what a beautiful mess

(John Denver brings back some very fond childhood memories) This is the only picture Joshua was able to get of us playing basketball before the battery died. We've been going to the church to set up chairs on Saturdays and figure that since we're there, we might as well get out some energy. The kids could run up and down the court all day but after about 15 minutes, me and Trevor are panting like a couple of old dogs. But it's so worth it.... ******************************* I leave tomorrow to go to Kansas for a FULL week.  I am scared (to fly).  I am excited (cause I get to visit the Birds!!!!!).  I am anxious (to be away from  home)  I am sad (to leave my family). Tonight Stephen was crying cause he doesn't want me to leave.  (I'm only adding that last sentence because while it broke my heart, it also made me feel (selfishly) good.)  I've never been away from my babies for more than overnight.   And I include Trevor when I say my "ba...

In the morning after Trevor leaves for work, I usually have two little boys come in my room and ask if they can sleep in my bed with me. They climb on in and proceed to argue about who gets to sleep next to me. I tell them that i have two sides and that Joshua can sleep on this side. He says~ but i will fall off the bed. And i say~ no you won't cause I'm right here. So he lays down and we all go into a sort of sleep where we're tossing and turning but still being quiet. The heater kicks on and we're all nice and warm and peaceful. Then I catch a whiff of someones breath (and it's not mine cause I keep my mouth closed) and I realize that I'm in the middle of a stinky breath sandwich and then the nice, peaceful mood is kinda ruined. But then I remember that they fought over who got to sleep next to me and that that'll only last for a couple more years (at the most) and I feel better. I can deal with nasty breath. But I definitely keep my nose covered...

My girls would not be happy if they woke in the morning to no new blog post.  So this one's for you, girlies. Cause I love you so much. I've had a great birthday.  I ate cake twice. Got sung to 3 different times.  Ate lots of good food. Including cinnamon rolls from the Haslem family. (which explains the upset stomach I have now~ I ate way toooo much) Been spoiled by my family, especially Trevor. It doesn't matter that he doesn't get home till 6:00. He still made dinner, BLT/avocado/chicken salad and brownie sundaes.  And they were both delicious.  I'm sure Emily won't be very happy to see this picture.  She had a headache most of the night and  by brownie time, it was enough to cause tears.  She tried to smile but to no avail.  She's still adorable though.  I feel excellent for being 31.  No crying or whining from me.  Even though I did notice a wrinkle between my brows.  If I could pick and chose my wrinkles,  I ...

Thanks again for everyones concern. Amy is doing good. She will still be in ICU for awhile longer. She has a lot of internal bleeding, a wound on her head, 6 broken ribs and collapsed/punctured(?) lung. They are concerned about pneumonia with there being a lot of fluid in her lungs needing to be drained. The kids are all okay besides stitching and bruising. Tim has a fracture in his neck so he is very sore and in pain also. We are all just praying that they heal quickly. ********************************** Lets do another round of Bad Pictures, shall we? Unfortunately for me, this is Sarah Edition.  (We seem to have a lot of bad photos of me~ I'm not ashamed)  (a little inappropriate, right?) ( I was feeling good after just having Josh, okay??) Thanks for humoring me....

Thank you all for your prayers for Amy and her family. She is doing good and will hopefully be out of the ICU tomorrow. No news as to when she will be able to come home. We're just glad and thankful that she is okay.

We have just received news that earlier today my sister Amy and her family have been in a car accident. Tim and the five kids are okay, although banged up, but Amy is in the ICU. They hit hail while driving and the car rolled 3 times and Amy was ejected from the car. All we know so far is that she has broken ribs and  punctured lungs. Please, please please pray for her and her family. Thank you.

Sorry about that last one Candice..  But it's just priceless!