This was just a simple summer Science experiment. 1) Freeze a balloon filled with water 2) Take off the rubber balloon leaving solid ice 3) Pour salt on ice and watch it crackle 4) Pour food coloring on the ice to make a beautiful creation *That's all it was supposed to be. But it was so much more fun with Dad there. This is what it looks like when Dad gets involved with ... Read More »
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When Motherhood is Humbling.
This won't surprise you but our kids act like kids and they do impulsive things. Very impulsive. Like the other day at church. They both decided to unleash some rather foolish behavior at the same time. I walked into it not totally aware of what happened but soon got a clear picture. There were other children involved and a very nice and mature parent standing by when it all ... Read More »
Free Spirited
I love the free spirit in her. The fearless and reckless abandon. Her willingness to fall and get scraped up. The risk she takes that she might face plant. And when the face plant is more than a risk and a reality instead....well, she just gets up and tries it all over again. And this is how I want to be a child again. Instead of living it safe and all neat & tidy ... Read More »
Outward Faced
Outward Faced. My husband used this term a lot at our previous church plant. Being outward faced is the discipline of looking for opportunities to reach out to others. Not an inward focus but an outward focus. It means getting dirty sometimes and sometimes it means being uncomfortable. But there's nothing more satisfying than when we are serving those around us and reaching out ... Read More »
i wipers – a must have
When I saw these on the shelf I knew they were made for people like me. I won't bother explaining what that means because I'm still trying to figure it out. I la-la-la-la LOVED them with all my heart. My man is going to kill me but I bought two pairs. One for the Sophers and one for Mitch-man. They are $12 which I think is relatively reasonable for a pair of glasses that have ... Read More »
Odd things
Because you never know when you might want a healthy bouncy ball to eat. I find misplaced things like this all over our house. Rainbow loom rubber bands in the cereal bowls and air soft bullets in the pantry. Check this piece of ivy growing IN the wall. It's not coming through the window but through the wall. That's just plain creepy. So what's strange in your ... Read More »
Girls Night Out and a Mom’s Night Out
Sophie and I had a girls day and went shopping on Friday. New shoes and a dress. Some play clothes. She was giddy with excitement. Our favorite moment was when we were in a dressing room and she was trying on a long maxi dress and got tangled up in it. It had criss cross straps and a low scooped back. Adorable but we could.not figure out how to get it on. I am not exaggerating ... Read More »
Two nightmares in one day
The first nightmare involved spending close to two hours wearing a paper towel in the OBGYN's office and I was not a happy camper. Grumpy and stomach growling I decided to drive through Chick-Filet on this perfectly sunny day. They are the only fast food restaurant that can successfully facilitate a triple wrapped line of cars at lunch time in just 10 minutes. I noticed there ... Read More »