The girls and I had such a wonderful day shopping. I always dread going out with all 3 of them, sometimes they can be downright impossible and sometimes they can be wonderful. Miriam was seriously grumpy, she got hit in the mouth today TWICE. One time her lovely mommy hit her with the shopping cart. She always walks with her hands on the cart. Well she dead stopped when I turned the corner and the next thing I know there was blood everywhere! Nothing makes you feel more like a rotten mama than when you accidentally make your kid bleed.
We went to Goodwill today to try and find not so Christmassy Christmas picture outfits (we found none BTW but hit the jackpot with perfect outfits at wally world!). Well, the strangest thing happened. I turned down one of the isles and this guy just dead stopped and started to stare at me, I thought to myself "oh no he is about to hit on me and I forgot my wedding ring". I quickly left the isle but he followed me down another, AGAIN staring the whole time. I went to another isle , there was a girl she dead stopped and started staring. I ran to another isle, there was a different girl who again, just dead stopped to stare. Down each and every isle of Goodwill was a different person staring at me. Til finally I just shouted "CREEPY" and we took off to the register. At the end of one aisle like out of a horror movie 3 of them gathered to stare at me, I flew past them then at the register ALL OF THEM (about 10 people) gathered to STARE some more. I was freaked!!! Come to find out they were a group of mentally handicapped men and women who had gone to help stock the store.
Now I wonder what it is they saw in us that they had to stare like that. It really was creepy as heck! Do you think the noticed Miriam was special? Did they see something about us I could not understand? I don't get it but I am still a little freaked about it as I have always believed the special people of the world could sense things.
Besides that we did have a great day. We managed a 22 pound butterball turkey, a super deal on formula at only 5 bucks a can, some other great bargains, great picture outfits, a good lunch and over all a good girls day. Time for Mama to have a rest!
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Wonderful day!
Besides the fact that none of us feel good at all we had a most wonderful thing happen. I was sitting at the computer with the girls all around me, Sophia was sitting in my lap when I heard "mmmm..MAMA". I dismissed it at first thinking it was one of the girls just shouting out mama as the word mama flows in our home often. Until it clicked that I had never heard that particular voice say Mama before. I looked down at my little Sophia who was looking up at me with the cutest smile and realized my mini monkey said mama for the very first time. I was so happy, I picked her up, gave her a hug and she just started bouncing with excitement. Sure she said "Dada" first but Mama just makes my heart sing!
What a great day! :-)
What a great day! :-)
Monday, September 14, 2009
Relief Society Lesson
This was my week to teach in Relief Society and I was very excited to give this wonderful lesson on friendship from the Joseph Smith manual. It was so difficult to fit the planning of the lesson into this crazy and busy week. I admire the women I know in my life who are able to not only do these types of things but a million more, I am not sure how I would handle it if life got anymore "Full". But they all live as an example to me and help me realize that I can do anything.
Back to the lesson which was Lesson #40. It was a lesson about the importance of friendship in our lives and how it fills us up with joy allowing us to be closer to Heavenly father. I knew a few things I wanted to do with this lesson from the beginning. 1. I wanted to help the sisters reach out to each other. 2. I wanted to remind them what it is to have friends who stand by you. How important the little gestures are, which we give and receive, to others and ourselves. 3. Help them see themselves as friends and give them the chance to improve their friendships with others to obtain a stronger bond with our father in Heaven.
I started off the lesson by having the ladies jot down 2 people who they do not know well but would like to get to know better. I also had them put their own name on a piece of paper , put it in a bag then draw a name from that bag.
I spoke of many trials of Joseph Smith , how true friends stood by him, how those friends made him feel and how his true friends felt about being his friend. I tried to incorporate personal experience. And I tried really hard to get everyone to see how important friendships are amongst not only each other within the church but those outside of the church. The way I see it, if we do not reach out to those who are not members of the church in friendship how do we expect them to see the joy we all have in our lives in order to want to be a part of it?
I personally have not always been a member of the church, before I found the LDS church I was very lonely. So many of my friends I could not at all call true friends, I was lost until I found someone who was willing to share with me their love. In return they shared their love of Heavenly Father and my family is where it is today because of it. Had that one person not showed me the way, I could have never showed my husband the way. We both might have very well been lost without that one person in my life. We are happier and our children are being raised with more love than anyone could ever hope for. I am so grateful for the joys they will be able to have thanks to wonderful friends!
