A little of everything.....

It seems like I have a lot of time today to "play" on the computer...or am I just being lazy and ignoring my house work, my kids, etc? I'll play the innocent and say my house is spotless and my kids are behaving like perfect angels and allowing mom to play on the computer.

Now here is a picture of the cutest baby...I say this because he has yet to say a word to me or start thinking for himself (which usually leads to disasters, just ask my other kids)! Of course I thought all my other babies were the cutest at this age also. I can not believe he is already 8 months old!

Now doesn't she look like a prema ballerina with all the attitude. She is my ham and loves to take pictures! We won't mention the fact that she was totally devastated on Christmas that Santa brought everyone a wii and we also will not mention the fact that she has her mom wrapped around her little finger. When she asked if she had been bad this year because Santa did not bring her what she wanted, what do you think mom did (with the help of papa), yup she went out the next day and got her the muffin maker she wanted....not spoiled at all!

Had to bribe this one with the baby to even get him in a picture...REALLY dislikes having his picture taken. Christmas break has been a strain, this is our child that does not do well with change, so this change in schedule from school to no school has

thrown him for a loop. This is the one who takes between a month to two to adjust to being back in school. He was also the one who jumped up and down screaming Christmas morning because he had received his wish of a wii for Christmas.

Our oldest.....what can I say we are rapidly entering the tween years and he has the attitude to go along with it, maybe perhaps he is getting us ready for the teen years? He received his guitar for Christmas and is anxious to get back to school so his band teacher can give him some extra lessons. "C" loves music he play the Baritone in band, he played the flute for a while, he plays the piano and now he wants to learn the guitar.

New Years Resolutions:

1. Drink only two Mountain Dews a week (hmm......maybe I'm starting too hard, I do drink one a day)!?!
2. Eat 5 fruits and veggies a day.
3. Drink 8 glasses of water
4. Take my vitamins regularly
5. Walk 3 times a week (tricky with the weather).

I am going to try REALLY REALLY hard to follow these. I'll keep you updated on how things are going.

Have a happy New Years everyone. I am going to go drink a Mountain Dew since I decided I am going to cut back starting tomorrow! :)

Oh and also....cuddle duds are the best things ever invented, even if they make you look like a grandma underneath your clothes, they keep you toasty warm!

Prayers Answered

Thank you God for all you do. Yesterday I posted a link to a family who needed our prayers; and today the answer from God was yes. Their 8 week old baby was diagnosed with RSV and they were thinking he was going to have to be put on a ventilator, in fact he stopped breathing a couple of times. But God heard all our prayers and this little guy is a fighter (with God's help), he did not have to be put on the vent in fact today his oxygen was turned down a little and his color was good. This is not where the story starts, it is only where it continues. To hear the full story go check out the rest of his story on their blog (use the link). The miracles this baby and family have been given are amazing. What a true testimony to Gods power and the power of prayer.

Tonight...be still and know that he is there, praise him for all your blessings you have been given. What a wonderful way to bring in the New Year.

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Merry Christmas

We are lucky this year that the farthest we have to travel is 20 minutes away...I would have been more stressed if this was not the case, what with having to pack all the baby gear again this year. I am really looking forward to going to the candle light service tonight. It is one of my favorite ones of the whole year. I wanted to write a real quick entry wishing everyone a:

Merry Christmas

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I did not pretend to be totally surprised (and not horrified) when my kids brought me to the basement for a surprise and I saw all the Christmas decorations I did not use this year decorating their play area.

I then did not lie to my kids ( because for goodness sakes I am the mommy) and tell them how much I LOVED their surprise. No not me I told them the truth that although they were trying to do a good surprise...could they now put everything away...I do not really care if you need it all for a play for Christmas Eve, this is a mess and something could get broken....Can you guess what is still up in our basement?!?

I did not spend all day Friday hanging around the Mall because I am totally not dreading the next two weeks with all of my kids home from school (the fighting, the "I'm Bored" Syndrome," etc.) and wanted to have a little girl time first.

I did not finish my Christmas shopping this last week....that would be way too on top of things.

I did not spend all day Sunday alternately not watching TV and not taking naps.

I did NOT not step out of my house since Friday because I do not REALLY DISLIKE sub zero temperatures.

I did not have my 6 and 8 year old watch my 7 mos. old so I could not take a bath and not shave my legs which were not as hairy as a woolly mammoth. (scary image!)

Last but not least...I was not up all night last night with a sick child and I did not get so tired that I did not give him Tylenol, put drops in his ear and put a movie on for him to watch and I did not fall asleep on the couch next to him. No not me, I was super mommy and stayed awake with him all night!

