Curly Sue...

8:37 PM

Today was the first day that I "did" Livvie's hair. After bath time, she has such beautiful curls, and by the time it dries they are gone. This morning for church I decided to use a little "product" on her hair. So, without further ado....debuting the curly haired Livvie......




6:39 PM

"Hubby, my jeans have gotten a little tighter lately....gol, that stinks.
You haven't noticed, have you?"

"Yes...." he says..."you wanted me to be honest, right?"

I think I'll think twice before I ask his opinion again.

11:21 AM

I went to a bridal shower last night for my dear friend Ashley! She's getting married on May 10th, and it was such fun to celebrate with her. I'm sure you know Ashley already. From this post and this one and this one and this one and this one

She is just the most awesome girl ever! I'm super excited for her and Dustin! My hubby will be marrying them, and I get to read scripture....twice! :) We have a babysitter for the night, so we will be sure to eat and dance it up with the new bride and groom! Love you, Ashley!

8:32 AM

Yesterday afternoon, as I was in my pajamas getting ready to take a shower, I heard a knock at my door. No one ever comes over to our house, so I just thought it was the mailman with a package or something. To my surprise, it was our good friends Marc and Monica and their 3 kiddos! We hadn't seen them in a year because they live around 8 hours away. Turns out, they were on their way to an interview for Marc, and thought they'd stop through! What a wonderful surprise it was....greasy hair and pajamas and all!

Here is all of our kiddos...
Liv, Avery, Lydia, Julie, and Bo
This photo was from a year ago.... Julia, Avery, and Lydia...I find it funny that Avery ended up in the same Dorothy skirt again...And, a year before that, at Chuck E Cheese...Julia, Avery, and Lydia

a silly post....

1:31 PM


What do you prefer...

Livie or Livvie???

I have been spelling her name Livvie because with one "v", I thought it didn't look like it sounded. BUT, I know lots of Livie's and no Livvie's....

How should I spell this little sweet peas name???

11:08 PM

So when your allergies act up, and the roof of your mouth is itching, what do you do?

GOOGLE READER PROBLEM...SOLVED...i think...

10:26 PM

Those of you who told me of problems, here is what you do!

Log into your google reader...
go to your HOME, overview page....
At the top, it should say something like this.....

"No unread items
You can browse the directory or add new subscriptions, and there's always Google News if you're looking for something more to read."

CLICK ON DIRECTORY...
it will bring you up on the RECOMMENDATIONS page...click the tab that says BROWSE
Go down to where it says "Keyword search" and type in "The Princess Diaries", or "My sweet little family" (I think the later is the one that works...)
My site should show up there, and when it does, hit SUBSCRIBE...

Please tell me if this works for you...it worked for me! :)

A great idea, that I would like to share!!!!

10:40 PM

My friend Mel had a Q & A session on her bloggie today. I thought that it was such a fun idea. So, here are some questions I have received that have yet to be answered!

What kind of camera do you use: Since the beginning of the year, I have been using a Nikon D40 SLR camera. I LOVE it! It's amazing how much more quality and speed it has over the regular digital cameras!

Where do the girls get their curls from? I have natural curly hair. If I didn't straighten my hair, it would be a big frizzy curly mess. They get them from ME....

Where does Avery get her "funny-ness" from? Avery has this amazing memory. I've never seen anything like it before. When she hears someone say something, she remembers it. If she reads a funny word, it will be in her memory. She just loves to try out her new words all the time, and I just LOVE that about her! (her mama is also a tad bit funny at times) :)

When did you sell out to the flatbread man? Dena asked me this one, and I have no clue what this means???? Dena, help me on this one.....

When your birthday is? April 29th...I will be 29 on the 29th....yup, write it down, take a picture, I will be 1 year away from the big 3-0.....no gray hairs yet, thank GOD!

Any more questions for me?????? I'd LOVE to answer them! Comment me!!!!!

