I think I am going to bed.
I am not sick, but I am the kinda tired that could get me sick if I am not careful.
I hate being tired.
Right now, the house is quiet and I have some things I really really need to get done.
But tired is winning out over productive.
Little B crashed around 4:45 (for what I thought was just one of his quick little pre-evening catnaps!) and is still sleeping!
I am guessing I will have my eyes shut about 10 minutes when he decides to wake up! :)
Stacey
p.s. I actually wanted to go to bed about 45 minutes ago, since I could barely keep my eyes open while reading to the kids. However, I made the grave mistake a reading "just a few" blogs and got s*cked into a really cool crafty one. Don't worry~I am too tired to get out my sewing machine!!
Good Night!
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Thursday, November 5, 2009
October 2009
I was trying to do a monthly update thing, but decided that would get too long.
My thoughts would ramble more than they already do. :)
I am trying to catch up and do an update for each of the kids instead, but here are a few things that did make the cut for an October review.
My husband turned 40-woo hoo!
The woo hoo is for the simple reason that it wasn't me! Yet! My day is fast approaching.
It is ok. I am ready to embrace it! I have already started my Top 40 Wish List!! ;)
My husband is a no-frills kinda guy. He didn't want a big bash or anything fancy smancy. The weekend of his birthday was nutty busy. Birthday party, football game, Harvest Festival at school. So, I worked on putting together a simple lunch at his parents' house. I just made it seem like it would be our family eating over there as usual.
On the sly, I invited two couples from church to join us. I figured if he found out accidently, it would be no big deal.
On the double-sly, I invited his best friend since high school and his family to join us. I didn't even tell the kids because they love their kids and that excitement alone would have spoiled the surprise.
It all worked out. As he ended up greeting the local friends at the front door, he didn't see that his other friend had arrived and was entering the back door.
He was surprised! For one, he probably never suspected that I would do that. But especially because we always tease his friend about how he rarely leaves the comfort of his town!
I used the candles to create the "0" in 40. He did generate enough lung capacity to blow those few candles out!
Noise makers for the kids.
A fun little gift bag from our cousins/friends! I will try to remember what all these are for:
The actual morning of his birthday. We celebrated with surprise donuts!
Our other annual October event is a family reunion on my Dad's side of the family. I got some yummy chicken and dumplings this year-ahhh!
Grandpa and B
Memaw and B. She loves having these great-grandbabies!
Stacey
My thoughts would ramble more than they already do. :)
I am trying to catch up and do an update for each of the kids instead, but here are a few things that did make the cut for an October review.
My husband turned 40-woo hoo!
The woo hoo is for the simple reason that it wasn't me! Yet! My day is fast approaching.
It is ok. I am ready to embrace it! I have already started my Top 40 Wish List!! ;)
My husband is a no-frills kinda guy. He didn't want a big bash or anything fancy smancy. The weekend of his birthday was nutty busy. Birthday party, football game, Harvest Festival at school. So, I worked on putting together a simple lunch at his parents' house. I just made it seem like it would be our family eating over there as usual.
On the sly, I invited two couples from church to join us. I figured if he found out accidently, it would be no big deal.
On the double-sly, I invited his best friend since high school and his family to join us. I didn't even tell the kids because they love their kids and that excitement alone would have spoiled the surprise.
It all worked out. As he ended up greeting the local friends at the front door, he didn't see that his other friend had arrived and was entering the back door.
He was surprised! For one, he probably never suspected that I would do that. But especially because we always tease his friend about how he rarely leaves the comfort of his town!
I used the candles to create the "0" in 40. He did generate enough lung capacity to blow those few candles out!
Noise makers for the kids.
A fun little gift bag from our cousins/friends! I will try to remember what all these are for:
- Warming packets b/c our circulation decreases as we age.
- A hot patch for his back aches.
- Superhero gummy vitamins for extra energy.
- Advil for the obvious reasons.
- Band-aids as you can be more accident prone in your older years.
- Q-tips to clean out your ears and minimize hearing problems.
- Tums for that geriatric indigestion.
- An energy bar cuz you get tired more easily.
The actual morning of his birthday. We celebrated with surprise donuts!
Our other annual October event is a family reunion on my Dad's side of the family. I got some yummy chicken and dumplings this year-ahhh!
