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We just got back from our "cation" as Caleb says and I am wiped! I've got mounds of things on my to do list and none of the energy that I need to do it! Why is it so hard to make that transition from vacation to "real life"?
So in an effort to get back on the blog train, I thought I'd give you a little something until I get my life back in order.
These are the Top 10 reasons I'd rather be back on our vacation...
10. Relaxing at the pool - only happened once, but oh, it was good!
9. Special treats, like ice cream and cookies and more ice cream.
8. No Mail!
7. No Bills!
6. No Cleaning!
5. Don't have to find anything for my 5 year old to do.
4. Playing in the pool with the kiddos even if some of them are SO afraid of water!
3. Peaceful evenings on the porch talking with my husband over a cup of coffee and the most perfect breeze blowing by.
2. Escaping life, well a little bit!
1. Getting to spend quality time with my favorite people!
And here's a little something to whet your appetite!
With Micah getting older these days, it seems he has adventures of his own without me! One recent one he had was with his friend Ben. His mom called and asked if she could take him strawberry picking one day in hopes that maybe it would be helpful for me so I could get some packing done for our upcoming vacation.
So he loaded up in their mini and headed to a farm to pick strawberries. Later they hit McDonalds for an afternoon snack, followed by a round of mini-golf, followed by some ice cream! Yeah, you could say it was a pretty good day for him! He was treated to some fun things with his "favorite friend" Ben!
As a mom, you know, you never get to a point where you are "cruisin". Once you "master" a phase of parenting, a new one begins. Sometimes, you get off track for whatever reason, and find your kids are not your kids anymore. That's where I've found myself recently.
All of a sudden, I'm having to repeat myself 2 and 3 and 4 times to get someone to obey.
All of a sudden, I'm negotiating with my kids.
All of a sudden, my kids aren't getting along and yelling at each other.
All of a sudden, I'm waking up and realizing it didn't happen all of a sudden!
I'm really the one at fault. I've been lazy in my parenting. So when I'm lazy, they get away with more. And thus the issue.
So this week, we are refocusing. I'm taking the most attention-needing areas and reteaching. Here's what we are focusing on...
1. Obeying Right Away - aka the first time
Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. Col 3:20
2. Putting Others First
Honor others more than yourselves. Rom 12:10b
None of you should look out just for your own good. You should also look out for the good of others. Phil 2:4
3. Loving Each Other with our Words and Tone
Avoiding a fight brings honor to a man. But every fookish person is quick to argue. Prov 20:3
4. Telling the Truth
The Lord delights in those who are truthful. Prov 12:22
The last two days have been crazy here with tons of tornado watches and warnings. Being from MD, tornadoes just weren't a big thing. I remember moving to NC when I taught and we had to do a tornado drill. I had to actually ask a teacher what to do during the drill. I had no idea! There were a couple of tornadoes that touched down in our area, but mostly just tree damage. It got pretty exciting when at Bible study today they moved us to the hallway at one point.
Check out my Peeps Cupcakes from our Easter Weekend! I had fun making these. I actually really like to bake, but it seems these days it gets the boot quite often. For the sake of time, I just made carrot cake from the box so nothing special there. But I grabbed Ed's, yes Ed's, decorating tools and had fun doing the icing. So so simple and basic, but I am pleased!
Micah, the child I have been neglecting on the blog, has his first game tomorrow night. I'm not sure if he is more excited to wear the uniform or play. Poor guy, he wishes this were the big leagues. He seems to forget that he is playing with Kid #1 that draws in the sand, Kid #2 that walks around the bases NO. MATTER. WHAT. Kid #3 that gets so distracted that you just know he is going to get nailed by a bat or a ball this season and it ain't gonna be pretty. (I don't even know what kind of sentence or group of sentences that was!)
I secretly like to buy new cleaning supplies. I have NO IDEA WHY, but I do. And I just bought a new concentrated one that smells SO GOOD! It is Mr. Clean and has Febreeze in it. It's a Hawaiian scent and it smell perfect. It isn't overbearing, and I think it makes my house smell so fresh. Tomorrow I may just walk around with a bucket and rag wiping things just to make my house smell good! Don't laugh!
And lastly, I'm bracing myself for what might be our busiest May in our lives thus far. I've got 5 days until we go go go nonstop until our vacation. That's 19 days if you're counting. I'm really not one for going on and on how busy you are, but I deem this necessary! So if we disappear for a while, you know why!
Oh, and I almost hate to admit it, but you may find a certain someone getting caught up in the royal wedding tomorrow. Who doesn't like a Happily Ever After?!
Going to eat some Ham and Swiss Quiche with my leftover ham from Easter!
This Easter was probably my favorite yet. We really enjoyed going through our family devotional preparing for Easter, and the kids LOVED the accompanying songs! Micah really had a lot of questions this year for us to answer. Caleb even grasped the simple thought that Easter is when Jesus died on the cross and rose on the third day. And sweet Haleigh, well, she just shook her hips to the songs, as she always does. She loved dancing!
We also had an Easter Egg Hunt with our small group, and a quiet lunch after church with Ed's brother. Here are some of my favorite pics...
And notice...no family picture and no pics of Micah...he was there I promise!
It seems my very independent wildly imaginative little toddler is going through a stage. There are lots of stages kids go through, though it seems this little one is giving me a lot of material to work with.
This pictures are taken from my point of view. This is what I find lying around most days.
And then I find him, usually looking something like this. I mean don't toddler's fashion sense crack you up!
And this one is just a bonus donning my sunglasses and kicking back!
The boys have started this little thing that I could get used to! I am a mom who is ALWAYS trying to get them smile for me for ONE. LITTLE. PICTURE. Most of the time it doesn't seem to go well. But recently, we have had a love for the camera! So I am capitalizing!
Caleb's new phrase is "How 'Bout this Picture!" Then he'll pose either by himself or with one of the other two. Check out these pics I got the other day! And yes, they do have brownie ALL OVER their face and teeth, but its baby steps!
