October 14, 2012

My poor Caleb is still sick. That’s not the blessing.

Blessings:

1. Caleb’s illness isn’t dire. It’s just totally miserable. He has a pretty bad case of gastroenteritis – in other words, a stomach bug. The doctor says it’s going to go away on its own, but it will be a few days yet. Poor boy.

2. I had sweet snuggle time with Caleb this morning. We don’t do that very often anymore, but he sure wanted mommy snuggles today.

3. Our church co-hosted a special event this evening that was very interesting (in a good way) and informative. We also spent some time visiting…that’s always fun.

4. I am so thankful that we have a responsible teenage son who can take care of the younger kids when we have to leave them home. It helps that Little Man slept the whole time we were gone. But even if he hadn’t, Dale can handle it. What a blessing.

5. Have I mentioned my love for Blue Bunny Mint Bon Bon ice cream? I’ve recently become almost obsessed. I don’t feel too bad about it – I’ve been working off any extra calories getting up multiple times a night with wakeful kids all week.

I’m looking forward to a healthy, energetic week!

October 13, 2012

Blessings:

1. I woke up to the sound of rain today! Hallelujah!

2. I found a fabulous baby monitor app that works with my current phone and my old phone (together – one sends to the other). No more sad baby who couldn’t be heard!

3. Ken took all 6 of the older kids to the park for a while – once Little Man went to sleep I had time alone! It was short, but it was sweet.

4. This picture cracked me up.

5. All Little Man needs for entertainment is a wheel. He was quite pleased with the sounds he could make with the big one shown above with the fat, new tire.

October 12, 2012

Blessings:

1. This has been a very full, fun day!

2. The Liner family offered to babysit our kids while we go to the Get Loud concert this evening.

3. Dinner at El Cazador – it was so good! I’d forgotten how delicious their food is!

4. The Get Loud concert was great. I enjoyed the music, and the worship. Great night!

5. I spent the evening with some funny people…Fabulous Felice, Radiant Rachael, Angelic Anola, and Captivating Ken.

Today you get a bonus shot because I have to share this shot of Fabulous Felice’s new baby, Gimli.
 

October 11, 2012

It was another one-picture day. I snapped this one while I was at Kmart to send to my friend Felice. She teases me about how tiny my hands look with the big big rings on. I thought she'd get a chuckle out of this huge one. She did.

Blessings:

1. We decluttered one corner of the living room. Ahhh….that’s so much better!

2. This made me laugh:

Conversation in Scrivnerburg:
Ken: "Elli, do you want to keep ALL these kids' books? While we're [cleaning this bookshelf corner] we could sort out the ones we don't need."
Elli: "You want me to get rid of BOOKS?!?!?!?!?!?"
Ken: "Um..."
Elli: "Keep the good ones. The ones with words in them."

3.  I got to spend some time with just my mother-in-love today.

4. I have a very full life.

5. Dinner was a hit tonight – Chicken & Stuffing Skillet. Andrew even declared it “heaven.” It’s been a while since we had “heaven.” Here’s the original recipe. I did what my mother taught me – I followed the recipe exactly, except for the changes I made.

October 10, 2012

Blessings:

1. I was able to mostly stay home today!

2. The one time I wasn’t at home it was for a trip out to the Refuge with Fancy and Damian to take maternity photos.

3. When I came home from the refuge Ken and the kids had taken care of dinner. Yay!

4. My kids have come so far. (And Lactaid tablets.)

5. Mint chip ice cream.

October 9, 2012

Blessings:

1. It’s sorta yesterday’s blessing – when I had the symptoms of what turned out to be a viral bug yesterday, they were short-lived. Unfortunately they haven’t been so quick to pass for Caleb and Little Man. But at least I’m not sick when they need me.

2. I discovered a great web service today. I haven’t needed this since I read about it on a blog, but this is going to be so helpful for me! Where’s My Cellphone?!?!

3. Well, it will be helpful when I get my new phone (yes, my 3rd htc Rezound). I’m so thankful that I have been paying for insurance. It would have cost more than I can afford to get my broken phone fixed, and I sure can’t afford a new one without insurance. Whew! It’s a good thing I’ve paid that $5.18 every month!

4. My kitchen is clean, clean, clean. Since Ken took most of the boys off to Taekwondo I spent the evening cleany-cleaning my kitchen. And then I got to spend some time watching it stay clean.

5. I had some nice, quiet time this evening to do things that needed to get done (like cleany-cleaning the kitchen, and clearing papers off my desk.)

October 8, 2012

It’s been a while since I had a single photo day, but today was one. Kristi asked me to take a picture of the puzzle she put together.

Blessings:

1. I was able to visit with my aunt and my cousin today. I only get to see my aunt about once a year, and I haven’t seen my cousin in more than 9 years. What a blessing!

2. I had a great workday today – such a change from last Monday!

3. I’m really looking forward to new things at church.

4. I have insurance on my phone.

5. Walking with my sweetie in the evening.