So I have been trying really hard to be ok with a cluttered, messy, two toddlers live here house.... But I am just not!! I know we all say " the dust will be there, they are only this age for a short time" we should enjoy them and forget the mess. And I understand! I just want there to be a way to incorporate both!! I have to be up late to get the house in order, that's not even like the deep cleaning!! And in the morning it happens all again!! I think I understand why celebrities have cooks and cleaners!! I would too if I could!!
Really that is the extent of my blog entry! Just really wishing we had a cleaning fairy :)
Monday, November 26, 2012
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Thankfulness part 2
Nov 17: almost every single day this week my boys have gotten a pack in the mail from grandma and grandpa! I am so thankful for their intentional work they out into staying in touch with my boys. And the packages are not fancy toys or candy, things us parents don't want!! are meaningful, sweet things, like handprint hugs, notes of love, band aids, stickers, puzzle pieces that will come once a day. My heart is so thankful that they do this, and my boys love it, they also love SENDING packages to grandma and grandpa! Making fun crafts they are proud of is the best to them. It's hard to be away, but I am thankful they have not abandoned their grandchildren and are still impacting their lives!
Nov 18: Today we dropped off our shoe boxes and again I am thankful that my family is able to bless others! Its something I am trying do all year long, no just around the holidays.
Nov 19: Today I am thankful for naps!! Owen and Henry took long naps today! Giving me some time to myself to rest and recover!!
Nov 20: today I am thankful I have a friend here in richmond that share many of the same values and interests as I do.
Nov 21: Today I am thankful for the healthy and safety that's over my children. ! They get bumps ,bruises, colds and coughs, but it could be so much worse. I am so thankful for God's blessing of health over my children and will be everyday. As someone that had experienced a life or death illness, I don't take my health lightly, or that of my family! I know that if one day we face same hardships, we will still be able to praise God, for he is good!!
Nov 22: happy thanksgiving everyone!!! It's a gorgeous day here in VA!! Already today we have cooked a yummy breakfast, started to put up our Christmas tree, made, turkey crafts, watched and danced to the Macy's thanksgiving day parade, and chatted on FaceTime with my parents and siblings in Michigan! I miss them more than they know, especially today. I am thankful for this new chapter on my life with my husband and our children, it has been wonderful and a learning experience. I do miss the closeness of my parents, brother and sister though. Thanksgiving has always been our favorite, filled with traditions, new beginnings, laughter and tears. But despite my longing for home, I am thankful I have an aunt and uncle and cousin that are not far from us and are letting us crash their thanksgiving!! It was lovely and very homey! Food was delicious! The boys ran around wild outsid chasing chickens! We played thanksgiving bingo, made snow globes and even it to FaceTime with my parents again. It was a pretty fun day! Best of all my loving husband got to spend the entire day with his boys :) Thank you lord for the goodness in my life, the crazy, sad, bad and incredible!! Happy thanksgiving!!
Nov 18: Today we dropped off our shoe boxes and again I am thankful that my family is able to bless others! Its something I am trying do all year long, no just around the holidays.
Nov 19: Today I am thankful for naps!! Owen and Henry took long naps today! Giving me some time to myself to rest and recover!!
Nov 20: today I am thankful I have a friend here in richmond that share many of the same values and interests as I do.
Nov 21: Today I am thankful for the healthy and safety that's over my children. ! They get bumps ,bruises, colds and coughs, but it could be so much worse. I am so thankful for God's blessing of health over my children and will be everyday. As someone that had experienced a life or death illness, I don't take my health lightly, or that of my family! I know that if one day we face same hardships, we will still be able to praise God, for he is good!!
Nov 22: happy thanksgiving everyone!!! It's a gorgeous day here in VA!! Already today we have cooked a yummy breakfast, started to put up our Christmas tree, made, turkey crafts, watched and danced to the Macy's thanksgiving day parade, and chatted on FaceTime with my parents and siblings in Michigan! I miss them more than they know, especially today. I am thankful for this new chapter on my life with my husband and our children, it has been wonderful and a learning experience. I do miss the closeness of my parents, brother and sister though. Thanksgiving has always been our favorite, filled with traditions, new beginnings, laughter and tears. But despite my longing for home, I am thankful I have an aunt and uncle and cousin that are not far from us and are letting us crash their thanksgiving!! It was lovely and very homey! Food was delicious! The boys ran around wild outsid chasing chickens! We played thanksgiving bingo, made snow globes and even it to FaceTime with my parents again. It was a pretty fun day! Best of all my loving husband got to spend the entire day with his boys :) Thank you lord for the goodness in my life, the crazy, sad, bad and incredible!! Happy thanksgiving!!
