for your blog reading pleasure, here's some more "mer randomness"...
we have our washer and dryer in the kitchen. they were free. awesome. and they are quite ugly. chipped and discolored in some spots. well... i was washing one of my floor rugs and replaced it with a different one in the meantime. after it was dry, i placed it on top of the dryer. well, let me tell you... it just looks great! it spruces up the whole kitchen! no joke here, people. accidents can make the most awesome results (yes, you can quote me on that).
i, for some odd reason, have been obsessed with muffins lately. i just kinda crave them. a lot. well this morning i found an easy banana muffin recipe and made some right up, and you know, they were just the best muffins i've ever had (i do sound rather dramatic right now, i will admit). i went and worked out this morning, had a great run, came home, made the fantastical muffins, drank some hot coffee and it was just lovely. what a great little morning.
i've been doing better drinking water. thank you, thank you. need to drink earlier in the day, though. if ya know what i mean.
i really dislike laundry. it's my least favorite chore. it.takes.forever. there are so many steps and i just get bored or discouraged or something! laundry... blah. it probably seems worse right now because there is a GIANT load on the table behind me haunting me to be folded......... boo.
i LOVE freshly vacuumed carpet! one of my favorite chores :) call me, i'll come vacuum for you. it's instant gratification. the floor is dirty, then bam! clean. love it.
hmm... i need to make another food calendar for april. it worked really well.
audrey now eats all table food... she eats anything and everything and i've realized what a difference "another mouth to feed" makes. sheesh. i can't keep up with our groceries. i need to start couponing. i always say that.
well, as always, thanks for reading my ramblings. you are a dear soul.
love.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
my oil
Then she will say,
"I will go back to my husband as at first, for then I was better off than now"
She has not acknowledged that I was the one who gave her the grain, the new wine and oil, who lavished on her the silver and gold- which they now used for Baal.
Hosea 2:7,8
i've been all over the place lately. such a mix of deep thankfulness, curiosity, tiredness, loneliness, fullness, sadness. in my own little world where i stay at home with my littles, life is pretty simple. i make breakfast, check facebook, clean, do laundry, go workout, make lunch, naptime (!) :), park, grocery shop, make dinner, give baths, do bedtime, be with jake, watch a tv show, work on my calls, go to bed. it's that simple. everyday. and all of those things must be done at various times every week or everyday. it's easy to keep my mind busy because of that. i can go through life happily just "doing my thing". taking care of business. ha. but when i do sit and think, ponder, feel... there is much going on. much going on in my heart. and in the hearts of people i love deeply. some are going through joyful, summer seasons of life. others are in the middle of deep, gut wrenching pain. to the praise of Jesus, our little family is doing well. really breathing deeply and taking in this new "season". where it is literally sunny everyday and in the 80's. we have challenges here, of course. but overall i am truly thankful for where the sweet Lord has us. i love our house. it means the world to me that we can be in such a comfortable, clean, spacious place day in and day out. and that we were blessed enormously with the cost of rent... because the owner of this house is the family of the original house that the wedding business is on. and mrs. alexander was very pleased with how her family's home was restored, that she gave us a fantastic deal on this house. (was that a confusing explanation?) anyhow, it's a gift. and i know that.
for some reason, since moving here, i feel like there are many less distractions... i think it's because we don't have any friends! haha! but seriously. i miss my sweet portland friends so much. vanessa, allie, shona, kelsey, sister katie, colin and whitney, my dear momma and her steve, and many more.... becca, jeanette,... trista, but i've missed her for a long time now... anyway. there are so many people i would love to sit in the same room with right now. not having these people near, has given me all my attention... and all my attention goes to jake, finley and audrey. and i feel like i am getting to know each of these people a lot better. i've been so in love with my kids these days. they are my best friends... we literally do EVERYthing together :). finley is learning SO much these days. what a joy to be part of. i could go on and on about him. he is such a gift. keeps me on my knees, i tell you. and he has captured my heart and we have this connection that i just love. audrey is my joy. what fun to have a little girl. i can't wait to know her and be in her life. i feel like she is so cool and i just want to be her friend, ha! i think there is something special about her. don't quite know what it is, but just a feeling. could be cause i'm her mother... but hey! i won't be surprised if she does great things in this life. jake is so dear to me. he is truly my partner. he picks up my slack. we are strong where the other is weak. we are as opposite as opposite gets. and yet very in love and love being together. we enjoy the same things and could spend a whole month traveling the country together (wait... i think we did that). i am so thankful the Lord knew us. and knew we should be together. if you don't know him, you should.
