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.

Pray for....

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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 did it! I got the link, whether it works or not you will have to try it.

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.