Apparently, I have dimentia, since I keep blogging about the same things over and over....duh!
Or maybe that's just a sign that not enough actually goes on in my life, I have the same things being repeated over and over again. Even though I feel busy most of the time...hmmm.
Anyway, it's 8:40. The kids are in bed, the living room, computer room and dining room are picked up, and I have no idea where Nate is. I tried to reach him a few times today, to no avail. They started summer hours this week, open til 7 on weekdays, 6 on Saturdays, but as Esther brought up with ill feelings the other day, the way the Douglasville store works is that intead of locking the doors promptly at closing time, they let people keep coming in, and wait until the last customer has left to actually close. I think it's good business. Kind of sucks for the employees, but good business.

We are having Easter dinner over at Nate's house Sunday late afternoon. I am making rolls, a vegetable dish, and maybe a dessert. I haven't decided yet. One year I made a super cute bunny cake with coconut all over it for fur, twizzlers for whiskers, m + m's for eyes, nose and mouth, and chiclets for teeth. It was beyond adorable. I usually get all excited about doing an easter egg hunt for the kids, but this year, for some reason, I don't feel any peace about doing that. I think we will still dye eggs, but no candy or hunt. I am excited to dress them up, though, if I can just find Grace's little lavender hat. I got her the cutest dress, it is so adorable, and the boys will wear the ties they picked out last year. The best, most inspiring salvation message I have ever heard was done by Pastor Carl two years ago on Easter. Last year I was in the nursery, but I am looking forward to the service this year.

I asked my mother in law tonight about her watching the boys during the day so I could go out to Colorado to see my friend and possibly be with her while she delivers. I still haven't checked into tickets. I know it is a long shot, but if Karen says yes, I will see about going. I will take her negative answer as a definite closing of that door. She's thinking about it, and will get back to me. I do hope it works out, but I won't be terribly disappointed if not, it just won't have been meant to be.

Well, I should go, I have laundry to put away, and I might try Nate again. Happy Friday!

Okay, I refuse to start every post with a revisitation of why I don't post that often. I just don't anymore, that's all. There, now I have set my psyche to rest. :P It's been a busy week. I went Tuesday morning to run some errands, including buying paint for the bathrooms from Lowe's. It's a beautiful color called "spring spirits." Translation: light green. It was totally one that just caught my eye, I picked up the paint card, fell in love with the color, went completely against my nature and just trusted my first instinct and didn't deliberate or think who would like what color better, I just knew I liked it, and bought it. I think it will look so pretty with the Southern Living bathroom set I got, too!! I am so excited to have it done. I also have my wallpaper for the dining room to put up, but Nate hasn't had time to help me do it yet, and it's definitely a two person job. We talked about colors of paint for the living room and hallway, too, but that will defnitely be a bigger project. I soooo need to do some realy spring cleaning, like washing walls, dusting high corners, scrubbing cabinets and doors, etc. I think I might ask Karen if she could watch the kids some Saturday morning, that would work out well if she could.

I need to take pictures of George with his Awana grand prix car. He won first place for design, (tied along with two other boys) and second place for speed. He was so excited with his ribbons. Nate helped him make a Buzz Lightyear. It looks really cool. Buzz is in the front window and the little three eyed aliens from Toy Story are waving from the sides. We wrote "To Infinity... and Beyond!" on the doors, and George wanted to write "Star Command" on the back.

Women @ Home has moved again. I was a little disappointed not to be able to go see all the old posts and all, but we'll make new ones. I can't imagine the work the admins must have done just to get the new board set up again so soon, and how disheartening that they just had to do it a while ago when the first board crashed. I think it's one of those I didn't really know how much it meant to me until I thought of it not being there anymore, kind of things. I kept meaning to actually copy and print what everyone was so gracious to write about me when I was the w@h woman of the week on Wednesday or whatever. I couldn't believe how generous people were with what they said, it was amazing, humbling and really really treasured by me. Oh well, at least I still have the memories, and the knowledge that "You like me!!You really, really like me!!" :P

Anyway, I must go, on to better things, or at least different ones. :) Happy Thursday!

