tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27732426213878655802024-03-05T23:56:16.097-08:00A Beautiful Mess; We Are In Fact...A beautiful mess; we are in facthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358872596637903102noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773242621387865580.post-27307235979088983282013-01-25T20:12:00.002-08:002013-01-25T20:29:14.111-08:00
A rough day & cup cakes; the road to redemption...
Where to start. I realized when I opened my "dash board" on my blog... it's been almost 1 entire year since I've written. Lets call it a serious case of writers block... seriously. I don't know if I lost my confidence, got busy, or both... everyone has a blog now and there are so many mommies who are GREAT bloggers... I read them, I A beautiful mess; we are in facthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358872596637903102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773242621387865580.post-38827361834772824372012-02-07T15:24:00.000-08:002012-02-07T15:24:36.881-08:00cleaning house...CHORE # 1: BE ON TIME...
Some times I ask myself (and God) why so many things have to change at one time. I like to say I'm good at keeping up with the pace. but many of my friends who know me well... know I run rather behind. You know that saying "oh, her... she'll be late to her own funeral"... yea, that's me. Actually, I can imagine worse has been said by disgruntled friends and family A beautiful mess; we are in facthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358872596637903102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773242621387865580.post-73692154744284756872012-01-10T17:31:00.000-08:002012-01-10T17:36:18.857-08:00Friend.First I will say... we are in an incredible place of discovery in our marriage, as parents, in a new home... I am SO blessed. I am SO thankful. I am SO amazed...
but my heart has been heavy lately.
I've always really struggled with dwelling on things, hurting over them, milling over them, stewing about what I should have done differently. I'm very hard on myself...
I care too much about what A beautiful mess; we are in facthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358872596637903102noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773242621387865580.post-6307286089553982802011-10-12T12:20:00.000-07:002011-10-12T12:20:47.116-07:00It's been a while...I know, I know... where in the world have I been?
To answer you honestly, I'm not sure... I've been struggling with some "writers block" or maybe it's been "my life has been topsy turvey lately" block. HAHA.
Nothing has been bad, it's actually probably all good. A new adventure may be afoot. I like to think I am a she-woman who loves to take on a good adventure or two, maybe throw some change A beautiful mess; we are in facthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358872596637903102noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773242621387865580.post-55024130430829810652011-05-19T19:25:00.000-07:002011-05-19T19:50:17.469-07:00Mommy of two 2 & under - top 10 must haves!!! These are a few of my favorite things...
I always wanted to do a blog post like this, as I've collected things for my boys I've really studied, researched and taken time to consider before investing in them. I thought I'd share my "finds" with you!
I consider them life savers/ peace of mind/convenient/ ooooo I just really LOVE this thing!!!
The titles of each item are connected to the A beautiful mess; we are in facthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358872596637903102noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773242621387865580.post-47093311924234128962011-05-13T20:00:00.000-07:002011-05-13T23:06:02.333-07:00Friday the 13th FUNK!I am by no mean "superstitious" BUT if I didn't know Jesus, today might have started to make me wonder
Was it Friday the 13th AND a full moon?!
Blaise Blaise pulled a (kiddie size but wooden) chair down on top of his head creating his first "pop knot"
He (some how) found a grape & tried to eat it... resulting in one horrifying moment for Mommy
He has a yeast diaper rash... again. (thanks A beautiful mess; we are in facthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358872596637903102noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773242621387865580.post-39315661942329317962011-05-02T18:02:00.000-07:002011-05-02T18:10:55.507-07:00Pardon my poo panicPardon my poo panic Tonight we began to wind down our evening and I was getting Levi ready for bed, I flipped back his covers... and was horrified to find an ominous brown pile staring up at me
My breath caught...
You see, all I could remember was the day before yesterday...
We attempted a "naked" day so that every time Levi had the sensation that he needed to use the bathroom he would know to A beautiful mess; we are in facthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358872596637903102noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773242621387865580.post-79892957858896612102011-04-27T20:40:00.000-07:002011-04-27T20:40:06.689-07:00Wordless Wednesday #1A beautiful mess; we are in facthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358872596637903102noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773242621387865580.post-65357911678741726522011-03-28T20:45:00.000-07:002011-03-28T20:45:40.183-07:00To my sisters, Military Wives; & our beloved HEROES.
I say (sister's) in all seriousness Only you know what I have known... and only I know what you have known...
I saw something online that cut me so deeply I haven't been able to get it off my mind. I can't quote it directly anymore because when I went to find the quote it had been far removed by comments from other peoples reactions to a youtube clip from the movie 'Good Will Hunting', theA beautiful mess; we are in facthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358872596637903102noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773242621387865580.post-70560848377141294922011-03-24T13:10:00.000-07:002011-03-24T13:10:06.728-07:00Thankful Thursday # 1Thankful Thursday # 1
I wanted to start this weeks (34) ago, a challenge of sorts from my friend Candra to find things I am thankful for every week. Sometimes the "small" blessings get lost in the chaos of 2 boys, a husband who works full time, and goes to college full time, and trying to remember that we're out of clean towels/bowls so I need to do laundry and dishes... amongst much else, but A beautiful mess; we are in facthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358872596637903102noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773242621387865580.post-87092309946904978472011-03-21T13:51:00.000-07:002011-03-21T13:51:12.722-07:00Pawpaw and the pickle; In memory of my Pawpaw James Larry WilliamsThis is my PawpawJames Larry Williams
I could cry writing this, but I won't. My Pawpaw was a SPIT FIRE, he'd get onto me if he caught me writing this memorandum with grief... so I will do it with Joy.I want to make him proud.
"Amongst a crowd of Angels there's a cowboy hat; That would be him"
Here's where my ABSOLUTE most favorite memory of my Pawpaw comes in.
