I did not eat after my daughter on Friday the day after she had just gotten over a 24-hour virus. No, that would be absurd. Which means, I did not end up getting sick all weekend and thinking to myself, "Why did I eat after her? It was only applesauce."
I did not just pack a large majority of our belongings in grocery bags, stollen newspapers from Trinity University, and a somewhat racy (but still free) periodical I snatched from Chipotle. Nope, not me.
I did not cheer for joy when the TV left tonight to go to the new house.
And I did not buy two pumpkins and make my husband take them to the new house just so I would see the said pumpkins on my doorstep when I first pull up tomorrow. That is so silly.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Enough
This is what I have been looking at everyday for the past few months.
First: A good home must be made, not bought...
I pulled this out of a magazine in June when we were a little depressed at the way things were going for our house-buying situation. In my mind, I pictured that a cute little curly-headed girl was wildly painting her room a vivacious shade of blush (or bashful) while her mother stood back and captured the scene with a snapshot. For a while this summer, I stopped making really doing much that incorporated our apartment: inviting people over, chatting with the neighbors, etc. I just so badly wanted to be away from here. All the while, I wasn't recognizing that no matter where we live, our home will always be where we make it. If we're an "09-er" or in a homeless shelter, "home" must be made not bought.
Second: "Are you here to use God to get a bigger god? Or are you here to enjoy God because He is enough!" - Marc Driscoll
This spoke to me when I found myself praying every day for a house. Somewhere along the way I just realized that praying for the house was not the answer, but praying for peace with whatever was God's plan was. The idea of a house had become more important than simply waiting for the plan he had created for us. No matter what the circumstance, He is enough. No matter where you live, or where you work, or who is next to you, He is enough. He is!
Tomorrow we are going to our new home. Thank you Lord for giving us a roof over our head and a place to call "home" for the past year. You are enough.
First: A good home must be made, not bought...
I pulled this out of a magazine in June when we were a little depressed at the way things were going for our house-buying situation. In my mind, I pictured that a cute little curly-headed girl was wildly painting her room a vivacious shade of blush (or bashful) while her mother stood back and captured the scene with a snapshot. For a while this summer, I stopped making really doing much that incorporated our apartment: inviting people over, chatting with the neighbors, etc. I just so badly wanted to be away from here. All the while, I wasn't recognizing that no matter where we live, our home will always be where we make it. If we're an "09-er" or in a homeless shelter, "home" must be made not bought.
Second: "Are you here to use God to get a bigger god? Or are you here to enjoy God because He is enough!" - Marc Driscoll
This spoke to me when I found myself praying every day for a house. Somewhere along the way I just realized that praying for the house was not the answer, but praying for peace with whatever was God's plan was. The idea of a house had become more important than simply waiting for the plan he had created for us. No matter what the circumstance, He is enough. No matter where you live, or where you work, or who is next to you, He is enough. He is!
Tomorrow we are going to our new home. Thank you Lord for giving us a roof over our head and a place to call "home" for the past year. You are enough.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
It's Moving Time
Can you tell we're packing? Maddy wants everyone to know that Mommy normally has a really clean living room, kitchen, bedroom, etc., but with all of the boxes it's been a little tough lately. This is what used to be the office/playroom/small corner of our living room.
Here is what is left of our dining room. Now her high chair won't even fit in there so she has to eat in the living room.
To get away from the boxes, Maddy and I took a walk down to the church gardens. Maddy played in the fountains, picked up lots of rocks, and pointed to all the pretty flowers. The mosquitoes were out so we didn't get to stay after the red bumps started appearing on her face. Does she look like Logan or what?
She's saying "ti" for cheese here.
Maddy has also been working on her spoon skills. It's hard work, but she's getting pretty close. She's still not sure what hand she likes better, but in this shot it's the right....we'll see. Today she colored with both.
So did I mention we're moving? We closed on our house on Thursday and will move in on Tuesday. I can't believe it's finally here. I still need to take a picture of us standing in front of the house, but that will come on Tuesday. The top thing on our priority list when we move in...paint and smoke detectors. We will definitely be painting very soon and adding in a few smoke detectors to make things a little safer.
Here is what is left of our dining room. Now her high chair won't even fit in there so she has to eat in the living room.
