day 12....

ok, if we're going to be spending every day together, let's get to know each other.
seriously. let's do that.
don't be shy.
alright then, i'll go first.

i am the third children. there are 4 of us in all.
i have one older sister.
i have one older brother.
i am an older sister to a 'little brother'.
i have one sweet, little grandma, who we call gram. my mom's mom.
my dad is a retired school teacher.
my mom is a soon to be retired store owner.
my husband is a gem.
most/all of my extended family lives out of state. most in michigan.
i attended college for one year. plenty for me.
i have been a waitress.
i only ever wanted to be a full-time mom.
which i thankfully am.
i love to paint. walls, not on paper.
i obsess over new ways to decorate my house.
my children are the most witty, wonderful balls of energy on the planet.
my house is often messy, but usually not dirty.
i am almost NEVER caught up on laundry.
my closet is ridiculously organized.
i love to read.
i have 3 sons. i love boys!
i'm not very disciplined.
i love a good quote.
i love bread.
i have an unbelievable group of girlfriends.
i am a child of God.
i am undeserving of most of what i have.
i am energetic.
i am sometimes lazy.
i am fun.
i am sometimes boring.
i love to blog.
i'm a horrible spellre.
i have guilt.
i am blessed.
i am forgiven.
i have eternal life.
i serve Jesus.
i am not ashamed of that.
i need to stop writing because in the end, there is no end to my thoughts....

i've shared.
you share.

day 11....

11 days in.
nothing.
i got nothing....
tomorrow is gearing up to be a much more eventful day.
yup, check back in tomorrow....

christmas pics 2009,,,just a sneak..more to come...

sweet baby boys....



heaven forbid, we don't inclue our RAT,opps,i mean cat in the picture. welcome joe, you strange animal.


looks like we have it all put together, doesn't it? think again, there was a whole lot of leg pintching and all sorts of other threats that are lurking about. :)


*me,snuggling with my chillin's*

day ten....

Sundays. love um. look forward to them. wish they would come more than once a week. i love seeing my friends. i love worshiping with God's people. i love learning something new from His word. i love wearing my fancy clothes. ok, what that means is i love wearing a dress shirt with my jeans instead of a hoodie. i love hanging out at my in-laws with the 'crazy clan'. i love having no guilt over all the cookies and Captain Crunch desert Milly makes (and i consume!). i love coming home at 1:00pm and to have nothing to do but read, or blog or my favorite, NAP. i love that rye is home all day, backing me on any kid 'issue' that may arise. i love that we don't need to go 'do' anything. i love that my boys spend the afternoon playing outside. this afternoon, the boys spend about 2 hours outside, in the 'sand' box. daddy even let them put on the water!!! there was even a short game of football. rye and i sat by the window, thanking God for Unity among them. i love that God made a day of rest. a day to ponder...


mud, sunday afternoon boy-bliss.