning, it might be a short list, but I'm going to try.
* As much as I complain about it, some days it's nice being a hermit, alone in the world, not being bothered, not having to make any appearances. I love that I had Sarah while she was small here, being able to nurse and whatever whenever I needed too.
* Gotta love free rent, right? And utilities. But the best is my free DSL.
* I love our pediatrician. We are going to miss him so much. He's brilliant. He's a christian. He's really loving with both my kids. I have never had a pediatrician I really trusted. We are having our last visit today and I'm sad!
* I love that there is a great scrapbook store just down the road - literally 5 minutes from my house. Going to miss that.
* My small group. A great bunch of ladies on Monday nights. I get so much done because of pre-planning. It keeps me going. I love having time away too. Going to miss them a ton.
* Food stamps. They've been a really big blessing to us. We literally would not have had $ for food without them.
* Medicaid. My kids have been so sick the whole time we've been here. Can't imagine how much $ medicaid has spent on them.
* Kim. I'm really going to miss Kim. She's been such a good and faithful friend. I hope she'll visit a lot.
And that's about it I think. I'm so ready to move. Maybe later I will work on a 'things I'm excited about in our new house/life' list. Hmmm. things to ponder.
Nov 14, 2005
Nov 13, 2005
well, that's done.
I have to give credit to Kim, she talked me into using a database to print my envelopes this year, rather than writing them by hand like the old fashioned girl I am. I have to admit, entering 40 addresses on the computer was *way* easier than writing them all by hand. Now I just have to wait for the 20 address updates I sent out an email request for, but then print the envelopes and poof! I'm done, except for stuffing and stamping. I'll probably add a tiny personal note to each of them too, and stink, I forgot to include our new address. That's ok though, Rob hasn't printed them yet, so it's an easy fix. I'm so excited at how easily things came together this year. It's a big relief to have it done, and I have to laugh because it's only the 13th of November, but I'm a dork like that! :)
I have to give credit to Kim, she talked me into using a database to print my envelopes this year, rather than writing them by hand like the old fashioned girl I am. I have to admit, entering 40 addresses on the computer was *way* easier than writing them all by hand. Now I just have to wait for the 20 address updates I sent out an email request for, but then print the envelopes and poof! I'm done, except for stuffing and stamping. I'll probably add a tiny personal note to each of them too, and stink, I forgot to include our new address. That's ok though, Rob hasn't printed them yet, so it's an easy fix. I'm so excited at how easily things came together this year. It's a big relief to have it done, and I have to laugh because it's only the 13th of November, but I'm a dork like that! :)
Nov 12, 2005
Look at my pretty jars! It was Kim's idea to distress them with white paint, to make the patter show up more. I love it! I may do the lids too, we'll see. My room will be bright blue with crisp linen white and bits of bright red accents, so these will fit in beautifully. Plus they are just pretty to look at!
this is an awesome picture that Rob took tonight for worship slides at our new church. He will be leading worship, but also heading up the technical side of things, and of course, worship too! I'm so proud of him. And this is a really stinking cool picture. I'm rubbing off on him. :) Not surprising - after 8 years, we've done quite a bit of rubbing!
so hard being a mom when you're sick.
I really miss having days off. Sick days. Vacation days. Personal days. (ha) I find it ironic that the job I don't get paid for requires so much of me on a daily/hourly basis.
I actually had a good day, considering I can feel a sinus infection coming on. It's been a very lazy day, working on my Christmas gifts. I also did a scrapbook page, but I'm very unimpressed with it. I'll post it here cause it's by no means HOF worthy. I'm almost done with all that work, just in the final stages of choosing layouts to send in.
Kim came over this afternoon, I made cookies and we talked. Then we scrapbooked this evening. It was fun. She's such an easy friend to hang out with, very laid back and 'whatever'. I always feel like I can really just relax and be myself with her, she doesn't judge me.
