Friday night delivery, day 69

Friday night make your own pizza night!

Guess which pizzas were for the kids and which ones were for the grownups?  

Happy Weekend!

Pet peeve, day 68

I've said it before, and I'll say it again.  I really do not like it when someone says to me, "So, what do you do all day?"  Because this video shows what I do.  And how do you describe it?

I do MOM STUFF.  That's what I do.  And I love every minute of it.

14 years, day 67

Today is my 14th wedding anniversary! Not necessarily a milestone number, but we have learned to take every year seriously.  We kind of see our marriage in 3 parts:  1 - the stage when we had tons of time and availability for each other, but took each other for granted and wasted times arguing about petty, petty things.  2 - The stage where we fell in love with each other in our new roles as parents.  It was fun to be on the same team, but it was definitely new to have issues like sleep deprivation and discipline work its way into our everyday tango.  3 - the stage where we have seen heartbreak in the form of death, divorce, and disease and it plays a role in our marriage every day.  We try to really enjoy each other and our life together.  It's not a perfect marriage, but we make sure that we are a priority to each other every day.  And that is really difficult with 3 kids.

I'm sure there are many more stages to come (parenting teens is right around the corner - YIKES!), but we are so blessed to have each other.  I am truly married to my best friend.  We are currently attending a marriage class through our church and Tuesday night we had to each list what our biggest hope, dream, and fear was to each other.  I was not surprised at all to see that our biggest hopes were exactly the same.  To raise our children to have a relationship with Christ and to send them on their way so that we can enjoy our time with each other.  As much as I love my children (which is a lot), I love their dad even more.  We don't want to rush through these years with our kids, but we really are looking forward to one day enjoying the years of just him and me again.

We celebrated the night by going out to eat and buying a new shredder.  Woo Hoo!  We are ROMANTICS, I tell you.

Moments, day 66

Joyful moments today:
*  Sold 3 Matilda Jane clothing items online for $82.00  Cha-ching.

*  My sister let me know she is getting closer to having her baby, which means another new nephew soon for me!

*  Found new tennis shoes for my youngest daughter which we both agreed upon and they actually had the size she needed in stock.  (If you know my Sparkles, this is nothing short of a miracle.)

*  2 dental checkups for my girls completed with NO cavities. Yea!

*  A night away with my husband at our weekly marriage class.  Which means no cooking for me and a dinner with no kids!

*  A wonderful babysitter who is trustworthy, reliable, firm, patient, and loved by my kids.  (While it sounds simple, it is actually a very rare fine.  Can I get an AMEN, parents?)

Not bad for a busy Tuesday!

Mighty Warrior, Day 65

Today was sad.  I attended the services for sweet little Tucker last night and this morning.  The services were beautiful and a complete celebration of his short life.  His parents are such a testimony to the love of Christ.  I am linking to his mother Amy's blog post where she shared in her own words what happened to Tucker and how God is working through their grief.  Please keep Nathan and Amy and their families in your prayers.

http://amylhill.blogspot.com/

Crystal Bridges, day 64

My husband and I spent the day together going to a new local museum, Crystal Bridges.

This was built by the Walton family and it is entirely free.  The building is beautiful and a work of art itself.  The art is fun to look at and the restaurant, Eleven, is first class.  I wish I would have thought to take a picture of our lunch, but this is a pic of the restaurant itself.  It truly is beautiful!

This piece was one of my favorites.  It depicts the famous Lord's Supper painting, but it constructed upside down using only spools of thread.  Each row is suspended individually (you can barely see this in the picture) and you can't really see this painting until you step far back.  Amazing!

This one was another favorite just because we thought this bust (made entirely of silicone!) looks just like my husband in about 30 years.

We had a great date-day and if you live in the area you should go check out the museum while it is still free!

Family fun, day 63

Today was a great day:
breakfast with the family at a local joint
made St. Patrick's day necklaces with the girls
caught up on my magazine reading and Top Chef
caught up on laundry
enjoyed a movie with the whole family (the Lorax - don't ask for a review, not my favorite)
had a big laugh watching the kids play Top Chef out in the yard - there were some very unique "meals" created

Yes, my girls are wearing matching shirts.  It was a standoff to see who would change clothes, and I guess they are both pretty stubborn.  The 11 year old was mortified.  And yes, my boy is holding a tub of popcorn almost as big as himself.

It really was the perfect kind of weekend day with nothing but fun on the agenda!