* Kind workers at Home Depot who answered all my questions, led me directly to wear I need to be, and even helped to carry everything out to my car. Which was nice, because my purchases included: four 10 ft pvc pipes, two 6ft foam isolation for pipes, 12 -4ft wooden dowels, and a couple things of black electrical tape. And I was pushing Cole in his stroller, and it was freezing cold outside.
*Klint. Eternal marriages. Temples. Plan of Salvation. Klint
*extra strength that was not my own this afternoon. Wisdom given to me to use soft whispering words, instead of loud commanding words with Matthew when he was so angry. Teaching him how to pray to God. Not just for his brother and sister to forgive him, but to pour his heart out in prayer. To tell Heavenly Father he was angry, his heart hurt and he wanted Him to take it away. Holding him in my lap. Lucky to be his mom.
*Neighbor boy Max, when he saw me his face lit up and ran to give me a hug. I needed that today.
*although he has been so sick with an upper respiratory infection, Cole. He let me hold him and cuddle him for about 30 seconds this morning at the doctors office. He then promptly had to move because he was hurting so much, but so grateful for those brief seconds to cuddle my octopus.
*easy to make and yummy turkey sliders.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Saturday January 12, 2013
*Justin and Matthew had their first basketball games today. It was fun to watch them play. They each have their own individual strengths, and I loved watched that shine through as they played. Their personalities really came out.
*The quiet in the car as we drove home from the gym. After three hours of LOUD screaming parents and coaches it was oh so nice to have quiet.
*Cole was asleep this morning, Klint was at training meeting for the Stake, and the other three hooligans were playing quite well together...so I went and laid in bed for almost an hour. I dowsed in and out for about 30 mins, and the rest of time I just laid and listened to those kiddos play. I loved that. I also love that I didn't feel guilty at all for taking a brake. Yep, I still have laundry to do, a kitchen (who am I kidding the entire house!) to clean, etc.etc. but it felt really nice to take a little breather.
*Stan and Dale left. Which is not one of my gratitude moments, but right before Justin, Matthew and Emily all dog piled on top of Stan with big bear hugs. The look on Stans' face and his laughter was wonderful. He kept saying, "I am such a lucky man, man I am such a lucky guy" and I could tell he meant it. My kids are so lucky to have someone love them as much as Stan does.
*The quiet in the car as we drove home from the gym. After three hours of LOUD screaming parents and coaches it was oh so nice to have quiet.
*Cole was asleep this morning, Klint was at training meeting for the Stake, and the other three hooligans were playing quite well together...so I went and laid in bed for almost an hour. I dowsed in and out for about 30 mins, and the rest of time I just laid and listened to those kiddos play. I loved that. I also love that I didn't feel guilty at all for taking a brake. Yep, I still have laundry to do, a kitchen (who am I kidding the entire house!) to clean, etc.etc. but it felt really nice to take a little breather.
*Stan and Dale left. Which is not one of my gratitude moments, but right before Justin, Matthew and Emily all dog piled on top of Stan with big bear hugs. The look on Stans' face and his laughter was wonderful. He kept saying, "I am such a lucky man, man I am such a lucky guy" and I could tell he meant it. My kids are so lucky to have someone love them as much as Stan does.
Friday, January 11, 2013
Friday January 11, 2013
*reconnecting with a dear dear friend. Ms. Gaylene I hope you know what you have meant to me. Thank you for forgiving me my bad friendness. I love that I can talk to you for easily an hour, even though it's been months since we talked, and years (wipe a tear) since we have seen each other.
* laughing so hard tonight that the invitable happened. I peed my pants. Yes, I have had four children naturally so it's bound to happen. But I really don't mind that much, because it was just Klint and I, and he makes me laugh so much that not only could I not breathe but...well...you know. A good laugh is worth it.
*playing bananagrams with Justin, Klint, and Stan. Man I am lucky. They are so funny. My eyes hurt. I know it's time to stop when the word "at" doesn't look right at all.
*Cole. He is beautiful, and wonderful, and sweet, and smart. I love that he knows the all done sigh. And uses it frequently to show his displeasure....especially with physical therapy.
