Wordless Wednesday--Pug Love!

V-day Love

Happy Valentine's Day from my girls (Allyson is at school). Here are some pics of the little girls painting their hearts...

I mean how cute is this kid??


After Annie colored on her arm she was content to sort markers and crayons...


Adeline concentrating on painting her heart...


Abby proud of her Hearts...

A little Valentine's Day Decor!

I was so excited when I found my box of ribbons and crafty "stuff" in my closet! I thought I packed it all away. So Abby and i quickly started to decorate with what we had in the box.

I love this banner you guys! It's from TomKatstudios I'm sure you guys love her website like I do!! It was under her Freebies section.

Here's a close up of the banner and print out...

Our dining room doesn't have much but on top of the table I put a little jar with heart confetti in it, I had this left over from a wedding shower. and then my beloved antique knobs.

In the breakfast room the girls made a bunch of tiny hearts, so we hung them in the corner. Of course during showings I have to take it down...

I've had to work with what I haven't packed and in our closet I found my box of ribbons and then this red gift filler stuff. So I changed up the apothecary jars...

The little girls did some heart painting...

This isn't much and what I normally put out, but I'm using what I have not packed and to be honest it totally helps!!

I have a pretty big cake order tomorrow so I'm busy with that. I hope everyone has a great weekend!!

Wordless Wednesday

So Glad That Monday Is Over...

Oy.

My Monday was insanely difficult. It all started with me attempting to clean out the refridgerator and therefore breaking my disposal.

Of course the husband was out of the house all day.

So my dad came to the rescue. Very thankful!

Then a couple hours later Annie emptied an entire wipey container. I mean does this kid think money grows on trees?? haha! So of course I crammed them all back in the container, so not wasting them. LOL!

Then after a nice nap for the kids I did 3 loads of laundry. This is nothing new, just wanted to throw it in for dramas sake ;)

After nap Annie dumped the entire container of dog food on the floor. And again this dog food is $25 a bag not wasting that!

And minutes after I washed my hands and Annie's hands from the dog food incident Annie proceeds to poke Penny Pug in her bum.

This freaked me out and I'm sure it freaked Penny out...

On top of this Rough Monday I had a throbbing toothache all day. Thankfully the dentist called in some antibiotics for me until I can get in next week.

SO glad Monday is over!!

Praying Today is a little more smooth! :)

And this is the look I usually get when she's destroying, I mean exploring something ;)

One Sided...

I may be completely alone in this, but do you have friends where you feel like you're the only one who takes time to communicate with one another?

Or do you have friends where you're the only one that texts them to see how's it going? Or the only one that invites for play dates? Or maybe the only side that asks to go on double dates?? Well I feel like so often I'm always the persuer in friendships. And let me tell you it's exhausting! It makes me wonder, is there a friendship there if I'm the only one making an effort? Don't get me wrong when we finally get together it's fun. But why am I so frequently the only one trying? And the answer is not because I am out going. I think that is an introvert cop out. If you want a friendship it takes effort. On both ends... Just sayin'

Randomness but good Randomness

This is probably totally random for my "readers" but it's been on my mind a lot for some reason. So of course I should blog about it. haha!

A couple of weeks ago I was standing in church and I had the random thought about the 2 babies that I miscarried. I was of course instantly sad but then I felt God tell me they are with him. And one day I would see them.

When I had my 1st miscarriage I was devastated.

Because it was my very first pregnancy I had the normal thoughts like, Can I get pregnant? Four kids later suffice it to say, that's affirmative ;)

With my 1st miscarriage someone in my church gave me a book that not only helped me grieve but it brought me closer to God. It's called I'll Hold You In Heaven. If you have lost an unborn baby or know someone who has I would recommend getting this book.

When I had my second miscarriage I was horribly sad, but I had the comfort that God was with me and the joy of my other girls. Through these 2 miscarriages God has shown me that even in grief He is there, His comfort and peace are there. Knowing this, and experiencing this has helped me through so many other hard times in my life.

All that to say when people ask how many kids we have I tell them four beautiful girls, but I'm thinking 6. Just 2 are in heaven.

I am thankful for my 4 girls! And thankful that through the heartbreaking experience of losing my other 2 babies that God taught me so much.