Seasoned Moms just know things...
I think I may just be starting to be one!!! :)
A minute ago, my 4 yr old son came upstairs asking for duct tape that my oldest son needed to tape up a box. (All 4 boys were downstairs.)
I ripped off 2 feet long of duct tape and handed it to him.
But as I handed it to him...I asked, a bit cautiously, "No one is in that box...right?"
"No, Mom, no one is in it."
Phew. Good.
See? I NEVER would have thought to ask that question a few years ago. Then again, I did not have 4 ACTIVE and CREATIVE BOYS either back then either! haa haa
Life is full of lessons!
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God is always teaching me things.
OKAY, did I mention I have BOYS?!?! HA!!! HA!!!
I was just about to post this above and then my oldest son ran up asking for more duct tape and told me with great excitement that he was boxing up the 2 yr old boy but that he also put in '2 breathing holes so don't get worry, Mom". (WHAT?!!?!)
I guess I may never understand boys and that they will ALWAYS have something brewing that will make me shake my head, wrinkle my forehead in disbelief. Boys!!! :) Gotta love them.
Gd bless,
Mary
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Monday, September 5, 2011
Lil' Lady LOVES water!
Have you ever had a baby that absolutely LOVES water?!?!?
I have some children that really enjoy it and we call them little fishes but never have I had a baby that really really loves water!:)
Changing diapers is always a test of my strength, as the changing pad is right next to the sink on the vanity. She is so strong and turning this way and that way to get to the water faucet. Just this past week she has learned to use her strength to pick her body up and plop it down. Not quite the crawl that I am used to, it sort of reminds me of an inch worm in which its' back part of body does not move. Ha!!! It is quite funny as she inches her way over to the faucet where I am washing my hands post diaper change. If in a rare moon that she is crying (like this morning while I was out having coffee mulling over my schedule plans for school this year-I'll post that later in the week :)), we bring her right over to the kitchen sink and VOILA! she stops! haa haa :)
She so loved the pool this summer and the baby pool on our back deck. We were all so sad that our last pool day of the summer was this past Saturday ;(
She loves splashing all about in the water. Water on face? No problemo! She is even happier if its on her face! SO FUNNY!
My kid #5 was so anti-water, it took him to 1 1/2 yrs old to take a bath without screaming and crying. It was awful-I felt like it was the worst thing I could do to him, and I think it was. For that year and a 1/2, he only had maybe one bath a week. I just could not muster up enough courage and patience to put him through the pain of a bath. It really was that bad. Then, one night at bath time, I put him in and he did not scream. He did not cry. He was not overly happy, but just content. And that was that. Weird to say the least~!
So, to have my Lil' Lady loving water is such a delight!!!
God bless,
Mary
p.s. Happy labor day! Now, go rest and have a cup of coffee ! LOL! :)
Sunday, September 4, 2011
How we do it-Bulk and Buy on Sale-Part 3
I wonder how many parts I will end up writing!!! haa haaa!!! :)
Not sure but once a thought comes that stands out in my mind as "Aha! That is the way we do it with big families! :)", then I jot it down.
Here is Part 1
Here is Part 2
So, here we go with "How we do it-Part 3"
Buy in BULK and buy what is ON SALE.
CHALK: We do not have the cute colored chalk that holds 8 chalk. No, we have 52 sticks of colored chalk. Yup! My kids LOVE chalk-you should see all over our driveway, walkway, sidewalk and the road...and even our back deck! It is quite hilarious!!! :)
ART SUPPLIES: 20 glue sticks, 10 paints, 72 pencils, case of printing/copy paper, 20 boxes of crayons, 20 cases of markers, 5 huge piles of construction paper, 20 cent composition books and 1cent staples notebooks. Found LOTS at Walmart and Staples.
I usually go through almost ALL Of this before Christmas so then I ask for arts and crafts supplies as the main need for presents!
CLOTHES FOR MY KIDS: FREE! from generous and awesome friends-we are so thankful!!!
If I cannot find things on sale-then I look for it at the thrift and goodwill stores. If not there, I can usually find it at tag sales! God SO provides, all we need to do is be open to HOW God wants to provide for us!!! :)
THere are so many other things that I know I forgot so I will add them as time permits.
God bless your Sunday,
Mary
Not sure but once a thought comes that stands out in my mind as "Aha! That is the way we do it with big families! :)", then I jot it down.
Here is Part 1
Here is Part 2
So, here we go with "How we do it-Part 3"
Buy in BULK and buy what is ON SALE.
CHALK: We do not have the cute colored chalk that holds 8 chalk. No, we have 52 sticks of colored chalk. Yup! My kids LOVE chalk-you should see all over our driveway, walkway, sidewalk and the road...and even our back deck! It is quite hilarious!!! :)
ART SUPPLIES: 20 glue sticks, 10 paints, 72 pencils, case of printing/copy paper, 20 boxes of crayons, 20 cases of markers, 5 huge piles of construction paper, 20 cent composition books and 1cent staples notebooks. Found LOTS at Walmart and Staples.
I usually go through almost ALL Of this before Christmas so then I ask for arts and crafts supplies as the main need for presents!
CLOTHES FOR MY KIDS: FREE! from generous and awesome friends-we are so thankful!!!
If I cannot find things on sale-then I look for it at the thrift and goodwill stores. If not there, I can usually find it at tag sales! God SO provides, all we need to do is be open to HOW God wants to provide for us!!! :)
THere are so many other things that I know I forgot so I will add them as time permits.
God bless your Sunday,
Mary
Friday, September 2, 2011
Warmth
You know what warms my heart?
