The other day...
Greyson: "Mommy. I'm a kid."
Me: "Yup."
Greyson: "So I can eat Trix."
Me (with a smile): "You sure can."
Monday, March 14, 2011
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
no clever title...
I don't typically blog unless I have pics, or Greyson has said/done something humorous or impressive, or we've done something new, exciting and fun. But I figured that I could blog about the great stuff planned for the month of March and April....and then after we do it all there will be pics to post. :)
So, hmmm...Where to start?
Lets start with MOPS.
We are getting ready to do our Great Mom's Walk at the end of the month, March 23rd to be exact. As of last week we've raised $170.00 for our group. Of the $170.00, $85 was from people I reached out to...and that was from only half of them. I am so blessed to have people in my life (friends and family) who will support me, by supporting MOPS. It's a far cry from our goal, $2000.00, but I have faith that we will reach it...because God always provides for this group. I can't wait to check our MOPS mailbox on Wednesday to see if there are anymore checks waiting to be added to our existing total.
Also this month we will be starting a Book Club/Bible study. I purchases a book at last year's MOPS convention called REAL moms...REAL Jesus by Jill Savage. It was a great book, with lots of scripture reference, and Bible reading. It also comes with discussion questions for each chapter. I figured it was the perfect book to use! I have receive a good amount of interest. We will be meeting twice a month, and the book will take us through the summer and into the next MOPS year.
Next month MOPS will be having its annual yard sale. So if you have any baby stuff that you don't plan on passing along, send it to NC. :)
Now we've come to the stuff I'm really excited about (in no particular order)...
1. I went from using bands to do "pull-ups," to using a chair. I can't do as many as with the bands, but I'm proud of what I can do...which is about 10 (but I can't carry that number through the whole workout) And boy do my arms hurt...which doesn't make the most sense because I'm suppose to be working my back muscles. Hmmm?
2. This is my last month of p90x. I really enjoy the workout, but I'm ready for something new. I has become a little repetitive and I don't want to get bored...but the fact that I've made it this far without missing a single day (and on MOPS days I have to get up oober early, like 6am early, so that I can complete my workout before heading to the meeting) and without ever thinking "I don't want to do this today." I'm ready to start running again. I want to run the St. Jude's 5k on April 16th, so I need to start "training." :)
3. MY MOMMY IS COMING TO VISIT!!! I'm not excited at all. ;o) I think it would really awesome if my daddy came too, but he's started working again, so it isn't likely. Boo! :( I will be picking her up from the airport on Tuesday March 22nd at 10 or 11pm (mom, send me your itinerary) with Greyson in tow...Clayton has duty that night. And she will be here until the 28th. She will get to be here for the Great Mom's Walk, Bible Study, Greyson's birthday, a few karate classes (including Little Dragons), a Pampered Chef party (though she doesn't have to go with me, but it is a prior obligation I have), maybe if it is warm (like it has been) we'll go to Shakleford Island and look for some shells and wild horses, and church. If Jen and Jess were to tag along as well...that would be SUPER DUPER AWESOME!!!
4. WE ARE GOING TO D.C.!!! I'm not excited about this either. We will be heading up to D.C. on March 29, but first we will be making a stop at the Marine Corps museum. We hope to have dinner with a friend from Michigan who is stationed at Quantico. After the museum we will continue our drive to Alexandria, VA where we will check in to our hotel. We will be in D.C. until Friday April 1st, and while we are there we plan to walk the National mall (make it to the Jefferson memorial since I didn't make it that far when in D.C. two years ago), see the cherry blossoms in bloom (keeping our fingers crossed), we plan to visit a couple museums, and the National zoo. All of this should easily be accomplished in the three days we'll be in D.C. This will be the first time Clayton has taken leave for himself, and our first REAL family vacation...all other trips we've been on have been extended family related...this time it's all about our three-person family. :)
5. CRIS AND JIM ARE COMING FOR SPRING BREAK!!! Again, not excited. They will be here in the evening on Saturday April 2nd. I'm not sure how long they are staying, but my guess is, until the following Saturday...which means they will get to see Greyson do Little Dragons. We don't have anything planned...well, except to borrow a fire pit from someone so that Cris can enjoy her nightly fires...we'll probably play a little euchre, maybe lay out in the sun...and I'm sure Greyson will get a few new toys (though he doesn't need any...clothes, yes. toys, no.) We just enjoy having Cris and Jim come to visit. :)
If you paid any attention to the dating of events 3, 4, and 5 you will notice that they happen one after the other. Drop mom off on 28, leave for D.C. on the 29, return from D.C. on the 1, Cris and Jim arrive on the 2nd...sounds rather exhausting! I'll need a week to recoup. :)
I just can't wait for the end of the month!!!
So, hmmm...Where to start?
Lets start with MOPS.
