School Days…

Why do teachers need inservices? Do they not know they lead to fighting amongst the natives?

To Wrap It Up…

Friday. Dreary rainy day. Kids in school. Cleaned house. Folded laundry. Stephen studied. Made plans. Plans failed due to rain. Went to Target. Went to church for 5th Quarter. Charlie puked. Cleaned up puke at church. Came home. Watched Flash Forward . Very good. Stephen woke up and puked.

Saturday. Stephen kept puking. Got up. I started puking. Kids watched tv. Watched some more. Sickness continued. Kids boredom continued. Did absolutely nothing.

Sunday. Feeling better. Stephen can’t preach though. Launched two services today. (Of all days to be sick… Satan, you’re dumb.) Services went well. Enjoyed naps, except Sophia. Came home. Heading to bed on time and early. Looking forward to tomorrow.

I’m Old!!!

I’m old…er today.  I have one year left before thirty.  I have about two minutes but simply put, I don’t know if it will bother me to turn thirty.  I think it will make me feel like I have more credibility.

(Again…  the government bothers me.  Yes, I’m still watching the news.)

A Magical Glance…

Ready to Hit the Road... just arrived at Port Orleans!

Score! Mouse ears... and yes, all three kids ears had to coordinate.

First of many trips on the River Ferry...

"Lights, Camera, Action!"

"Dun, da, dah..." Meeting Indy...

The Crystal Palace

One of the princesses at the palace... look at those abs Jasmine!

Foolin' around in Andy's room...

Ahhh... in front of the AWESOME Toy Story ride!

Yes... this is what we loved... the DESSERT!

This is only a glance.  I will try to post more later.  I’m going to upload some to facebook, too.  You can find me there.

Long Time Coming…

Okay, this is the first of a couple posts for you… my long deprived two people that read me.  We’ve been back from FLORIDA for two and almost a half weeks no and not a word from my site has come.  Sorry.  When our airplane landed our feet hit the ground running and haven’t stopped since.

School hit full force for three of us in this household.  Stephen has had to launch into church business.  We have exciting changes… I know I said the c word…  this Sunday we go to two services.  It’s not a move so that we can say we have two services but it’s simply a fact that we’re full and we need more space…  we’re growing.  A great ‘problem’

In other news… politics drive me crazy.  All I have to say is this…  come on November 2010.  That is all. Take it how you want it.  I’m passionate.  I’m frustrated.

Also, the flu hit our house.  But the good news is I think it may have been more food issues than the flu.  So far no one else has puked… wohoo!

Again, totally unrelated.  Right now my brother, Stephen, is in basic training down in Fort Benning, Georgia.  We just found out (okay, I just found out… mom or Heidi knew a few days ago) that placed second in some of his training for his company… GO STEPHEN!!!

Okay, this one is closing out.  I’m watching FoxNews and I’m getting heated.

256 Later…

So, what on earth does the number 256 mean?!? Shamefully…

256 is the number of PAIRS of socks I just finished folding… that is pathetic.

That’s over 500 socks! What do five people need 500 socks for? Absolutely ridiculous!

Anyways, the kids are packed… clothes, pj’s, socks, and undies… all in suitcases ready to go.

Pampered Chef party tomorrow night for a new fun friend…

AND… I start classes tomorrow. I must admit I’m a little nervous…

On the positive non-nervous side… this Sunday we are baptizing… okay, not we… Stephen has the immense privilege to baptize four people… three of whom are becoming fast friends to our family… what a day we will have! Can’t wait!

Well, I just wanted to update you on the status of my socks… have a great night.

I Quit…

So, to be honest… here’s what I’ve wanted to say the past two days in regards to motherhood… I quit.

My kids, while they are great and really a lot of fun to have have really been pushing my buttons like CRAZY the past couple days and I’ve bene melancholy on top of that and simply put… I want to wave the white flag of surrender.

Instead, I’m baking chocolate chip oatmeal cookies… I could say that they are to show my children I love them, pack them in lunch boxes, take them to neighbors and teachers and recovering church members … or I could be honest and say…

I really wanted a chocolate chip oatmeal cookie, or two.

I’m Tired…

I’m tired and it’s only 10:00 pm… I know that’s kinda late but it’s not really that late.

I just wanted to report that my plate has been cleared of one event for the month of September and I am really relieved…

First Day of Kindergarten…

Last Wednesday was Charlie’s first day of Kindergarten…  Here’s the proof:

And here’s both of them together…

Borderline…

Before I go on my thought, I will post a picture of my little man’s first day of school… he’s done great and seems to be loving it.  I will be ever grateful for God intervening for us last year and causing us to wait a year to send him to kindergarten.  I think that is one decision that will have a lot of benefits down the road.

Now you could say I’ve been borderline, on the fringe, close to the edge… whatever word you want to use I think that’s me right now.  You may know the feeling… it’s the ‘I’m close to jumping on the circus wagon because it seems like it may be a little more manageable than my life right now’ or the ‘I’ve got to maintain my lists so I can maintain my sanity’ or ‘I CAN do this, I just can’t waste time’ or ‘I give… what can I shove out the door’ feeling…

I seems like in my life we go in cycles…  we’ll have a full-spin, fifth gear few weeks and then it simmers down and we have a cruising in second gear couple weeks to recover, but my life never seems to be evenly spaced well and I was kinda feeling overwhelmed/guilty/?!? over it last week and I realized something.  Now, when I first say this please don’t jump down me… I’ll further qualify because it could totally go against the grain…  just read me out…

As I was contemplating everything on my plate right now last week I was seriously thinking, okay, what can I possibly eliminate…  where can I relieve pressure right now…  then I was reminded of something that someone once told me…  ”To whom much is given, much is required.”

I don’t feel like I excel at any one area but I do have to acknowledge that God has blessed me with some diverse gifts.  I remember one night I was whining to my mom about playing the piano, I was probably in middle school wanting to quit lessons and we ended up talking about gifts and talents.  She spoke to me that night told me that that gifts and talents that we’re given, if we choose not to use them for God’s glory, He can remove them…  needless to say I kept at the lessons, #1 because my mom said and #2 because of what she said…

So back to my borderline spirit… so I get that I cannot be everything, I cannot give everything to the ‘outside’…  outside my family… I can’t do everything… because my family would suffer.  My children would, my husband would, my home would, my sanity would…  But, I think for me it’s a matter of organization or at least a straight head.

I’m entering, not I’m full into a really busy month…  in fact, my stomach’s been pretty knotted about it for the past week.  Last week the kids started school and that has been a wonderful reprieve… and they are thriving right now…  and my only option is to really just stay at my list and press forward.  I have felt confirmation about each ‘thing’ on my plate for now but I’m holding them all loosely because if it doesn’t work I need to be able to let it fall by the wayside…

So, as I continue in my borderline crazy day…  press on.  There is such an urgency in life, because life is truly short.  Cherish the slow times but work the borderline times knowing that we have eternal consequences for each choice we make…  I don’t want to ‘build the kingdom’ on the backs of my children, nor do I want to use them as an excuse for not being able to do something…  so onto the balance beam… watch the dismount, that’s the clincher.