OH NO!!

Ok, first of all, it is SOOO early. I have been up since about five o'clock this morning. Which means that I am going to need a long nap today while booger naps. I have had a lot of anxiety this morning. Granted, I have lots of reasons to be stressed right now, but I need my sleep. This should explain a bit of the randomness of this entry.
A lot of you know that I have an obsessive addiction with a particular coffee company. I know that it is an expensive addiction, and I have been making it a home quite often to save money. However, I realize this simple little drink is causing a lot of money to go down the drain. A LOT. So I have decided to give it up. Cold turkey. Right now. I have been praying about ways we can pay down our MASSIVE piles of debt in order to be free of our debt and financial bondage. This is a big step. This is also a step in the right direction toward giving God all of me.
I realize it is only a latte, but it is more than that to me. I am working hard to be healthy, and working out. We were blessed with a membership to the YMCA for three months, and we are going to take full advantage of taht. We are being better about the foods we eat, excercising, and I am not giong to be fat anymore. I am going to be a healthy active mom for my booger. Does this mean I will not have dessert or my wine anymore? HECK NO!! But it does mean it will be less often. And cutting out this drink will help tremendously. Hopefully, we will be able to come up with the money to continue to pay for the YMCA so that we can continue our healthy journey. I realize that cutting back on coffee will help, as well as there are other ways to work out. We can walk around our neighborhood, swim in the summer, etc. I do feel more motivatied, though, because I know so many people that work out there and want me to succeed, and they want me to join them. It will give me motivation to get off my butt and be better for God, myself, and my boys.
Again, sorry for the randomness. It's early, and without caffiene, my brain may take a little longer to start.

My pretty friend

Love you jill!

Mommy

This word is something that means many things to many people. To many, its a term of endearment. To others, it brings on hurt, anxiety, and even fear. But to me, it is a term of love. When I hear booger say mama, it just melts my heart. It makes me want to be a better person, to try harder. Lately, I have been studying work and what it means to work. Last night, I was reminded that God is always there, even when I forget. When I am playing with booger, He is there. And we need to work hard to bring Him glory. It was such a sacrifice for Him to give up His son, something I could never imagine doing. This just reminds me that I need to enjoy the moments God is sharing with us. I need to be more grateful. I need to work harder, for my marriage, my son, God, and myself. I need to compromise more, work on my patience, and ask for wisdom. I need to be more reliant and stop depending on myself. I also need to slow down and enjoy the time I have with the baby because he is certainly not a baby anymore. But I am grateful for the time I have been given with him as a baby, and will do my best to cherish the toddler years.

I LOVE FOOTBALL

Our Favre,Who art in Lambeau,
Hallowed be thine arm.
Thy bowl will come,
It will be won.
In Phoenix as it is in Lambeau.
And give us this Sunday, Our weekly win.
And give us many touchdown passes.
But do not let others pass against us.
Lead us not into frustration,
But deliver us to the valley of the sun.
For thine is the MVP, the best of the NFC,
and the glory of the Cheeseheads,now and forever.
Go get’em. Amen.”


I am not touching the sacrilege with a twenty foot pole. I do, however have a deep love of one Mr. Favre, as many of you know. I am also cheering on the Chargers and the Giants, for personal reasons. I think we all agree, though, that the Pats should not advance this week. That would just suck. Laugh, enjoy this JOKE. And some football. Because I need to smile.
p.s. happy birthday justin. i love you and your woman. and welcome to the world of being my friend.

Too funny

So, sorry I have no idea how to flip this, but this is how I spent the last part of my day. It certainly cheered me up a bit. See, Hubby and a friend have been on me for months about going to see a doctor to check up on some health issues I have had for a while. Nothing life threatening, just super painful and inconvenient. So I made the appointment. And drove during booger's nap time (which SUCKED, never interrupt this child during a nap, let alone not give him one.) to Kenwood. All to be told that they had to cancel my appointment due to two births. Granted, I am thankful and hopeful for happy and healthy births, but CALL ME! It was super inconvenient, and my first visit to this practice. But it's OK I am working on patience. Booger then did not nap ALL DAY, with the exception of a couple minutes in the car. This made for a grouchy sick boy, as well as a grouchy mom. You can understand why this cheered me up. Make sure to turn up the sound.

Randomness

This weekend I got to spend some time with people I used to see every day, or at least several times a week. (Especially the hairy one. I thought when I started dating hubby I was dating both.) It was great to spend time with them and just enjoy each other's company. It's strange to see how much people have changed within five years' time. It doesn't seem like as much time as it genuinely is, especially in our twenties. I have seen people who once annoyed me to the point of exhaustion be changed by God into a great dad, husband, and friend. I have seen hairy men fall in love with wonderful women. (More than one of you boys count.) And I am lucky enough to say that although we do not spend as much time as we used to together, we are blessed to have amazing friends. I had to make just a few calls and had way more than enough people to do me a HUGE favor. Hopefully, this will pay off in more ways than one. And when that happens, we will have a huge celebration at our place!

Stupid...

Many of you know that I have something major and of HUGE importance coming up in my life. This is something a lot of you have been praying for, and I genuinely appreciate that. As a result, I have had to go shopping. A friend and I went and bought me some new shoes today, and I must say, they are very unlike me. One pair is black, satin, and pointy-toed with cute thin heels. The other is a semi-square peep-toe with similar heels. The funny thing about this is I used to wear shoes like this all the time before I met hubby. He did not like for me to wear big heels (it made him feel short) so I stopped. Almost five years later, I have lost all the calluses my feet built up making it difficult to wear these. But I love them. They were SUPER cheap and on an amazing clearance, which makes them even better. So if anyone wants to go somewhere requiring me to wear fantastic shoes, let me know! I have two beautiful pairs, and feel like showing them off, even if it is to myself! :)
p.s. please remember to use discretion if/when discussing my major event with me, you never know who is listening!