lovely

Today is a beautiful day. Not much has happened, other than church and some good family time. J has been out working on his car with his Dad while his mom and I are just enjoying eachothers company and the nice breeze coming in through all the open windows. (Big sissy is riding her bike up and down the street while harassing daddy and papa as often as possible! and Monkey is napping.) What a lovely day.

thankful

Well, there has been a multitude of things keeping me pre-occupied this week. That plus my ever present funk I was in has kept me from writing the past few days. On a plus side, my in-laws came into town this week and it has been a much needed distraction. It's funny how God knows exactly what you need at any given moment. Since I missed "thankful Thursday" I think I will have a thankful Friday. :) I am done wallowing in my own self pity. Enough is enough.
So today, I am thankful for grace. I haven't been the most pleasant person this week and I am SO thankful that the people who love me and have given me their grace and understanding. I am thankful that even though I am clearly and obviously an unworthy candidate God has given me His grace. Today I am going to let go of all the gunk that is clogging my engine (yeah, I'm not too sure where that metaphor came from) and accept grace. Because no matter what is going on I need to remember that I AM SIMPLY BLESSED.

blah

Well, it's just been one of those days. Call it a funk, a fog, whatever it is; it's cast it's ugly shadow on me today. I think I'll go peek at the kiddos sleeping, that always makes me smile. ;)

formal complaint

Dear Neighbor with THREE dirt bikes,

I love the outdoors. In fact, I love dirt bikes and quads just as much as the next guy or gal. HOWEVER, I do NOT love when you work on your bikes during the day and then proceed to rev their engines during my monkey's nap time. I also am curious as to why your two teenage boys never go to school. I can understand if you guys home school, but if that were the case, then they should be INSIDE learning at some point throughout the day. I also wonder, WHY do you never go to work?!?! How can a four person family ALWAYS be at home? How do you earn your money. Perhaps you are paid by the other neighbors to not rev your engine when it's dark, which I thank you for. In conclusion, I am begging that you STOP this nonsense immediately! Thank you for your time.

Until my next formal complaint,
Jessica

Cup of Joe

We have had TOO much food this weekend! All I want to do is sit down with this cup of coffee and eat nothing for a week! Okay maybe just till tomorrow! ;) I hope everyone has had a great weekend.

festive weekend...

My hubby turns 27 tomorrow! Wowsers! :) We have company coming (cousin and husband) for the weekend and I have A LOT of baking and cooking to do. The fastest way to J's heart is through his stomach and I plan on being right in that heart all weekend long! I plan on filling the next few days with all of his favorites. Oh and for those of you wondering, yes ALL weekend, I believe that people deserve a birthday WEEK if possible, but a birthday weekend will do. Enjoy your weekends everyone!

EXHAUSTED!

Yesterday was tedious! I spent, wait for it... SEVEN hours in my 5 year olds room cleaning, organizing and donating toys. OH DEAR. Here is where I confess that when my husband was on his second deployment we came up with the idea that Daddy would send Big Sissy (who wasn't a sissy at all at the time) boxes from Iraq to show that he was thinking of her. (Now of course I was the one who was packing these boxes and sneaking them onto the porch, but she will NEVER know this.) Any who, I went a little overboard, after I saw the joy on my sad lonely daughters face I just couldn't stop. I didn't buy expensive stuff that threw us into debt. BUT I did buy way too much crap (I mean how many kaleidoscopes does one kid need?) I think Daddy sent a box at least once a week. So, it is obvious that this little girl has accumulated way to much "stuff" over the past few years. It was time to get rid of it all, well at least most of it! I was having anxiety every time I opened her closet. So I hunkered down (a saying my husband uses quite frequently) and blessed that mess. And even though I am exhausted today, I am so happy it is done. I literally went in there this morning and laid down on her floor and stared at the closet in joy. :)
Now only if cleaning the bathrooms could give me this much joy.