Struggles

I have been struggling a lot lately with many things. It was not until this morning when I read MckMama's blog that I found some peace. I am going to take a page from her book...I struggle with submitting to my husband as the bible says we should. We just went over this in my bible study and I have been trying to submit, but honestly not with a happy heart as God wants us to. I do not (and will not) always agree with his decisions and there will be consequences that we will both have to learn from. Both from his decisions and if I am totally honest from my not always submitting. So from this day forward I will put my trust (which I struggle with every day) in God's hands, that he will lead my husband to the "right" decisions without me trying to manipulate these decisions. As MckMama said it is only through following God that we find the ultimate happiness in his forever. Now the next time I am complaining about something my husband has said or done, remind me of what I said today. He is not perfect and I am not perfect, but if we both live through and with God in our hearts we shall be perfect when we die and live for forever in his world.

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I am not totally enjoying our day off today because of the blizzard!

I am not waiting for "B" to get home, he got stuck out of state this weekend, to do all the snow blowing!

I did not fling poop while changing "F's" diaper, because he is my fourth child and by now I should know how to change a diaper.

I am not making the kids do chores while I play on the Internet!

I am not debating throwing the kids out in the drifts (which reach our lower windows) and see how long it takes them to climb their way out.

I did not make "C" wrap all our Christmas presents yesterday during the blizzard because he was NOT bored.

I did not let "F" play in the kitchen sink this week while I made supper because he did not refuse to be in the other room by himself.

I am NOT sitting in the same pajamas for the third day in a row. It was a blizzard out there, where was I to go !?!

Have a NOT happy NOT ME MONDAY!

6th Picture

I was tagged by my step sister to finds the sixth folder in my pictures and to post my sixth picture....well here it is. It is a picture of "D" with his new little kitten Tiger.

WE DID IT!

We finally moved into our new house and I LOVE IT! We are not yet all the way unpacked, but honestly as we moved out of the other house I found three boxes that were never unpacked from our first move (which was roughly nine years ago) so lets see if we ever get truly all the way unpacked over here!
We have been very busy with the move and all the Christmas programs for our children. This is the first year we did not get our tree up on Thanksgiving weekend. I am hoping to put it up with the kids this Friday....we will see if I can clear enough of a spot to do that. I do not even want to mention Christmas cards...haven't even ordered them much less written a letter, addressed them or mailed them. HMM...wonder if I'll get those done this year. Only time will tell and only God knows!
Anyway, I haven't been on the computer for a while so I just wanted to write something down quick and update everyone with what is going on in our lives. Hope everyone is having a wonderful God filled Christmas season.

Not me Monday (Again?)

I will not admit that I did not figure out how to link Not Me Mondays yet.

I did NOT serve sandwiches to my kids 3 nights this week and I definitely did not have them make it themselves!

I did NOT leave "F" on my bed and leave the room, because I KNOW he is rolling, and he did NOT just take his first fall.

"D" did not hit, pinch and kick me in church on Sunday and I did not think about just spanking him then and there right in front of the whole congregation. I did not get up in the middle of church and pull his ear to get him to follow me out and I did NOT yell at him where everyone could probably still hear me! No not me because I would have calmly walked him out to the van and talked to him about his behaviour and NOT have lost control.

Not Me Monday....

I found this neat little thing called not me Monday...unfortunately I can not link it to my site yet because I would never admit that I am NOT computer illiterate; so I figure I will just do my own Not Me Monday for today and mess around with the link when I have more time...



I did NOT allow my 6mos. old entertain himself with my humidifier while I worked on the computer, and he did NOT dump all the water on himself...No not me.






I also did NOT let my daughter use "F" as her own personal doll this weekend.....

And NO those are not his sisters underwear on his head.

I hope this make some of you smile, maybe out right laugh...I did. Aren't kids GREAT!

Parenting......

I love, love, LOVE, being a mom. My children are truly a great blessing to me. But I tell you days like today I would not mind being a beach bum with no one but myself to worry about. (And for those reading this, if you feel this way once in awhile...its not bad parenting, it's real parenting!)

It started this morning with "C" and "E" at each others throat, those two are like two peas in a pod. "D" is constantly yelling..MOM, MOM, MOM where is that where is this, can you do this. And "F" is on his fourth night of no sleep, teething, and having his first cold...and yes I have a green streak on my shoulder from his nose. I definitely would not come even close to qualifying for a beauty contest since this is also my fourth night of little sleep...those little rubber bands that hold back your hair were great little inventions!

And yes Pa...I know I need to appreciate every moment because time goes too fast, I just have to look at my ten year old to know this...But I really could use a vacation today.....Like Hawaii?!?

