Ordinary things.........

I'm afraid I have approached blogging in the same way I approach dusting, I get embarrassed when I realize how much time has gone by since I last did it.

We have been enjoying our time of being finished with school for the year.  The children lived through completed their testing and packed up(figuratively since I actually have get to do this) their school books and ran outside.  I find it amusing that they think I enjoy torturing them with school work while in reality, I am more anxious than they are to finish up.

I am trying to think of any major happenings in the past couple of weeks, and unfortunately I have determined that my life is very ordinary.  I should say that the unfortunate bit is for you since I'm typing anyway.....

We had our Lion, Witch and Wardrobe cast party.  That was lots of fun, we watched the DVD and I was overwhelmed with pride in those kids.

Allye went to a sleepover with some of her very best besties and I had flashbacks to my young teenage summers and realized that I was a happy kid.

I used a tiller and turned a pile a earth for the sole purpose of walking barefoot in it.  Then after dinner I went out and finished the job and planted some flowers.  They'll probably die, I say this not because I am an Eeyore type but because I accidentally kill plants all the time.

I had 10 children to feed for lunch today.  We had chicken nuggets and tater tots.  The chicken was a big hit the tater tots, less.  I threw Landry's lunch away before he was done, lesson here....don't eat and watch TV at my house.

The Boverie children slept over last night, apparently they are aloud to talk to the grown ups before coffee.

God has been working on me.  This can be a painful process, I lean towards being judgmental(this is bad), I do not capture every thought, I even allow these unleashed thoughts to become words(this is bad).  I am easily susceptible to gossip(this is really bad).  I hate knowing all of these things are wrong with me, I am beyond grateful to God for sticking with me while I sort through and hope to overcome.

I have been really wanting the motivation and discipline to lose some weight and exercise.  I want to be healthy, energetic and obviously a smaller size.  I found just the thing!  The other day I was snuggled up with Allye and one of the boys, said boy climbed over Allye, over me and off the bed.  He then commented "Mom, your buttocks (pronounced "boo-tocks") are so soft.  Uhhh, clearly some lunges are in my future.....

I did some sewing.  I made sundress and a skirt and top.  They turned out pretty cute.  I made them for no reason other than a desire to sew.  I am so glad I found someone to give them to....

Sundress...

Brookie twirling in her birthday skirt I made.

more twirling....

The skirt started it's life as a men's shirt...Cute redo?

I made a To-Do list and nearly completed it all.  No big deal you think?  If you knew me well then you'd realize how remarkable it is that I made a list and then referred back to it.  I love to write lists, I never seem to know what to do with them after I write them out. Hmm....

We have a fire in our fir pit nearly every night.  My kids think marshmallows are  required in order to sleep at night....


I painted four superheroes and honestly one was dressed like a bimbo so I "altered" her costume!


We celebrated Memorial Day with a cookout.  We all brought our own meat to grill and yummy sides and desserts to share.  Since I am associated with great cooks this worked out very well for me.  We started around 11:00 and wound down around 7:30.  I loved the day and hope to have many more with my wonderful family and friends!!!

So there you go....a summary of an ordinary couple of weeks here.

Life. Is. Good.

Party Time!!!

It's May and that means we celebrate half of our dear friends the Boverie's birthdays.  Barry, Jenny and Anna all have a birthday this month and tonight was Anna's night!  She invited her pals and their parents to have burgers, cake and some floor hockey fun!  Sound familiar?  It should it was the party of choice for Allye and Zane too.

It was great fun, all the kiddos as usual were so happy to be together.  I love how precious they are together, how much joy they get in being with one another.  It was as if they had been weeks apart not just the time it took to sleep last night and complete their school work....  My children love the Boverie's more than most anything.  The relationship between our families has been deep and lasting and I pray that as our children grow older their love for one another grows ever stronger.

Anna Kate Boverie is a delightful child and if you do not have the pleasure of knowing her, I am sorry for you.  She has a smile that brightens a room and precious dimples to accent it just right.   I always tell her that if she had red hair she'd look just like  Strawberry Shortcake.  Someday Anna is going to grow into a lovely young woman with a heart full of Godly purpose.  She will be the one who includes the lonely, encourages the weary, charms the angry and soothes the disgruntled.  She will be the lady all the children run to because she makes everyone seem like her best friend.  She will be the one you long to serve because she brings out the best in you.  I love the way she must find me if I am nearby to give me a hug she's been saving, I love the way she giggles at my silly jokes, the way way she makes my children happy and I love that she thinks I am her family.  I wish her many happy birthdays and I hope I will always be able to celebrate with her.

Anna is also a girl who knows what she wants back in February she gave me this.....

The List

 

My effort.....

She said it looked just like she imagined...

Probably shouldn't wear these in the rain....

Just big enough for some lip gloss and some candy.....

It's done.....

We did it!  The P.A.T.H. drama class did it!  They did an outstanding job of performing The Lion, the Witch and The Wardrobe!  Those kids were amazing!  We have spent the entire school year, working on this production and under the direction of Dawn Jones.  She organized and motivated us all into action and we got it done and done well(if I may say so myself).....