Really???

The really moment of the day:

Is the McDonalds worker REALLLY sweeping under my feet right now as I type at my table while the kids play. I mean this place is prob around 2-3000 sq feet and she has to pick the 10 sq feet on to sweep? bumping my legs with her broom handle as she goes.....REALLY??? Should I stand? hmmm....

secret reveal Number 7492361

I love jammin out to demi lovato. my daughter hates it. hehehehehe maybe thats what makes me love it more!

Andrew

Ahhh what to say about this one! He is my WILD child. Scared of nothing....well except "bunnies" hahaha!!! He will be 3 years old on friday. He keeps courtney and I laughing all day! And this boy...he LOVES Jesus. He wants to be at church 24/7 and will cry when I tell him thats not our destination. I know God has big plans for this baby. I struggled this year with overcompensation. I overcompensated for his lack of father with laxing my discipline as a parent. For most people who know me they were QUITE puzzled. I am a firm believer in discipline and yea you may choose if you want an apple or and orange but a kids life is not meant for choices (actually ill blog on this later) Anyway! So he went a little crazy...when I was reading one day and came across scripture convicting my heart! Jeremiah 22:3
Deuteronomy 24:17-22 My son may not have an earthly father...but he has something better his Heavenly Father! How foolish of me to neglect this fact! SO we are finally looking up. He has come so FAR since the beginning of 08. And I am so proud of him!

Courtney

My daughter is growing up too fast!!! In my opinion that is. Not in hers. :) Never did I think I would see the day that I was talking like the adults did when I was younger! I just want her to stop breathe and be a little girl but she is busy busy trying to reach milestone after milestone. here are a couple excerpts from conversations we have had this first grade year:

"Mama there is a cute boy in 4th grade. Its ONLY 2 years older mama!"

"And that girl was so rude to the boy and he had autism and I told her Dont you know he has AUTISM? God made him that way he cant HELP it. And dont YOU know what Jesus did for you he DIED for YOU. Mama she just doesnt GET IT!"

"I dont need Junie B Jones mama I have my Bible to read!"

"you always LET andrew hurt me!"

"I am the only one without a CELL PHONE! even a KINDERGARTENER HAS ONE!"

So you see my little sassypants is nerve wracking and at times I throw my hands up in the air with no words for what sassiness comes out of ehr mouth but my baby girl loves Jesus so I'll continue to discipline and praise and pray for God to keep on her heart :)

Its me here in this place again.....

click the title of this and then push play on ALL IT TAKES you will hear my all time favorite song EVER. It is so awesome. Aubrey and his team are T A L E N T E D. God has blessed them ten fold and I love singing with them every weekend!!

so listen and tell me what you think!!! I love discussing spiritual lyrics and what they mean to each person! pretty please with suga on top? :)

My new devotional ROCKS!!!

Jesus doesnt need to offer us a word each day, one word from Him is enough for a lifetime! It's not a difficult word either- youve known it most of your life; though its meaning deepens as you grow daily in wisdom: SUFFICIENT. As in, my grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.

Baby Alive

The Baby Alive has been on the Christmas list for 2 years now. I have avoided it,went down other aisles at the store, anything I could think of. Because here are two cold hard facts:
1. I potty train living BREATHING children for a living
and
2. I just got my youngest out of diapers (in a timeframe that took way too long IMO)

SO my aunt buys her the doll (of course! Love YOU) and I swiftly put it in the closet with a few otehr toys to wait for the newness of Christmas to wear off on the other toys. Monday the light bulb goes off in Courtneys brain and I find myself sitting in the middle of my living room cuttingstring untwisting twisty ties and pulling Baby Alive and all her contents out. This doll talks, cries, POOPS and PEES and eats and drinks and sleeps and wakes up. It been good times UNTIL the morning. The dialog went like this for 2 days(before i startegically waited for courtney to go to bed and placed the baby out of sight being the smart mama that I am)
Me: Courtney time to get up Get your clothes on please
Courtney: Ok Mommy!
(me thinking WOW thats weird she never gets up so easily)
I happily go about gettig Drew and myself ready and am ready to leave when I towards her room and hear a slurping noise. Opening hte door I discover my daughter sitting in the middle of her bed NOT dressed feeding a DOLL.

I obviously express my concern and she looks at me exasperated and says "But MAMA it is baby ALIVE see it says ALIVE if I dont feed it it will DIE!"

Repeat on day 2

I have also had to hear about the doll dying when I try to get groceries , gas or go to church after work.

I am reminded why I stopped at 2 kids!