Anyway just had to share part of my day with every one....maybe I'll go take a nap now.

"F" has something to say....

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A Little of Everything

I can not believe that yesterday my little "F" turned 6 months old. I can not believe that he is already rolling around, sitting up and eating rice cereal. I would post a picture but unfortunately I can not find the cable cord to upload pictures! I will update pictures as soon as I can.

I also learned today that with a family of six you can NOT wait a week and a half to do laundry because instead of being knee high in laundry I was waist high in laundry today! Can you just picture it, my washer and dryer are going to be so tired by tonight.

We had conferences this week and praise the Lord my "D" has figured things out. I am constantly needing to learn the lesson of putting my worries in God's hands...this is the one I struggle with the most but he keeps teaching and showing me.

Any way thought I would leave just a quick little note. Have a wonderful, warm, God filled Autumn day!

Homework Blahs

Okay, I graduated from High School and College and I celebrated...I would have no homework. Unfortunately no one mentioned all the homework I would be doing once the kids were in school. Now with all three in school, I feel like I have more homework than when I was in school! Sometimes it is very frustrating. For example, your child not understanding the the word "bat" is the same on every page of a book they have to read; it is not going to change. Also 2+2 will never be 5 or even 6, it will always be 4. Oh the joys of teaching. Usually I do not mind, but I guess tonight I am feeling a little overwhelmed. Each night I am doing homework with one child or another from 5pm-8 or 9pm.
Anyway, enough about my homework. As many of you know we have a little "house" project in the works. We are finally seeing the end of the tunnel. Some of the flooring will be put in this Friday and the rest will be put in next week then we can move! Yee Haw! It has been a long time coming. And no I am not talking about our addition to our current house, this is just the finishing touches on our "temporary" house. I plan to move in, relax, enjoy it, and figure out what actual family time is again before even discussing our more permanent house plans.
I am mumbling a lot about nothing tonight, but hey, this is my adult time and "B" is working on the other house so I need to talk to someone.
I am so excited..we have recently started looking into different churches and I think we have found one that is going to be a good match. The children have been going there for two years already for AWANA and we just recently started going there on Sunday. Anyway after the second Sunday "D" was excited because he was reading out of the Bible. Well this past week I figured out what Bible it was and purchased it for him. Now every night he reads out of his Bible to the family. It is so wonderful to see his interest in reading the Bible. I love it!
"F" is growing so fast. He is already eating rice cereal and turning over. His latest trick has been talking to us. This usually entails minutes of screeching (a happy screech) at us. "C" is planning his very first science project and very excited about it. I am hoping he picks the popcorn experiment, that way I can eat lots of popcorn. "E" is going through a stretching period, testing the water, etc. She is spending a lot of time in her special chair in the corner, hopefully this won't last long. She is also looking forward to going on a mother/daughter date with me. We are going to go see High School Musical 3.
So there is a little update on our family. Hope all is well in your lives and may God Bless you and your family.

Managing Time

We all have to learn how to do it...manage time. This year is a little tricky for me with three kids in activities, a baby and my own interests. Something had to give. Unfortunately I gave up teaching at the local childcare center. I would teach religion once a week but it was the one thing I could give up with out taking an activity away from the kids. Now all I need to keep scheduled is bowling, dance, boy scouts, girl scout, piano, AWANA, band practice, bible study, and my moms group. That shouldn't be too hard....or is it?

Scrapbooking

I had a wonderful weekend...I was able to go away and get a little scrapping done. "F" had to come with me but I still got a few pages done. The week leading up to the weekend was a little crazy, all the kids' activities started up so we ran to bowling, dancing, girl scouts, boy scouts and band. Plus my mothers group and bible study group started again. I always enjoy getting away, but now I am trying to play catch up. Catch up with the kids' homework, house work, etc. Oh well, that's life, one of my favorite sayings....Live Learn, then get Loves! I better go find my "loves" and get started.

Tag.....

The kids and I walk a lot during the summer all over town, good exercise and less gas. Well because we walk so much we came up with the game tag on our walks. The rules are you need to stay on the sidewalks, driveways are safe and if you step on the grass you are automatically it. Well on our way to school this morning we decided to play tag. All was going well until a couple blocks away from school....I suddenly realized that "C" and "E" were not laughing any more so I turn around and instead of "Gently" touching each other to be "it", they were full on swinging fists at each other! Needless to say I had to call an end to the game and pull them apart. Of course when I asked what was happening they both jumped in and at the same time said it was his/her fault. Trying to keep a straight face, and yes I laughed all the way home after I dropped the kids off, I reminded them we needed to be nice to each other and when we play tag we can not tag each other so hard! What a way to start the day.