It's Thursday morning. I need to go buy bread because we are going to Douglasville to have a picnic with the Calkins at Hunter Park and well, I just gave our last two pieces of bread to the boys as toast, and poor planning me, doesn't have enough time to make any before we have to leave. I have felt a bit nauseated since yesterday afternoon. That has nothing to do with the first statement at all. Hmm, I'd better do bullets, you can get away with having no continuity in your thoughts better that way:

*I need a haircut. Like, badly. I'm starting to look Amish with split ends.
*Grace is finally, finally walking more than she is crawling.
*I am seriously considering going about 7 states away to be a doula at the birth of my friend's third child in a few weeks.
*I really want to teach Cubbies next year in Awana, only so it gets done better.
*That's not a real gracious statement, but still true.
*Nate and George worked on George's Grand Prix car Monday when he took half the day off
*George wanted a lion car, but has settled for a race car since Nate had no idea how to do a lion.
*Nate wanted to put a little Brown's Pools logo on the car, but I wouldn't let him.
*I was so proud of Nate yesterday, he really addressed some issues with people that needed to be addressed, even though he hates conflict. He did a great job.
*The boys are watching "Toy Story 1" for about the 47th time since we got it from the library last week.
*Grace woke up at 5:30 to nurse and is sleeping still right now.
*My brother in law had a court date a few days ago, and has his second in a few weeks.
*He is thinking of joining the military, and I don't think it will be good for him. at all...
*My other brother in law is graduating from high school in a few weeks.
*I talked to my brother Dan on Saturday.
*I should call David.
*I should email my grandparents.
*I am thinking of getting an elliptical machine.
*I think Cheri is an absolute beautiful genius.
*Misty and her whole family are sick, but hopefully getting better now.
*I wore shorts two days this week.
*I put a skirt on for the fun of it on Saturday, and when Nate got home, he decided to take me out on a date!!!! It was wonderful!!!
*I am so not "ready" for the busy season, but I am getting there.
*Nate didn't get home until 9 on Tuesday, and won't be home til probably later than that tonight
*The Newnan store preparations are going forward, though :)
*Esther is in Disney World right now, and I am jealous :P
*We still have the Happy Birthday sign up from Karen's birthday party last Friday night. It was the Hot Wheels one I got for Ian's birthday last year.
*I want to get Ian a Thomas track for his birthday this year.
*George is doing great reading, and has started reading words he sees all over the place.
*Ian is starting to try to say letter sounds, mimicing George and it's so cute.
*My hot tub is empty right now. Nate drained it on Monday and hasn't cleaned and refilled it yet. :(
*I had ordered border for Grace's room, they sent the wrong one, I sent it back, got the right one, and now I wish I had the first one. The room is painted a light lavender. The border is light greens, with a thin light blue edge. I thought it had more colors in it, like the lavender, but it doesn't really, and now I don't know what to do to get the wall to match the border. I'm stumped.
*I got my wallpaper from country house, though for the dining room, and I love it!!!
*Now I just have to get Nate to help me put it up. Maybe Sunday.
*My mother's birthday is on Saturday. I sent her present already, but my printer is broken, so I haven't been able to make her a card.
*I found Psalm 116:9 in Hebrew and I so want to get the first part of it tattooed on my foot.
*Ian has finally started communicating verbally a bit more since completely regressing while he was sick.
*Grace has started throwing temper tantrums. Face on the floor, high pitched screaming ones. I can't help but laugh at her.
*I can't wait to paint my house!!! Spring Spirits in the bathroom, Ponderosa Pine three feet up in the living room, then the rest of the walls and hallway a coffee color.
*I so need to start working out again. I'm running out of excuses for not doing it!!
*Okay, I have to go. Happy Thursday!!! :)