I ended the lesson encouraging the sisters to reach out to the ladies whose names were before them. To step out of their comfort zone and make new friends with those they might not see themselves being friends with.
I don't know if this lesson or any of the lessons I prepare every second Sunday make an impact on these already wonderful and spiritual women but surprisingly I do enjoy giving them. I find that I myself learn so much about myself when I am preparing a lesson. My first lesson was so insanely nerve wracking. I am not at all a good teacher and public speaker. I was so unsure why Heavenly Father would call me to such a position but I guess he has his reasons. Whatever his reasons are I am so glad he is standing by my side during these lessons. Each lesson tends to get easier and easier. My next lesson is on Family and what an amazing and fulfilling lesson it is going to be.
BTW - This hymn kept popping into my head as I wrote my lesson. I even incorporated it's words which are also words from our Heavenly Father "Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God." ! John 4:7
As I have loved you
As I have loved you, love one another
This new commandment: Love one another
By this shall men know Ye are my disciples
If ye have love, one to another.
I was planning on calling and asking for this song to be incorporated into the lesson. I never got around to that but somehow this ended up being one of the songs in our meeting. Heavenly Father always amazes me!
Back to the lesson which was Lesson #40. It was a lesson about the importance of friendship in our lives and how it fills us up with joy allowing us to be closer to Heavenly father. I knew a few things I wanted to do with this lesson from the beginning. 1. I wanted to help the sisters reach out to each other. 2. I wanted to remind them what it is to have friends who stand by you. How important the little gestures are, which we give and receive, to others and ourselves. 3. Help them see themselves as friends and give them the chance to improve their friendships with others to obtain a stronger bond with our father in Heaven.
I started off the lesson by having the ladies jot down 2 people who they do not know well but would like to get to know better. I also had them put their own name on a piece of paper , put it in a bag then draw a name from that bag.
I spoke of many trials of Joseph Smith , how true friends stood by him, how those friends made him feel and how his true friends felt about being his friend. I tried to incorporate personal experience. And I tried really hard to get everyone to see how important friendships are amongst not only each other within the church but those outside of the church. The way I see it, if we do not reach out to those who are not members of the church in friendship how do we expect them to see the joy we all have in our lives in order to want to be a part of it?
I personally have not always been a member of the church, before I found the LDS church I was very lonely. So many of my friends I could not at all call true friends, I was lost until I found someone who was willing to share with me their love. In return they shared their love of Heavenly Father and my family is where it is today because of it. Had that one person not showed me the way, I could have never showed my husband the way. We both might have very well been lost without that one person in my life. We are happier and our children are being raised with more love than anyone could ever hope for. I am so grateful for the joys they will be able to have thanks to wonderful friends!
I ended the lesson encouraging the sisters to reach out to the ladies whose names were before them. To step out of their comfort zone and make new friends with those they might not see themselves being friends with.
I don't know if this lesson or any of the lessons I prepare every second Sunday make an impact on these already wonderful and spiritual women but surprisingly I do enjoy giving them. I find that I myself learn so much about myself when I am preparing a lesson. My first lesson was so insanely nerve wracking. I am not at all a good teacher and public speaker. I was so unsure why Heavenly Father would call me to such a position but I guess he has his reasons. Whatever his reasons are I am so glad he is standing by my side during these lessons. Each lesson tends to get easier and easier. My next lesson is on Family and what an amazing and fulfilling lesson it is going to be.
BTW - This hymn kept popping into my head as I wrote my lesson. I even incorporated it's words which are also words from our Heavenly Father "Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God." ! John 4:7
As I have loved you
As I have loved you, love one another
This new commandment: Love one another
By this shall men know Ye are my disciples
If ye have love, one to another.
I was planning on calling and asking for this song to be incorporated into the lesson. I never got around to that but somehow this ended up being one of the songs in our meeting. Heavenly Father always amazes me!
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Happy Birthday Miriam!
This weekend was hectic but turning 5 is a big deal so we pulled it together and tried to give Miriam the best possible turning 5 experience she could have.
Originally we had planned on a classic backyard BBQ with a bounce house and other fun outdoor games. But the Weather had different plans for us and we had to figure out a way to have the party with 40 people on the RSVP list inside the house. In order to do this we had to clean up the garage.
THIS WAS OUR GARAGE!