Levi was about 5 A beautiful mess; we are in facthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358872596637903102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773242621387865580.post-55606075703486434862011-02-22T22:06:00.000-08:002011-02-22T22:06:51.921-08:00When kid containers become posessed; and why I'm so glad I'm saved...Fishing trip +Levi (2)Blaise (7 months)Mommy (25)Daddy (28)(Parental ages included for visual consistency) = Mass CHAOS/diving in goose poo contaminated lake water to make a daring rescue...(don't get too worried, it's not what you think)
Yes, you may be thinking:"Sunshine & Aaron, WHY, did you ever go there?" This I say to you: I blame it on a temporary loss of the A beautiful mess; we are in facthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358872596637903102noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773242621387865580.post-25028181244935313992010-11-02T21:29:00.000-07:002010-11-02T22:32:46.368-07:00Just call me; an oatmeal mom.Much ado about granola [these days]
The "Granola" mom
Stigmas
you may find attached to these moms:
unshaven - I totally shave my legs
odd hiking sandals - I'd take stilettos over teva's in a hot second
"tree huggers" - I don't often find myself hugging our barked branched foliage, but I do appreciate their shade in the summer.
Bad birthday cakes - I hear talk of those that A beautiful mess; we are in facthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358872596637903102noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773242621387865580.post-1375435343542829342010-10-27T18:20:00.000-07:002010-10-27T18:20:16.508-07:00Two year old takeover; Part 2
Every mommy knows that as madly in love with our children as we are, there are "those" days...
Today is mine.
I'm madly in love with everything about Levi, he's spunky, silly, creative, loud, our family prankster, and oh so intelligent. I have to keep him busy, or his mischievous nature will rear it's naughty little head. IE, throwing cell phones, money, bills, etc. down our air vents, trying toA beautiful mess; we are in facthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358872596637903102noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773242621387865580.post-78706429455076730792010-09-30T22:18:00.000-07:002010-09-30T22:21:01.785-07:00CAPTIVATED.It's 12:34am and all is quiet with the world...
Blaise is snoozing belly down - with mommy keeping a watchful eye he doesn't begin his beloved burrowing.
Levi is sleeping with his feet up on the side of the crib, he can now crawl out of...
Aaron is working overtime to bring home the bacon (turkey)While waiting for Aaron to get home, I am looking around thinking about all I have.
This road has notA beautiful mess; we are in facthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358872596637903102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773242621387865580.post-75758591226843220562010-09-29T21:35:00.000-07:002010-09-29T21:35:24.583-07:00I've been schooled...
Lesson for the (last) week:
1.) Never take your toddler to open a new bank account, you may just leave an unintended lasting impression.
Setting: Adam the bank account representatives, getting smaller by the second, office.
As soon as we walk in the room Levi makes a beeline for underneath the desk. I'm confident he's just displaying normal 2 year old curiosity, so I decide toA beautiful mess; we are in facthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358872596637903102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773242621387865580.post-12337692272913873792010-09-21T21:28:00.000-07:002010-09-23T13:42:02.128-07:00I might just be shot...How I became... Mrs. P
We'll call these pictures of my husband and I "before" & "after" this can be interpreted with a double meaning... either "before we married" & "after we married" OR "before this blog post I was alive" & "after this blog post, the previous will be questionable"
you'll see why... MWHAHAHAMy heart belongs to the one on the far right...
This was me (and precious A beautiful mess; we are in facthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358872596637903102noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773242621387865580.post-56761983610086711012010-09-18T21:34:00.000-07:002010-09-18T21:34:31.368-07:00Oh, taste and see; that the salad is good. The diary of a diet drop out.Diary of a diet drop out The woes of an ordinary girl, trying to lose the booty; 1 diet at a time.
My diet hit list:Atkins - I'm not by nature, much of a carnivore... I am however, by nature... a carbivore
South Beach - complicated recipes, difficult to find/expensive ingredients
diet pills & splenda - make you a vicious beast; enough said.
Bootys, munchkins, and tofu.
I am 5 footA beautiful mess; we are in facthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358872596637903102noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773242621387865580.post-63713612390848205052010-09-09T21:03:00.000-07:002010-09-09T21:03:22.265-07:00A 2 year old take over... It's time I formally introduced you to my oldest, Levi Asher: feared by household pets everywhere.
Levi will be 2 in November, however, he is displaying the 2 year old antics everyone "warns" you about. I say warns with quotations because I also refuse to call 2 "terrible". It's more like, trying... yea, trying is a good word for it. By all appearances Levi is confident in his ability to A beautiful mess; we are in facthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358872596637903102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773242621387865580.post-11706257658895295052010-09-05T10:15:00.000-07:002010-09-05T10:19:07.927-07:00Bouncers & night night turtles; life, liberty, & the pursuit of sanityThis is Blaiseand this is what Blaise looks like around 5am or so...
I had it easy with Levi, nurse, change, swaddle, lay down and he would fall to sleep on his own. Levi to this day sleeps a 12 - 14 hour night, no mess, no fuss.
Blaise however, is a different breed - So mellow, snuggly, and sweet natured... but with this little boy, I need a "how to make your newborn sleep" manual. Following A beautiful mess; we are in facthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358872596637903102noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773242621387865580.post-66771156151980638742010-09-04T21:27:00.000-07:002010-09-04T22:12:29.238-07:00why the ice cream man has big hairy knuckles, & why I started this blogSo, first of all, I will explain the odd title of this - my very first official blog post - I did start a previous blog that disappeared into the abyss somewhere - because I could not procure a background of my liking. Temper tantrums get you no where, and leave you blogless. Try try again; a year later.
The ice cream man drove by today; he had big hairy knuckles. This sentence in fact, taught meA beautiful mess; we are in facthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11358872596637903102noreply@blogger.com1