that my son
is so
stinking
cute
in his puppy dog
costume
ok, so he does not adore the costume.... but i adore him in the costume. ;)
happy friday,
~s
Friday, October 29, 2010
i'm so sorry
ok, so he does not adore the costume.... but i adore him in the costume. ;)
happy friday,
~s
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
my brain should be in trouble.
8:25pm the kids have been in bed for 25 minutes with strict instructions to be still and go to sleep. no one took a nap today and everyone was on the down hill plunge. i hear laughing and crying. i walk into the room to see julia retreating up the bunk bed ladder, hoping to escape me actually seeing her out of place. katie is sobbing, "julia, got of her bed and was trying to tickle me!"
julia is forcefully taken into our bedroom. when the consequences to her actions are being discussed, she says, "mom, it was my brain that said to me, 'I wonder what it would be like to get out of bed and tickle Katie?' so, it's not my fault, it is totally my brain's fault!"
julia did not get points for creativity. she got a lesson about taking responsibility for her actions, regardless of what other voices are telling her to do, even the voices of her very own brain!!
goodnight, and don't let your brain bite!
~s
julia is forcefully taken into our bedroom. when the consequences to her actions are being discussed, she says, "mom, it was my brain that said to me, 'I wonder what it would be like to get out of bed and tickle Katie?' so, it's not my fault, it is totally my brain's fault!"
julia did not get points for creativity. she got a lesson about taking responsibility for her actions, regardless of what other voices are telling her to do, even the voices of her very own brain!!
goodnight, and don't let your brain bite!
~s
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Fatigue Is Not A Fruit Of the Spirit!
Thanks to my sister for the title of today's post!
Fatigue, not to be confused with tired. Fatigue is this life-sucking rain cloud that hovers over our lives and leaves us with nothing to give; spiritually, emotionally, mentally, and physically! Sleeplessness can lead to fatigue. But so can overcommitment, sin, and a lack of good, clear, boundaries. Fatigue is a symptom that our life is out of balance. We like to excuse away fatigue by saying, "I have no choice!" But we DO have a choice. We can try and do it all, but we will not be able to do it all well. This looks VERY different for all of us. Some of us were made with the ability to juggle and juggle well. Others of us get paralyzed by too many "things". I was explaining to someone that I know when things in my life are out of balance when the nucleus of my life begins to become unsettled. That nucleus is my relationship with my God, my relationship with my husband, my relationship with my kids, and my relationship with my family. And if I am in tune with these relationships I will spot the warning signs and dump the "extras" in my life until all is settled. But when I am not in tune, sometimes I have to be kicked on my butt before I wake up and see the damage I have caused. Since about February God has been trying to get my attention. I became VERY ill in February (I don't think God struck me ill, I believe I was susceptible to illness b/c I was living in fatigue), due to fatigue I contracted a dangerous bacterial infection that probably would have killed me 100 years ago. I was on my back for five straight days. 3 hospital visits, 5 life saving antibiotics, and 4 weeks later I was beginning to recover. That was the beginning. Since February, I have been on a journey I never wish to walk through again, but I wouldn't change for anything. It wasn't until about a month ago that I believe I came full circle and realized the bondage I was living in because I was trusting in my oppression (Isaiah 30:12) and not on the rescuing heart of My God (Isaiah 61:1). I had caused A LOT of damage while I walked the path of denial, selfishness, and fatigue. Fatigue eliminates true life. John 10:10 tells us this, "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly!"
This last month I feel like I am rediscovering that abundant life, and it is truly a time of celebration in my heart. There is NOTHING more satisfying than the true life that our Savior has to offer. And unfortunately, fatigue can cloud and even destroy what He has for us. I pray that we will all experience the abundant life and avoid ALL the things which hinder it's fullness.
