I am so so so sick of being sick. Seriously, in the past two months I've had Strep, Bronchitis, and now I have a horrible cold. I'm just done. I don't get it, I want to feel NORMAL. When will that ever happen, I don't know. But if I don't get well soon there are going to be some heads rolling. HA! So now I'm going to crawl in the bed and sleep forever, or at least until Josie wakes up at 2 am because her nose is stuffy too. I absolutely hate this...... absolutely....
Life is so crazy and there are so many hurting hearts. I guess I shouldn't complain about my cold.....
God is good though. He has it all figured out and I know that his plans are much greater than mine......
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Monday, November 15, 2010
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Confession # 356, and Confession #357
#356: Happy Halloween, even if it does fall on Sunday and people are freaking out about it.... guess what people, I don't think Jesus is going to mind that Halloween fell on a Sunday and that there might be children walking about asking for candy on a Sunday night. Get over it.
# 357: Steriod shots and steriods in general make me crazier than normal. The time is 1:42 AM and I can't even force myself to sleep. It so sucks. I am going to be one crabby mama tomorrow. Or maybe not..... I have another five days of this crap...... Geez!!! I am done with sickness.... it totally sucks and I refuse to get sick again any time soon.....
On a side note I can't wait to post more about Halloween! Looks like we'll be spending the weekend in costume... at least we're getting our money's worth!
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# 357: Steriod shots and steriods in general make me crazier than normal. The time is 1:42 AM and I can't even force myself to sleep. It so sucks. I am going to be one crabby mama tomorrow. Or maybe not..... I have another five days of this crap...... Geez!!! I am done with sickness.... it totally sucks and I refuse to get sick again any time soon.....
On a side note I can't wait to post more about Halloween! Looks like we'll be spending the weekend in costume... at least we're getting our money's worth!
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Friday, September 24, 2010
The tale of the missing embroidery thread
Oh my. I've started a smocking class and it is so fun. So I'm smocking a bishop dress for Caroline and one for Josie and I've been working on it in all my spare time :P but on Wednesday as I was smocking away and went to grab the embroidery thread out of my bag I realized that, it's missing.... not just the one but both of the brown's that I have to smock the dresses with are completely gone out of the bag. Some little turd has stolen my brown embroidery thread! And not even the pink or the green that was also in the bag but the TWO colors that I really need to finish these dresses!!!! I have searched this house over a hundred times. I can't find either one of them anywhere. And I'm pissed about it! I usually just roll with it when things disappear at our house but this time I just can't let it go. I'm like a crazy woman quizzing Caroline about it and searching all over for two stupid strands of embroidery thread. Chris, the moron, keeps saying.... "Just go get some more..." Well, silly man, that would be the rational thing to do wouldn't it! Just admit defeat and try to find the matching browns at the store..... BUT I DON'T WANT to do that!!! I want to find my embroidery thread!!!!!
I do realize that I'm acting like a nut. But that's what makes me the crazy woman.
I don't think I looked in the couch cushions in the front room, I'm going to look now..... Pin It
I do realize that I'm acting like a nut. But that's what makes me the crazy woman.
I don't think I looked in the couch cushions in the front room, I'm going to look now..... Pin It
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Well Goodbye summer, but not the heat...
I guess we' re saying goodbye to summer since school starts next week. But it is still unbelievably hot out. I think something crazy like 101 yesterday.
I wish summer would never end. I feel like a child dreaming about warm sunny days and far away trips and ice cream. Swimming in lakes and oceans and pools, and late nights and lightning bugs. I guess I just feel more alive in the summertime.
The summer has flown by. It has been wonderful though. We had such a wonderful time at the beach. We went to St. George, which is about two hours east of Panama City beach. It was so beautiful. No oil. I hate to think that we may never again see our gulf the same. People there are so worried. All the kids had so much fun. And that was the beginning of Caroline's fearlessness in regards to the water. After her trauma with swimming lessons it was a great relief! She has since started swimming underwater! This is a huge transformation from the Ci at the beginning of summer.
