Ladybugs & Stinkbugs

Last week, a friend took Annie & me out on a "Girl's Afternoon". We got to go shopping, have a nice lunch, and get our nails done. It was such a neat day - it was just what Annie needed after weeks of Baseball, Football, and car racing on the XBox. She is a very "girly girl" and enjoys any opportunity to act like one!

Here are our nails:

This little Guy is my charmer. He is so full of life and determination - I love to watch him play, sing, whatever he's doing he does with such gusto!

The last picture is of Andrew in his Puggles class. Puggles is the 2 year old class in Awana - a Bible memorization club at our church. Matthew & Annie are in Sparks, and Andrew is SURE he's old enough to be with them, but he enjoys his class (once he gets there), and is learning about God and His Word.

And playing...and smiling - as usual. This is the happiest baby!

He's such a joy - to all of us. We have really had a lot of fun with this little guy. He adds a sparkle to our days. Each one of our babies does-in a totally different way.

Enjoy!

Isildur's Bane. The evil ring that enticed Isildur to greed and pride, and then betrayed him to his death. Just the thought of it was enough to drive terror into the heart of courageous men everywhere in Middle Earth: the One Ring.

THAT'S how evil laundry is to me! It consumes my energy, my time, and my joy. I literally spend hours a week in front of the washer or dryer - just to turn around and do the same thing the next week. My children are constantly asking me for clean socks (the nerve!) or pajamas when I am SURE I just washed everything in the entire house.

The problem is bad enough because there are six people in this house. Then, add to that the fact that two of these people are little boys who enjoying "fishing" for crawfish in muddy ditches, one a little "princess" who hates to wear anything that's dirty, another's a 5-month-old spitter who can't stay in one outfit longer than 30 minutes, and there's another one who works so hard in the yard I can NEVER get the grass stains out of his clothes. I think I should buy stock in Gain and Downy because we are going to keep them in business for at least 10 more years - by ourselves!

I have to say, though, that I'm GLAD to have this problem to complain about. Otherwise, my little boys would miss the fun of getting their hands in the dirt, of exploring and discover new (and icky) creatures. My daughter would not get to know the fun of dressing up and being a lady. My husband would never have the satisfaction of a pristine yard. And my baby wouldn't be here to spit up on everything.

I guess it's worth it. =)

You thought I was going to sing, huh?

Seriously, Sunday's wear me out. We hit the ground running and keep going all day long. So why am I still up? I guess its because when you've been "working" all day, you're ready for some downtime at the end of it - and that's what blogging is for me. =)

Work at the church is going great, it just requires a lot - physically and emotionally. It's very rewarding, though, seeing the kids progress and learn and have so much fun.

What is Sunday like for you? Restful & relaxing? Or stressful and busy?

Okay, so it's not much yet - but it was a lot of work!




And here's where we put all the grass:

Okay, maybe the exclamation point was a little excessive...this is NOT an emergency. =)

I am looking for a purse/wallet/phone holder that I can put in my purse, and then pull out when all I want to carry is my keys, cell phone & wallet - like when I go work out. I don't want to have to carry my whole bag, but neither do I want to transfer everything to a smaller bag every time I go to work out.

Any ideas?