Here is to living,
~s
Literature Plug: Sidetracked In The Wilderness by Michael Wells
Fatigue, not to be confused with tired. Fatigue is this life-sucking rain cloud that hovers over our lives and leaves us with nothing to give; spiritually, emotionally, mentally, and physically! Sleeplessness can lead to fatigue. But so can overcommitment, sin, and a lack of good, clear, boundaries. Fatigue is a symptom that our life is out of balance. We like to excuse away fatigue by saying, "I have no choice!" But we DO have a choice. We can try and do it all, but we will not be able to do it all well. This looks VERY different for all of us. Some of us were made with the ability to juggle and juggle well. Others of us get paralyzed by too many "things". I was explaining to someone that I know when things in my life are out of balance when the nucleus of my life begins to become unsettled. That nucleus is my relationship with my God, my relationship with my husband, my relationship with my kids, and my relationship with my family. And if I am in tune with these relationships I will spot the warning signs and dump the "extras" in my life until all is settled. But when I am not in tune, sometimes I have to be kicked on my butt before I wake up and see the damage I have caused. Since about February God has been trying to get my attention. I became VERY ill in February (I don't think God struck me ill, I believe I was susceptible to illness b/c I was living in fatigue), due to fatigue I contracted a dangerous bacterial infection that probably would have killed me 100 years ago. I was on my back for five straight days. 3 hospital visits, 5 life saving antibiotics, and 4 weeks later I was beginning to recover. That was the beginning. Since February, I have been on a journey I never wish to walk through again, but I wouldn't change for anything. It wasn't until about a month ago that I believe I came full circle and realized the bondage I was living in because I was trusting in my oppression (Isaiah 30:12) and not on the rescuing heart of My God (Isaiah 61:1). I had caused A LOT of damage while I walked the path of denial, selfishness, and fatigue. Fatigue eliminates true life. John 10:10 tells us this, "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly!"
This last month I feel like I am rediscovering that abundant life, and it is truly a time of celebration in my heart. There is NOTHING more satisfying than the true life that our Savior has to offer. And unfortunately, fatigue can cloud and even destroy what He has for us. I pray that we will all experience the abundant life and avoid ALL the things which hinder it's fullness.
Here is to living,
~s
Literature Plug: Sidetracked In The Wilderness by Michael Wells
Monday, October 25, 2010
my belly button is broken!
ok, so the ONLY valid excuse for getting out of bed at bedtime is, "i need to use the restroom." all other excuses are a swift way to walk the walk to mom and dad's bedroom for, ahem, a reminder.
tonight lucy came out of her room. she didn't even plead that she needed to use the restroom to avoid the less than comfortable walk. however, she did plead that her belly button was broken..... her creativity gained her a pass.
tonight lucy came out of her room. she didn't even plead that she needed to use the restroom to avoid the less than comfortable walk. however, she did plead that her belly button was broken..... her creativity gained her a pass.
I so said that.
funny things that i SO said this week:
"Guys, you can not play outside it is raining acorns!"
*we have loads of trees in our back yard and the birds and squirrels knock all the acorns out. so literally it was raining acorns!
"Lucy, unlock the closet and let Anderson out!"
"Katie, stop doing math."
"Katie, I don't know who wrote the rules for the English language... Probably, some drunk Englishman."
"Julia, you may NOT use the rest of the milk it is for my coffee, and if you use it for your honey nut cheerios I will turn into a monster Mom."
Happy Monday,
~s
"Guys, you can not play outside it is raining acorns!"
*we have loads of trees in our back yard and the birds and squirrels knock all the acorns out. so literally it was raining acorns!
"Lucy, unlock the closet and let Anderson out!"
"Katie, stop doing math."
"Katie, I don't know who wrote the rules for the English language... Probably, some drunk Englishman."
"Julia, you may NOT use the rest of the milk it is for my coffee, and if you use it for your honey nut cheerios I will turn into a monster Mom."
Happy Monday,
~s
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Last Year's Halloween Relived
we are hoping that 2010 is not as drama filled as 2009:
here is the 2009 story, written November 1st, 2009:
if yesterday is in any way foreshadowing to a future prom or wedding, i need to start therapy NOW!
we have been talking for nearly a year now that the kiddos were going to be "wizard of oz".. they suggested it and have been talking it up ever since. julia was going to be dorthy, katie was going to be toto, lucy scarecrow, mark tinman, me the lion and anderson oz. we had no costumes made, but the wheels were turning. monday of this last week katie decided she did not want to be toto but rather a ballerina. and the drama began. i really was ok with her not being toto. julia wanted to stick with dorthy and lucy vocalized for the first time she wanted to be cinderella. ok, ok, ok, we can work with this. we have a cinderella costume in house, a ballerina costume in house, ruby reds in house for dorthy, and mom and dad (clint and val) bought anderson a tux. PERFECT! with a little of this and a little of that, halloween was going to be very low maintenance. since the kids were taken care of mark started brainstorming about our costumes (since we were relieved of the tin man and lion) and he came up with the BEST idea. saturday morning we had a few minor things to put together for the kids and then we were going to work on OUR sweet costumes for the rest of the day. lucy tried on her outfit first... perfect. katie put on her ballerina stuff...perfect.. julia was in the midst of finding the ruby red shoes and the melt down took place....THE RUBY REDS WERE MISSING!! i started digging through the closets and i had this sinking feeling that i threw them in the "megan" bag and they were currently warming the shelf at the Regier house. ok, no ruby reds... we were going to have to take a "quick" trip to target to find some. while we were at target julia found an ariel costume that she preferred, and it was the same price as the shoes... mark and i agreed she could have ariel. while julia was enjoying her costume katie had this realization that her costume was "not enough".. but mark and i thought it was best if katie did not get a "new" costume but rather stick with the costume she had already picked out earlier in the week... katie just sobbed!! mark and i decided that we could "spice" up the ballerina with some kind of "addition" maybe a cat ballerina, maybe princess ballerina. katie, through red eyes, and a choked up throat, said, "a, a, a,... butterfly... ballerina" *sob*!
