I am not sure my scale can survive-ah
Another dose of anything Godiva.
...but I'm willing to give it a shot!
Friday, January 20, 2012
Thursday, January 19, 2012
A Girl After My Own Heart...
We've begun studying a little bit of geography in our social studies time recently. Today we finished up talking about Mexico. Since I was a little too cheapie to purchase the kids each their own book to color in, we've been doing some drawings after looking at the pictures. Today they were drawing a pinata (no, Spanish doctorate brother, I can't figure out how to put the symbol over the n, but I do know that it's missing at least!).
Cara's drawing, as usual is very detailed and colorful. She really loves to draw and makes simple drawings really come to life and have a story (unlike her minimalist brother who draws a few strokes in black and calls it a day). She drew a lovely pinata with her arms and hands swinging a large bat. Small circles of brown were spewing forth from the damaged pinata. I was a little puzzled why she didn't color the candy brightly, since she's a rainbow-colored type of girl. I asked her about it.
She looked at me and smiled a demure little smirk. "Mom," she said, "That's my pinata. It's full of all chocolate of course."
Of course. I really should have known...after all, the pinata of my dreams is also full of chocolate. That's what is known as generational sin, I guess!
Cara's drawing, as usual is very detailed and colorful. She really loves to draw and makes simple drawings really come to life and have a story (unlike her minimalist brother who draws a few strokes in black and calls it a day). She drew a lovely pinata with her arms and hands swinging a large bat. Small circles of brown were spewing forth from the damaged pinata. I was a little puzzled why she didn't color the candy brightly, since she's a rainbow-colored type of girl. I asked her about it.
She looked at me and smiled a demure little smirk. "Mom," she said, "That's my pinata. It's full of all chocolate of course."
Of course. I really should have known...after all, the pinata of my dreams is also full of chocolate. That's what is known as generational sin, I guess!
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
More Gossip from the Home Front
There are some very interesting neighbors to be had in the country. When I was growing up, the farm next to ours had a sign at the end of the driveway warning, "Kep Out!". No, that was not a typo. On a side note, the farmer has a son who lives down the road. So frugal is he, he doesn't mow his lawn all summer long, because he can usually get two cuttings of hay out of it...ie...two bales of hay over the course of many long bladed months.
My Dad told me this story recently about this neighbor, Sheldon. My Dad had followed his truck into town, when he noticed to his surprise, Sheldon was not alone in his truck. Next to him...and I mean middle seatbelt next to him, my Dad could make out long blonde haired head resting on Sheldon's shoulders. (I mean the hair was long, not the head...just thought I'd clarify). Now, if you'd ever seen this guy, you'd understand his surprise. He's not the type of guy to sweep a girl off her feet and get her to snuggle up next to him in a truck. Interesting.
Some time went by and my Dad again followed Sheldon into town. Again he spotted the blonde cutie right up next to him in the rusty truck. Unbelieveable! How does he do it? For all we knew, he didn't speak to anything more feminine than his angus cows. Hmmm...
Then, at last, the mystery was solved. My Dad spotted Sheldon's truck...this time from the front. The blonde cutie was there, licking Sheldon's face and panting in the sun. Yes, it was a new dog. All I have to say is, I'm sure glad my Dad didn't tell the old men in the barber shop. Can you imagine how many womanly hearts would have been broken for nothing if the misleading romance were whispered about the town? Phew!
My Dad told me this story recently about this neighbor, Sheldon. My Dad had followed his truck into town, when he noticed to his surprise, Sheldon was not alone in his truck. Next to him...and I mean middle seatbelt next to him, my Dad could make out long blonde haired head resting on Sheldon's shoulders. (I mean the hair was long, not the head...just thought I'd clarify). Now, if you'd ever seen this guy, you'd understand his surprise. He's not the type of guy to sweep a girl off her feet and get her to snuggle up next to him in a truck. Interesting.
Some time went by and my Dad again followed Sheldon into town. Again he spotted the blonde cutie right up next to him in the rusty truck. Unbelieveable! How does he do it? For all we knew, he didn't speak to anything more feminine than his angus cows. Hmmm...