As you can very well see, cleaning up the garage filled with garage sale items, donation items, unpacked boxes (that unfortunately had been opened and rummaged through a million times) and hundreds of other random items was not going to be an easy task. Not only did we have to get this garage cleaned in order to have room for all those people but I had to get our messy kid lived house clean as well.
I started the garage on Thursday and Tom finished the Garage on Saturday probably about 10 minutes before the first family arrived. PHEW! It is so nice to have the Garage clean and our family gift from 2 Christmas's ago set back up again (pool table).
That Saturday morning I was up bright and early (5:00am) to get ready for my day. Because we were not able to use the BBQ and because I wanted to make this birthday special with a home made cake I had cooking to do. I managed to bake/ice decorate 36 cupcakes (chocolate covered strawberry , brownie bottom/strawberry cake on top), a sheet cake (brownie bottom, vanilla cake on top) and enough homemade macaroni and cheese & Spaghetti casserole to feed an army. With a little help from some friends we also managed to put on the table bread sticks & English muffin pizza's. There was PLENTY of food for all! (even though I forgot to serve the salad..ooops!)
Miriam's Rainbow cake! :-)
In the end, even though the preparation was exhausting Miriam was able to enjoy a WONDERFUL birthday with some amazing friends. We all ate (well not me..lol) , played games (pinata, a scavenger hunt & arts/crafts), had some cake, opened presents and just had a wonderful time. Thanks to everyone who came to share with us the experience of 5 years with our big girl! It is amazing how fast our children grow up. She might not be grown yet but if the years keep going this quickly she will be before we know it!
First thing Miriam discovered about her party was....FOOD!
It's Pinata time!
Enjoying the fruits of her labor!
Having some rough house time with Daddy, always fun...but scary for mommy!
Time for cake. As you can see by looking at her nose, she helped herself before the candle was ever lit! If you look in the final picture you can see how angry she got because she had to wait for cake like the rest of us..lol
And the result of the cake eating experience...
And finally Presents!
Originally we had planned on a classic backyard BBQ with a bounce house and other fun outdoor games. But the Weather had different plans for us and we had to figure out a way to have the party with 40 people on the RSVP list inside the house. In order to do this we had to clean up the garage.
THIS WAS OUR GARAGE!
As you can very well see, cleaning up the garage filled with garage sale items, donation items, unpacked boxes (that unfortunately had been opened and rummaged through a million times) and hundreds of other random items was not going to be an easy task. Not only did we have to get this garage cleaned in order to have room for all those people but I had to get our messy kid lived house clean as well.
I started the garage on Thursday and Tom finished the Garage on Saturday probably about 10 minutes before the first family arrived. PHEW! It is so nice to have the Garage clean and our family gift from 2 Christmas's ago set back up again (pool table).
That Saturday morning I was up bright and early (5:00am) to get ready for my day. Because we were not able to use the BBQ and because I wanted to make this birthday special with a home made cake I had cooking to do. I managed to bake/ice decorate 36 cupcakes (chocolate covered strawberry , brownie bottom/strawberry cake on top), a sheet cake (brownie bottom, vanilla cake on top) and enough homemade macaroni and cheese & Spaghetti casserole to feed an army. With a little help from some friends we also managed to put on the table bread sticks & English muffin pizza's. There was PLENTY of food for all! (even though I forgot to serve the salad..ooops!)
Miriam's Rainbow cake! :-)
In the end, even though the preparation was exhausting Miriam was able to enjoy a WONDERFUL birthday with some amazing friends. We all ate (well not me..lol) , played games (pinata, a scavenger hunt & arts/crafts), had some cake, opened presents and just had a wonderful time. Thanks to everyone who came to share with us the experience of 5 years with our big girl! It is amazing how fast our children grow up. She might not be grown yet but if the years keep going this quickly she will be before we know it!
First thing Miriam discovered about her party was....FOOD!
It's Pinata time!
Enjoying the fruits of her labor!
Having some rough house time with Daddy, always fun...but scary for mommy!
Time for cake. As you can see by looking at her nose, she helped herself before the candle was ever lit! If you look in the final picture you can see how angry she got because she had to wait for cake like the rest of us..lol
And the result of the cake eating experience...
And finally Presents!
