A tired day

So I have missed two days in a row on my Have a Clean House in 31 days challenge, but I have an excuse...sort of. Gabe's brother and his wife along with their two sweet boys came for a visit yesterday. I spent the majority of the day tidying things up and getting beds made all the while chatting on the phone with my sister. Our company arrived for supper, then boys to bed, a short visit, and then off to bed. An early morning (their boys wake at 6 AM, wayyy to early for this mamma who's babes rise at 9 AM.) After breakfast, they were on their way. A super short visit, but I am left feeling exhausted. I had a rough night with Mr E. and then a early morning. So, I did what seemed like the best idea for a tired, cranky momma. I stayed in my pajamas, made a big pot of coffee, and spent the day outside just resting my body on the ground as the boys played. We made 'er through the day, but my head will not stop pounding. A few pictures from our day.


Little E has discovered the well worn path through the trees between us and our neighbor's house. We have this sweet old couple that live behind us that always have cookies for our boys. Whenever we go for a walk, A always asks at some point to stop at their house for a cookie. This year, A spends a lot of time outside on his own, and we have learned that he pops over often for a cookie, and then comes back to our yard. Now E tries to make his way over their on his own.

I know A may look angry in the next picture, but trust me, he isn't. This is his dinosaur pose and his dinosaur face. We get a dinosaur boy in our house many times a day.

I had been telling A about how tomorrow is Mother's Day and how it is a day to show our mom how much we love the them. I found some dandelions in our yard (yay) and as soon as A saw them, he ran and picked two and told me he had some beautiful flowers for me for mother's day.


And whatever big brother does...

Happy Mother's Day to all you mom's out there!

Sometimes it is hard...

...to get a blog post up and going. It has been so beautiful outside and the boys are loving every minute outside. I would love to have this kind of weather all the time. I am really enjoying the boys ages and stages this time of year. I just wish my little man E was walking full-time. He walks part-time, but prefers boogieing on his hands and knees. Little munchkin is 17 months now, and has been "walking" since he was 15 months. He jut refuses to give up crawling. He is just wayyy too fast! We are just relaxing right now, E is napping. We spent the morning at the park and E screamed all the way home because he didn't want to leave.

We have a family of bears living about a block away from us. Yikes! A big mama and her three cubs. We went (in our van) last night and watched them for a while. I took some pictures, not too clear, though. If you click on it to see an enlarged version, I circled each bear.


Now, my laundry is calling me. Then again, it always calls me. I will probably just ignore the call and maybe call it later.

What a great day!

I never blogged yesterday because I was out on a hot date with my hot hubby. My mom watched the boys and Gabe and I went out for lunch, then out for a long coffee (this is our favorite thing to do on a date) and did some browsing and walking and then went and bought groceries. It was really nice. We came home to boys with full tummies who had already been bathed and were ready for bed. We spent about a half hour with them and then they were asleep.

Today was a beautiful day outside. As soon as we finished breakfast, all of us headed out. Gabe wanted to do an oil change on our van and on his old car, so while he pulled out his ramps and got everything set up, the boys and I played.

Poor Mr A with his scratched up face. (He had rubber boots full of water and misjudged how high to lift his foot when stepping on a sidewalk - this injury is over a week old!)






I went inside to make lunch and decided that we should have a picnic outside. So nice! No floors to get messy outside. Haha! I bought a rotisserie chicken yesterday, so I sliced that up, sliced up some pickles, cheese, cucumbers, celery, carrots and some fresh french bread. It was tasty and perfect for today.

After lunch, I took Mr. E in for a nap while A stayed outside with his dad. When E woke up, we went back outside until suppertime. This was our first all "outside"day this year. I am so happy that is it is spring and we can finally do this!

As for the 21 days of prayer for your son, I only rememebered to pray for my boys to submit to authorities a couple of time two days ago, so decided top redo again today, and once again, only remembered a couple of times. SOOOO...up for a redo again tomorrow. This may be more like 1000 days of prayer for your son. Prayer never hurt anyone, though.

I have to go. My hubby wants some caramel popcorn!

Momma said there'd be days like these..and 21 Days of Prayer for Sons Day 2 (Submission to Authority)

What a day!

Seriously, today was a pretty crazy day in our house. It started off pretty nice. We woke up, had a quick breakfast and headed out to story time at our local library, just like we do every Monday morning. Story time was nice and there are a lot of puddles between our house and the library!

