Monday, June 30, 2008
I got pampered!
This is me, happy after an awesome day of pampering. I took the boys to daycare, then headed over to the salon. I had a manicure, pedicure, and a massage. Then I had lunch at the cheesecake factory with Dave. I had salmon and mashed potatoes with asparagus. Then we finished it off with Dulce De Leche cheesecake and I had coffee. I then got to shop by myself for a few hours. I really had no idea what to do. I love Christmas in July! Maybe I should always save a gift certificate from Christmas for the summer! What a wonderful day.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
blogaholic
Ok so i am very much addicted to the computer. I tracked today how many things I check on a regular basis. Here is my typical list.
http://mandyfarris.blogspot.com
www.moneysavingmom.com
www.hotcouponworld.com
http://truthinpolitics.contentquake.com
www.thegrocerygame.com
www.afullcup.com
www.cincymoms.com (this one i sometimes get lost in)
www.hotmail.com
www.yahoo.com
www.deadlyviper.org
www.flowerdust.net
www.facebook.com( this one i get lost in as well)
www.myspace.com
www.craigslist.com
Ok- so these are the usuals give or take a few and then on a bad day it goes on into tons more coupon sites to print them and more blogs if I get lost. Its sad , I know. Its a sickness!
6 month check-up
Thomas went for his 6 month check-up today. He did great. He is almost 29 inches long (75%)and weighs 16 1/2 pounds (25%).His head was is the 75% as well. He did have to get 4 shots though. Big brother tried not to let him but he had to anyway. Here is a picture of his battle wounds. He is still being pretty good tonight despite.
J man loves to shower
Jeremiah loves to shower. He asks to take one every single day. Today I was in the bathroom too so I watched him. He used about every product in there. 1st he washed his hair with my Garnier Fructis shampoo because he says it smells like green apple. Then he used conditioner, so it would be soft. Then he put shaving cream on his face, cause Daddy does it. Then he used his Johnson's & Johnson's wash cloth to clean his body (& face). Then he used this body wash of mine that has scrubbies in it, so he cleaned his feet with that so they would be soft and smell good. Then he got out and put on Dave's deodorant and lotioned his entire body up. He wanted product for his hair as well, but I wouldn't let him have that. He is so funny, but hey, at least he is clean!!!
Monday, June 23, 2008
A good weekend
We had a great weekend. We were supposed to go camping with the middle school. Much to my dismay, it was cancelled since Indiana is partially under water. So, we went to the lake with some friends. They have two really nice jet skis so Dave and Jeremiah had a lot of fun with that. (I am still terrified from the time 9 years ago that Dave threw me off of one going 60 mph. It was so painful.) We ate on the way home at the Tasty Freeze. It was so greasy and so delicious. We got fried pickles, onion rings, fries, hamburgers and I got this Gianormous pork tenderloin sandwich. It was the biggest piece of meat I have ever seen on one bun. It was nice and greasy too. Then they all got ice cream to. You cant go to Tasty Freeze and not get ice cream.
Saturday we had a fun day at the pool and then at home. We went to church, too. We have issues getting Jeremiah to go to class sometimes. This weekend was no different. It started storming half way through church so Dave goes in and gets Jeremiah out of class and they go outside and sit and watch the storm. Then about 15 minutes later, he took him back to class. We all like to watch storms. It was good times.
Sunday, Dave went to church and we vegged out and didnt. We did go to youth group that night, though. It was fun.
Then, now its Monday so I worked and the boys had school. A friend told us we should try to give Jeremiah a picture of us and see if he did any better. He did. Once i got home tonight I asked him how he did. He said "better since I had your picture to see you all day." Awww, how sweet! Thomas, for me is a lay me down and let me sleep kind of boy, but at school, he cries in the crib until they pick him up and rock and then he is out. I dont get that. Why wont he let me rock him to sleep more.
Anyway, one more day of work this week and then next week they go Monday and Wednesday. I actually work Wednesday and Friday though. Monday, they go to school and I go the spa. Yay!!! I cant wait. Dave got me a certificate for Christmas that I havent used yet, but finally am using. Yay, for manicures, pedicures and massages!!! Woo hoo! I'll keep you posted.
Saturday we had a fun day at the pool and then at home. We went to church, too. We have issues getting Jeremiah to go to class sometimes. This weekend was no different. It started storming half way through church so Dave goes in and gets Jeremiah out of class and they go outside and sit and watch the storm. Then about 15 minutes later, he took him back to class. We all like to watch storms. It was good times.
Sunday, Dave went to church and we vegged out and didnt. We did go to youth group that night, though. It was fun.