Fought the saturday crowds at Walmart today. It was crazy. I don't know why I went there this afternoon, except Rob had figured out my pictures for the ornaments and I really wanted to see if his concept had worked. Plus I've been drooling over Mason Jars for days now and finally decided to fork over the $6.33 they were asking for them. Spent a good part of the afternoon stuffing my yards and yards of ribbon into each jar, I'm going to put them on a shelf in my studio. I'm so ready to set up that room, I think about it a lot. My friend Lori altered a clock the other day and has inspired me to do one for my room too. I need to plan it, but then I'll get the clock and get to work. I want to have as much of the little fun things done before we move as we can. Filling days again.
Rob and I were waiting in a ridiculously long check out line at WM (the lady ahead of us was *literally* emptying her cart one item at a time, like a $200 tab, and contesting the price of each item). We were laughing at the lady, but looking at home decor magazines. I saw a spice rack used for sewing nick nacks and I couldn't help but think how cool that would be for my studio. I have a really neat spice rack that was my great grandmothers, including all the vintage bottles. I'm going to paint the rack white and clean the bottles for storage. It even has tiny drawers! How fun will that be? I'll post before and after pictures. Not sure when I'll start it, but soon. So excited for my studio.
Anyhoo, I'm wiped. I'm going to post some pictures and then it's off to bed I go.
I really miss having days off. Sick days. Vacation days. Personal days. (ha) I find it ironic that the job I don't get paid for requires so much of me on a daily/hourly basis.
I actually had a good day, considering I can feel a sinus infection coming on. It's been a very lazy day, working on my Christmas gifts. I also did a scrapbook page, but I'm very unimpressed with it. I'll post it here cause it's by no means HOF worthy. I'm almost done with all that work, just in the final stages of choosing layouts to send in.
Kim came over this afternoon, I made cookies and we talked. Then we scrapbooked this evening. It was fun. She's such an easy friend to hang out with, very laid back and 'whatever'. I always feel like I can really just relax and be myself with her, she doesn't judge me.
Fought the saturday crowds at Walmart today. It was crazy. I don't know why I went there this afternoon, except Rob had figured out my pictures for the ornaments and I really wanted to see if his concept had worked. Plus I've been drooling over Mason Jars for days now and finally decided to fork over the $6.33 they were asking for them. Spent a good part of the afternoon stuffing my yards and yards of ribbon into each jar, I'm going to put them on a shelf in my studio. I'm so ready to set up that room, I think about it a lot. My friend Lori altered a clock the other day and has inspired me to do one for my room too. I need to plan it, but then I'll get the clock and get to work. I want to have as much of the little fun things done before we move as we can. Filling days again.
Rob and I were waiting in a ridiculously long check out line at WM (the lady ahead of us was *literally* emptying her cart one item at a time, like a $200 tab, and contesting the price of each item). We were laughing at the lady, but looking at home decor magazines. I saw a spice rack used for sewing nick nacks and I couldn't help but think how cool that would be for my studio. I have a really neat spice rack that was my great grandmothers, including all the vintage bottles. I'm going to paint the rack white and clean the bottles for storage. It even has tiny drawers! How fun will that be? I'll post before and after pictures. Not sure when I'll start it, but soon. So excited for my studio.
Anyhoo, I'm wiped. I'm going to post some pictures and then it's off to bed I go.
Nov 10, 2005
creating again
sometimes it's funny how in the mood I get for scrapbooking. I've been working on a new technique the past couple days and I'm excited, it's working out well. I decided that HOF candidates that complete the assignment "create a new technique and incorporate it in a layout" are going to be more promotable, therefore having a better chance of winning. I think that assignment has more weight than the others, since it is harder. Therefore I must do it. So I thought about it for 48 hours and came up with something. We'll see. So excited to get this in the mail. I'm even going to decorate the envelope, cause I'm a dork like that!
Hopefully it will be a good day today. Brea's already napping. I should be accomplishing something. I think I'll make fettucini alfredo tonight for supper. Sounds yummy. Family Fun night, we are headed to ToysRUs to pick out christmas kids for the FOCAL party. Fun fun! I can't believe the momentum we are picking up. 37 days and we will be in our new house. Time is finally flying!
sometimes it's funny how in the mood I get for scrapbooking. I've been working on a new technique the past couple days and I'm excited, it's working out well. I decided that HOF candidates that complete the assignment "create a new technique and incorporate it in a layout" are going to be more promotable, therefore having a better chance of winning. I think that assignment has more weight than the others, since it is harder. Therefore I must do it. So I thought about it for 48 hours and came up with something. We'll see. So excited to get this in the mail. I'm even going to decorate the envelope, cause I'm a dork like that!