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Sunday funday! (pic heavy..lol)
Normally on Sunday we would be sitting in church and enjoying our time worshiping Heavenly father with our church family but today we had a change of plans. Miriam has had a rash from an allergic reaction she has been having from dye. She woke up this morning and the rash was so bad it was bleeding. She was grumpy, loud and in pain so we decided church would not be a good place for Miriam today. Instead we gathered up a snack for the girls, Georgia's new Soccer ball we got from Ross for 4 bucks, our Scriptures and headed over to Old Settlers park in Round Rock. It was just such a beautiful day that we absolutely had to enjoy every second of it!
We took a nice stroll through the park, let the girls play a bit on the playground then sat down for their snacks. We found a cozy little shaded area just off the lake where we read scriptures and tried to teach Georgia how to play Soccer for the first time. We had such a wonderful family day!
And please ignore the fact that Tom and I are wearing the same clothes from date night. I spent my morning doing laundry and somehow we BOTH ended up choosing the same thing. Amazing how when you have been together as long as we have you start to share a brain.
We took a nice stroll through the park, let the girls play a bit on the playground then sat down for their snacks. We found a cozy little shaded area just off the lake where we read scriptures and tried to teach Georgia how to play Soccer for the first time. We had such a wonderful family day!
And please ignore the fact that Tom and I are wearing the same clothes from date night. I spent my morning doing laundry and somehow we BOTH ended up choosing the same thing. Amazing how when you have been together as long as we have you start to share a brain.
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Date night!
Once every few months my darling husband and I decide we have had it and need a break. We gather our extra funds and go out for a night on the town. Or about as "on the town" as you can get when you don't drink!
This time we decided to get acquainted with our local Sushi and went to an amazing restaurant in Round Rock called Origami. How it has taken us so long to visit this place which has been sitting in my favorites folder in my tool bar for 6 months is beyond me! The service was outstanding, we sat at the Sushi bar, which oddly enough I and my Sushi loving self has never done before. The Sushi Chef's were absolutely wonderful. They were friendly, smiling and made the prettiest plate of Sushi! It was quite tasty as well. The Unagi and spicy tuna was PERFECT. Some places give you Sushi that is way to cold, this was perfect room temperature by the time it was given to us. So GOOD! We will definitely be going back. We are not so sure when, but we will be going back!
After we ate we headed to Main event. If you don't know what that is , it is a super fun indoor fun center. We played Glow in the Dark Golf, Bowled a few games, shot some pool & played Laser Tag. It was an amazing time and we got it for a discount (labor day weekend special) which made it even better.
I truly wish we could afford nights like these more often. Most of our extra money goes into Miriam's bank account. But sometimes I think parents really need to think about their mental well being. Tonight was VERY VERY needed. Tom and I enjoyed every second of our time together. And I am so glad that after all of these years we still desperately enjoy each others company.
This time we decided to get acquainted with our local Sushi and went to an amazing restaurant in Round Rock called Origami. How it has taken us so long to visit this place which has been sitting in my favorites folder in my tool bar for 6 months is beyond me! The service was outstanding, we sat at the Sushi bar, which oddly enough I and my Sushi loving self has never done before. The Sushi Chef's were absolutely wonderful. They were friendly, smiling and made the prettiest plate of Sushi! It was quite tasty as well. The Unagi and spicy tuna was PERFECT. Some places give you Sushi that is way to cold, this was perfect room temperature by the time it was given to us. So GOOD! We will definitely be going back. We are not so sure when, but we will be going back!
After we ate we headed to Main event. If you don't know what that is , it is a super fun indoor fun center. We played Glow in the Dark Golf, Bowled a few games, shot some pool & played Laser Tag. It was an amazing time and we got it for a discount (labor day weekend special) which made it even better.
I truly wish we could afford nights like these more often. Most of our extra money goes into Miriam's bank account. But sometimes I think parents really need to think about their mental well being. Tonight was VERY VERY needed. Tom and I enjoyed every second of our time together. And I am so glad that after all of these years we still desperately enjoy each others company.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Our Fashion Diva!
I completely forgot to post these pics of Georgia. She put her first outfit together all by herself, shoes and all! She had no help and I think for a 2 year old the outfit looks rather trendy. For those of you who do not know Georgia is a shopaholic! Her favorite things in the world are clothes and shoes. Her daddy whipped out his wallet last week and the first thing out of her mouth was "Money". Do you think we have a problem? Tom certainly seems to think so!
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