Super Hero-Mom Powers

Whenever someone asks that question, “If you could have one super-human power, what would it be?” I always enjoy thinking about what it would be like to have super power. There are a few super-human powers that may seem unconventional to most, but to us moms the following Super Hero-Mom power would be most essential for our daily lives. I’ll add more to the list, but today this one is on my mind.

The ability to take one look at the dishes in the sink and know exactly what order and alignment to place each dish into the dishwasher in order that the dishwasher holds all of the dishes perfectly.

 

Women’s Ministry

Let’s start by saying that I’ve never really enjoyed the typical “Women’s Ministry” events and such. I’ve often avoided large women gatherings, meaning a lot of people not “large” women . My past experience has taught me  that where many women gather, also gather annoying small talk, gossip and always always always drama. I’m not a fan of drama. 

This past sunday I had the opportunity to attend the Biblical Womanhood sunday school class at our church, Immanuel Baptist. There are about 25 women, aged 14-65. 

It was so refreshing. I think that my last experiences lacked a few things that were very evident in this group of women. 1) Mature older women who have been believers for a long time. 2) Mature young women, sincerely trying to learn from the class instead of inputing. 3) Love. These women know the Gospel and know that to know Christ is to Love. In the short hour of class I saw more sincere love for each other and the entire body of Immanuel than I have ever been a part of before. 

So refreshing.

I can’t wait to be a part of more of these women gathering. I needed this more than I thought.

Every Mom has got to love when this happens spontaneously… it’s not very often that a 20mo-old climbs up into your resting session, gets comfy and promptly falls asleep. Ahhh, what a cutie!

Fun in the Fall

Here are a few pictures of the view out of our living room slider. This branch hangs right in front of our porch, awesome yellows huh?… the other part of the view is a year round occurrence…

New Name Game

We had a lot of fun playing the name game when we were deciding on a name for our first son, who is now Jameson as some of you might know…. But for this one, we thought we didn’t need the game. “No need to broadcast it” “It doesn’t really matter what others’ think” “It not as big of  deal this time around” are all things we were thinking… We also thought that we had it down… But once we thought we had decided, we talked more, and decided that we have not decided. So we’re back to our fav five and we’d like to see what others’ have to say this time around as well. So please include your input! I’ve posted a poll on FB, and Isaac is kicking butt! 

Isaac

Jonathan

Nathanael

William

Zachariah/Zachary (undecided)

New Big Boy Bed

One little boy in one big bed, think he has enough leg room? Jameson is sleeping in his new bed starting tonight!… and I thought I didn’t get any sleep last night…. I love that I found some airplane sheets that match our room colors. So keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we make this big transition!

He’s the coolest big boy on the block.

… and this is how he plans to escape!

Smooth?

Did you know that Jameson loves smoothies?

Pum-Pin’s!

We spent a short time at a local Pumpkin Patch the other evening, it was pretty chilly, but we still had fun! It’s the same place I took J last year.

Newness!

Jameson is getting a new bed in November! David and I are thinking that 1) we want him in a big bed before baby two gets here 2) We’re going to Cali in late December and Jameson has outgrown the pack and play we have there. 3) We don’t have anymore weddings in Nov., so no one else will be putting him to bed for a while.

So, the fun begins! The past couple of months I’ve been trying to catch things on sale, like sheets, a mattress cover, and comforter. Originally we had the grand idea of going ahead and getting bunkbeds that the boys will eventually share, but we’ve since let all of that big dreaming go. We think a mattress on the floor is fine, BUT I found an entire bed set (mattress, box spring, frame, headboard, sheets if we want them) on Craig’s List for $100! That is a spectacular deal!

So, I’m pretty excited as I got the final touches yesterday at Walmart… airplane sheets! Pics will definitely come when we get everything together.

Now comes the time for everyone to share their good and not-so-good stories about transferring to the big bed… Please share!

Mealtime What?

Wow, so its Thursday, last night I was totally thinking that if posted today it would only be a day late…. that goes to show how off I am this week. Monday was a holiday so that threw a little loop into things… 

Last week I would give myself a D+. I did about average, but since I’m trying to improve, it would be a below average performance. Also, two meals were crap, which always makes for sad times. They don’t make good leftovers! I also accidentally left out the chicken I was going to use for soup over night… I don’t mess with guessing if those things are good or not. TRASH. Also, my jar of minced garlic leaked because the lid was not on tight, ruining the smell of my kitchen and getting into some things. Geez! So, I’m here, thursday, with nothing. No plan, other than tonight. Fridays are busy in the mornings for us so we’ll see if I get to the grocery store… we have plenty to make something for every meal, but I’m bummed because I am trying to Improve! 

Better luck and persistence next week!