Sunday, January 31, 2010
Friday, January 29, 2010
Ice Storm 2010 (Although not nearly as bad as Ice Storm 2009)
A few videos from this morning. It started sleeting and freezing raining last night around 4pm and went all night long. This morning around 9am, it turned to snow. We're enjoying having Daddy work from home, and trying to stay warm and cozy! :-)
It's hard to see the snow amidst all of the gray, but if you look at the fence and focus on the foreground in the first video you can see it coming down.
It's hard to see the snow amidst all of the gray, but if you look at the fence and focus on the foreground in the first video you can see it coming down.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Where did the weekend go?
We had a very full weekend. Fridays, Aaron only works 1/2 day (unless they need him to stay for meetings or issues or whatever). Last Friday, he had some afternoon meetings, but he was still able to meet me and the kids at Chick-Fil-A for lunch and playtime. He met us back at home right as the kids woke up from their nap...around 3:30. Then, I went to do some shopping, and found an awesome deal on a dress for Veronica's rehearsal dinner.
Saturday, I went to Zumba class, and the kids took an early nap before we went to a friend's surprise birthday party. We had some really awesome carne asada tacos, and enjoyed being with lots of friends. When we got home, the kids were so worn out, they took a second nap.
Aaron and I watched Revolutionary Road over the weekend. Depressed the heck out of me, and made me really annoyed at people who are discontented with their lives for stupid and selfish reasons. Maybe that was the purpose of the movie...to get you to think about that. Gratitude is a really good antidote for discontentment. If you are always thinking about what coulda, woulda, shoulda happened...and all of the stuff that you are supposedly "entitled to" in this life...you will end up failing to live it. None of us are entitled to anything, folks. "Two women looked through prison bars. One saw dirt, the other saw stars." Okay, I'll get off of that soapbox.
Sunday was crazy. The kids woke up waaaay too early. We went to church after getting them to take a short, early nap...so they wouldn't make the nursery ladies want to strangle us! :-) I danced during the offering, while a friend of mine sang Our Hope Endures by Natalie Grant. It didn't occur to us until while we were both doing it, that the song speaks of earthquakes. We had chosen to use that song for a special long before Christmas. And it was amazing that we were asked to do "something" this Sunday, without any of us realizing that the earthquake would hit Haiti when it did.
Then, Aaron and I taught Kids' Church, and afterward, we had to go to an Angel Tree debriefing meeting with the main coordinators and pastor. Yeah, my kids were so done by then. There was a good amount of screaming, squirming, and the like at the restaurant. Alec ate a whole bowl of salsa with chips (he's totally 1/4 Mexican). Emma didn't eat much but applesauce and a little bit of beans. Then they rebelled against the high chairs. Emma was finally quieted when George brought out a stuffed animal for her to play with. Alec fell asleep on my lap. :-) Then we all came home to collapse.
I tried to take a nap, but couldn't sleep. So, I went to the grocery store. Got home, ate, put the kids down, and then worked on the song list with Aaron for next Sunday because we are leading worship. I have so much respect for worship leaders. It is so much more involved than just picking some nice songs. It's work...finding themes, and figuring out keys, intros, outros, and the like. Totally rewarding, but totally work.
Okay, my munchkins are waking up. Gotta go!
Saturday, I went to Zumba class, and the kids took an early nap before we went to a friend's surprise birthday party. We had some really awesome carne asada tacos, and enjoyed being with lots of friends. When we got home, the kids were so worn out, they took a second nap.
Aaron and I watched Revolutionary Road over the weekend. Depressed the heck out of me, and made me really annoyed at people who are discontented with their lives for stupid and selfish reasons. Maybe that was the purpose of the movie...to get you to think about that. Gratitude is a really good antidote for discontentment. If you are always thinking about what coulda, woulda, shoulda happened...and all of the stuff that you are supposedly "entitled to" in this life...you will end up failing to live it. None of us are entitled to anything, folks. "Two women looked through prison bars. One saw dirt, the other saw stars." Okay, I'll get off of that soapbox.
Sunday was crazy. The kids woke up waaaay too early. We went to church after getting them to take a short, early nap...so they wouldn't make the nursery ladies want to strangle us! :-) I danced during the offering, while a friend of mine sang Our Hope Endures by Natalie Grant. It didn't occur to us until while we were both doing it, that the song speaks of earthquakes. We had chosen to use that song for a special long before Christmas. And it was amazing that we were asked to do "something" this Sunday, without any of us realizing that the earthquake would hit Haiti when it did.