after returning home for our "quick" outing, we put the kids straight down for a nap. (the melt downs had taken their toll). we had 4 hours to create a butterfly, carve a pumpkin, and make our AMAZINGLY cool costumes.. we could make a butterfly out of pipe cleaners and glitter... no pipe cleaners and no glitter in the house. what we did have was moving boxes, tissue paper, and construction paper. amazingly enough mark created the coolest butterfly wings EVER.. no store bought thing could EVER compare! the only down side was the afternoon was quickly slipping away from us and it became very clear that we only had time for the butterfly wings and pumpkin. OUR costumes would have to go unmade. and really that was ok with us b/c in the end we had the cutest, most beautiful, well rested, Ballerina Butterfly, Ariel, Cinderella, and "Gentle-Man" around.
eD eArL even came along for trick-or-treating and introduced us to his daughter, erlene. isn't she lovely?
enjoy the pics. we really did enjoy our day... ;)
~s
p.s. oh, you want to know our really cool costumes... a pig and a bird...get it? swine flu.... ;0 ;0
here is the 2009 story, written November 1st, 2009:
if yesterday is in any way foreshadowing to a future prom or wedding, i need to start therapy NOW!
we have been talking for nearly a year now that the kiddos were going to be "wizard of oz".. they suggested it and have been talking it up ever since. julia was going to be dorthy, katie was going to be toto, lucy scarecrow, mark tinman, me the lion and anderson oz. we had no costumes made, but the wheels were turning. monday of this last week katie decided she did not want to be toto but rather a ballerina. and the drama began. i really was ok with her not being toto. julia wanted to stick with dorthy and lucy vocalized for the first time she wanted to be cinderella. ok, ok, ok, we can work with this. we have a cinderella costume in house, a ballerina costume in house, ruby reds in house for dorthy, and mom and dad (clint and val) bought anderson a tux. PERFECT! with a little of this and a little of that, halloween was going to be very low maintenance. since the kids were taken care of mark started brainstorming about our costumes (since we were relieved of the tin man and lion) and he came up with the BEST idea. saturday morning we had a few minor things to put together for the kids and then we were going to work on OUR sweet costumes for the rest of the day. lucy tried on her outfit first... perfect. katie put on her ballerina stuff...perfect.. julia was in the midst of finding the ruby red shoes and the melt down took place....THE RUBY REDS WERE MISSING!! i started digging through the closets and i had this sinking feeling that i threw them in the "megan" bag and they were currently warming the shelf at the Regier house. ok, no ruby reds... we were going to have to take a "quick" trip to target to find some. while we were at target julia found an ariel costume that she preferred, and it was the same price as the shoes... mark and i agreed she could have ariel. while julia was enjoying her costume katie had this realization that her costume was "not enough".. but mark and i thought it was best if katie did not get a "new" costume but rather stick with the costume she had already picked out earlier in the week... katie just sobbed!! mark and i decided that we could "spice" up the ballerina with some kind of "addition" maybe a cat ballerina, maybe princess ballerina. katie, through red eyes, and a choked up throat, said, "a, a, a,... butterfly... ballerina" *sob*!
after returning home for our "quick" outing, we put the kids straight down for a nap. (the melt downs had taken their toll). we had 4 hours to create a butterfly, carve a pumpkin, and make our AMAZINGLY cool costumes.. we could make a butterfly out of pipe cleaners and glitter... no pipe cleaners and no glitter in the house. what we did have was moving boxes, tissue paper, and construction paper. amazingly enough mark created the coolest butterfly wings EVER.. no store bought thing could EVER compare! the only down side was the afternoon was quickly slipping away from us and it became very clear that we only had time for the butterfly wings and pumpkin. OUR costumes would have to go unmade. and really that was ok with us b/c in the end we had the cutest, most beautiful, well rested, Ballerina Butterfly, Ariel, Cinderella, and "Gentle-Man" around.
eD eArL even came along for trick-or-treating and introduced us to his daughter, erlene. isn't she lovely?
enjoy the pics. we really did enjoy our day... ;)
~s
p.s. oh, you want to know our really cool costumes... a pig and a bird...get it? swine flu.... ;0 ;0
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