i have a heaviness in my heart. just for people i love who have pain. i haven't forgotten. and i think of the people in my life everyday. and i am learning about prayer. lifting people up in prayer. because i am not nearby to listen, or talk, or bring my kids over.
i wrote that verse above because it's just been what i've been holding in my heart lately. i want to remember the Lord. who He is. what He has done. what He does. and i so easily forget. He gives me my grain. my oil. my breath. my life. what a gift it is.
whoever you are who reads this, thank you. for spending time reading my thoughts :)
love to you.
"I will go back to my husband as at first, for then I was better off than now"
She has not acknowledged that I was the one who gave her the grain, the new wine and oil, who lavished on her the silver and gold- which they now used for Baal.
Hosea 2:7,8
i've been all over the place lately. such a mix of deep thankfulness, curiosity, tiredness, loneliness, fullness, sadness. in my own little world where i stay at home with my littles, life is pretty simple. i make breakfast, check facebook, clean, do laundry, go workout, make lunch, naptime (!) :), park, grocery shop, make dinner, give baths, do bedtime, be with jake, watch a tv show, work on my calls, go to bed. it's that simple. everyday. and all of those things must be done at various times every week or everyday. it's easy to keep my mind busy because of that. i can go through life happily just "doing my thing". taking care of business. ha. but when i do sit and think, ponder, feel... there is much going on. much going on in my heart. and in the hearts of people i love deeply. some are going through joyful, summer seasons of life. others are in the middle of deep, gut wrenching pain. to the praise of Jesus, our little family is doing well. really breathing deeply and taking in this new "season". where it is literally sunny everyday and in the 80's. we have challenges here, of course. but overall i am truly thankful for where the sweet Lord has us. i love our house. it means the world to me that we can be in such a comfortable, clean, spacious place day in and day out. and that we were blessed enormously with the cost of rent... because the owner of this house is the family of the original house that the wedding business is on. and mrs. alexander was very pleased with how her family's home was restored, that she gave us a fantastic deal on this house. (was that a confusing explanation?) anyhow, it's a gift. and i know that.
for some reason, since moving here, i feel like there are many less distractions... i think it's because we don't have any friends! haha! but seriously. i miss my sweet portland friends so much. vanessa, allie, shona, kelsey, sister katie, colin and whitney, my dear momma and her steve, and many more.... becca, jeanette,... trista, but i've missed her for a long time now... anyway. there are so many people i would love to sit in the same room with right now. not having these people near, has given me all my attention... and all my attention goes to jake, finley and audrey. and i feel like i am getting to know each of these people a lot better. i've been so in love with my kids these days. they are my best friends... we literally do EVERYthing together :). finley is learning SO much these days. what a joy to be part of. i could go on and on about him. he is such a gift. keeps me on my knees, i tell you. and he has captured my heart and we have this connection that i just love. audrey is my joy. what fun to have a little girl. i can't wait to know her and be in her life. i feel like she is so cool and i just want to be her friend, ha! i think there is something special about her. don't quite know what it is, but just a feeling. could be cause i'm her mother... but hey! i won't be surprised if she does great things in this life. jake is so dear to me. he is truly my partner. he picks up my slack. we are strong where the other is weak. we are as opposite as opposite gets. and yet very in love and love being together. we enjoy the same things and could spend a whole month traveling the country together (wait... i think we did that). i am so thankful the Lord knew us. and knew we should be together. if you don't know him, you should.