My wet-heads

10:14 PM

Liv's curls are beginning to come out more and more!
Avery wanted to put her hair up "like mommy" after her bath tonight...

Some videos for your viewing pleasure...

10:27 PM

Just one of the reasons we're thankful that our daughter attends a Christian school...




Yes, I know her hair is crazy funky, and No...I can't name all the New Testament books by memory...(and I call myself a Pastor's wife...tchyaa)


Britney NEVER-EVER-EVER-gonna-be's





And, last but not least....Here is Livvie, speaking some sort of gibberish...LOVE IT!



yup...messy counters again...I know this...it's the weekend...gimme a break!

I love my bloggie friends!

10:11 PM

Look what I got in the mail today!
One of my bloggie design clients send me a treat!


Isn't it pretty? Oh, how I LOVE mail! :) Thanks SO much Sue! :)

Guess I was wrong....

4:33 PM

Remember when I said that Avery hasn't been saying anything that makes me laugh anymore?

Check out what she said to me, just a minute ago...

Avery: "Mommy...I'm feeling a bit (as she taps her finger to her face as to think) pensive."

Me: You're WHAT?

Avery: "Pensive...you know, thinking about something a lot. Well, I'm thinking a lot about how hungry I am, and can't wait to go out to eat!"

My sweet, sweet Livvie

8:26 PM

So, this little girl, my firecracker...she has learned a few things, in a few short (2) days...

1. how to climb up onto her high chair, yes, all the way UP, smile, and giggle...she knows she's not supposed to.
2. how to pull out Avery's big girl chair from the dining room table, and climb up and sit on it...
3. how to pull off a marker cap, color all over the table, chairs, walls, and then put the marker cap back on.
4. how to scream at the top of her lungs and throw herself down on the floor when she is unhappy...

All of this, by the age of (almost) 18 months. I wonder what is in store for me! I sure hope no one tells her that she can actually climb in and out of her crib....

She's having a whopper of a week!

10:33 PM

I was thinking the other day that Avery doesn't really say all that much that is "funny" anymore. Sure, she's a funny girl, but she doesn't say the kind of 'stuff that you write down' funny stuff like she used to.

She has had a couple 'cute' things this week so far.....

Earlier this week she said to me, "Mom...you're a great mom." to which I replied, "Ah, thanks Avery! Why do you say that?" She said, "Because you let me get happy meal toys"....

Her teacher told me today, that at an end of a story that was read at circle time, Avery sighed and said, "What a delightfully happy ending..."

She is growing up so fast...


F-U-N Time at the Doodlebops!

9:24 PM

Thanks to Sara, our family enjoyed a fun afternoon with our Playhouse Disney friends, the Doodlebops. The girls enjoyed themselves, and hubby and I....well, let's just say we enjoyed seeing our girlies having fun. It's amazing how their silly songs can stick in your head. Anyhow, here are some pictures from our afternoon!






She really DID have a fun time....she just is in a stage where she hates getting her picture taken!

say hello to my little friend....

1:52 PM

Of course, it's not mine yet, per say. But, isn't she wonderful! Livvie will LOVE LOVE LOVE it!

Thanks again to those of you who gave me some help! I'm WAY excited!!!

wanted to buy...

11:57 PM

UPDATE:
HOLY COW! Thanks you guys for the Craiglist.com thing. I posted something this morning, and seriously, but 11 am, someone within 45 minutes of me, is selling me a HUGE 8 in 1 playsystem, like the first photo, but PINK PURPLE AND ORANGE!!!!!
THANK YOU!!!!!


I am looking to buy something USED, of course, for Livvie for the summer. As it has gotten nicer here outdoors, I've noticed that they swing-set we have for Avery is just too big for lil Livvie. I thought maybe, just maybe, someone out there might know of a place where I can snag something up like one of these.....USED remember....I'm looking for inexpensive, here!

If anyone knows of any options, please let me know! :) Thanks ladies! :)





2 things......

11:35 PM

As I was blog hopping, yes, at 11:40 at night, I came across 2 blogs that I hope you will take the time to visit...get some tissues too....