When one of my children compliments one of their siblings....without prompting them to!!!
I just heard "That's a nice picture!" from my 4 yr old little man to his 9 yr old sister after showing off her painting of a rainbow.
So sweet.
This is just one of many....Lord, let me relish in this and think of these moments often. It is truly THESE moments that I know you are honored and glorified. Thank you for my children. Amen.
God bless,
Mary
When one of my children compliments one of their siblings....without prompting them to!!!
I just heard "That's a nice picture!" from my 4 yr old little man to his 9 yr old sister after showing off her painting of a rainbow.
So sweet.
This is just one of many....Lord, let me relish in this and think of these moments often. It is truly THESE moments that I know you are honored and glorified. Thank you for my children. Amen.
God bless,
Mary
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Super Dad!
*Warning: This post is ALL about my husband!*
I warned you. See above?
Yes, this is all about my wonderful husband. Okay, ladies...he has his quirks but don't we all? But I can't help but post on what my husband has felt called to do lately. I don't intend for this to be a bragging post, and I apologize up front if it is coming off that way. That is not my intention. Frankly b/c I am in complete awe of this man God has given to me and our family.
You see, a few weeks ago, he felt that he was called by God to go weekly food shopping for our family, so it is one less thing that I have to do. Not by himself, mind you. He is taking ALL 7 OF OUR KIDS WITH HIM while he goes food shopping!!!
This is NOT something I would ever venture to do, unless I was in dire need. NOWAY would I do this. So, this is why I am in utter AWE of this man!!!
He even takes the 7 month old baby!!!
He straps on the hiking baby backpack with baby in it and hands off a walkie talkie to our oldest son. He hands out the list to the oldest 2 kids and they are off with one shopping cart while he pushes the other cart with other kids in tow.
He is my hero.
Every Wednesday night he is off doing this.
I am on strict orders to take a hot bath and relax. Just so that I can relax and have a little down time to do whatever. What ?!?? I think I manage that. It is so hard to comply with these orders! haa haaa
Now you see why I love this man?!?!
He continues to amaze me. I bet you too, right?
This is a completely selfless generous act on his part ...for me. What an act of love.
He is always willing to improve, willing to figure out ways to make things work for the better for our family. Thank you God for this man I married. I never would have guessed he would be the person he is today. Thank you God for him in my life and our family.
God bless this man of mine.
God bless you too!!!,
Mary
I warned you. See above?
Yes, this is all about my wonderful husband. Okay, ladies...he has his quirks but don't we all? But I can't help but post on what my husband has felt called to do lately. I don't intend for this to be a bragging post, and I apologize up front if it is coming off that way. That is not my intention. Frankly b/c I am in complete awe of this man God has given to me and our family.
You see, a few weeks ago, he felt that he was called by God to go weekly food shopping for our family, so it is one less thing that I have to do. Not by himself, mind you. He is taking ALL 7 OF OUR KIDS WITH HIM while he goes food shopping!!!
This is NOT something I would ever venture to do, unless I was in dire need. NOWAY would I do this. So, this is why I am in utter AWE of this man!!!
He even takes the 7 month old baby!!!
He straps on the hiking baby backpack with baby in it and hands off a walkie talkie to our oldest son. He hands out the list to the oldest 2 kids and they are off with one shopping cart while he pushes the other cart with other kids in tow.
He is my hero.
Every Wednesday night he is off doing this.
I am on strict orders to take a hot bath and relax. Just so that I can relax and have a little down time to do whatever. What ?!?? I think I manage that. It is so hard to comply with these orders! haa haaa
Now you see why I love this man?!?!
He continues to amaze me. I bet you too, right?
This is a completely selfless generous act on his part ...for me. What an act of love.
He is always willing to improve, willing to figure out ways to make things work for the better for our family. Thank you God for this man I married. I never would have guessed he would be the person he is today. Thank you God for him in my life and our family.
God bless this man of mine.
God bless you too!!!,
Mary
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Faithfulness
"God is so faithful."
Those words are echoing in my heart this morning. About 2 months ago, I added in walking to our family schedule. What a joy this has been. It has also its share of trials, as I am not a morning person (have I ever mentioned that?!?!? haa haaa!!!). Overall it is a real blessing.
God is faithful.
Fresh air.
Birds singing.
Time for me to soften my many thoughts and worries and place myself at ease. I envisioned myself walking with rosary in hand, praying devoutly. But I realized very quickly that my early morning walking is me just trying to wake up!!! :) I sort am in a haze for the first 10 mins. THen the next 10 mins are pretty good and I am awake to tackle the day, kids at the door and husband awaiting my return.
God is faithful.
A great early 20 mins of my day.
Lately my neighbor has joined me. A God-fearing- Bible talking- Jesus loving -Southern Christian homeschooling mom. Yes, that is right-another homeschooling mom! She has 6 children of her own-much more spaced out than mine, but lovely just the same. What delight to have someone to walk with!!! I am so thankful. My wish of accountability of getting some exercise has come finally.
God is faithful.
It is not everyday that we walk together, only 2 or 3 times a week. I enjoy it so much.
My hopes is have this walking and talking time to be a time of honoring God. Not a time for complaints, although it is very hard not to fall into that trap. Here is another Mom with many kids who homeschools and is a neighbor of mine and understands this lifestyle? Wow.
Today she reminded me of spending time "in the Word" and she repeated to me that God is so faithful. No doubt that God used her to get His point across.
God is faithful. Yes, He is. God is faithful.
God bless,
Mary
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