Words of Wisdom from Grams

My Grandma is my role model and I couldn't have asked for a better example.  She's such a wonderful woman and if I'm ever half of what she is; I'll be in good shape.  Here are some wonderful words of wisdom from my Grams that I'd like to share --

"We must not pray for Life to be easier, but for God to make us stronger.  We shouldnt' pray for tasks equal to our might, but for God-given might equal to our tasks.  When we grow weaker, God's strength can be more radiantly displayed in us.  HE is there, HE cares, and HE will supply us with what it takes to cope, that we might be "strenghtened with all power... (Col. 1:11)".

"Stand fast, stand firm, and even when we feel like going AWOL, remember that Jesus dwells in us -- and with His presence, power, and promises, we can face anything, rise above everything, and bring God glory."

Grams with my Dad and Christopher @ 2 months

Fathers Day 2011 -- Sharpie, Sharpie

Mommy tried to sleep in.  There was the first bad idea!  I had been awake with Ryan since 3 and was going back to bed at 6:45.  Woke up to feed Ryan again at 8 and listened down the hallway for Christopher (usually he knocks on his door and wakes me with a very loud, annoyingly sweet, and deliberate "MooooOOOOOOMMMMMYYYYY!") but heard nothing and assumed he was sleeping.  Oh how very wrong I was....

Skip forward to 9:15 a.m.  Rob woke up to go downstairs.  Shortly afterwards I hear from below..."What the hell?!!"  I then heard him come back upstairs.  After standing in our room in silence for a few moments he said, "You should see what he did."  Hesitantly I started down the hallway, immediately noticing that Christopher had indeed opened the door to his room, scaled the 3.5 foot gate, and stealthily wreaked mischief on our house. (After pulling his lamp off of his dresser and overturning all of his drawers in his own room of course.  Oh and taking Ryan's baby bath out and pouring shampoo into it...)  Ohhh that little house terrorist....  He climbed up on the counter and got himself a snack of crackers that were all over the floor.  Got into my craft cabinet and got the markers, crayons, and sharpies out.  The laptop was on the floor.  The top of the fishtank was tore off and the fish were floating in a reddish murky water which turned out to be an entire bottle of fish food.  All 4 of my full bottles of hair product and lotion were squeezed into the toilet and my makeup was everywhere and then there was the "beautiful" colorings all overWhich brings me to "Sharpie, Sharpie".  Oh and did I mention Christopher was naked?  Yup.  But even after all of that you just can't be mad at a 2 year old who's showing you his "beautiful" drawings who was so proud of himself for feeding the fishies and gettig himself breakfast and making tattoos on his arm "like daddy"... :)  OH WELL!  iT'S LiFE



HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!



SHARPIE, SHARPIE

Sharpie, sharpie everywhere.                            

Sharpie in my child's hair.

Sharpie on our living room floor.

Sharpie on the patio door.

Sharpie on the tv screen

Redpinkyellowblue AND green.
Sharpie, sharpie everywhere.
Sharpie on the rocking chair.
Sharpie on the fishy tank.
Sharpie on the piggy bank.
Sharpie on the baby's swing.
Sharpie on my decorational thing.
Sharpie on the kitchen table.
My mental status? : unstable.
Sharpie on the DVD's.
Somebody tell me I'm dreaming, please.

Sharpie on the booster seat.
                 Sharpie on my child's feet.
                       Sharpie everywhere I look.
                            Sharpie on the blue cookbook.
                   Sharpie Sharpie everywhere!!
            I'm going crazy -- I SWEAR!
     Is that Sharpie on the window glass?
   Sharpie on my child's ...?
 Ask me how I cleaned the mess!
 Goo gone and baby wipes worked the best.
  -- A very Sharpie poem
 Sara

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Wonder Woman

How on earth do "those" moms do it?  Clean the house, take care of the kids, have a job, make dinner, keep track of doctor's appointments, & have time to do their hair/makeup and look awesome?!  HOW?  If I work out in the morning then I have to get up at 5...otherwise if I wait both the boys are awake and then I'm not able to get ready for the day until noon and I just feel crappy.  If I want to get a shower in then I have to get up at 4:30 so I can be ready by the time the boys are awake.  I feel like I'm going slighty mental!  I know all moms hit this level of sleep deprivation: the days and nights blend together to feel like one eternal,constant day that's separated by a few short naps in spurts.  It's crazy!  And time is flying by.  I cannot believe Ryan is 8 weeks old.  So much for having his pictures taken at 2 weeks.  And for getting our family picture in.  We STILL don't have one.  My "we'll do it tomorrow" philosophy has taken us 2 months down the road and it still hasn't happened.  I feel like time is slipping away right through my fingers. 

