Sure did. Five days of no school. Thanksgiving break. And, I rested.
So, today, reality hits me back in the face. Is it okay to actually rest? My house is clean. My socks are matched. I even cooked once, which is big for me.
And, I'm not going to feel guilty that I didn't do any school work.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Thankful for my husband.
Yup, that is what I said! He has been working SO hard, joyfully. He has been HOME. And, we have enjoyed each other's company :) yippee!
My husband has been making me smile by:
* "Monday's I eat at my parents. He was home working on the garage, another messed up project at home. "Can I still go? Or is there something you want me to do at home?" I ask.
"You can go, as long as you will have cheese & crackers and a glass of wine with me when you get home," he responded. WHAT?!! Okay, I like that answer. Where is my husband, you are acting wierd. "Just trying new things, that's all." Well, it is working. Love it!
* He closed the shower curtain & made the bed. I know he did this for me.
My husband has been making me smile by:
* "Monday's I eat at my parents. He was home working on the garage, another messed up project at home. "Can I still go? Or is there something you want me to do at home?" I ask.
"You can go, as long as you will have cheese & crackers and a glass of wine with me when you get home," he responded. WHAT?!! Okay, I like that answer. Where is my husband, you are acting wierd. "Just trying new things, that's all." Well, it is working. Love it!
* He closed the shower curtain & made the bed. I know he did this for me.
Friday, October 29, 2010
Side pony tails make me happy.
A year ago my best friends and great family pulled me out of near depression with the best surprise birthday Halloween party ever. I will never forget my 30th birthday, the huge act of thoughtfulness, and how it saved my spirit. It was wonderful. And the memories are vivid, especially this week.
"Mommy, where is my costume?" Charlotte said as we both were sporting dark blue eye liner that formed a cute little swirl. High pony tails, lots of lime green, all of the necklaces we could find, jean skirts and polka dot tights. We were 80's rock stars and CZ sported it way to comfortably.
Heather's favorite holiday is Halloween. Her excitement is contagious and her Halloween hospitality is so fun. Blue Moon, yummy pumpkin ziti, and music to dance too was good. But what was even better was my hubby showing up at 6! Wow, that was cool. We were up too late, I think I should maybe be embarrassed but it was so fun.
I am enjoying my birthday week. I decided it began Wednesday night at an enjoyable dinner with Neel, Mollie & sweet Emma. Oops, I just remembered that CZ spilled a full glass of tea in Emma's carseat.
On my birthday week, I am going to try extra hard to look past the junk and mess to find the party and fun. CZ and I choose this the other day. The house is a WRECK (yes, I know yours is too. But you do not know wreck. promise) BUT, we found the remote. Blared some bluegrass music and "danced monkey danced!" We found the fun amidst the laundry hiding underneath sawdust.
Fun.
"Mommy, where is my costume?" Charlotte said as we both were sporting dark blue eye liner that formed a cute little swirl. High pony tails, lots of lime green, all of the necklaces we could find, jean skirts and polka dot tights. We were 80's rock stars and CZ sported it way to comfortably.
Heather's favorite holiday is Halloween. Her excitement is contagious and her Halloween hospitality is so fun. Blue Moon, yummy pumpkin ziti, and music to dance too was good. But what was even better was my hubby showing up at 6! Wow, that was cool. We were up too late, I think I should maybe be embarrassed but it was so fun.
I am enjoying my birthday week. I decided it began Wednesday night at an enjoyable dinner with Neel, Mollie & sweet Emma. Oops, I just remembered that CZ spilled a full glass of tea in Emma's carseat.
On my birthday week, I am going to try extra hard to look past the junk and mess to find the party and fun. CZ and I choose this the other day. The house is a WRECK (yes, I know yours is too. But you do not know wreck. promise) BUT, we found the remote. Blared some bluegrass music and "danced monkey danced!" We found the fun amidst the laundry hiding underneath sawdust.
Fun.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Ready to blog again.
If we lived in Italy we would hang out clothes out to dry. What would we do on days like today? Do you just not do laundry? Or do you just let the rain drops rinse it out?
Reflecting. Feeling overwhelmed. And like I was living someone elses life just a week ago.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Reflect
www.livesayhaiti.blogspot.com encourages me.
"What is more important: the dream, or God?" Sometimes God shakes up the dream to make you realize what is important.
Maybe I need to listen & reflect a little.
"What is more important: the dream, or God?" Sometimes God shakes up the dream to make you realize what is important.
Maybe I need to listen & reflect a little.
Writing
helps. I am thankful for a blog that I can't loose. I can't imagine what it would be like if I tried to keep up with a sketchbook these days!
What is "Normal?" and 10 minutes of complaining...
