Hmmmm

It's been a crazy couple of weeks here in OH. We've travelled for the past 2 weekends to KY... one weekend to move the rest of the random "stuff" out of our first home (So bittersweet, how hard it was to see friends and those special people who adopted us as "newlyweds" so far from both of our families!) The house closes this upcoming week...in a way I'm glad, but I know for a fact that we will never return to that beautiful home. Then this past weekend we drove in to visit my family. So relaxing, and so much needed. It's so funny, my 'sissy' has turned into Mikey's Aunt Sexy.

Tonight I checked a blog of one of my college friends, and there popping out of the page where 2 pink lines. Don't get me wrong, I'm very happy for them, but my heart is heavy as well. Their first son is exactly 1 wk older than Mikey.... and now they get to add another. It's just not happening for us. I know that God is saying 'not right now', but dangit, I'm impatient. I know that He knows what's best for our family, and that it's not happening right now for a reason, but sometimes, I feel like it's my fault... maybe I'm not a good enough mom, maybe I'm too selfish, maybe I'm not a good enough house keeper....? If only there wheren't so many what if's....Am I the only one that feels this way?

I'm getting excited... there was no way that I could bring myself to spend a good chunk of change on The Women of Faith conference coming to town this coming weekend, instead, I'm going to volunteer for it :) I get to go to the conference now!!! My soul needs it!!

I'm in the middle of The Great Toy Ridance Spring event, so I need to go put a boy to bed so that I may continue w/o a little boy declaring that every toy that he has not even so much as looked at in a while is his favorite, and that he must keep it!! Good night my friends!

It's the small things in life.

Sunday I was so very proud of my family.... we made it to the Sunrise Service at our church, ON TIME. For the E family this is a feat that is hard to accomplish! I had to accept the fact that my husband has an automatic lateness factor embedded into his genes somewhere when we first got married (being late really irritates me, so we have often ended up driving 2 seperate vehicles to the same event), then after Mikey was born being about 5 minutes late for church has become a very real reality...no matter how much I plan. My sunday school class that I teach loves this 5 minute thing (they play carpetball for that time period).

Considering the fact that we haven't been upstairs during a worship service for nearly 9 months Mikey even did really well w/ sitting *still* (which is hard for any 2 1/2 year old) and was really quiet. At one point Mikey remembered the magical under the pew way to get to his grandma in the pew in front of us. So, I let him do it. He proceeded to play under the pew very quietly w/ his truck, so I really saw no use in making him get his heiny up into a seat, it was getting to the point that all children were getting squirmy. Yeah. All of a sudden we heard the rip of velcro, and Mikey popped up and yelled "SURPRISE" all the while holding an airfreshener that was stuck up underneith the pew. Yep, that's my boy. Good thing we attend a very small church :)

Work is going well. I am still caught off gaurd when the office manager gives me a compliment for something that I've done, or sayes that she appreciates me (or whoever... she likes to let us all know that). It seems strange to me that I'm working in a great office! God is really good. This job was straight from Him in how it fell into my lap, and really it's so much more.

In the conception of this mobile medical office, the doctors really felt like God was calling them to serve in the mission field by using their talents and credentals. . The elderly and/or mentally/physically challenged in nursing homes often go over looked. Yes, we provide a service, but it's so neat as we build relationships w/ patients and staff. I was forewarned about one patient the other day.... yep, she looked frail, but when she grabbed me for the hug that she loves to give, my insides were squashed in her embracing bear hug. How could that not make you smile? She makes it well known to the staff that she loves that we hug back, and that the doc tells her that he loves her. We work hard, but also we take time to care about our people.

My sil fainted and broke her arm yesterday, so I'm off to get ready to go visit her! Have a blessed day my friends :)

Since today picks up like a Hoover

Since I'm sick w/ a toddler super jazzed up on steroids, and because it's my birthday tomarrow....

The rules are:
1) Go to Wikipedia
2) In the search box, type your birth month and day but not the year.
3) List three events that happened on your birthday
4) List two important birthdays and one death
5) One holiday or observance (if any)
6) Tag


April 1st!
3 events:
~1826 - Samuel Morey patents the internal combustion engine.
~1891 - The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago, Illinois.
~1970 - President Richard Nixon signs the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act into law, requiring surgeon general's warnings on tobacco products and banning cigarette advertisements on television and radio in the United States starting on January 1, 1971.

2 Birthdays:
~1974 - Richard Christy, American drummer
~Bijou Phillips, American actress (same year as me)

1 Death:
~ Scott Joplin, American musician and composer

One holiday or observance:
~April 1 is known as April Fool's Day or All Fools' Day in many countries.
~Japan - The official start of school years in most universities and schools. Also, the official first day of work at companies and offices for new university graduates hires, marked by welcoming ceremonies and speeches.