I know Ryan is going to grow up so fast. Christopher is growing more and more everyday.  He doesn't even want to sleep with Na-Na anymore...I cried a little.  He's been attached to that dog since he was 6 months old and now it's a thing of the past.  I can't believe my baby is pottytraining and peeing and talking and drawing.  If I could go back in time I would want to hold him one more time as a baby.  I'm slightly emotional today.  I'm sad that they're growing up so fast.  I'm sad that our time here is almost coming to a close and so much has happened here.  Christopher first started talking, it was our first "home" together, we had our baby here...so many memories!  Rob's clearing and getting ready to leave and then we won't see him for 3 1/2 months.  I know he's not going to be deployed and not in any immediate danger...but it's still 3 1/2 months regardless.  He's going to miss out on a lot of firsts with Ryan...first time eating cereal.  First time rolling for real.  First time sitting.  First time crawling.  First time eating solids.  First time playing with a rattle.  And I'm stressed thinking about all of the things I need to handle on my own when he's gone!  Ok.  Enough of the stress part!  I know I'll be just fine...it's just an emotional day for me.  My babies are already growing up so fast! 


Christopher drew a picture today.  On the bottom was "Mommy" and on top the page were "angels in the sky".  It was such a wonderful and amazing thing to hear coming from a 2 year old!

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Well I'm one step closer to one day owning my own Spa / Health & Wellness Store!  I've started my own business thanks to It Works!  I signed on to distribute through them and am loving their body wraps and their products!  When I go back to Wisconsin in July I want to take the Reiki class in Madison.  After we move to Florida and our next station I'd love to get a spare room to set up a wrap room and DIY spa stuff !  This is wonderful!  I also can't wait until I get a laptop. This one is still broken and I absolutely hate the videos off of my phone!  Not to mention I've been running around like a chicken with my head cut off...How do other women do it?  Be successful with the kids while having a job and keeping up with the house work?  WHAT IS THEIR SECRET?!  Maybe I need a cape....at least then I could pretend to be Wonder Woman... 

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Happy Birthday to Me

I like to think that if I liked cake more I would definitely like this cake.  http://blog.pinkcakebo.com/   It might not be very modest -- but my birthday is pretty much my most favorite day of the year.  I think that birthday themed music should be played everywhere I go as the soundtrack to my day and that a red carpet should be rolled out where I walk. (Sidenote: That's what Christopher and Ryan can help with in a few years!!)  I would like breakfast in bed with my tiara served on a silver platter.  I would sleep in until 10 and wake up to the radio announcer saying, "Happy Birthday to Sara _______.  You're the best ever.  Love your hubby".  Then I would be escorted by my wonderful boys on a birthday shopping trip where I would get an astoundingly cute dress that I would wear to dinner that night with my hubby where I would order steak.  Fish...maybe.  I would come back from dinner to see that Christopher and Ryan had baked me the above cake!  And then we would have ice cream instead, after deciding the cake was too beautiful to eat.  Next I would open my presents / cards...both of which are homemade.  Christopher made me a stuffed squirrel or something and Ryan made me a bracelet (because he's the more sensitive one of the boys).  Then the hubby and the boys would give me manicure / pedicures and foot massages.  All the while telling me I was the best ever :)  Then we would end the day by playing Sorry or Trouble maybe and they would let me win.  Which they wouldn't have to let me win because I would anyways!  Annnd then we would sit down and watch a movie and then I would go to bed early to an immaculate house (because of course they had cleaned it for me!)  Ahhhh....that would be the ultimate birthday!

That isn't how today went, though!  Although it was still a pretty good day.  One year older, one year wiser.  Woke up and donned sweats and Rob's old blue T-shirt.  Did laundry.  Watched Rob leave on the cycle. Watched Elmo.  Did some laundry.  Put the boys to bed and then got my cute floral dress on and did my makeup with Ryan in the carrier.  Sadly Ryan had been projectile vomiting and he actually started choking today.  Of course I still had the baby carrier tied around my waist when I had to go tearing off upstairs carrying Ryan to get the snot sucker because he couldn't breathe.  I was so scared.  I took him into Geary and the same nurse that was in there as last time was there...long story short I don't like her.  She's a nurse with a hoity toity God complex and we do NOT get along.  But thankfully I got a wonderful birthday present: answers.  Ryan has an obstruction and air bubble all throughout his GI tract.  More than likely he has a very sensitive tummy and the doc said to keep with the Colic Calm and we'll be going to see a specialist soon.  Until then gas drops, small feedings, and frequent burps.  Right now I'm watching Robert play College Football and I'm blogging.  We're annoying each other.  Had a delicous grilled steak dinner and am heading to bed soon.  Thanking everybody for the wonderful birthday wishes!  I have such sweet family, friends, and acquaintances and that is truly a gift!