A New Milestone

It is true.
Jessica is old enough for

BRACES!

I think she has grown up just a little more.
She has been waiting for this day,
for a long time.
She is so excited about her new smile.
I am so excited for her also.

3rd Day Of Spring Break

We have enjoyed time at
Home.
The older girls went and saw,
are you ready for it,
The Justin Beiber Movie.
The other kids have played with friends.
I have been sewing.

It has been so nice.

Spring Break

It is the first day of
Spring Break!

I am so excited to not be on a schedule.
I am excited to have nothing
THAT
has to get done.

I needed to change up my exercise workout.
I am moving it to 6am.
It felt great this morning.

I am looking forward to
Free Time
with the kids.

Bring It On!

Baby Jeannie

An image of a 16 week fetus.

This is a little personal but I need to write it, so here goes.

I have been struggling.
As some of you know I have lost two babies.
I have come to accept the loss of my babies.
However,
I haven't been comfortable saying I have
7 children.
Maybe,
I wasn't ready to explain what happened
and
perhaps some days I still won't be ready.
But...

I had a dream...
It was about my Baby Jeannie.
It was in the early hours of this morning.
It was a fabulous dream.
I saw her, clear as day.

I had prayed that I could have seen my babies.
I thought it might make it easier to deal with.
I thought since I never saw them,
except in ultrasound,
that perhaps it didn't count.
It does count.
They are real people to me.
My kids all know about their sisters.
We put Christmas socks up for them,
they are a part of our life.

As of today I will tell people I have
7 children.
I am proud of this.
I am also going to live my life well so I may raise my babies
after I pass from this Earth.

The other thing that has bothered me is...
I had an early miscarriage, at 4 weeks.
It was sad to me at the time and I have thought that while
it was a pregnancy it wasn't a fully formed baby.
I also had another found pregnancy but
I never knew I was pregnant until after that surgery.
These are both losses.
But to me, it is not the same
as the loss of my other babies.

Does that mean I have 9 children?
This is what I have decided.
Heavenly Father has complete control.
Heavenly Father loves me.
Heavenly Father will take care of all things.
I saw and heard my two babies.
I have named my two babies.
I am comfortable leaving the rest in Heavenly Father's hands.

Thank you for letting me express some of my thoughts.

Spring Subway Art Free Printable

I follow this blog:

http://todaysfabulousfinds.blogspot.com/


Every month she does a new subway art printable.
It is fabulous.

You can find it here:

http://todaysfabulousfinds.blogspot.com/2011/03/spring-subway-art-prints.html

I print mine up on my home computer and frame it in an 8 x 10.
I will take a picture later and show you.

Enjoy.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

A rainbow is always
LUCKY
I heard.
ENJOY!

Snowing

I love the big fluffy snowflakes.
I was so pleased I could get a picture of it.
This is the tree in our front yard.

It didn't snow for very long
and it didn't last very long.

Jillian couldn't resist going out in it.
She grabbed her flip-flops and ran around.
She is making a footprint in the top one.

She wasn't feeling very good today
but this definitely cheered her up.
I think she likes the snow today, also.

The Gym

I have been going to the gym for
EIGHT
weeks today.
I started on the elliptical for
15 minutes.
I thought I was going to pass out.
I didn't but it was
AWFUL.
Tonight I did
70 minutes
on level 6.
This is amazing.
I couldn't be more excited about this.
I have lost 12 pounds, so far.
I look forward to when it's been 12 weeks
and compare the progress.
Yeah Me!

My SIster's Birthday

Happy Birthday,
Heather!
The family has a tradition when it's your birthday.
I think it's a fabulous one.
The birthday person gets to choose the place to eat out at.
Yup that's right.
Any place you want to go to.
She, chose this place...

Yum!
The kids like the personal pepperoni pizza.
I tried an oriental chicken salad,
but liked Kevin's better.
The kids all get a small ice cream sundae.
Since I'm eating no sugar I left the restaurant,
and went to Haagen-Dazs.
It was convenient because Old Chicago is at the Mall.
It was very creamy and smooth.

Happy Birthday
Aunt Heather!
From the Kiddos.

Time For More Prayer

I asked the Hubby what to blog about today.
The answer was,
"What did you learn at church today?".
My answer:
Prayer.

That is a BIG topic, I know.
However, I need more of it in my life.
I have periods of time that I love prayer.
I can't live without it.
Whether it's during a trial or not.
But honestly,
during my last big trail I stopped with my prayers.
It wasn't that I was mad at my Heavenly Father.
I didn't have the energy or desire to do it.
I am doing better and think that I need to work extra hard on it,
again.

So, the personal goal for the week is,
pausing for suspense,
Prayer.

48oz. Water

The Wellness Challenge
is still in full swing.
I am to drink 48oz. of water everyday.
I thought this would be hard.
Most days it is not.
Some days it is.
I like Crystal Light, lemonade and fruit punch flavors.
I don't need those as much anymore.
I don't like drinking water to close to bedtime.
It makes me wake up to early.

Marvelous To Be Debt Free

High Hopes
It is hard not to have them,
at least for me.

A Realtor called to make an appointment
for today.
I get so excited when someone wants to see my house.
I love my house and hope that someone will fall in
Love
with it also.
The hubby and I have tried not to spy on those who come,
but it happens.
Like today.
They were here a long time.
At least 20 minutes.
The last people were here 4 minutes.