* laughing so hard tonight that the invitable happened. I peed my pants. Yes, I have had four children naturally so it's bound to happen. But I really don't mind that much, because it was just Klint and I, and he makes me laugh so much that not only could I not breathe but...well...you know. A good laugh is worth it.
*playing bananagrams with Justin, Klint, and Stan. Man I am lucky. They are so funny. My eyes hurt. I know it's time to stop when the word "at" doesn't look right at all.
*Cole. He is beautiful, and wonderful, and sweet, and smart. I love that he knows the all done sigh. And uses it frequently to show his displeasure....especially with physical therapy.
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Thursday January 10, 2013
*My family. My husband.
*Stan and Dale made it safe here. We have the pilot back.
*watching my kids. I love watching the boys practice basketball. I lvoe standing back and watching them when they don't know I am. Sounds kind of creepy, but it really is done out of love...again...a bit creepy.
*Sharing the gospel via text.
*Stan and Dale made it safe here. We have the pilot back.
*watching my kids. I love watching the boys practice basketball. I lvoe standing back and watching them when they don't know I am. Sounds kind of creepy, but it really is done out of love...again...a bit creepy.
*Sharing the gospel via text.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Wednesday January 9, 2013
*It rained nearly all day. I don't why, but I sure love gloomy weather days.
*Hearing a new song on Pandara (another gratitude item right there!), and really loving the lyrics. It's by John Mayer entitled "Daughters". I love that it has such a positive, true, deep message. It's not often that you hear a song like that. I am grateful for it today.
*I have the most wonderful father in law in the world. He is driving 17+ hours for us. Not only to see us, but to pick up the Pilot at the mechanics and drive it back to Texas so we don't have to. Amazing. Such an example of sacrifice. I want to be more like that.
*Cole has short hair, I cut it last night. At first I cried, it was his first haircut after all, but after a whole day with it I really like it. I see more of his budding personality with short hair. Love it.
*Gratitude that the "epic"( as Matthew and Emily would say) pile of laundry is folded, sorted and almost all put away.
*Hearing a new song on Pandara (another gratitude item right there!), and really loving the lyrics. It's by John Mayer entitled "Daughters". I love that it has such a positive, true, deep message. It's not often that you hear a song like that. I am grateful for it today.
*I have the most wonderful father in law in the world. He is driving 17+ hours for us. Not only to see us, but to pick up the Pilot at the mechanics and drive it back to Texas so we don't have to. Amazing. Such an example of sacrifice. I want to be more like that.
*Cole has short hair, I cut it last night. At first I cried, it was his first haircut after all, but after a whole day with it I really like it. I see more of his budding personality with short hair. Love it.
*Gratitude that the "epic"( as Matthew and Emily would say) pile of laundry is folded, sorted and almost all put away.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Tuesday January 8, 2013
*Cole ate tonight...yep... with his mouth! He had a few teeny tiny bites of taco soup. It wasn't a lot, but he ate! He opened his mouth willingly and swallowed. After about four bites he started doing the "all done" sigh. That little boy melts my heart.
*Cole gained weight!! Just enough to satisfy the GI doctor. This means no J-tube!! Wahoo! At least for now. I am so very happy about that.
* Having a fire in the fireplace
*Planning Emily's birthday party. She, of course, wants a Disney's Brave party. She is Merida after all. Looking online and seeing so many creative fun ideas.
*Seeing the boys come out of the school this afternoon. It was the first day back after Christmas break and it was a rough morning. No one wanted this day to come. It was really nice and exciting even to see Justin and Matthew, and to hug them tight!
*It was Cole's official last day of antibiotics. Those ones were rough. Three times a day can be tricky to remember. So glad it cleared up the fourth tube site infection, and so glad they are finished :-)
*Cole gained weight!! Just enough to satisfy the GI doctor. This means no J-tube!! Wahoo! At least for now. I am so very happy about that.
* Having a fire in the fireplace
*Planning Emily's birthday party. She, of course, wants a Disney's Brave party. She is Merida after all. Looking online and seeing so many creative fun ideas.