Then, now its Monday so I worked and the boys had school. A friend told us we should try to give Jeremiah a picture of us and see if he did any better. He did. Once i got home tonight I asked him how he did. He said "better since I had your picture to see you all day." Awww, how sweet! Thomas, for me is a lay me down and let me sleep kind of boy, but at school, he cries in the crib until they pick him up and rock and then he is out. I dont get that. Why wont he let me rock him to sleep more.
Anyway, one more day of work this week and then next week they go Monday and Wednesday. I actually work Wednesday and Friday though. Monday, they go to school and I go the spa. Yay!!! I cant wait. Dave got me a certificate for Christmas that I havent used yet, but finally am using. Yay, for manicures, pedicures and massages!!! Woo hoo! I'll keep you posted.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
allergy testing
We went to the allergy doctor today and has some testing done. Jeremiahs did come back positive to egg yolk, egg whites, black walnuts, and corn. We eat walnuts a lot and corn very often, so those were shockers. We thought the blood test was just a false positive, but the skin test confirm it, so we are now avoiding them, as well as all other tree nuts, just in case. Next year we will recheck Jeremiah for all tree nuts and hopefully he will not be allergic to anymore nuts.
Thomas showed up allergic to milk & peanuts. I go for peanut allergy teaching with the nurse practitioner in a few weeks. He wasn't allergic to soy, wheat, or dogs. We will be slowly switching him over now to soy formula. It is nice to be able to do that since we are no longer eligible for WIC and we used our last of it in June. It is so cool to see how God works things out. The cost of soy is about 1/4 that of the Alimentum. The hypoallergenic we have been using the past 5 months are $26 for a 16 oz can and the soy can be found as low as $12 for a 32 oz can. That is awesome.
God is good! Why do we ever doubt him?!?!
Yay, we are done with testing for now!
Thomas showed up allergic to milk & peanuts. I go for peanut allergy teaching with the nurse practitioner in a few weeks. He wasn't allergic to soy, wheat, or dogs. We will be slowly switching him over now to soy formula. It is nice to be able to do that since we are no longer eligible for WIC and we used our last of it in June. It is so cool to see how God works things out. The cost of soy is about 1/4 that of the Alimentum. The hypoallergenic we have been using the past 5 months are $26 for a 16 oz can and the soy can be found as low as $12 for a 32 oz can. That is awesome.
God is good! Why do we ever doubt him?!?!
Yay, we are done with testing for now!
Monday, June 16, 2008
some freebies for ya
Free Schick Intuition Plus Razor and more!
Get a free Schick Intuition Plus razor here. (Make sure to check the box to request the razor.)
More freebies:
Get a free sample of Pup-Peroni here.
Get a free 30 day supply of Purina dog or cat food by calling 1-800-521-6300 (it's a simple survey and is an automated call).
See more pet freebies here.
Free Redbox movie code for today: S8U5N2
Free bowling for kids all Summer (I've posted this before, but wanted to mention it again for those who may have missed it.)
Free GE Caulk samples (Thanks, Michelle!)
Free Pull-Ups Potty Training DVD (I've heard that this is not very in-depth and mostly talks about using Pull-Ups, I've not seen it myself, though.Thanks, Rachel!)
Friday, June 13, 2008
Happy Father's Day Dave
I have the best husband a girl could ask for. He is great. I created this video for him for father's day just to show him how much we love him and appreciate all he does for us.
He is pretty much the best dad EVER as well!!!
(what is hilarious to me is that I had the microphone on and you can hear me at the very beginning of the video on the phone as I was working on this-haha- who knew)
He is pretty much the best dad EVER as well!!!
(what is hilarious to me is that I had the microphone on and you can hear me at the very beginning of the video on the phone as I was working on this-haha- who knew)
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Princess Fiona and Shrek
We dressed up as Princess Fiona and Shrek for our volunteer appreciation dinner a few weeks ago. It was a lot of fun.
1st bath together and then...
We attempted our first bath together. It was ok, but we had to use the Bumbo seat so Thomas floated around and wasn't really very happy! After that we went back to the sink, which was much easier.
Yay- for teeth (picture)
you can barely see them. The picture is a little fuzzy as well,
but they are there: 2 bottom teeth
Sunday, June 8, 2008
71% addicted
http://www.oneplusyou.com/bb/blog_addiction
i knew i was addicted to blogging but chose to see just how much.
71% to be exact.
Not as bad as it could be i guess!
see about yourself.
i knew i was addicted to blogging but chose to see just how much.
71% to be exact.
