April 7, 2012

We got to see a lot of elk on the way to Nana's today. Kristi tells me this one is her pet elk, Elphie.

Blessings:

1. Ken and I had the opportunity to spend some time with a good friend while we manned the foster parenting info table at a local non-profit fair. I enjoyed the time!

2. Joann Fabric and Crafts. I got to wander around to my heart’s content. Bliss.

3. Nana. She watched 6 of our kids while we spent the day in Missoula. That woman deserves flowers. Or a medal. Or Valium.

4. Funny moments. I wish I could share the snaps our friend took when we gave Little Man a taste or two or three (or four) of smoothie. Yes, we did it over and over because it was so funny.

5. Getting up at 5 am. Okay…I don’t necessarily call that a blessing in itself, but with the schedule I had today it turned out to be great. I was hoping for craft time, but I didn’t realize Little Man was going to get me up at o’dark-thirty to have it. It was a good thing he did, because the rest of my day was so busy I didn’t have a chance to just putter in the craft room. I’m tired now, but I had some great quiet craft time this morning!

April 6, 2012

Caleb got a very vibrant orange for this egg!

Blessings:

1. Have I mentioned how awesome my husband is? He fixed our plumbing problem so we could use our kitchen sink again! Good thing, too – we were out of dishes!

2. My husband is double awesome – he also fixed the flat tire on my Suburban. (Funny thing – he fixed both problems with the same equipment – his air compressor.)

3. The kids (including Felice’s girls) and I had a great time coloring eggs. Check out my family blog if you want to see more photos of the egg dyeing.

4. My husband is triple awesome – he brought my a milk chocolate Symphony bar!

5. Now that I’ve run the dishwasher twice and finished my work day, I can enjoy a relaxing Friday evening (night).

April 5, 2012

Johnny jumped up!

Blessings:

1. A good evaluation meeting with the people in charge at work. Yay!

2. I love my husband. He’s able to help me see things more clearly.

3. Somehow I forgot to get stuff ready for dinner (what good does a menu do if you don’t use it?), so I had no idea what we were going to do when Andrew came in and said, “Are we having burritos for dinner?” We had them on hand, so I said, “Yes. That’s exactly what we’re having” just like I knew what I was talking about. It made me laugh.

4. Nathan was so excited about those pretty little violas that he dragged me and my camera (and the baby) down the street and around the corner to take a picture of them. I love how excited kids get – I think we adults get too bogged down with life to see the little flowers.

5. This lady is AWESOME! She just is.

April 4, 2012

Blessings:

1. Caleb is back in physical therapy!

2. I had 7.5 hours of sleep last night! (In two big blocks.) I felt great when I woke up!

3. I found a great deal on some thrift store jeans!

4. I have a houseful of happy children.

5. I remembered to fold the laundry before bed time so I don’t still have to do that chore in order to find my bed. Yay!

April 3, 2012

I made a case for my cell phone today. It came out perfect (which completely surprised me, because the measurements have to be precise for the phone to fit and come out of the case). I followed this awesome tutorial except for one little part – there’s a part where she says “Don’t forget the tab!” Apparently I misread it the first time because I skipped the “don’t” and forgot the tab. Oh well, my new seam ripper needed a workout anyway.

Blessings:

1. I finished work before 3pm! That means I had time to catch up some half-done sewing projects, and I even had time to cook dinner!

2. Craft projects! In addition to my custom cell phone case, I also made my first item with a zipper. I felt very relieved when I finished it and it actually worked as it should.

3. Good conversations with my husband. We’ve had several deep, engaging conversations lately. I love communication!

4. The boys’ baseball is really getting going. The younger boys had their first practice tonight, and we’re only a couple weeks away from opening day. I always look forward to baseball picnics!

5. Kind words from people. I’m not truly a “words of affirmation” kind of person. They actually make me uncomfortable, but it’s still nice to know the good things that people think of me. (They don’t have to share the bad stuff.)

April 2, 2012

Smileybuns. I blogged a bit about these here.

Blessings:

1. The State of Montana now has permanent legal custody of Little Man. That means we’re moving closer and closer to adoption. Yay!!

2. Kodiak Jax pizza for dinner. I love not having to cook.

3. I finally got all my work done today. It took me 13 hours to get 3 hours of work done, but I finished it!

4. I got part of the craft/laundry room closet cleaned out. Yay for accomplishing things!

5. It was a beautiful spring day!

April 1, 2012

This month I'm going to use this list of prompts to help guide my photos. http://goo.gl/FFpPc

Blessings:

1. Today was one of those weather days when it doesn’t matter what your favorite weather is – we probably got it. Those days amuse me. I got a tiny bit of sunshine, the plants got water, if there is anyone who likes wind they got that too.

2. My favorite quote of the day: “I’m Sloppy Joes’ biggest fan!” (6yo Caleb)

3. We’re going to Helena for 2 nights in a couple weeks! Whoohoo! I can’t wait! (We’re going for the Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect Conference) It just happens to be during my birthday week, so I get to get outta Dodge for my birthday!

4. The week’s lesson plans are done! I don’t have to scramble in the morning!

5. Little Man was a giggly, giggly boy today.