To get away from the boxes, Maddy and I took a walk down to the church gardens. Maddy played in the fountains, picked up lots of rocks, and pointed to all the pretty flowers. The mosquitoes were out so we didn't get to stay after the red bumps started appearing on her face. Does she look like Logan or what?
She's saying "ti" for cheese here.
Maddy has also been working on her spoon skills. It's hard work, but she's getting pretty close. She's still not sure what hand she likes better, but in this shot it's the right....we'll see. Today she colored with both.
So did I mention we're moving? We closed on our house on Thursday and will move in on Tuesday. I can't believe it's finally here. I still need to take a picture of us standing in front of the house, but that will come on Tuesday. The top thing on our priority list when we move in...paint and smoke detectors. We will definitely be painting very soon and adding in a few smoke detectors to make things a little safer.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Summing up September
I used to blog to procrastinate and lately I have been procrastinating to blog. September has flown by and now my favorite month of the year is upon us. Where does the time go? I have no idea. Besides being crazy busy with starting the new job, getting more involved with the student and college ministry, and soaking up the spare minutes with our growing girl....we've been packing. Boxes are stacked up almost to the ceiling on my right as I sit in the dining room. I'm imagining what our new dining room will look like. It's been so long since I've seen the house, I've almost forgotten. In almost two weeks we will close on our first house. It's been a long road full of ups and downs, but I finally feel comfortable talking about it now. Last time I jumped in right away talking about what I thought would be our new home and was heartbroken to make another post saying nevermind. Weeks after we've been through appraisals and inspections and loan agreements....we're almost there.....so I think it's ok now.
So here is a short summary of September for the sake of brevity:
9/4 - first tailgate with Sr. High students at AHHS football game
9/6 - Cici sliced her finger open in MW and gets 3 stitches (the video has a short shot of the damage)
9/8 - Logan meets with missionaries in Austin for CollegeLife mission trip to Costa Rica this Spring Break
9/14 - Stitches out (thumb is a little mishaped now, but healing nontheless)
9/18 - LAUNCH Fall Retreat for student ministry....awesome turnout. And we got to see Jane & Scott, Jane's parents, and Andrew. We missed you Becca!
9/22 - Maddy's first picture day at school and first day of Fall
9/27 - First bible study for Cici with Jr. and Sr. girls
Looking forward to:
- getting rid of lots of junk while packing (my favorite thing about moving!)
- seeing Maddy in her bumblebee costume for Halloween
- moving into our house!
- blogging a little more in October...I promise!
So here is a short summary of September for the sake of brevity:
9/4 - first tailgate with Sr. High students at AHHS football game
9/6 - Cici sliced her finger open in MW and gets 3 stitches (the video has a short shot of the damage)
9/8 - Logan meets with missionaries in Austin for CollegeLife mission trip to Costa Rica this Spring Break
9/14 - Stitches out (thumb is a little mishaped now, but healing nontheless)
9/18 - LAUNCH Fall Retreat for student ministry....awesome turnout. And we got to see Jane & Scott, Jane's parents, and Andrew. We missed you Becca!
9/22 - Maddy's first picture day at school and first day of Fall
9/27 - First bible study for Cici with Jr. and Sr. girls
Looking forward to:
- getting rid of lots of junk while packing (my favorite thing about moving!)
- seeing Maddy in her bumblebee costume for Halloween
- moving into our house!
- blogging a little more in October...I promise!
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Maddy is getting bigger, faster, and smarter before our eyes. Yesterday she rediscovered her Easter basket and has started "shopping" around the apartment. She picked up my contact case, a necklace, some pens, and one of Daddy's socks. (Someone, who shall remain nameless, leaves their socks on the floor a lot so Maddy has a tendency of picking them up and playing with them.)
She is also trying her best to run. She will take a few quick steps and then will stumble and fall. We had a scary fall yesterday in the bathtub. I tear up just writing about it, but Maddy stood up in the bathtub to get out and hit the side of the tub. I swooped her up quickly and heard an awful cry with intermittent sniffles to catch her breath as she finally settled down about 30 minutes later. We are all well tonight and just catching up on life.
