You know in the complete and utter chaos of life sometimes you just have to sit back and look around and thank God for it all. I know that my family is blessed. I knew as a kid growing up, I was blessed to have two parents who loved me. And I had not one but two sets of grandparents who loved me, told me stories about their childhood and shared their lives with me. I was lucky. I'm sure Keith would tell you the same thing.
So when I sit back and look at the toys on the floor, the spilled tea in the truck (sorry Keith), the unfinished work that needs to be done, I can't help be thankful! I cherish it all. My kids had an awesome lunch with their Pa, they giggled the whole time. They kissed their daddy good bye this morning as he headed out to work. They are taking a nap at my office, while I work (really, not many moms can say that!). We get to see Grammy and get a hug before we go home tonight. We most likely will skype and see/talk to Naggy and Pappy. Yes, my kids are very lucky.
What brought on this really random post was watching Ava, who is 21 months old, pick up a toy phone and say:
"Grandma? Grandma? Where are you?"
She paused, nodded her head and said:
"I love you too!"
And put the phone down. Too priceless not to record and too precious not to smile.
My kids are very blessed to have such an amazing Great Grandma too - and when they don't get to see her on their Monday's in Alto, they sure do miss her! :)
We are very thankful to be so very blessed.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Taking A Thankful Break...
Friday, February 17, 2012
New Windows!!
After saving for a couple of years, we finally were able to get new windows in our house!! Talk about a long drawn out process. After talking to and getting quotes for over seven vendors, we decided to go with Windows R Us in Tyler. We liked them because their customer service was AWESOME and they were very quick to answer our questions, via email as we requested instead of insisting on calling us on the phone, which always seemed to happen with the other guys at the most inopportune times. They also were cheaper than the next lowest bid by $1000 which you can't beat.
We got the Vista Brand Double Hung windows - which were very comparable to Pella, and the other brands presented to us. We also decided on doing double prairie grids which was a leap of faith b/c we hadn't seen the double prairie on any examples shown to us, but we love it!
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Every Child is Different...
She also has yet to grasp the concept of the difference between paper and everything that is not paper...
For all the markings done with markers, I can say that they were at least all washable. I took away all the markers, only to find the hallway was nicely marked up with a crayon...which takes a whole lot more elbow grease to get off!
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
We Put Another Hole in the Wall...
And rebuilt the mantel! Keith bought a new TV last April. I told him if he got a new TV, he would have to fix the mantel b/c all the components and wires just wouldn't do. We lived with it until January when after much debate, we decided on a game plan and got to work. Actually, Keith did most of the work, I just come up with the ideas and paint when he is done building...
**Click on the picture to make it bigger**
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Happy Valentines Day!!
See, Mom can appreciate the boxes versitility too! ;)
The day isn't even half over, but I can tell you that this Valentine's Day has already been so much fun. Carli has wished everyone a Happy Valentine's Day since last week. She always follows it up with "I Love You" and Ava is quick to copy the "I Love You!" Can't beat that! She was so excited for her party today at school. Plus their daddy, all on his own, went and got them Valentine's Day cards and coloring books. Can't wait to see him give it all to them! The girls already enjoyed getting Valentine goodies from Naggy & Pappy and Grammy & Pa. This morning Logan and the girls exchanged their Valentine gifts before we hurried out the door to school. They were so sweet talking in the car thanking each other for their gifts. Love it! :)
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
It's a Love/Hate Relationship
For Christmas the girls got a box...actually, Aunt Megan got a box and the girls took it. :) The box resided at Naggy's house while we were in Amarillo and all had a grand time playing and hiding and drawing on the box....especially this little one...
That was in December. Fast forward to January when the box somehow managed to make the 8+ hour journey all the way from Amarillo to Whitehouse and ended up in our house. It has been well loved, survived near fatal attempts to be hauled to the curb for trash pick up, and thankfully not one dog has marked it as his own.
And there was lots, lots more, but the camera had to be put away in order to save the walls and attempt to talk some sense and logic into the head of a 20 month old...which is impossible and so the box is begging for a new home before next Wednesday when the trash truck will make its rounds once more...
Monday, February 6, 2012
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Pizza Making
Does anyone else have the problem of getting their kids to eat...period. Not just eat their veggies and fruits or even meats but to simply eat?! I'm sure it is a phase and one day they'll eat everything I put in front of them...right? Right. Don't burst my fantasy.
In an effort to get the kids to eat dinner I let them make their own pizza's one night. Nope, no veggies or fruit involved...but hey, we had meat, dairy and grains! :) We made some Mickey Mouse Pizzas which were actually a huge hit!
Times 2?! What are the chances?!