Another Year....

Birthdays come and go, but really, I feel the years advance at the start of a new school year. School started today for "C" "D" and "E". I can not believe how old they are already. I can remember when all three were 4 years old and younger and I could not wait to get that first one out the door to school. Now I am trying to slow time down. "C" started 5th grade this year, I am not sure where the time has gone. He has advanced to the large lockers, a "trapper" keeper and changing class rooms! "D" started 2nd and for the 1st year there were no tears from him or me! He is getting so big, he was already looking forward to playing soccer at recess. "E" started 1st grade and did not even need a hug! Summer is done already and my babies are a year older. They were excited to start today, only I am left with a little blurp in my heart because I know another summer of their childhood is gone and that is when the tears come. I waited through the day with "F" and was excited to see them at the end of the day. They came out of school and all three were so excited to tell me about their day they all started talking at the same time, which of course started an argument, and my life was back to normal with a smile on my face!

I Hurt....

I hurt for my "D" tonight. I know kids need to learn that life is not fair, but as a parent it is hard to watch them learn that. My "little" (because really all my guys will always be little) guy was hurt today and nothing I could say would take that hurt away. I wanted him to be young enough where I could kiss him and make it all better, instead I had to teach him one of life's lessons...Life is not always fair but I will always be here for him. Even as I'm writing this 4 hours later my eyes tear up because my heart aches for him. "D" is my BOY boy, always running, never slowing down, acting tough, etc. What most people miss is that he is really sensitive and has a huge heart. He is easily hurt, and is always the first to give you a hug when you need it.
Well my five minutes of free time are up. Little "F" needs me, at least he is young enough yet where my kisses can cure anything!

30 Whole Minutes

I had a 30 minute conversation with my husband without interruption! I do believe it has been over 3 months since that has last occur ed (yes right around the time "F" was born). We did have to put the kids to bed, take the baby monitor and go over to the "other" house, but we actually discussed stuff, YEAH! Anyway, thought I would share my excitement with the rest of you. It is amazing what I get excited about these days. 4 whole hours of non-interrupted sleep, school starting in two weeks, getting to take a bath with no kids coming in and needing me (had to lock the door for that one)! I love motherhood, it allows you to appreciate the small stuff.

Be Still.....

"Be still and know that I am here..."

One of my favorite verses from the Bible. I sit here tonight at my computer and everyone is sleeping but me. It is completely silent in my home, which is a very rare occurrence. I love these far and in-between moments. It allows me to count my blessings and thank God for all he has given me. I am allowed to recharge for my next day and all the craziness that comes with a family of six. But most important, I take a moment to feel HIS presence in my life. I have a lot of prayers to say tonight between being thankful for all I have and for others who are currently struggling, some I know well and others are strangers. As you can probably tell I am in a reflective, rambling mood tonight with not much to say but a lot on my mind. But for now I am going to go sit in the quiet, feel HIS presence and pray before I fall asleep from exhaustion.

Frustrations

Why is it everything you try takes four to five times longer to do than you thought it would? I sat down at the computer this morning to do something that should have only taken five minute and we are now going on 45 minutes! Now "F" is awake already and I need to feed him, which is not his fault, but I really needed to get more done while he was sleeping, like perhaps take a shower! I know your not suppose to sweat the small stuff but somedays it seems like I get nothing done. But my day will get better because "E" and I are going shopping by ourselves today. I love spending one-on-one time with each child. I believe it makes them feel special and I get to know them better and really talk to them about how their days are going. Sometimes I ask myself what I did before kids and the answer is......I actually got to take a shower or maybe even a bath! Have a great day and remember to smile, it makes everything better.

Get Rich Quick

I know I said I would not write everyday but I had to share this with everyone. I saw a sign that really inspired me. It said:

Get Rich Quick, Count your blessings.

I have never read anything truer. Look at this picture, I am extremely rich. May God bless your life as he has mine.

Why "My Crazy Little Alphabet?"

Some may be wondering why I titled my blog "My Crazy Little Alphabet." It has to do with my family and the fact that we are in Alphebetical order. My name begins with "A" my husband "B" and my children "C" "D" "E" and "F." Also to keep our blog as safe as I can I will be refering to us by our first letter. Any way hope everyone is enjoying the summer weather (and I do mean the 80 degree weather and sunshine!) Well my time out is almost done, yes I had to put myself in a time out, I should probably wrap this up. My kids are wating for their now much happeir mom!

A Blah Blog

I know, I know, my page is a little boring. Give me some time and it will get better. As of now I am out of time and need to go feed my baby. May God bless your day, as he has mine!