Celebrations
We celebrated our birthday and anniversary two weeks ago. Logan planned a fabulous weekend at La Mansion del Rio on the Riverwalk. We had lots of yummy food and then he took me shopping the next day!
On my actual birthday Logan made me a chocolate cake! It was an excellent week of celebrations!
On my actual birthday Logan made me a chocolate cake! It was an excellent week of celebrations!
Working it
Well, working life has changed a lot lately. I was working here, but then started working here...and now I'm working here. The long story short is that when my internship ended in June, I accepted a job, but now I am working for a school again so I can spend more time with my family.
That's the short of it so if you want more info...I'm sure I'll see you soon enough to tell.
P.S. I have my own office and name plate on the door. In need of some business cards!
That's the short of it so if you want more info...I'm sure I'll see you soon enough to tell.
P.S. I have my own office and name plate on the door. In need of some business cards!
Friday, August 7, 2009
Lifestyles of the somewhat rich and famous
We know we are not rich by any means (our wealth is in Him, of course) and famous would be a stretch for any description of our family. But lately....
Maddy has been accessorizing like she is going to a gala at least every day for the past week. She found my baubly beeds a while ago and I finally just let her pull them out and continue to play with them since I never wear them anymore. (Sigh, I want some new accessories!)
The rich a famous also get to jet off to the beach at a moments notice and talk to rock stars..just like we did last night!
We decided around 3:00 pm to head to Corpus Christi to see some camp friends and watch Paul Eason (camp friend now country singer (not rock star, but close)). I didn't get any pictures of Paul, but he stopped by our table for a bit and Maddy flirted with him, of course. Maddy enjoyed all the attention from the girls and even got to see the water. We made plans to go back in September to actually enjoy the beach and not just take a picture from the pier. We made it back home around 1:00 am. It was a fun night.
So if good friends are part of the lifestyle, I'll take it.
Maddy has been accessorizing like she is going to a gala at least every day for the past week. She found my baubly beeds a while ago and I finally just let her pull them out and continue to play with them since I never wear them anymore. (Sigh, I want some new accessories!)
The rich a famous also get to jet off to the beach at a moments notice and talk to rock stars..just like we did last night!
We decided around 3:00 pm to head to Corpus Christi to see some camp friends and watch Paul Eason (camp friend now country singer (not rock star, but close)). I didn't get any pictures of Paul, but he stopped by our table for a bit and Maddy flirted with him, of course. Maddy enjoyed all the attention from the girls and even got to see the water. We made plans to go back in September to actually enjoy the beach and not just take a picture from the pier. We made it back home around 1:00 am. It was a fun night.
So if good friends are part of the lifestyle, I'll take it.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
A very special uncle!
Happy Birthday Uncle Andy!
We love you Uncle Andy and want you to know how great we think you are. You are super smart, have funny pets, like to tell stories, talk in silly voices, and make me laugh. You are a great brother, son, grandson, great-grandson, husband, friend, and a VERY special uncle.
Hope you have a VERY special day today! We love you THIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIS MUCH!
We love you Uncle Andy and want you to know how great we think you are. You are super smart, have funny pets, like to tell stories, talk in silly voices, and make me laugh. You are a great brother, son, grandson, great-grandson, husband, friend, and a VERY special uncle.
Hope you have a VERY special day today! We love you THIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIS MUCH!
Monday, August 3, 2009
Little gym and little steps
We've been busy this weekend! It started with the Little Gym. I was so excited to find this place. We went to our first class and loved it! Maddy was very independent and wanted to explore everything in the gym...as you can see. She loved "climbing wall" and the bars. She made friends with a few other little kiddos and she can't wait to see them next Saturday!
Then we went swimming at a friend's pool since ours was locked for cleaning. Logan thought this shirt was the perfect cover up for Maddy. GOOOOOO FROGS!
Last, but not least we finally got some "good" shots of Maddy walking. We have more, but the camera is the easiest, fastest way to load them on the blog...so here is what we have right now! She is still "toddling" (of course), but is very busy!
She is in bed now and I might be soon too! Good night!
Then we went swimming at a friend's pool since ours was locked for cleaning. Logan thought this shirt was the perfect cover up for Maddy. GOOOOOO FROGS!
