I have probably written at least a dozen posts over the last few weeks.
Too bad they are all in my head.
I need some sort of device that can take the posts from my brain and convert them into typed documents. If it would also add a few graphics and do a spelling and grammar check, that would be even more grand.
The month of May is always a busy time for us. We have Mother’s Day, our anniversary, and my husband’s birthday. Then add to that the end of school year chaos (even though we don’t get out until June … we have lots of evening and after school events going on) while still trying to live your “normal” life and you find you don’t have a whole lot of time for sitting at the computer.
So what have we been up to?
* I held down the fort while my husband took a business trip. Too bad I put my neck out and little Eli got sick while he was gone. (And my neck still isn’t 100% back to normal.)
* For 3 weeks Eli had some sort of non-contagious bug in his GI tract. Talk about lots of extra laundry and diaper changing. Thankfully Lactobacillus acidophilus (try saying that 3 times fast) came to our rescue and helped restore things back to normal.
* Getting my hair cut. I desperately needed a change and wanted it shorter. I was tired of getting my hair pulled while nursing the babe.
* Preparing and giving a talk in Church on consecration. Such a heavy topic to cover. That in and of itself took up a lot of time, but I learned a lot in the process.
* Playing “stickball” with the kids and my husband. We go to a big empty and fenced field near our house and we whack tennis balls around with big sticks.
* Hearing a lot of old school 80’s music on the radio and enjoying every minute of it. Poison, R.E.M., George Michael and the list goes on.
* Helping my husband teach Keri how to play the piano. She is loving it!
* Reading. I have realized how much I crave getting lost in a good book.
* Participating in a family wellness challenge.
* Consuming way too many chocolate chip waffles with my husband once the kiddos are all in bed. (I need to post the scrumptious recipe.)
* Debating about whether or not it is worth it to break the bank to get Wicked tickets for this Fall. (I am not even sure tickets are still available?!)
* Learning all about motor graders, excavators and other machines. My 4 year old son has been in love with the non-fiction Mighty Machines shows I picked up from the library.
* Feeling a deep reverence all week every time I drive by the cemetery and see all the beautiful flowers and flags decorating the gravestones. It makes me miss my Grandfather who passed away last Fall. I am grateful for the time he served his country and I am grateful for the abundant life he lived. The legacy he left is extraordinary. I hope I can live my life following the example he set.
(Picture courtesy of Google.)
20 Comments
May 28, 2009 at 5:37 PM
Please let me know if you ever find a brain scanner that can do that for me too. I think the inventor would make millions!
I love the feel of a new haircut! Are you going to grace us with some cute photos?
Do not debate about Wicked…just do it! We were able to see it while in London and it was FABULOUS!!!
Looks like you have been doing just what you are supposed to…spending time with you family and making memories. Thanks for the ‘glimpse’ into all the fun you have been having!
May 28, 2009 at 5:59 PM
I need one of those blog writers to transfer thoughts from my brain, too. It would need to organize my thoughts so they make sense, too.
We LOVED wicked. My husband got us tickets for our anniversary a couple years ago. It is wonderful! Worth a splurge.
May 28, 2009 at 8:17 PM
I have a very similar type of post that I’m trying to finish: a summary of all the random thoughts I’ve had over the past few weeks/months, etc.
I want to see a picture of your haircut. And I’d love to know more about the family wellness challenge.
May 29, 2009 at 6:04 AM
Life sure is busy! It sounds yours is going full speed. Please do share the chocolate chip waffle recipe. I know my kids would love that.
May 29, 2009 at 9:28 AM
Goodness, that could’ve filled out a lot of blog posts indeed. Much better condensing it like that, then you time to keep on living that much LIFE. =)
Guess what I got in the mail yesterday?!
May 29, 2009 at 11:11 AM
Fun to hear all the things you are doing. May is always so busy. I’m kind of glad that we were able to spread the end of the year events between May and June since Alyssa and Matthew don’t get out until June. I would love to hear more about the Family Wellness challenge and the chocolate chip waffles sound delicious. I’m glad you decided to go see Wicked. I’ve only heard great things about it.
May 29, 2009 at 1:09 PM
That is a seriously busy month! Stick-ball and reading sound fun though. What are you reading these days?
May 29, 2009 at 10:07 PM
May is always insanely busy. But you had me with:
“I have probably written at least a dozen posts over the last few weeks. Too bad they are all in my head.”
Same. So very same.
May 29, 2009 at 10:24 PM
Nice to see you around again. We’ve been crazy busy too, and I really think you’re onto something with this mind/reader/blog poster idea…..maybe one day…
You should post some of your thoughts from your talk…..all that hard work, I’d love to benifit from it.
May 30, 2009 at 6:39 PM
Yes, it’s worth it to break the bank to get wicked tickets, in my humble opinion.
May 31, 2009 at 8:36 AM
It is absolutely worth it! Break the bank and buy the tickets! No doubt, it is my favorite show ever. We saw it in LA and are counting the days until it comes to Denver.
May 31, 2009 at 9:11 PM
Ahh man! I’m bummed that I missed your talk. Do you have a copy? I have been really interested in consecration lately, since we had a Sunday School lesson on it.
I’ve also been debating on Wicked tickets. I can’t decide. Like you, I haven’t researched whether tickets are even available still. They probably are. Let me know if you find some great deal out there.
June 1, 2009 at 5:02 AM
Acidophilis has saved us! Josh has such a bad gut you’d think he had already been on a mission to a 3rd world country, and Ainsley had a wrecked gut from augmenten for a 3rd ear infection in 2 months. That stuff is great. Hope your neck is better soon!
June 1, 2009 at 2:49 PM
i love how the family wellness challenge was followed by the chocolate chip waffles!:)
June 1, 2009 at 7:04 PM
I TOTALLY relate to all the things that are written in my head – fortunately, you will probably actually get them out someday – I probably won’t!
June 2, 2009 at 8:58 PM
You’ve been busy!
I would love to see Wicked. We were going to get tickets this year, until we saw that the price locally is about twice the price in the next state over, so I think we are going to wait until we can plan a little trip and travel & see the show for the same price.
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June 4, 2009 at 8:28 AM
So I thought Wicked was awesome, but not the emotional tug that I thought it was going to be. I think it’s definitely worth seeing for Defying Gravity alone.
I’m glad life is so busy that you don’t have time to post. My life should be that way.
June 5, 2009 at 7:03 PM
hey, i just saw your comment on scribbit. while i now live in WA, i will also be in so cal in august! how funny!
i’m in a small town in WA. i’m hoping i learn to like it here.
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