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.