Through the wonder of this blog and others I have been blessed to meet some truely amazing women. One of them is Kristy. She is, even now as I type delivering "Happy", her 4th son. While his future is unknown, it is an uphill battle to be sure. Please pray for the Bolte family as they welcome "Happy" today that God will give them grace and strength for this journey and that He will be glorified through "Happy's" life, no matter how short. Their 2nd son, Isaac was only with them for 6 short days before going to be with Jesus.
Check their blog for updates.
Listed as "Happy Bolte" on the right side of this page.
Friday, February 22, 2008
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Was that a compliment???
Here is part 2 of our hilarious weekend.
First the back story. You need to know that my husband is not exactly forthcoming with compliments. I mean, he will throw the occasional, and I stress occasional, "good dinner babe", "is that a new shirt?" ( and yes that counts as a compliment...at least he noticed, right?) and my personal favorite, "wow, you look hot" (which in female lingo, I translate, "that is a great outfit honey, and it only makes you look more beautiful than you already are."
But aside from those, I don't hold my breath, I'm kidding with you, I don't hold my breath for those either. So suffice it to say, he is not really one to notice things like, new shoes(unless they are still in the box/bag and in his "man chair"), hair cuts and color changes, and the like.
SO, when he does make a comment about something, I take note, I mean I take notes...cause I need to document it for posterity sake. Anyway, back to our wonderful weekend in Florida. We were on our way to one of our favorite resturants, Carrabba's, and while we were at a stop light my husband turns to me and says, "What's with those earrings? They look like FISH EYES."
Are you kidding me? Did he really just say that? Fish eyes? Come on!!!!
In my defense, my daughter LOVES these earrings, she calls them my "sparkle-lee ones."
Since I really want this to be a compliment, I am going to give him points for noticing that I not only have ears, but earrings as well. And furthermore I will not count off for his unusual comparison, instead I will translate "FISH EYES" into female lingo going something like this, "amazingly radiant spherical jewels that accentuate your propensity towards seafood"
There, that was a compliment....I think???
First the back story. You need to know that my husband is not exactly forthcoming with compliments. I mean, he will throw the occasional, and I stress occasional, "good dinner babe", "is that a new shirt?" ( and yes that counts as a compliment...at least he noticed, right?) and my personal favorite, "wow, you look hot" (which in female lingo, I translate, "that is a great outfit honey, and it only makes you look more beautiful than you already are."
But aside from those, I don't hold my breath, I'm kidding with you, I don't hold my breath for those either. So suffice it to say, he is not really one to notice things like, new shoes(unless they are still in the box/bag and in his "man chair"), hair cuts and color changes, and the like.
SO, when he does make a comment about something, I take note, I mean I take notes...cause I need to document it for posterity sake. Anyway, back to our wonderful weekend in Florida. We were on our way to one of our favorite resturants, Carrabba's, and while we were at a stop light my husband turns to me and says, "What's with those earrings? They look like FISH EYES."
Are you kidding me? Did he really just say that? Fish eyes? Come on!!!!
In my defense, my daughter LOVES these earrings, she calls them my "sparkle-lee ones."
Since I really want this to be a compliment, I am going to give him points for noticing that I not only have ears, but earrings as well. And furthermore I will not count off for his unusual comparison, instead I will translate "FISH EYES" into female lingo going something like this, "amazingly radiant spherical jewels that accentuate your propensity towards seafood"
There, that was a compliment....I think???
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Sea Treasures
Well, let me start off with the important stuff. At this point, we do not feel like the Lord is leading us to Florida....at least not right now. We spent the weekend there, and while we had a marvelous time and really enjoyed the area, the specifics of the relocation are not feasible for our family right now. While the offer is still on the table, we don't think we will be accepting it at this point.
There, now that that is out of the way, let me get to the really funny things from our weekend.
If I had a dollar for every time I cracked up this weekend, I would be a rich woman. I do not know what made everything so funny, but believe me it was. Maybe it was the fact that, altough the weekend was for "work" we were staying in an amazing condo, right on the beach. If you are ever thinking of vacationing in the Panhandle, let me tell you, Perdido Key is THE place. Check out this site www.oceansidecondorentals.com you will not be dissappointed.
Anyway, back to the funnies. The first came late one night after the kids went "crabbing" on the beach. Now, here I must confess, I stayed upstairs while they went on their adventure with dad. I am all about eating crabs, but I have no desire to catch them. So, after about an hour, in the freezing cold the kids all came back upstairs and shared their "fish" stories. Jake's was ofcourse the biggest, "eatin size" which means at least 5 inches across..and in my mind, painful pinchin size which is why I stayed upstairs. Jared, caught the small one, but he was proud just the same. And then came Micah's proud find....with all the excitment that the boys had just displayed during thier story telling, she held her hand behind her back and said, "Mommy, guess what I found on the beach?" And, I excitedly proclaimed, "what honey, show mommy!!!" and with a smile from ear to ear, she brought her hand from behind her back and opened her palm as she exclaimed, "SEA MONEY!!!"