My mind is full of negativity...so, I'm going to spend 10 minutes getting it the heck out of my body. God, take these negative thoughts and SQUASH them like a mean bug. Please.
Okay, I REALLY miss the old "normal." I loooooooong for coming home to MY clean house, MY colorful walls, or MY mess, knowing what I'm coming home to. I loooooooong to hear "I'll grill out burgers tonight" and it be at my house. (I got a little excited today when Ben said that Greg was bringing over stuff to Grill at D&T's house.....close). I really am having a hard time being patient in this uncomfortable house. This has been resolved....but, I"m complaining for 10 mintues, okay 8 more....and need to get it out of my head. I came "home" yesterday and the house smelled like a $#@^$# bar. I have NEVER been that mad, I really don't think I have. Brother in law paid some people to come and help downstairs and they smoked outside of the door and the house smelled horrible. He appologized, I don't feel like barfing about it anymore...my heart rate has calmed down. But, it just seems like everyday....it is "what now??!" Sunday, I "out-sourced" my laundry...and I was so excited about sleeping in my own bed with CLEAN sheets. (I have real issues with bad smells...and my house smells really bad) Came home...and the bedroom was trashed. Ben started to put in the washer & dryer upstairs...and in the process had to take everything out of the closet. Oh my...back to Charlotte's bed.
WILL I HAVE ANY PATIENCE left in my spirit, any creativity, anything left in me when my house is together again?????????? And, will that ever ever happen??
Okay....so, take all of that with a grain of salt. I AM THANKFUL, GRATEFUL, and KNOW that God has me RIGHT here for a reason. And, for that matter....he has a lot of people in similiar situations. But, PRAY that I keep GRAN spirit. I just don't want life as it is now to be my "new normal." It CAN"T stay this way forever. I hope. My other question in my mind is....what do I try and "control" or "manage" and what do I let go....?
Okay...now 2 hours of productivity. 20 minutes of facebook. 1 hour of productivity. 20 minutes making THANK YOU cards for Charlotte's Birthday that was a month ago..............................peace....................peace....................peace OUT.
Okay, I REALLY miss the old "normal." I loooooooong for coming home to MY clean house, MY colorful walls, or MY mess, knowing what I'm coming home to. I loooooooong to hear "I'll grill out burgers tonight" and it be at my house. (I got a little excited today when Ben said that Greg was bringing over stuff to Grill at D&T's house.....close). I really am having a hard time being patient in this uncomfortable house. This has been resolved....but, I"m complaining for 10 mintues, okay 8 more....and need to get it out of my head. I came "home" yesterday and the house smelled like a $#@^$# bar. I have NEVER been that mad, I really don't think I have. Brother in law paid some people to come and help downstairs and they smoked outside of the door and the house smelled horrible. He appologized, I don't feel like barfing about it anymore...my heart rate has calmed down. But, it just seems like everyday....it is "what now??!" Sunday, I "out-sourced" my laundry...and I was so excited about sleeping in my own bed with CLEAN sheets. (I have real issues with bad smells...and my house smells really bad) Came home...and the bedroom was trashed. Ben started to put in the washer & dryer upstairs...and in the process had to take everything out of the closet. Oh my...back to Charlotte's bed.
WILL I HAVE ANY PATIENCE left in my spirit, any creativity, anything left in me when my house is together again?????????? And, will that ever ever happen??
Okay....so, take all of that with a grain of salt. I AM THANKFUL, GRATEFUL, and KNOW that God has me RIGHT here for a reason. And, for that matter....he has a lot of people in similiar situations. But, PRAY that I keep GRAN spirit. I just don't want life as it is now to be my "new normal." It CAN"T stay this way forever. I hope. My other question in my mind is....what do I try and "control" or "manage" and what do I let go....?
Okay...now 2 hours of productivity. 20 minutes of facebook. 1 hour of productivity. 20 minutes making THANK YOU cards for Charlotte's Birthday that was a month ago..............................peace....................peace....................peace OUT.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Coffee Shop Hopping...
Okay, so Starbucks on Lewisville-Clemmons Road has the company of a cheerleader and her coach in a very heated conversation about cheerleading. WOW. Get over yourself. Get along well with others. That is my advise of the night. Don't be annoying....note to self. What does this have to do with drastical vagabonds? nothing. procrastinating in the 9th hour of the 11th day...............................................is this really going to get done at this pase?
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Good Feeling...
Okay, so we don't have blinds. BUT, this morning I woke up to see a beautiful sliver of the moon floating in a beautiful "Liz Blue" sky in front of an awesome silouette of a bare tree out of MY window in MY room. It was a great way to wake up. When I walked out of my house, I heard birds chirping. I'm going to like my new home.
