**Notice the pillow wall of protection (just in case =-)**
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Tuesday is for Thanks
Today I'm thankful for:1. SUNshine
2. uphill/downhill marathon walks with the j.p.'s
3. friends at the park
4. husband at the park!
5. sleeping babies
6. dark chocolate
7. dishwasher
8. red-heads
9. Jesus
10 Salvation
11. pig-tails
Monday, April 14, 2008
"I Was Worth The Wait"
I'm not very good at waiting. You would know that if you read this blog during the last two months of my pregnancy
with m...
I just wanted to say that sometimes waiting is good.
and
it's good for me to remember that.
the end.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Single Mother Sundays A.K.A. they may be cute but they are a lot of work!
Mr. Wonderful has spent most of the spring-time Sundays since we've been married touring with his music ensemble to area churches. Before babies and even when we only had A, I was able to travel with him to different churches and watch his group perform. Two babies is more than I am willing to take on the road though so I've been going to church on my own for the past few weeks (and will have to go it alone for the next 4 weeks as well) with the babies.
And, I just wanted to give a big shout out to all the mamas that do it on a regular basis because getting yourself and two kids all dressed up and nursed up and fed up and dropped off at the proper locations in a reasonable amount of time is no small feat.
Whew.
I'm exhausted. =)
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Fruit Anyone?
I totally saw this guy at Wegmans.
He was giving out free samples of passion fruit.
Well, maybe it wasn't Wentworth Miller but his doppleganger.
Note to self: buy more fruit.
fin.
Friday, April 11, 2008
Hay Bales to Highways Chapter 5: Transitions
Ah! Another exciting installment of my own personal love story...If you need to catch up, check out the rest of the story here....
Leaving college for home that spring was bittersweet. I really enjoyed being independent and living with friends but also enjoyed being home on the hill in upstate New York. On the drive home I thought about S and wondered if we would stay in touch. I knew that he was going to stay in Ohio through the summer and continue working as the music director for our church but beyond that I didn't know much at all.
A month came and went and I was working for Walmart of all places (yikes) and spent most of my time there. The bad thing about going to Cedarville is that they had the trimester system so ALL of my friends got home a month before me and left a month before me--which meant very little time for having fun! Emails from college pals kept me going through those long months at home but my favorite was the "real" mail that would float in occasionally. I believe that anyone can send an email but it takes someone extra special to send real mail--and to those who do (you *KNOW* who you are) it is more of an encouragement than you know...but I digress.
Imagine my surprise when I found a white envelope in the mail with an unfamiliar crooked scrawl. Hmm....From Ohio? Inside I found two folded pages of pencil written letter from S. Ah! He loves me! I knew it! (20 year olds sure can be silly!) I hastily opened it and read all about S's summer and how he wanted to keep in touch but didn't have my email and how he'd like to call but didn't have my home phone number....be still my little heart! (I still have this letter and copies are available upon request for the mere fee of....never mind, it's too priceless to price)
We started trading email back and forth and boy were those emails the HIGHLIGHT of my week. It's worth mentioning that my sweet husband is not necessarily technologically advanced--his emails came from his mother or father's account, (I eventually had to set up an email account for the poor little lamb when we got married =), so he went to great pains to be in touch.
We eventually turned to talking on the phone for hours about anything and everything. We are very similar in our likes and dislikes and S is hilarious and can keep me entertained like no one else can.
***I remember the first time we talked on the phone there was a storm brewing in Ohio and S actually got shocked through the phone by lightning and had to call me back.... He was unharmed but these are the kind of oddly amazing things that happen to my husband****
I was super excited by the time September rolled around and was itching to get back to Ohio to see if our friendship would go anywhere exciting. Finally I arrived back in Cedarville (goodbye Walmart--and Never again!) and was reunited with all my dear friends. I unpacked my bags and anxiously waited by the phone for him to call so that we could get together...
one day came and went...
another came and went...
What in the world was going on? He KNEW I was back in Ohio! He told me he was going to call! More importantly I told all my friends he was going to call! Why didn't he call?!?!