Hopefully it will be a good day today. Brea's already napping. I should be accomplishing something. I think I'll make fettucini alfredo tonight for supper. Sounds yummy. Family Fun night, we are headed to ToysRUs to pick out christmas kids for the FOCAL party. Fun fun! I can't believe the momentum we are picking up. 37 days and we will be in our new house. Time is finally flying!
A fun random quiz I found on another blog:
names you go by
1.Anna
2.Anna
(thus the reason my kids have nicknames! I love you Brea and E!)
2 parts of your heritage
1. german
2. norwegian (by default, marrying a guy named thoreson!)
2 things that scare you
1. springfield drivers
2. the evening news (avian bird flu?!?!?!?!?)
2 of your everyday essentials
1. dr Pepper
2. paper and scissors!
2 things you are wearing right now
1. yoga pants
2. bed head
2 of your favorite bands or musical artists (at the moment)
1. Planet Shakers (from Aussie)
2. Matthew West (his songs just speak to me!)
2 favorite songs (at the moment)
1. Undone (the sweater song, by Weezer, I just *got* it)
2. 100 years (by Five for Fighting)
2 things you want in a relationship (other than real love)(have to add with my husband)
1. good sex. (come on, that's important to everyone!)
2. great conversation
2 truths
1. God is my all.
2. almost five year olds talk too much.
2 physical things that appeal to you (in the opposite sex)
1. trim - not chunky.
2. intelligent demeanor (looks smart)
2 of your favorite hobbies (besides scrapbooking??)
1. interior decorating.
2. cooking and baking.
2 things you want really badly
1. HOF. (there, I said it!!)
2. a bigger house. (37 days baby!)
2 places you want to go on vacation
1. Paris
2. Isreal
2 things you want to do before you die
1. Know my kids have accepted Christ as their savior.
2. See Paris through the lens of my camera.
2 ways that you are stereotypically a dude/chick
1. I don't like to get dirty, at all!
2. I'm very nurturing.
2 things you are thinking about now
1. HOF. (dork)
2. perfecting my new technique.
2 stores you shop at
1. Old Navy
2. walmart. ack.
2 people i would like to see take this quiz
1. Lori
2. Rob
names you go by
1.Anna
2.Anna
(thus the reason my kids have nicknames! I love you Brea and E!)
2 parts of your heritage
1. german
2. norwegian (by default, marrying a guy named thoreson!)
2 things that scare you
1. springfield drivers
2. the evening news (avian bird flu?!?!?!?!?)
2 of your everyday essentials
1. dr Pepper
2. paper and scissors!
2 things you are wearing right now
1. yoga pants
2. bed head
2 of your favorite bands or musical artists (at the moment)
1. Planet Shakers (from Aussie)
2. Matthew West (his songs just speak to me!)
2 favorite songs (at the moment)
1. Undone (the sweater song, by Weezer, I just *got* it)
2. 100 years (by Five for Fighting)
2 things you want in a relationship (other than real love)(have to add with my husband)
1. good sex. (come on, that's important to everyone!)
2. great conversation
2 truths
1. God is my all.
2. almost five year olds talk too much.
2 physical things that appeal to you (in the opposite sex)
1. trim - not chunky.
2. intelligent demeanor (looks smart)
2 of your favorite hobbies (besides scrapbooking??)
1. interior decorating.
2. cooking and baking.
2 things you want really badly
1. HOF. (there, I said it!!)
2. a bigger house. (37 days baby!)
2 places you want to go on vacation
1. Paris
2. Isreal
2 things you want to do before you die
1. Know my kids have accepted Christ as their savior.
2. See Paris through the lens of my camera.
2 ways that you are stereotypically a dude/chick
1. I don't like to get dirty, at all!
2. I'm very nurturing.
2 things you are thinking about now
1. HOF. (dork)
2. perfecting my new technique.
2 stores you shop at
1. Old Navy
2. walmart. ack.
