Insta-Friday

It's that time of the week again. Insta-Friday.

I'm linking up with...

Wait, it is friday right?

Thses past two weeks have been a bit twisted.

My little guy was so sick last week. It took almost the entire week for him to get past it.

So the first trip out of the house in 6 days was to, where else, Target.

Not to get anything in particular, just to walk around.

We love our Target! Oh... and all the spring/summer outdoor things are out! I so need to get some furniture for our porch. We love to sit out there while our little guy plays.

My little guy also started to write his own name this week. It is a little hard to read but I can see it.  It may be that I'm the mommy and that's why I can read it. I maybe a little biased, maybe.

In our new house we have HUGE windows in our living room.

Like a wall of windows! So I have been struggling trying to find some kind of treatment for them.

I'm loving the wide horizontal stripes for drapes. However everything I found to buy for the size I needed was way out of my price range. So I made my own for $20, for both. Thats right, my husband was so happy I didn't buy the ones I wanted to $120. He loves me.

All the men in my house hate to have their nails clipped. It is a battle to clip my son's.

Sunday we hosted all our youth, volunteers, and their parents to our hosue for an easy fellowship. I wasn't ready. My hosue wasn't ready. But on thing God has taught me this week is that if I wait until I'm fully ready I'll miss out some amazing things. He uses me the best when I'm not ready.

After all was cleaned from the fellowship, my son curled on the couch with a bag as big as he is.

He really is just like his daddy. Too cute.

Mr. Coffee Love

I love coffee, everything coffee. My kitchen is even decorated with coffee things. But in this house, I'm the only coffee drinker. My husband says he likes it but really only has coffee once a week.

Sad, I know.

As much as I love coffee, I have to admit, I only drink one cup a day. However I make it an experience. I put it in one of my favorite cups, use my best coffee, and the best creamer.

When I got married almost 8 years ago I was gifted my first Me. Coffee pot. I loved that thing. It was the kind with the insulated carafe. I loved it and used it until this past Christmas. It still works after 8 years and we will continue to use it when, we have guests, for years to come.

So all of this to say, my hubby knew exactly what to get me for Christmas. Can u guess...not that... no not that either. Ok, I'll tell you. A Mr. Coffee Single Serve Brewer! Oh look how cute it is!

I'm in love! Sorry honey.

It fits perfectly on my counter.

I don't like a lot of clutter on my counter, mostly because I don't have that much space to begin with. This Mr. Coffee even fits the larger cups, which is wonderful.

Now I can use any of my favorite coffee brands, hot chocolate, and teas. Heaven!!

I even found the insert, from another brand, where I can put in my own grounds. Like this coffee, mmmmm....

So what are your favorite coffee products? I would love to know.

I wrote this post to thank you to my wonderful hubby who gave me this brewer for Christmas. I have not received anything from Mr. Coffee and they have no idea who I am.

Adjustment Time

We have moved! My husband is now the new Youth Minister at a church near Houston. So we moved clear across the state of TX. Are we crazy? Possibly, but not for making this move. We followed God, period.

So I decided to join insta-Friday and show some pics of how my son is adjusting. (he loves it here).

Poor baby only wants to take naps on Mommy and Daddy's bed. I give in so easily.

 

First trip to Burger King!

More naps on Mommy's bed.

Our morning alarm, every morning! I don't mind too much. It's an awfully cute alarm.

This is how mommy was adjusting! Yummy....  We were doing really well until this happened...

Ugh... now we are cleaning up.

Hide and Seek

My son has found a new hiding place. I called him to get ready for his bath, and when he didn't excitedly run to me I knew he was hiding. You see, he just turned 3 and his favorite game is hide and seek now. I'm not a fan.  

However he is awfully cute when hiding. I hear that sweet giggle when I get close. I then see this....

So cute. We play and wrestle on the floor.

Then I realize the bathtub has been filling this whole time.

OOPS!

Great Finds at Grandma's

SL's grandma has a house full of stuff. Not trash, just stuff. Antiques, collectibles, and stuff. It is always fun to look through it and see what great things are in there. Last year she gave me this great bowl. I love it and my son loves to eat his cereal out of it.

This past weekend we were at grandma's house for my son's birthday and we happened to come across this awesome tin.

First thing I saw were all the colors and the design. I was hooked. I love it.



I then turn it around and see what is on the back.

It is a Bisquick tin. I didn't even know they made these. No one else there did as well. 

We tried to find a date but there was none.

I'm going to do some searching to see what info I can find about it.

I think I may put cookies in this and leave it on my dinning table.

It has to be left out so I can see it and enjoy it.

If you know anything about it let me know.



Great Birthday Deal

So I normally don't blog about some of the great deals I find. Only because I'm not very good at it.

But while at Target I came across the quilt I had been wanting for my son.

He will soon be out of his toddler bed and in a twin bed.

He is growing so fast. sniff

Moving on...

I saw it again and it had the highly anticipated red sticker on it.

Yes, it was on clearance.

Cue the chorus of angels.

My son's 3rd birthday is this week and I thought "Better get it now, cause it won't be here next time"

I hate that. When you want to buy something and decide to come back for it and it's gone.

So this very cute quilt was originally $64.99. Way to much for this household.

Today on clearance for $16.24.

Had to get it.

Now when we get his new bed in, he won't have to sleep like this anymore.



Please disregard the messy room.

I don't know how he sleeps this way.

WWIW

Today I am joining What I Wore Wednesday with The Pleated Poppy. 

I decided to join today to get myself out of my yoga pants and t-shirts and actually get dressed.

Not there is anything wrong with wearing yoga pants and t-shirts, I was just get lazy in what I wear.

