The boys have broncitis. I have no sleep but they're on the way to recovery so all is well.

Quick, fast before I'm "needed":
I've shed a few tears the past couple of days! Here's a short run down of what happened.

First Justus told me he didn't love me. Initially I was shocked. And then hurt. Finally I realized that I never want to hear him say that again but I am at this moment mentally prepared. If and when it does happen again; it will probably be just as hard to hear.

Zeke is growing so fast. Today he sat up on his own. I don't remember when Justus did this but it made me cry just knowing that I've already forgotten that detail. And thinking of all the others I've probably forgotten and don't even realize it. I do try to write these things down.

I yelled at Justus & asked God for help to never do it again. I hurt his feelings & made him cry. Justus recovered much faster than I did. Obviously I won't be winning a mother of the year award....or at least I lost a vote for this day.

Finally I decided to just let them all come out; at least as much as I could. I felt a little better afterwards. Now it's time to get busy again.

Here are a couple pics of the boys.

Let's play catch-up

First of all here are a few pics of my niece. She turned four this weekend. She got mad because her brother was 'tasting' her lipgloss I bought for her while we were putting some on. My mom made the poncho & the hat/scarf out of some yarn I found at Walmart. I think these bright colors look fantastic on her! Brie can be very onery (sp) sometimes but she is my buddy! I hope that someday I will have a little girl of my own but for now I will enjoy my niece!





The boys have been very fiesty this week and I want to pull my head out. Oops, I mean hair out! Justus BIT Ezekiel and I had to count to ten over & over again while trying not to blow a gasket! J has never actually bit anyone not even when he was teething!

Justus is also potty training this week- he( and I) has been to the bathroom twenty thousand times yesterday & today. He can reach the toilet standing up & not miss. But when it comes time to sit & poop it's not so good! I've cleaned the bathroom several times today. But I think a little insanity now will save me more than thirty dollars a month once we get the routine down.

Zeke aka 'little grinch' is teething this week & one of the top teeth is bothering him pretty bad. I need earplugs & it's time for some tylenol for him.

Other happenings- I started reading the book that Staci gave me for Christmas. Page two was good...when will I get to page three? It's called Queen of the Castle. And I feel anything but royalty but a few seconds of reading is very theraputic (sp) for me so its nice!

Sam wants to play basketball in the church legeau (sp) but there just isn't any extra time at this point. He's been pouting all week trying to figure out a way that he can do it. I feel sorry for him but neither of us can come up with a good solution.....maybe next year?

Also we might sell our blue car. This thing has been wonderful to us and we are hestitant to let it go but in reality it's on it's last leg & we can't put much more into it. In the back of my mind I want to keep so we'll have a second car when we need it but who know when/if that will happen.

I also want to let you know that I have been keeping up with your blogs but had little time to leave comments. Yes, I know that that's the best part of this whole deal. Communication between friends.....it took me SEVERAL tries to even post this one. So, I am reading!!!!! And try to comment now & then.

This is all I have time for but there is LOTS I'd love to let you in on but I got to much to do. Love to each of you!

ps Does blogger have spell check??? If so I need it!

Halfway to February?

Man time flies! January has been just as busy as Christmas time. And February won't slow down either.....I thought it would. Last weekend we went to the arts & science museum that's an hour or so away. We took Justus and my nephew to see the dinosaur exhibit that was there for just one more weekend. The boys had a great time. And we laughed alot!

Justus was apprehensive at first because the dinos were so big but we eventually got him to touch them. Looking at them & walking past them quickly was not a problem. About halfway during our time there they did a demonstration/talk. Justus drove the speaker crazy & tried to steal away the toy dinos he brought for a visual. All the parents were snickering.....except Sam who said J's name 45 times, followed by "stop", "no" & put that back. I had a great time trying not to laugh and eventually Justus ended up holding a dino and listening to the rest of the talk.

I'm in planning & execution mode for our Valentine's Banquet that the youth put on every year......LOTS to do! And J's birthday is right after that so we've got plenty to keep us busy. Planning and doing.

Zeke is finally rolling over both ways - back to front & front to back. His latest craze is to look straight at you & scream/squeal. He's trying to communicate but mama or dada just won't do it!

Justus is satisfied, he's got something to play with.


Checking out the Long Neck


There is NO way I'm going to touch that thing!

Justus

How can a person who drives me nuts bring such joy?? My almost three year old can say his abc's, count to 11 on his own & to 15 with me. He can get dirty in a split second & would take five baths a day if I'd let him. We're starting to learn how to recognize numbers & letters. It's hard to get him to sit still for very long!

Ezekiel

Christmas day Ezekiel got his first tooth. I knew he was fussy at church Christmas Eve but I was super surprised when I saw a tooth peeking through the next day. He has also started being able to stay sitting up when I put him that way. It makes bath time so much more fun. Yesterday he started the rocking that babies do before they start to crawl. It's so much fun to watch them grow! One thing I am really grateful for is that he is a cuddle bug. And will still let me hold him like a baby when he's tired. Baby love is so sweet!

Crash

Some kid was talking on his cell phone & this happened. Oops! My dad & brother pulled him out. He had just put insurance on the car yesterday. Good thing he didn't have to report this! The ditches around here are pretty bad. We've had to pull out lots of people out of our ditch. This is our neighbors yard across the street.

On to 2007

So I now have a few minutes to do my 2006 review. I've come to the conclusion that I've been blessed! 2006 was a great year for me. I finally broke free from some lingering depression. It still tries to overcome me but I am learning how to deal with it rather than ignore it! In 2006 Sam & I have gotten closer. Justus has grown like a weed. And Ezekiel was born. We got a new to us car and God blessed us tremendously.

This year I look forward to an even better year. One of my most favorite ways to relax & get a good laugh is to spend a few moments with you. You girls bring a lot of joy to me. And I appreciate your honesty and being part of your lives....even if its from hundreds or thousands of miles away. Like I said, I am blessed!

My goals for the year are: To be wise in my spending.
Organization
Get more involved with Sam & ministry in general
*Dare I say lose weight???? It's always at the back of my mind. But rarely do I make a decision to do something about it. -We shall see.

Yuk

Here is the only pic I have of me on Christmas day. It's not great but Mel asked for it. Enjoy.

Pics----

My first Christmas

Mommy hiding from the camera

The kids & their favorite person in the world.

Recovering

We've all had the stomach bug. Oh the joy! Sam. Then me. Followed by the boys, my parents & finally Jacob(bro).