Finally on the third day I was getting annoyed! Well! He isn't worth a second thought! and at that minute--just when I gave up hope, he showed up in my dorm.
Apparently he had tried to call but my demon roommate had turned the ringer off the phone because she needed beauty sleep or something and had never turned it back on!
He came in and we hugged awkwardly....all in a "i like you but don't know what we are doing or what it all means yet" kind of way and clutched in his hand was a bag of stuff. He explained to me that he knew I wanted a fish so he had a bag of fish supplies and we would go out that night for dinner and a movie and to buy me a new pet.
Our first intentional date! And I couldn't wait....
Leaving college for home that spring was bittersweet. I really enjoyed being independent and living with friends but also enjoyed being home on the hill in upstate New York. On the drive home I thought about S and wondered if we would stay in touch. I knew that he was going to stay in Ohio through the summer and continue working as the music director for our church but beyond that I didn't know much at all.
A month came and went and I was working for Walmart of all places (yikes) and spent most of my time there. The bad thing about going to Cedarville is that they had the trimester system so ALL of my friends got home a month before me and left a month before me--which meant very little time for having fun! Emails from college pals kept me going through those long months at home but my favorite was the "real" mail that would float in occasionally. I believe that anyone can send an email but it takes someone extra special to send real mail--and to those who do (you *KNOW* who you are) it is more of an encouragement than you know...but I digress.
Imagine my surprise when I found a white envelope in the mail with an unfamiliar crooked scrawl. Hmm....From Ohio? Inside I found two folded pages of pencil written letter from S. Ah! He loves me! I knew it! (20 year olds sure can be silly!) I hastily opened it and read all about S's summer and how he wanted to keep in touch but didn't have my email and how he'd like to call but didn't have my home phone number....be still my little heart! (I still have this letter and copies are available upon request for the mere fee of....never mind, it's too priceless to price)
We started trading email back and forth and boy were those emails the HIGHLIGHT of my week. It's worth mentioning that my sweet husband is not necessarily technologically advanced--his emails came from his mother or father's account, (I eventually had to set up an email account for the poor little lamb when we got married =), so he went to great pains to be in touch.
We eventually turned to talking on the phone for hours about anything and everything. We are very similar in our likes and dislikes and S is hilarious and can keep me entertained like no one else can.
***I remember the first time we talked on the phone there was a storm brewing in Ohio and S actually got shocked through the phone by lightning and had to call me back.... He was unharmed but these are the kind of oddly amazing things that happen to my husband****
I was super excited by the time September rolled around and was itching to get back to Ohio to see if our friendship would go anywhere exciting. Finally I arrived back in Cedarville (goodbye Walmart--and Never again!) and was reunited with all my dear friends. I unpacked my bags and anxiously waited by the phone for him to call so that we could get together...
one day came and went...
another came and went...
What in the world was going on? He KNEW I was back in Ohio! He told me he was going to call! More importantly I told all my friends he was going to call! Why didn't he call?!?!
Finally on the third day I was getting annoyed! Well! He isn't worth a second thought! and at that minute--just when I gave up hope, he showed up in my dorm.
Apparently he had tried to call but my demon roommate had turned the ringer off the phone because she needed beauty sleep or something and had never turned it back on!
He came in and we hugged awkwardly....all in a "i like you but don't know what we are doing or what it all means yet" kind of way and clutched in his hand was a bag of stuff. He explained to me that he knew I wanted a fish so he had a bag of fish supplies and we would go out that night for dinner and a movie and to buy me a new pet.
Our first intentional date! And I couldn't wait....
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Awkward Moments Define My Life: Mommy Edition (A.K.A. no one would ever have known if I didn't share)
A has a little potty.
It looks like this:
I hate the little potty--mostly because it means more clean up whenever A goes to the bathroom and who has time for MORE clean up? Right?
Anyways, she was taking a nap the other day so I decided to "hide" the little potty so I didn't have to look at it, listen to it, or clean it anymore.
Storage is limited in my tiny apartment so I had to store it on the top shelf of one of our closets. I gingerly lifted the little potty over my head and just as I was about to slide it onto the top shelf I started getting wet.
