Yep…my mom is flying in this weekend to surprise the kids. They have NO clue. She arrives at 7 AM. We told the kids that a big package is coming…and they keep saying we cant wait for the mail to come on Sat. I Cant wait to SEE there faces. OH I am so excited to see my mom. Tony was supposed to surprise me as well, but I got it out of him.
Anyways, life has been good lately. Just taking it easy. Trying to still recover from being sick. I still don’t have answers. But on Sunday I plan on getting myself prayed for. He has the answer.
Tonight me and my sister are going out for some much needed sister time. Talk, Eat, Watch a movie, and if I am not too tired,,,shop a bit. We will see. Oh my gosh I get to eat without my kids. I am so loving this. Only moms understand this. Most of the time….I feed everyone else first. By the time it is my turn…I am too tired to eat, or it is cold, or something.
Funny story, My oldest was talking to the younger boys in the car and he said, “Trust me boys, I have 9 years experience” He is so funny. I would love to get in his head and figure him out. To bad we could not be like the movie Freaky Friday, where the mom and kid change places.
So Ben and Chandler decided to make mommy some toast. I thought well lets give them a shot at making it. About 10 minutes later I came in the kitchen to find this:
They were so proud of themselves. Ben said, well I know you like butter mommy. Um did you see how much butter he happened to put on my toast. Talk about a heart attack waiting to happen! It is the thought that counts, right!
Then a few days later. Kaitlyn comes walking into the office holding this:
Are you hungry Kaitlyn? Dont you think it is a bit big for you baby girl! She was SO mad when I took it away from her too.
Yes my one and a half year old has learned to open the fridge, and she just digs for stuff. I need locks on the pantry doors and kitchen door. She has been eating all the time. I feed her and then an hour later she is hungry again. Can we say…growing like a weed. The boys too. They could eat all day long. It drives me crazy because I buy snacks for school and in 2 days they are all gone. They sneak stuff….what am I going to do with them. Can’t imagine what they will be like when they are all teenagers. And then when there friends come over as well. Yikes, my grocery bill is going to be HUGE! Now if these teenage boys want to all come over and help with the yard, and some things like that, then I am sure we can work out some kind of deal.
I did not know that blogs existed over a year ago. Call me naive or maybe it is just that I was not into computers all that much. Then I saw that a good friend had one, and I was HOOKED. I mean HOOKED. That night I set up my first blogger account. Then I got more sophisticated and moved to word press. Since my hubby is so computer savvy, I insisted on doing everything myself, because I wanted to impress him with my new found skills… Then I started getting emails from people that I did not know….I was shocked that people actually read my blog. Little old me. Of course, most that read my blog…DONT COMMENT! That I cant figure out. I would love to see others comments. Maybe it is because you dont know me. So here is your formal introduction. Hi my name is Heidi, I am a wife, and mother of 4, and I really love Jesus, and you are????
Anyways, someone asked me what blogs I read. So I thought I would put a plug in for them. I don’t know all of them personally, some of them you start following there story and you want to know what happened next. Others are friends and this is how I stay on top of what is going on there life. I read a few others, but this is good.
Stephanie was an MK in Chile at the same school as me: Garcias2Chile
**** when Kaitlyn says, “I uv you mommy”
**** when my boys tell me that they have been praying for me.
**** seeing my honey come through the door at night…HE.is.so.HOT and SO Taken!!!
**** Starbucks…vanilla latte…no foam…filled to the rim
**** Lemon Passion Cake at Macaroni Grill
**** a CLEAN kitchen
**** My bed at night…my bed is the most comfortable, with my soft sheets and down blankets and pillows…so Vain…I know…
**** The laughter of my children.
**** My quiet time with the Lord.
**** Music
**** Any made up joke that my oldest tells me…he.is.so.funny!!!
If you have kids, you know that question will always come. Not just once, but usually many times. At least my kids do that.
I think we do the same thing to God sometimes. We question where he is taking us, and ask, when, why, where, but how…? Or maybe your in the middle of something and we ask “Are we almost there God?” I find peace knowing that God already sees where I will be, how I will get there, when I will get there, etc. It is all a matter of trusting Him, that even when we walk through the low times, he still sees the victorious outcome. I know with being so sick lately…it has been such a mind game. You cant let fear in, for fear paralyzes our faith and our trust in Him. I have found that I have had to memorize scripture to fight my mind. If you go to far into the “unknown” you can become gripped with fear as well. We don’t know what our tomorrow holds. We can plan all we want, and we think we get it all figured out, and then…He has a different plan. We have to always remember to be flexible because God can change his mind whenever he pleases. Although I think it is good to plan and be orderly (even the ants planned ahead Proverbs 6:6-8 ), we just have to have that willing spirit.
I am just waiting. I am at a pit stop. Allowing Him to be the air that I breathe. Let him give me my daily bread. And knowing that this is not about me, but 120% about Him, and his plans. And remembering that I only stand here because of Him.
Okay let’s get real. I do way to much. I over commit. I am an overachiever. When I do something…I do it whole heartedly. I like to stay busy. I like to volunteer. I like to be involved with Everything! And it has now left me….sick. I have not felt so sick in a really long time. My doctor told me today that I am making myself sick. Nice,huh! How would you like to be told that you are making yourself sick? Official Diagnosis: Adrenal Fatigue.
So I find myself trying to figure out a better schedule for myself. What can I be involved in and what cant I? God has SLOWED me way down. Yes I am saying God has slowed me down. Now to figure out why. Why is it that mom’s think they are super humans. I don’t know how many times I have told other moms…you need to take time for yourself, you need “you time”, you cant do everything, you are going to get sick if you dont slow down. And now I am eating my words.
So I am taking some giant leaps backwards. I think I will begin by praying about what God wants me involved in. And delete the things that he does not want me involved in. I have already started this process. Can I be honest? It hurts my pride to say that I can’t do all these things. And that is where it is folks. Pride come before the fall… And me….well I think I have prided myself on all that I could do. God does not like a prideful heart. And man am I sorry! I know I can only do anything through HIM. And it is Him that lifts me up and gets me through every day. He is my heartbeat. I took on too much in my own strength. And that is not the way it works folks. Big lesson learned here. I hope this helps someone else.
Here is an old song, but a true one for the moment:
Change My Heart Oh God
So here are the pre-new hard wood floors. It was a mess at our house for several days:
And the new floors:
Nice huh? Yes I am very pleased with the new floors. Now to do the stairs and down stairs. Wow it is so much work, but so worth it in the end. Maybe by summer we will have it done?!
So then we made Christmas cookies for Santa. There supposed to be candy canes. My kids made them with my younger sister Hope. Hhmmmm…they really dont look like candy canes….and they really did not taste good. Poor Santa….:
We made this batch of cookies with Nana Joan….they were much better!:
I think Ben licked more frosting than putting them on his cookies. I wonder who got to eat his cookies?:
Just can’t get enough of this little girl, she is so stinkin cute. Those eyes, and cheeks…she is not allowed to date until she is 30:
Cowboy Chandler. Thank you aunt Rachael for buying me loud guns….Just wait till you have kids, we are going to buy the loudest toys out there!:
These are called Ting-a-ling’s and they are very yummy and super easy to make:
1 package of semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 package of butterscotch chips
1 cup of nuts (cashews or peanuts)
1 container of chow mein noodles
Melt the chips together being careful not to burn it, and then mix melted chocolates with the nuts and noodles. Drop onto waxed paper by the teaspoonful and refrigerate for 2 hours. How is that for easy.
