"I have a scab right there." As she points to her ankle.
"I have flower lotion on me." As she puts her hand in my face.
"We have baby birds and a mommy bird. There's four babies, one mommy, and they don't have a daddy."
"I got glitter glue today. It's red and gray and gold and white and blue."
(she's been begging for glitter and her daddy thought this would be a good compromise since it at least wouldn't be able to fall off on everything. At least it sticks to the paper.)
Well, she's off and running again.
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Monday, May 14, 2007
Announcing the birth of...
Quads. When we moved in here last summer, I was looking out the side window in our bedroom one day and noticed there was an empty nest on top of the corner post of our privacy fence. I watched it some and never saw anything in it. Then a couple weeks ago, Prophet looked out and saw a little blue egg in it. The next day there was another egg, and then two days later, two more. We've all watched with anticipation and a perfect view from the bedroom window for the last couple weeks. I looked out early this afternoon and the mama was standing in her nest, and I didn't see anything blue peaking out from under her. When she flew away, I could see there was definitely no eggs there, and there appeared to be little pink lumps laying there, but they weren't moving. I was afraid maybe they were dead, but I called the boys upstairs and told them to be quiet. While we sat at the window and watched the nest, the mama came back with food. In a flash, three huge (little) bright orange mouths opened wide for food. It was so cool to watch, even if they are the ugliest little things on the planet. I'm afraid one of them didn't make it because I've only seen three mouths and there were four eggs there. The kids are excited about the new babies.
BTW, mama robin's aren't very protective. Our little mama flies away and leaves her babies alone even if the phone rings when the window's open. She's a little chicken-little.
BTW, mama robin's aren't very protective. Our little mama flies away and leaves her babies alone even if the phone rings when the window's open. She's a little chicken-little.
My Day
I've had a good day (relatively speaking). I've worked very, very hard at staying up today. I rested for about 30 minutes around 2:00 and then got up to work again. If I stay busy, life doesn't seem so awful. The problem is that I'm still pretty fried as far as energy goes, but I have to keep going. I'd rather be exhausted in the evening than mentally warped all day long.
At the moment I am getting ready to put my eighth (I think) load of laundry of the day into the washer. Our master bedroom is cleaner than it's been in awhile. My goal this morning was for the four laundry baskets that have been full of the same clean laundry for the last three weeks to be empty and put away by bedtime. They are and then some. We've been wondering where all the boys' underwear and socks had disappeared to, and lo and behold I got to the bottom of a basket of laundry that my dad did two weeks ago, and there they were. So they now have about 18 pairs of underwear and 16 pairs of socks in their drawer. Much better than the four or five that I kept washing. It's been like Christmas around here today. I have a trashbag with Bee's outgrown stuff ready for my cousin's little girl and another pile of the boys' stuff started for Cleanin' Cuz's little guy. I have discovered that my closet does indeed have a floor in it... who knew.
I got a package from my mother-in-law today. It had an inflatable bath pillow, two candles, a tin of Hershey's kisses, a Chicken Soup book, a really cute cosmetic bag, and a card. It was fun getting an unexpected box on my front porch. Of course Bee had to help me open everything. She was more excited than I was, especially about the kisses.
I talked to Inkling twice today. Talked to Ruby for about two minutes just as we were sitting down to dinner. I'll have to call her back tomorrow to get in a decent conversation. Overall, it's been a much better day! I dread tomorrow morning. I hate mornings anyway, and right now they are near torture, but I have to get up. Please pray that as I lay there not wanting to get out of bed, that I remember today and how it felt once I was up!
At the moment I am getting ready to put my eighth (I think) load of laundry of the day into the washer. Our master bedroom is cleaner than it's been in awhile. My goal this morning was for the four laundry baskets that have been full of the same clean laundry for the last three weeks to be empty and put away by bedtime. They are and then some. We've been wondering where all the boys' underwear and socks had disappeared to, and lo and behold I got to the bottom of a basket of laundry that my dad did two weeks ago, and there they were. So they now have about 18 pairs of underwear and 16 pairs of socks in their drawer. Much better than the four or five that I kept washing. It's been like Christmas around here today. I have a trashbag with Bee's outgrown stuff ready for my cousin's little girl and another pile of the boys' stuff started for Cleanin' Cuz's little guy. I have discovered that my closet does indeed have a floor in it... who knew.
