Why do I blog? I'm not sure, because my life is pretty boring, and I don't ever feel like I have anything interesting to say. But I love blogs, so I joined the blog world.
How did I get into blogs? I first found blogs this summer. When my friend Lauren's baby was diagnosed in utero with CDH, I wanted to find out what it was. In a google search, I ran across a blog for a baby with CDH, and I read it from the first post to the last. That blog is www.ellawest.com . I still read it almost every day and am amazed by her parent's strength and faith in God. From that blog, I found another baby's blog. He was from Birmingham, Al, which caught my attention. His family's blog is www.familyofriches.blogspot.com . From there, I found MckMama....a great blog that is hilarious and heart tugging at the same time. And then, from there, I found Bring the Rain, www.audreycaroline.blogspot.com . Another blog I read from beginning to end and cried and cried throughout. All of these blogs had a baby's life threatening illness in common, but more than that, they all are stories of great faith...faith I don't think I could have in their situations.
From my "cry my eyes out" blogs, I found Boo and Big Mamas. They are sooooooo funny! www.thebigmamablog.com and www.boomama.net . Good ole Texas girls! From them, I found www.kellyskornerblog.com on the very day that Kelly was giving birth to her miracle, Harper. Amazingly, my funny blogs took me right to another heart tugging life threatening baby blog!
From Kelly's blog, I found the jackpot! I found blogs of women with a love for homemaking and decorating. I finaly found my place in the blog world, lol. With each new blog, I find links to other blogs, and I can spend hours reading blogs and looking at the things these women have created in their homes. Hours that I should be spending taking care of my own home, I'm sure.
But of all of the blogs that I love (and there are many, obviously) my favorites are the blogs of the people I know.
I love Stephanie's www.welchstuff.blogspot.com and Roxanne's www.ramblingsofareagan.blogspot.com and Hollie's www.singletongirl.blogspot.com, and Lauren's www.keepinupwiththebrowns.blogspot.com .
If you read this, and you have a blog, please let me know...I'm sure I'll love reading yours too!
Monday, March 9, 2009
Monday, March 2, 2009
Snow Day (minus the snow)
Sunday, it SNOWED! It snowed quite a bit, but it was very wet here, so it didn't stick for long. I've seen lots of pics my friends took, and there was enough to play in. How fun! My kids played in the snow (together, without fighting). I watched Paige in the driveway dancing in the snow. I'm not sure which is the bigger miracle...snow in middle ga on March 1st or Paige dancing after the injury she had. Hallelujah!
I stayed up til 11 waiting and holding my breath that we wouldn't have school today. Every county that touches ours called off school by 9pm. I finally got the phone call at 5:45 am. As much as I appreciated that call, I would have appreciated it even more last night so that I could have slept late.
Today has been a nice, lazy day. I wish I had counted how many loads of laundry I did Sunday and Monday. I bought new sheets and towels, so I washed all the new stuff, then I washed all the old stuff we took off the beds. Plus the kids were forced to clean their rooms, really clean them, not just hide the stuff, so I got all kinds of laundry from that. But other than laundry, I haven't done much. I spent most of the morning reading blogs. There are some really creative people out there...I want to be one of them!
Tomorrow, it's back to work...for two days, then Thursday we go back to Alpharetta to the dr. Heath and Andrea are coming Thursday night. I have to work Friday, of course, then it'll be the weekend again! WOO HOO! It's gonna be a good week...it started with snow!
I stayed up til 11 waiting and holding my breath that we wouldn't have school today. Every county that touches ours called off school by 9pm. I finally got the phone call at 5:45 am. As much as I appreciated that call, I would have appreciated it even more last night so that I could have slept late.
Today has been a nice, lazy day. I wish I had counted how many loads of laundry I did Sunday and Monday. I bought new sheets and towels, so I washed all the new stuff, then I washed all the old stuff we took off the beds. Plus the kids were forced to clean their rooms, really clean them, not just hide the stuff, so I got all kinds of laundry from that. But other than laundry, I haven't done much. I spent most of the morning reading blogs. There are some really creative people out there...I want to be one of them!
Tomorrow, it's back to work...for two days, then Thursday we go back to Alpharetta to the dr. Heath and Andrea are coming Thursday night. I have to work Friday, of course, then it'll be the weekend again! WOO HOO! It's gonna be a good week...it started with snow!
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Friday Night Lesson
Remember way back when I said how much I wanted Frank to plan a night out? He did! And I tried to 'rain on his parade' every which way I could. I'm such an old poot. He told me Thurs. that he wanted to go out to eat on Friday night. We used to do this all the time, but lately, I just want to hide in my bed come Friday night. Ugh.