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Weekend fun!!
What a beautiful weekend we had!!
Saturday morning we decided to get up early and go watch the marathon runners, especially once we learned some friends on ours from Michigan were running/watching! So we went to cheer them on! It was such a gorgeous day! All the trees were beautiful fall colors, it was jacket weather until about 11, then it was hot! Owen said he wants to be a runner! I believe it can happen! That boy can run for hours!!
After the marathon we grabbed some lunch, and the boys got to play at the mall play place for a while! Owen hardly ever is holding still, hence the blurriness!
First thing to say about sunday... i got to sleep in, it was glorious!! thank you husband! Then we went to church and then headed to Maymont Park! It was beautiful! We didn't realize it was so big, we were there all afternoon and has a great time! Owen loved being on an adventure, pretending he was a bear!! There was a bear there, it was sort of a zoo! They had wild animals - children's farm, a nature center, a historical mansion, horse stables, butterfly garden, Japanese gardens and just amazingly beautiful grounds!! Brooks of water, stone bridges, huge glorious tree everywhere!! It was perfect!
After that we met up with my cousin and his fiancé at our favorite local BBQ place! It was nice to chat and hear about their wedding planning!!
The boys were pretty tired and so were we, so we headed home for some rest, and husband and Owen got a lovely bubble bath ready for me, with candles and chocolate. It was so nice! He is such a sweet guy :) I really needed it, so it was extra nice!
It was just such a lovely weekend, I had to post about it! We are hoping this wonderful fall weather sticks around!!
Saturday morning we decided to get up early and go watch the marathon runners, especially once we learned some friends on ours from Michigan were running/watching! So we went to cheer them on! It was such a gorgeous day! All the trees were beautiful fall colors, it was jacket weather until about 11, then it was hot! Owen said he wants to be a runner! I believe it can happen! That boy can run for hours!!
After the marathon we grabbed some lunch, and the boys got to play at the mall play place for a while! Owen hardly ever is holding still, hence the blurriness!
First thing to say about sunday... i got to sleep in, it was glorious!! thank you husband! Then we went to church and then headed to Maymont Park! It was beautiful! We didn't realize it was so big, we were there all afternoon and has a great time! Owen loved being on an adventure, pretending he was a bear!! There was a bear there, it was sort of a zoo! They had wild animals - children's farm, a nature center, a historical mansion, horse stables, butterfly garden, Japanese gardens and just amazingly beautiful grounds!! Brooks of water, stone bridges, huge glorious tree everywhere!! It was perfect!
After that we met up with my cousin and his fiancé at our favorite local BBQ place! It was nice to chat and hear about their wedding planning!!
The boys were pretty tired and so were we, so we headed home for some rest, and husband and Owen got a lovely bubble bath ready for me, with candles and chocolate. It was so nice! He is such a sweet guy :) I really needed it, so it was extra nice!
It was just such a lovely weekend, I had to post about it! We are hoping this wonderful fall weather sticks around!!
Monday, November 5, 2012
Thankful all month long
I have been noticing the people are updating their Facebook stays everyday for something they are thankful for! What a great idea, much better than the moaning and complaining most people do on there! So I decided to just track each day on my blog, and then upload it at the end of the month!
Nov 1: Thankful for my husbands business trip starting off without any hitches!! He has been on many out of town business trips, and most have consisted of some type of drama! Each financially, weather related, sickness, or stranded in airports! So I am thankful this short one started off great!
Nov 2: thankful that my aunt and uncle live close to us and don't If we stay with them with our crazy messy boys!! It's hard to live away from my parents and siblings, but I am thankful my aunt tries to fill that void for me! Thrifting and enjoying some of her yummy scones is just what a girl needs sometimes!
