It's the last day of the month and this week has been much less hectic than last week. STill the beginning of the month is just around the corner, in just a few hours. And that means starting all over with the monthly events at church and celebrating birthdays around here and life just in general gets busy. Already the first five days of May have something schedule for daytime and evening. IT's a busy season gearing up for summer, the kids at school are getting antsy & the youth as well. They are so similar to Justus they just want to get outside & play...the warm weather is call I guess.

Poor Miley

I know that most of our kids aren't really to the age of watching/listening to Miley Sirus but I really feel bad for her and all the negative press she is getting. Anyone have an opinion? The picture looks a little risque to me but her parents were there & you never know how someone else is going to represent you!

Nationwide Commercial

Have you seen the Nationwide commercial about kids??? The theme is take your kids to work day, & the mom is a teller at a bank. The kid sees the mom send an envelope from the bank to the customer, mom walks away & the kids starts sending stuff too. Pens, quarters, a sandwich etc. It was Hilarious to me! Anyone else seen it?

Mudbug

Sunday & Monday it rained so water was standing around everywhere. The boys were going nuts being cooped up in the house. Sam took them outside while I finished cleaning up supper dishes. They were wearing their rain boots when they went out. They were filthy by the time we brought them back in the house & went straight to the bath tub. I had to rinse them off before the bath b/c they were so dirty. Justus was so busy running around gettting gross, he loved it! And Zeke was obsessed with stomping in the puddle. It's was fun to watch! And hard to get good pics. They didn't want to stop the fun to take a pic. I got a few good ones.

Update, daddy must have sensed, I mean heard, seen, heard some more my frustration because tonight we're going to see another movie. This is two weekends in a row & much needed me time. Two uninterrupted hours with nothing to do but sit there and enjoy. I will be having raisinettes & popcorn. And having the time of my life (for the moment). Yea Sam!!!! Thanks for being so understanding and working so hard!!! I do appreciate it.

Escape

Tonight Aubrey & I are going to see the movie Fool's Gold at the two dollar movie. We both are feeling the need to escape from the house. We went last week & saw National Treasure 2, it was really good if you like that kind of movie. We think there will be third and will probably go see that too. I like the Indiana Jones movies, Lara Croft, The Mummy all those kinds adventure/treasure hunt kind of stuff. Fool's Gold is of course a different type of movie. ANyways, I gotta go get ready.

ps Remind me to tell you about play dough & finger paint.

This week is one of those that I"d just like to escape to another world. One where my husband could spend the evenings with his family. But it's not to be. This week he has had baseball M& T, church on W. and now tonight thru Sunday he has church events each night followed by another game on Monday. That is a complete week without daddy during the evening. The steam is building up between my ears, it should erupt & come spewing out at any moment. Oh, and not only that but he also has to be at the church for a youth fundraiser from 9-2.

Today is Jaiden's official birthday, so we decided to have another party. With cake again....who doesn't like cake??? If you don't I really don't care it's just one of those dumb things you say. Anyways, it's my turn to cook supper & and I wanted to do a dessert anyways so I'm making a Eclair Cake. YUMMY, I should put it on the Recipe Place. IT has pudding, cool whip, graham crackers & chocolate icing. I got a CARS candle to go on top & scrounged up a few little things to put in a bag so he can open something up on his actual birthday. Celebrating your birthday twice is the way to go! Especially if your young. Next year when I turn 30, I will not NEED to celebrate twice, as I will be thinking of it all year long!

Finally an update~ things are going well for my mom. She works in a New doctors office with only a handful of people & she LOVES it! Thank you Jesus! Things are busy, busy around here. The boys LOVE having thier cousins around, and for the most part it's been a smooth transition. The hardest time is bedtime b/c quarters are cramped everyone TRIES to be respectful & quiet but it's HARD. Supper time is CRAZY but enjoyable. Showers/baths are interesting; especially when we all have to be at the same place, same time like church for example. All in all it works.

It time for bed....I would have done an update sooner but we've been having technical difficulties around here. Talk to you soon!

Tonight at WHWC (our church): Meet the pastor's Wives a Q & A to get to know the pastor's wives. Snacks available, child too.

I can't express just how excited I am about this night that was planned without any consideration on our part.....can you feel the sarcasim.. would it be wrong if I suddenly got sick??

