give me one reason

why

this child

can't go to SAM'S dressed like

THIS?

(because after Ayden left, we did ~ she's only two once!)

Paige and I love a little crab cake

Jennifer and I both wanted to volunteer at Macy and Taylor's kindergarten classes this year. So, we each chose a morning that would work with each other. Every other week, Jennifer watches Paige on Tuesdays and I watch Ayden on Friday of that week.

And it's an automatic play date for Paige. She loves Ayden and I do too.


Look at him. He is the cutest little thing.

Paigey is nine months older than Ayden.

We aren't used to little boys around here, so I get my boy fix when he's around. I love the spikey hair, the cute clothes and those dimples. And he's a lovey ~ he'll just come plop down in my lap.

And when I say we aren't used to little boys, I mean it literally. I don't have the foggiest idea of how to clean a little boy's area. And when Paigey watched me changed his diaper, she pointed to the end of his thang and called it a "bellybuppon". Of course that is what she calls anything that is circular with something in the middle (including the two she has on her chest).

a couple of weeks ago

Flashback Friday

Sept. 1989
Eighth grade

she found a rubber to bring to school

If nothing else, kindergarten alone could give me plenty to blog about.

This week is shape week. Each day Macy is to bring an object from home for the shape 'o the day.

Monday was circle, so I couldn't help myself from incorporating her wardrobe in the lesson.

And for her object, she brought a rubber, because the rubber part is a circle.


It sure is.

my mission took us to the competition

Last week, I was on a valance mission for the kitchen. Out of desperation, I ended up at...

Paige, don't even act like you're not there...

my little partner in crime.

**I found some (in onyx) at JCPenney and a dear, sweet associate told me they go on sale B1G1 every so often. So, I wait..**

I'm blind, but soon I'll see

For my birthday, all I asked for was simply, lasik.

Well, it turns out that lasik will be my birthday, Christmas, Valentine's day, anniversary present for eternity until I'm in Heaven and my eyesight will be healed along with my other, ahem, flaws.

Oh, I kid. (not about the Heaven part ~ I'm looking forward to that heavenly body that is promised)

And it turns out that I am indeed a candidate for lasik. Not everyone is. Who knew? I thought as long as you wanted it, you could get it. Not so.

And I've been wanting it for several years now. I have been wearing contacts for 18 years!

I had to sit in a dark room in order for my pupils to dilate for the testing. After reading the tests, the administrator told me that I have pupils the size of dinner plates.

That's not something you hear every day. Or ever.

In order to get my corneas surgery-ready, I have to wear glasses until my surgery in three weeks ~ on October 10th.

That meant that I had to get glasses and pronto. Because, these, they weren't going to cut it.

These are the ghetto glasses that has been sustaining me the past few years. Do notice one of the lenses is GONE. I've been popping that baby back in it's place for the past year. And it became a causality of the move.

After much deliberation (and a 5 year old's help) this is the result...
last night

And in three weeks, while I'm having my eyeballs shaved, my dear husband can snack on one of these in the waiting room...


Comforting.

Flashback Friday

Dec. 2005
Macy was right at 2 1/2 ~ the same age Paige is now...

western day

Today was western day at Macy's school. It was also "white" day.

So trying to match her now one size too small boots (that she said still fit - I sent a spare set of shoes just in case) with white made my eczema flare up. I like to shake things up by having her look different than the old granola (aka boring) white shirt and jeans cowgirl sterotype.

All at the expense of my skin. It's no secret that I'm a bit neurotic.

It's been two weeks now of color days. Macy's class newsletter has been my fashion bible for her that I have obeyed religiously. And thank goodness the finale of colors ends tomorrow with pink.

We're covered there.

no, I hide

Paigey's new thing is that she loves to hide. And when we try to get her out of her hiding place, she tells us no, I hide. But sometimes she hides so well, we can't find her!

For example, for two days when the carpet was being replaced, all of the girl's stuff was in the living and dining room. The first day, I thought the girls would be ok being out and about. But the next day, I had the girls and Bo all secluded to my bedroom. (the front door was open all day and all three kids were too curious).

But Paige got out. And Macy was too enthralled with whatever to tell me. So, here's me and the installers were looking for my curious toddler. It really took us about 10 minutes to find her (0ne of the installers was searching up and down the street for her). I was really starting to panic.

Then the young installer found her.

What's that under the table?

She is such a monkey!

The Weather Channel movie theatre

Flashback Friday

March 11, 2000

Linda, Darrell, Tori, Jill, Todd, Beth, Steve, Jennifer, Brandon, me, Gregg, Melinda, Sarah, Lindsey, Jimmie, Meme, Gregg, Wendi and Landon

it's about time we broke out the china

I let Macy play with the china while I was unpacking it. It is probably the closest it will ever be to actually being used.

I never imagined the 1st meal served on it would consist of chips, pickles and toast...

God is at a skating rink in Lubbock, Tx

Seriously.

One of the perks of moving to Lubbock was that we already knew where we would go to church. We first visited Experience Life when we were in town at Christmastime. We were like this church is so cool ~ if we lived here, we'd totally go to church here.

So instead of procrastinating church hunting like we have done in the past, we have jumped in head 1st to our new church home. And we fit right in because our pastor has said straight up that no perfect people are allowed, and Lord knows we are far from perfect.

Brandon is the worship leader there, Jill sings on the worship team, Beth plays the keyboard, Steve does the sound...We sit with Gregg and Wendi and all of the little cousins are in Sunday School together. My girls are so thrilled when Tori and Sarah stop by their class to give them a hug and/or help out. Tori and Sarah are like rock stars to Macy and I'm so glad that she has teenage role-models to look up to.

It's no secret that our home group in Arlington was an important part of our church experience at Pantego. Biblical community was just as important there as it is at Experience Life. Except at ELife, it is called Life Houses. Jill and Todd lead the Life House we (and Wendi) are apart of and our Life House will now be meeting at our house every week. I'm so looking forward to expanding on Chris's sermons each week and draw from past experiences and daily life to contribute. Between Gregg and I, we have a few things to bring to the table...

This past weekend was the one year anniversary of the church. Experience Life started with zero people and one service to last Sunday 1,500+ and 3 services! And by the way, ELife rents it's space at a skating rink. But when you are there, you don't think of the snack bar to the right or the concrete floor underneath the chairs. Because, God, he is there amongst us.

Saturday night was the launch of the 5:00 service (which we'll now be attending) and as part of the celebration, there were Cardboard Testimonies. And husband, he participated.

Alcoholic Alone Searching for Answers

Recovering Beautiful Family Seeking God's Will


Tell me the tears weren't coming...

We were there for all three services this weekend. On Saturday night, I just watched the testimonies so I could clap, cheer and cry. 1st service on Sunday, I videoed it with my camera (which looks all distorted on the You Tube video below but watch anyways just to hear Brandon sing ~then watch it again to try to read the words). 2nd service, I took pictures of the card boards. I was all front row Joe and felt like a total ELife groupie...

So, Saturday night after the service, we stayed for a concert where the worship team recorded a live CD.

Clearly Macy and Kendra were into it.

Kendra was having a moment before she started her air guitar.

This weekend was such an spiritual high that was so needed in the midst of the spiritual warfare that has been coming our way the past few weeks.

God is working in this city through Experience Life and we are so grateful to be apart of it.

...I'd love for you to check out the video clip of the past year (Paigey is in it when it shows the Toddler class ~ she's getting out of a chair at the table). I've watched it about 476 times.
...And check out the clever marketing campaign and billboards that Chris created. It's how he rolls.