Nov 3: I am thankful weekends and Shane never has to work a weekend! Well unless he need a weekday off, then he may need to work a weekend! But I love looking forward to a weekend as a family! No matter if we are just staying home, or have fun plans, it's nice to be together!
Nov 4: I am so thankful that we are able to provide food for our family and that it is good, healthy food that keeps our boys and is healthy! Also thankful that my boys and husband are not too picky and allow me to make whatever sounds good!
Nov 5: Today I am thankful I was able to have some quite time to myself this morning before the boys got up! Reading the bible and sipping my peppermint coffee was a great way To start the morning!
Nov 6: This is probably everyone's for today, but I am thankful that my husband and I were able to vote! Well we sent in an absentee ballot a few weeks ago, but still, we exercised out right to be heard!! So thankful that despite this less that perfect world we live in, we are still far more blessed than many others! Lets not ever forget that, the next time we want to complain a out something.
Nov 7: Last night as we watched the election polls close, I saw a commercial that reminded me how blessed I am to have such healthy, smart, and amazing children. So easily it could have been or be different. I am thankful that God had blessed us greatly in this area. I also am thankful that if we ever do face the situation where one of our children is born differently, or something happens, our hearts are still and always be filled with love and joy over them. But right now, thankful for such healthy, strong kids.
Nov 8: Today, as our children woke up at 5 am, after a not so good nights sleep , I snuggle down on the couch with them and thought " we should be sleeping!!?" But then I thought how everyday, with the exception the few days he works in Richmond, shane is up anytime between 3-5! And drives up to 4 hours one way, to get to work that day!! It is rough in him, especially when you add in his work he has to do at home, spending time with his 2 children, time with his pregnant wife, and anything he can do to help around the house, time is very limited! He is always exhausted, dealing with headaches, eye twitches... Etc, and he still gets up everyday am works hard for us. I am so thankful for him. He is working so hard, so I can stay with our wonderful children, rather than strangers at a daycare!! The boys and I talk about how daddy works so hard for us, and how he loves us so much and that is why he does it. We are so blessed and thankful!
Nov 9: Today I am thankful for the weather!! It's been beautiful here and the boys and I have still been enjoying our daily walks!! Tomorrow is supposed to be a high if 70 :)
Nov 10: I am so thankful for weekends! It's the only time in really get to leave the house,besides going on a walk! We only have one car, and with Shane's travel, I can't just drop him off at work and then pick him up. So today we cheered on the richmond marathon runners and walked around the grounds of the Virginia art museum of richmond! We even got to meet up with some friends from Michigan, and cheer him on as he crossed the finish line!!
Nov 11: Today I am thankful for sleeping in! Even if it was only 20 mins, it was still awesome! Thanks husband, for taking the kids while I slept in !! And for making a bubble bath for me , equipped with chocolates and candles!
Nov 12: Today I Am thankful for God's grace! I need it everyday, multiple times!! This morning I think I woke up needing it! Thankful that I know how we get God's grace and what he did for us!
Nov 13: Today I am so thankful for our new little baby!! We got to listen to the heart beat today and it was amazing. It calmed both the boys and they were fascinated by it! We are due may 4th and I am 15 weeks 3 days!! Thank you Lord for this blessing!!
Nov 14: today the boys played so well together!! Not that they usually have huge problems, but today, Owen intentionally sot Henry out and played with him peacefully!! Almost all day' I was even kicked out of their room because they didn't need help! They are so cute! Thankful for brotherly love!!
Nov 15: I am so thankful we are able to give others and at an early age my children are growing to learn how to be a given, even if at the age of 2 almost 3, sometimes it's hard! Operation christmas child is something I have done with Owen for the past 2 Christmases and also mum parents have taken part in that and donating in Owen and Henry's name, jut so they see that grandparents can be givers to other children too!
Nov 16: every day this month I have been asking Owen what he is thankful for. Today he said " chickens, aunt melody's chickens!!" I am thankful for his sweet heart!
Nov 1: Thankful for my husbands business trip starting off without any hitches!! He has been on many out of town business trips, and most have consisted of some type of drama! Each financially, weather related, sickness, or stranded in airports! So I am thankful this short one started off great!