And sure enough it was, there in her hand was a shiny silver quarter.
"SEA MONEY", indeed!!!
I've gotta run, but I will share more Florida funnies later.
There, now that that is out of the way, let me get to the really funny things from our weekend.
If I had a dollar for every time I cracked up this weekend, I would be a rich woman. I do not know what made everything so funny, but believe me it was. Maybe it was the fact that, altough the weekend was for "work" we were staying in an amazing condo, right on the beach. If you are ever thinking of vacationing in the Panhandle, let me tell you, Perdido Key is THE place. Check out this site www.oceansidecondorentals.com you will not be dissappointed.
Anyway, back to the funnies. The first came late one night after the kids went "crabbing" on the beach. Now, here I must confess, I stayed upstairs while they went on their adventure with dad. I am all about eating crabs, but I have no desire to catch them. So, after about an hour, in the freezing cold the kids all came back upstairs and shared their "fish" stories. Jake's was ofcourse the biggest, "eatin size" which means at least 5 inches across..and in my mind, painful pinchin size which is why I stayed upstairs. Jared, caught the small one, but he was proud just the same. And then came Micah's proud find....with all the excitment that the boys had just displayed during thier story telling, she held her hand behind her back and said, "Mommy, guess what I found on the beach?" And, I excitedly proclaimed, "what honey, show mommy!!!" and with a smile from ear to ear, she brought her hand from behind her back and opened her palm as she exclaimed, "SEA MONEY!!!"
And sure enough it was, there in her hand was a shiny silver quarter.
"SEA MONEY", indeed!!!
I've gotta run, but I will share more Florida funnies later.
Friday, February 15, 2008
Compromise
Jake is our tree climber. He has always been our daredevil, but only if it is on his terms. He would jump off the top of the house..IF it was HIS idea but, if you told him to jump he would freak out and refuse.
It is normal for me to go throught the, "If Jake fell out of that tree right now, what would I do first? Run out there or 911?"
It is actually the family joke that as crazy as he is, when he did break his leg years ago, it wasn't some stunt that landed him with a thigh high cast, it was jumping....jumping out of the CAR!!!
Well, I say all of that to say, our boys need their space. They need trees to climb, ponds to fish in, and "woods" to build forts in. They are rough and tumble all the way. Well, now that we are thinking of moving to Florida, we have started to talk to the kids about the possibility of relocating.
So today at lunch I began to ask some questions to kind of feel them out and get their thoughts. I began to explain to them that right now we live in a house that is about 2000 sq ft and we have about 3/4 of an acre of property. With this information I asked them, "If you got to choose, would you rather live in a smaller house than we do now but have a little more yard or would you rather have a bigger house with a small yard?"
Jared started to speak but before he got a chance, Jake chimed in, "How about we get a medium house with a medium yard?"
I almost fell out of my chair. Here, I was trying to really connect and get some opinions from them and he instead offers up the only acceptable response.
Compromise.
Out of the mouth of 'Babes' comes the wisdom of the ages.
I have a feeling that compromise will be a well used word over the next few months if we decide to make the "big" move.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Don't Get Comfortable
Song by Brandon Heath
Comfortable, don’t get comfortable.
I am gonna’ move this mountain then I’m gonna move you in.
Yesterday, this is not yesterday.
You were standing on my shoulders now; you’re standing on the edge.
You’ve been looking for a sign all this time.
I am gonna show you what I mean
I am gonna love like you’ve never seen
You are gonna live like you used to dream
This is your new song
So afraid but you don’t have to be afraid
Even if you make mistakes
You know that I’ll remain
You’ve been looking for a sign all this time.
If you seek you’ll find me every time.
So I am gonna show you what I mean
I am gonna’ love like you’ve never seen
You are gonna live like you used to dream
This is your new song
Sometimes, actually quite often, the Lord speaks to me through song. Yesterday I heard this song for the first time and it really moved me. I have been so comfortable in my life and recently I have been praying that the Lord would take me to a desperate place. I was so yearning for desperation that I felt lost without it. I want to be desperate in so many ways, like desperately loving my husband, desperately living my life and most of all desperately in love with my Savior.
Well, it seems that the Lord might be answering that prayer in a way I never dreamed. We might be moving to Florida. More specifically, my DH might be moving there in three weeks and then we will follow when our house sells.
This is desperation on a whole new level. While the move would be good for his career, and there are some benefits like more vacation and fewer hours, it not really a "we're moving on up" move. It's a, "ok Lord, we'll move, you take care of the rest" move.
I guess it's like praying for patience, a trial by fire expirience.
So , as for now, I will not only follow the heart of my DH but also the heart of my Lord.
Desperation, be careful what you pray for.
Comfortable, don’t get comfortable.
I am gonna’ move this mountain then I’m gonna move you in.
Yesterday, this is not yesterday.
You were standing on my shoulders now; you’re standing on the edge.
You’ve been looking for a sign all this time.
