tuesday ten

1. i was on the wallace and ladmo show twice when i was little.  once with girl scouts, once as a class field trip.  one of my friends was in a different class and i wanted to sit by her so i traded seats with the girl next to her.  the girl i traded with won the ladmo bag.

2. i can't stand to walk around my the house (anybodies) barefoot and i always have socks on, especially on the tile.

3. lunch with jb today was just what i needed.

4. i am the cfo of our family, handling every bit of our finances but investments.  i leave those to my very capable husband.  i don't pay any attention to his side.  i usually don't know what he does until i see a new "investment" line on our banking site, because he's cool like that and has every.single.account linked to our main bank account.  we have budget meetings though, for some reason he likes to see where his hard earned money goes.  i've tricked online banking into thinking that hobby lobby is a "household necessity" which instantly justifies multiple debit transactions.

5. we're going to dinner at bandera.  my mouth waters just thinking about their jalapeno cornbread.

6. i've been working with a personal trainer and i love it.  for some reason looking and feeling better outweighs the ridiculous workouts that he puts me through and i keep going back.

7. my little guy has been showering on his own for quite a while now and he's so proud of himself every time.  i miss bath time though and sometimes he'll let me talk him in to taking a bath just so i can sit and chat with him.

8. i love to craft and cook and clean and bake and decorate my house.  i'm one of those freaky people that loves to mop my floors.  except i don't use a mop, i use a shop towel under my feet, or i get down on my hands and knees.  i don't really think other methods of mopping are effective.  that's just me.  making my house clean and comfortable is something that brings me joy and i consider it a blessing.  both to have a house to clean and having a family that i love to do it for.

9. veggies and jalapeno hummus are my favorite meal at the moment.

10. i love dave ramsey's quote about getting out of debt... "if your broke friends are making fun of you, then you're right on track."

happy tuesday.
a

project life

i'm taking the easier approach to telling our story by using this.  i've come to terms with the fact that "scrapbooking" no longer interests me.  my scrapbook room needs a new name... a new purpose because i'm just over it.  no more buying tons of paper and never using it.  i'm actually going to get our story out of the computer and project life is the method that i chose.  i'll randomly share our project life pictures with you.  today i'm posting just some of our life this year... enjoy :)

 em and i had the dreaded stomach flu on 1.1 and 1.2

 the kids helped me make "pretzel-mint bark" as ethan named it

 basketball with my boy.  i realize that this isn't the best picture with my truck in the background, but it is what it is and i'm exchanging the perfect background for the story

 i bought these... for myself. they were amazing.

it's cookie time for our little girl scout!

 ethan helping put the choc chips on his pancakes

 we've been decorated for valentine's for about a week

my newest l♥ve from my greatest l♥ve

i dare you to visit their site and not fall head over heels. mine's the lola satchel in case you really like it! i have several of their bags and they are amazing quality! the diaper bag... even the duggers couldn't wear it out!

that's just a peek at what's been going on around here!

happy friday.

a

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my treasures.  san diego, 7.07

happy wednesday.
a

looking ahead...

the other day ethan and i were driving to the gym after dropping em off at school.  out of the blue he says "mom, sometimes i just get so very sad when i think about you being alone all day when i'm at school."  i started to say that he's going to love school and have so much fun when he interrupts me with "but you won't be alone, you'll have Jesus with you.  Jesus is always with you."

i also can't help but be sad when i think about him starting school next year.  and then i remember that he'll have Jesus with him.

happy tuesday.
a

put a little "happy" into the new year...

makes me smile.  we need it, we've battled a stomach bug around here since saturday morning :(
at least it makes for lots of snuggle time :)

happy monday!
a