*Seeing the boys come out of the school this afternoon. It was the first day back after Christmas break and it was a rough morning. No one wanted this day to come. It was really nice and exciting even to see Justin and Matthew, and to hug them tight!
*It was Cole's official last day of antibiotics. Those ones were rough. Three times a day can be tricky to remember. So glad it cleared up the fourth tube site infection, and so glad they are finished :-)
Monday, January 7, 2013
Monday January 7, 2013
* Looking down the long entry hallway in our house, and really liking it. It has been a sore spot since we moved in. But now that Klint has put up the wainscotting/library paneling, and we finally hung some frames on the wall (which still need pictures....) I really like that hallway!
*Surrendering to the Lord. Being led to my knees while doing doing something else, and offering that prayer of "please help me. i don't want to do this all on my own anymore, i turn it over to you." I just have to try hard now and not snatch it back up.
*Chocolate cake day 2
*warm baths for an achy back
*an unexpected plate of cookies left on our doorstep
*an unexpected thank you card from some of my most favorite people on this planet...the Rowes. I love them.
*Surrendering to the Lord. Being led to my knees while doing doing something else, and offering that prayer of "please help me. i don't want to do this all on my own anymore, i turn it over to you." I just have to try hard now and not snatch it back up.
*Chocolate cake day 2
*warm baths for an achy back
*an unexpected plate of cookies left on our doorstep
*an unexpected thank you card from some of my most favorite people on this planet...the Rowes. I love them.
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Sunday January 6, 2013
*Fasting. Recognizing that as much as I crave and need water and food, I need to "feed" my spirit as well. Tasting that sacrament bread and sipping that water after fasting 20+ hrs makes the analogy so real to me.
* I am grateful for gratitude. The principle of gratitude. Being given the opportunity to teach gratitude to four small people, and the pride (I know opposite of gratitude) I feel every time I hear them spontaneously, but sincerely, say Thank You. So very grateful for a Mother and Nana who taught me about gratitude.
* Tonight with Klint. Since a few people other than myself and him read this blog, that's about all I can write.
* Chocolate cake. Made with pudding and 7-up and caramel and ganache and a bit of heaven. Even better is that Klint and the kids made it..not me!!
*Standing up in Relief Society, teaching. Forgetting completely to be nervous, because I feel so much love for those women in that room, and I feel so loved by them. I love the example they are to me. I know so many of their hardships and trials they face and for them to come every single week gives me strength to carry my own burdens. To feel their love for me and my family is incredible. No it's so much more than that, words just don't express the feelings I have for those women, for the people in my ward. They are family. I love them. I am so blest.
*receiving the sweetest present for Cole. Ever. An older couple in the ward who haven't ever had children, brought a gift for Cole today in church. The cutest, toughest looking stuffed gorilla. The card read,
"a tough guy" for our favorite "tough guy". Love, the Geldarskis. They just melt my heart. We love them so much. They have prayed for Cole since before he was born, and continue to. They haven't even ever held him but for some reason they love him and us. There are angels among us.
* I am grateful for gratitude. The principle of gratitude. Being given the opportunity to teach gratitude to four small people, and the pride (I know opposite of gratitude) I feel every time I hear them spontaneously, but sincerely, say Thank You. So very grateful for a Mother and Nana who taught me about gratitude.
* Tonight with Klint. Since a few people other than myself and him read this blog, that's about all I can write.
* Chocolate cake. Made with pudding and 7-up and caramel and ganache and a bit of heaven. Even better is that Klint and the kids made it..not me!!
*Standing up in Relief Society, teaching. Forgetting completely to be nervous, because I feel so much love for those women in that room, and I feel so loved by them. I love the example they are to me. I know so many of their hardships and trials they face and for them to come every single week gives me strength to carry my own burdens. To feel their love for me and my family is incredible. No it's so much more than that, words just don't express the feelings I have for those women, for the people in my ward. They are family. I love them. I am so blest.