Hmmm...I was thinking....
Why in the world am I getting wet?!?!?
Suddenly like lightning a terrifying realization struck my soul:
I forgot to empty and clean the potty before I took care of it....
Yep, covered in pee.
Nice, huh?
Luckily it wasn't very full--just full enough to give me a little shower.
Gross.
I'll never be the same...but then, motherhood kind of has that effect on one anyways.
The end.
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways...
Trust me...you and I are going to be spending a lot of quality time together....if only I could get these precious babies to take overlapping naps!
adieu! parting is such sweet sorrow!
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
it may be the fact that i've only gotten 5 hours of sleep during the last two days talking but....
i miss home.
yes, i know--i have a home here in the south with my sweet family, surrounded by my husband's loving parents and brothers, my supportive church family and friends and warm weather most of the year...but i miss snowy central new york..well, i don't REALLY miss the snow but i miss everything else...
i miss green grass
stars
purple and fuschia sunsets
1 car = traffic
my brothers
the air
the trees
camping
the sound of crickets and coy dogs
wildflower boquets
cows
and farm smells..hay, silage, poo
ice cream cones so tall they hit the roof of your car
tractors driving 5 mph down the road
i've been here for 7 years now...and i'm so glad i came--these 7 years have been wonderful, but i've gotten to thinking that things will NEVER be the same--even if i were to move home, most of my friends have moved away, my brothers are living in their own homes, my parents are "free spirits" (and rightfully so) and i am a woman with a family--no longer a barefoot bumpkin wandering in the woods.
this usually doesn't bother me but tonight it does.
i know these are the things that make one long for heaven--a home where loved ones will not leave but will be bound together with me in worship of the Savior and that is a good thing.
but tonight, i miss my little piece of heaven on earth--a country house on top of a tall hill, with hilly meadows and forests filled with wildlife and trees, a pond with snakes and turtles, acres of land to roam, quiet living, porch-sitting afternoons, boating on the reservoir, fence posts and childhood memories.
well, even if i can't live it, i feel better for having written it all down.
yes, i know--i have a home here in the south with my sweet family, surrounded by my husband's loving parents and brothers, my supportive church family and friends and warm weather most of the year...but i miss snowy central new york..well, i don't REALLY miss the snow but i miss everything else...
i miss green grass
stars
purple and fuschia sunsets
1 car = traffic
my brothers
the air
the trees
camping
the sound of crickets and coy dogs
wildflower boquets
cows
and farm smells..hay, silage, poo
ice cream cones so tall they hit the roof of your car
tractors driving 5 mph down the road
i've been here for 7 years now...and i'm so glad i came--these 7 years have been wonderful, but i've gotten to thinking that things will NEVER be the same--even if i were to move home, most of my friends have moved away, my brothers are living in their own homes, my parents are "free spirits" (and rightfully so) and i am a woman with a family--no longer a barefoot bumpkin wandering in the woods.
this usually doesn't bother me but tonight it does.
i know these are the things that make one long for heaven--a home where loved ones will not leave but will be bound together with me in worship of the Savior and that is a good thing.
but tonight, i miss my little piece of heaven on earth--a country house on top of a tall hill, with hilly meadows and forests filled with wildlife and trees, a pond with snakes and turtles, acres of land to roam, quiet living, porch-sitting afternoons, boating on the reservoir, fence posts and childhood memories.
well, even if i can't live it, i feel better for having written it all down.
Monday, April 7, 2008
There is something wrong with me...
Whenever I cook this--fry it in olive oil, cut off the tops and bottoms and chop it into pieces...
I picture this little guy screaming, "Help me! Help me! No STOP! NOooooooooooooo!!"
I know, there is something terribly wrong with me. Sunday, April 6, 2008
Weekly Reader
Monday: Stayed home and watched it rain. Went to Walmart for necessities--what a pain!
Tuesday: Visited Daddy at work and took 3 hours naps--what a perk!
Wednesday: Mmm..Barnes and Nobles--my favorite place! Yummy lunch at Chick Fil A!
Thursday: Sunny Park day with friends of ours--went home for pizza and r & r.
