Did I really just abandon you for nine strait days right in the midst of thirty days of Gratefulness?
Between Christmas dreaming, little boy birthdays, sleeping from serious fatigue, cookie baking, church classes, late fall crafts (that I am oh so excited to share with you) and so on I have been finding it just a little bit hard to manage out my time. What will I do when baby Asher arrives and I take on the learning experience of managing my time with three little boys let alone with myself and with my husband!?
I have been dealing with two very big issues over the past few weeks that have seem to take up energy and or time: dust bunnies and the mis-placement of items.
And wouldn't you know that just as soon as I order a new charger for my camera and our camcorder, they both miraculously appear into thin air. I feel a little robbed, but what do I do? I am counting on these second devices to become handy and useful in sticky situations. :-)
I also remember waking up one morning with sunbeams on my face and thinking to myself how sweet it is to have such pretty shiny rays pouring into our little home filling little cornered spaces up to the brim. Then, after rolling over into the light, I realized that these rays are here more so to show me how awful I have been with my can of pledge and dust rag.
This was last week and I am still not finished with dusting. And how does all that dust get in here anyway! Day after day, I am sweeping, dusting, wiping, practically attacking, I've got a dusted belly and knees to prove it, only because being 26 weeks enables your mid area to catch anything that misses your mouth, or to swipe anything that you try to squeeze by, it even catches the dirt when you clean...how amazing is that!?
And in another instance, my Mother forgot this morning all about my girth and squeezing through tiny holes and 12 inch spaces was not happening for me. We were out at five am this morning and as embarrassed as I am to admit it, I got stuck a few times. As much as I love my little Asher he sure is getting in the way! :) I'm sure people stood by thinking, "what in the world is t hat pregnant lady thinking?"
Honestly it was just an attempt to keep up with my Mom. She truly had her game face on and I made her lead the way, 'cause she's just a bit more aggressive than I am. I'm always being accused of being "too nice," but I suppose that's a whole better than being, "extremely rude!?" Which she's not rude at all, very polite in fact, just a little more aggressive. I'm just not one who's going to fight anyone over a GPS system that I would love to get my husband for Christmas and stuff in his stocking, because someone stole the one out of his truck that I got him last year for our anniversary. The 75 year old women with the tight grip and long cane can have it with a smile on my face. But thanks to my aggressive yet polite mother, I am happy to say that he will be getting that in his stocking this year :) And I believe that little old lady left with one as well.
So little blog of mine, over the last nine days I have sure had so many things to be thankful for! So. Many.
Here's just a random list of some Grate fulls:
=A healthy baby who kicks a lot which is so amazing and a close second to the best feeling in the world.
=A husband who has had almost the whole week off and has randomly ran the dish washer for me, took the kids out to the woods for some fun, while I caught up on some serious napping, surprised me with breakfast at Cracker Barrell and bought me some of the most adorable Martha Stewart ornaments. I heart him!
=Two little boys who steal my heart over and over again. Hearing Noah tell Ryder, "We have to pray over our food." And then going on to thank Jesus for his "spider man fruit snacks," and his family and for this day and then even going as far as to praying for the other children who don't have much food. It completely catches me teary-eyed to be in a moment such as that and realize that his little heart is shaping toward a Godly orientation and all I can say is thank you Lord and to please help me continue to help shape their hearts into knowing, loving and fearing our awesome savior who I can not wait to spend eternity with.
=I am so thankful for a wonderful family dinner with both Benji's and my parents. My favorite food this year was some of the yummiest sugar ham I've ever had.
=So thankful for a four year old little boy who celebrated his birthday last Sunday with friends and family (pictures are below to show off his happiness) and a "big monster buck cake" in which he had been asking for diligently for the past two weeks.
As you can see below he is very much in love with attending to his father's side when it comes to hunting. I can't believe four years have passed by as quickly as they have. I have this one paticular picture on my fridge that I find myself starring at in the midst of whatever it is I am doing. Just starring...at my sweet baby Noah and reminiscing about so many wonderful *first* memories I had with him. How I remember thinking he was (and still is) the most beautiful and perfect little creature I have ever seen. And how did I get so lucky?
=Ryder learning all his colors! Everything use to be pink and green.
=Thankful for great deals and a shopping list that is complete!
Can't wait to post and share a few pictures from Turkey day, with the boys' Indian costumes and my little fabric pumpkins that they mistakenly took for boy toys. I've already had several requests!
Hope your week was full of thank fulls!
