girl time

If you have a Movie Tavern in your town, you should see if they have a breakfast show time!  I just had the best time at the 9am showing of a chick flick with a girlfriend - we had bacon, egg, cheese, and jalapeno quesadillas, pancakes, and sipped coffee! it was some awesome girl time.  Next time I may wear my soft pants for the ultimate Saturday experience. ;)

valentines ball-o-fun

found this idea for a surprise ball on a craft blog I frequent, sooo cute! I think streamers are an underutilized party decoration anyway, and this craft makes it multi-functional!!  brill.

and, don't be scared of the dinosaur - he seems harmless. :)

Call for Prayer

My heart is just aching for Amanda and Dan.  I have never met this couple before, but they are good friends with my sister/brother-in-law, and my heart has been moved ever since I heard about their sweet Eleanor. Yesterday, Eleanor was unexpectedly welcomed into the arms of Jesus shortly after her birth.  This was a shock to friends and family, and especially to her parents.  As a believer, I know that in His arms we are complete and there is no better place to be, but it is still unimaginably painful to be asked to say goodbye to sweet babies here on earth far sooner than we ever expected or dreamed.

Please take a minute right now and pray for Amanda and Dan - and continue to pray for this family as the Lord brings them to mind.  Let's surround their house with the only force I know that can heal a hurt of this magnitude.  I pray for them a deep comfort on the long road of healing that lies ahead as they move forward without Eleanor in their arms.

Psalms 147:3 "He heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds."

his and hers

conversations...

me: what's your favorite part about our home now that we have new things and it's decorated?
whatahusband: the bath mats. hands down.


whatahusband: hey babe, I've wanted to ask you something. I am totally fine with you hanging that art on the wall right here, but can we please move it to another wall?
me: yes we can, but why?
whatahusband: well, the jackalope hangs on this wall and this is, well... "his" space


whatahusband: i have the perfect project for this weekend.
me: oh boy, I can only imagine what it is...tell me!
whatahusband:  well, I'm going to take this washer fluid bottle and weld some mounts for it underneath my truck and run a tube to the front of the truck so I can shoot people with water when I'm driving.
me: (pause) ok, well don't come crying to me when I have to bail you out of jail for shooting those dumb bicycle guys that ride down the 2 lane highway with no shoulder - I mean are they trying to get killed?
whatahusband: great target idea babe, thanks.


me: that SCARY DOG has gotten loose and is near our yard again and he runs up to norman and I when we go walking and tries to stir up trouble! i think he bites! I need to take norman out to go to the bathroom right now!! what do i do?
whatahusband: ok, (looking around the house quickly) here's the plan.  let me go get the taser, then you can walk norman and we'll use him as bait to lure out that dog.  we'll teach that other dog a lesson if he comes on our property!
me: use norman as BAIT ?!?!
whatahusband: (engulfing me in a big hug) I'll protect you.


whatahusband: what in the h is this?
me: this is ginger.
whatahusband: oh. are we going to eat that?
me: yep!
whatahusband: i think its dirty babe.
me: well, that's just how it looks, it's a root.
whatahusband: I don't know what we're talking about any more.

Norman Man

Check out these old pics of Norman! Such a handsome puppy :)

 

who saw this one coming?

The answer is...we all did.

whatahusband I have. :)