Last, but not least we finally got some "good" shots of Maddy walking. We have more, but the camera is the easiest, fastest way to load them on the blog...so here is what we have right now! She is still "toddling" (of course), but is very busy!
She is in bed now and I might be soon too! Good night!
Monday, July 27, 2009
The boy was away, so the girls must play
This is a backtrack post, but I had to write about our fun weekend up north from a week ago. After we dropped Logan off for the mission trip, Maddy and I drove up to see Jane (and Juno and Stewie.)
Marme and Jimbo came to Aunt Jane's house on their way into town. We stayed with them the next night at the ranch.
Maddy had lots of fun playing with Juno through the window and chewing on her toys when I wasn't looking. She loved chasing Stewie, although he really wasn't a huge fan of it.
After a trip to TCBC we made the grandparents tour. Walker? Check! Stanton? Check! Taylor? Check! We saw them all!
At Granny and Grandad's Ruby helped Maddy play with baby dolls and Granny's horse collection. She "arranged" all of the magazines on the coffee table and helped Grandad throw away a few magazines he had in mind for Jimbo.
We had a hard time getting everyone to smile at once.
Speaking of Ruby...hasn't she just turned into such a little lady. She is going to hit double digits in September! Can you believe it?! I love this shot I got of her.
Maddy, again, had lots of fun chasing Grandpa's puppy, Sammie, all of over the kitchen. Sammie likes to howl (like all Beagles do), but Maddy wasn't too fond of that. So she admired her from the window some more.
Grandpa also had some pretty green grass that we just couldn't pass up. Maddy was ready for a nap, so the pictures weren't that great, but oh well!
Then, last but not least, we got to see Mama Joyce. (What a beauty she is! There is a reason I kept that J. in my name and she is it! I sign my name at least 8-10 times a day for patient reports and such and each time I do, I get to think of the amazing woman whose name I get to carry on!) Maddy likes to "tidy" up Mama Joyce's papers on her foot rest. She puts things on the floor, picks them up, and then does it all over again. What a good little helper.
Back at the ranch...Maddy got to swing with Jimbo...of course.
We made it back to SA just in time to start my first full week of work. Now, Daddy is home and we're pretty excited to have him here, healthy, and happy.
Marme and Jimbo came to Aunt Jane's house on their way into town. We stayed with them the next night at the ranch.
Maddy had lots of fun playing with Juno through the window and chewing on her toys when I wasn't looking. She loved chasing Stewie, although he really wasn't a huge fan of it.
After a trip to TCBC we made the grandparents tour. Walker? Check! Stanton? Check! Taylor? Check! We saw them all!
At Granny and Grandad's Ruby helped Maddy play with baby dolls and Granny's horse collection. She "arranged" all of the magazines on the coffee table and helped Grandad throw away a few magazines he had in mind for Jimbo.
We had a hard time getting everyone to smile at once.
Speaking of Ruby...hasn't she just turned into such a little lady. She is going to hit double digits in September! Can you believe it?! I love this shot I got of her.
Maddy, again, had lots of fun chasing Grandpa's puppy, Sammie, all of over the kitchen. Sammie likes to howl (like all Beagles do), but Maddy wasn't too fond of that. So she admired her from the window some more.
Grandpa also had some pretty green grass that we just couldn't pass up. Maddy was ready for a nap, so the pictures weren't that great, but oh well!
Then, last but not least, we got to see Mama Joyce. (What a beauty she is! There is a reason I kept that J. in my name and she is it! I sign my name at least 8-10 times a day for patient reports and such and each time I do, I get to think of the amazing woman whose name I get to carry on!) Maddy likes to "tidy" up Mama Joyce's papers on her foot rest. She puts things on the floor, picks them up, and then does it all over again. What a good little helper.
Back at the ranch...Maddy got to swing with Jimbo...of course.
We made it back to SA just in time to start my first full week of work. Now, Daddy is home and we're pretty excited to have him here, healthy, and happy.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
While you were out...
While Logan was on his way home today, Maddy and I explored a bit of the city we hadn't seen yet...and Maddy got a haircut. That's right, her FIRST hair cut ever! She hopped right in her little black car, started watching "Baby Einstein" and was set.
Here is her before...
Here is Maddy after! Those bangs don't hang down so far now and we can see her pretty eyes!
