Playing at my parents

We were in Alabama from Nov 13 til the 29th celebrating Thanksgiving with my family and visiting my parents. The kids had so much fun. There is so much room for them to roam and play in. My parents live on an acre and 3/4. All the lots in their neighborhood have tons of room. Justus had so much fun exploring with Granddad. I would take them out and let them play near the house, but all the big gross bugs (not to mention ticks and snakes) kept me from taking them to far from the house. However, Granddad is not afraid and he would take Justus all over. One day the neighbors were pouring some concrete (about 54 yards -which is quite a bit) and Dad took Justus over to watch. They had a great time. The men who were pouring let Justus be right in the middle of it all. They spent at least an hour out there if not longer. So much fun!! My parents bought a red trike for Justus to ride, but mostly he played with the toy golf clubs. Haven just dug in the dirt and picked up pine cones and pine needles. They truly had a blast.

Dial up - it still exists!

Im visiting my parents in Alabama. They live in a very rural area. Their Internet connection is via dial up because there is no other option. Yes it still exists! Yes it is still SUPER slow! And yes, it is still SUPER frustrating! All that to say, very little posts from me til we get back and for sure no pictures.

We are having a great time!! My parents have a beautiful home in a beautiful area (rural as it might be). They have deer that cross their property and just beautiful natural surroundings. Justus loves going outside with Granddad and Haven is loving having Grammy chase her around.

Starbucks Funny

This morning as I was in the drive thru at Starbucks, I could hear this car in front of me order. The woman asked for a sausage Mcmuffin. The Starbucks guy was like "would you like to Super Size that" The woman was so confused. The man said we dont have sausage Mcmuffins. The woman was still confused. Finally she also ordered a Carmel frap. It was so funny to listen to. The lady was clueless to what she was doing. Thankfully everyone was laughing.

Icky Past Couple of Days!

The last few days, namely Tues and Weds were horrible from a mommy standpoint. Haven was acting so irritably. I promise she screamed, not yelled or cried, all day long. I was about to go batty. I wasnt sure what was wrong. Im still not so sure. We had just been to her 1 year check up on Monday so I knew nothing was wrong from that standpoint. The Dr even held off on her shots cause I said how irritable she had been. I think she is getting another tooth, so that is probably a cause. But it was awful. Then Thurs and today she has been better, but Im still kinda on eggshells not sure what is up. On top of it all, I feel like Im getting the flu. Very achy, sicky, etc. But Im looking for the bright side. With the weekend here, Neil will be able to help out during the day so I can rest and also help me monitor Haven. Im sure when Monday rolls around things will be much better!

Jeans that fit

I am so excited! I love getting new clothes! I remember times in my life after going clothes shopping (usually for school) with my mom waking up just feeling so happy cause I had all these new clothes. Just a happy feeling in my gut. So I finally got some new jeans that fit properly. I had been wearing the two pairs that I got last year post preggo, so you know after losing baby weight, now they are too big. Ive made do, but then finally I got a few new pairs!! But they are so expensive! Even getting them at cheap places - they still are pricey for me. So just a little bit at a time. And I also got some new shoes - I dont think Ive gotten new shoes in YEARS! About time!

Sometimes Im mean

Even tho I consider myself nice and considerate, sometimes Im just mean. I cant help it - well, I can but usually its over and done before I realize. For example, yesterday evening on my way to my sisters I was coming down Chestnut between Teague and Nees and some big SUV pulls up next to me at the stop sign. Now, we all know that Chestnut is mostly one lane - besides the occasional only part-way lane two. Well the SUV guns it when its our turn to go, but there was a car in front of it that was already there, so SUV either had to go really fast to get in front of me or had to slow down to get behind me. I get a little cranky when everyone knows the lanes goes away but they try to hurry and get in front of me. So this time, I just went really fast too so they had to wait and get behind me. Now, I wasnt in a hurry, it really was of no consequence to me if they were in front of me. I just was being mean. But then I felt bad. Maybe next time Ill remember to be nice. :)

What kind of person are you??

It seems lately that God has been opening my eyes to new things (imagine that!) Mostly, the way different people view/react to situations, people etc. Ive learned that there are people out there that are huge people pleasers. They feel inadequate if someone disagrees with them. Or there are approval addicts. There are people that are perfectionists to a point that if they fail, their self worth is at stake. You know, Im not really like that. Im sure at different times in my life I have been. But since adulthood, I am confident in my identity in Christ. I know that it doesnt matter what people think/say its all about my obedience to Jesus and the fact that Im on this Earth for Him and His purposes. Not for myself, not even for my family. So I ask, what kind of person are you? Whom/what are you trying to please??