And, have I mentioned how I LOVE LOVE the conversations I have with my 'Lotte about the moon? She is so scared of the moon, but loves to look for it, sing to it, and talk about it. "Moon, where are you?" "Party with snow? stars? sun?" "mooooooon, where are YOU?"
She is JOY. JOY. JOY!
Oh, and Ben is gardening.....that is very humerous to me. And, very exciting too :)
And, have I mentioned how I LOVE LOVE the conversations I have with my 'Lotte about the moon? She is so scared of the moon, but loves to look for it, sing to it, and talk about it. "Moon, where are you?" "Party with snow? stars? sun?" "mooooooon, where are YOU?"
She is JOY. JOY. JOY!
Oh, and Ben is gardening.....that is very humerous to me. And, very exciting too :)
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Reflections over National Boards
Working, meditating, reflecting....listening to Pandora while working makes your soul lighter...
"Mighty is the power of Christ"
detour: focusing with friends is difficult........ahhhhhhh........we always have too much to talk about. Life and death. Friends and family. Time and the lack of it. Sunshine.
Okay, so now it is 10:00am. I have 2 hours to get this entry DONE.
"Oh, my soul overflow. Oh, my soul fills with hope. Perfect love that never lets go." (Never let go, David Crowder Band) I want my soul to overflow. Daily. In the good and the bad. The up and the down. And, this is my prayer for CZ. I want her to overflow with Gods love.....to find true contentment, hope and peace. Everlasting.
"Joy and pain in sun and rain. You are the same, oh you never let go" Amazing how lyrics can speak to you. That verse to the song, came right after I wrote that above.
I love the life of an artist. I love constant discovery and rediscovery. I love that about art. I love that about life.
Focus....
"Mighty is the power of Christ"
detour: focusing with friends is difficult........ahhhhhhh........we always have too much to talk about. Life and death. Friends and family. Time and the lack of it. Sunshine.
Okay, so now it is 10:00am. I have 2 hours to get this entry DONE.
"Oh, my soul overflow. Oh, my soul fills with hope. Perfect love that never lets go." (Never let go, David Crowder Band) I want my soul to overflow. Daily. In the good and the bad. The up and the down. And, this is my prayer for CZ. I want her to overflow with Gods love.....to find true contentment, hope and peace. Everlasting.
"Joy and pain in sun and rain. You are the same, oh you never let go" Amazing how lyrics can speak to you. That verse to the song, came right after I wrote that above.
I love the life of an artist. I love constant discovery and rediscovery. I love that about art. I love that about life.
Focus....
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
AMEN...
We have a renter.....meeting them this afternoon to get a deposit & sign the lease.
PRAISE GOD. Only a 6 day lapse of renters.
Thank goodness....thank God.
PRAISE GOD. Only a 6 day lapse of renters.
Thank goodness....thank God.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Art Blogging.....
VISIT www.creativeandcolorful.blogspot.com SUBSCRIBE to that one! Forward along. Tell a friend.
Trying to spend more time on art, looking at the positive....seeing the good & the art in life.
But, a quick update about the house....
*** Charlotte has her OWN BED in her OWN room!
*** Andrew cleaned up the house and it looks much more like home :) That is encouraging!
*** FOR REAL, I HOPE....(I should look back and see how many times I've said this)....so let's say there is a chance that Andrew's room downstairs will be finished this week. And, we can paint mine & Ben's new bedroom this weekend! yippee. I'm excited. But, I must say, I will miss sleeping "Willy Wonka Style." Am I a terrible mom? Oh well!
*** We have a few potential renters. Might have someone finalized tonight?! That would be nothing other than God's grace and hand in this craziness.
*** And, a prayer for an "extra" job. We might be able to clean a doctors office to make enough to cover the cost for the Hampton House. That would be another God thing.
*** I feel encouraged and excited. THAT is a nice feeling. It is nice to praise God for the good!
One more praise! I had this wierd cold last week....and couldn't taste or smell anything for about 5 days. I wasn't scared until the doctor said, "oh if that goes away it might not ever come back." Needless to say, that "scared some sense back into me!" But, seriously I am REALLY thankful that I can smell and taste again. Just think about what life would be like if you couldn't smell flowers, a clean baby, taste a filet, coffee, or wine! Initially I thought it would be the best sense to loose...but I'm sure thankful to be able to smell and taste.
Outta here. Love! Feeling peace..............
Trying to spend more time on art, looking at the positive....seeing the good & the art in life.
But, a quick update about the house....
*** Charlotte has her OWN BED in her OWN room!
*** Andrew cleaned up the house and it looks much more like home :) That is encouraging!
*** FOR REAL, I HOPE....(I should look back and see how many times I've said this)....so let's say there is a chance that Andrew's room downstairs will be finished this week. And, we can paint mine & Ben's new bedroom this weekend! yippee. I'm excited. But, I must say, I will miss sleeping "Willy Wonka Style." Am I a terrible mom? Oh well!