Friday morning he was in a great mood...which for some stupid reason put me in a bad mood. (I know, I'm crazy, I'm battling it big time lately.) Anyway, he was bouncing around, happy as a lark, and said he wanted to go to Fish n Pig in Macon. Ugh. Macon. On a Friday night.
I dreaded it all day. When we were leaving work, everyone was nervous about bad weather coming, so I looked it up online. Where is the bad weather coming from...MACON! I called Frank and so sweetly told him that the radar was red in Macon, and we really needed to stay home. He sounded let down, and I did feel bad.
When I got home, I ran through the house picking up our junk because someone who is going to help me clean was coming by, and I didn't want to scare her away before she even started. Frank came in, and in front of her, said we were going to Macon. What? I thought had squashed that dream.
So, off to Macon we go. Jacob is worse than me...whining all the way to Gray about where we are going, why do we have to go so far, he's tired, blah blah blah. And I realized who he sounded like, and where he got it from. OOPS.
We did make it to Macon, and there was hardly any rain at all. (I hate bad weather, especially driving in it, so this was a huge blessing.) We went to BassPro and finally got Frank the shoes he's been wanting. And he bought the ones that were half as much as the ones I think he really wanted. And then we went to eat. And there was no line. We were seated immediately. And the food was good, the catfish and boiled peanuts were excellent! Paige and I slept on the way home because I'm old and she's a little kid. And it was a nice night.
Why was I such a stubborn fool? Why wouldn't I just let him do something nice for me and take what he was offering? I think we are exactly the same way with God. He is offering us more than we can imagine, and we are stubborn old poots who won't get past ourselves to accept the blessings He has for us. And then when we see other people doing the same exact things we do, we judge them and get aggravated with them. The next time Frank offers to do something for me, I'm gonna try to remember to just go with it....and I'm going to pray that I do this with God too. Get over myself and enjoy what He has for me.
Jacob is doing the devotion at the 10 am Upward game today...and it's deep stuff. I wanted to say "oh, dont you think it should be a little lighter for a basketball game" but Frank just said "out of the mouth of babes" so I wisely kept my mouth shut. It's not what I want Jake to say, it's what God has told him to say. I feel like there will be mucho grande tears from his Mama today. Please pray for God's words to be spoken clearly (both figuratively and literally, he is having trouble talking with the braces) and that I won't embaress him with my snotty tear stained face when he's done!
Friday morning he was in a great mood...which for some stupid reason put me in a bad mood. (I know, I'm crazy, I'm battling it big time lately.) Anyway, he was bouncing around, happy as a lark, and said he wanted to go to Fish n Pig in Macon. Ugh. Macon. On a Friday night.
I dreaded it all day. When we were leaving work, everyone was nervous about bad weather coming, so I looked it up online. Where is the bad weather coming from...MACON! I called Frank and so sweetly told him that the radar was red in Macon, and we really needed to stay home. He sounded let down, and I did feel bad.
When I got home, I ran through the house picking up our junk because someone who is going to help me clean was coming by, and I didn't want to scare her away before she even started. Frank came in, and in front of her, said we were going to Macon. What? I thought had squashed that dream.
So, off to Macon we go. Jacob is worse than me...whining all the way to Gray about where we are going, why do we have to go so far, he's tired, blah blah blah. And I realized who he sounded like, and where he got it from. OOPS.
We did make it to Macon, and there was hardly any rain at all. (I hate bad weather, especially driving in it, so this was a huge blessing.) We went to BassPro and finally got Frank the shoes he's been wanting. And he bought the ones that were half as much as the ones I think he really wanted. And then we went to eat. And there was no line. We were seated immediately. And the food was good, the catfish and boiled peanuts were excellent! Paige and I slept on the way home because I'm old and she's a little kid. And it was a nice night.
Why was I such a stubborn fool? Why wouldn't I just let him do something nice for me and take what he was offering? I think we are exactly the same way with God. He is offering us more than we can imagine, and we are stubborn old poots who won't get past ourselves to accept the blessings He has for us. And then when we see other people doing the same exact things we do, we judge them and get aggravated with them. The next time Frank offers to do something for me, I'm gonna try to remember to just go with it....and I'm going to pray that I do this with God too. Get over myself and enjoy what He has for me.
Jacob is doing the devotion at the 10 am Upward game today...and it's deep stuff. I wanted to say "oh, dont you think it should be a little lighter for a basketball game" but Frank just said "out of the mouth of babes" so I wisely kept my mouth shut. It's not what I want Jake to say, it's what God has told him to say. I feel like there will be mucho grande tears from his Mama today. Please pray for God's words to be spoken clearly (both figuratively and literally, he is having trouble talking with the braces) and that I won't embaress him with my snotty tear stained face when he's done!
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Let the Decorating Begin!