2 people i would like to see take this quiz
1. Lori
2. Rob
Nov 9, 2005
I refuse to have blog guilt.
I'm a busy mom of two small kids. Blogging is for fun, not another item on my to-do list. Which is huge and I'm so bad because I'm sitting here pea-ing and now blogging when I should be working on my christmas cards, or tidying up the house, or doing the dishes or at the very least working on my brand new top secret technique I came up with for my HOF entry!!! I've been brainstorming for 2 days now, trying to come up with something never been done before in CK, and I think I have it. Actually, I came up with several fun new ideas, but one is gold and I'm going to enter it. I think, with this big crazy push for bright colors, that this idea will be a hit. It's scary to me how much HOF has taken over my life lately. I actually had to get out of bed last night and write down my ideas so I didn't forget them while I slept!!! Seems like bed time is when I get my thinking done, cause at least it's quiet!!! I've been on such a roll lately with scrapbooking, it's great. I'll be excited to get my entry in the mail so I can start being a little more public with the things, but maybe not, I don't want to have all my ideas floating out there for the world to see. I need to keep in mind that the end date is February, I'm just submitting early because of our move. I'm so excited!! The next few weeks should fly by, with HOF to finish, and cards and Christmas gifts. Suddenly it will be thanksgiving, and we have something going on every weekend then until we move! And then I will be in my new house with my beautiful studio and all will be right with the world!!! Yay me!
I'm a busy mom of two small kids. Blogging is for fun, not another item on my to-do list. Which is huge and I'm so bad because I'm sitting here pea-ing and now blogging when I should be working on my christmas cards, or tidying up the house, or doing the dishes or at the very least working on my brand new top secret technique I came up with for my HOF entry!!! I've been brainstorming for 2 days now, trying to come up with something never been done before in CK, and I think I have it. Actually, I came up with several fun new ideas, but one is gold and I'm going to enter it. I think, with this big crazy push for bright colors, that this idea will be a hit. It's scary to me how much HOF has taken over my life lately. I actually had to get out of bed last night and write down my ideas so I didn't forget them while I slept!!! Seems like bed time is when I get my thinking done, cause at least it's quiet!!! I've been on such a roll lately with scrapbooking, it's great. I'll be excited to get my entry in the mail so I can start being a little more public with the things, but maybe not, I don't want to have all my ideas floating out there for the world to see. I need to keep in mind that the end date is February, I'm just submitting early because of our move. I'm so excited!! The next few weeks should fly by, with HOF to finish, and cards and Christmas gifts. Suddenly it will be thanksgiving, and we have something going on every weekend then until we move! And then I will be in my new house with my beautiful studio and all will be right with the world!!! Yay me!
Nov 7, 2005
an attitude of thankfulness.
I've been thinking. As I was cruising this morning in my new-to-us Buick Intrepid (ha ha) with the moonroof open and Matthew West wailing on the stereo, listening to my kids giggling in the backseat, I couldn't help but just feel blessed. Sure, we've had a lot of crap going on that was undeserved and annoying... but all the good stuff? All the really important stuff? The stuff that they write songs about, the stuff that leaves a legacy? I have all that. I love my kids so much. Even when they are bickering and being crabbypants, I'm so blessed to have such wonderful, fun, happy kids. And my Rob. Well, who wouldn't love him? He's so good to me. And I'm right with God. No big ugly secrets in my brain. It's all out there, in the open. I'm thankful for that. I've screwed up, but it's not hidden for anyone to dig out, you know what I mean?
I'm just happy. It's funny to me because I didn't think I would find happiness again until we moved. That a lot of major things would have to change before I would feel that warm squishy feeling in my heart. Instead happiness just kind of snuck up on me, right here in this little tiny house. I start thinking about all the amazing answers to prayer that God has given us, given me lately. Things I have been praying about for months, even years. I can feel it coming. The winds of change, a gentle breeze picking up momentum, about to change our whole life's direction. I'm ready. I'm trusting God for the next step. The next leap.
I guess this is what peace feels like. thank you God.