We have some friends who are moving this weekend so today Justus and I went over to help them pack. They have a little boy as well so they entertained each other pretty well. They also have a puppy named scooby. He's a lab who is humongous (sp)? Well, J is pretty rough with the dogs around here, he jumps on them and plays with them. Apparently he did something that either scared scooby or hurt him because the dog reached around and nipped Justus on the throat. YES, I said throat. It scared both Justus & myself. After getting Justus calmed down and talking to him about the way to treat a dog he went on his way and I promptly had myselft a good cry. I knew that he was fine and the puppy only reacted to pain or fear but still it was a huge rush of emotions. In which I always reply with a cry. I think Marie was scared I was mad, in part I was but only by the circumstances. Not really at her dog & definetly not her.

It's girls night, I'm going see a movie. (National Treasure) The boys are staying with daddy. Sammy has redeemed himself. The boys are happy, momma's happy. Now to figure out the checkbook and make sure it's possible. I may be pulling out the quarters, I'm not ashamed. You do what you need to! Have a good weekend everyone!

PAR-TEE Time

Jaiden (nephew) is turning three this month so tonight is party night. It's time for food, fun and cake. And presents of course. It's crazy. We have a six year old, five year old, four year old & now a three year old....in a few more months we'll have two year olds. Stair stepping I guess, so that being said it's time for someone to get pregnant, and I"m not dropping hints. I'd like to have another someday down the road but not at this very minute.

Baseball season has started-yippee. Five nights without daddy instead of three....O the joy!

Retro

So I went back to see what was going on a year ago, this is the closest post to today, things have changed!!!! Zeke is aproaching two instead of one. He can walk & talk now. And believe me he does. Anyways, enjoy the flashback with me.

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Caught in the act
If Zeke gets quiet you can probably find him by the wood pile. I have to pull him away several times a day. For some reason he thinks it's a great chew toy...GROSS!!!!!!!!!

I must have scared him---he looks terrified.


Mommy means business I better get out of here! Ummm, this is tasty.


OK, ok I'm really leaving this time.


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Tommorrow is payday but today is grocery day.....that really doesn't make sense to me. Don't you think that Friday or Monday would be a good day....why wait until Tuesday when the work week had already started. I'm taking back my complaints & am just gonna say thank you that there is a payday so we have what we need....because God is our provider anyways!

Last night we get a call that our pastor hurt his back & can't preach tommorrow. Any guesses as to who gets the honors??? I know you know...it's sammy. I'm glad that Sam got to preach, it's wasn't my turn to nursery so I got to hear him speak. It doesn't happen this way often, Im usually otherwise engaged when it's his time to speak. Of course, it stinks that our pastor is hurt. But I am still excited that I got to support him. Sam could have be nervous, in my opinion but he wasn't....he lives to preach. And can whip something up in the blink of an eye. I think it a gift he's been given.

Tonight we ordered Domino's pizza. My kids can eat at least as much as I can. This is a shocking revealtion consider the fact that they are not anywhere near the dreaded teenage years. In fact Justus ate more than I did & Zeke ate the same amount. And then later they asked for more. I ordered three small pizza's so there were eighteen pieces. There are only four pieces left. Leah ate two but still that's alot of pizza for those little tummies. These little boogers may eat me out of house and home in a few years!

The day is winding down the boys are watching The Incredibles for the umteenth time. We borrowed it from Josh & Aubrey and have had it for months. Maybe we should buy it for ourselves. Bedtime is officially twenty minutes away, I can see a light at the end of the tunnel but not the chore list. The floor really needs to be mopped while they are asleep so I don't get a million disruptions. FUN! Thankfully I like the smell of the cleaner so its' more enjoyable than a chore should be! Thanks swiffer!

Today is the actual first day of the consignment sale but we are headed to Corrins house so the boys can be boys. I think they've had enough of being at church for hours at a time. And Daddy is glad for the break as well. Corrin has three boys 6 & under and they are so much fun. Justus does a victory dance everytime we get together and of course breaks down in tears each time we leave. I love going there too. Corrin is so practical & a very good listener when I need someone to vent to!

