Tagged

Ok, so Diana tagged me to do the 8 things lists. So, here goes nothing-

8 THINGS I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO:
1. Kaitlyn being out of school
2. people coming to visit
3. Jude being weaned
4. Saturday Markets (I love going to the Farmer's Market)
5. Emma learning to read
6. summer weather
7. Being able to go to a farm and pick our own fruit
8. Our trip to Glacier

8 THINGS I DID YESTERDAY
1. Woke up
2. Got a shower
3. Trip to Holland Lake
4. Hiked up a mountain to the top of a waterfall (4 miles roundtrip)
5. Canoed with Emma and Kaitlyn
6. Had a picnic lunch by the lake
7. Drove through a really pretty neighborhood
8. Hung out last night alone with my Hubby for awhile (Jude was present for some of it, but then he finally passed out)

8 THINGS I WISH I COULD DO
1. Sew with my sewing machine
2. find a work at home job
3. get my kids to play nicely for more than a few minutes at a time
4. finish my Bible study and start a new one
5. keep up better with my blog
6. learn to always enjoy/savor the moment
7. slow down time so we could spend more time with our kids at each stage of their lives
8. Stop worrying

8 SHOWS I WATCH
1. Chuck
2. SNL
3. NCIS
4. Monk
5. Big Brother
6. The Mentalist
7. The Office
8. Out of the Wild

8 PEOPLE I TAG
1. Kristen
2. Diana
3. Mom
4. April
5. Amber
6. Gina
7. Bertie
8. Vanessa

Friday Five

1. Monday we went to eat lunch at the park by Jarrod's office. The kids had a lot of fun playing and they got to hang out wiht their Daddy.

2. Tuesday we found out that we have no AC, so I went out and bought 2 tower fanc that work great (even thought my Husband said they wouldn't work at all)

3. Jarrod used our green leaf lettuce in a salad this week and said it was good. So, atleast one of our plants is in use right now. I am soooo ready for the other stuff to start blooming and producing. SHould be July/August

4. Tonight is movie night and we are going to watch Bedtime Stories. I'll let you know what I think about it later.

5. This weekend is Memorial weekend, so we get Jarrod for an extra day which will be nice, we've been missing him. I think we're going to some lake and I'd like to go tour the local breweries. No, I don't like beer at all, but it sounds like fun.

I'll update on the Memorial Weekend festivities and the movie later.

Etsy Shop

My friend Bertie just opened an etsy shop called a la frou frou. She has started making and selling aprons for little girls. They are sooooo cute. I will definitely be getting some for my girls. They would make great b-day gifts or if you shop early fro Xmas like me you could get them and stash them. They are very reasonably priced for being handmade. Go check them out-

http://www.alafroufrou.etsy.com

Busy Weekend

Well, we have had a busy weekend. Yesterday Jarrod went for a run and then we wetn to the Farmer's Market (by the river-not the one by the Xs) and to Localfest. I got some broccoli, eggplant and green leaf lettuce at the Farmer's Market and some to-go ware bamboo utensils at localfest. Then, we came home planted our veggies snd rested before we went over to the Krieg's. The kids played and watched movies while the adults hung out and played some Texas Hold'em. Don't ever take all your bosses wife's chips...it may not have gone over too well.We got home REALLY late and I am exhausted. But, now we are heading out to go to Pattee Canyon and to try and trade some books at the Book Exchange.

friends and fitness

Well, as most of you now from a previous post I have been doing a real good job of not keeping up with old friends. I don't want to say I didn't like high school, but I didn't. Way too much drama and girls are mean. But, you learn from past mistakes (like telling a friend you like a guy b/c sure enough the next day they'll be dating and making out in the stairwell). Thankfully I don't keep in touch with those old "friends". But, I did find a friend on facebook that I truly liked and was always a kind person. Her name is Bertie. She has 3 beautiful kids (2 boys and a girl) and she looks great! I WISH I looked as good as she does. Jarrod says I do, but I'm not feeling it yet. Still have my old jeans to get back into after Jude. But anyway, she is telling everyone her secrets on her fitness blog. I've been checking it out (You KNOW I'm a Blog Stalker) and she has some good stuff on there. Every Friday she has a prize giveaway. So, you should definitely get over to her site. I put it on my sidebar in the links. My fave ex. video she has is the Plyometric one. I don't have all the cool fitness stuff at home (no balls or bands here) and that video uses your own body to burn fat and build muscle. AWESOME! So, I'm plugging away here......GO CHECK IT OUT! and then comment back here and let me know what you think.

Thankful Thursday

Things I am Thankful for:

1. Yummy sushi. I got veggie sushi and california rolls today for my dinner. It was soooo yummy.

2. A wonderful husband who took the time to have boy time in the garage and play with all the balls we own. He is now reading the girls a bed time story while Jude runs around and pretends to listen.

3. The Saturday Farmer's Markets. We got some great plants-lunch box tomatoes, pineapple mint, lemon thyme and lavender. We also got some cool recycled mugs and a bench for our front porch made out of scraps from log cabins. Then we went to Lowes to get dirt and some strawberry plants. I can wait for the strawberries and tomatoes to bear fruit. We are going to check out the other market this weekend and see what we can find.

4. David Rios Tiger Spice Chai Tea. The best stuff ever! I haven't found it up here yet, but I will figure something out.

5. Friends. Friends that read your blog and comment just so you know they care.

6. Recipe sites. Found a great chocolate peanut butter cake I'm going to make Jarrod for Father's Day. I can't wait. It looks soooo good!

7. My kids. They can be sooo sweet and soooo rotten all at the same time. But, I love them. So far the cute sweet times outnumber the rotten ones =)

8. A loving God that loves us all no matter what!

Death

On Saturday, Emma told me she didn't want to die, ever. When I asked her why she said that she never wanted to die because she didn't know what would happen after she did. Today she even asked if she would get to meet Papa in heaven and if we would still be a family. So, this is what I told her on Sat.- nobody really knows what to expect, so it's ok for her to wonder and today I told her that we would definitely still be a family in heaven. My FIL did tell me one time that we would not know each other in heaven which I hope is not true because I want to know my kids and my husband when I see them in heaven. But, I'd never tell my kids they won't know who their Mommy is.
So, on Saturday night we talked about Hebrews 2:10-18 and the preacher covered how we should not fear death and how in verse 15 it says that Jesus died to free us from our lifetime of bondage in our fear of death. I guess I get it, but I still fear death because I don't want to leave my family and like my 5 year old, I don't know what to expect. It's the unknown that keeps me worried.
So, I guess my question is do you fear death?