Beachblonde...

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year All!  What do want this year to be?  I have lots of goals for 2007:
I want to:
stop sweatin the small stuff...
spend more time with the one's that mean the most to me
get organizers in my closets
begin a bible study for women
walk Rubidoux once a week (or atlease once every other week)
read a novel
get my son to stop crying every time its bed time, school time, teeth time, go time, eat time,...etc.
Teach my girls the value of a dollar, and a gift, basically to get a broader "world"view
Love my husband more through time
Be  more disciplined financially
write more cards to encourage people, thank people, and love on people
be less about me and more about God
antique my dining room walls
be healthy

and well... that's all I can think of for now... but if I had to pick one thing... I want to grow in character not popularity or style!

God Bless... see you in 2007!

The calm after the storm...

Merry Christmas all!  So I woke up at the usual time of 6:40 like each day to get the kids ready for school... my body doesn't get that it's Christmas break.  I waited downstairs for an hour and a half for the first one to trickle down the stairs.  It was Kennedy who then ran hysterically right back up to get the  others.  Ethan was ecstatic this year.  It's the first year the kinda gets the present thing.  They raced through their gifts like a tornado.  Usually I let my OCD and CONTROL issues go one at a time cleaning up the wrapping as we go so it's not a mess.  But not this year, and it felt (still feels) so good to have a disaster house!  The kids had the most fun and were so excited and thankful which is the best gift to me ever!!!!  Anyhow, I let the mess go and relaxed and played and enjoyed the kids all day long!!!  After the hour of gift unwrapping and Matt's setting up and untying all the theft proof ties for Ethan's Black Pearl... he and I stole away to the hot tub!  Now that's how to spend Christmas morning... that's what Jesus would do:)  Anyhow, the kids went and went all day. Madison and her NANO, Kennedy and her new rollerblades, and Ethan and every Pirates thing imaginable... Here is what the calm after the storm looks like!    And to all a good night!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

All I want for Christmas is...

All I want for christmas is...
some of this...                                                                                                                         
                                                                       more of this... 

And definetly more of this...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

stocking...

This year Matt & I are doing stockings for eachother since we just dropped over 3G's into the giant stocking we call our house.  What should I stuff in it? 

No plans are the best for a person like me... What I mean is that sometimes Matt & I have a calendar/schedule that is completely unmanageable (especially with three little ones) and life is suffocating.  So for me, no plans are the best.  Today I had  NO PLANs which means... I can do what I want....when, how and with who, and it was such a great day!  I started the day making hot chocolate goodie bags with my kids and some of their friends and my mom, then I crashed someone else's chic fil a date, and we had so much fun we had an afterparty dinner at my house!  The best of friends + No plans= Good times!  Thanks Amanda and Heather for being as spontaneous as me! 

Peep of the week...

Love this guy!  He's friends with everyone, and even when you really want to  be mad at him (like I did yesterday:)  at the end of the day... you can't  help but love this guy!  He's amazing at leading people in worship,  he is funny, he's a great dad, and the things he's lacking in...  he's working hard to improve in!  Los... don't take my picture off your wall...(even though I put it up there in the first place)   because you're my peep of the week!

The Plague...

I feel like we have the plague, if we get better, the kids get it or our dearest friends, or there kids, then it cycles back again and again and again  and it's just taken everything out of me including  blogging.  I kinda felt like I was empty.  Nothing profound to say.  God has really taken me through some rain to show me the rainbow on the other side.  But somehow, i found myself reverting back into old ways, ways of thinking  that don't make me feel good.  Do you ever do that?  It's like I remember getting burned by the fire... then I stick my hand back in to make sure it's still hot... IT IS!  That is where I've been!  I've not been feeling very inspirted lately, and I am a person who likes to live in inspiration!  HOWEVER...Me and my love are great!  We thought we  that couple ... the one that passes in the hallway, and sleeps is full flannel pj's if you know what i mean..., but I am happy to report were SOOO not that couple... we are very much in love and  becoming the best of friends again!  And if you know me well... you know I wish for a best friend... seemingly  to my own detriment.  Some people have them, some have lots of them... I spin my wheels wishing for that one very best friend.  I am discovering that I don't think Gods plan for me... I still hope for one...  but I'm glad for the friendship of my husband and others... like my dear friend Amanda, or my friends Jamie & Sandy who just get me and don't treat me like I'm drama,  and my PW's and the sweeties in the office... Kim W, Beky, Jamie, Tasha, and Amanda V!  AND not to forget amazing people like Jim and Martina, Scotty, The Metzgers,  Jennita, My sister, my mom and so many others!  IT takes a village to fill my love tank and so ,though I don't have that one best friend... I'm doing all right!  This post is random, you probably wish I'd  go back to not posting:) 

Madison...

This is my baby... Madison!  She is such a great student.  School comes very easy to her (thank God because our little butterfly Kennedy requires a lot of extra school attention)  BUT she is also a very hard worker.  Anyhow, today she received the award for Excellence in Academics and Excellence in Citizenship!  She was so proud and so were we.  She is growing up sooo fast & she's had to be the test pilot for all of our parenting being the first born and all.  Despite us, she's growing into an amazing young lady!  She's our gift from God!  Love you Madison!