
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
a Boy's pocket

Monday, January 12, 2009
Not Me Monday & Project 365

Well, it's that time of the week again when I'm honest and tell you all the things that I absolutely DID NOT do this past week. And I can honestly say that well, over half of my not me's do not revolve around doctors or waiting rooms.



In Master Clubs on Wednesday night, we definitely would never have allowed to kids to lounge on the mats while we had the lesson time. That would be just horrible. What kind of leader would I be if I didn't make them sit up straight and tall with their Bibles in their laps at all times? (Project 365 - Day 7)

On Friday, I had to take my kids to the dentist. Eric actually had a crown come off the night before, and the dentist office said that he could come in too, and they would fix it. We drove separate cars. Now here's where the Not me comes in. I did NOT take the express lane in hopes to get there faster. I did secretly really want to get up there faster just so I could stop at Starbucks and get a Frappucino. I did NOT keep a look-out for Eric as I was sitting in the drive thru lane. And I most definitely DID NOT tell the kids to DUCK DOWN when I saw Eric. I also did not duck down simply because I did not want him to see me there getting what my heart so desired. I was not 2 minutes late for our appointment because I stopped at Starbucks.



And my favorite one.....I positively did not ignore my daughter in nursery yesterday morning that she had to go and find comfort in the arms of another...and a boy at that. (Day 11 of Project 365)
Monday, January 05, 2009
Day 4 &5: Project 365

Am I gonna post one every day?? Probably not, but I am on a roll right now, so bear with me. I'm thinking that this is my craving right now...a Starbucks Mocha Frappucino. With each kid, it's been something different....Subway, Skyline, Toot's just to name a few, but right now it's these. Now some of you might be saying how horrible these are for me and the baby, and I say....sorry...this is what the baby wants. As I looked longingly at the empty one on my desk on Sunday, I kept dreaming of a new one to take its place. (Now, in my defense, I do share some of it with the boys. That's why it's a Venti.") But it's so yummy.

Sunday, January 04, 2009
Not me Monday

Of course I got this idea from MckMama's blog , but it's so fun to do...and slightly therapeutic.
Let's see what all did I Definitely NOT do this past week.
I definitely did my dishes every single day including when my in laws were at my house. I would never allow my in-laws to visit from Michigan and have dirty dishes lined up on my counter. No way, not me.
I also would never ever actually laugh when my father-in-law told me that he cleaned the glass plate in the microwave...you know the one that spins because it would never be that filthy to begin with. There was no food caked on there or any other stains on there from stuff bubbling and splattering all over. I would never let my microwave look like that, and would positively never let my father in law see it like that.
I definitely did not get so frustrated with Makenna when she kept crying during our Bible story...mind you, it was also our first day back to school after a huge break....that I placed her in her room and closed to door, just so she wouldn't interrupt anymore.
I also did not go to IKEA this past week with my in-laws because I wanted to show it off to them. I did not get slightly disappointed when Eric would not wait the 30 minutes to put the in the play area. I did not go up the monstrous Ikea elevator and just smile to myself just because I was there at IKEA. I definitely do not like IKEA that much. I also did not walk through the entire store and add things to my cart only to get to the end of the store where I contemplated putting it all back because the lines were so long. I did not get giddy with excitement when I saw these desks for my scrapbook room on sale for 1/2 off. I definitely did not look at my husband who was feeling quite boxed in at the moment. I also did not smirk when he said, "Just get whatever, I'm leaving. I can't stand this crowd." So since he said that, I did not take advantage of his discomfort and buy not one, but TWO of the desks along with an easel for the classroom too..not too mention the rest of my cart. I then did not fret until I got home about spending way too much money only to have Eric tell me that I better have spent less than a certain amount. And then when I told him I was over that amount by $30, he did not tell me to take it all back which caused great sadness that only lasted a few hours because my father in law hooked me up with the extra funds to pay Eric back.I did not go psycho and hug my father in law a million times saying thank you over and over because I was not at all thrilled to keep my beautiful desks!!! (The desks have a slightly thicker top to them, but at Ikea you mix and match the legs with the tops.)
I did not allow all of my children to get on the table while playing with a marble maze toy. I am positive that I that did not just watch Jakeb stand on the table and shriek with delight at his marble went down the maze. I would never let my children stand on my table. That would just be horrible.
I did not tell my husband to tell pastor that we were pregnant with baby #6 because I was afraid of what Eric might say (especially since the last time he didn't announced it to people in Sunday School at our old church by saying, "We thought we had it covered, but we didn't."). So instead Eric did not go to Pastor and tell him that I MADE him tell Pastor. Then Pastor did NOT make me stand up in front of the entire church, and he did not embarrass the living daylights out of me by saying that we were taking it very seriously about adding growth to our church, and that our quiver is getting very full. I did not sit back down after he made me stand forever and secretly wish that Eric had just made the announcement.
I have also not been typing most of this while I'm trying to have school with the kids. I have also not lost my patience way too many times to even count this morning considering this is the first time back to school in two weeks. AHHHHHHH!!!
I'm Ragued
Here's the little peanut.

Saturday, January 03, 2009
day 2 & 3 Project 365


Thursday, January 01, 2009
Project 365 - Jan 1

okay, so not the best way to start out the new year. I can't believe I forgot my camera when we, the family and the in-laws, went to Buca di Beppos tonight. But well, I still wanted to remember the experience so I snapped a shot of their website. If I ever get back over there, I'll snap a picture of the outside or something, but it's not an area of town that we normally go to, so I don't know if that will happen or not.
So some of you might be wondering what Project 365 is. Unfortunately, it's a goal that I might not keep, but I'm gonna try my hardest. It's basically a picture a day for a year. It makes one album that documents your one year. My favorite scrapbooker, Becky Higgins made a scrapbooking kit to go with it to make it all easier. I think it's such a great idea.
My goal is to try to post most of the pics on my blog too. That way...it'll help with the journaling. Of course, I might have to post a whole week in one post, but we'll see. Anyways, that's the plan.