Even though Sunday is usually really busy and there is not much time to rest, I actually got a nap on Sunday! So nice. We had the Awana Grand Prix box car races at church and by the time we got home it was 4pm. Judah had a melt down and I left to drive him around until he fell asleep. We all survived and napped. And then in the evening we just relaxed, played mellow games and toys with the kids and Shad forced me to lay down and rest. The kids were good and happy when they woke up from their naps. Judah slept for almost 4 hours!
Yesterday I stayed home and did house work and played with the kids. As I was vacuuming I clobbered my foot and my toe went numb. I must of hit a nerve. So I limped around the rest of the day. It is a little better today at least I can walk without pain.
Judah woke up this morning with a fever. Don't know why and as of yet there are no other symptoms. So we will see what the day will hold and hopefully the fever will subside soon.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Things kids say...
This evening we attended Shad's Uncle Gary's birthday party. Upon leaving the party, Lilly states, "Uncle Gary's party needed to be longer and the cake was not big enough." So funny!
We love you Lilly!
We love you Lilly!
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Free Hair Cut....
So I was thinking that there was not much to write about. And then.....
Lilly's first beauty school attempt while Mommy was in the shower. Brother Judah was her first client....
Lilly's first beauty school attempt while Mommy was in the shower. Brother Judah was her first client....
She decided to do some self practice as well...Upon realizing what she had done she was not as pleased with the result as she had hoped....
The new "Barber's Chair" open for business...better known as the kitchen table and step stool.
And of course Judah was completely pleased with the result of his latest visit to the Barber's Chair!
Broken Camera and stuff....
Well the nifty camera that I had been enjoying using so much broke last week! Bummer. Hopefully we can exchange it since we bought it at Costco. I was finally getting good pictures and had things to post as well as print out. I have had these frames for years that I have not put pictures in yet so a few weeks ago I finally printed out pictures of the kids so I am anxious to get them hung.
Our sweet friend Jill is visiting from Australia. She comes out every year for three weeks or so to visit and attend the Music California conference. We have a lot of fun and do a lot of shopping! She has four grandchildren that she buys for every year. She is always up for a good deal and likes catching all the clearance. They are getting ready for fall over there so all the clearance here is our fall stuff. She is the music director at her church and it is so fun to share all the new music with each other and hear what she has been putting together.
Otherwise we have been doing our normal weekly routine. We had Cubbie's and Puggles last night. Lilly brought flowers for her teachers. Vikki and Sarah - Lilly brought you pink geraniums. Get well soon! We actually have a flowering plant in our yard! Go Rachel with all your flowers. I hope to catch up with you some day.
I am hoping to get some energy soon. Just really drained and lack luster lately. The Lord is good and His fellowship has been so sweet. I was blessed as a friend ministered to me as only the Lord could have caused and led. Thank you!
"Being content begins with understanding that God's in control and His plan is better than ours. Freedom happens when we trust Him completely and then express our gratefulness for all that He is. That alone should bring joy in the midst of a busy and stressful life!" Gary Smalley
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3:5-6
P.S. My son just walked over to me with arms and hands covered in black marker. :) I asked him what the markers are for, "my arms" he said.
Our sweet friend Jill is visiting from Australia. She comes out every year for three weeks or so to visit and attend the Music California conference. We have a lot of fun and do a lot of shopping! She has four grandchildren that she buys for every year. She is always up for a good deal and likes catching all the clearance. They are getting ready for fall over there so all the clearance here is our fall stuff. She is the music director at her church and it is so fun to share all the new music with each other and hear what she has been putting together.
Otherwise we have been doing our normal weekly routine. We had Cubbie's and Puggles last night. Lilly brought flowers for her teachers. Vikki and Sarah - Lilly brought you pink geraniums. Get well soon! We actually have a flowering plant in our yard! Go Rachel with all your flowers. I hope to catch up with you some day.
I am hoping to get some energy soon. Just really drained and lack luster lately. The Lord is good and His fellowship has been so sweet. I was blessed as a friend ministered to me as only the Lord could have caused and led. Thank you!
"Being content begins with understanding that God's in control and His plan is better than ours. Freedom happens when we trust Him completely and then express our gratefulness for all that He is. That alone should bring joy in the midst of a busy and stressful life!" Gary Smalley
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3:5-6
P.S. My son just walked over to me with arms and hands covered in black marker. :) I asked him what the markers are for, "my arms" he said.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Good quote....
