Thursday Thots

Two warm sunny days in a row?  That's a Minot miracle I do believe!

How is it possible that I'm contemplating sending my kid to camp?  I still think of her as one..ish....

Okay maybe 4-ish but not seven :(

Bless the Lord oh my soul and forget not all His benefits!

We've all had them.....shoes that NEVER DIE.....for me it's the Payless Crocs!  Wear them every day all day in my house....feet never hurt in them and I bet they are 8-10 years old!  WHAT????

Uncle Curtis taught Jonah high five/pound it and now Matt has added "blow it up!" and Jonah opens up his pounding fist and makes his little "poof" or some other such boy noise!  I cannot imitate these noises for anything....so fun to have a boy!

Need a good parenting series?  Raising Effective Children in a Defective World - Chip Ingrim - FABULOUS!  Comes with Book, workbook and Dvds if you like.

Things you should know: 

I won't eat pork n beans

I can't sleep without ear plugs....period.

“God will never take us further than our character will keep us.”

 

 Told Abbigail to go read and when I couldn't find her a few minutes later, I looked out the window and saw this!!

How is it that my one-hour "break" cleaning the house is almost as lovely as going to the spa?  You know you're a mom when......

Love my one-eyed Eli :)

I may need a saw to penetrate this watermelon!  No kitchen utensil is going to work here.....

Gotta love cinnamon toothpaste!

My little Cubbie and Sparky!

Have you tried the Dill and Olive Oil Triscuits?  How about Honey Roasted Peanuts?  You wanna bring some over with a side of pork n beans?  Oh sure!  That would be lovely....minus the beans :)

Mini box of raisins - a mama's best friend when shopping with a toddler.

Have two friends getting married this saturday, May 25th, which is our anniversary...and another good friend and I already share an anniversary!  Popular day!

Recipe of the day:

No Bake Energy Bites

1 cup oatemal

1/2 cup peanut butter

1/3 cup honey

1 cup coconut flakes

1/2 cup ground flaxseed

1/2 cup mini choc chips

1 tsp vanilla

**you can add anything else you'd like - raisins, wheat germ etc....just so they are sticky and roll into a ball.  My kids like to eat one when they get up and are waiting till Breakfast.

Brain wave: I may have to stop garage saling if I ever want the purging to end....sigh....

Can't get enough of my flowering plum tree in the back yard!

Praying for: a treadmill, my friend Karen and extra grace in my parenting.

What did I ever do without my pink phone?

Chicken cooking in the crockpot...Abbigail doing crafts, Littles sleeping.....what to do?  Nap, clean, suntan/read, laundry, purse purge, organize closets, exercise or school prep?  So many options!

Nap it is!

 And don't tell me otherwise!  :)

As my Grandma says, "Sometimes the most Holy thing you can do is SLEEP!"