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Well, it's saturday night and here we are and my brothers house. My husband is playing his guitar in the garage with my brother, and Sarah and I are making dinner. The girls went home to their moms house today, but to their surprise the got to go home with a new dog. Their mother Tabetha bought a Basset hound today. Emilee was so excited she didn't know what to do with herself. Zoe was a little excited, but mostly worried that the dog would eat her cat. We always get a little depressed when the girls go back to their moms house...But I get to see them again on monday to take them to school. Well, have a wonderful weekend and God bless you all...... |
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What a night I had.... It all started out okay. We had Pancakes for dinner last night, and afterward I got everything cleaned up. The girls had taken their baths, and my husband was in bed at 6:30 last night. Here I was thinking, "Great, I can read my book, have a little 'me' time, and then go to bed early." Hah! 5 minutes after I laid down at 10:30 my son was coughing in his crib. (He's had a cold for a week or so.) So after a while of him coughing, I get up to get him a drink. I then leave to walk out his door and he screams bloody murder at the sight of me leaving his room. So I pick him up thinking he'll just go right back to sleep......how wrong was I. Ironically, earlier that evening I was thinking how great it would be to have another baby....3 hours later at 1:30 in the morning he finally went to sleep and I remember what it was like when he was a tiny baby, deciding that I need to get a few more months of sleep before I can have another one. To top it all off, I thought I would at least get to sleep in, but my child who usually sleeps until 7:30 or 8:00 woke up at 6:30.
I just felt like complaining a bit to everyone, thanks for listening. Have a wonderful day, and God bless!
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Yesterday I was at my mom's house with Emilee, Zoe, and Noah. I was sitting on the couch playing with something in my hand. I was messing around making it seem like it was dissapearing and Zoe asked me if I was magic. Then she answered her own question by saying there was no such thing as magic... Then Emilee sat up and said "I think Amy is magic, we we're acting crazy she can calms us down." And she said it like the only way you could get them to calm down when they're crazy is with magic. Just something cute that happened.
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I was thinking about a post Shurleen wrote a couple of days ago about quoting movies.... and I must confess, I do that constantly! First of all, here's my confession. I am a FRIENDS fanatic. I have every season on dvd. (The one thing Shurleen Doesn't like about me ;-)) And I have to say in all honesty, there is a FRIENDS quote for every situation. Just last night I had a conversation with my sister Jessica, and threw in about 3 or 4 FRIENDS quotes. A truely pathetic downfall I admit. :-)
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The question is why... And isn't that always the question? "Why is the sky blue, Why isn't my husband as nice to me as that man is to his wife, Why can't my kids behave like that"...Why, Why, Why!!! Why do we always ask why. Is it because we are selfish or just plain curious. What I notice is that we can never be pleased with what God has given us in life. Which I think is a problem that I have. I'm always wondering why. I feel like God has shown me something today, something very important, something so simple I hardly ever think of doing it. Why not just stop asking why and enjoy what God has given. We take things for granted way to much. What we should be doing is sitting back and soaking in the beautiful sky the Lord has made for us, and look at our spouses good traits and qualities rather than constantly focusing on the bad, and just raising our hands and praising God for giving us the opportunity to raise our children.
My challange to anyone who reads this is to spend the next day in praise of what you've been givin. Take an extra minute to look at the new flower blooming on the plant outside your house, and look into the eyes of your children and just swim in the everlasting love they give you in their eyes. I don't mean to get deep or anything, but this has been waying on my heart all day, and a fight with my husband made me really step back and look at everything I take for granted everyday. Tonight I made a cake with my daughter Zoe. After everyone had been served their peice and we were all done she came up to me, hugged me and said "Thank you for making a cake with me." I almost teared up. That 30 minutes I spent with her in the kitchen made her whole day, and I can't believe how much I put off this thing or that thing that my girls bring to me everyday with little things like doing the dishes, or the laundry. In the long run, that stuff just doesn't matter...........
