i love what jude has said recently...

~ "Jeneva, can I take a baff wiff you?"

~ "I mell moke."

~ "Can I have my vime-dim?"

~ "I want to play wiff my football game."

~ "Having?" (he says this from the other room when he hears me opening something he thinks might be a tasty treat).

~ "I want to see Kanowitz at nursery."

~ "I like to play wiff girls."

~ "Sure, I'd love to go to Trader Joe's mom. That'd be fun!"

~ (while pointing to an older woman with gray hair) "Look! A grandma!"

~ "I like having bangs."

~ "I like to play with Cae-bub and Harmony." (funny how those two don't even go together)

~ "Is this Noah's shirt or Seth's shirt?" (i've found that by telling him who's shirt he is wearing that day gets him excited about getting dressed. love the hand-me-downs.)

~ "Yay! We're having broccoli? I love broccoli!"

~ "I like your singing." (a nursery worker called to tell us that Jude told her that after singing during sunday school.)

thoughs on this mother's day 2010

I am thankful today for my pretty much amazing mom. I love her and wish I could spend it with her today. *sigh*

Steve came home from work this morning (after working the overnight shift) and made a yummy breakfast of pancakes and omelets. The kids gave me some lovely gifts...including some pink aloe vera socks! Seriously! Very cool!

Josie was ALL giggles this morning and we got some of it on camera (Our new camera! I'll post sometime).

I was so happy to get to see some friends have their babies dedicated at church today. Phoebe, who was born the day before Josie, and Philippe and Patricia who are home from Haiti this year for Mother's Day! So happy for them.

I am also thinking today of my friends who so desperately want to be mothers or have lost children or who have recently lost their own mother's. I know a day like today can be bittersweet for many....or maybe just plain bitter.

I am happy that today my dad and all of his brothers and sisters get to be together with their mom.

I am fighting a terrible headache today. Ugh. It started this morning when I was at church and once it starts they are always hard to combat. All I want to do is curl up in bed and take a nap, but I can't because Steve is sleeping due to working overnight. If only all of my children would take naps at the same time. Jude is the only predictable nap taker. He takes a 3 hour nap every single day in the afternoon. It's awesome. Now if only he could teach Josie his ways!

I am so grateful for the honor of being a mom. I have been entrusted to three precious children and wouldn't trade being their mom for anything else the world offers.

God works in such amazing ways. In January any joys in mothering that I previously had were sapped out of me. I was feeling defeated day after day and oh so weary. I prayed for something, anything to help me feel renewed.

He answered two prayers in one. Amazing. A full time job for two months?! That's not what I asked for....but it's been a direct answer to prayer and has been a perfect fit for me. The financial help has been a real blessing. Also, I've been uprooted from the day to day and planted somewhere else for a short while. The change of scenery has been rejuevinating. I'm gaining perspective and a renewed passion and energy for being at home raising up my three little munchkins. I can't wait until the end of May when I am done at work. I can't wait to be at home with my kids again...all day. I didn't feel that way in January...or February...or March...but now in May, I do.

Josie is now finally asleep. Now I think I will have a chance to hopefully crawl under the covers for awhile and try to get rid of this obnoxious headache. Then I think some grilled steaks are in order for dinner tonight!

Happy Mother's Day!

we've stooped to new levels on who/what to blame for disobeying...

After being *gently* scolded in the car yesterday for disobedience there was an apology and then silence for a moment....followed by:



"Mom, I think I know what made me disobey. I had a WHOLE donut at school today and I think eating that donut is what made me disobey you."



"oh?"



"Yes, you know how donuts have SO much sugar in them? Well, after eating a whole donut it kind of made me crazy. Ya know, you always tell me that sugar makes us crazy. Well, I think it made me crazy. If I hadn't eaten so much sugar I wouldn't have disobeyed you."



Other than the whole "taking responsibility for your own actions" speech I was speechless. I'm still chuckling.

bracelets in progress...

Here's a pic of some bracelets....in progress. These are all of the ones we have going on right now. Picture was taken at Amy's house. Pretty?! Which ones do you like?