tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-328124802024-03-13T15:04:56.287-05:00Sometimes We DoIt's not what you do, but how much love you put into it that matters.
~Mother TeresaCakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01008830915674432732noreply@blogger.comBlogger415125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32812480.post-64407562377984273662009-11-23T09:37:00.002-06:002009-11-23T09:46:06.366-06:00Peek-In-MondayI'm not one to call someone stupid...or foolish. But some just get what they are asking for. For example, Boy Cat. Sweeting was playing on the rug in the living room, being her regular menace-self, when he comes walking in and lays down right next to her and starts rolling around on his back to get her to play with him. This same scenario plays out near daily. No lessons have been learned...Cakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01008830915674432732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32812480.post-20742134598300372442009-11-21T09:53:00.000-06:002009-11-21T09:53:00.061-06:00Picture DayTrying to get a couple of nice pictures of the kids still fresh and clean before picture day...at least they are adorable little monstersCakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01008830915674432732noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32812480.post-12462779662740755022009-11-20T21:49:00.003-06:002009-11-20T21:52:46.921-06:00New blog!I have friends and family that are in love with my Humphrey, so I started a Doggie Blog to follow his day to day life as the family dog to our crazy family.http://daysofgiants.blogspot.com/Cakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01008830915674432732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32812480.post-45555531412829700092009-11-19T21:40:00.000-06:002009-11-20T21:49:27.456-06:00Nail BitingChowder is headed for the final phases of the interview process on Monday. Basically, he has been offered the position but we still have to negotiate the package and since this is an associate position, he and the head pastor have to see how they will work together. The head pastor seems very cool but we have not worked under another pastor before. All communications with Chowder have given Cakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01008830915674432732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32812480.post-25140691873872205092009-11-16T09:36:00.001-06:002009-11-16T09:36:00.379-06:00Peek-In-MondayWe have a family song that we sing to the babies. It's basically their name followed by La La La's. It's been sung to every baby and it makes them all stop crying. The kids have loved having this simple song to sing to the babies when they are crying, and usually sing it it the car when there is nothing else to be done. It works every time. Here is Sweeting learning the song...I love her Cakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01008830915674432732noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32812480.post-2900988113408842232009-11-13T09:49:00.000-06:002009-11-13T09:49:00.297-06:00Hrumph!You may recall from Christmases past that one of my favorite things about the Christmas season is buying the new Hallmark singing snowman. I love these things. But with great sadness I have to tell you that this year...there is no new singing, dancing plush snowman. There is a singing Snoopy, but honestly I've always associated Snoopy with my neighbor's house that had a weird smell. Not, the cozyCakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01008830915674432732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32812480.post-28783453497307628472009-11-12T20:12:00.002-06:002009-11-12T20:12:00.717-06:00Cakes's and Chowder's Two Week Wait...Well, the boys are in and if any of them have survived the wrath of Cakes, they are waiting at the door for the girls to make an appearance. Hopefully one of each will get together and then snuggle in for the next nine months. I have to say though, I'm not feeling particularly optimistic. I have shown no signs of fertility in awhile. But! We wait.Chowder and the other church have emailed Cakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01008830915674432732noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32812480.post-86697503839778673102009-11-11T07:18:00.000-06:002009-11-11T07:18:00.317-06:00Lessons in BeesToday Jellybean told me that she is a little worried about school because "Mary" is in her class. Last year "Mary" was a developing Queen Bee and Jellybean was genuinely confused by her fickleness. and her meanness.It was incredibly apropos because I just finished confronting a Queen Bee in my own life so I was able to talk with her from a very fresh perspective. But, I'm afraid I burdened herCakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01008830915674432732noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32812480.post-53635190527702373772009-11-09T09:16:00.002-06:002009-11-09T10:19:14.023-06:00Peek-In-MondayThe Meatball helping us clean-up the yard.Cakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01008830915674432732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32812480.post-42792685427557462182009-11-07T22:55:00.001-06:002009-11-08T23:48:41.284-06:00This man...I just came across this picture from when Ladybug was born and it took my breath away.Cakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01008830915674432732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32812480.post-54425755575194344922009-11-06T22:54:00.003-06:002009-11-07T22:57:15.593-06:002nd SemesterI have lovely news for all of you. I am very proud of myself and thankful to everyone who has supported me and cheered me on.Last semester I got a 3.5 grade point average! YAY ME!I am now in my second semester at St. Mary of the Woods taking 8 hours.Introduction to Theology (required) 3hrsMass Media (major) 3hrsIntro to Computer Software (required) 2hrs...this one is proving to be a little trickyCakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01008830915674432732noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32812480.post-83413928351862533182009-11-03T23:06:00.000-06:002009-11-04T01:18:43.944-06:00Peek-In-Mondayshoot! I'm a day late! I just bought a cheap, crappy rug (though it looks good from a distance) for our living room. The last one was toast and we have been without one (or a coffee table) for several years, maybe. Anyway, I found this one at Sam's and knew that I didn't have to worry about becoming too attached to it. That's my criteria at this point in time. I won't bring any thing into theCakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01008830915674432732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32812480.post-81464633983936653822009-11-01T22:33:00.004-06:002009-11-01T22:45:36.105-06:00Happy Halloween 2009!I was actually a lot more put together this Halloween compared to Halloweens past. We even carved Jack-o-lanterns from pumpkins bigger than Chowder's head! The only last minute glitch was that Friday night Ladybug sprung on me her deepest desire to be a spider for Halloween. Not Snow White. Not the simple Snow White dress she had received for her birthday a month earlier. Not that. No. A spider. Cakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01008830915674432732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32812480.post-32268997045206339562009-10-29T23:08:00.003-05:002009-10-30T00:44:09.361-05:00It's