Monday, March 24, 2008
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Hello? Are You Still There?
Well, today, I have decided that it is about time to start blogging more regularly once again. I have officially entered the 2nd trimester and am feeling so much better. This pregnancy has really thrown me for a loop. I have been the sickest that I have ever been while trying to take care of my kids and husband. I have not done too well balancing it out. Here are a few of my terrible tricks to get by:
1. Susanna and Sam have bought lunch every day or taken Lunchables to school. The thought of putting meat and cheese together in the morning was enough to make me sick.
2. Susanna has to do 20 minutes of reading a night to us. I lay with her in her bed as she reads me to sleep.
3. Jeff has taken the kids to school every morning that he is in town and usually picks Susanna up too. I don't even know if her teacher would recognize me.:)
4. Instead of spending the time to discipline Susanna on what she chooses to eat in her lunch that I rarely packed, I put notes in it that read, "Eat your apple or else!" Love , Mom
5. Luke likes to play catch at night with a little football. So, being the super mom that I am, as I lay on the couch, I instructed him on how it is so important to get it right to me. If he didn't, he would have to go get the ball. Yeah, that's embarrassing.
6. I did manage to get up and move some. We play on the trampoline alot. I lay down and they see how high they can bounce me. Hey, they think it's fun.
7. I am so thankful for the armoires that we have. They have served us well as places to stuff extra things when we have to show the house in a hurry. I always think that if they move around too much in the house, they will hear the sound of a mountain caving in. Maybe they have.
But... I am not too proud of my getting by skills. We have survived!!!! No one has been scarred too bad and we can get back to normal. Now, I've got to run to the store to get cash so that the tooth fairy can visit tonight and get Easter eggs so that the Easter bunny can also swing by. Who knew how much pressure a Mom has in making sure holidays go smoothly?
1. Susanna and Sam have bought lunch every day or taken Lunchables to school. The thought of putting meat and cheese together in the morning was enough to make me sick.
2. Susanna has to do 20 minutes of reading a night to us. I lay with her in her bed as she reads me to sleep.
3. Jeff has taken the kids to school every morning that he is in town and usually picks Susanna up too. I don't even know if her teacher would recognize me.:)
4. Instead of spending the time to discipline Susanna on what she chooses to eat in her lunch that I rarely packed, I put notes in it that read, "Eat your apple or else!" Love , Mom
5. Luke likes to play catch at night with a little football. So, being the super mom that I am, as I lay on the couch, I instructed him on how it is so important to get it right to me. If he didn't, he would have to go get the ball. Yeah, that's embarrassing.
6. I did manage to get up and move some. We play on the trampoline alot. I lay down and they see how high they can bounce me. Hey, they think it's fun.
7. I am so thankful for the armoires that we have. They have served us well as places to stuff extra things when we have to show the house in a hurry. I always think that if they move around too much in the house, they will hear the sound of a mountain caving in. Maybe they have.
But... I am not too proud of my getting by skills. We have survived!!!! No one has been scarred too bad and we can get back to normal. Now, I've got to run to the store to get cash so that the tooth fairy can visit tonight and get Easter eggs so that the Easter bunny can also swing by. Who knew how much pressure a Mom has in making sure holidays go smoothly?
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Birthdays
Do you ever feel like birthdays and holidays are taking over the year or quickly sending you to the poor house? I do and I am a little overwhelmed thinking about the 2 new ones that we will be celebrating this year. I mean, it seems as if it is always a holiday or a birthday to celebrate. Every time I turn around, I have either realized that I need to run to the store to get a present or that I've completely blown it and forgotten it. I'm just not good with them and am always giving belated gifts. The reason I am thinking about this is that today is my Dad's birthday. As much as I complain or feel overwhelmed with keeping up with all of the special days, I wish more than anything that we still had his to celebrate. We will still honor this day but it's not the same as celebrating it. I am so thankful for the lives that each birthday represents and am reminded today to cherish and appreciate them. Losing a birthday is such a hard thing to accept.Dad, we miss you and love you so much! I cannot wait for the day we will all be celebrating together.