Anyways, we got home, and I decided to tackle the laundry that seemed to build up so quickly while I was sick. I was putting away the first load and I heard a bang, breaking glass, and E scream all at once. My stomach dropped. I went running and there was E, sitting amidst a broken toaster plate and a broken glass. And there was blood. I picked up E, praying out loud that everything was okay. My panic-y voice was making A panic. I washed off E's hand (that was where the blood was coming from, and I could see quite a big gash on his finger. I talked calmly to A, reassuring him that it was okay and to help mommy get the band aids. He got his Disney Car's band aids, and started digging through for which one he wanted. I got angry with him, because he was leafing through them so carefully and I needed one NOW! E was bleeding so badly that every time I would bring the bandage close to his finger, the whole thing would be covered in blood and wouldn't stick. Two facecloth's and three band aids later, I finally got one on the big cut. I looked at his hand and found 5 more cuts. Ughh. 5 more band aids. E didn't like them on, so he would bite them off. Ughh. I used packing tape to keep the band aid on the worst cut.
I thought he might need stitches. I called Gabe, who was an hour away. I called my mom who came over. We took of the band aid, it was still bleeding but not so bad anymore. We both decided it looked okay. Thank you, God!

Now, I was praying often for my boy's obedience. Wouldn't you know it, A was so disobedient today. He was driving me up the wall! Laying here now, thinking about it, his disobedience was a way God was reminding me to pray.

Now little E, today he has become the busy body of the family. Those of you who know A, know that he is a very busy boy. E was like a mini A today. He was pushing chairs up to everything and wreaking havoc wherever he went. Countless times in the toilet, with or without the plunger, dumping cereal all over the floor, eating the markers, throwing stuff on the ground.

I felt pretty crazy today with my busy-bodied little one and my missing-ears big one. But momma said there'd be days like these....

Day 2 (Submission to Authority)

Another quote from Brooke McGlothlin:

All of their lives, our sons will find themselves needing to submit to someone. From parents, to teachers, to bosses, to government officials, and even to God Himself, they will always have someone in a position of authority over them.

Thought: When was the last time you told your son you were proud of a choice he made to submit to authority. Even when they’re little, our boys need to know that mama sees and rejoices over their wise choices and cries out to God over their foolish ones. Today, make a point to lavish love and praise on your son when he chooses wisely..even in the small things.
“But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.” ~Acts 5:2

I am not sure how much I will be popping in here during the next three days because my hubby is on days off. Woo-hoo. And we're going on a date! Yay! Good night.

Soooo proud of himself

I was in the other room putting away laundry with A, and when we came back, we found E had gotten into the markers all by himself.

one of those days

E took off his diaper by himself, crawled over to A, where he then proceeded to poop and pee on the floor. It happened right beside our linen closet, so I pulled out an old hand towel and threw it on the pee, stepping on the towel so it would soak up all the liquid. I went to go get some toilet paper so I could pick up and flush the little log. I came back to find A, who was so happy to be helping, with the towel on top of the log. He was also stepping on the towel. What a mess! :)

Sweet singing face

I am feeling much better, but I am afraid E is now not feeling too hot. He was having a nice nap this afternoon, so after A played outside for a while, he came in and we decided to make homemade buns and hamburgers. He loves to help cook and is such a good helper. While we were waiting for the buns to rise, he decided he wanted to sing for me. Such a sweet, sweet boy.

So here goes...

I have seen so very many cool blogs these days. I kind of silently creep on most of them, rarely leaving a comment. Do I have something to share with the world? Maybe. Maybe not. But maybe.

Where to even begin, well let's see. I am a mom to two of the most sweet-faced boys I know. A and E. Is it okay that I want to keep their names private? I don't have to ask anybody if it's okay. They are my kids, I get to do what I want!

I am also very blessed to be married to the man of my dreams. Seriously, he may have a few quirks, but I could not ask for a better man. I am not saying that to be nice. Gabe is the kindest person I have ever known, and he picked me! Hurray for me!



I am deepening my relationship with Jesus everyday, and I thought this could be a place where I share my joys and my struggles.

The title, "A New Creation"- that is me, that is all of us in Christ Jesus. I am no longer who I used to be, for I was crucified with Jesus on the cross and I was resurrected with him. How cool is that? I love the words to this song:

How many kings, stepped down from their thrones?
How many lords have abandoned their homes?
How many greats have become the least for me?
How many Gods have poured out their hearts
To romance a world that has torn all apart?
How many fathers gave up their sons for me?
Only one did that for me.

- How Many Kings by Downhere

Pretty powerful stuff, hey?


Well, that is all for now. I cannot guarantee this will be the most interesting blog, in fact, I can guarantee that this will not be the most interesting blog. Just a way for me to write down my thoughts for myself and for whoever might stumble upon them.