I've been thinking. As I was cruising this morning in my new-to-us Buick Intrepid (ha ha) with the moonroof open and Matthew West wailing on the stereo, listening to my kids giggling in the backseat, I couldn't help but just feel blessed. Sure, we've had a lot of crap going on that was undeserved and annoying... but all the good stuff? All the really important stuff? The stuff that they write songs about, the stuff that leaves a legacy? I have all that. I love my kids so much. Even when they are bickering and being crabbypants, I'm so blessed to have such wonderful, fun, happy kids. And my Rob. Well, who wouldn't love him? He's so good to me. And I'm right with God. No big ugly secrets in my brain. It's all out there, in the open. I'm thankful for that. I've screwed up, but it's not hidden for anyone to dig out, you know what I mean?
I'm just happy. It's funny to me because I didn't think I would find happiness again until we moved. That a lot of major things would have to change before I would feel that warm squishy feeling in my heart. Instead happiness just kind of snuck up on me, right here in this little tiny house. I start thinking about all the amazing answers to prayer that God has given us, given me lately. Things I have been praying about for months, even years. I can feel it coming. The winds of change, a gentle breeze picking up momentum, about to change our whole life's direction. I'm ready. I'm trusting God for the next step. The next leap.
I guess this is what peace feels like. thank you God.
Nov 6, 2005
whew. home again.
Another long great weekend. Got to spend some quality time with my girlfriends in AR. We do a big traditional thanksgiving dinner every year with our friends, so it was time and we threw it together. Very fun. The kids tried to kill each other, of course, but I think overall it was time well spent. Scrapped a few pages, so ready to put together my HOF entry. Getting anxious to get it mailed and then I think I can really get serious about packing at that point. I'm so ready for it. I think we are down to 39 days or some such number. So invigorating! Well, I don't have a ton of time, Rob and I are wanting to snuggle on the couch, so I'll post some pictures and be on my way. Toodles!
Another long great weekend. Got to spend some quality time with my girlfriends in AR. We do a big traditional thanksgiving dinner every year with our friends, so it was time and we threw it together. Very fun. The kids tried to kill each other, of course, but I think overall it was time well spent. Scrapped a few pages, so ready to put together my HOF entry. Getting anxious to get it mailed and then I think I can really get serious about packing at that point. I'm so ready for it. I think we are down to 39 days or some such number. So invigorating! Well, I don't have a ton of time, Rob and I are wanting to snuggle on the couch, so I'll post some pictures and be on my way. Toodles!
Nov 3, 2005
have I mentioned that I'm ready to move yet?
42 days. Just for the record. I'm so ready. And mad. Anxious to walk away from here forever. And yet I don't even feel like I can really vent about all of this since it's an open blog (that no one reads). I'm just looking forward to moving on and forgetting about every phone call, every incident, every horrible aspect of this job, this place, this time in our lives. I hope that time really does heal all wounds and I can look back (in brief tiny glimpses) and remember the happy times we've shared as a family and forget all the frustrations of these past three years.
Enough of that. Scrapped a tiny bit today. Mostly dealt with the checkbook. Made a stellar dinner. Prayed for my mom, a lot. If anyone really is reading this, pray for her. I don't feel like I can really divulge right now, but my heart is so heavy for her right now. She needs prayer. She may even need a miracle.
All in all, a rough day. Glad it's almost over. Hopefully that means I'll have a brighter tomorrow.
42 days. Just for the record. I'm so ready. And mad. Anxious to walk away from here forever. And yet I don't even feel like I can really vent about all of this since it's an open blog (that no one reads). I'm just looking forward to moving on and forgetting about every phone call, every incident, every horrible aspect of this job, this place, this time in our lives. I hope that time really does heal all wounds and I can look back (in brief tiny glimpses) and remember the happy times we've shared as a family and forget all the frustrations of these past three years.
Enough of that. Scrapped a tiny bit today. Mostly dealt with the checkbook. Made a stellar dinner. Prayed for my mom, a lot. If anyone really is reading this, pray for her. I don't feel like I can really divulge right now, but my heart is so heavy for her right now. She needs prayer. She may even need a miracle.
All in all, a rough day. Glad it's almost over. Hopefully that means I'll have a brighter tomorrow.
Nov 2, 2005
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