i have a heaviness in my heart. just for people i love who have pain. i haven't forgotten. and i think of the people in my life everyday. and i am learning about prayer. lifting people up in prayer. because i am not nearby to listen, or talk, or bring my kids over.
i wrote that verse above because it's just been what i've been holding in my heart lately. i want to remember the Lord. who He is. what He has done. what He does. and i so easily forget. He gives me my grain. my oil. my breath. my life. what a gift it is.
whoever you are who reads this, thank you. for spending time reading my thoughts :)
love to you.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
haha
i just realized all my blogs are different fonts/sizes..... what a rollercoaster ride i am taking you on! haha! i'll try to get something normal down here, eventually.
i've decided to make a list of some things i'm into right now. buckle your seatbelt.
1. hazelnut coffee creamer. i took a break from this for a while, but recently got some and it makes my morning coffee so much more "ooh lala".
2. hummus! can't get enough of the stuff. with some pita chips.
3. cadbury ROBIN EGGS!!!!!!!!!!! you know, i'm not a typical chocolate lover. i would probably not miss chocolate that much if they banned it and we were never to eat it again. but for some reason, i am LOVING these little gems. the solid milk choco ones, not the icky ones with malt... (jake loooves the malt ones) eww.
4. the show "up all night". it's really cute. and the characters are funny and have great chemistry.
5. the incredibly cute romper my big sis, katie, sent for audrey from portland! it is ridiculously cute and she looks like a little hipster. so cute and so fun. thanks k.
hmmm... maybe more things later, but that's good for now. hope you're having a good sunday!
love.
i've decided to make a list of some things i'm into right now. buckle your seatbelt.
1. hazelnut coffee creamer. i took a break from this for a while, but recently got some and it makes my morning coffee so much more "ooh lala".
2. hummus! can't get enough of the stuff. with some pita chips.
3. cadbury ROBIN EGGS!!!!!!!!!!! you know, i'm not a typical chocolate lover. i would probably not miss chocolate that much if they banned it and we were never to eat it again. but for some reason, i am LOVING these little gems. the solid milk choco ones, not the icky ones with malt... (jake loooves the malt ones) eww.
4. the show "up all night". it's really cute. and the characters are funny and have great chemistry.
5. the incredibly cute romper my big sis, katie, sent for audrey from portland! it is ridiculously cute and she looks like a little hipster. so cute and so fun. thanks k.
hmmm... maybe more things later, but that's good for now. hope you're having a good sunday!
love.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
happenings
you guys, it's been a full house around here. and lots of busyness. jake's mom and sister have been at our house since monday night and my brother danny got here this morning! it's been so fun to have people in our home. and kinda weird to be around people... ha! it's been just me and the kids during the day and then me and jake at home at night since we moved here, so it feels extra crazy having people here. it's been good. good to just talk and have people around to help. i'm also so thankful for the extra space we have in this house, too! which reminds me, i still need to give a virtual tour of our casa...
so, the first wedding of the season is tomorrow! jake and josh have been working SO hard all week finishing up last projects and stuff. planting flowers/cleaning, etc. there has just been a lot going on! guess what.... my dreaded allergies are back... bummer. my mom says i need to go get saline spray and zyrtec. i need to. and will. tired of being foggy headed.
this is an incredibly boring post, but i just wanted to let ya know what's happening. oh, this is big news............ ME and FinLEY and AUDrey are coming to ..................