We are getting ready to do our Great Mom's Walk at the end of the month, March 23rd to be exact. As of last week we've raised $170.00 for our group. Of the $170.00, $85 was from people I reached out to...and that was from only half of them. I am so blessed to have people in my life (friends and family) who will support me, by supporting MOPS. It's a far cry from our goal, $2000.00, but I have faith that we will reach it...because God always provides for this group. I can't wait to check our MOPS mailbox on Wednesday to see if there are anymore checks waiting to be added to our existing total.
Also this month we will be starting a Book Club/Bible study. I purchases a book at last year's MOPS convention called REAL moms...REAL Jesus by Jill Savage. It was a great book, with lots of scripture reference, and Bible reading. It also comes with discussion questions for each chapter. I figured it was the perfect book to use! I have receive a good amount of interest. We will be meeting twice a month, and the book will take us through the summer and into the next MOPS year.
Next month MOPS will be having its annual yard sale. So if you have any baby stuff that you don't plan on passing along, send it to NC. :)
Now we've come to the stuff I'm really excited about (in no particular order)...
1. I went from using bands to do "pull-ups," to using a chair. I can't do as many as with the bands, but I'm proud of what I can do...which is about 10 (but I can't carry that number through the whole workout) And boy do my arms hurt...which doesn't make the most sense because I'm suppose to be working my back muscles. Hmmm?
2. This is my last month of p90x. I really enjoy the workout, but I'm ready for something new. I has become a little repetitive and I don't want to get bored...but the fact that I've made it this far without missing a single day (and on MOPS days I have to get up oober early, like 6am early, so that I can complete my workout before heading to the meeting) and without ever thinking "I don't want to do this today." I'm ready to start running again. I want to run the St. Jude's 5k on April 16th, so I need to start "training." :)
3. MY MOMMY IS COMING TO VISIT!!! I'm not excited at all. ;o) I think it would really awesome if my daddy came too, but he's started working again, so it isn't likely. Boo! :( I will be picking her up from the airport on Tuesday March 22nd at 10 or 11pm (mom, send me your itinerary) with Greyson in tow...Clayton has duty that night. And she will be here until the 28th. She will get to be here for the Great Mom's Walk, Bible Study, Greyson's birthday, a few karate classes (including Little Dragons), a Pampered Chef party (though she doesn't have to go with me, but it is a prior obligation I have), maybe if it is warm (like it has been) we'll go to Shakleford Island and look for some shells and wild horses, and church. If Jen and Jess were to tag along as well...that would be SUPER DUPER AWESOME!!!
4. WE ARE GOING TO D.C.!!! I'm not excited about this either. We will be heading up to D.C. on March 29, but first we will be making a stop at the Marine Corps museum. We hope to have dinner with a friend from Michigan who is stationed at Quantico. After the museum we will continue our drive to Alexandria, VA where we will check in to our hotel. We will be in D.C. until Friday April 1st, and while we are there we plan to walk the National mall (make it to the Jefferson memorial since I didn't make it that far when in D.C. two years ago), see the cherry blossoms in bloom (keeping our fingers crossed), we plan to visit a couple museums, and the National zoo. All of this should easily be accomplished in the three days we'll be in D.C. This will be the first time Clayton has taken leave for himself, and our first REAL family vacation...all other trips we've been on have been extended family related...this time it's all about our three-person family. :)
5. CRIS AND JIM ARE COMING FOR SPRING BREAK!!! Again, not excited. They will be here in the evening on Saturday April 2nd. I'm not sure how long they are staying, but my guess is, until the following Saturday...which means they will get to see Greyson do Little Dragons. We don't have anything planned...well, except to borrow a fire pit from someone so that Cris can enjoy her nightly fires...we'll probably play a little euchre, maybe lay out in the sun...and I'm sure Greyson will get a few new toys (though he doesn't need any...clothes, yes. toys, no.) We just enjoy having Cris and Jim come to visit. :)
If you paid any attention to the dating of events 3, 4, and 5 you will notice that they happen one after the other. Drop mom off on 28, leave for D.C. on the 29, return from D.C. on the 1, Cris and Jim arrive on the 2nd...sounds rather exhausting! I'll need a week to recoup. :)
I just can't wait for the end of the month!!!
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Don't Lose Your Place...
For one of our last MOPS meetings of the year we have a W.O.W. (Wise Older Women) panel come speak to and answer questions from the moms in our group. As a thank you gift I decided that I would make them bookmarks. And since I was in the mood I decided that I would make some extras and possibly use them as gifts for my friends. I really enjoyed putting them together. It looks like I'll need to buy some more quote tablets so I can make some more bookmarks.
Even the backs are pretty.
Even the backs are pretty.I tried to come up with a cute name or something,
but in the end I just went with my intials.