After driving around for about an hour to find a park with shade AND swings (the two aren't found together easily) we decided to just head out the the Castle Hills area to "explore." I haven't spent much time there and I decided there had to be something we hadn't seen yet. Boy were we right!
Burger Bistro had a sand box/play area that was so much fun! And a balloon lady! And Maddy ate for free! This was the first time I have seen Maddy in a sandbox and she LOVED it!
She made her a ladybuy to match her bib. Does she know us or what?!
Hard at work in the sand.
Then we made our way to HEB Plus! Why have we lived here for a year and never been there. It was so great! I found this little wonder there. (Yes, I've seen it at other places, but we couldn't leave empty-handed!)
Here's a little video of the bubble maker in action.
By the way, Logan is sick. He drove about 10 hours today with a lot of sickness! Please say a little prayer for him that he can get some rest from his trip get better too.
Here is her before...
Here is Maddy after! Those bangs don't hang down so far now and we can see her pretty eyes!
After driving around for about an hour to find a park with shade AND swings (the two aren't found together easily) we decided to just head out the the Castle Hills area to "explore." I haven't spent much time there and I decided there had to be something we hadn't seen yet. Boy were we right!
Burger Bistro had a sand box/play area that was so much fun! And a balloon lady! And Maddy ate for free! This was the first time I have seen Maddy in a sandbox and she LOVED it!
She made her a ladybuy to match her bib. Does she know us or what?!
Hard at work in the sand.
Then we made our way to HEB Plus! Why have we lived here for a year and never been there. It was so great! I found this little wonder there. (Yes, I've seen it at other places, but we couldn't leave empty-handed!)
Here's a little video of the bubble maker in action.
By the way, Logan is sick. He drove about 10 hours today with a lot of sickness! Please say a little prayer for him that he can get some rest from his trip get better too.
Friday, July 17, 2009
The search goes on...
So....as you can assume by the title, the house is not ours after all. It's a long story and I'm sure I'll explain it to you some time, but for now we will continue our search and just keep praying for the right one. We've been a little bummed out (as you can imagine), but we're doing better now. Our realtor is on speed dial now so as soon as something new comes about, we'll go see it I'm sure.
Please keep us in your prayers as we continue the search and as Logan travels to New Mexico with the Senior High students from church this week!
Please keep us in your prayers as we continue the search and as Logan travels to New Mexico with the Senior High students from church this week!
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Accepted!
They actually accepted our offer! This is Maddy and Logan walking into view the house we hopefully will finalize in purchasing very soon. We visited it yesterday and I just knew we needed to put the offer in very soon. Luckily we did because there was another offer out there and we outbid them by just a hair. The realtor called us this evening and told us that our offer had been accepted and we will get the ball rolling on things now. Please pray that everything falls into place since Logan is leaving on Saturday for a week!
This isn't a great picture, but I knew I needed to share it for anyone that reads this. Click here for more pictures!
Here are the ones that got away....
The Tree House...there were so many amazing trees here that we just loved, but they didn't love our offer. :o(
The Tile House...this house had amazing Mexican tile all throughout it just like my parent's old house in Mineral Wells. I guess it will be someone else's job to find all the perfect rugs for that house. Oh well!
This isn't a great picture, but I knew I needed to share it for anyone that reads this. Click here for more pictures!
Here are the ones that got away....
The Tree House...there were so many amazing trees here that we just loved, but they didn't love our offer. :o(
The Tile House...this house had amazing Mexican tile all throughout it just like my parent's old house in Mineral Wells. I guess it will be someone else's job to find all the perfect rugs for that house. Oh well!
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Ladybug Birthday Party!
There are so many pictures to post for Maddy's birthday and just not enough time to wait on silly Blogger to post them. Here are some of the best ones and I will post more to Facebook. We had an amazing time enjoying Mary's amazing fruit creations, ladybug strawberries, wearing ladybug antennae headbands, watching Maddy eat her cake, busting the pinata and just having a good ole time. I was so grateful to my mom and dad for hosting the party and for everyone who came out. And, thanks to everyone who took pictures, especially Jane and Cari! Thanks again to everyone for making it such a special day for our little (one year-old) Maddy Bug!
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