My girls are growing so fast. Caroline will start preschool this fall. It is bittersweet. Josie is growing so fast. She has such a sweet little personality and is already becoming a little girlie girl. She has taken to dragging one of Caroline's purses around the house. They play so well together and love one another so much. I hope it lasts through the teenage years!!
Love to all~
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I wish summer would never end. I feel like a child dreaming about warm sunny days and far away trips and ice cream. Swimming in lakes and oceans and pools, and late nights and lightning bugs. I guess I just feel more alive in the summertime.
The summer has flown by. It has been wonderful though. We had such a wonderful time at the beach. We went to St. George, which is about two hours east of Panama City beach. It was so beautiful. No oil. I hate to think that we may never again see our gulf the same. People there are so worried. All the kids had so much fun. And that was the beginning of Caroline's fearlessness in regards to the water. After her trauma with swimming lessons it was a great relief! She has since started swimming underwater! This is a huge transformation from the Ci at the beginning of summer.
My girls are growing so fast. Caroline will start preschool this fall. It is bittersweet. Josie is growing so fast. She has such a sweet little personality and is already becoming a little girlie girl. She has taken to dragging one of Caroline's purses around the house. They play so well together and love one another so much. I hope it lasts through the teenage years!!
Love to all~
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Thursday, July 1, 2010
Okay, that's enough
It has not been my week. We have fleas. Not just a few but every single flea in the county has taken up residence in my house. I kicked the cat out and we set off bombs, we sprayed, I vacuumed like a crazy person. Still fleas. We called the pest control people. They sprayed and sprayed. We still have fleas. The majority of them are hanging out in the laundry room, which means that I have to be attacked by millions (okay, I may be milking it just a little) of fleas while I wash the near ceiling height pile of clothes that have stacked up over the past week while I avoided going in there so I wouldn't be eaten alive. On top of our flea epidemic I also have strep. Yay me. I have no idea where I got strep. My kids aren't sick. Just me. We leave for the beach on Saturday and I have done absolutely nothing to prepare. I would pack but we don't have any clean clothes. So I have decided that I will sit and blog while another load of clothes washes.
Josie's birthday was fun. She tore into the cake like nothing I've ever seen from a one year old! That girl likes some cake!! I'm excited to see how she does at the beach. I'll let you know.....
Allison and Josh's wedding was so beautiful and so so so much fun. I wish I had more time to talk about how much fun it was and how great everything looked. I'm so glad we got to be a part of their special day!
love, love...
Josie's birthday was fun. She tore into the cake like nothing I've ever seen from a one year old! That girl likes some cake!! I'm excited to see how she does at the beach. I'll let you know.....
Allison and Josh's wedding was so beautiful and so so so much fun. I wish I had more time to talk about how much fun it was and how great everything looked. I'm so glad we got to be a part of their special day!
love, love...
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
EEEEKKKK!
Wow, it's june. Oh, the shame.
I don't feel like getting all mushy and going on and on about things right now. Their are lots of updates but I'll have to get into those later. Josie will be a year old in two days. Time does fly.....
I think I'll just make a list of the nutty things I've done so far this week, just for giggles:
1. I went to the drive through a the bank and when the lady sent the time capsule back (ok, it's not really a time capsule but it looks like it is...) I just threw the thing into the passenger seat and drove away. I had to take it back when I finally realized what I had done.
2. I put Josie's onsie on completely inside out. Buttons and all. I have no idea how I managed to get them buttoned but I did. And instead of changing her, I just let her hang out in an inside out onsie. Yep, that's how I roll.
3. I let Caroline have a chocolate ice cream cone in the car. All mommy's know that this is in direct voilation mommy law. And for the record, if you make your kid get out of the car and turn the hose on her while she is still fully dressed, people driving by will look at you like you are beating her with the hose pipe.
It's only Wednesday..... Pin It
I don't feel like getting all mushy and going on and on about things right now. Their are lots of updates but I'll have to get into those later. Josie will be a year old in two days. Time does fly.....
I think I'll just make a list of the nutty things I've done so far this week, just for giggles:
1. I went to the drive through a the bank and when the lady sent the time capsule back (ok, it's not really a time capsule but it looks like it is...) I just threw the thing into the passenger seat and drove away. I had to take it back when I finally realized what I had done.
