Mood Rings

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Zachary and the girls each bought their own mood rings a bit ago and aside from finding them all over the house now, they have had fun declaring their ‘moods’ according the rings.

Zachary in particular.

He has had fun putting an ice cube inside the ring to change the ‘mood’, put it on his nose, etc…

The other day I heard him yell out from his bedroom, “My toe is feeing romantic!”

Just cracked me up.

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Christmas Ornament Show & Tell

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After putting up our Christmas tree this past weekend, I started reminiscing about where each of our ornaments came from and the reason they hang on our tree. Many of us have special ornaments hanging on our trees and traditions when decorating our trees.

I though it would be fun to have a Christmas Ornament Show & Tell where we can share a few of the special things that hang on our tree with each other.

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I would LOVE to see some of your ornaments and hear the stories behind them!! If you want to write a post on your blog and share pictures of your favorites, I’ll be posting a linky this Wednesday, December 8th where you can link up your posts and we can have fun telling a few stories. The linky will stay open until December 18th, so you have plenty of time. :)

Go grab your camera, snap some shots and get ready to share! If you’d like to include the button above in your post when you link up, the coding is right below it. I can’t wait to read your posts!

LOVING Lark Rise to Candleford

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Just like I was swept away by the ladies of Cranford, the BBC series Lark Rise to Candleford has me completely distracted. It is a wonderfully done series which means even though I’ve almost finished watching the first season, there are two more seasons to follow.

Lark Rise to Candleford takes place at the end of the 19th century, and it follows the stories of two very different communities ~ the small little town of Lark Rise and the bustling town of Candleford.  The series focuses on Laura, a girl who leaves her small town to work with the post mistress there.

I am LOVING the humor, costumes, acting…very well done on so many different levels and one that I’m happy to have as a part of my period drama collection ~ and one that I’m glad to have nearby while I’m sitting and ‘resting’. :)

Screaming Like a Girl

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Zachary’s two bottom teeth are very loose, but he refuses to let us touch, wiggle, or do anything that mildly resembles possible removal of the teeth. The permanent teeth have both come in behind the two teeth, so we know we need to get them out soon.

I’ve tried to be super-patient with him when attempting to wiggle the teeth, but the moment any area in the vicinity of his teeth is touched ~ he screams.

Loudly. Super shrill. Painfully so.

When trying to wiggle his tooth yet again, I had only touched his lip when he screamed. I snapped at him, “Quit screaming like a girl.”

He replied, “Sorry. I’ll scream like a boy.”

‘Cause that’ll help.

 

 

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Vacation in the ER

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I have a feeling that Rick WASN’T planning on spending his first real morning of vacation in the ER with me.

Not that he doesn’t enjoy being with me, mind you, but I’m sure he would have preferred quality one-to-one time that didn’t involve an IV drip, pain meds and me getting to spend lots of time resting in bed.

Thankfully, we’re back home now and I’m waiting {somewhat} patiently for a lovely kidney stone to pass. Hopefully with a little less intensity of pain than what triggered the ER visit this morning.

My happy meds are stashed next to me just in case and my nurse today swears that I really should be on bed rest for close to 3 months. She’s also a mom of 4, can you tell?

So…if you see me on Facebook, Twitter and such a little more over the next bit, don’t be surprised. I’m just taking advantage of the resting! And if you happen to see anything loopy-like, it might be medicinally induced…maybe. :)

My Little Girl Wants to Be a Missionary

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Laurianna talks a lot about what she wants to be when she grows up. She’s past the stage where being a princess is top on her list, and nowadays her answer is focused on three things: an artist, a writer/teacher, and a missionary.

Her heart and compassion overwhelm me at times. While the thought of her being far, far away from us someday makes me start taking deep breaths, I KNOW that whatever God puts on her heart and where ever God leads her is ok.

Last week, before we sent off our shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child, she wanted to write a letter to the little girl that would be receiving her box. She had picked out every one of the presents in the box and took the time to describe each gift and WHY she had included them in the box.

This line just made me cry:

“Just like the erasers erase things, Jesus erased our sins by dying for us on the cross. He did it because He loved us. And he loves you too!”

The willingness and openness that she has to share Jesus with other people just makes my heart soar.