March 29, 2010

I'm back! A week of company and a weekend off :) We had a great time with Jack and Mary....They are such easy guests and fun to be around....We had lots of good food and good times.....It is so neat to see them with the boys. Ty and Jake miss them so much and I think Jake put a pretty good guilt trip on Mary to get her to move here so fingers crossed...LOL :)
This weekend was great! We got tons done around the house and had fun having Jay all to ourselves. The weather was perfect!! We also had lots of fun playing Super Mario on the Wii...Actually it is pretty hard so Jay and I had more fun than Ty.....We got to be sneaky parents and play once the kids went to bed. I have absolutly nothing to complain about! The weather has alot to do with my sunny mood...Isnt it sad had a little sun can totally change your mood? Oh yeah and my baby was born this week!!! Woo Hoo! LOL....Ok not my baby, but the baby I am going to watch this summer and he is adorable!! I look forward to having a tiny little guy around again...My boys are getting so big, so fast!! Stay tuned for pictures of the little guy....He will be coming around May 10th if his mommy can part from his sweet little face. So to sum it up I am thankful for the following: Family, Weather, Jay had the weekend off, and Baby Joe! :)

March 19, 2010

I am thankful this week is coming to a close :) I had a great week but I am wiped out!!!
We went for a walking with my walking group girls....I thank God for them. The 2 that went today with me are super sweet girls who I hope to continue to spend time with. Good Christian moms who I can talk to and learn alot from. Their kids are darling also and I love being around kids who I see are being raised like I want to raise my boys.
Anyways I am also thankful the Aggies are playing and the boys are watching movies so I can relax! We have family coming in tomorrow so I will be rushing around to clean and stock the house and undo the damage 3 kids and a mom on the go have made all week! The boys are very excited to see them (Jay and I too)!
Till next week! :)

March 17, 2010

I am a little late but yesterday was the best day!!!

It was just me and the little guys and we went to the Ft Worth Museum and had a blast. It was super packed with everyone being out for Spring Break but the boys had a good time....I will say it again....It is so nice to have Ty home! We played for about 4 hours.....went to Dairy Queen and I bought them Light Sabres from Star Wars(Their new fave. thing..they live and breathe Star Wars right now)

They are at the age now where I am seeing less little boys and more big boy stuff. Dont want to change in front of me, dont want my help for showers, less cartoons, more friends and playing outside. Everything is bad guys vs. good guys LOL! Part of this makes me sad but it is also more fun than I thought it would be. Last night when I put them to bed they wanted to have good dreams about the fun we had together. It is nice to know that even though they dont want me around, as much, they still like hanging with mom sometimes :) Only thing missing from our day was Jay!

My fave. pictures of the day...The boys sitting in a dino footprint and searching for dino bones.

March 16, 2010

Yummy homemade potato soup on a cold rainy day! Need I say more? :)

My kids sitting at the table eating and playing...enjoying each others company. I love how close they have become since we moved here....They are best friends and play so well together.

Thinking about this makes me think about Jenny.....She is and always has been my best friend! How lucky I am that we have always been close!! She knows me better than anyone and I am blessed to have her. She is so kind and patient and caring. You could not ask for anything more :) I love everything about her. She is also super protective of those she loves and isnt afraid to speak her mind when she feels like they are being treated unfairly. Seeing her aggravated at someone makes me smile....I know it shouldn't but she is just so darn cute! She is a great daughter, sister, wife and mother....I wouldn't mind being her one day when I grow up :)

Tomorrow it is just me and the boys. I can't wait to spend the day with them again. I love having Ty back with us for awhile!

March 15, 2010

I am taking the weekends off! LOL!

The boys and I had a great weekend.....We went to the base and walked around and played outside, church, etc.! Good weekend!

Today I am thankful for these smiles! I got to take the kids to a bouncy house, McDonalds and the park. I kept them busy all day and wore them and myself out : )

I am also thankful that Jay is resting as he is not feeling well and I still have enough energy to keep going with the boys until bedtime!

March 12, 2010

"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." Lamentations 3:22-23

God keeps bringing this verse to my mind and I keep finding it written in random places. Today it was in a blog I read. It is called Moms in Need of Mercy. She wrote about how God's love and mercy can be found everyday if we are willing to look for it. Kind of a jolt of joy to carry you through the rest of the day when the sunshine fades and the clouds start to roll in.
Today was not a great day for me. I was thinking what can I find to be thankful about today? I started this mission and day 3 and all I can think to say is "Yeah guys I got nothing!" :)
I have kind of felt like an outsider everwhere I went the last 2 days and have been fighting feelings of lonliness....but when Ty got home he reminded me "Tonight is movie and pizza night right?"
God has been faithful and given me the husband and children of my dreams...There is nothing better than spending the night with them and forgetting the rest of the world! And God's mercies are new every morning. I can forget how I feel today and start new tomorrow and focus on my "boys" and on the great things God has in store for the 4 of us!

Thursday March 11

Ok here goes :)

I am thankful for:

1. An unexpected chat with a girlfriend......I am so thankful God brought Craig and Amy into our lives and I am so greatful that she is so easy to talk to and had some "words from God" that my heart needed to hear and it was a true joy to spend some time with her. I had a list of what seemed like 100 things to do and instead spent most of the morning reconnnecting with her and it was just what I needed!

2. I am so blessed that I am able to stay at home with my boys!!! It seems like all I do is talk to children all day, but it is a BLESSING and not all mom's get that chance!! I was able to go up to Tyler's school today and see him playing at recess and Jake got to play too. Tonight we have an open house and we get to see all the cool stuff he has been learning and making for us.

3. One more future thing to be thankful for......Jay and I have a "date night" tonight to watch the Office :) LOL......I know.....sometimes it is the little things but I am really looking forward to it just being him and I and a TV show we BOTH actually enjoy! :)

Thanks Michelle and Amber for the encouragement.....Keep Me Accountable!!
Amber....I have nagged you enough about your blog so I am sure I deserve a little nagging back ....P.S. I am praying for you!

My thoughts

Ok..... I dont know if anyone even reads this anymore :) It has been so long since I have updated!!!
Texas has been hard for me....I've been mad, upset, unhappy and most of all I feel like I have lost a year and a half of my life feeling sorry for myself! Today I want to take my life back and let go of what I think I need and begin following the path the God has put us on. My boys are happy.....love school and life in general...My husband is content with his job and he is finally getting the appreciation he deserves! It is time for me to remember what it is like to be joyfully following the Lord. No one can make me happy unless I choose to be happy....I have told Jay many times..."Choose Joy!" It is time I follow my own advice...LOL!
So if anyone is still reading this...Keep me accountable :)
What I would like to start doing is using this blog to record the things that I am thankful for.....I am out a camera right now...Long story...But I will try to add a picture of the ones I love every now and then.

Today I am thankful for:

Jake: I was walking by him as he was watching a cartoon before his nap...I dont know why but I stopped and walked over and gave him a hug. I assumed he would push me out of the way...LOL but he said "I am so glad I am here with you Mommy!" One of those moments where you realize what you are doing is worth everything and it brought a tear to my eye.

Ty: He woke up early so I got some snuggle time in before he went to school!

Jay: I actually was up early enough to talk to him and spend some time with him before work....He has been so busy lately and I have been sick so I have hardly got to see him. He gave me the night off last night and let me get some sleep. I am thankful that he noticed what I was needing and went out of his way to make sure I was taken care of.