Since I'm obsessed with pretty things lately, obviously I finally have things under control in the cleanliness department at my house, right? Uh, no, but I am seeing someone tomorrow who hopefully will before long. I'm going to leave the cleaning to the professionals, and I'm going to do my part to stimulate the economy. Tonight I went to Walmart.
I found a comforter I really like on walmart.com and I wanted to see if the color would work in person. They didn't have the comforter in the store, but they did have the throw pillows that you can't get online...on clearance! So I took that as a sign from God that this is the comforter for me. (The colors work perfectly, btw.) I got the throw pillows for $9 and ran home to order the comforter online. It should be here in time for Women's Ministry Movie Night, so you all have to go ooh and aah over my boudoir decor before the movie...and maybe after.
I wanted to save the oohs and aahs until the end of the post, but I can't get the pic to move down or the text to move up...so scroll back up and feel free to ooh and aah.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Retail Therapy
So I've really been feeling outta sorts lately. I have all these aspirations to do beautiful things, but I don't want to be bothered with the mundane stuff. Today I got a little retail therapy, and I do feel a little better. My house is still a mess, but at least I'm not wallowing in it.
I stopped by the mall to see if Penney's had a comforter I saw online in the store. They didn't. But all was not lost. I walked down to Belk's, and I got what I think were some great deals on some things I think I actually need.
I still hadn't bought my nephews a Christmas gift. I know, I know, I'm the worst aunt ever. But I haven't seen them, and we haven't exchanged gifts yet. We are going to in March when my sister comes to visit. So I had a little time to find something good. At Belk's today, I found something good. They had Chaps jackets 75% off! So I got them each a light jacket that they can still wear in spring for $17.50! Woo Hoo! Jacob saw them and wants one too, so I musta done good!
I also got two sets of sheets. King sized, 400 count deep pocket sheets for $29.99. We have one set of sheets that I like and they have been washed so many times that they wont stay on the mattress. I'm wishing I had gotten some queen sized for the kid's beds too, so I may run back by there tomorrow. (Please don't run to Belk's and buy my sheets.)
So, I still don't have the spotless, organized house that I want, and I still haven't done all the pretty stuff I want to do, but I do feel better after my retail therapy. A bargain does a body good!
I stopped by the mall to see if Penney's had a comforter I saw online in the store. They didn't. But all was not lost. I walked down to Belk's, and I got what I think were some great deals on some things I think I actually need.
I still hadn't bought my nephews a Christmas gift. I know, I know, I'm the worst aunt ever. But I haven't seen them, and we haven't exchanged gifts yet. We are going to in March when my sister comes to visit. So I had a little time to find something good. At Belk's today, I found something good. They had Chaps jackets 75% off! So I got them each a light jacket that they can still wear in spring for $17.50! Woo Hoo! Jacob saw them and wants one too, so I musta done good!
I also got two sets of sheets. King sized, 400 count deep pocket sheets for $29.99. We have one set of sheets that I like and they have been washed so many times that they wont stay on the mattress. I'm wishing I had gotten some queen sized for the kid's beds too, so I may run back by there tomorrow. (Please don't run to Belk's and buy my sheets.)
So, I still don't have the spotless, organized house that I want, and I still haven't done all the pretty stuff I want to do, but I do feel better after my retail therapy. A bargain does a body good!
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Frustrated
I am frustrated. Work is crazy. I'm overwhelmed. I want to do something fun and creative. I have found so many blogs with such beautiful ideas, and I want to try them all. But I am so overwhelmed with just making it through another day, that I can't do any of the fun stuff I want to do. I want to make my house pretty, and get ready for spring, and clean every nook and cranny and organize and, and, and... But I feel so bogged down, I need a push just to get the laundry that is sitting on my bed folded. BIG SIGH!
But in other news, life isn't so bad. Jacob mentioned on the way home from school that it's Family Night and wanted to know what was for dinner. He remembers! Ok, he really just wants a decent meal, but at least he knows that tonight is Family Night.
Paige continues to do great in phys therapy. She is walking at home with no crutches. The dr and pt haven't approved it, but she feels comfortable with it, it doesn't hurt, so as long as she has her brace on, we're ok with it.
I'm getting new windows in my house in about 2 weeks. YAY! I'm totally crazy, but I'm so excited about the opportunity to put up good blinds inside the window frames. My old windows have a metal rod, so you can't hang blinds inside the frames, so I just bought cheap ones when we moved in. New blinds have me thinking I want a new comforter and new drapes for my bedroom too. I'll keep that a nice little secret from Frank for now, or he'll put a stop to my windows!
Here's something funny. Apparently we are trendsetters in the neighborhood. We put a new roof on our house...2 weeks later our neighbors put a new roof on theirs. We cut down trees in our yard....now our neighbors are cutting down some of theirs. We'll have to see what happens with the windows...if they get new ones too, I'll finally feel like the popular people!
