Not me MONDAY is something I read on MckMama's blog

and since I have been reading it and others I thought I would try it out for myself.

It is a theraputic freeing way of telling all the things you DID NOT DO!!!

SO HERE IT GOES.......

I "did not" go to bed last night after working out without taking a shower...

I did not put my 3 yr old at the foot of his bed to sleep after he woke up in the middle of the night with wet pants because I forgot to put him in a pull up and I was too tired to change his sheets.....

I did not pull out a tuperware full of egg casserole that could be a science project from being in the fridge for 5 weeks.....

I did not let my 3 yr old eat 2 poptarts at the foot of my bed and watch tv while I slept for an extra hour....No Not ME....

Thankful for it all...

Today as I wandered out to the front living room the sun was hitting the coffee table in a way that revealed many many tiny handprints that have left their mark on the glass, and in the dust. My first thoughts were...Oh man I just cleaned that. Then I remembered something that brought joy and sadness to my heart!

I recently heard a full time working Mom say she was so thankful that her daughter was at daycare so her house was never messy and she had a break from her daughter everyday. While I am not one to judge (to each his own) I was kind of taken back, and as much as I would like my house cleaned all the time and all the little smudges off my glass I wouldn't change my life for anything.

I'm thankful for the handprints on the front glass door, tv, and coffee table. I'm thankful for the fifty times I will wipe Gray's nose today, for the spilled milk, crushed goldfish crackers, and the unrolled toilet paper I will find in the bathroom. Thankful I will have 3 hungry mouths to feed when they return from school, and the homework that will have to be helped with. Thankful I have 10 loads of laundry to do because I have 4 beautiful children that dirty clothes. Thankful that I can hear everything that comes out of Grayson's mouth as he explores and imagines in this world around him. Thankful I get to drop the kids off at school and pick them up....

Thankful that I have a husband who thinks its also important for me to be a stay at home mom!!! We may go with out to make it possible but I truly believe we never do.....

So leave the smudges on the glass and the goldfish on the ground. You will never get this time back with your children. Enjoy & cherish every monent of it!

Celebrating the Little Things...

Me: Gray buddy what are you doing over there? (he is in the corner of my room)

Gray: Picking my boogers....

Me: Oh buddy that's gross why don't you go get a tissue.

Gray: It's okay Mommy I'm throwing them on the ground not eating them....(very proudly spoken)

Me : Oh that's great buddy....(Big Sigh)...Next time lets get a tissue!

I guess I should celebrate with him that he wasn't eating them.....

Shock at the Grocery Store Checkout

So I found my self last week in absolute shock at the grocery store. Let me start by saying that grocery shopping is my least favorite thing to do in this entire world. Just ask my husband. I am not really a list maker although my hubby tells me I should be because it will be easier. I am more of a walk down every aisle and get what we need person.

So I went...Got some fruit, vegetables, meat, dairy, whole grains. Everything very healthy!!! No junk...no snacks, even some organic things. Kevin and I are really trying to eat healthy and we don't let our kids snack alot unless its fruit or veggies. (An the occasional pop tart, cookie, fruit snacks, & ice cream!) Anyway so here is where my SHOCK came....

I went through and all of my stuff which didn't even take up an entire cart was $135.00.....

The lady behind me who had 2 carts...2 carts full of Little Debbie Swiss Rolls, Honey Buns, Rice Krispies Bars, Bags of Cheetos, Doritos, Fritos, and every other boxed snack you could think of, and I'm not kidding when I said she had 2 FULL carts. Her total $89.00....

WHAT??????

I was just blown away by her total compared to mine, and how much food compared to mine. She caught me looking and told me she had a daycare and was buying snacks for all her daycare kids. I'm sure my kids would love to go to her daycare!!!

So the moral of this story is that eating healthy does cost more $....Maybe that's part of the reason we have so many overweight people in America. It's cheaper to eat crap!

So I will continue to clip my coupons, check the store ads for sales and keep buying good healthy food to feed my family! But if you ever see me wheeling out 2 carts full of Little Debbie's just know I'm having a really bad week!!!!!

Valentines Day!!!

February 14th....
Valentines Day
A day to show someone how much you love them
Give them gifts
Candy
Flowers
Acts of Kindness
Hug a little tighter
Kiss a little sweeter

Why only on Valentines Day? Shouldn't we be living that way everyday. Shouldn't we be living like every day is our last day! No one knows when their last moment will be on this earth.

I think today even though it is only the 12th I will.....
Love deeper
hug tighter
show others act of kindness
give forgiveness
show grace
and celebrate love today!!!!

1 Cor. 13 : 4-8

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no records of wrong. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perserveres. Love never fails........

12 Years Ago Today!!!

12 years ago today my life changed....I was 19.....

This day would make me grow up fast, this day would change my world in a way I never could have imagined.....

This day was one of the best days of my life!

This day I will never ever forget.....

This day my heart felt more love than I ever could have imagined.....

This was the day that I fell in love with and became the mother to my girls!!!

Happy 12th Birthday to My Twin A & Twin B....

Conversations

THIS MORNING.......

Grayson: Mommy I think you are so pretty!....But I think you should go put some makeup on!!!!


LAST NIGHT........

Noah: Jesus, Thank you for this day, and for letting me have a good day at school. Thank you for letting my mommy put nice clean sheets on my bed tonight so i can be snug as a bug....And thank you for new socks, and new jammies, and clean sheets because those are my favorite things because they are my mommys' favorite things. Help me to be a good boy and obey my parents...Amen

Me: Grayson are you ready to pray?

Grayson: No I already talked to Jesus today....

Me: You can talk to him more than one time.

Grayson: I know I did I talked to him at dinner, and when I was playing.

Me: okay then....