I have shared with you the story of Boothe Farley, and how her daughter lived 8 days before going home with the Lord. There is a video on her blog that will move you... Please visit
Keeping Awake

also

Bring the Rain


It is a journey of one of the members of the band Selah, and his family.....

This is the very beginning of their story....

So, let's start at the very beginning. I'm Angie. So nice to meet you...I am looking forward to our sharing during this time, even if I don't know your face right now. I am married to Todd...amazing, God-given breath of life, Todd. You may know his voice from
Selah, but I hope you will learn his heart here. We have been married 6 1/2 years, and have three incredible daughters...identical twins Abby and Ellie (5) and the spunkster that is Sarah-Kate (2). We have learned recently that our fourth daughter, Audrey Caroline, will not officially join our family the way we thought she would. This is the darkest time of our lives, no question. BUT, there is unspeakable joy in knowing how God will use this for His glory. We beg you to engage yourself in the latter more so than the former, as this is where we are resting now.....

100 things about me....

8:23 AM

1. I love to sleep....nap.....snooze....rest...whatever you call it. I LOVE to do it!
2. While pregnant with both of my children, I secretly hoped and prayed they'd be girls!
3. I love 1% milk. My hubby and I are addicted, and we drink LOTS of it!
4. I have a Nikon D40 SLR camera..I love it
5. I hate to cook....I COULD do it if I wanted, I just don't want to
6. I love being home, with NOTHING to do...pj's all day...that's how I roll!
7. I don't really care about my hair or fuss over whether or not I like a new hairstyle
8. It was easier being a mommy the first time around
9. I like to watch TV
10. I have Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0, and that's how I create my blog designs
11. I use bare essentials
12. I wear Victoria Secret Vanilla Lace lotion...I have since high school...I smell like "cake"
13. I wish I had a king size bed
14. I talk on the phone to my mom at least 2-3 times a week...
15. I regret most of the decisions I made in high school
16. I like wrought iron things
17. I am an impatient person
18. I used to swim on a swim team from 6 yrs old - age 14
19. I also played volleyball in high school and college...I was a setter
20. I pursued my husband for 4 heart-wrenching months, till he gave in
21. We'll be married for 8 years on May 13th
22. I loved the movie P.S. I Love You, and I really love Mickey Blue Eyes
23. I LOVE to use q-tips in my ears
24. I love to get mail...LOVE to get mail...
25. I drink Mr Pibb for my pop of choice
26. I LOVE Hershey's with almonds right now
27. While my husband was going to Seminary, I taught preschool for 3 years
28. Avery was conceived the first month off of "the pill"
29. Liv was conceived after trying for almost 3 years, and with help from "fertility shots"
30. My husband is obsessed with John Piper, a pastor from Mpls.
31. I won't go on a frozen body of water...I'm a little scared.
32. I'm a careful driver, but I like to go 80 mph in a 75 mph zone
33. I have a green laptop named Bernice
34. My house is not very tidy. My kids don't pick up, and I'm not so good either
35. My daughter can read SUPER well, and she'll be in Kindergarten this fall
36. Our first year of marriage was hard...I had a temper, and it was a big adjustment
37. We lived in 5 apartments before we moved into our first home, 3 years ago
38. I have headaches daily. I take Prozac to help with them, but it doesn't do the trick
39. I love to blog, read blogs, design blogs
40. I grew up in Wisconsin, then moved to MN for college, and then to this state in 2001
41. I wish I lived closer to my parents....I REALLY wish for this to happen
42. We went to Disney World on our Honeymoon...such a FUN time!
43. I like to peel my skin when I get a sunburn
44. I eat supreme pizza. My favorites are Papa Murphy's and Pizza Hut
45. I don't drink water out of the tap...just bottled water
46. I collect Willow Tree Figurines
47. I love Nicholas Sparks books
48. I like to wear hoodies
49. I can sing most rap songs from the late 90's...I'm very proud of this, by the way! :)
50. I really like stripes
51. I wear a size 7.5 shoe
52. I wish I had a housekeeper
