Spotlight Wednesday

today is all about travis! oh, he such a complete mystery to me sometimes and can make me laugh, especially when i don't want to. he has the best sense of humor & give the best hugs!

last night he had his fill of little brother adam drama. trav came up to me and said"we need to take adam back to the baby store and get a new one!" he was so very serious- at that moment anyway. then while we were watching "it's the great pumpkin charlie brown" he sees a toll house cookie commercial and wanted grandma debbie to make cookies for him. i grab the phone and tell him to chat with her about it :) he put in his request for chocolate chip cookies with strawberries and whipped cream. he is so my kid! i'll post pics along with halloween weekend stuff.

today is also the day he is getting his staples removed from his head. i don't think i really posted about this. 10 days ago, trav & adam were playing with the couch cushions in the living room. no harm in that, right? not till you add in a coffee table. yep, trav got wobbly after stacking 2 cushions and adam was around too horse playing. travis fell back and hit his head. there wasn't any blood at first as i held him..then it started. sorry for the details. lindsey came over and rushed us to the er clinic 15 minutes away. they saw him as quickly as i could fill out the paperwork. did i mention that tim was at the deer lease and no cell phone signal???

by the time we see the nurse, trav is joking around and laughing---that is until the dr. come in with the staples! 5 total and his poor head was so very swollen. a couple days later, swelling was down and drama was over. now, today we go back to get the removed and i know this won't be fun. he has been such a brave little guy.

Heaven....

i get chills and teary every time i hear this song. it pulls at a spot in my heart that aches at the thought of losing a child. scc puts it all into words...everything i'd miss about them. gosh, everything will make more sense as soon as we make it to heaven. sounds weird, but every question answered, every fear gone. that's the comfort offered to us.
go hug the ones ya love now and listen to this song.
keep connected.

Tuesday Rambling

Small life
Needed to do important things vs. needing to feel important
Little things bring excitement –
Don’t have much to offer to conversations
Speaking to children vs. speaking to peers
Feeling out of the loop-
So many little things to do, daily
Knowing my “un job” is more important than any career
Needing a break from everything- and missing everything at the same time
Knowing my whole world lives inside these 4 walls
Praying that this is filling
Waiting for more
Getting through the day
Amazed at the peacefulness in each sleeping child’s face
Dealing with being loved and unliked at the same time
Being right vs. peace
Finding myself at 30…

Happy Homemaker Monday

thanks sandra at diary of a sahm for hosting each monday!
join in and link up to her blog for more monday posts.

The weather in my neck of the woods:
so perfect! cool mornings, sunshine :)

One of my simple pleasures:
good friends to call on

On my bedside table:
"eat pray love" & "bringing up boys"

On my tv:
adam's fave show "dinosaur train"!

On the menu for tonight:
slow cooker taco soup. easy meal after a busy weekend.

On my To Do List:
tim's home from the deer lease today- missed him! just straightening up a bit here.

In the craft basket:
ornaments galore! this week, i have to pin down my alice one. just can't get my idea to work...yet.

Looking forward to:
to a day when coffee tables are not an enemy. poor trav hit his head yesterday and needed 5 staples.

Homemaking Tip for this week:
keep a bag of frozen ravioli on hand...really saved the day last night- just added pasta sauce and cheese to it. yesterday i couldn't even think straight- this was a super easy meal.

Favorite Blog Post of the week (mine or other):
didn't do much reading-

Favorite photo from last week:


Lesson learned the past few days:
99.9% of kid accidents happen at home. things can happen so fast...and mom's sometimes aren't fast enough.

On my Prayer List:
for my sweet trav- feel better baby.

safe travels home for tim & troy today.

I Only Hear What I Want To...

Happy Homemaker Monday

thanks sandra at diary of a sahm for hosting each monday!
join in and link up to her blog for more monday posts.

The weather in my neck of the woods:
getting a break from rain. still very gloomy outside- good napping weather!

One of my simple pleasures:
a couple minutes of quiet after the kids go to bed

On my bedside table:
"eat pray love"

On my tv:
only really watching grey's & private practice as appointment tv. thankfully for on demand for my atlanta housewives, lol.

On the menu for tonight:
oooh! heading to lindsey's for troy's surprise bday dinner :)

On my To Do List:
vacuume, dishes, laundry- mail out twilight ornaments!

In the craft basket:
oh the craftiness! check out my twilight mom blog!!!

Looking forward to:

my hubby coming home tonight! getting all my ideas together for halloween.

Homemaking Tip for this week:
can't think of anything

Favorite Blog Post of the week (mine or other):
the recent post i have on my twilight mom blog! i am so excited that a twilight convention is coming to houston!!!

Favorite photo from last week:

Lesson learned the past few days:
love is something that we do- not just a feeling. make those you love a prioriety. you won't regret it. that's what you'll think about on your last day on earth. not that your laundry wasn't put away, or a job you could have had.

On my Prayer List:
family & friends facing health issues

blessed and safe week for everyone.