Simplicities

• waking~ Raine tapping me on the shoulder asking if she can sleep with me




• eating~ yummy apples and peanut butter in the new singe serve peanut butter containers




• seeing~leaves finally falling from some trees here in Nevada




• snuggling~ with Reece because he still asks me to




• laughing~ Raine has the best laugh and is so stinking funny




• playing~ the wii being a force of good in motivating Reece to get his homework and reading done




• knowing~ Reece is capable of focusing at school and proud he is finally doing so




• praying~ for some challenges I am facing at work




• planning~ a trip home at Thanksgiving




• asking~ my kiddos need to be asked several times to complete tasks, why is that?




• serving~ coming home to a hubby who has made dinner and done the dishes, love that so much




• anticipating~ the arrival of my new niece or nephew

Be Flexible

I am trying to do more of this and really just go with the flow. I must admit this is really, really hard for me. I am a first born child, who needs to be in control and plan out most everything. I also have to have the last word. Anyway, we have been without daddy for the last few days and it has been wonderfully fun until tonight when I took the kiddos to my bible study. I tried to find a sitter but it wasn't happening. I probably should have skipped it and just enjoyed the evening with my babies, but nope I had them pack up a few things and brought them with me.

Let's just say it all started off just swell with cookies and coloring and then Reece was bored and decided to teach Raine how to play go fish. Well he wouldn't whisper, so I sent them into the other area where there was more light and no ladies to disturb. They played far away from me and my sight. Not good, not good at all. I was so embarrassed by how loud they were being that I left the table on the opposite side of the room and threaten my children with the spoon. They cleaned up all 52 cards that were laying all around the room and stomped back into the main area where the video was being played. I asked them to clean up the rest of their belongs and packed up myself too. I was so mortified, but why should I be? I chose to bring a 7 and 5 year old to a women's bible study; it wasn't their fault they were acting their ages. Reece was being a typical little boy and Raine was a perfect little sister following every move her big brother made.

It took me several hours of stewing and disappointment in my children to get to this point. I should never have brought them, it wasn't their fault and I must apologize to them when they wake up in the morning. I just wish I could start this evening over again...

Fall

Wait it is Fall, where did spring and summer go?

I have a ton o posts to catch up on but I told myself that I needed to update somethings that were currently on my mind without pictures. So here is what I need to unload tonight as I lay here all alone in my bed. As I type, I listen to my awesome friend Shontell's super duper cool playlist. I love her choice in music and often steal it off her computer when I am in her home. Tonight I thought of her a lot as I purchased music from itunes, imagine that actually buying a tune or two. The kiddos were able to pick a couple also. Reece chose Justin Bieber "Somebody to Love" which he can sing really well. Raine was a bit indecisive, as usual. I had her listening to a bunch of Disney songs and then I finally convinced her to chose Grace Potter (love, love her) "Something That I Want". I think it was more for me than her but she still sung right along to it. We are huge fans of the movie Tangled, in fact Raine can't wait to dress up as Rapunzel for Halloween. Wow, that's going to be here before we know it, I better go get her that costume. Reece is content to be Ben 10 again this year; I really thought he was going to be Green Lantern, but nope. I wish the weather would cool off so we could enjoy October evenings and fall leaves. A trip to the mountains to collect Aspen leaves and get my fall fix will be happening soon I hope. As for now it is playdates and football games on TV.

Sunday, My Sabbath

I am one blessed girl this year. I get to relax and truly enjoy my Sundays to the fullest. We have been trying to observe Sunday as our Sabbath and it usually works out for me. Mo has had to landscape and do some other side work but I have been enjoying my lazy Sundays. I have really enjoyed watching football and reading my new book, House Rules. Reece had a friend from school over today and he asked me if all I did was watch baseball and football. Why Yes Tyson, on Sundays, that is all I do. I love me some Phillies baseball and Buffalo Bills football. The kids love Sundays as well because they get to play all day, mama doesn't nag them to do a thing.

Hebrews 4:9-10 says it best: There must still be, therefore, a seventh day of rest, reserved for God's people, since to enter the place of rest, is to rest after you work, as God did after his.

October already??

Yikes, September has flown by but boy was it fun! We are back in the swing of school and scheduled activities like dance class and cub scouts. Our weeks have the perfect balance of after school fun. On Mondays, I attend a bible study on the book of Revelation by the one and only Beth Moore. On Tuesdays, Raine attends a beginner ballet class at a fantastic studio called Fairy Tales & Tutus. On Wednesdays, Reece heads back to Bilbray with his dad for Cub Scout meetings and activities. Every other Thursday, Mo meets up with a mens group for a bible study at Canyon Ridge. On Fridays, we have our usual pizza and a movie family night. It may seem like a lot but it seems to work for us. Our weekends are super relaxing, no sporting events or scheduled obligations unless I sign the kids up for something at Pottery Barn or Lowes. I love getting back on a routine but do miss my lazy summer days.