I got a package from my mother-in-law today. It had an inflatable bath pillow, two candles, a tin of Hershey's kisses, a Chicken Soup book, a really cute cosmetic bag, and a card. It was fun getting an unexpected box on my front porch. Of course Bee had to help me open everything. She was more excited than I was, especially about the kisses.
I talked to Inkling twice today. Talked to Ruby for about two minutes just as we were sitting down to dinner. I'll have to call her back tomorrow to get in a decent conversation. Overall, it's been a much better day! I dread tomorrow morning. I hate mornings anyway, and right now they are near torture, but I have to get up. Please pray that as I lay there not wanting to get out of bed, that I remember today and how it felt once I was up!
Trying Really Hard
....windows open,
...candles lit,
...Eden's Bridge Celtic Worship playing in background,
...laundry going,
...kitchen floor mopped,
...blinds open,
...phone calls from Mom,
...friends praying,
...Heavenly Father who doesn't give-up on me,
...pushing myself to get out of bed and stay busy,
I CAN DO THIS, IT'S NOT GOING TO BEAT ME! THIS WILL NOT DEFINE ME!
...candles lit,
...Eden's Bridge Celtic Worship playing in background,
...laundry going,
...kitchen floor mopped,
...blinds open,
...phone calls from Mom,
...friends praying,
...Heavenly Father who doesn't give-up on me,
...pushing myself to get out of bed and stay busy,
I CAN DO THIS, IT'S NOT GOING TO BEAT ME! THIS WILL NOT DEFINE ME!
Sunday, May 13, 2007
My Mom
Ya know, I don't even know where to begin when writing a Mother's Day post for/about my mom. She's an amazing woman. She's been thru alot in her life and came out an incredible person.
As a teenager my friends were all amazed that I liked my mom. They were amazed that we didn't fight and that I didn't constantly try to defy her. My friends always did like to spend time at our house because it was a calm place to be. Inkling has said many times that a day in her house is worth thousands of dollars worth of therapy. She's right, I still find myself calmer when I visit her home.
My mom's not actually the same person today that she was while I was growing up. She has changed alot since then. She went back to school. She started her own business. She became a grannie to three great little people. She is much more open-minded to new things than she was taught to be as a child and she has passed that on to me.
Today was a rough day for both of us. For her, mother's day is always tough because of her own personal "mom issues" that she works daily to overcome. This year it was tough for both of us for an additional reason. Some of you know and understand. There were alot of tears today, but I'm thankful that we were together to talk thru them.
Mom, I love you so much! I don't know what kind of person I'd be if it weren't for you in my life. I thank God that I'm your daughter and your my mom. There is no other woman on the planet that I could imagine having for a mom. Our relationship is precious to me. I cherish it now and will always! Happy Mother's Day to the most amazing mom I could ever have! I love you!
As a teenager my friends were all amazed that I liked my mom. They were amazed that we didn't fight and that I didn't constantly try to defy her. My friends always did like to spend time at our house because it was a calm place to be. Inkling has said many times that a day in her house is worth thousands of dollars worth of therapy. She's right, I still find myself calmer when I visit her home.
My mom's not actually the same person today that she was while I was growing up. She has changed alot since then. She went back to school. She started her own business. She became a grannie to three great little people. She is much more open-minded to new things than she was taught to be as a child and she has passed that on to me.
Today was a rough day for both of us. For her, mother's day is always tough because of her own personal "mom issues" that she works daily to overcome. This year it was tough for both of us for an additional reason. Some of you know and understand. There were alot of tears today, but I'm thankful that we were together to talk thru them.
Mom, I love you so much! I don't know what kind of person I'd be if it weren't for you in my life. I thank God that I'm your daughter and your my mom. There is no other woman on the planet that I could imagine having for a mom. Our relationship is precious to me. I cherish it now and will always! Happy Mother's Day to the most amazing mom I could ever have! I love you!
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Thank You, Lord
I have a Maker
He formed My Heart
before even time began
my life was in hands
I have a father
he calls me his own
he'll never leave me
no matter where I go
He knows my name
he knows my every thought
he sees each tear that falls
and hears me when I call
He formed My Heart
before even time began
my life was in hands
I have a father
he calls me his own
he'll never leave me
no matter where I go
He knows my name
he knows my every thought
he sees each tear that falls
and hears me when I call
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