2. I put Josie's onsie on completely inside out. Buttons and all. I have no idea how I managed to get them buttoned but I did. And instead of changing her, I just let her hang out in an inside out onsie. Yep, that's how I roll.
3. I let Caroline have a chocolate ice cream cone in the car. All mommy's know that this is in direct voilation mommy law. And for the record, if you make your kid get out of the car and turn the hose on her while she is still fully dressed, people driving by will look at you like you are beating her with the hose pipe.
It's only Wednesday..... Pin It
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
My feet are cold
It's cold outside and my feet are cold.
My heart is cold too. But I'm working on it.
I've started looking at preschools for Caroline next year. It makes me so sad. I can't stand to think that I have to begin releasing her into this crazy world. And yes, I do want to shelter her. And if you're thinking how dumb that is then you are exactly who I want to shelter her from. You nut-job.
It just seems like the world is so crazy. I just don't understand. When I look at her I see such joy. Like she is filled to the brim with love. If we would all love like that life would be so much calmer.
I'm working to simplify my life. I have to chant it over and over and over. It's harder than it should be. It amazes me how much drama and crap I am part of. Before, I don't think I would have even realized (much less acknowledged)my part in the crazy. I am making conscious decisions to try my best to not be part of drama, craziness, gossip, and the rest. I keep saying that I'm banning crazy from my life. Chris asked when I was leaving him :)
I think that I was/ am always really good at pointing to the crazy in others and not owning my own crazy. Because I know that I create drama and spread craziness as much as anyone else. Sometimes I do more than my own part. And I know I have to stop.
I've re-read The Four Agreements for about the million-th time. And it's still hard to swallow. Not the "agreements" per say but putting them into practice. It's so much easier to be selfish and to judge others.
I challenge you to read the book and to attempt to adopt these four agreements.
1. Be impeccable with your word (say only what you mean)
2. Don't make assumptions (communicate everything)
3. Don't take anything personally (nothing anyone else says or does is because of you- I know shocker, right, the whole world doesn't revolve around me!)
4. Always do your best
It's hard. Maybe I can blog more about this another day. I feel strongly about it. I think this is who I should/ could be. And I have lots of questions too.
But Caroline wants a drink and I've been sitting here too long.... alas, motherhood strikes again.
Love to all. Simplify... Balance... Simplify... Balance... Pin It
My heart is cold too. But I'm working on it.
I've started looking at preschools for Caroline next year. It makes me so sad. I can't stand to think that I have to begin releasing her into this crazy world. And yes, I do want to shelter her. And if you're thinking how dumb that is then you are exactly who I want to shelter her from. You nut-job.
It just seems like the world is so crazy. I just don't understand. When I look at her I see such joy. Like she is filled to the brim with love. If we would all love like that life would be so much calmer.
I'm working to simplify my life. I have to chant it over and over and over. It's harder than it should be. It amazes me how much drama and crap I am part of. Before, I don't think I would have even realized (much less acknowledged)my part in the crazy. I am making conscious decisions to try my best to not be part of drama, craziness, gossip, and the rest. I keep saying that I'm banning crazy from my life. Chris asked when I was leaving him :)
I think that I was/ am always really good at pointing to the crazy in others and not owning my own crazy. Because I know that I create drama and spread craziness as much as anyone else. Sometimes I do more than my own part. And I know I have to stop.
I've re-read The Four Agreements for about the million-th time. And it's still hard to swallow. Not the "agreements" per say but putting them into practice. It's so much easier to be selfish and to judge others.
I challenge you to read the book and to attempt to adopt these four agreements.
1. Be impeccable with your word (say only what you mean)
2. Don't make assumptions (communicate everything)
3. Don't take anything personally (nothing anyone else says or does is because of you- I know shocker, right, the whole world doesn't revolve around me!)
4. Always do your best
It's hard. Maybe I can blog more about this another day. I feel strongly about it. I think this is who I should/ could be. And I have lots of questions too.
But Caroline wants a drink and I've been sitting here too long.... alas, motherhood strikes again.
Love to all. Simplify... Balance... Simplify... Balance... Pin It
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