8-7-11

Dad dedicated the Bean today :)  So sweet.  What a blessing.  I love that man so much, he's such a great guy.  The dedication got booked on the same day as another dedication.  Dennis dedicated triplets today, too :)  Went to La Casita with the family and Jay and Kristin.  I was stuck at the end of the table with the crazies, so I was a little miffed during lunch because I had to miss adult conversation that I crave so much, I know, get over it!  I will, I did.  Went home to take a nap and then visited Gramma P in the evening.  The visit was good.  We planned a Big Bear trip in a couple weeks.  I'm so excited to be able to do this again with her.  Feeling a little emotional after our visit.  Work tomorrow.  Been doing better with the kids.  Trying to be more patient.  Today was kind of a bad day for me with the kids, they were on my last nerve all day long.  Gotta wake up early tomorrow, so I can start my day off right, before the crazies wake up.  Lord help me!

8-6-11

Today was a full day.  Gilbert was home, that's always nice :)  Went for a run with my sister Sarah this morning.  Used my new Nike iPhone app, ran 1.8 miles :)  I felt great and look forward to doing it again.  Took a pic of Harper and his 'nake that he got from Dr. Amar's office.  My beautiful, healthy breakfast is in the top right corner.  Plain greek yogurt with granola and blueberries.  Went to Mr. Gilson's house for a Thursday night leader's barbecue.  I am so excited to be joining this ministry.  I think the Lord is going to use it in mighty ways in our life.  He is definitely preparing us.  For what?  I don't know.  The kids swam all day and I had some good fellowship with my friends.  The boys were tuckered out when we got home, I fed them and we all went to bed.  Great family day.  

8-5-11

Work, work, work.  Daddy had the day off today, so after his 15 mile run (!!!!!) he came home and took Silas and Harper on a little date.  They went to get his shot and ended up at Hesperia Lake and came home with their clothes soaking wet.  I'm proud of Gilbert, he's training for the Long Beach marathon.  He's going to run the full!  So excited for him.  Anyway, with only one kid, I got a lot of work done.  I'm all set to have a relaxing weekend with my beautiful family.  Bean loves to help me work and cannot keep his hands off my computer!  Now I am ending my day with one of my favorite movies.  "Daddy, we're down."

8-4-11

Pretty low-key day.  Ran a couple of errands early this morning.  Put a pull-up on Harpie for the first time.  Told him to tell me when he had to go!  Pooped in it by noon :)  Potty training is a process with my boys and me.  It'll happen... eventually.  Went to Thursday lunch, in spite of an ever-growing work to do list, paid bills and even made my grocery list.  Made spaghetti for dinner and then went to bed!  I've been proud of myself, I've been waking up way before the boys every morning this week.  That makes for easier days :)  Let's hope I can keep it up for the rest of the schoolyear.  Daddy's off tomorrow, love weekends when Daddy's home :)

8-3-11

Slow, busy work day.  We didn't leave the house all day.  I didn't eat very well today and paid for it in the afternoon.  I drank my juice this morning and pretty much drank it for lunch too, then I had some rice crackers in the afternoon, and that was it.  About 3:00 hit and I was falling asleep, feeling achy all over.  The top right pic is of the boys watching Monster's Inc., while I rested.  Harpie just loves that movie, so cute!  As you can see, they are all wearing only a diaper/underwear.  I've decided to not dress them unless we are going somewhere.  It's a waste of my time.  They end up declothed by noon!  When Daddy got home we went to La Casita for dinner, Bean was a pill and we were sitting next to some really obnoxious people who used the Lord's name in vain very loudly, Gilbert almost came unglued.  I have to say, I'm surprised he didn't get up and say something to the fool.  He was that angry.  Pretty sexy when my man is so Godly ;)  He told me that he told all of the guys at work to not use the Lord's name in vain around him, and they all listened :)  Silas took the picture on the bottom right.  I was trying to take a picture of him carrying Bean, he's been doing that and it's so funny, but he took a picture instead.  He amazes me how much of a helpful big brother he is.  He really cares for the well being of his brothers.  He just matures and grows every single day.  I don't want to miss any of it.

8-2-11

Started the day with a picture collage of Bean eating a banana.  I don't think there's anything he does that's not cute.  I hit a wall in the afternoon, got really tired.  I tried to play a game with the boys, but got frustrated with them so I just decided to hang out with them for a while, while laying down on the couch.  I need to lighten up with them and games, I want them to do it exactly right, but they're 3 and 4, I need to lighten up.  The bottom right pic was taken as I was admiring my oldest boy.  He starts preschool in a week and Kindergarten next year.  I can't believe how big he is and how handsome.  It was hard to get him to make a serious face, he kept slowly contorting it as I held the camera up to him.  But he finally complied and gave me a good shot of his beautiful face.  I did worship at Moments with the Master tonight.  Debbie Bryson spoke, worship was blessed.  I did an old Hillsong called, "Hallelujah."  Such a great song, worked great, will definitely be doing it again.  The women really worshipped tonight!  I could hear them, and I love that.  The message was great, I was convicted about many things, especially how I treat my boys.  I want peace in my home and a lot of times, I'm the cause of unrest.  I'm too impatient and too negative.  Debbie talked about building up our husbands and our sons.  They need building up, I hope I can do that for them.  The top left picture is what I came home too :)  Daddy was watching an Angel game with the boys.  They were tired, but we let them stay up a little late to spend some time with them.  Daddy and I caught up (since we hadn't seen each other all day), got a hotel room for the Long Beach marathon and put ourselves and the boys to bed.  I am really enjoying this blog.  I hope I can keep it up :)

8-1-11

Started off the day reading Paula's CaringBridge site.  Made my heart heavy and now I want to see her again.  I hope we can do that soon.  Then my devotional talked about, 'seeing God in everything'.  How if you do that, you can be joyful and endure anything life throws at you.  Since it was my first day back at work, it was a good word.  See God in my work, See God in Paula's cancer, See God in my boys when they are driving me crazy.  The boys and I enjoyed a good day, I was pretty busy with work, but I was able to take a time out and play with them in their room for a while.  I was also able to read to them before naptime.  I made some chicken pot pies for dinner, everyone loved them!  Anytime a meal is a hit with everyone, I feel very accomplished.  Then I read a teacher friend's facebook and she said that it was teacher appreciation day at OfficeMax.  I left the kids with Daddy to watch Shrek together, and ran out and got some much needed stuff for 20% off!  It was a nice outing (I was all alone!) shopping for my favorite things, school supplies.  Thanks Rachael for the tip!  Then I picked up some coffee for my man, I had to wait in the line for a bit at Starbucks, so the guy gave it to me for free!  It was a busy, but really good day.  I feel blessed.