In the car after picking him up from daycare:
Me: How was your day?
Jackson: No
Me: Did you play outside?
Jackson: No
Me: What did you have for lunch?
Jackson: No
Me: Did you play with __________ (insert friend's name here)?
Jackson: No
Me: What do you want for dinner?
Jackson: No
(In the midst of my lingering frustration, I normally stay calm.)
Then for my final question...
Me: Can you say yes?
Jackson: No
Me: I think you caaaannn!
Jackson laughs...
:/
Maybe we will start having better conversations soon?
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
You really wanna know the truth?
The truth is...
1) I really want my home internet back. Really bad.
2) I think I want to pay off our bills more than I really want my internet back. (some days)
3) I am starting to get scared of this job God gave me called parenting. Am I really doing everything right? If so, why does Lil Man cry EVERY SINGLE TIME I change his diaper, or give him a bath, or put different clothes on. We do the SAME thing every day. EVERY DAY, JACKSON! Yet you still try to avoid it and cry as hard as you can.
4) I wasn't truthful in all of truth #3. See #5.
5) Jackson doesn't get a bath everyday -- especially since it has been cooler. I hate that he cries when I start to wash him. I cannot remember the last time we had bathtime and we laughed the whole way through. :/
6) You know you have chicken too much when your husband asks "What's for dinner?" and you get "again?" with a huge sigh when your answer is yes.
7) I absolutely hate to clean. Period.
8) It is definitely awesome to have continued peace about a decision you have made in life. Wayne and I recently moved our membership to another church and I am continuously seeing the fruits from that move.
9) My husband is an awesome man.
10) I wish that I would follow through on a lot of things that I set up in my mind like losing weight and becoming a better me, mom, wife, daughter, and sister. Why can't weight come off as easy as it comes on?
11) I really don't sleep as good when we are away from home and my big 'ole doggie isn't in the bed, sharing my pillow with me.
I think that is all for now. Falling asleep anyway. I hope this helps you see more of ME! Goodnight.
1) I really want my home internet back. Really bad.
2) I think I want to pay off our bills more than I really want my internet back. (some days)
3) I am starting to get scared of this job God gave me called parenting. Am I really doing everything right? If so, why does Lil Man cry EVERY SINGLE TIME I change his diaper, or give him a bath, or put different clothes on. We do the SAME thing every day. EVERY DAY, JACKSON! Yet you still try to avoid it and cry as hard as you can.
4) I wasn't truthful in all of truth #3. See #5.
5) Jackson doesn't get a bath everyday -- especially since it has been cooler. I hate that he cries when I start to wash him. I cannot remember the last time we had bathtime and we laughed the whole way through. :/
6) You know you have chicken too much when your husband asks "What's for dinner?" and you get "again?" with a huge sigh when your answer is yes.
7) I absolutely hate to clean. Period.
8) It is definitely awesome to have continued peace about a decision you have made in life. Wayne and I recently moved our membership to another church and I am continuously seeing the fruits from that move.
9) My husband is an awesome man.
10) I wish that I would follow through on a lot of things that I set up in my mind like losing weight and becoming a better me, mom, wife, daughter, and sister. Why can't weight come off as easy as it comes on?
11) I really don't sleep as good when we are away from home and my big 'ole doggie isn't in the bed, sharing my pillow with me.
I think that is all for now. Falling asleep anyway. I hope this helps you see more of ME! Goodnight.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Birthday Cake
You may or may not know this, but in some of my spare time, or not so spare, I decorate cakes. I do not have a business of any sorts but most of my requests are through word of mouth. I have done a couple of wedding/anniversary cakes, but I prefer normal birthday or sheet cakes.
All of that being said, I have a couple of loyal customers that seem to always come back for more. Take for instance, Dana, a co-worker of mine. I have made 7 cakes for her now (including the two you are about to see). So, she must like something about my cakes!!
Anyway, her son will be 3 Monday so she asked me... about a month ago... to make his cake. She ordered the invitations, plates, and all the goodies for his airplane themed party and made sure I got one of the plates so that I could use it as a template. I am soo glad that she reminded me yesterday morning about bringing the finished products in today because at that moment, they had slipped my mind! I mean she did ask me to do them a month ago! ;) I posted the finished products on my Facebook page this evening thinking that she wouldn't see them because I forgot that she just learned how to use Facebook on her blackberry that she has had for a really long time now. However, I am so glad that she did because this is the comment I received:
And that, my friends, is why I do this:
All of that being said, I have a couple of loyal customers that seem to always come back for more. Take for instance, Dana, a co-worker of mine. I have made 7 cakes for her now (including the two you are about to see). So, she must like something about my cakes!!