Friday: Went to dance class and had a blast!
Saturday: Moving family all day long--they worked from all day--dusk till dawn!
Sunday: Daddy had a concert and we had church--No napping toddler has left me in the lurch.
The End.
Tuesday: Visited Daddy at work and took 3 hours naps--what a perk!
Wednesday: Mmm..Barnes and Nobles--my favorite place! Yummy lunch at Chick Fil A!
Thursday: Sunny Park day with friends of ours--went home for pizza and r & r.
Friday: Went to dance class and had a blast!
Saturday: Moving family all day long--they worked from all day--dusk till dawn!
Sunday: Daddy had a concert and we had church--No napping toddler has left me in the lurch.
The End.
Friday, April 4, 2008
For the most BEAUTIFUL Princess Froggy Butterfly Toddler in the Land
Amelie's Rainbow Tutu for her
"Jazzy Bugs"
Dance Recital!
Woot!
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Are you kidding me?
My husband and daughter are watching Cinderella while I'm making dinner and he just informed me that he doesn't think he has ever seen Cinderalla before.... 
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
He also hasn't seen Sleeping Beauty
(didn't really know who she was until A started liking Princesses)
and MAYBE saw Snow White when he was a kid...
I know he's a boy and all but come on! They are CLASSICS.
And I'm done.
I am WRONGED and OFFENDED!
because this little kumquat doesn't need or want me to "help" her fall asleep anymore.
What's a mama to do with all that extra "free" time?
Maybe I'll use that time counting her chins...that sounds like a good start! I just love her chins. My de-lish little dish.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
It takes a lot of money to look this cheap.
...ah, true genius spoken by one of my favorite chicks ever--Dolly Parton. I love Dolly. I can't stress that enough. LOVE her! I was thrilled to see her on American Idol and I mean thrilled!
You see, a funny thing has happened to me since I've become a mama--I feel everything like never before. Yep, I've become the crazy lady who cries at commercials and when listening to songs on country radio and I never thought it would happen. When I saw Dolly on screen my eyes literally welled up with tears. I know, this makes me insane AND ridiculous but I had to share it in the spirit of full disclosure.
You see, a funny thing has happened to me since I've become a mama--I feel everything like never before. Yep, I've become the crazy lady who cries at commercials and when listening to songs on country radio and I never thought it would happen. When I saw Dolly on screen my eyes literally welled up with tears. I know, this makes me insane AND ridiculous but I had to share it in the spirit of full disclosure.
Why oh why does she mean so much? Well, since you're dying to know, I'll tell ya!
My Grandma Rose was a big fan of Dolly and blasted her songs all the time (and especially her album at Christmas). Every time I hear Dolly I am transported to a time when Grandma and I would rock out in the basement to her music. Boy, Grandma really could get her groove on in the basement.
Anyways, I was glad to see her on last night and am excited to see her perform tonight. I've made a resolution to head to DollyWood someday when the girls are a bit bigger and I'd like to see her in concert. And I think she looks pretty stinkin' good for 6(plasticsurgery)2.
And, just in case you wanted to know who my:
is.....
Go David Cook! Your ability to turn old songs into something new and cool are amazing (I've always had a soft spot in my heart for musical men you know)!
You are my American Idol!
(I'm sure he'd be thrilled to hear it!)
i can breathe again...
so happy to report that i just got back from the doctor's who took a look at what they removed from me and proclaimed it non-deadly. woot!
also so happy to hear that tricia has another shot at a pair of lungs! i'll be praying and following closely at Confessions of a CF Husband!
also so happy to hear that tricia has another shot at a pair of lungs! i'll be praying and following closely at Confessions of a CF Husband!
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
You make me feel so young! You make me feel like Spring has sprung!
Spring makes me want to paint my toe-nails
and wear
flip
flops
which sound
clip
clop
on the sunny sidewalk
and wear
flip
flops
which sound
clip
clop
on the sunny sidewalk
Fin.
p.s. in looking for a clip art image i realized that a surprising amount of people paint their toe nails and then post pictures online. it disturbed me greatly, just thought i'd share.
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