different...I was sitting in Parent-Teacher conferences chatting cheerily about the idiosyncrasies of my sweet, funny children. As I spoke with the teachers, my heart was so warmed by the genuine love that they had for each of my kids. Each child has two teachers (that adds up at Christmastime let me tell you!) and they play off of each other so well.My worries about Porkchop's need to lick various Cakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01008830915674432732noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32812480.post-73090865989443277162009-10-26T23:50:00.004-05:002009-10-27T00:43:37.131-05:00Update on the Moving...As some of you may remember, we were in discussions with a church in a rural area that had some really appealing things attracting us. Namely, the thought of 10 acres for the kids to go nuts on. After continuing those discussions we came to the mutual decision that it just wasn't a good match for us. There were several issues that were holding both parties back. They have since called another Cakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01008830915674432732noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32812480.post-57514455603992059952009-10-24T00:09:00.003-05:002009-10-24T00:19:22.339-05:00Hopefully we are back in business...I apologize for the very long vacation on my blog. I stirred up a hornet's nest on one of the message boards I was member on and sadly my little piece of the internet became a lightning rod for some of my attackers. I am hoping that they have all moved on with their lives and will do so, too. It made me really sad. Even Chowder was sad that I had to give up Sometimes. So, hopefully we don't Cakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01008830915674432732noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32812480.post-38608687281484472952009-05-23T23:50:00.001-05:002009-10-24T00:37:19.518-05:00The Bartender (transferred from other format)Chowder's parents told him that the bartender at the country club they live on was asking about Porkchop. How was he doing? What had he been up to? Telling them what a great kid he is.and he is.We just can't figure out when he's been hanging out in the bar. We're wondering if maybe we should keep a closer eye on him when we are visiting the grandparents.Cakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01008830915674432732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32812480.post-1776796131610453702009-05-12T23:41:00.003-05:002009-10-24T00:37:35.059-05:00Happy Shoes (transferred from other format)I found these at Payless Shoes for $11.99. I just had to have them. I wear them with absolutely everything, every day. I see how happy my daughters are when they wear sparkly shoes and decided I would give it a try, too. It works. It really does. I call these my “Magic Shoes” and I went back and bought two more pairs for when these wear out.Cakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01008830915674432732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32812480.post-44666809089107688022009-05-05T23:38:00.003-05:002009-10-24T00:37:47.902-05:00Common Focus (transferred from other format)It all goes by so fast. Even these days right now where I am scrambling and exhausted. or maybe MORE these days because I am scrambling and exhausted, I feel it all just slipping through my finger tips. They really do grow up so fast and right before our very eyes. Sweeting was *just* born! Wasn’t she? Weren’t they all? Some of it is a welcome adjustment, such Cakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01008830915674432732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32812480.post-42923362048674443152009-04-30T21:14:00.002-05:002009-04-30T21:21:41.062-05:00Some clarification on Obsessive ThoughtsI have several people email me about worry and anxiety because they too sometimes get worked up about imagining a loved one dying. So, I wanted to clarify. I think a lot of us have these thoughts, but the guideline is usually how they are effecting your life.For me the OCD part is that I feel the compulsion to focus on various horrible things happening to my family as a way of warding horrible Cakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01008830915674432732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32812480.post-70444917748688591692009-04-28T23:18:00.003-05:002009-10-24T00:30:57.120-05:00not so good at this solo parenting thingI need to remember that Ladybug is like a bad fart, silent but deadly.While I was up changing Sweeting's diaper, I left Ladybug in the family room. By the time I had come back downstairs, she had downed half a bottle of Hershey's syrup. I found her sitting in the middle of the kitchen floor nursing it like a baby bottle.I went upstairs for a few minutes while I disciplined Porkchop and came Cakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01008830915674432732noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32812480.post-81517486761837423612009-04-27T23:50:00.005-05:002009-04-30T21:22:39.650-05:00Randomness...What a week I've left behind and what a few weeks I have ahead of me. I didn't get as much done last week as I wanted, but I did turn in several homework assignments and got some Spring cleaning done. It was great for the kids to be able to be outside pretty much all week. The weather was beautiful! And I spent some time doing stuff with them that I need to do more of.*************************I Cakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01008830915674432732noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32812480.post-9146442216406654762009-04-19T23:32:00.002-05:002009-04-20T01:19:05.263-05:00National Turn Off Your Screen Week April 20-26I'll be tuned out and accomplishing things. I have spring cleaning to get sprung and rose bushes to be planted and homework to catch up on and Porkchop needs to get training wheels removed and I need to get some meals in the freezer. Chowder will be leaving me for three weeks (!) for a family ministry training program and I want to be prepared. (better stock up on the Vodka) I'll leave you with Cakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01008830915674432732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32812480.post-34952626912150590832009-04-17T22:59:00.006-05:002009-04-17T23:27:43.703-05:00My favorite pictures from this weekThese are from this morning before school. Ladybug wanted to tell Porkchop a secret. teehee.This is my Queen Mum. Ain't she purty?This is Humphrey. He got in the act with Photobooth! Don't you just want to give him a big hug?!This is bath time. It took Chowder, Skaterboy, and me to get him in the bathtub. He went for the passive resistance maneuver. very effective.Cakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01008830915674432732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32812480.post-39437792937760032122009-04-16T09:30:00.003-05:002009-04-16T09:37:34.541-05:00Random Parenting ConundrumsIssue 1: 17 yr old ds. As I've said before, Skaterboy is a really good kid. No trouble. No drugs. No drinking that I know of, though probably an occasional drink, but nothing that has been an issue. He hangs out with his "band" and plays ear splitting metal on his guitar, but he is very good at it. Our issues with him are complete lack of motivation (other than music). He has failed yet another Cakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01008830915674432732noreply@blogger.com9