*** We have a few potential renters. Might have someone finalized tonight?! That would be nothing other than God's grace and hand in this craziness.
*** And, a prayer for an "extra" job. We might be able to clean a doctors office to make enough to cover the cost for the Hampton House. That would be another God thing.
*** I feel encouraged and excited. THAT is a nice feeling. It is nice to praise God for the good!
One more praise! I had this wierd cold last week....and couldn't taste or smell anything for about 5 days. I wasn't scared until the doctor said, "oh if that goes away it might not ever come back." Needless to say, that "scared some sense back into me!" But, seriously I am REALLY thankful that I can smell and taste again. Just think about what life would be like if you couldn't smell flowers, a clean baby, taste a filet, coffee, or wine! Initially I thought it would be the best sense to loose...but I'm sure thankful to be able to smell and taste.
Outta here. Love! Feeling peace..............
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Fun Charlotte Pictures!
Charlotte & Sadie
and her babies!
& chocolate....life is good!
making cookies!
Reflecting on time....where has it gone?
making cookies!
Reflecting on time....where has it gone?
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Moving in the right direction...
Today Bandit found a new home. To me, that is very exciting news. I ate lunch with Andrew and we had a good time. He was happy and motivated. Zach is not going to be living downstairs, so that means that we can move in sooner. When? Who knows. I'm pretty comfortable so, not as anxious. That's probably not a good thing. But, it does make me more patient.
The living room was CLEAN today when I went over to the Hampton House. That made me happy.
I'm trying to motivate. But having a hard time doing so. ahhhh....
But, the house is moving along :) I have pictures, I'll post them soon.
Love!
The living room was CLEAN today when I went over to the Hampton House. That made me happy.
I'm trying to motivate. But having a hard time doing so. ahhhh....
But, the house is moving along :) I have pictures, I'll post them soon.
Love!
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Sunshine
blabbing:
Communication. Knowing that "the sun will come out tomorrow" if it is cloudy today. Energy brings energy. In giving you will receive. God will not give you more than you can handle. This shall pass....and you're gonna miss this....what an oxymoron (however you spell it). Fireflies, I love that song. You aren't going to get this moment back, so make the best of it. Learning to sing admist the annoyance of sanding drywall. Planning on paper, hoping in God. The energy of Nana, the patience of Mimi, the carefree-ness of Ama, the optimism of Gran, the prayerfullness of Aunt Janet the spunk of Nana Doris, the gentleness of Granny....pack it all together and ta-da....we've got all that we need. Angels guide us, por favor. And give us some energy. 2009, was a lot of grumbling...I'm hoping for some motivation (yes, for me too) in 2010.
the sunshine:
I love how Charlotte says "peease?! okkkaaay!!" It's kind of scarcastic, but I love it. Tonight I was talking with Charlotte, telling her how much I have loved spending my break with her. And, that I'm going to miss her. She said "miss YOU" and she jumped up and gave me a huge hug and kiss. (It actually made a small chip in my tooth as she hit my chin...but what a great scar!) And then the boss said, "mommy sit!" (her new favorite bossy phrase) We snuggled. She is so SO SO SO much fun. I LOVED Christmas break with her.
Okay, I guess I need to stop procrastinating and GO TO BED. I've got to get up way to early to start my reality!
Communication. Knowing that "the sun will come out tomorrow" if it is cloudy today. Energy brings energy. In giving you will receive. God will not give you more than you can handle. This shall pass....and you're gonna miss this....what an oxymoron (however you spell it). Fireflies, I love that song. You aren't going to get this moment back, so make the best of it. Learning to sing admist the annoyance of sanding drywall. Planning on paper, hoping in God. The energy of Nana, the patience of Mimi, the carefree-ness of Ama, the optimism of Gran, the prayerfullness of Aunt Janet the spunk of Nana Doris, the gentleness of Granny....pack it all together and ta-da....we've got all that we need. Angels guide us, por favor. And give us some energy. 2009, was a lot of grumbling...I'm hoping for some motivation (yes, for me too) in 2010.
the sunshine:
I love how Charlotte says "peease?! okkkaaay!!" It's kind of scarcastic, but I love it. Tonight I was talking with Charlotte, telling her how much I have loved spending my break with her. And, that I'm going to miss her. She said "miss YOU" and she jumped up and gave me a huge hug and kiss. (It actually made a small chip in my tooth as she hit my chin...but what a great scar!) And then the boss said, "mommy sit!" (her new favorite bossy phrase) We snuggled. She is so SO SO SO much fun. I LOVED Christmas break with her.
Okay, I guess I need to stop procrastinating and GO TO BED. I've got to get up way to early to start my reality!
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