Anyway, her son will be 3 Monday so she asked me... about a month ago... to make his cake. She ordered the invitations, plates, and all the goodies for his airplane themed party and made sure I got one of the plates so that I could use it as a template. I am soo glad that she reminded me yesterday morning about bringing the finished products in today because at that moment, they had slipped my mind! I mean she did ask me to do them a month ago! ;) I posted the finished products on my Facebook page this evening thinking that she wouldn't see them because I forgot that she just learned how to use Facebook on her blackberry that she has had for a really long time now. However, I am so glad that she did because this is the comment I received:
"Best cake so far! It is absolutely perfect!!!!!! Thank you thank you thank you!!!! I LOVE IT!!!!! :) oh you have made my day! YaY!!!!!!!!!!!!"
And that, my friends, is why I do this:
Monday, February 14, 2011
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Hum de dum...
I have a bit of a disclaimer for this posting. I started this last Wednesday and just hadn't gotten back around to working on it. I am a bit frustrated because I am having a lot of issues with writers block. I really enjoy writing, but I feel like I have so many different things to write about that they all just jumble together and make me draw huge blanks. I want to post some pictures really bad but I will be honest and say I just don't want to drag out my laptop to take them off of my camera to then put them on a CD to then take that some place that has the internet and up-load them. Am I just lazy? Hmm... I am not going to answer that one! :)
Anyways... here's the post:
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.” James 1:17 ESV
I am not sure what to post today. I have Jackson’s birthday “stuff” that I need to catch you up on, but I will have to do that this weekend. I have his birthday letter and his birthday picture and pictures from his party.
So, to maybe prompt some thought, I went to verseoftheday.com and James 1:17 is what I found. Recently, I have realized that a lot of my conversations and thoughts have really centered on God’s timing. So often when we want something or think that we NEED something, we rush to God and expect him to jump. Now. That is just not the case. I have been praying hard a lot about settling down and allowing God to help me understand that I AM NOT in control.
Currently, Wayne and I are doing a Crown Ministries Financial Bible Study. I have mentioned many times before about us trying to get our finances in order. This bible study has really shed some light on what God says about our finances. Did you know there are OVER 2,000 verses about finances and money? Apparently God really though this was a huge topic that really needed a lot of clarification! And boy do I need it! However, not only do I need it, I need to heed to it!! It's not going to matter if I just know what the Bible says, I need to practice it.
I know that God will get us through this time of struggle with our finances. I also believe that he will bless us along the way for taking the extra effort to get ourselves out of this mess. Oh, I just can't wait to finish with all this!
So, can you tell what is on my brain non-stop these days? If not, reference the last 2 postings as well as this one...
Anyways... here's the post:
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.” James 1:17 ESV
I am not sure what to post today. I have Jackson’s birthday “stuff” that I need to catch you up on, but I will have to do that this weekend. I have his birthday letter and his birthday picture and pictures from his party.
So, to maybe prompt some thought, I went to verseoftheday.com and James 1:17 is what I found. Recently, I have realized that a lot of my conversations and thoughts have really centered on God’s timing. So often when we want something or think that we NEED something, we rush to God and expect him to jump. Now. That is just not the case. I have been praying hard a lot about settling down and allowing God to help me understand that I AM NOT in control.
Currently, Wayne and I are doing a Crown Ministries Financial Bible Study. I have mentioned many times before about us trying to get our finances in order. This bible study has really shed some light on what God says about our finances. Did you know there are OVER 2,000 verses about finances and money? Apparently God really though this was a huge topic that really needed a lot of clarification! And boy do I need it! However, not only do I need it, I need to heed to it!! It's not going to matter if I just know what the Bible says, I need to practice it.
I know that God will get us through this time of struggle with our finances. I also believe that he will bless us along the way for taking the extra effort to get ourselves out of this mess. Oh, I just can't wait to finish with all this!
So, can you tell what is on my brain non-stop these days? If not, reference the last 2 postings as well as this one...
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