Nov 2: thankful that my aunt and uncle live close to us and don't If we stay with them with our crazy messy boys!! It's hard to live away from my parents and siblings, but I am thankful my aunt tries to fill that void for me! Thrifting and enjoying some of her yummy scones is just what a girl needs sometimes!
Nov 3: I am thankful weekends and Shane never has to work a weekend! Well unless he need a weekday off, then he may need to work a weekend! But I love looking forward to a weekend as a family! No matter if we are just staying home, or have fun plans, it's nice to be together!
Nov 4: I am so thankful that we are able to provide food for our family and that it is good, healthy food that keeps our boys and is healthy! Also thankful that my boys and husband are not too picky and allow me to make whatever sounds good!
Nov 5: Today I am thankful I was able to have some quite time to myself this morning before the boys got up! Reading the bible and sipping my peppermint coffee was a great way To start the morning!
Nov 6: This is probably everyone's for today, but I am thankful that my husband and I were able to vote! Well we sent in an absentee ballot a few weeks ago, but still, we exercised out right to be heard!! So thankful that despite this less that perfect world we live in, we are still far more blessed than many others! Lets not ever forget that, the next time we want to complain a out something.
Nov 7: Last night as we watched the election polls close, I saw a commercial that reminded me how blessed I am to have such healthy, smart, and amazing children. So easily it could have been or be different. I am thankful that God had blessed us greatly in this area. I also am thankful that if we ever do face the situation where one of our children is born differently, or something happens, our hearts are still and always be filled with love and joy over them. But right now, thankful for such healthy, strong kids.
Nov 8: Today, as our children woke up at 5 am, after a not so good nights sleep , I snuggle down on the couch with them and thought " we should be sleeping!!?" But then I thought how everyday, with the exception the few days he works in Richmond, shane is up anytime between 3-5! And drives up to 4 hours one way, to get to work that day!! It is rough in him, especially when you add in his work he has to do at home, spending time with his 2 children, time with his pregnant wife, and anything he can do to help around the house, time is very limited! He is always exhausted, dealing with headaches, eye twitches... Etc, and he still gets up everyday am works hard for us. I am so thankful for him. He is working so hard, so I can stay with our wonderful children, rather than strangers at a daycare!! The boys and I talk about how daddy works so hard for us, and how he loves us so much and that is why he does it. We are so blessed and thankful!
Nov 9: Today I am thankful for the weather!! It's been beautiful here and the boys and I have still been enjoying our daily walks!! Tomorrow is supposed to be a high if 70 :)
Nov 10: I am so thankful for weekends! It's the only time in really get to leave the house,besides going on a walk! We only have one car, and with Shane's travel, I can't just drop him off at work and then pick him up. So today we cheered on the richmond marathon runners and walked around the grounds of the Virginia art museum of richmond! We even got to meet up with some friends from Michigan, and cheer him on as he crossed the finish line!!
Nov 11: Today I am thankful for sleeping in! Even if it was only 20 mins, it was still awesome! Thanks husband, for taking the kids while I slept in !! And for making a bubble bath for me , equipped with chocolates and candles!
Nov 12: Today I Am thankful for God's grace! I need it everyday, multiple times!! This morning I think I woke up needing it! Thankful that I know how we get God's grace and what he did for us!
Nov 13: Today I am so thankful for our new little baby!! We got to listen to the heart beat today and it was amazing. It calmed both the boys and they were fascinated by it! We are due may 4th and I am 15 weeks 3 days!! Thank you Lord for this blessing!!
Nov 14: today the boys played so well together!! Not that they usually have huge problems, but today, Owen intentionally sot Henry out and played with him peacefully!! Almost all day' I was even kicked out of their room because they didn't need help! They are so cute! Thankful for brotherly love!!
Nov 15: I am so thankful we are able to give others and at an early age my children are growing to learn how to be a given, even if at the age of 2 almost 3, sometimes it's hard! Operation christmas child is something I have done with Owen for the past 2 Christmases and also mum parents have taken part in that and donating in Owen and Henry's name, jut so they see that grandparents can be givers to other children too!
Nov 16: every day this month I have been asking Owen what he is thankful for. Today he said " chickens, aunt melody's chickens!!" I am thankful for his sweet heart!
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