Yesterday was a productive day beginning to end. Have you ever noticed that some days are just like that? You get so much done and are on top of the world, while other days aren’t so much. I have what I like to call “clumsy days.” These are the days that I spend fixing things I break, and cleaning things I spill. All Day Long. You know, the days you wonder why you got out of bed, because your contribution to the universe is basically sitting at a 0%.

After my busy morning, I made it to prayer and on to all the errands on my list. I took that stupid fence back to Lowes. I am so thrilled that I won’t be hearing it bang against Izzy’s stroller ever again. While there I bought a cheap moderately priced weed eater because I cannot find the charger for our other one anywhere and I know it’s here. I know it is. Where would it go? I’m the only one who actively throws things away and I know that I would never throw it away. I hope not anyway. So guess what? Turns out Emelia loves to weed eat. She practically cried when I asked for a “turn.” She was a weed eating fool. It was a happy moment in my life. Bailey mowing, Emelia weed eating, Matt reading quietly inside. Izzy sleeping. Me orchestrating. All was well with the world.

Speaking of throwing things away… guess what I have planned today? Day one of “the emelia room project.” I could not dread any one thing more. Nope. I’d rather go in for back to back pap smears. I dread it that much. Her room can be clean one minute and then look like a bomb went off the next. My solution to this problem was to plan a few days to devote to the purging, cleaning, painting, and reorganization of her room. This is day 1. I’m not running in there to start even though I’m up at the crack of dawn. No way sister. I’m waiting until after I’ve had both caffeine and at least a cup of sugar. Maybe even some ibuprofen to soften the pain. These are the days you really wish you had the ability to twitch your nose and make it all go away, like Samantha on bewitched. Just once. A week.

So that’s my day. A lot of cleaning. I know that it will be worth it when the week comes to a close and it’s done and pretty and pink and clean. If she messes it up this time, she’s moving to the pantry. On second thought, I just got it organized… she’ll have to stay where she’s at. God love her.

Have a great Wednesday.

Shawna tagged me for this meme the other day!

1. Link your tagger and list the rules on the blog.
2. Share 7 facts about your kiddos on your blog…random, weird, funny…whatever you want!
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post
4. Don’t forget to let the tagged people know!

7 things about my kids:

1. Amanda has a 4.0. She is not any smarter than the others, she just has really good study skills and works hard in school. Grades are a priority with her and she will use an average of fifty index cards per test she is preparing for.
2. Bailey was named after mine and matt’s family. His first name is John after Matt, his dad and his dad. Bailey was my maiden name.
3. Emelia has a really strong personality. Probably the strongest of all four.
4. Isabelle loved to dance before her near drowning accident. If Sesame Street was on and had a song playing she was dancing. Matt used to turn up the music and they would shake their booties.
5. Amanda turns 18 this month. I am having trouble believing that!
6. Bailey is very tech-savvy. He can do almost anything with all his computers and game systems. He’s my go to guy :).
7. Emelia loves mashed potatoes more than any food in the world and when she is at Nini’s she requests them for breakfast.

I’m tagging:

Sandra

Sheryl

Amanda

Linda

Jodi

Nancy

Dawn

Week’s Weather mostly 90’s, windy, some rain & thunderstorms.

Sunday Sermon Joshua 24:15

Life lessons Turn off the tv and think about what you listen to.

Favorite Meal(s) chicken taco quiche, german food with Laura.

Treasured Moment(s) seeing Jackie Gore, lunch with Laura, swimming with church family!

Impacting News

National flooding in Missouri

Local woman burned and murdered.

Things I Read Jesus (Beth Moore), Bible

*Interesting Internet playing with facebook!

Talked with Jackie Gore, Laura, Miki, Melody and Julie.

Places We Went - vbs!… swimming at regional pool… german with laura

Budget Savers/Busters Buster: several trips made unnecessarily to edmond (with gas prices, definitely a buster!) Saver: n/a

Blessings my job doing cads. healthy kids. fun Summer days. great friends.

Challenges emelia’s room organization project (to be done this coming week!), getting it all done every day and having time to do something fun too.

Accomplishments caught up on work, made it another week

Family Happenings brought home ferret named Hank. (yes, a ferret!), a lot of the same… cooking, cleaning, running kids everywhere, church, playing, swimming, laughing, loving, and fun!

Photos:

There are so many posts the last few weeks about vacations. If you are looking for, say vacation packages Costa Rica, it is an amazing vacation destination for so many reasons, not least of which its proximity to the United States and the promise of its tag line: “No Artificial Ingredients.”

In 1986 Costa Rica became one of the first countries that established ecotourism as a model for development and remains a leader in sustainable tourism. Tourism has now surpassed coffee production as the largest economic driver. And key attractions includes the Costa Rica rain forest, jungle and beach resorts.

Costa Rica has two major airports: in the capital of San Jose, and in Liberia, gateway to the popular northwest beach resorts. Though a small country, a common error made by visitors is not allowing for the time it takes to navigate the country’s roads, getting from one part to another.

Check out Costa Rica!

Tackles before 8 a.m. this Tuesday…

1. shucked (sp?) and put away new corn in freezer from dad’s garden.
2. cleaned kitchen.
3. planted flowers.
4. watered flowers.
5. cleaned off sidewalk & driveway.
6. cleaned out from under kitchen sink and reorganized.
7. washed and folded a load of laundry.

I love getting things done early! For the rest of the day Amanda will be at work, I’m going to try to go to prayer this morning after I get Izzy fed breakfast and shower. I want to run to Lowes to return the stupid fence that is STILL IN THE BACK OF MY CAR! and need to drop off a bag of clothes Bailey purged somewhere… I need to run into Beauty supply to get several things and maybe Bath & Body before the sale ends… Kolhs? Too ambitious? maybe.

Have a great Tuesday!

Who doesn’t want to look younger? I have always been told I look younger than my age, but I know that eventually time will catch up with me. I dread that day. There is a new product called Ethocyn Skin Care, created by Chantal Burnison, that claims to increase your faces elastic fiber. The elastic fiber in your skin is said to be the “youth protein.” I could use a little youth protein right about now. The company has done millions and millions of dollars worth of research proving the claims they give. Ethocyn was designed to mimic, or simulate, the process that naturally occurs in young skin. Ethocyn is a competitive inhibitor — this means it blocks something from taking place. Ethocyn molecules, when applied topically to your skin, block what causes DHT-DHT receptor binding in skin cells allowing elastin production to continue. If you want to look younger, you might check it out!