Grandpa and B
Memaw and B. She loves having these great-grandbabies!
Stacey
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Still under review
I decided to take a risk and use the updated version of Blogger.
After my last post, my first time using it, I still have a little hair left!
I love all the new options, but my ability to manage them is still iffy! For example, I can't find spell check. I am guessing it is right in front of my face, but I.CAN'T.FIND.IT! Ugh! I LOVE being able to strikethrough without it being complicated.
Oh well, I am sure I will get it figured out soon enough. Just ignore any oddities until I do! :)
Stacey
After my last post, my first time using it, I still have a little hair left!
I love all the new options, but my ability to manage them is still iffy! For example, I can't find spell check. I am guessing it is right in front of my face, but I.CAN'T.FIND.IT! Ugh! I LOVE being able to strikethrough without it being complicated.
Oh well, I am sure I will get it figured out soon enough. Just ignore any oddities until I do! :)
Stacey
Halloween 2009
As is usual every year, the big kids had been excited about last Saturday all month. We figured out costumes several weeks ago after I brought home several choices from my Goodwill adventure. For L, I had found the Batman cape to accompany the mask I found last year, a brand new Star Wars Stormtrooper in the box, and the breast plate and cape for BibleMan. He had mentioned wanting to be Luke Skywalker, so I also picked up a big tan shirt so we could make a costume if we needed to. For A, we picked out a long purple dress thing. She had originally wanted to be some sorta of Cleopatra-type girl, but changed her mind once L made his final decision.
I was so thrilled with their choices and loved how we made it all work out. For cheap! :)
Here is one little frog they do feel protective about!
Love 'em!
We turned off our porch light and headed to a local church for their carnival festivities. The kids enjoyed a little bit of everything before we stopped at just a few houses and went home to count candy!
The Frog has something to say!
I think he is saying, "Heeeeey, get me out of this thing!".
The kids seemed to enjoy their evening. As we drove back to our house, the neighborhood was packed with cars and walkers. We tried to sneak in without turning on too many lights as we were not passing out treats this years. Even without no porch light and our lights low inside, we ended up with one person ringing our doorbell!
The collection ofsugar yummy treats was a success. The kids actually agreed to my offer of buying their candy from them after they picked out 7 of their favorite pieces. The goods are now well hidden for adult consumption!
I have to say one more thing here. I always read every year all the opinions about why people don't participate in "Halloween", so I thought I would share why we do.
I am happy to introduce Bible Man and Bible Girl as our winners for Halloween 2009!
I was so thrilled with their choices and loved how we made it all work out. For cheap! :)
Here is Bible Man ready to squash evil all around the block!
Doesn't he look ready?!!
Good thing the real Bible Man had recently cleaned out his closet. Can't beat a super hero cape for $1!
And here is his lovely, and equally as capable, Bible Girl! Gotta love those power bracelets we made out of a paper towel roll and tin foil! Isn't that what this is all about! :)
Teamwork!
Can't leave without a super hero pose!
I feel protected, don't you?!
I mean, who doesn't want to be protected by these goofballs! :)
He was a little confused here. Several people were behind me trying to encourage his award-winning grin. He wasn't buying all the enthusiasm.
Hard to believe that L was wearing this same costume five years ago! :(
L landed his bean bag square in the giant's forehead!
The collection of
I have to say one more thing here. I always read every year all the opinions about why people don't participate in "Halloween", so I thought I would share why we do.
- It's fun!
- I love making holiday memories and traditions.
- My kids know that we don't dress up as anything with evil, scary, or inappropriate labels attached to it.
- My kids know that all the ghoulish stuff associated with Halloween is not real.
- We always read our book every year called "Let's Shine Jesus Light on Halloween". It is a fun little book that share how you can have fun while still remembering the most important things.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Pumpkin Patch 2009
Two weeks ago, we were at the local pumpkin patch for a birthday party. I tried to take advantage of the photo potential, but it is likely that we may have to make another go at it to get some good kid and family shots. Being that our trip involved a party, the kids were distracted!
I seriously.LUV.this.picture of them!
My poser
My not-poser. This is the "Hurry Mom, I want to go play with my friends!" look. Nice green icing mouth!
