This isn't the best picture clarity wise, but I love the way they are looking at each other. :)
This is how I find Sadie most days. Curled up with a good book. :) A girl after my own heart. Says the mom who read two (yes two) books in 36 hours. *sigh* There's nothing like a good book. She's currently reading Junie B. The boss of Lunch.
I'm wanting to get her some of the Magic Treehouse (is that right LD?) books for Christmas. Right now she enjoys American Girl, Junie B, Amelia Bedila and we found her a Babysitters club little sister book at a garage sale that she enjoyed. Any other good book suggestions for her?
Are there any good Christian kids series out there? With all the toy recalls- call me a paranoid parent, but I am looking for any fun alternative to toys for Christmas gifts for the kiddos.
Leave me a comment with suggestions.
Yes I realize I've been gone for 11 days. Miss me much? Our laptop died, and guess what? We had a choice- send the whole thing to gateway to be fixed which would cost at least $167 - probably more, or try to find the part online somewhere. So anyway- we foudn the part online on ebay. Took our chances and ordered it. Now just waiting for it to arrive. Mom and dad are letting us use a laptop until it gets here though.
*sigh* I've missed being online. I do so much research etc on things. Plus friends from far away- this is how I keep in touch with them. So I've definatly missed everyone. But I'm back.
Not much happened while I was away..... everyone has been mostly healthy....Connor had a bit of a tummy bug about a week ago I guess. No one else got it though, so I'm not sure what was up with that.
And yes, I am well aware that I am posting this at 5am. I'm wide awake and just cannot go back to sleep. So here I am. Anyway, hopefully I can think of more to post later. :)
Of course we have a busy weekend planned, so I'm sure I'll be blogging about that.
A friend of mine brought me a belated birthday gift yesterday. Some bath and body stuff- which I love. I have at any given time at least 5 different scents. So I'm unwraping the stuff last night and putting it away. And I notice a warning lable on the back of the bar of soap.
"DO NOT APPLY IN EYES OR ON LIP"
Lip? Which lip? Bottom or top? And I don't know about you but it just isn't a party until I rub a bar of soap in my eyes.
I've been thinking of this post for a month! LOL I'm just now getting around to posting it. Whats on your bloglines? :)
I have:
23 Photographer's Blogs
6 Friends/Familiy Blogs
1 Gossip (celebrity) Blog
7 Random Mommy Blogs that I have stumbled across
1 Weight Loss Blog
1 Cooking Blog (that is filled with recipes not suitable for weight loss!)
1 Blog that tracks the well being of a little girl I have been praying for for a long time. :)
So there you have it- My bloglines. I'll be more than happy to link if there are any you are particarly interested in seeing.
Whats on YOUR bloglines???
I just weighed Matthew for curiosity sake, and he weighs in around 18 pounds. :) Big boy.
I discovered his first tooth last night as well. :) All that drooling has gone to good use.
Can you believe its been six years since the towers fell? I was pregnant with Connor when it happened. Life was very different back then. My prayers today are with the victims' families and with our troups that are fighting to keep us safe.
That being said- I have to ask very vaguely for prayers for our family. We are going through a very difficult time right now. I am having a very hard time dealing, having a hard time eating/sleeping etc. I really don't want to go into much detail on such a public forrum, but we certainly need your prayers right now.
Called the ped's office, got the call back telling us to take her to ER. She has Scarlet Fever.
Basically Strep throat with a rash. This is at least her fifth time in a 12 month period that she's had strep. We're planning a trip to see her doctor Monday- and then go from there.
Soooooo.....Its Saturday. Aaron is up at the church working. We were all going to go, but Sadie is sick. :( She has a high fever, a bad sore throat, and a very weird rash. Its got me scratching my head and saying hmmmmm.
I'm in a funk. I really need to get out of it. I think stress is just getting the better of me.
Thats about all I've got to say today.
If Sadie stays sick, it looks like we'll miss our first E&E class of the new trimester. :(
Anyone want to come help me finish painting our bedroom? I'm about 3/4 of the way done. We have a workday at church until noon- so it would be after lunch. lol
Ok, not quite. But I did recieve the disturbing news this morning that Christmas is a mere 109 days away! Thankfully I've already started stashing things for my kids, and I already have grandparents gifts planned. Can't say anymore than that because Mom reads the blog. lol :)
Aaron on the other hand, rarely does. I just put in a bid in my ez sniper to try to win a Reggie Bush jersey for him. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=320154861876&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=011
Beyond that I am clueless!