I am gonna show you what I mean
I am gonna love like you’ve never seen
You are gonna live like you used to dream
This is your new song
So afraid but you don’t have to be afraid
Even if you make mistakes
You know that I’ll remain
You’ve been looking for a sign all this time.
If you seek you’ll find me every time.
So I am gonna show you what I mean
I am gonna’ love like you’ve never seen
You are gonna live like you used to dream
This is your new song
Sometimes, actually quite often, the Lord speaks to me through song. Yesterday I heard this song for the first time and it really moved me. I have been so comfortable in my life and recently I have been praying that the Lord would take me to a desperate place. I was so yearning for desperation that I felt lost without it. I want to be desperate in so many ways, like desperately loving my husband, desperately living my life and most of all desperately in love with my Savior.
Well, it seems that the Lord might be answering that prayer in a way I never dreamed. We might be moving to Florida. More specifically, my DH might be moving there in three weeks and then we will follow when our house sells.
This is desperation on a whole new level. While the move would be good for his career, and there are some benefits like more vacation and fewer hours, it not really a "we're moving on up" move. It's a, "ok Lord, we'll move, you take care of the rest" move.
I guess it's like praying for patience, a trial by fire expirience.
So , as for now, I will not only follow the heart of my DH but also the heart of my Lord.
Desperation, be careful what you pray for.
The Flu Bug killed the Love Bug
Well, here we are, at home in our PJ's, it's freezing cold outside, and Micah has the Flu. Nasty Flu, mind you. She sounds horrible, and looks it too. She slept yesterday from about 4:30 pm until this morning around 10. She did have a few fleeting moments of being awake. It was pretty funny actually, because she would sit up and start talking to you but when you answered her, she would already be back asleep. In fact the best line of the night was from her sleepy stuper.
DH and the boys headed for church last night and I stayed home with Micah. They ended up getting home pretty late since they stopped by Walmart on their way home to get Valentines stuff for their ladies. After showers they were about ready to head for bed when Jared said he wanted to talk to me. He came into my bedroom and with Micah sound asleep next to me begins to tell me that he asked Adreanna to "go out" with him. To which I answered, "where you going to?" He didn't think I was being funny, but I really was. He said, "I asked her if she wanted to go out and she said, 'Okay', then she ran away."
At this point, Micah sits up and says "I would run away too if you asked me to be your girlfriend!!!!" and then laid back down and fell back asleep. I was laughing so hard that my head hurt. Leave it to the sick to have the best one liner of the night.
From there, it was nothing but down hill. She had a miserable night, and honestly, her morning has not been much better. Her one moment of smiles was when she opened her Valentine card from her brothers and found her LIFE SIZE Tinkerbell mylar balloon in the living room. (remember the Warmart trip?)
Anyway, school will be conducted in our PJ's because we can, and the part of the sickly child will be played by Micah.
DH and the boys headed for church last night and I stayed home with Micah. They ended up getting home pretty late since they stopped by Walmart on their way home to get Valentines stuff for their ladies. After showers they were about ready to head for bed when Jared said he wanted to talk to me. He came into my bedroom and with Micah sound asleep next to me begins to tell me that he asked Adreanna to "go out" with him. To which I answered, "where you going to?" He didn't think I was being funny, but I really was. He said, "I asked her if she wanted to go out and she said, 'Okay', then she ran away."
At this point, Micah sits up and says "I would run away too if you asked me to be your girlfriend!!!!" and then laid back down and fell back asleep. I was laughing so hard that my head hurt. Leave it to the sick to have the best one liner of the night.
From there, it was nothing but down hill. She had a miserable night, and honestly, her morning has not been much better. Her one moment of smiles was when she opened her Valentine card from her brothers and found her LIFE SIZE Tinkerbell mylar balloon in the living room. (remember the Warmart trip?)
Anyway, school will be conducted in our PJ's because we can, and the part of the sickly child will be played by Micah.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Sweetheart Dance
Father Daughter SweetHeart Dance
Micah, 4 years old and all dolled up!!!
Notice the matching outfits, I try really hard!!!
And, please notice the tie-I bought it 20 minutes
prior to the dance and asked some random suit
wearin man in the store to tie it for me :)- during
the dance I texted him and asked how the tie
was doing...he replied, "not nearly as bad as some
others"
Getting Down, Jeff said she was a dancing machine!!
Time to head home...one more pic for the camera.
Okay, I lied, this is the last pic...she crashed 5 min after getting in the truck!!!
Well, horay for getting my pics on the blog. (Thank you Bridget)
Micah, 4 years old and all dolled up!!!
Notice the matching outfits, I try really hard!!!
And, please notice the tie-I bought it 20 minutes
prior to the dance and asked some random suit
wearin man in the store to tie it for me :)- during
the dance I texted him and asked how the tie
was doing...he replied, "not nearly as bad as some
others"
Getting Down, Jeff said she was a dancing machine!!
Time to head home...one more pic for the camera.
Okay, I lied, this is the last pic...she crashed 5 min after getting in the truck!!!
Well, horay for getting my pics on the blog. (Thank you Bridget)
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