i know, i know, some of you may think i've hit an all time low...i'm blogging about reality t.v.
well...so be it. the joy of having my own blog....blogging about my 'important things'. (that's just pathetic...i admit it.)
i've got something to say. (shocking)
i just said to my girlfriends that i am speechless. that was 20 mins. ago.
i'm NOT anymore!
here's the deal.
Jason Messnic. the bachelor. cute guy. nice personality. just a tad indecisive. haven't we all been a time or two?
i'm happy for him. he's happy. really, i'm happy for him. i hope he has found what he's looking for.
he has chosen molly. AFTER the fact!
my heart is just breaking for poor Melissa. i thought she was gracious. much more than i think that most girls would be.
on a personal note, i have been where she is. i've lived a part of what she's living and i'm here to tell you, it's heart wrenching.
i know, this is reality TV but SOME of this is real. some of it for the ratings. (right beck?! :))
but...wow...i guess i am speechless.
i have to say, thank the Lord, that even in reality TV, life goes on. there is a bigger picture. people do move on. people heal. people learn that life goes on after the heartbreak. life isn't always fair, but always...always...always...God is good.
when i got home, i was telling rye all about the DRAMA (since i KNOW he cares. whatever. :)) and after a long pause, he simply says, "honey, i'm so glad that none of those bachelors worked out for you. if they did, i wouldn't have you."
WOW.
so to those of us that thought we would never heal, never move on...
you will. i did.
i'm not making light of the seriousness of life and love. all this reality TV made me realize once again that...God is GOOD! :) He has blessed me with an amazing, amazing man.
3.02.2009
favorite time of day...
this is my favorite time of day...my favorite place to be when the sun is setting in the west. i love the heat that comes in the windows. i love how it makes me, if just for a brief, fleeting moment, want to whip up something edible. i love my kitchen. i love that God pours the light in there, reminding me of how good He is.
the dreaded-making lunches ritual....
i've talked to many of you moms who have the same 'thorn in your side' that i do. making lunches.
i hate it.
dread it.
despise it.
but....i do it. the monkeys must eat.
while packing away my Costco groceries last week,i turned around to see my over-flowing pantry,i actually had to laugh to myself.how silly it is that i complain about something that takes virtually VERY little effort. (you see, i'm a pre-packaged sort of gal...in more ways than one)seriously, how hard is it to walk over to my pantry, grab 5 or 6 items and throw them in a lunch box?? a standard lunch=chips, pudding, granola bar, fruit leather, cheese and crackers and they are ALL PRE-BAGGED.
oh, boo-hoo for poor me!!!
i buy pre-bagged mini carrots and I pre-measure out dip in disposable plastic containers. (thanks for the tip wendi!!)all i have to do is grab them from the fridge in the morning.
when i get my new box of chicken nuggets (FYI...Costco is no longer going to be carrying these. GASP!!! get them while you can!) i always pre-bag them. again,all i have to do is grab them from the freezer in the morning. one box gives me exactly 23 bags.(6 nuggets per bag, 15 bags per week=less than 2 weeks per box)$10.99 a box...you do the math. that's a rip off.
so, when these 2 boxes are gone...i'm (you all are going to help me with this!) going to come up with something cheaper and more creative!! rye and i were thinking of different ways that we can save money on the food bill every month. he didn't take the Costco food bill very well. :) in his defense, he's right. we are dutch. we're creative people. we can feed them cheaper. i admit it. it's true.
but here's the deal....
one likes peanut butter only, one likes only jam.
one prefers ham. on a bun, NOT bread!
one hates cool ranch Doritos, the other one LOVES them.
a few like bananas, the other one says they make him gag.
one boy always comes home with a nearly empty lunchbox, the other has only eaten the pudding.
one boy thinks i should pack TACOS, (hard shell ONLY) everyday. one wants prime rib! one wants more fruit, one took a bite out of his apple last week, put it back in his lunch claiming it's "SO NASTY". (ya, today, it's BACK in his lunch. i told him to 'suck it up, eat around the brown bite marks.it won't kill you'. there will be NO GOOD STUFF in there til THAT'S gone'. i'm such a mean mom.... hoping he won't need therapy for this someday!)
wow. that was quite a post....didn't realize i had so many pent up thoughts about this. blogging is so therapeutic! :)
soooo.....
that's where you come in...HELP!! i would love any ideas that you have. easy and healthy, realizing that i have 3 boys, all with different tastes. geez, really???
i hate it.
dread it.
despise it.
but....i do it. the monkeys must eat.
while packing away my Costco groceries last week,i turned around to see my over-flowing pantry,i actually had to laugh to myself.how silly it is that i complain about something that takes virtually VERY little effort. (you see, i'm a pre-packaged sort of gal...in more ways than one)seriously, how hard is it to walk over to my pantry, grab 5 or 6 items and throw them in a lunch box?? a standard lunch=chips, pudding, granola bar, fruit leather, cheese and crackers and they are ALL PRE-BAGGED.
oh, boo-hoo for poor me!!!
i buy pre-bagged mini carrots and I pre-measure out dip in disposable plastic containers. (thanks for the tip wendi!!)all i have to do is grab them from the fridge in the morning.
when i get my new box of chicken nuggets (FYI...Costco is no longer going to be carrying these. GASP!!! get them while you can!) i always pre-bag them. again,all i have to do is grab them from the freezer in the morning. one box gives me exactly 23 bags.(6 nuggets per bag, 15 bags per week=less than 2 weeks per box)$10.99 a box...you do the math. that's a rip off.
so, when these 2 boxes are gone...i'm (you all are going to help me with this!) going to come up with something cheaper and more creative!! rye and i were thinking of different ways that we can save money on the food bill every month. he didn't take the Costco food bill very well. :) in his defense, he's right. we are dutch. we're creative people. we can feed them cheaper. i admit it. it's true.
but here's the deal....
one likes peanut butter only, one likes only jam.
one prefers ham. on a bun, NOT bread!
one hates cool ranch Doritos, the other one LOVES them.
a few like bananas, the other one says they make him gag.
one boy always comes home with a nearly empty lunchbox, the other has only eaten the pudding.
one boy thinks i should pack TACOS, (hard shell ONLY) everyday. one wants prime rib! one wants more fruit, one took a bite out of his apple last week, put it back in his lunch claiming it's "SO NASTY". (ya, today, it's BACK in his lunch. i told him to 'suck it up, eat around the brown bite marks.it won't kill you'. there will be NO GOOD STUFF in there til THAT'S gone'. i'm such a mean mom.... hoping he won't need therapy for this someday!)
wow. that was quite a post....didn't realize i had so many pent up thoughts about this. blogging is so therapeutic! :)
soooo.....
that's where you come in...HELP!! i would love any ideas that you have. easy and healthy, realizing that i have 3 boys, all with different tastes. geez, really???