For the kids, I am making each of them a blanket. Connor was trying to cuddle on the couch with his only remaining baby blanket, and its way to short for him now. He asked me to make him another one. I've considered a knot blanket, but I'm afraid they would be to hot, so I may just make an extra large blanket like what I made them when they were babies.
We're also getting Sadie and Connor their own Bibles. I'm a bit clueless when it comes to Grace as well. Matty is easy. lol :)
Anyway, it will be here before we know it, and way before I'm ready for it. Although I love the season. The sights and smells of the holiday season. Just warms my heart.
Today is my birthday. I am now 26. Aaron woke me up with a kiss and a Happy Birthday. And then mentioned that in 4 years I'll be 30. Honestly? The thought doesn't bother me.
He says talk to him in four years- and yeah, my feelings may change- but I doubt it. To me- age is what you make it. I dont tend to dwell on it a lot.
So anyway Happy birthday to me :)
Its that time of year again. Labor day weekend, which signifies three birthdays back to back in our family. Aaron turned 31 yesterday, My brother turns 9 tomorrow, and I turn 26 Wednesday. Yesterday we went to my parents and grilled, and the kids swam.
Today we're having my in laws over, and we're grilling. I think my mother in law and I are going shopping. :)
Wednesday we're having a friend and her two daughters over, and I'm making Italian food. Yum!
I'll post pictures soon, but we're trying to get ready for the CCC sale in the middle of all the celebration, plus clean, catch up on laundry etc. Hopefully I'll have pics up by tomorrow. :)
Happy Birthday to all of us! :D
I am SO ready for the long weekend. Its been a long week, and I am looking forward to some family time.
I have been bitten by the scrapbooking bug. I'm going to definately have to watch the spending there. Its easy to get carried away. I think my next purchase needs to be a way to organize all this stuff! :) But it has been really nice to have something to do while A plays his game online during the evenings.
Does anyone have plans for the long weekend? Tomorrow I am going to finish painting our bedroom, go grocery shopping, and then we have small group.
Sunday is church, and maybe a family gathering... (its also Aaron's birthday if anyone wants to send him a bday greeting, email me and I'll give you his email addy )
Monday is a family day, no school, just fun. :) I know we'll all enjoy the weekend, but Tuesday will be here to fast.
Yesterday I went to my favorite consignment store, and ended up putting some clothes and stuff on layaway for the kids. I actually even got Matthew's big Christmas gift put on layaway.
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=3933933
I have been eyeing this in the stores- I just loved it. Anyway, I'm shopping, and I happen to look up and she places one on the shelf. I go over and its marked $9.99!!! So I put it on layaway with the clothes, and his big gift is taken care of. :)
Sadie sang with the childrens church last Sunday. :) Here's the video: (oh, at one point I pan up to see one of my little bros, and then at another, I try to pan up to the screen to see if I can get my other brother, but couldn't see him)
So yesterday afternoon Aaron went to pick up a grill that we bought from some friends of ours that are living in apartments and can't use. He came home with the grill, and a classic nintendo game system. I mean OLD SCHOOL! It works still, its finicky, but nothing that a little classic blowing into the game won't fix. ROFL! It came with a lot of games as well, including tetris, Super Mario/Duck Hunt (anyone have a gun lying around unused?) and of course Super Mario Bros 3. LOL Aaron and I stayed up last night having a tetris tourney- so far- I rule all! lol :)
All of my friends who are taking their little ones to school today. Many of them are starting Kindergarten. :) I'm praying everyone's morning went very smooth.
Please keep a friend of mine in your prayers. She is struggling with some very harsh medical issues, the doctors at this time aren't really sure what is wrong with her. But she is very worn out physically and emotionally. Her and I sat for a while last night at church while the kids were in Awana, and talked. My heart is heavy with burden for her. So if you think about it, keep her in your prayers. Today especially as she has an appt.
The first week of school. Yeah!
