Something new

So here I am sitting on my couch under my bright green blanket with my laptop in my lap..wondering what to blog about. Milly is right beside me watching my fingers fly across the keys in amazement wondering if she should pounce any moment and bite me. I hope she doesnt. Ajs napping so I've got an hour or so of some quiet "me" time and im taking a break from laundry to just sit and be lazy. After watching the movie "Julie & Julia" I have been wanting to try new recipe's and im even considering buying Julia Childs cook book. But there's a problem, I have a picky husband. He likes his burgers ketchup only, he only eats the vegetables: green beans, potatoes, and okra. Yea. Plus he's not into trying new things. Im just trying to figure out if I do try to cook all this new food he's gonna hate it and most will be wasted. I cook maybe 9 or 10 diff meals and I wanna explore something new. Maybe within the next few days, months, and years he will try new things and I can get him to enjoy new foods as well. We'll see :)

Spring time come

February is almost over and the month of March will be starting soon! 2011 is flying by already but I am ready for spring time. This warmer weather we've had is a nice change from the 30-45 degree weather we've been stuck with, oh and the snow. Eeek. We've been able to work out in the yard and Lord knows it needs some attention. I am hoping I have a green thumb when it comes to gardening, if not then I might just get some people over to help lol I want lots of flowers to liven the place up a bit. Lots of color is a great thing. Plus they smell nice too. There's a lot of things I envision for our house and yard but of course it takes time and the mighty dollar. Time is the one of the two we have. lol So we can do little by little and watch the change grow and happen at its own rate. Thats def something I cant wait to see is the finished product. :)

Shoo Flu!

The past week has been awful. Not only has my 2 year old been sick with the flu, yes the flu, my husband also has it. Somehow I have managed to escape it. I havnt had the slightest bit of sickness! Boy am I glad. Today is marking the 1 week that AJs been sick and he's finally starting to act "normal" and is eating a little more as well. I am doubting he'll see 30 lbs soon. LOL I am just glad the tamiflu (meds) seems to be helping him. Although now Tony has it. He hasnt been as bad as AJ I am guessing the age difference has a lot to do with it. Even though most men are complete babies when they are sick Tonys not been to bad, but I dont mind taking care of my guys. But I am glad there's light at the end of this sick tunnel and Im so close to being in the sunshine again. Ajs also slept pretty good since he's in our bed and I've been able to rest well amongst it all. I just continue to pray that I do not get the flu and that it passes over them quickly. Thanks for all the prayers ya'll.

Full Garage!

As the days move forward and we become more "settled" into our home I see a lot of stuff in our garage that we dont use! When we sort through it all I am thinking of doing our first garage sale. Hopefully we can get rid of most of the clutter that is filling our garage and make use of the extra space for our cars! Mine wont fit in there with the door closed (sucks yes) but I drive a boat if u havnt seen it.But at least if it's raining I can pull in and unload myself, groceries, AJ too of course without getting drenched. I am starting to really love my home. Don't get me wrong I loved it the moment we moved in but that was a newness type love. A change. Now it's like a need. Coming home, seeing a clean home, a place that we are staying in to make memories. Its a good feeling. It's mine. The money we are paying actually goes towards it not to a landlord and out the window like renting. It's a good feeling. Being home, its more than a place, it's our sanctuary.

Cure for sleeplessness

Well as some of you know AJ has been an awful sleeper since he was about 11 mths old. I dont know what brought it on or why it started but it did. So from 11 mths til now (he's 27 mths) I have had 6-7 hrs of sleep or less every night! And not continual. Say I go to bed at 10pm. AJ would wake up at 12am and i'd go back to sleep around 1. Ok so there's 2.5 hrs of sleep. He wakes up again at 4 and is up 30-45 min back asleep by 5. Then is up at 7am for good. For me a grand total of 7.5 hours. But by the time im up I feel exhausted because I truly did not rest well. This was an on going thing every night. It didnt matter what I tried: Tylenol, warm milk, melatonin,a fan, a radio, keeping him up late, not letting him take a nap which was prob the worst idea ever! So as a mom I was just totally frustrated and felt overwhelmed and sad that my child just wouldn't sleep. What else could I do? Would he always be a bad sleeper and this would follow him throughout his childhood? All I know is im tired and I need sleep. Not that I just want it, I NEED IT. I cant nap during the day so dont suggest it (:P) because I wont even when I can. Working now 4 days a week I have 2 days to clean the house. So I do.