Then, Aaron and I taught Kids' Church, and afterward, we had to go to an Angel Tree debriefing meeting with the main coordinators and pastor. Yeah, my kids were so done by then. There was a good amount of screaming, squirming, and the like at the restaurant. Alec ate a whole bowl of salsa with chips (he's totally 1/4 Mexican). Emma didn't eat much but applesauce and a little bit of beans. Then they rebelled against the high chairs. Emma was finally quieted when George brought out a stuffed animal for her to play with. Alec fell asleep on my lap. :-) Then we all came home to collapse.
I tried to take a nap, but couldn't sleep. So, I went to the grocery store. Got home, ate, put the kids down, and then worked on the song list with Aaron for next Sunday because we are leading worship. I have so much respect for worship leaders. It is so much more involved than just picking some nice songs. It's work...finding themes, and figuring out keys, intros, outros, and the like. Totally rewarding, but totally work.
Okay, my munchkins are waking up. Gotta go!
Sunday, January 17, 2010
The Last Two Weeks
So, I know I haven't posted much in the last two weeks. At least I got several of the C'mas pics posted. The first week back from our cross-country adventures was spent indoors, due to the insanely frigid temperatures and snow, sleet and ice. I think the kids and I left the house once. It was just too stinkin' cold. I think one day the wind chill was -20! I mean, where do we live? Fargo??? Anyways, we miss the nice, mild, South Texas temperatures that were so lovely.
Then, last week, I tried to catch up on all of the things that I didn't get done the week before, because I was still getting over traveling for 10 days. This week was like a heat wave, compared to the last week. 42 degrees felt fantastic! It's nice to know that you're skin isn't going to freeze in like two minutes when you go outside! Plus, it's warm enough for me to run outside again. The weather was keeping me from my morning routine.
Speaking of routines...the twins are pretty much down to one nap per day, except in very rare circumstances. So...there's another reason it's tough to get my posts done. And, Emma came down with a fever on Wednesday, and was feeling puny until Friday morning. My aunts, Phyllis and Eula, came to visit us on Friday on their way from Nashville to Oklahoma. They brought some very nice Christmas gifts for the kids, and stayed with us until Saturday.
Last night, Alec came down with fever (to be expected- he generally follows Emma about a day later or vice versa). So, we stayed home from church today. We're just chillaxing at the house today...and trying to get a few things done about the house.We did finally take the Christmas lights down outside, and all of the decorations put up into the attic.
So, there are a few updates. Until next time...bye!
Then, last week, I tried to catch up on all of the things that I didn't get done the week before, because I was still getting over traveling for 10 days. This week was like a heat wave, compared to the last week. 42 degrees felt fantastic! It's nice to know that you're skin isn't going to freeze in like two minutes when you go outside! Plus, it's warm enough for me to run outside again. The weather was keeping me from my morning routine.
Speaking of routines...the twins are pretty much down to one nap per day, except in very rare circumstances. So...there's another reason it's tough to get my posts done. And, Emma came down with a fever on Wednesday, and was feeling puny until Friday morning. My aunts, Phyllis and Eula, came to visit us on Friday on their way from Nashville to Oklahoma. They brought some very nice Christmas gifts for the kids, and stayed with us until Saturday.
Last night, Alec came down with fever (to be expected- he generally follows Emma about a day later or vice versa). So, we stayed home from church today. We're just chillaxing at the house today...and trying to get a few things done about the house.We did finally take the Christmas lights down outside, and all of the decorations put up into the attic.
So, there are a few updates. Until next time...bye!
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Happy Birthday, Pa-Pa!
This is a belated Happy Birthday blog post for Aaron's dad (G'pa Jeff)...lovingly referred to as Pa-Pa, by the twins. They are sporting the Dallas Cowboys jersey and cheerleader outfit that G'ma Wanda and G'pa Jeff gave them for Christmas. I was having trouble getting pictures to upload this week. His birthday was Monday. These are for you Pa-Pa! We had the greatest time visiting with you over the holidays...and we can't wait to see you again!!! WE LOVE YOU!!!!!!!
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