I woke up sick yesterday, so very thankful that I had just planned tests for the day. I ended up losing my voice before I could give Connor his spelling test, so Aaron did it when he got home.
I think it went really really well. We've incorperated their Awana stuff in the mornings during Bible time. So hopefully that will help them do well. Question for those of you with kids in Awana- do you/will you set a limit on their sections? When Sadie was in Awana before she would just fly through her sections- she memorizes so easily. Its always something that I struggled with, so I was good to say one to two sections a night.
Aaron just left to take Sadie to the church to practice for tomorrow. She is singing "Voice of Truth" in big church. :) Yes I'll take pics. lol
We are going to do some cleaning, re-organizing in the kids' rooms and try to make it down to the Habitat Re-Store to price some things. I'll also be painting our room today. I picked up the paint last night, and I love the color, I just hope I love it when everything is put back together.
I want to get matching night tables, and an entertainment armoir for our room. Wal Mart has some really really nice ones, like exactly what I had pictured- but they are on clearance. I don't think I can save the money for them before they are all sold out. :( Drat.
Um, I think thats about it for right now. :) I'll post pictures of the completed bedroom soon. I may wait until we get our bedding. :) We're re-doing our bedroom as a birthday gift to ourselves. lol Yes, I will be the ripe old age of 26 and my hubby will be celebrating 31 in 11 and 8 days respectivly. :) Happy birthday to us. If anyone asks, I want hobby lobby shopping money. lol Unless of course someone wants to buy us our bedroom furniture. lol Anyone? No one? Oh well, can't blame a girl for trying ;) Happy Saturday all!
I am in so much pain right now :(
There is a spot on my back that is tender to the touch all the time. No clue why, but I even have to be careful about the waistline of my pants, because if they hit in that spot, even that amount of pressure hurts. My chiro has never been able to figure out why either.
Anyway, that being explained. Last night we were sitting on the couch watching America's Got Talent. Connor was sitting on the arm of the couch behind me, and fell off, slamming his legs from the knee down directly onto that spot. The pain was blindingly intense, I didn't even realize I was crying until Aaron told me. I was sore the rest of the night, didn't sleep well at all, and can hardly move this morning. :( If I had any say in it, the kids would be going somewhere for the day, I'd be taking a pain pill and crawling back in bed. Instead, powering through.
Going to do school, and hopefully get through it quickly so I can lounge on the couch the rest of the day until time to get ready for our meeting.
Pray for me. I hurt. :(
Sometimes I get irritated at myself for being myself.
I went to the local Home school Support group's mothers tea last night. I knew a very tiny handful of people there, but they all knew other people.
I am not lying when I say it was physically painful to stay. I wanted to cry and run away. I stayed, for information sake. But there were many times when I was the only one at my table. Everyone was mingling and talking, I felt like a 12 year old girl in the middle of very sophisticated women. Now don't get me wrong, no one there made me feel this way. Everyone was beyond kind. I just feel like....I don't know. I was just so uncomfortable.
I only went because Aaron made me go, the only reason we go to small group even is because Aaron wants to go( and again this is ALL on me.....its my own issue) Nothing has happened to make me not enjoy going, I just don't feel like I fit in. It's quite painful for me.
Aaron tells me last night when I come home in tears, because I was so miserable, that I have to assert myself. He says "you are starting a business, you have to get over this" But when I have a camera in my hands I am confident, I'm calm cool and collected. I don't feel so self conscious. ugh. Why?
Today was a bit more different than yesterday when it came to school.
Connor had one of his now-familiar melt downs, and I think I handled it ok as far as schooling goes. Instead of arguing with him, and pleading with him to finish so we coudl move on, I just moved on. He was left having to finish his Math work before he could move on. Sadie flew through the next three subjects, and once he finally realized that his attitude wasn't holding anyone back but himself he had it done and was compltetly caught up before break. *sigh*
We've taken a break now and will finish language arts when Matthew lays down for his long afternoon nap in about an hour or so.
My husband gave me a wonderful gift today. He took ALL the kids to his mothers. I have the house to myself. Its so quiet. I'm sure I'll be missing them later, but right now its awesome. :)
I am getting some cleaning done- and its going so quickly! It took me ten minutes to tidy the living room as opposed to thirty :) No one is here being counter productive and I'm loving it.
