Found some cute old clipart...

I thought they were so cute and just had to share....

Teething....I had forgotten how hard that was to go through.....my poor Jed....he is just not happy. He wants only me....wants me all the time.... and wants to be held....last night I was bone tired....you know that tiredness that just overcomes you and you can do nothing to wake yourself up.....that was me last night....I called Eric in to take Jed just for a bit so I could close my eyes and not worry that Jed would fall out of bed....just a few minutes I pleaded..... and Eric is such a great dad....he came in and played with him and pet him and all until Jed just would not be happy any longer without me....it was enough....I could then do for him once more....just about an hour of rest and I was back on call....mommyhood at its best....

Got to buckle down....

And get some things done around here....my goals for today are to get started pulling down all the Christmas decorations....I love having them up...but I am tired of having to be on my toes with the baby....he wants to grab everything . Also need to get lots of laundry going and if it is warm enough I'll hang some outside...then I need to get the kids going on some projects and start packing everyone up for a weekend visit with Eric's parents....so lots to do and I'm making this short....

Talk more later.

So I'm getting my pantry stocked.....I got 2 Angel Food boxes this weekend and now I'm looking forward to stocking up the shelves with lots of canned goods. I feel so much better and able to take on the problems the world throws at us if I know I can feed the family.....I feel so secure in the knowledge of a full pantry.


OH, I wanted to add the link to Angel Food.....

http://www.angelfoodministries.com/

Eric has decided to NOT start his own business for the time being.... so he is dusting off the resume and getting it updated to start sending it out....I'm praying hard now that he will find what he needs to soon! He just felt that with all the things going on at the present time it would be better to get all under more control (i.e. the finances and debt department) before he ventures out into the world of business owner.

Last night we had Eric's family's Christmas party....love the togetherness his family has always shared....and we were told that his baby sis is gonna have a new baby next August! (Right around our Anniversary) So, little ( J) is not gonna be the youngest grandbaby in the family for much longer....(I can't say the smallest cause he is as big as his cousin that is a couple of months older) ......They were not expecting this at all but are joyous just the same!

Well, got to go get ready for evening services.....be back soon!

Laundry .........the never ending chore.

Laundry is really never ending....even if you get all caught up...you still have on the clothes you are wearing and that will have to be washed. For us, with a family of 6 I try and stay on top of it.....but we all know life happens and gets in the way of the best intentions. I do have some things I do here to try to help me keep up with it.....and some ideas that I am getting ready to start to help me with the laundry load.......first we use the same towel for at least 2 days...we each have a hook to hang our towels on to let it dry and reuse it for the next day.....we also wear at least our blue jeans more than just once....we hang those up and wear a second time.....and of course any outfit you wear for only a couple of hours had better be hung up to wear again unless you have a stain on it.....but that only cuts down little....with 4 kids I still do lots and lots of laundry. I've learned that it is just one of those chores that will never get done and work on it daily. Good thing I don't mind doing it.......

Enjoying God's Blessings.....

What a wonderful day. God is so good! Over the last couple of days my most wonderful husband, Eric, and I have had the best heart to hearts! I feel so blessed by this man. Yes, we are still wondering what to do about employment and this Christmas will be mostly a time memories and few gifts but still I can only say GOD is Good!

Everyone is feeling much better over the last couple of day...only little J is still got a stuffy nose and I am keeping a close watch on him.

And we have our first tooth!!! Yes, J has a tooth just breaking the gums and it is sharp! I'm having to really watch and take care when nursing now because he wants to bite!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We have had a great day here, just enjoyed being together and had a simple but good meal.
The weather was great and the day was wonderful.
The baby is doing fine after his shots yesterday and has not been overly fussy.
The older kids went out and played this afternoon and enjoyed the fall weather...
it was so nice...sunny and a crispness to the air.

We will be leaving in the morning to spend the rest of the Friday and Saturday
with our families.
From our family to yours have a Blessed Holiday.

Playing around...

Just playing with adding images.....found some free clipart....love the vinatge look!