October 7, 2012

I'm not sure if this is football or monkey in the middle or something else entirely. I do know that Nathan (with the rake) said, "I have a rake, and I know how to use it!" The funny thing is, somehow this pass still managed to make it past the rake.

Blessings:

1. A mellow Sunday morning. Having only evening services is…different…but it leaves the morning free for calm, relaxing nothingness.

2. It’s a gorgeous fall day.

3. New music for our worship service tonight.

4. I had a joyful time in the house of the Lord today. It was so good to have Fancy there with us tonight!

5. Sitting in the living room listening to the sound of silence. Priceless.

October 6, 2012

Blessings:

1. Andrew wanted apple crisp for breakfast, so he and I made it together this morning. We did it the easiest way possible – canned apple pie filling, instant oatmeal packets, and melted butter. Simple, simple, simple, and yummy! (We did this today instead of on his birthday because it was a school day and it’s too hard to get everything done before school as it is.)

2. It’s finally party day! We went to Westside Lanes in Missoula for Andrew’s bowling birthday party.

3. The bowling party was a great success – everyone had fun, and the price was well worth it.

4. Little Man was once again sleepless all afternoon and evening, but he was an angel.

5. Our house is relatively quiet – we only have 4 kids at home, and they’re exhausted.

October 5, 2012

Blessings:

1. Wow! Has it really been 14 years since my Andrew was born? It's crazy, but true. We've had some interesting times over the last 14 years, but I am thankful for all of them. Andrew is an amazing kid who has accomplished so much more than we might have thought possible. Happy birthday, Andrew! I am so proud of you!

2. I work with a great group of people.

3. Company picnic!

4. It was the last day of week 5 of school. I can’t believe how quickly the first 5 weeks went!

5. Today was the best day all week!

October 4, 2012

Instead of blessings today, I think I’ll post the “new rules” in Scrivnerburg:

1. Everyone must wear clean clothes every day. I just made that one up - 14 years ago.

2. You may not stab at things with a knife (especially if you’re under the age of…say…47).

3. No yelling outside the bedroom door when the baby is asleep.

4. Okay…this isn’t a rule…it’s just funny.

5. I just can’t write a post without blessings: a) funny kids, b) funny pets, c) my honey cooked dinner for me, d) chocolate chip cookies, e) it’s sweater time!

October 3, 2012

Andrew is very excited about his upcoming birthday!

Blessings:

1. We finally, finally, finally had precipitation this morning! We tied a record of 42 days without measurable precipitation. Now maybe we will start to see some relief from fires and smoke.

2. We have two vehicles. That’s good because when one breaks down we have another one to use.

3. My husband is able to fix vehicles that break down.

4. I got my work done before superdy-duperdy late. I thought I was going to be working until past bedtime, but I finished before bedtime!

5. God is good. All the time.

October 2, 2012

Little Man was communing with the teddy bear. The bear didn't say much, but that was okay because Little Man seemed to carry the conversation quite well on his own.

Blessings:

1. God did not “sentence” us to a houseful of special needs children – He rewarded us with a quiver full of beautiful people. (See Psalm 127:3-5.)

2. Crock pot dinner! I love it when I fix it early in the day and don’t have to worry about it at dinner time. This one is Chicken Enchilada Soup.

3. Happy McFlappy. That’s one of Little Man’s nicknames, and it was completely appropriate today. Several times today he sat on the living room floor laughing great, long chuckles of happiness for no apparent reason.

4. Andrew’s birthday is all set. Whew! Nothing like waiting ‘til the last minute. This Saturday the family will be having a bowling party. It’s going to be fun!

5. Almost bed time!

October 1, 2012

Blessings:

1. We did finish school before midnight! (Actually it was before 1pm, but it was our latest day so far this school year.)

2. My reminder from the Word today – “Do not grow weary in doing good.” (2 Thess. 3:13) Sometimes the day-to-day “good” makes me feel weary – but it’s important to God, so it needs to be important to me.

3. My job is not a life-and-death situation. Whew! If it was, someone would have died on my watch today. It was definitely one of “those” days!

4. My friend posted this funny that amused me at 7am, but by 5pm it was more irony than amusement…

(I did not create this graphic – I can not take credit for it. I could not find an original source. If someone knows the original source, I will give credit where credit is due.)

5. Little Man grins and bounces when he sees me come into the room. He loves me. (He loves Daddy more, but I’m going to ignore that part.)

What were the moments of joy in your day?