3 Things Meme!!

3 Things Meme...I'm a sucker for these things!!
I found this at Lauren's (Baseballs and Bows) and swiped it borrowed it...looked like fun to me:-)

3 Things I am scared of:
1. Looking stupid
2. Fire
3. Being alone

3 Things that Make me Laugh:
1. My son
2. cartoons
3. my friends

3 Things I Love:
1. God
2. My family & friends
3. Chocolate

3 Things I Hate:
1. Housework
2. Running out of toilet paper
3. People who adjust their clothes while preparing my food at a restaurant

3 Things I Don’t Understand:
1. How to set the clock in my car
2. Why bad things happen to strong Christians
3. Survivor

3 Things On My Desk:
1. Papers
2. Birthday check!!!!!
3. Nativity scene (well part of it-don't ask)

3 Things I am Doing Right Now:
1. This meme
2. Trying to get my toddler to take a nap (steroids=energy)
3. Relaxin'

3 Things I Want To Do Before I Die:
1. Learn to play piano
2. Find a great church
3. Raise a happy healthy son (and more if that is in the future)

3 Things I Can Do:
1. Roof a house (and keep up w/ the guys)
2. Be supportive
3. Find some great bargains while shopping

3 Things I Can’t Do:
1. Sew on a sewing machine
2. Write everything down in my checkbook register
3. Sing

3 Things You Should Listen To:
1. The Word of God
2. Your mama
3. Your gut

3 Things You Should Never Listen To:
1. The devil
2. Meanies
3. Gossip

3 Things I’d Like To Learn:
1. How to play piano
2. How to organize well
3. Cook really well

3 Favorite Foods:
1. Mexican
2. Hand dipped milkshakes
3. My mom's cooking

3 Shows I Watched As A Kid:
1. Alf
2. Punky Brewster
3. Facts of Life


You go post yours, and then come back and leave me a comment

Oh boy!

CROUP. What a yucky sounding word. This lovely little ailment has shown up at my house..... poor Mikey had a horrible night, one that almost involved a trip in an 'ambuance' at 3am, luckily I kept my composure, we made it through everything. So today off we went to Dr. C's who was happy that he didn't wear his cowboy boots this time, and amazed at how his vocabulary and speech has blossomed since last visit (which she laughingly told me while Mikey was telling her "don't touch me").

Zany Day!!

May I just say that today was the most fantabulous 1st day that I've ever had at a new job? Seriously, It was. I left extra early and stopped at StarBucks on my way since I was soo early (hey, their regular coffee is the same price as gas station brew)!I showed up this morning to my office manager frantatically waving at me so that I could find the back way into the office so that I wouldn't look like an idiot. Things went extremely well... all day long. I accomplished more than what was expected of me, and learned how to use a hand held auto-refractor. Tomarrow is my first day travelling... I'm scared but excited at the same time. It should be a fun, albeit long, ride down toward the Cincinnati area :) Then, tonight was Boy Scouts. The troop met at my in laws old church, and I got to go see my hubby's Eagle Scout project.

Random Things:
*I seriously love the fact that I work in a Christian based environment.
*I can't start a new job, w/o new shoes.
*After the store bought pizza I got tonight... I will forever more make my own (which I usually do, but was too lazy to do tonight)
*I love watching my lil boy run with his cousins.
*Mikey caused me to have a coronary tonight, when I looked up and he's sitting ON TOP of the jungle gym.
*Little boys on grandpa's shoulders are just too comforting.

WFMW: Mornings

You have been warned....I am not a morning person (surpringly... i think that I may have been at one point and time. Hmmm... wonder what roommates thought? and when did it change?)!! I'm lucky to be able to have hubby get Mikey ready on most mornings since he goes to work later than I do, cuz honestly, somedays, I don't know how I get myself ready and out the door looking halfway decent, with everything that I need for the day, and on time.

Make-up and I don't get along in the mornings if you couldn't guess. I have absolutely no patience for foundation (and I'm always shaky on colorings....) so it used to be that most days I went w/o any makeup at all except maybe lip gloss. When I substituted, and actually got mistaken for a high schooler, I decided that I needed a little more help (not to mention some very nice hints from friends) and found the perfect solution: TINTED MOISTURIZER with SUNSCREEN!! It is now one of my must haves, and actually must use it 98% of the time before venturing out. You get moisturizer, sunscreen, and coverage all in one nice tube. Amazingly, it is almost goof proof and it helps even out my skin tone. CoverGirl makes a great one for around $5.oo and is totally worth it (It's in their CG Smoothers line). Then add some eye shadow and lip gloss and I'm good to go. Honestly my makeup time is down to under 5 minutes! (As a side bonus, I think my self confidence is a little bit better when I wear it, because I feel beautiful)

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