My hubby laughs because some days I just stay in my pj's and don't even make the effort to wear my yoga pants. I'm always afraid someone will come to the door and I'll still be in my pj's and braless in the middle of the afternoon. Not a pretty site.

My son wanted to join the photo, which is very rare for him.

I've Finally Done It

I pushed my Husband over the edge...and laughed the whole time.



I have a feeling I'm going to pay for this. Only if he sees it.

Tray Redo

A couple of years ago I bought a tray that I thought was so pretty. I had no taste then. I had an idea that might turn it into something I would proudly put out for all to see. Well, mostly my husband, son, and I could see. This is what it looks like now...

This is half way through.  I have spray painted all the light colored wood white, what else.

Tip: Don't spray paint outside when it is 110 degrees outside. I live in Texas and it has been insanely hot for months now. I do not have a garage to paint in so I tried to find a shady spot to paint the ugly wood away. When you paint in serious heat it causes the paint to bubble. Normally this would drive me crazy, but today a few bubbles never hurt anyone.

 After it has fully dried, because I brought it inside so that it wouldn't melt, find the ridiculously large bottle of modge podge and cover the inside. Place whatever paper you love inside and press to get all the bubbles out.  I used a beautiful scrapbook paper I found at Hob Lob. I love that paper.

Once paper has dried give it a couple of coats of MP to protect the paper from liquids. If it ever gets wet you can just wipe it out. However, putting hot things on the tray might cause the MP to become sticky again.

What things have you created out of boredom?

Houston We Have a Problem

I think I may have a hoarder in the making. I found this large pile of Pull Ups under his bed this morning.

28 Pull Ups under a toddler bed.  Could he be a hoarder in the making? Should I start an intervention soon?

I have a much simpler explanation...

He's 2!!



Happy Birthday...

... to me!

Yes today is my birthday. I'm ok with it, for at least two more years. Then I will have some negotiating conversations with God. I don't know why He would make me turn 30.

I have already received lots of birthday love. SL is planning on taking me shopping later for new camera stuff. I'm excited.

Here are a few of the lovely messages I've heard this weekend.

"After 30, a body has a mind of its own." (Good thing I have 2 more years)

"Last week the candle factory burned down. Everyone just stood around and sang, ‘Happy Birthday’."

"Like many women my age, I am 28 years old" (Wait, I am!"

"Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest."

Thanks for all the Birthday Love!

What Is My Dog Thinking

My mom showed this to me a few weeks ago, and I thought it was so hilarious.

I couldn't resist sharing it with you.

If you go to their YouTube page you can see the other talking animals they have.

We'll Be Ok

God doesn't give explanations

He gives promises.

I cling to those promises.

Under a Rock

I've been living under a rock for a few months now. I wanted to write this post in hopes that if I can get all of this out I maybe able to come out from under this rock. My rock is very comfy. There is only enough room for me under here.

An old pic, before we painted the Youth room.

If you aren't immediate family than you probably don't know what had been going on with us lately. My husband is a youth minister. He is an amazing youth minister (I may be biased). He has a way of talking to teenagers that can get past their entitlement, their self grandeur, and self esteem (whether high or low). 

We had been at our church for 2 years when the church said they could no longer afford to keep him Full time. So he went look for a second job.

We were doing just fine with our two jobs, but when he became part time at the church we knew he would need another job. God amazingly took care of it and SL found a job at Sears very quickly. God  has truly blessed SL at Sears. He went from seasonal to Full time Head Cashier in one year.

A year a half after the church put SL as part time, they have now decided to hire a Full Time Music Minister/Youth Minister. SL can't sing or play a musical instrument. Guess what that means.  We're Out.

Our initial reactions was hurt, anger, bitterness. As we have had time to absorb this, we realize God was answering our prayers. We have been praying that God would show us if it was time to leave or stay since SL was put on part time.  God was telling us, It's time to go.  We are still a little hurt, it's hard to not be. But we have a lot of sadness for our youth. We have always stayed for them. Even when we have struggled financially, we kept thinking we are doing this for these teenagers who desperately need a positive influence in their lives.

So now we are looking for a new church or whatever God has in store for us. We don't know what is going to happen, how long we can stay in our house before we can no longer afford it. But we put all our trust in God. He has got us through everything put in front of us and we know He will get us through this too. 

So if you think about us anytime, say a prayer for me, SL, and Bubba.  We sure need it. I will continue to pray for you. Email me your prayer requests.

p.s. say a prayer for Julie also. You can hear about her story here  Another Chance Ranch

Day Late Wordless Wednesday

Was supposed to post this yesterday, but I entered the date wrong on the auto post.

Signs of Life

This past week has been a crazy one. SL and I got some discouraging news last week. However, we have realized that is God giving us the answers we have been praying for.

We have had almost no rain since November. No rain means very dry grass. Very dry grass means fire food. Friday when massive storms where going through our northwest we had very High winds. Like 60 mph. Now it gets windy in these parts around spring, but nothing like this. So we had many fires in our surrounds because of this. Some were large fires, some were small, some are still burning 5 days later and destroyed dozens of homes and thousands of miles of land.

When you don't have rain for several months it can get warm. Something about the ground no absorbing heat, or the opposite. I don't know, the meteorologist explained it better. So all that to say, we have been very warm lately. No, not warm, HOT! Like 103 degrees! And it's not even Easter yet.

These are all pics of my mom's flowers at her house. I thought with the crazy heat, fires, and no rain it was nice to see some cool purple colored flowers.

I think I finally have the smell of smoke out of my house. Or my nose has just grown immune to it.

Now I'm dealing with a cough I assume is from all ths smoke and dust in the air.

Please say a prayer for all the people who have lost their homes, their land, their pets, their treasured things. It is a tough beginning for them.