PORTLAND!!!!!!!!!! yes, get ready. it's gonna be off the hook!!!! (i'm gangster)
may 1st-12th. i get to go on a girly beach trip with my sissy's and some of katie's friends. i cant.wait. YES! mom and steve are gonna keep the kids. YES!
i'm excited. DREADING the plane flights by myself, but i will get through it! and it is so worth it. and it's only a few short 8 hours, right?
love.
so, the first wedding of the season is tomorrow! jake and josh have been working SO hard all week finishing up last projects and stuff. planting flowers/cleaning, etc. there has just been a lot going on! guess what.... my dreaded allergies are back... bummer. my mom says i need to go get saline spray and zyrtec. i need to. and will. tired of being foggy headed.
this is an incredibly boring post, but i just wanted to let ya know what's happening. oh, this is big news............ ME and FinLEY and AUDrey are coming to ..................
PORTLAND!!!!!!!!!! yes, get ready. it's gonna be off the hook!!!! (i'm gangster)
may 1st-12th. i get to go on a girly beach trip with my sissy's and some of katie's friends. i cant.wait. YES! mom and steve are gonna keep the kids. YES!
i'm excited. DREADING the plane flights by myself, but i will get through it! and it is so worth it. and it's only a few short 8 hours, right?
love.
Friday, March 16, 2012
boy oh boy
i'm changing up the font tonight. whadya think? i think i like it.
good news: audrey girl has been sleeping through the night for a couple weeks now... glory, hallelujah! do you hear the angels? i certainly do. this is the weird thing... she's been sleeping all night, which means i've been sleeping a solid 8 hours a night which hasn't happened in over a year and i feel super duper tired. what's with that? and i've been having mad crazy dreams. every night. jake told me that last night in my sleep he was facing the other way, and i leaned over and turned his face towards me and proceeded to punch him in the face! literally. i punched him! i mean that's pretty weird. i asked jake this morning if i should see a sleep specialitst! ha... because apparently i talk in my sleep every night. he said he thought that was premature and i'm probably okay... what a brave soul. he's the one getting wacked in the face. and listening to me waking up in a panic that audrey is stuck in her high chair or that finley is on top of the refrigerator. so i'll leave it up to him.
i've been doing pretty good with our meal planning. only diverted from the plan once this week. i think that's pretty good. tonight jake and i had a in home date night consisting of burritos (anytime, anywhere i love em) and we watched the movie "young adult". it was so so. charlize theron is lovely, but the movie was a little odd and had one of those "non-hollywood life is just life in the end" kind of endings. which i like. but because i'm used to "happily ever after" i felt like the story wasn't over.
we're gonna go to the ymca tomorrow morning with the kids. i LOVE having a membership to the y. i can take fin and aud anytime and drop em off for an hour or two and work out. it is so so so so so so (shall i continue) so wonderful. and they both love going. finley has a really good time. win win, i'd say.
a few random goals i have lately:
drink more water
eat more vegetables (so cliche, but needed)
run 3 miles without stopping
finish those darned fruits of the spirit signs (maybe i should read them and absorb... like patience, ha!)
i guess that wraps it up for now. it's late. but i'm still up doing calls. (my part time job i'm very thankful for, but am very unmotivated to do lately. bad girl) and hey, i can blog while making money so i should not complain. ask me about my water intake, ok? i'd appreciate it. you don't have to ask me about the veggies though. hahahaha!
love to you.
good news: audrey girl has been sleeping through the night for a couple weeks now... glory, hallelujah! do you hear the angels? i certainly do. this is the weird thing... she's been sleeping all night, which means i've been sleeping a solid 8 hours a night which hasn't happened in over a year and i feel super duper tired. what's with that? and i've been having mad crazy dreams. every night. jake told me that last night in my sleep he was facing the other way, and i leaned over and turned his face towards me and proceeded to punch him in the face! literally. i punched him! i mean that's pretty weird. i asked jake this morning if i should see a sleep specialitst! ha... because apparently i talk in my sleep every night. he said he thought that was premature and i'm probably okay... what a brave soul. he's the one getting wacked in the face. and listening to me waking up in a panic that audrey is stuck in her high chair or that finley is on top of the refrigerator. so i'll leave it up to him.
