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The BURNING of the Grass?!?

Every year John decides to work on the yard. This year was a special treat with the burning of the yard. I think this is some sort of stress releaver??? Not sure but John loves to tear up the yard ( this is my term), so I grit my teeth, take pictures, and try and keep my mouth shut, and let him "FIX the yard". ACTUALLY , I need to take a picture of our yard now, It looks really good, Kudos to John....... Maybe he does know what he's doing?!!!!:)

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2007

I cannot believe it is that time of year again.!!! I remember as a kid time seemed to move so slowly. Now I feel like I wake up and turn around and I am tucking the kids back in bed. Right now my goal is to enjoy the moments, to sit and cuddle, to tickle, to wrestle, to crawl on the ground, play on the swing, find leaves, and dinosaur bones, paint nails, color,play games, my list can go on and on and I am very thankful it can. One thing I am realizing with having my third child is that they grow too fast!!!! No, Ryder does not sleep through the night, he wakes up one time, that is one extra cuddle I get in and some days I feel tired but, those moments at night when I can sit and rock and nurse him are so irreplaceable and worth every second. So enjoy the moments, and the holiday hustle and bustle, I hear it is lonely and too slow without the kids to keep you excited about Christmas, although hearing " When is it going to be Christmas" 10 times everyday can get a little annoying, I am positive I will remember it for years to come, and look back with longing for those little voices to "annoy me again".
Merry Christmas

1 STEP FOWARD 3 STEPS BACK!!!

This seems to be the way my days are going right now. I feel like I am stuck in slow motion while everything around me is at warp speed. It has taken me 2 weeks to get the clutter off of my counter top ( yes, this is true... I am not the organized person I want to be, in my mind I am though so I should get partial credit for that). So I had the clutter off the counter and then the kids get home.... and it all starts again. I get one room cleaned and stop to admire the sparkle, and then I blink and it's a disaster again. I think I have Meagan's homework mastered :) ( 1st grade is not what it used to be!!! I was trying to help her do her homework, and she was fighting me all the way and she told me, "this makes me think you were never in 1st grade" I let her father help her finish) and she comes home with a whole new set of problems. She has also decided she is ready to be a teenager, and we are not very "cool" a lot of the time, but, then the next moment she is in our laps for a cuddle, ( I cherish those moments, they seem to be getting few and far between,). Jacob has decided to throw me for a loop lately with his temper tantrums ( I thought he outgrew these!!!). We went to the Dentist the other day and he decided this was not where he wanted to be or what he wanted to be doing, he had the biggest tantrum (in public) that he has ever had right there in front of the dentist and staff, I was so embarrassed and very ,very, angry, needless to say he did not get his teeth cleaned but he did get reminded how he is to act and the consequences of that ugly behavior. He can be the sweetest kindness little boy you will ever meet, but he can dig his heels in and be the MOST STUBBORN child I have ever seen, he has been my challenge lately, I pray for patience daily and for guidance on the right way to channel his behavior. Isn't Motherhood wonderful!!! I love being a mother and am very thankful that I am able to be at home with my little blessings, but, some days I wonder how I am going to survive the day:)