Have a great day, and God Bless.... |
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Good morning all.... well, I was so proud of my husband last night. He intered a blues contest called "Guitarmageddon" and last night he was first up to play. Let me just give you some information about my husband Joshua... He is, by far, one of the most amazing guitar players I've ever seen, however, when it comes to playing in front of anyone, he gets a little nervous. For example, he played in a talet show at my brothers church with the youth pastor, and he threw up before the went up because of nerves. Along with nerves, he is a procrastinater of great proportions. So he didn't decide to go to this thing until 5:00 last night and of course had nothing to play and no back track picked out to play to. (a back track is the background music like the drums and rythem guitar.) So on the way to Eugene we're skimming through back tracks and he's fiddling with his guitar trying to prepare anything. It wasn't until we pulled into the parking lot that I finally said, "I think you should play with the fifth track, you sounded good with that." He agreed and we walked into the contest with my brother Justin (who was also in the contest, but had been preparing for a month) and my sister-in-law Sarah (who cut Shurleens hair ;-)) After waiting about 20 minutes, Joshua ended up being first, something he wasn't to thrilled about. He went up there knowing only what track he was going to play to and nothing prepared to play. At this point, I am so nervous I'm sweating, I was worried he would forget where the music stops or where the stops in the song are, or what he was even doing.... I should've known not to worry. He got up there and It all just came naturally to him. The entire song was a great big solo... He should've got a great score on originallity, it doesn't get much more original than making it up right on the spot. He blew a lot of people away, when he was done people where cheering and whistling. I was so proud of him. He didn't win the contest, but he had so much fun going up and playing.
I just felt like sharing my husbands accomplishments with everyone, Have a wonderful day and God Bless...... |
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Well, it's almost lunch time, and I had to see if my mother-in-law read my blog...to my suprise, others had left a few comments.
First of all, Kim, I don't think being outgoing will scare me... trust me, you and I will probably have a lot in common ;-)
I must admit, I don't know if I can live up to everything Shurleen has said about me... Well, I just have to say that now... once you've learned more about who I am personally, you'll catch on that I don't shy away from praise.
On to my children.......... My two girls are playing with the new girls that moved in upstairs and having a great time. Zoe, my 6 year old, is playing so great. Not that she's a naughty girl, but she is definatly her fathers daughter. Very stubborn and opinionated. I love her, she is not afraid to tell you what she feels and what she thinks. She's started this new thing, when I say something, she is trying to argue without arguing. She says "Aimee, I'm not trying to fight with you but...." A very big step for Zoe!
Emilee is just being her wonderful self..... She's very easy going and good natured. All she is thinking of today is friends and Food.... (she is always hungry!)
Then there's the baby, ohhhhh Noah. He's got a little cold so he's really needy, but I have to admit, having a child need you when they're sick is not a bad way to spend your day! Right now he's just standing in his pack-and-play looking out the window wishing he could go play in the sunshine.
What a great life we have all been blessed with... |
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We start our day at our house with chores. With a six and seven year old it can get complicated. of course they only clean the living room and thier own room, but I have never heard so many complaints. Which leads to one the questions I have about homeschooling. How can you keep going and going without a break from your kids. I love my children, but I have to confess, sometimes I just need the time to myself to get away from the "can you", "will you", "can I ". It can get really overwhelming.
So what do you do? Any comments would be welcome.
Have a great day and God Bless you all. |
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Now that I have figured this out, I'm going to keep going.
My mother-in-law is a homeschooling mother, she's one of the eleven oreos. I recently had the pleasure of homeschooling my girls with her kids, which was wonderful. I never realized how hard it was to homeschool though. I loved getting to be the one who got help to teach my kids and I loved getting to spend most of my day with her and her family. Shurleen and I are just to peas in a pod.
Until I met Shurleen, I've never known anyone who homeschooled. To be perfectly honest, I never really agreed with the whole idea until maybe a year ago. I always thought that homeschooling was sheltering your kids way to much, keeping them from reality. But after meeting Shurleen and seeing how great she does with her kids, I thought I would give it some more thought. Then I was given a chance to experience it, and I have to say it is wonderful. I only have a couple issues that are keeping me on the fence of whether or not to homeschool my son. Thankfully I have a lot of time.
Emilee and Zoe have to start public school again next week and I have to say, I'm going to miss going to school with Shurleen and her kids.
Even though my girls are going to public school, I still have my son who I am still thinking about homeschooling, so if anyone wants to comment on the pros and cons of homeschooling I would love any information you could give me.
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Well, it's my first entry to my new blog. I really want it to be a good one, but after reading my mother-in-laws, I know i'm going to sound juvenile.
I'll give you some history about my family first. I have two step daughters who are with my husband and I every other week. They just came home this morning and I'm so happy they're back. You never know how much you take your kids for granted until you have to share them every other week.
Then there's my boy Noah. I don't even know how to describe my son, he's like a cup of hot chocolate on a snowy day. He's just wonderful. Thats really all I can say about him.
Of course there is also my husband, Joshua. Without him, I can say in all honesty, I wouldn't have a lot to write about. My children are interesting, but Josh keeps me on my toes and always thinking.
And lastly, there is me, Aimee. Not so plain jane Aimee. I'm a 20 year old mother of three with a life that is upside down and I would never wish it any other way. |