"Stress is the gap between what we expect to happen and what's actually happening." Gary Smalley
It seems so simply explained when it is so complicated to change. I was reminded of this quote tonight as I brought home my crying and distraught daughter. She was upset because things did not go as she expected. There was a gap between what she expected and what was actually happening. And her little brother kept saying, "please calm down Lilly" most of the way home. This must be what we look like to the Lord when we are stressed. Hebrews 4:1, 9-11 "Therefore, let us fear if, while a promise remains of entering His rest, any one of you may seem to have come short of it.....So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God. For the one who has entered His rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from His. Therefore let us be diligent to enter that rest, so that no one will fall, through following the same example of disobedience."
It seems so simply explained when it is so complicated to change. I was reminded of this quote tonight as I brought home my crying and distraught daughter. She was upset because things did not go as she expected. There was a gap between what she expected and what was actually happening. And her little brother kept saying, "please calm down Lilly" most of the way home. This must be what we look like to the Lord when we are stressed. Hebrews 4:1, 9-11 "Therefore, let us fear if, while a promise remains of entering His rest, any one of you may seem to have come short of it.....So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God. For the one who has entered His rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from His. Therefore let us be diligent to enter that rest, so that no one will fall, through following the same example of disobedience."
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Monday, March 24, 2008
Easter come and gone...
First of all I can't believe Easter is already over, and that kids are on spring break! It seems like we should have another month until this happens. I know that Easter was earlier this year, but knowledge doesn't help the feeling in this case.
We had a nice weekend. Judah is growing so he has been sleeping a lot lately. On Saturday he slept for almost 4 hours at nap! On Friday we celebrated my Mom and Dad's 49th wedding anniversary by going out to Coronado to my Dad's favorite restaurant. It was a beautiful day. And what an awesome accomplishment and testimony to what the Lord does in our lives as we look back over the years with my parents.
On Easter Sunday we enjoyed a great service at church and the Ensemble sang three songs that really were great songs for the day. As well as the music that the worship team led just set the tone for the celebration of the day. I would comment on the sermon as well, but when I wasn't singing I was in nursery with the little tykes. They did really well. :) After church we went to Shad's family lunch, played a game and had an egg hunt. We headed up to my parents for dinner and night time egg hunt at the Camp. It was a fun day and the kids had so much fun. Considering the lack of sleep they had combined with the sugar they ate (Lilly also had an egg hunt at church) I was impressed by their ability to hold themselves together!
I don't have my pics up yet from the weekend, but I will post them tonight hopefully. Some cute ones of the kids. One thing though, we never seem to get pics of all of us. We didn't get pics of all of us at the lunch on Friday, we didn't get any pics of just the four of us on Easter or with either of our families. So strange how that always happens. Not that I need my pic taken, but to look back in the years to come when our kids wonder if we were ever young, at least we can have a pic to show! :)
We had a nice weekend. Judah is growing so he has been sleeping a lot lately. On Saturday he slept for almost 4 hours at nap! On Friday we celebrated my Mom and Dad's 49th wedding anniversary by going out to Coronado to my Dad's favorite restaurant. It was a beautiful day. And what an awesome accomplishment and testimony to what the Lord does in our lives as we look back over the years with my parents.
On Easter Sunday we enjoyed a great service at church and the Ensemble sang three songs that really were great songs for the day. As well as the music that the worship team led just set the tone for the celebration of the day. I would comment on the sermon as well, but when I wasn't singing I was in nursery with the little tykes. They did really well. :) After church we went to Shad's family lunch, played a game and had an egg hunt. We headed up to my parents for dinner and night time egg hunt at the Camp. It was a fun day and the kids had so much fun. Considering the lack of sleep they had combined with the sugar they ate (Lilly also had an egg hunt at church) I was impressed by their ability to hold themselves together!
I don't have my pics up yet from the weekend, but I will post them tonight hopefully. Some cute ones of the kids. One thing though, we never seem to get pics of all of us. We didn't get pics of all of us at the lunch on Friday, we didn't get any pics of just the four of us on Easter or with either of our families. So strange how that always happens. Not that I need my pic taken, but to look back in the years to come when our kids wonder if we were ever young, at least we can have a pic to show! :)
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