June 29, 2008

t’s Saturday night and I’m thinking, “My peeps need an update…”  Ha ha.  Just kidding.  I’m home alone right now as Jake and the kids went on a bike ride.  Me’s no have a bike so I’m at home.  Which honestly is OK with me right now.  Soon I’ll get a bike but I’m OK without one right now.

So today Jake emptied out a yard debris container that was full of grass shavings…and maybe more I don’t know…but it hasn’t been emptied for many moons.  Jake said it plopped out like one big blob of sludge…and it STUNK really bad.  It stunk so bad that my son, who was in the back yard, (Jake was on the other side of the house, yelled, “What’s that smell???”) 

{Whoa just had a flash back of last week and the pool stinkage incident.  Which is better now by the way}…

Ok so Jake saw a family of four walking down the road nearing our pile of what was once grass shavings but is now compost and he high tailed it in the garage and hid.  Now the pile is drying out in the back yard (and stinking it up) so that he won’t be so embarrassed when he takes it to the dump.

But that’s not all folks!  Later on in the day our dog must’ve thought he died and gone to heaven because apparently he like the taste of compost.  If our dog dies soon you all know why.  We stopped him of course but who knows how much he ate.  He got into it once more and got a whippin! 

What’s with our back yard, stinkage, and rotten grass?

June 27, 2008

Anybody that knows my husband wouldn’t be surprised if I told them he brought home “No Sugar Added” ice cream.  Normally it’s just low fat ice cream but he must’ve felt pudgy last night so it was the no sugar kind. So last night he bought some and him and the kids had some.  No biggie…

So then today I dished me up some…I should’ve known bad things were gunna happen when on my last bite instead of savoring the last lick on the spoon and contemplating scooping out some more… I grimaced and said “YUCK”.  A conclusion, mind you, I came to mid way through the bowl of ice cream but did I stop then.  Heck no, I’m no quitter.

Pain, gurgling, (use your imagination)…. has been my friend ever since…

Friends don’t let friends eat “No Sugar Added” ice cream….

Just say no to “No Sugar Added” ice cream….

I have my iPod on and I can still hear my stomach and it won’t stop…it’s like the ice cream gave birth to a little gremlin inside my guts. 

Somebody help me… (burp)

Blog About Jake

Originally Posted June 25th, 2008

Jake is my husband.  He says I’m taking over his computer.  Well that’s because my son has taken over mine to play Club Penguin.  So yah my husband is going to run a 5K with me.  He doesn’t need to train that’s because he’s already in shape.  Somehow he married me.  We are complete opposites.

He’s in shape I’m not.  He’s a clean freak, I’m messy.  He’s organized (in theory) and I am too… I know where everything is on those piles of paper on my desk.  Yes, there’s a desk under those piles!  He values clothes put away in drawers.  I’m happy just to get them washed.  He’s a hard worker, I’m a hardly worker.  He’s O.C.D,  I’m N.O.T.  He’s a morning person I’m a night person. 

He’s shorter than me.  He’s lighter than me.  He’s “perfect dad” and “perfect husband” and I, well I give my kids cookies for breakfast and my husband is really good at ironing… He’s always right but don’t tell him I said that because I won’t admit it to his face.  He’s humble–He apologizes when he’s wrong, I just be quiet.  He tells jokes and people roll on the ground.  When I tell jokes I get a courtesy laugh.  He’s a good story teller and I watch people's eyes wander as I'm talking, then I quit talking mid story, and they don't even notice.…

But we do OK… in fact we do great.  We’re a great balance, I’d say.

Everybody's Leaving Me

Originally Posted June 25th, 2008

First my sweet cousin Jen took off to Montana this past February.  When she left I couldn’t stop the tears and cried all the way down her drive way.  I didn’t even say bye to her kids because I didn’t think I could.  Montana is her paradise on earth and they’re happy to be there and I’m happy for them… BUT …
Next comes my sister Tam, who’s following my cousin.  I just live in denial right now.  She leaves in July…she thinks sometimes that people won’t miss her…oh how little does she know how much she’s loved….  I will miss her… I wish not to see her go and secretly hoping it’s not forever.  God’s got something big for her there and I know this is a good thing for her… BUT…
BUT these two people have been a huge part of my life forever but most most most the last 3 years.  What will I do with them so far away?  We’ve got together once a month for the last 3 years for our girls night.  We loved going to out to eat at different restarants, each ordeing something different and sharing.  We always tried new countries.  Our favorite is Greek or Israel type food…  Then it was a  bookstore where we’d sit in the “religious” section and talk about God for hours.  Shopping sometimes and coffee always (or tea for Jen)  I especially remember the prayer sessions too.  We all have God/Jesus in common and that bonded us like nothing else could.
Friday will bring us all together for for the first time since Feb.  We may try to squeeze one more in July before Jake and I drive her to Montana in July.
Then today I found out that my brand new BFF (   )  ) Brandi is moving to a town 4+ hours away.  We’ve just got to know eachother since April, God’s got us on similar paths and we clicked instantly… And she gave me back my joy of writing … Again it’s a situation where I’m happy for her as I’m always happy for people to experience new things and go on adventure’s and embrace whatever God has for them….BUT…
BUT we just met…we have kids similar ages, we laugh, we’re silly, we both like red wine, we both annoy our husband with our inconsistant feeling with schooling our kids, we only live about 15 minutes away from eachother…we both have felt like islands amongst the trees, we both just got comfy at Calvary and made connections…now we both follow our husbands and we’re ok with that because we LOVE God and know that we’re really following HIM, our Home.
As the tears sting my eyes right now I am telling the truth when I say I’m happy for each of these individuals…I KNOW that God has a plan for each of us.  I pray we go forth and take all that He has for us and embrace it!!  For this is not our home.  Home is where Jesus is.
But…

June 23, 2008

This post will give you a look into my life as if you were a fly on the wall…

This morning (shh don’t tell anyone) for breakfast I had 2 chocolate chip cookies and 3 cups of coffee with Irish Cream creamer.  This morning (shh really don’t tell anyone this either) I let my son have a chocolate chip cookie with his breakfast. 

It’s past noon and I’m still in my PJ’s…

Entry from Journal this morning…

By the way face is recovering from Monster Zit.  And as I took joy in that, I discovered Mt. Coldsore developing.  Went into mini-depression — involved cookies, and chips and salsa.  No food’s not an idol in my life, why do you ask?

The mini depression was last night.  Was feeling so darn beautiful.  Today I’m better though.  I’ve embraced the cold sore and even thanked God for it.  Me and cold sore are buddies now. 

Oh so in all seriousness here’s 2 things going on in our world…

1)  We re-arranged our living room.  The TV is out!!  Love it so much better now.  Now it’s very inviting for visiting and communication, entertaining that type of thing. 

2)  Thanks to my friend Allison and her inspiration I am training for a 5K…which is only 3 miles but let’s just focus on the 5K…sounds way cooler.  I found a great running plan on www.coolrunning.com.  It’s called the “Couch-to-5K Running Plan”.  Perfect for someone like me.  I’m start week 2 today.  So far, so fun!