They will return around 4:30 just in time for us to gather our things and head around the corner to small group tonight, where the kids will be taken to a sitter as well. So I am looking forward to a very relaxing day. Tomorrow is church, and then I was planning on taking Sadie and Caroline to see Nancy Drew, but I saw a sign at church yesterday that tomorrow night is Awana registration. Hmmm, not sure how that one will work out.
Monday is the first day of school. I'm ready. I'm still waiting on a few things to come in the mail- but I have enough to get me through the first week while I'm waiting on them. Lesson plans are on my to do list today as well.
Anyway, I better get busy- Just thought I would compose a post in complete silence, able to think in complete sentences without being interrupted. Wonderful!
These next few days before school starts will be a little hectic. Today I am working on laundry.
Tomorrow I have to be at the paper to have my pic taken at 10, then Connor has an appt at 11:30, I am also shopping for first day of school outfits for Connor and Sadie. I know, they are going to be homeschooled, and its pointless, but last year they were in uniforms, and didn't get the joy of first day of school clothes- and I'm going to make them dress down to the shoes anyway, so why not a fun new outfit?
Friday night we have a movie and ice cream night at church, Saturday, Aaron is taking all of the kids to Jefferson so I can have several hours of peace and quiet to plan lessons. Saturday night is homegroup, Sunday church, and Sunday night I am taking my sister Caroline, and Sadie to see Nancy Drew at the $1 theatre.
Monday is our first day of school. Woohoo! I think the kids are really looking forward to it, and we really are going to have a lot of fun. We have a lot of neat things planned. :) Including a field trip two weeks after school starts. lol :)
Monday night I have a tea with the homeschool group. So crazy days ahead, so I wanted to check in and let you know I may be MIA for a while.
This is my one-hundreth post on this blog! Woohoo! :) If you are a reader out there but don't comment, now might be the time to leave a comment. Ya know, just giving me your kuddos and all for sticking with something :)
I have a lot going on in my brain this morning. So bear with me if its all jumbled and runs together.
School starts in 10 days. I considered pushing it back, but then changed my mind. I really want to get a full two weeks of school in for the kids before we go on our field trip to Sci-Port on Labor Day. I feel ready on one hand, but then on the other I feel like I will never be ready.
My friend Lisa is in the air as we speak. Keep her in your prayers this week, she is flying out to Cali to be with her sister for a week. She left the kids behind with her hubby, and was having a very hard time with the thought of being away from them for so long. So if you remember, say a few prayers for her while she's away.
I started scrapbooking last night, and I think its safe to say, I'm addicted! Hobby Lobby had a bunch of stuff half off, and then I used a 40% off coupon for a kit, that had a bunch of stuff in it. I did pay full price for some papers, and then some of the 3d stickers that I just had to have.
I can tell I have a lot of learning to do, but I don't think my first layouts are to bad. I might have to snap some pics of them later so you can see them. But I'm already thinking about my next shopping trip and what else I want. :) I am going to take on organizing some more of these digigal pictures for scrapbooking later today.
Hmmm, I know I had more I wanted to say, but it all escapes me at the moment. So I guess thats it. Happy 100th post to me!
I got the classroom done yesterday. It is a good feeling to have it done and ready to start school.
We start in 11 days! Yeah. :) I am very excited about it, but a little nervous. There are still a few things I need, but nothing so detrimental that I can't start without it.
The laptop is actually in the bedroom this morning, and I am going to leave it here so I can work around the house with no distractions. :)
I have been selling some things on cheapcycle. And of course I'm shopping with that same money. lol. I've been looking for some nice skirts for Sadie, because she is so into wearing dresses and skirts all the time. Most that I can find around here are to short. When we were in Rotan, Lisa showed me some of K's that came from Childrens Place. I've found a few on ebay and such, so I'm trying to get her some of those for fall.
Anyway, I'm off to have a great productive day. Go me! :)
Sadie Driving the Tractor
Kaitlin,Sadie and Grace sitting in the wheel of the tractor
How Sadie and Kaitlin fell asleep the first night
Lisa's first meeting with Matthew
We are on vacation. :D I plan on taking a semi-computer vacation .
We'll be home Late monday night- so expect a TON of pictures on Tuesday. :) 