*receiving the sweetest present for Cole. Ever. An older couple in the ward who haven't ever had children, brought a gift for Cole today in church. The cutest, toughest looking stuffed gorilla. The card read,
"a tough guy" for our favorite "tough guy". Love, the Geldarskis. They just melt my heart. We love them so much. They have prayed for Cole since before he was born, and continue to. They haven't even ever held him but for some reason they love him and us. There are angels among us.
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Saturday January 5, 2013
*Playing games with friends. So much fun! Klint had a youth fireside he had to be at, so this was a wonderful distraction for our entire family.
*90% off Christmas clearance at Target!! Wahoo! New tree for only $26 !
*Listening to Matthew describe his flight simulator experience in detail. Seeing the pure joy and pride on his face. Nearly jumping up and down inside, so very excited for him. Loving hearing Klint jump in to add details. I really do hope he becomes a pilot.
*Seeing and chatting with Cinnamon. I really missed her over the last few weeks. I wish she knew how much we love her over here.
*90% off Christmas clearance at Target!! Wahoo! New tree for only $26 !
*Listening to Matthew describe his flight simulator experience in detail. Seeing the pure joy and pride on his face. Nearly jumping up and down inside, so very excited for him. Loving hearing Klint jump in to add details. I really do hope he becomes a pilot.
*Seeing and chatting with Cinnamon. I really missed her over the last few weeks. I wish she knew how much we love her over here.
Friday, January 4, 2013
Friday January 4, 2013
* a roaring fire. The heat I felt while I sat on the hearth. Feeling warm to my bones. But not a Texas summer warm, a good, happy sigh, warm.
*Listening to Justin laugh at the movie we were watching tonight. Then hearing Klint laugh. Then Emily...mostly because Klint was laughing. I really didn't watch much of the movie, but listening to those I love was awesomeness.
*Both Emily and Matthew today had courage, and told the truth. Emily told the truth about eating chocolate, even though she knew it was going to get her in trouble. Matthew told the truth about blowing out the recently lit fire in the fireplace, even though he knew we had repeatedly asked him to stay away from it. They both told the truth without hesitation. I am so proud of them.
*Having a house chuck full of kids for nearly the entire day. Both Matthew and Justin had friends over (Jesse and Max). Both friends I simply adore. I loved listening to them playing and interacting together. Including everyone, even the little sister and the destructive baby when he came scooting along. I loved hearing those happy noises. I loved spending a couple of hours around the kitchen table making paracord bracelets with all of them. It made me so grateful to be a mom. It made me feel so grateful to be a stay at home mom, where those opportunities are more frequent and easier.
*preparing a lesson on gratitude for Relief Society and really feeling blest and grateful to a very loving and knowing and caring Heavenly Father.
*talking to my friend Kristen on the phone today. I like her an awful lot. I missed her while they were on their trip. I am grateful for her.
*Listening to Justin laugh at the movie we were watching tonight. Then hearing Klint laugh. Then Emily...mostly because Klint was laughing. I really didn't watch much of the movie, but listening to those I love was awesomeness.
*Both Emily and Matthew today had courage, and told the truth. Emily told the truth about eating chocolate, even though she knew it was going to get her in trouble. Matthew told the truth about blowing out the recently lit fire in the fireplace, even though he knew we had repeatedly asked him to stay away from it. They both told the truth without hesitation. I am so proud of them.
*Having a house chuck full of kids for nearly the entire day. Both Matthew and Justin had friends over (Jesse and Max). Both friends I simply adore. I loved listening to them playing and interacting together. Including everyone, even the little sister and the destructive baby when he came scooting along. I loved hearing those happy noises. I loved spending a couple of hours around the kitchen table making paracord bracelets with all of them. It made me so grateful to be a mom. It made me feel so grateful to be a stay at home mom, where those opportunities are more frequent and easier.
*preparing a lesson on gratitude for Relief Society and really feeling blest and grateful to a very loving and knowing and caring Heavenly Father.
*talking to my friend Kristen on the phone today. I like her an awful lot. I missed her while they were on their trip. I am grateful for her.
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