In case you're wondering...Family Night dinner is roast, mashed potatoes, and corn. No green veggies...I didn't say Family Night was perfect, but at least it's memorable!
But in other news, life isn't so bad. Jacob mentioned on the way home from school that it's Family Night and wanted to know what was for dinner. He remembers! Ok, he really just wants a decent meal, but at least he knows that tonight is Family Night.
Paige continues to do great in phys therapy. She is walking at home with no crutches. The dr and pt haven't approved it, but she feels comfortable with it, it doesn't hurt, so as long as she has her brace on, we're ok with it.
I'm getting new windows in my house in about 2 weeks. YAY! I'm totally crazy, but I'm so excited about the opportunity to put up good blinds inside the window frames. My old windows have a metal rod, so you can't hang blinds inside the frames, so I just bought cheap ones when we moved in. New blinds have me thinking I want a new comforter and new drapes for my bedroom too. I'll keep that a nice little secret from Frank for now, or he'll put a stop to my windows!
Here's something funny. Apparently we are trendsetters in the neighborhood. We put a new roof on our house...2 weeks later our neighbors put a new roof on theirs. We cut down trees in our yard....now our neighbors are cutting down some of theirs. We'll have to see what happens with the windows...if they get new ones too, I'll finally feel like the popular people!
In case you're wondering...Family Night dinner is roast, mashed potatoes, and corn. No green veggies...I didn't say Family Night was perfect, but at least it's memorable!
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Family Night (week 3)
You may remember, I declared Tuesdays "Family Night" at the Meighan house. The first night went very well, and Frank even helped me clean the kitchen! Last week, we had PTF, so Family Night wasn't quite the big deal I tried to make it week 1. I did cook, but it was just a mac and cheese casserole and we ate it hurriedly around the bar. This week, I cooked a pork roast in the crockpot all day, and am now cooking new potatoes and collard greens...my kids just so happen to LOVE greens of any kind. I think that "Family Night" must be a hit for them, because both of them have mentioned that tonights the big night. (I think they are just so proud that I am actually cooking!)
In other news...Paige is doing really good with her physical therapy. In just two sessions, and lots of homework on her part, she has gone from 17-58 range of motion to 5-91. Im not exactly sure what those numbers mean, but her good leg is 0-136. So we are definitely making progress. She has a young therapist working with her, and she became attached to her immediately. She has not complained at all, and really enjoys going. I am very thankful that she is making quick progress. At our first visit, the girl said we had a lot of work to do, but Paige is definitely doing her part. I thank God that He gave us the right person to be her therapist.
Jacob is Jacob. He got his braces last Wednesday, and is already eating all the stuff he's not supposed to. He has complained more than Paige ever did with hers! He really didn't want to get them, but I think when he gets them off and all the girls realize he is just as handsome as his mama thinks he is, he'll thank me for them. Ok, he won't thank me out loud, but a mother can dream.
Frank is doing good in school. His English teacher loves him, which is really funny, because his highschool English teacher loved him too. He is surviving in math with help from Jacob's teacher. He is really busy with work right now, and he is missing Rick like crazy. Next quarter he is taking two regular classes and a Saturday class. The Saturday class if just for one month. The regular classes don't start til 8 so he will be here in the mornings when we're all getting ready for school. For that, I am very thankful.
I have no good way to tie this all together...so I just hope you have a great Family Night!
In other news...Paige is doing really good with her physical therapy. In just two sessions, and lots of homework on her part, she has gone from 17-58 range of motion to 5-91. Im not exactly sure what those numbers mean, but her good leg is 0-136. So we are definitely making progress. She has a young therapist working with her, and she became attached to her immediately. She has not complained at all, and really enjoys going. I am very thankful that she is making quick progress. At our first visit, the girl said we had a lot of work to do, but Paige is definitely doing her part. I thank God that He gave us the right person to be her therapist.
Jacob is Jacob. He got his braces last Wednesday, and is already eating all the stuff he's not supposed to. He has complained more than Paige ever did with hers! He really didn't want to get them, but I think when he gets them off and all the girls realize he is just as handsome as his mama thinks he is, he'll thank me for them. Ok, he won't thank me out loud, but a mother can dream.
Frank is doing good in school. His English teacher loves him, which is really funny, because his highschool English teacher loved him too. He is surviving in math with help from Jacob's teacher. He is really busy with work right now, and he is missing Rick like crazy. Next quarter he is taking two regular classes and a Saturday class. The Saturday class if just for one month. The regular classes don't start til 8 so he will be here in the mornings when we're all getting ready for school. For that, I am very thankful.
I have no good way to tie this all together...so I just hope you have a great Family Night!
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