It's that time of year again--consignment time. I always sell stuff every year but end up buying way more than I sell! The boys and I will be at the church helping get things set up and making Sam crazy in the process. He'll deal with it but not happily. As for me I love it cause while we're setting up I get to talk with the ladies & learn more about their families and personalities. Plus I find good deals. I consider it a good deal when it looks new but is at a price that I can afford. It's a great deal if I get it for a yard sale price $1 or less. This year we have AC in there. Last year it was busted and miserable, plus our lead lady had the flu at the time...we survived and are doing it again.

Pigging out

If you like garlic, you should not try these things cause you will want to eat the entire box in one sitting. The boys LOVE them as much as I do!!! Refrain yourself! They are reduced fat & man are they good!

Sometimes I crack myself up like tonight when I am backtracking on blogger so I can get paid to blog. Last night I worked on it some. I was in a foul mood & so now anyone who reads it will hear an earful on how irritated I can get with ministry life. I can totally tell the ones that aren't an 'original' blog but are simply a fill in. FUnny huh? So if you are reading this...have at- enjoy me running my mouth for no good reason. The random ones are in April, May & June of this year. YIPPEE for blogger!

Praises!

Momma is at training today & tommorrow! Thank you Jesus! She's got a new job making the same as she was before but with better benefits! God faithfully provides for us!

Usually I have nursery on the first Wednesday and SUnday of each month but this time I am switching with another lady. Breaking my routine is not that great for me because I am likely to forget to do it next week when I am scheduled. In my mind I will have already done it for the month. Good thing I have my trusty pocket calendar that Aubrey gave me for Christmas! It's really cute & saves me lots of headaches when people are asking us what's coming up for youth, & when can we get together and that kind of thing. Guess I should get ready intstead of sitting here. See ya later!

Sam is gone to our sister church. He'll be gone most of the day.....hum, maybe they will get done early. IF they had had childcare I'd be there to but I"m not cause they didn't so we'll be chillin' at home with the kids. ANd having fun with STACI & Mary Kay products.

Staci is coming today to do some Mary Kay stuff. I'm not sure exactly what we're going to do but it will be a great distraction for me while Sam is gone for the day. I'm hoping we do makeovers because I could use a new look. Even though I'm not a makeup person I still want to look nice & not like some momma who doesn't care anymore. I think we'll have a good time. Staci always makes me laugh!! IT'll be fun!

It's couples night at church. I"m not sure we'll make it seeing how Zeke still isn't his usual self. I hate leaving my kids with someone else when they are sick or not feeling well. No one can do it like mommy , ya know what I mean? Sam will be gone again tommorrow for a church function. Another day minus daddy. This is an all day event. He won't be home until after 5pm, that's our whole day. Seeing peoples lives changed makes ministry worth it but some days I'd just trade for a 'normal' life. The thing is I'm not sure that there is a normal anymore. Dads work all kinds of hours so mom's can stay at home with the kids. I am thankful that my husband is willing to do that for our familly!

Headed to the doctors office. Work will have to wait. Sam always goes with us. A lot of that is because I can't drive but it's also because we like to go together for checkups and everything. Hopefully Zekie will get some relief today. It hasn't gotten any better or worse so I just want to get him checked on. I know that he's OK but I want to hear the doctor say it. ps It's allergy related stuff.

My baby is still a sickie, grrrrr. Wouldn't it be cool if it was like the old days when the doctor came to you? Then you wouldn't NEED a liscense like I do right now. Sam is at church getting ready for tonight and I don't want to bother anyone else so I feel kind of stuck. If Zeke is still sick & not on his way to recovery then tommorrow we'll be headed to the dreaded doctors office. I'm praying for healing!!!! Looks like I won't be going to church tonight.

April Fools

Well if I were creative I could make up something and fool you all but since I am just plain ole' me I will simply rejoice that it's payday!!! At the same time Zeke is sick so it's not such an awesome day. But we will cope & do what we need to to make it through today. Hopefully he will be better tommorrow so we can go to church because it's my night to do nursery & if I miss it then I have to make it up later and so I end up missing two Wed. instead of one. I think that there should be six people scheduled for one month that way if someone gets sick it's no biggy you call your back up. And just rotate that way. But anyways I hope Zeke gets better I hate it when my babies dont feel up to par!