feel free to shop my etsy store. well really anyone's etsy store, we love support for all things handmade with love!
Happy thanksgiving!
I know I should be counting my blessings but all I can hear in the background is a four year old girl, with amazing vocals screaming into her wet tear stained pillow "I WANT TO PLAY I WANT TO PLAY..." etc, you get the idea.
grounded for another holiday.... at this point I won't even need to Christmas shopping for her. Heaven help me.
I may be biased, but holy moly my kids are ADORABLE! now if only they acted as adorable as they looked, we'd be made in the shade!
Jocie has been melting down at every step of the way lately and there have been some "hard lessons" to go along with it. Long long story short, she chose to not go trick or treating the night before Halloween with a different choice. She knew it was her decision, so although we handed out candy and visited friends, she was not aloud to take any candy (I am now known as the mean mom by our neighborhood and several others), but surprisingly she was ok with it. She made up a song and dance while shaking boxes of nerd candy, so I don't think she's as scarred as others may have thought!
I don't know how it happened but about 2 months ago Harrison woke up as a boy. A full fledged cup throwing, car rolling, book killing, mess making BOY! Don't get me wrong, it's everything I hoped for, it's just that he is cutting about 5 teeth right now and he is a little irritated and moody on top of the whole boy thing! He is such a joy (when he's on motrin or tylenol) and we love his little guts!
We hope you all had a great halloween!
*pics by Kate at Red Feather.... at her front door, in the dark, with a bird on her head... she's got talent!
updated:
how did I almost forget Jojo's preschool party pics and video?
I received an email from a friend yesterday, it was a FW: which I usually give little attention to, but it caught my attention it was titled 9/11/09 Day of Fasting and Prayer
it said:
During theRevolutionary War, Congress appointed a Day of Fasting & Prayer to call upon God, and plead for His Providential aid. The fasting and prayers of three million Americans were answered as the power of God enabled them to win battles they otherwise shouldn’t have won and gave them strength to defeat their enemy.
Today, we too are in need of miracles for this great nation. We invite you to join us as we call upon God again through Fasting & Prayer on September 11, 2009,
to help us secure and preserve our Faith * Family * Freedom
and for guidance to know what WE can do to protect our Nation and its inspired Constitution.
Please join us.
***************************************
I don't know who started this idea circulating, but I do believe we as Americans need to plead with the Lord to help guide us and be with us. Will you please join me in fasting and prayer on Friday?
I've come up with a new little something to keep me busy... because why wouldn't I? I'm pulling my hair out at work and home with more to do than I can or want to. ALL I want to do is create! day and night! In fact I've come up with SO many creations people are getting sick of receiving my "gifts" (sorry makayla, I know you hate your new dress... better luck next time!) so what to do with all my projects?? open an etsy shop.... duh?! I learned from the one thing I've managed to put in the shop that creating is sooooo much funner than listing stuff online! Back to the sewing machine! Check out my Mary Poppins Presents blog here!
It started out as it should.... and ended, when he realized "frosting is sticky, and party hats are uncomfortable", mean mean mommy! So to console myself, I ate it. Not the part his feet were in, cause that would be gross.
Happy Birthday to my sweet boy, who decided this morning that he doesn't like applesauce... I guess we will be seeing more changes everyday in our little angel!
