The Crafts

Today I feel whiny. I do not like whiny; not from children and certainly not from adults. For a series of reasons I feel ready to throw in the towel but that won't get me anywhere. So despite gray skies, sleep deprivation and the fact I still sit here not showered and pajama clad I am going to turn this day around. Step 1: Shower and put on mascara. Everyone feels better with falsely elongated lashes. Step 2: Tune into some happy music. Dancing is good for the spirit. Step 3: Get outside. Nature is God's handiwork and it too rejuvenates. Step 4: Do something for someone else. Today after school I think we'll draw pictures and write letters over cups of hot cocoa. Is there anyone out there who doesn't enjoy happy mail? Step 5: Make something for dinner that won't result in this...again... Tonight I have several fun things to look forward to... *A brand new season of the funniest show on television starts up again tonight. The Mindy Proje

First off - CJ's birthday Sassy Miss Claudia turned FOUR and we celebrated with international flair. Dina, our former foreign exchange student from Kuwait, along with two of her six sisters and her mother came for a visit. Dina was here for CJ's second birthday and she made it back for her fourth.  For a short while we had to start keeping Natalie in a box because she was/is getting into everything. Soccer Kate has been waiting for years to play soccer and the time has finally arrived. She loves it 11 Months Natalie has turned 11 months. One more month until we have a 1 year old. Soon our house will only have kids...no babies. Where did time go?

If perhaps you think I haven't blogged because of a lack of content then you are wrong, my friend. My blog has taken a backseat due to a lack of time. We have been filling our days with awesomeness (Adventureland, last minute trips to the pool, international visitors, birthday parties, enormous bubble baths, sunflower picking, cookie eating...) But sprinkled among the awesomeness is things that are less awesome (sleepless nights, cleaning, doctor appointments, sweating in desert like temps, waiting for the third time for the stinkin' FedEx man to attempt to pick up packages for six hours...three days in a row!) No, not every moment of life can be fabulous but we can sure as heck try. "Whenever I start feeling sick, I stop being sick and be awesome instead. True story." This is my favorite quote from "How I Met Your Mother." It doesn't just apply to being sick, it applies to lots of life's troubles. *See the less awesome things to suffer through as ty