i've been doing pretty good with our meal planning. only diverted from the plan once this week. i think that's pretty good. tonight jake and i had a in home date night consisting of burritos (anytime, anywhere i love em) and we watched the movie "young adult". it was so so. charlize theron is lovely, but the movie was a little odd and had one of those "non-hollywood life is just life in the end" kind of endings. which i like. but because i'm used to "happily ever after" i felt like the story wasn't over.
we're gonna go to the ymca tomorrow morning with the kids. i LOVE having a membership to the y. i can take fin and aud anytime and drop em off for an hour or two and work out. it is so so so so so so (shall i continue) so wonderful. and they both love going. finley has a really good time. win win, i'd say.
a few random goals i have lately:
drink more water
eat more vegetables (so cliche, but needed)
run 3 miles without stopping
finish those darned fruits of the spirit signs (maybe i should read them and absorb... like patience, ha!)
i guess that wraps it up for now. it's late. but i'm still up doing calls. (my part time job i'm very thankful for, but am very unmotivated to do lately. bad girl) and hey, i can blog while making money so i should not complain. ask me about my water intake, ok? i'd appreciate it. you don't have to ask me about the veggies though. hahahaha!
love to you.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
decisions decisions
this is the thing. i've been learning that mothering involves LOTS of decision making. all day long. what will i feed them for breakfast? will we go to the park today? should i take both kids to the store with me?! should we go before or after naps? should finley play with the spices? (always answer no to this one... not worth the mess. seriously.) can he play outside while i'm making lunch? do i need to take them to the doctor for all that snot? should i start weaning audrey? should i let finley jump off that thing...? etc. i'm sure you get the picture. i make decisions all day. some are bigger than others. or have greater possible consequences.
the thing is, i don't like make decisions! shocking, i know! whenever my dear friend ali and i were in high school and we were gonna go out to a meal or something, it took us FOREVER to decide where to go. i had no idea where to go to college. i always thought between having a career, or being a stay at home mom, i would just do whichever came first. it's a struggle for me. and it takes a lot of effort to make decisions. but it is incredibly important. and the answers to those questions above have an impact on the lives of my babies. and me. so i'm a work in progress. and i am aware how crucial it is that i "get good" at making decisions. luckily, it's thrown in my face all day everyday, so i hope i am improving.
in other news, my sweet momma sent me a sewing machine!!! yeeeeaaahhhh! i need to get some cheapy fabric to practice on and learn what the heck i'm doing, but it's an important first step in that endeavor. thanks, ma.
it's the last "normal" week around here... next monday, jake's sister jenny is coming for a few days. can't wait to see her! then my baby brother DANNY is coming all the way from oregon! YAHOO!!! and then wedding season is offically here. yikesies! life will change again! but i'm ready for it.
finley started saying, "lob u mama"... makes all the hard moments worth it. fo sho.
night, guys.
love.
the thing is, i don't like make decisions! shocking, i know! whenever my dear friend ali and i were in high school and we were gonna go out to a meal or something, it took us FOREVER to decide where to go. i had no idea where to go to college. i always thought between having a career, or being a stay at home mom, i would just do whichever came first. it's a struggle for me. and it takes a lot of effort to make decisions. but it is incredibly important. and the answers to those questions above have an impact on the lives of my babies. and me. so i'm a work in progress. and i am aware how crucial it is that i "get good" at making decisions. luckily, it's thrown in my face all day everyday, so i hope i am improving.
in other news, my sweet momma sent me a sewing machine!!! yeeeeaaahhhh! i need to get some cheapy fabric to practice on and learn what the heck i'm doing, but it's an important first step in that endeavor. thanks, ma.
it's the last "normal" week around here... next monday, jake's sister jenny is coming for a few days. can't wait to see her! then my baby brother DANNY is coming all the way from oregon! YAHOO!!! and then wedding season is offically here. yikesies! life will change again! but i'm ready for it.
finley started saying, "lob u mama"... makes all the hard moments worth it. fo sho.
night, guys.
love.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
what in the...
