Living Life One Cheerio at a Time

No matter what my day looks like my kids can make me laugh. I went to get Pooh bear out of her crib and asked her if she slept well. She said "I snored {insert obnoxious sound}. Just like Papa." Pooh Bear "See my doggie {a stuffed brown and white dog} Cinnamon Roll. He's Mia's beft friend. Mia from Bible study" Child #1 and I DVR'd the royal wedding of Wills and Kate. The 2 parts she couldn't wait to see: the dress and the kiss. After seeing the dress and hearing some of the commentary from Clinton Kelly she agreed "she nailed it. She nailed the dress." Little man: going to sleep the other night I heard him saying " I lub mommy, I lob daddy, I lob Aubie, I lob Jocie, I lob mimi, I lob papa, I lob CARS, I lob Elmo, I lob blankie {repeat 1, 458 times until he falls asleep}

I am trying to plan ahead as much as possible with my grandpa REALLY sick I don't know when we will be making a trip back to the homestead. I am trying to keep the fry to fruit ratio under control.It seems that our catch what you can 3 hour trip to the "ocean of cornfields" tends to be heavy on the fries. so here's the menu in no particular order... chicken quesadillas grilled hangabergers (hamburgers) pork chops fish lo mein/pork buns pancakes chicken mac and cheese 49. fire ants song that my children dance 50. sleeping in{ 7:30-whatcha going do} 51.watching a royal wedding with my own little princess 52. dvr so I don't have to get up so early to watch a royal wedding 53.encouragement from my core group at CBS while studying Habakkuk

This last weekend I went home to my parent's home with my circus in tow. We had several reasons for going home. First and foremost it was the celebration of the reserection of Jesus Christ. The second reason was my grandpa found out last Wednesday he has cancer throughout his body. He broke his arm on Tuesday and they will not be able to do anything to help heal him, just pain management. We wanted to see him before he went home. And our third reason was my brother, Uncle BoBo, decided to get married to his fiance. They planned a  wedding that was supposed to happen in December in just a few days.  Big Papa, and my dad Papa and some of the grand kids and great grand kids  Aunt Lindsey and Uncle BoBo Sitting down to their first meal as a married couple Cutting the cake My husband and brother in law ran to the local store to get a few supplies : TP, soap, frosting, string and dog bones. They had a few partners in crime  little help from my dad and uncle ...

Well we are lucky this week to get a menu out. Its Monday and I still don't have groceries bought. Living on a few frozen items. We had a BIG crazy wonderful weekend. Spending time with family, a wedding and celebrating our risen Lord. Monday: Fish Tues: Spaghetti and Meatballs Wed: Roast potatoes and carrots Thurs: Chicken pot pie Friday: Stromboli

Sometimes on these rainy midwest spring days its just good to count your blessings! So today I am thankful for: 32. playing card games with my 5 yr old 33. children with healthy appetites 34. supportive husband 35. a hug from my 5 yr old 36. assurance and hope of eternity with my Father 36.Jesus who died for my sins 37. family 38. my CBS friends/prayer warriors 39. a dinner with friends who know too much that still love hanging out with us after 11 years! 40. a phone conversation with my grandpa about his desire to "go home and get his new body" 41. a faithful God "for when we are faithless he remains faithful"

So the other day I asked child #1 what she wants to be when she grows up. She answered without hesitation and with the utmost confidence, "A PRINCESS". So trying not to burst her bubble, what if the princess thing doesn't work out? I mean what if you don't marry a prince? Thinking only for a moment, "I guess I will have to be a mom then." Is this a case of 2nd place is 1st loser?

Ikea table we've had for years. Its colored all over and just needed a sprucing up! Matching chairs I {heart} modge podge I had some old maps and just tore them at their creases and  modged podged them  to the seats and the table top!

 Well  in the Midwest you never know from day to day if its gonna be warm or snowy....so yes its April, they are STILL in winter coats and riding in the garage. Almost a collision....its killing time till daddy gets home! Cheesing it up for breakfast...bubby is having dry cereal. Please submit my mother of the year application! Beauty shop time! Awww!

I had an itch to do some crafting. As you know I like to plan out our meals a week ahead of time, but recently I've been frustrated with the process.  I decided to  make a dry erase board to post our menu....accountability and organization! So I found a old frame that was painted navy blue and had a "teachery" poem {from my teaching days} placed inside it. Probably from a student with love!                                                                                                 I knew I had some esp...

I've been in a real funk lately ( lack- o- sleep-little-coffee-grumpy-sick children-frustrated husband-combo). So for today's post I am going to continue my list of things I am thankful for... 19. my grandpa able to get out of the hospital 20. friends 21. sunshine this weekend 22. warmer weather 23. children being able to play OUTSIDE 24. flowers peeking out of the ground 25. green grass 26. children who slept in past 7:30 on SUNDAY 27. an amazing worship service on Saturday 28. God's truth in his timeless word 29. food cooked on the grill 30. a husband who works hard everyday to provide for his family 31. ability and flexibility to go back to school Jeremiah 29: 12 Then when you call upon me and come and pray to me and I will listen to you.

At some point over the next 7 days we will be eating this: Roasted Red pepper sausage sandwich/hot dogs Chicken pot pie and the lactose free version Steak on the grill because its gonna be warm on SUNDAY! Fish Chicken fajitas- Stuffed chicken breast Meatloaf Last week I thought I'd just wing it and eat what we have stored in the freezer...well needless to say I HATED it....so much stress! I love planning it out ahead of time! Call me a dork!