Then, at last, the mystery was solved. My Dad spotted Sheldon's truck...this time from the front. The blonde cutie was there, licking Sheldon's face and panting in the sun. Yes, it was a new dog. All I have to say is, I'm sure glad my Dad didn't tell the old men in the barber shop. Can you imagine how many womanly hearts would have been broken for nothing if the misleading romance were whispered about the town? Phew!
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Drumroll, Please...
I have just officially drawn the winner. I awoke this morning with purpose, and since the kids aren't awake yet, I was able to draw a winner at a decent time! By the way, the receptacle I chose was a borrowed tupperware container from the avalanche cupboard. I took my life into my hands to do this for you all!!!
Without further ado, the winner is Lindy!!!!Hip hip hooray!
Send me your email address and I'll send you your very own copy of the Praying Proverbs 31 (crazycreativemag@gmail.com).
Thanks to everyone for participating!
Time to make some coffee...
Without further ado, the winner is Lindy!!!!Hip hip hooray!
Send me your email address and I'll send you your very own copy of the Praying Proverbs 31 (crazycreativemag@gmail.com).
Thanks to everyone for participating!
Time to make some coffee...
Monday, January 16, 2012
Head's Up!
Okay everyone, today is the last official day to comment on last Monday's post for the giveaway. (Review of Praying Proverbs 31). If you haven't yet, read the review and enter...except you, Christine. Enough already! I'll be posting the winner tomorrow morning as soon as I can get my kids fed and dressed, and all those other blog-interrupting things I normally do!
Meanwhile...I'll be taking care of my Cara. I think she may have chicken pox or some other ghastly infection, poor thing. Looks like we'll be hunkering down here at home for a while.
Meanwhile...I'll be taking care of my Cara. I think she may have chicken pox or some other ghastly infection, poor thing. Looks like we'll be hunkering down here at home for a while.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Keepin' It Real, Part 3
It would be really nice
if I'd fix up my hair.
But it's just me and the kids,
and they really don't care.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Our Christmas Miracle
Christmas is always a time of reflection for us, well, probably for everyone. It's amazing to look back on all the things that have happened in the past year, and anticipate what could possibly match it in the year to come...or if you're a parent, stand in awe of how fast an entire year just vanished. This year has gone incredibly fast. Our 'baby' is already 18 months, which is so sad and unbelievable! It's been a difficult year for us in many ways. We've had a lot of big decisions to start thinking through...one of them being my husband's back surgery.
He has a broken back and is in need of a very serious and difficult surgery. We made the decision to pay the extra to go with a competent surgeon, instead of having the surgery done immediately and pay very little with the HMO allowed surgeon. It's been a rough seven months or so of waiting and saving, but we're finally coming into the new year when we can schedule the surgery. Hooray!
The finances of the thing are not something we're celebrating. We're hoping for the surgery to cost around $5,000 with insurance...an enormous amount of money considering my husband's salary.
We haven't really told people about our finances...we do have the savings to cover it, but it'll hurt. God chose this year to show His love to us in a very tangible way...through money. Let me just say, we almost never get money for Christmas...certainly not large amounts of money, but through several different sources, He's given us around $1,000 toward the surgery! God didn't have to do that for us! It has meant so much to me...it's not even the money in and of itself...it's the fact that He chose now to show that He cares and will take care of us.
He has a broken back and is in need of a very serious and difficult surgery. We made the decision to pay the extra to go with a competent surgeon, instead of having the surgery done immediately and pay very little with the HMO allowed surgeon. It's been a rough seven months or so of waiting and saving, but we're finally coming into the new year when we can schedule the surgery. Hooray!
The finances of the thing are not something we're celebrating. We're hoping for the surgery to cost around $5,000 with insurance...an enormous amount of money considering my husband's salary.
We haven't really told people about our finances...we do have the savings to cover it, but it'll hurt. God chose this year to show His love to us in a very tangible way...through money. Let me just say, we almost never get money for Christmas...certainly not large amounts of money, but through several different sources, He's given us around $1,000 toward the surgery! God didn't have to do that for us! It has meant so much to me...it's not even the money in and of itself...it's the fact that He chose now to show that He cares and will take care of us.
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