Say It With a Card
I love to create homemade cards...it's one of my creative passions. I've made more than this, but I always seem to forget to take pictures of the cards before I send them out...If anyone has a card that I made them I would appreciate it if you took a picture (inside and out) and emailed it to me. If you'd ever like to create a card on your behalf, just ask.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
January 2011
Welcome to the new year, 2011. Can you believe that 2010 is already over? Where did the time go? I don't recall the years passing by so quickly: maybe it was the magic and wonderment of childhood that made the time pass so slowly or it could have been the eagerness to grow up that prevented the days from quickly passing by. It just seems that the faster we want something to happen, the slower it takes. But, whatever it was that made those days linger, I find myself looking for. Maybe, life would slow down if I made a conscious effort NOT to fill each minute of the day with SOMETHING but rather take the time to sit and watch the clouds move across the sky, listen to the birds sing their joyous song, or build sandcastles as the waves crash onto the shore.
One of my resolutions for the new year is to make more time for family. I have so many wonderful memories of my childhood, that I want to make sure that same is true fro Greyson. My fondest memory from my childhood is an even, but rater an action. My dad made a point to stop whatever he was doing: cutting and stacking wood, tilling the garden, putting an addition onto the house, whenever one of us girls asked him to do something with us. He never said, "when I'm finished," or "in a minute." He thought the most important part of his day was spending time with his family. We'd go for walks or bike rides, we'd send summer afternoons at the beach and winter weekends building snowmen and sledding in our backyard. He built us a sandbox (out of rock and mortar) and a swing set (out of scrap iron) so that we could enjoy the pleasures of being a child.
I think it is the realization that in less than three months Greyson will be 4-years-old that has spurred this resolution. No longer a toddler; when did that happen? It is important to me that each day (or at least every other day) inspires a memory that Greyon will carry with him, and when he's grown he will reflect on those moments, and say "I had a wonderful childhood."
When I think about the future I don't think about the things I want in my life, but rather how I want to spend my life. I want to share conversations abut the day over family dinner, then fall asleep next to the man I love. I want to spend weekends strolling through the park or visiting a museum. I want to share with Greyson (and if I'm lucky another child) the ways of the wold so that he can become the best man possible. I want to grow old with the knowledge that when I look back on my life I can smile and know that I lived the best life I could.
Remember, we've all been given a predeermined number of years to live and it is our gift to make the most of thse years.l
In hopes of making good on this resolution I've found my inspiration in a song.
One of my resolutions for the new year is to make more time for family. I have so many wonderful memories of my childhood, that I want to make sure that same is true fro Greyson. My fondest memory from my childhood is an even, but rater an action. My dad made a point to stop whatever he was doing: cutting and stacking wood, tilling the garden, putting an addition onto the house, whenever one of us girls asked him to do something with us. He never said, "when I'm finished," or "in a minute." He thought the most important part of his day was spending time with his family. We'd go for walks or bike rides, we'd send summer afternoons at the beach and winter weekends building snowmen and sledding in our backyard. He built us a sandbox (out of rock and mortar) and a swing set (out of scrap iron) so that we could enjoy the pleasures of being a child.
I think it is the realization that in less than three months Greyson will be 4-years-old that has spurred this resolution. No longer a toddler; when did that happen? It is important to me that each day (or at least every other day) inspires a memory that Greyon will carry with him, and when he's grown he will reflect on those moments, and say "I had a wonderful childhood."
When I think about the future I don't think about the things I want in my life, but rather how I want to spend my life. I want to share conversations abut the day over family dinner, then fall asleep next to the man I love. I want to spend weekends strolling through the park or visiting a museum. I want to share with Greyson (and if I'm lucky another child) the ways of the wold so that he can become the best man possible. I want to grow old with the knowledge that when I look back on my life I can smile and know that I lived the best life I could.
Remember, we've all been given a predeermined number of years to live and it is our gift to make the most of thse years.l
In hopes of making good on this resolution I've found my inspiration in a song.
Blink
by Revive
Teach me to number my days
And count every moment before it slips
away
Taking all the colors before they fade to
gray
I don't what to miss even just a second
more of this
It happens in a blink
It happen in a flash
It happens in the time it took to look
back
I try to hold on tight, but there's no
stopping time
What is it I've done with my life
It happens in a blink
When it's all said and done
No one remembers how far we
have run
The only think that matters is how
we have loved
I don't want to miss even just a
second more of this
It happens in a blink
It happens in a flash
It happens in the time it took to look
back
I try to hold on tight but there's no
stopping time
What is it I've done with my life
It happens in a blink
Slow down, slow down
Before today becomes our
yesterday
Slow down, slow down
Before you turn around and it's too
late
It happens in a blink
It happens in a flash
It happens in the time it took to look
back
I try to hold on tight but there's no
stopping time
What is it I've done with my life
It happens in a blink
"I asked God to give me all things that I may enjoy life.
God gave me life that I may enjoy all things."
~Author Unknown
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