As I type this in the car on the way home from Birmingham, there is a huge rainbow in the sky. It is the most brilliant rainbow Jeff and I have ever seen. Thank you Lord, on this day of remembrance, for a sign of your promise of hope. I know that rainbow was for me.
I took a picture of it and will post it when I get home.
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Susanna at Church
A few months ago, I had posted about a picture of Susanna from church. This is one of my favorite pictures. It was in the church office, but my brother in law, Chris, had copied it and showed it to us. I came across this picture today when I really needed to see it. The kids have been on their absolute worst behavior. All of them . I feel like a terrible failure. We have had to make some major adjustments as a family today. (This means new rules) We are cancelling cable and are severely limiting the computer and leapsters. They have seemed to take over their attitudes and their desires. And I have let them. I have let the TV babysit one too many times. Now, I am seeing the fruit of being a lazy parent. A coincidence that I saw this picture for the first time in awhile? I don't think so, but a gentle reminder of what I truly want my children's desires to be.
Quirkiness
There is a blog topic going around asking you to post 6 quirky things about yourself. I thought it sounded like fun:
1. I refuse to take any liquid medicine. I cannot do it without gagging. Just looking at the bottles sometimes makes me want to throw up. Jeff bought me some Noni Juice because he had heard that it helps with your thyroid. That stuff is the most revolting, disgusting drink that has ever touched these lips. You could not pay me a million bucks to drink it.
2. When I am alone in the car, I almost always break into a little song. I sing my heart out. I love the feeling of being free to sing and not care what it sounds like. By the way, there is a reason I only do this when I'm alone. I think only Jesus Himself could appreciate my singing.
3. My dream is to run an orphanage one day. I know I've got my own little expanding family, but this has been a desire that I have had since I was very young. I don't feel that now is the time, but maybe one day.
4. If my house is clean, I have to have a candle lit. I don't know why, they just seem to go together. Needless to say, we usually don't have the candles burning. But if you ever visit, and I've cleaned the house, there will be candles out.
5. I'm running out of quirky things. I am sure that my friends and family can come up with some. I just asked Jeff if he had any ideas. He said that my quirk is that I don't really have any. He's blind. I hate to have dishes in the sink. I can live with the house being a mess, but I cannot go to bed with dishes in the sink. Weird, huh?
6. As far as my pregnancy quirks go, so far, the only thing I really want to eat is Pintos and Cheese from Taco Bell. I had this for breakfast today. I bought several the other day. I have done this with almost all of my pregnancies. I never want them when I'm not pregnant. Just now...It is the only thing that makes me feel a little better when I'm extremely queasy.
1. I refuse to take any liquid medicine. I cannot do it without gagging. Just looking at the bottles sometimes makes me want to throw up. Jeff bought me some Noni Juice because he had heard that it helps with your thyroid. That stuff is the most revolting, disgusting drink that has ever touched these lips. You could not pay me a million bucks to drink it.
2. When I am alone in the car, I almost always break into a little song. I sing my heart out. I love the feeling of being free to sing and not care what it sounds like. By the way, there is a reason I only do this when I'm alone. I think only Jesus Himself could appreciate my singing.
3. My dream is to run an orphanage one day. I know I've got my own little expanding family, but this has been a desire that I have had since I was very young. I don't feel that now is the time, but maybe one day.
4. If my house is clean, I have to have a candle lit. I don't know why, they just seem to go together. Needless to say, we usually don't have the candles burning. But if you ever visit, and I've cleaned the house, there will be candles out.
5. I'm running out of quirky things. I am sure that my friends and family can come up with some. I just asked Jeff if he had any ideas. He said that my quirk is that I don't really have any. He's blind. I hate to have dishes in the sink. I can live with the house being a mess, but I cannot go to bed with dishes in the sink. Weird, huh?
6. As far as my pregnancy quirks go, so far, the only thing I really want to eat is Pintos and Cheese from Taco Bell. I had this for breakfast today. I bought several the other day. I have done this with almost all of my pregnancies. I never want them when I'm not pregnant. Just now...It is the only thing that makes me feel a little better when I'm extremely queasy.
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