Conquering the hay stack
We couldn't really get a good pumpkin shot with him alone, but I thought this one was cute.
A rare photo opp with Mommy.
Checkin' out sister!
Another rare photo opportunity! Think we might be facing the sun?!!
Stacey
I seriously.LUV.this.picture of them!
My poser
My not-poser. This is the "Hurry Mom, I want to go play with my friends!" look. Nice green icing mouth!
Conquering the hay stack
We couldn't really get a good pumpkin shot with him alone, but I thought this one was cute.
A rare photo opp with Mommy.
Checkin' out sister!
Another rare photo opportunity! Think we might be facing the sun?!!
Stacey
Monday, October 26, 2009
.5
Hi Everyone!
It's that time again! I am making lots of changes and turning 5 months old last week was just one those changes!
At my 4-month check-up, I had grown to 25.5 inches long and weighed 15.5 pounds. Mommy likes that I am getting rolls on my legs and round cheeks!
We have stayed close to home this past month. I did make it to two family reunions and a trip to Longview one day when the big kids were out of school. That's good because I hear things get crazy as we kick off fall with Halloween next weekend. The rumor is that I am dressing up as the same baby dragon that L wore when he was 4 months old. Wonder if I can chew dragon toes?
I have decided that I no longer wish to be a by-stander to all the action around here, so I am creating some action of my own. Check this out.....
I:
* like to play with my toes.
* can lay on my tummy, lean on one arm, and reach for a toy.
* have gone from sitting with someone supporting me to sitting with my own hands holding me up to NOW sitting while reaching and playing with toys at the same time.
*I just started playing while sitting in the last week! Sometimes I forget not to tumble over, but if I am not too busy playing then I remember to change my balance.
* love love love when someone sings me songs, especially with hand motions.
* will squeal your ears off.
* search for familiar voices and greet faces with a big grin.
* find someone that is calling my name.
* reach for my pacifier and put it in my mouth myself. Sometimes, I bump my nose on the first few tries, but always make it eventually!
* love to grab your face and try to give you slobbery kisses.
* can scoot and pivot all over on my tummy.
* am getting up on my hands and knees AND rocking while up there. Sometimes, I will lunge for what I want.
* making choices between two things that both seem good like pacifier or toy. Sometimes, I like to choose based on color, but other times I just want my pacifier!
* spent the afternoon with my new baby buddy O and his mommy while Mommy did Girl Scouts with A. He is new so I decided not to teach him to wrestle yet.
* can drown you or my bib in 30 seconds or under because I like to drool. A LOT!
* am making lots of new sounds and noises, including blowing raspberries which is my favorite way to share my slobber!
* have finally convinced Mommy to let me try some of their food. I worked my guilty eyes on her real hard and she caved! She has let me try bananas and avocados with my mesh bag holder and has also let me eat carrots and bananas with a spoon. I like trying to hold my mesh bag handle myself so I can really get my gums into it!
* am about to outgrow my baby bassinet! I can look at you with my nose on the top edge and like to roll around when I wake up.
Mommy told me to stop growing so fast, but it is very exciting for me!
Enjoy the pictures!
Love,
B
This?
Or that?
Or you?
I won't tip over, I won't tip over.
If I hold my legs real tight, I might reach my toy without falling.
Mmmmm, banana!
Revvving up my motor!
Cooling off in the car after brother's football game.
Mommy's favorites....toes and leg rolls.
I think something is stuck back there.
Hey, is anybody listening to me?!
You, maybe?
Stacey
It's that time again! I am making lots of changes and turning 5 months old last week was just one those changes!
At my 4-month check-up, I had grown to 25.5 inches long and weighed 15.5 pounds. Mommy likes that I am getting rolls on my legs and round cheeks!
We have stayed close to home this past month. I did make it to two family reunions and a trip to Longview one day when the big kids were out of school. That's good because I hear things get crazy as we kick off fall with Halloween next weekend. The rumor is that I am dressing up as the same baby dragon that L wore when he was 4 months old. Wonder if I can chew dragon toes?
I have decided that I no longer wish to be a by-stander to all the action around here, so I am creating some action of my own. Check this out.....
I:
* like to play with my toes.
* can lay on my tummy, lean on one arm, and reach for a toy.