The family is praying that we can sell our home.
I hope that the time is soon.
The hope of selling our home is so we can be debt free.
How marvelous would that be?
To us that seems like Heaven.
We look forward to that day.

Sending Prayers upward.

St. Patrick's Day Quilt Runner

This is my first pieced quilt.
I have seen scrap quilts and liked them.
This was my attempt at it.

I have decided that I like the runner,
especially on the piano.
However,
the binding needs to be skinnier
and
I don't want to sew down the middle.

I had most of the fabric from a previous
St. Patrick's Day project.
I rummaged through my Mom's stash to get the rest.
I collected all the pieces and sewed.
For a couple of days.
When I was done I realized I had enough to make
FOUR.
I will definitely be making some changes to improve upon it,
next year.

Hat Day

It was hat day at school for
Jessica, Jaelynn, Jackson, and Jamison.

Jessica wore her knitted cap that her friend made her for Christmas.
Jaelynn wore Jackson's pioneer hat.
Jackson wore Jaelynn's Mad Hatter hat from Halloween.
Jamison wore his Dad's hat.

Hat day wouldn't be the same without a silly picture of them all.

I love this gang. way to go!

Snow

I am still learning how to use my camera.
I am determined to not use Auto.

These pictures were taken out the Dining Room window.

I like this one because it shows off the room.
I love the cushions.

I like this one because you can see the snow
on the branches out the window.

I enjoy the snow
because it usually melts within the day.
No shoveling.
It's great.

The Mall on Saturday

Yes...
the Hubs and I took all 5 kids to the mall on a Saturday.
It was crazy busy.
The weather was rainy and cold which didn't help.
I like the mall...
until I went on Saturday.
Not EVER again will I take all 5 on a
Saturday again.

However,
Jillian had a good time at the little play place.
This is new and we had never seen it before.
It's on the lower level by the food court.
Why am I telling you this?
It's because we don't go to the food court,
of course.
HaHa!

This little play place has the brightest colors.
There was a little forest land.
Flowers, trees and a bridge.
She had a ball running around doing what she wanted.
I'm glad she had a good time.

The trip was a two part trip.
Kevin was buying some new white dress shirts,
Success.
The second part was to find a silver bracelet charm,
for a sweet niece who is turning 8 soon.
Hint Hint.
We had success,
but it was too pricey.
Back to square one.

The mall isn't so bad during the weekdays.
I will stick to going then.
Sorry Jessica.

P.S. I did find a charm and hopefully it will ship before next week,
when I need it.

Appreciation

I am unable to sleep tonight.
It seems that life is on my mind.
More specifically my two little girls.
I miss them terribly.
I miss having them to hold.
I know that with each trial we are given we grow.
I always thought that this would be a trial I could never overcome.
I can.
That doesn't mean I miss my girls,
or get sad some days,
or wish it could be different.
I do.
It can't.
I am coming to realize that it was meant to be.
My little girls are in the perfect place,
literally.
If I do my part here on Earth,
I will be able to raise them in the perfect place.
How amazing.
What a great blessing to strive for.
I love ALL babies.
I love to hold them,
smell them,
rock them,
and love them.
They bring me much joy.
I love to see women with nice round bellies.
They couldn't be more beautiful.
I am amazed each day.
I love my children.
I am blessed by them each day.
I prayed for them.
I pray for them.
I am thankful each day for them.
I cry each day for them.
Thank you.
I love you,
Jessica,
Jaelynn,
Jackson,
Jamison,
Jillian,
Johanna,
and
Jeannie.
I strive each day to be the Mom you deserve.

Clorox Wipe Container Makeover

BEFORE:

AFTER:

I like things that are easily accessible.
Considering the house is up for sale and the bathroom needs to be cleaned
everyday.
This is a pretty alternative.
The sweet hubs spray painted the lid.
A little paper and double sticky tape and it's
complete.

Zero

We are back to ZERO.
The Meyers made it a whole month with no
Doctors.
If we don't count Kevin.

Jillian and I both went to the Doctors yesterday.
Jillian and I both started not feeling well on Monday.
Today is Thursday.
Jillian complained about pain in her right leg.
It got worse each day.
X-Rays were taken and nothing found.
The Doctor believes it is a virus that settled in her leg.
It is very painful and difficult to walk on.
She got around today by crawling.
My antibiotics are working and I am doing much better.

As for Kevin last month
the Doctor determined he has tendinitis.
He has had it before and it is no big deal.

Jackson and Jaelynn were sick last month
but I didn't take them to the doctor.

Maybe next month will be a clean bill of health.
Wish us Luck!

Baking Art

Jaelynn had Activity Days this week.
An artist came in to show them some tricks.
I think the treats turned out great looking.

The nest is too darn cute.

She did a great job on the flower bouquet.

Jaelynn called this one her stepping stone cookie.

Way to go Jaelynn!

Blank

I was right.
I didn't make it to the dentist today.
The kiddo was still home today.
The hubby has a job and couldn't help out.
I will try and go tomorrow...
HaHa.

Tonight was the Blue and Gold dinner for Scouts.
Jackson and I made cupcakes...
Cherry Chip
with white frosting
and
Giant
gummy Butterfly's on top.
It was a hit.
I didn't bring any home with me.
Jackson got his Wolf badge.
I am so proud of him.
Go Jackson.