After my grandma passed his sleeplessness seemed to only get worse. He'd wake up 2 hours after he'd gone to sleep and cry and whine and wouldn't go back to sleep in his room. So I slept in the guest bed with him. He sleeps all night. Now for a moment im happy because I got some sleep but all my hard work isn't paying off because im going backwards now. AJ has NEVER had to sleep in our bed, so the next few nights i try and get im to sleep in his room. Or once he's asleep in my bed I move him to his room and same thing happens... he's up 10-15 min later and is screaming crying. But I am happy to say I grew a back bone after 14 mths of suffering and just let him cry... I told him I loved him in his room, sang to him til he was almost asleep and closed his door behind me and closed my bedroom door. He cried for about 30 long minutes and was out. He slept til 9am the next morning. And last night he didnt even wake up I didnt hear him if he did. 9:30pm-8am!! Thats almost 12 hours! woohoo! I of course didnt go to bed til 11:30 (lol) but still that was so nice to not have to get out of bed and deal with something that shouldn't of been anyway! So I am hoping this continues and that tonight he will sleep well and that I can start being a better momma and hopefully have more energy to do things I love <3

Oh no, more snow?!

Well the weatherman called it, as much as I really didnt think it would happen it did. We got about 8-9 inches of snow! As beautiful as it is it has caused me and Tony to miss work this week! We missed 3 days last week because of my grandmother's funeral and burial. So we were already behind with bills and money! Well then wouldn't ya know here came snow! So now we are officially 2 weeks behind :( Im not really worried though thankfully our 1st house payment isnt until Feb. So we have all the small bills to pay in 2 weeks time. Hopefully we are busy at my work and I make enough tips to suffice a few bills. God's in control and He always comes through somehow every time! I have faith we can do it because we've seen worse times! But we stayed with my aunt 2 nights and we really had a good time. Played a lot, watched movies, and napped a few times. I got to catch up on my missed sleep ive had. (That was prob the best part) So pray for us that we can meet our bill quota this month lol Something tells me we will... I'm pretty confident! :P

Jan. 8

Really enjoyed cleaning up our church today. Me and Tony got to cut up and joke around. He helped me out with mopping and sweeping (stuff he doesn't do at home :P) and we had a few good laughs. My church means a lot to me and it should to anyone who attends church. I have been going there for about 11 years. My grandmother loved our church too, she'd always be there to help clean or assist in anyway she could if she was well enough. Many Sundays I have felt loved and appreciated and when I miss church I regret it. We always get blessed and feel the holy spirit on Sundays! There's just something about singing for God that I just love. I have always loved to sing but once I started to sing at my church, that was a completely different emotion. I felt uplifted, like I had a purpose. I was meant to help lead and point others to Christ through music. And what a joy it is! And believe me, not every Sunday do I want to be up in front of the congregation, I don't want to always sing and sing "praises" because believe or not im not always happy! But once the songs are over, people have prayed, and the preacher comes up I feel refreshed! My lifes not perfect, haha, far from it most days. I yell when im frustrated, I throw clothes around when I cant find anything to wear... I whine and complain about stupid things. I mean how can u always go through the day happy and without a bad thought? Hmmm u cant, so no one think I do because your mistaken! lol Very much mistaken. But I dont carry my burdens, I lay them down and give them to God. I have learned over the last few years that nothing is accomplished from being negative and grouchy. God doesn't want you to be miserable He gave His son to die on a cross for you, for ME! When you look at the big picture, well lets switch it back to 1st person, when I look at the big picture I gotta repent cause I have acted so selfish.

There are days now I do admit that I am in a great mood, where it goes perfect and i just smile and forget about all my problems. But is that a bad thing? HA no!!! :) I wish I had weeks at a time like that... God wants us to be happy not just in our life but in spirit!

Psalm 68:3
But may the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; may they be happy and joyful.


Its not all about material things its about family, contentment, salvation, hope, faith, love, forgiveness, and many more things! God is good, all the time!