* have gone from sitting with someone supporting me to sitting with my own hands holding me up to NOW sitting while reaching and playing with toys at the same time.
*I just started playing while sitting in the last week! Sometimes I forget not to tumble over, but if I am not too busy playing then I remember to change my balance.
* love love love when someone sings me songs, especially with hand motions.
* will squeal your ears off.
* search for familiar voices and greet faces with a big grin.
* find someone that is calling my name.
* reach for my pacifier and put it in my mouth myself. Sometimes, I bump my nose on the first few tries, but always make it eventually!
* love to grab your face and try to give you slobbery kisses.
* can scoot and pivot all over on my tummy.
* am getting up on my hands and knees AND rocking while up there. Sometimes, I will lunge for what I want.
* making choices between two things that both seem good like pacifier or toy. Sometimes, I like to choose based on color, but other times I just want my pacifier!
* spent the afternoon with my new baby buddy O and his mommy while Mommy did Girl Scouts with A. He is new so I decided not to teach him to wrestle yet.
* can drown you or my bib in 30 seconds or under because I like to drool. A LOT!
* am making lots of new sounds and noises, including blowing raspberries which is my favorite way to share my slobber!
* have finally convinced Mommy to let me try some of their food. I worked my guilty eyes on her real hard and she caved! She has let me try bananas and avocados with my mesh bag holder and has also let me eat carrots and bananas with a spoon. I like trying to hold my mesh bag handle myself so I can really get my gums into it!
* am about to outgrow my baby bassinet! I can look at you with my nose on the top edge and like to roll around when I wake up.
Mommy told me to stop growing so fast, but it is very exciting for me!
Enjoy the pictures!
Love,
B
This?
Or that?
Or you?
I won't tip over, I won't tip over.
If I hold my legs real tight, I might reach my toy without falling.
Mmmmm, banana!
Revvving up my motor!
Cooling off in the car after brother's football game.
Mommy's favorites....toes and leg rolls.
I think something is stuck back there.
Hey, is anybody listening to me?!
You, maybe?
Stacey
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Tighter
That is how I held my kids tonight at bed time.
This is the kinda stuff you never want to hear.
Ever.
A family in our town lost their wife and mother. I am sure she was many other things to many other people, but right now, her husband and her children seem to have suffered the greatest loss.
Sadly, that includes her 3-day old son.
I don't know all the details.
Not that they really matter at this point.
I only know all this because she belonged to the local home school coop that uses our church building once a month and is coordinated by one of our members.
She was at home giving birth to her 9th child. A place she had done so 7 other times before, delivering only once at a hospital.
There were complications.
She died 6 hours later.
All I can think about is did she get to hold her baby boy? Did she get to see the precious faces of her other children before it all happened? Did she know what was happening? Was she scared?
How desperately sad her children and husband must feel right at this very minute.
I can't even put it all into words.
Our church, the coop, and I imagine many others who knew them are rallying around them right now. Prayers, food, money. Her loss is incomprehensible alone, but sadly, the father lost his job a few weeks ago. Their burdens must feel so overwhelming right now.
Her memorial will be held at our church on Tuesday. They did not have a church family. Maybe we can be that for them.
Please pray for this family.
Stacey
This is the kinda stuff you never want to hear.
Ever.
A family in our town lost their wife and mother. I am sure she was many other things to many other people, but right now, her husband and her children seem to have suffered the greatest loss.
Sadly, that includes her 3-day old son.
I don't know all the details.
Not that they really matter at this point.
I only know all this because she belonged to the local home school coop that uses our church building once a month and is coordinated by one of our members.
She was at home giving birth to her 9th child. A place she had done so 7 other times before, delivering only once at a hospital.
There were complications.
She died 6 hours later.
All I can think about is did she get to hold her baby boy? Did she get to see the precious faces of her other children before it all happened? Did she know what was happening? Was she scared?
How desperately sad her children and husband must feel right at this very minute.
I can't even put it all into words.
Our church, the coop, and I imagine many others who knew them are rallying around them right now. Prayers, food, money. Her loss is incomprehensible alone, but sadly, the father lost his job a few weeks ago. Their burdens must feel so overwhelming right now.
Her memorial will be held at our church on Tuesday. They did not have a church family. Maybe we can be that for them.
Please pray for this family.
Stacey
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