Quiet Time....

I love quiet time. Not that it's so quiet, but just that I can sit and breathe for a few minutes. The Asher-man and Haven are sleeping, and Jay's usually looking at books or playing upstairs. Today I have a friend doing some running for me while her son is mowing our yard. I'm so thankful for the family and friends that I have close by to help me while Jim's working.

So, yesterday, the boys did something so cute that I have to share:

They were sitting on the floor each with a Bible on his lap. Jay was saying to Asher, "Let's have Bible Study." Asher listened intently. Jay continued, "I can do all things through God and don't make Him cry."

I love that my kids are already seeking a relationship with God. I'm so thankful for this mostly because Jim & I have chosen not to do things the "traditional" way. We don't attend a church, yet we attempt to show our kids our own relationships with God. It's so cool to me that they're seeing that, and that they want to know more about Him.

Kids are awesome! Truly gifts from God!

play time

I get the play mat out for the baby, and this is what happens....

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Lovely Morning...

I was awakened at 6 am by my 4 year old telling me he had to go potty. Steph was in the kid's bathroom getting ready for summer school, so he couldn't go in there. Ugh. I wish I had coffee right next to my bed so I could prepare myself for my day before even getting up.

So, now that we've been up for a while, I'm looking around at my house and thinking of all the things I wish I could do. I'm sorta limited right now by my bum leg. Anyway, my laundry and my dishes need done. I'm trying to convince the boys to go upstairs and play, but they want to watch 'Veggie Tales.' Yeah. I'm not giving in to that one. Not only do they not need to sit in front of the TV, but I need to save my sanity by not talking to tomatoes for a day or two.

All in all our day should be pretty uneventful. I'll clean my house, change diapers, keep kids happy and fed, and go to a BBQ at my mother-in-law's tonight. I may throw a couple more bows together, I may get caught up on my coupon stuff, and I may go out with a friend after the BBQ. We'll see.

A Couple (or Three) New Bows

Stars & Stripes with White Satin


So I was looking at Etsy and comparing prices from other shops with mine (mine are better) and felt inspired to try a couple of new things. I think they turned out SUPER cute! If I keep this up, I'm going to run out of ribbon! Here they are:

Green Polka Dot with White

Turquoise & Pink Polka Dot

So, we're up and running...

It's still a work in progress, of course, but the blog is pretty, I've got it on my Android, set up a Picasa account and.... sheesh. It really was a lot more work than I thought it would be. I think I'm going to enjoy it, though. It'll be something else to keep me busy, though. (Like I really need that, right?)

We're getting ready for Jim's 2nd week of work away from home. I'm so thankful that I've got help since I'm off my feet, but it sure is hard when Daddy's not here. I know it'll become routine fairly quickly, but just because it's routine doesn't mean it's easy. He'll be leaving in a couple of hours, though.

I plan on making more bows this week, getting caught up on all my coupon stuff (I'm a couple of weeks behind) and watching chic flicks. (We just subscribed to Netflix.)

So, for now, I'm going to spend some time with Jim, and try to make the next couple of hours as pleasant as possible.

In the Beginning?

I guess that's an appropriate title for my first blog post... Let me tell you a little bit about myself. I'm married to the most wonderful man, Jim, who works his tail off so that I can stay home with our three kids, Jay (4), Asher (2), and Haven (6 months).

Currently, I'm spending a lot of time off my feet as I just had surgery to remove an extra bone in my foot. I'm on week 5 of recovery, and my foot's in a boot. I wore a bright purple cast for 3 weeks, and hopefully I'll get this silly boot off in the next week or so.

I've been thinking about blogging for a long time, and really have decided to do it primarily to give my etsy shop more exposure. I'll be writing about that along with the other things that I enjoy and am passionate about. We'll see how it goes. Wish me luck!