what in the world has been going on around here? well lemme tell you. not too much, really.
jake and josh went to st. louis this past weekend. they had to get some of josh and joy's belongings out of storage, which provided us a nice, new (to us) bed! yay! but i tell you what... me no likey being a solo parent. i'm used to doing 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 naps, but to add 2 dinners, 2 baths, 2 bedtimes... yikesies. i was very.very. tired. on the upside, i think me and finley really bonded. he started listening and obeying a bit better. i am thankful for this. i am ever grateful for my partner in this nutty parenting thing. jake is good to me. and is a really good dad. phew. home is not the same without him.
what else... well joy and i had a fun night on saturday! we got a sitter for the babies and headed out to on the border. amen for chips and salsa and a good margarita! (right, katie and liz!) then we went and saw "the vow"... oh, it was cute! i really enjoyed it. a full blown chick flick, that's for sure. two thumbs up from me.
so finley has never really said his name... until like last week! and it is the cutest thing. he says it like "finyey" and i just love it. now he calls everything that's his "finyey's"... he says, "mama, sit in finyey's woom", etc. love him.
guess what!??! I SEWED SOMETHING! so we bought this awesome couch off craigslist when we first got here and there were two tears in the arm rests... well not anymore! that's right, i sewed it right up. no, it's not the prettiest. but it works for now. i used some thread joy had, went to wal mart and bought some needles and wa-la (how in the world do you spell that word?!?) the holes are repaired. i know its small, but i felt like i accomplished something cool.
still working on my fruits of the spirit project. and WILL get some pics posted on here of our casa. oh, and we got some new bedding for our fancy new bed! :) it is really nice having that small change. and it was fun picking it out.
oh, i'm making a meal calendar for the month of march. i'm wanting it to help our grocery budget and just make the day a bit easier knowing what the "dinner plan" is. i've wanted to do these before but haven't really followed through... so we'll see.... i know the suspense will just kill you.
it's late. i'm tired tonight. i hope this day has been alright for you.
love.
jake and josh went to st. louis this past weekend. they had to get some of josh and joy's belongings out of storage, which provided us a nice, new (to us) bed! yay! but i tell you what... me no likey being a solo parent. i'm used to doing 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 naps, but to add 2 dinners, 2 baths, 2 bedtimes... yikesies. i was very.very. tired. on the upside, i think me and finley really bonded. he started listening and obeying a bit better. i am thankful for this. i am ever grateful for my partner in this nutty parenting thing. jake is good to me. and is a really good dad. phew. home is not the same without him.
what else... well joy and i had a fun night on saturday! we got a sitter for the babies and headed out to on the border. amen for chips and salsa and a good margarita! (right, katie and liz!) then we went and saw "the vow"... oh, it was cute! i really enjoyed it. a full blown chick flick, that's for sure. two thumbs up from me.
so finley has never really said his name... until like last week! and it is the cutest thing. he says it like "finyey" and i just love it. now he calls everything that's his "finyey's"... he says, "mama, sit in finyey's woom", etc. love him.
guess what!??! I SEWED SOMETHING! so we bought this awesome couch off craigslist when we first got here and there were two tears in the arm rests... well not anymore! that's right, i sewed it right up. no, it's not the prettiest. but it works for now. i used some thread joy had, went to wal mart and bought some needles and wa-la (how in the world do you spell that word?!?) the holes are repaired. i know its small, but i felt like i accomplished something cool.
still working on my fruits of the spirit project. and WILL get some pics posted on here of our casa. oh, and we got some new bedding for our fancy new bed! :) it is really nice having that small change. and it was fun picking it out.
oh, i'm making a meal calendar for the month of march. i'm wanting it to help our grocery budget and just make the day a bit easier knowing what the "dinner plan" is. i've wanted to do these before but haven't really followed through... so we'll see.... i know the suspense will just kill you.
it's late. i'm tired tonight. i hope this day has been alright for you.
love.
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