53. My hubby and I don't sleep in the same room....he snores, and I LOVE my sleep
54. If my hubby were to buy me flowers, I'd be upset...I'd rather have plants...last longer
55. My fingernails don't grow very long...they peel and chip
56. My grandma and grandpa were like second parents to me.
57. My grandpa died in 2001, and my grandma is in her last stages of Alzheimer's.
58. I love a bargain. I like to garage sale when I visit my mom.
59. I very rarely buy any clothing item for myself that is full price
60. I wish I could sing. I mean I can, I just wish it sounded pretty.
61. I am right handed
62. I have a pretty good "arm"...I can throw a baseball pretty well
63. When I was younger, I was on a flag football team...I was the center
64. I'm not a great mom....I'm a good mom, and I love my girls, but I'm in no way a great mom.
65. I don't know what I would do if I ever had a boy...
66. I don't know if we WILL have any more children. Every day we fell differently
67. We are reformed baptist
68. Being a pastors wife is a lot different than i thought it would be
69. I like pink and red candies (skittles, starbursts, etc)
70. I just had my 2nd eyebrow wax...the first one in 2000, and she burnt and pulled off my skin
71. I have 1 brother, Josh, and he is married to a girl that is from India
72. My father is a welder, and my mom works in the library at my old High School
73. PG's father sells Case IH Farm Machinery, and his mom is a medical transcriptionist
74. I love girls clothes - gap, children's place, old navy, gymboree are my favorites!
75. I was not a very good student, grade wise. Just not interested. My hubby....straight A's
76. I love dogwood bushes, and lilies, and gladiolas
77. I need to have chocolate after each meal, just to curve my sweet tooth
78. I love my family with every part of my being....I love my girls more than I knew I could love, and I love my husband more than I thought I ever would (most days...)
79. I asked my husband to write the last 20 things about me He, reluctantly, said yes....read what he says below.....
80. Jennisa IS a great mom
81. She's 5'4"
82. She still has a temper
83. She likes to try to take care of her husband when he's sick, but 8 years in, I still explain how, when I'm sick, I just needs to find a cave for a day and be left alone
84. She thinks her kids have too many toys, but SHE is the one who gets them all!
85. She (and we) are more about simple pleasures...a good meal out is quite the deal for us
86. She goes in fads and fazes and spurts... yardwork, for example... that lasted about 3 weeks... there's still a huge bucket thing of dirt and weeds out back from like 2 years ago.
87. She starts projects in the hopes that I'll come along and eventually finish them (knowing that I'll have to be the one who finishes them)
88. She is VERY loyal and committed...to me, to her kids, to her job...always follows through
89. She's dependable and reliable... if I were a boss, I'd want her to work for me
90. She's a great teacher for the little ones... it's just "what she does"
91. She'd like John Piper, too, if she'd just give him a chance
92. Her husband does NOT read too much... (does that one count as something about HER?)
93. She likes a few key places to eat - but none of them are in our town (same is true for me, mostly!)
94. She likes movies, but not the kind her husband likes
95. She's proud to be a mini-van driver (me, too)
96. She has a good life - God has been good to her, it seems to me (if I do say so myself!)
97. Her (our) kids are seriously stupendous in every way
98. She is long suffering, in regards to her husband
99. She puts up with a pastor's schedule (weird hours)
100. She is absolutely beautiful, and perfect in every way!

Now, I want ALL of you who read this blog to do this. YOU do the first 80 (more or less) and ask your spouse to do the rest....it's a lot of fun to see what they come up with! :)

It must be in the water......

12:35 AM

As if my friend Mel's news yesterday wasn't exciting enough, and not to take away from HER fun surprise.....I have some news that I can finally share too....And you think THAT is the surprising part? Um no......
Yup...proof that God DEFINITELY has a sense of humor...

To be continued.....

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