Not as bad as it could be i guess!
see about yourself.
Price is WRONG
this is so funny. You guys have to go watch this on youtube. Poor girl!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fheBZBuXKJc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fheBZBuXKJc
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Calm before the storm
This weekend has been nice. It has been like a vacation. We came to Louisville for the weekend and stayed in a hotel. It was great fun. It is so nice not having anywhere to be or do. We just hung out and swam and went shopping with no agenda and no place to have to be. The hotel we are in just opened up 3 weeks ago. So it still smells like paint and carpet. That is nice because I am freaked out about hotels now that bedbugs are such an ordeal. I cant even imagine that. Yuck!!!
We went to church at Northside. It was fun. They have close to 5000 people. There were probably close to 800 adults in the service we went to at 4pm. Our executive Jason used to work there. It was nice. Thomas went to class but Jeremiah stayed with us in service. Imagine that!
Dave flies out in the morning to go to Dallas and then Houston. He will be gone til Friday night late. I just took off from work this week. I am just not ready to take the kids to daycare and go to work with him being out of town. So far they have just stayed with Dave while I worked. Next week though once Dave gets back, we start the daycare.
Thomas has his first swimming experience tonight. The pool here is heated. He really liked it.
He was so constipated today. I fed him prunes for dinner hoping that would help. We finally did have poop but it was hard and looked really painful. Poor guy. He is out cold now. All that swimming and pooping is hard work for a little guy. We head out in the morning back to Cincy and then a long week! I'll try to get pictures on this week.
We went to church at Northside. It was fun. They have close to 5000 people. There were probably close to 800 adults in the service we went to at 4pm. Our executive Jason used to work there. It was nice. Thomas went to class but Jeremiah stayed with us in service. Imagine that!
Dave flies out in the morning to go to Dallas and then Houston. He will be gone til Friday night late. I just took off from work this week. I am just not ready to take the kids to daycare and go to work with him being out of town. So far they have just stayed with Dave while I worked. Next week though once Dave gets back, we start the daycare.
Thomas has his first swimming experience tonight. The pool here is heated. He really liked it.
He was so constipated today. I fed him prunes for dinner hoping that would help. We finally did have poop but it was hard and looked really painful. Poor guy. He is out cold now. All that swimming and pooping is hard work for a little guy. We head out in the morning back to Cincy and then a long week! I'll try to get pictures on this week.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
We have teeth
Thomas has his first 2 teeth. One came in over the weekend and the other came in on Monday. They are the lower 2 middle ones. I tried and tried to get a picture so when i do get one I will post it, until then just a random picture of today.
Monday, June 2, 2008
My thoughts on What about Sex- by Andy Stanley
I love Andy Stanley. He is my favorite preacher. I love to hear his sermons and then to write notes on them. Here are my notes on the sermon about sex if you are interested.
What about sex- by Andy Stanley.
1Thessalonians 4:
V1- FINALLY, BROTHERS, WE INSTRUCTED YOU HOW TO LIVE IN ORDER TO PLEASE GOD, AS IN FACT YOU ARE LIVING. NOW WE ASK YOU AND URGE YOU IN THE LORD JESUS TO DO THIS MORE AND MORE.
V2-FOR YOU KNOW WHAT INSTRUCTIONS WE GAVE YOU BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE LORD JESUS
V3-IT IS GOD'S WILL THAT YOU SHOULD BE SANCTIFIED: THAT YOU SHOULD AVOID SEXUAL IMMORALITY;
Santified =conformed to the image of Jesus Christ
Sexual sin causes you to put up a front.
What we do with people we eventually do with God.
PURITY PAVES THE WAY TO INTIMACY!
MORAL PURITY LEADS TO INTIMACY.
What you do now sets you up for your level of intimacy !
Sex outside of marriage reeks havic on your ability to enjoy true intimacy.
Sex has the ability to affect not only your body, but also your heart, mind and soul.
V4THAT EACH OF YOU SHOULD LEARN TO CONTROL HIS OWN BODY IN A WAY THAT IS HOLY AND HONORABLE, Our body deserves to be treated with respect.
It is precious! We need to control our body in a way that reflects the respect our body deserves.
Prolonged sexual sin causes us to chip away on the respect and value we should have for our body!)
Self- control comes from the holy spirit, not from self.
V5NOT IN PASSIONATE LUST LIKE THE HEATHEN, WHO DO NOT KNOW GOD;
V6- …NO ONE SHOULD WRONG HIS BROTHER OR TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HIM ( trespass or wrong your brother)
I am responsible for my moral conduct as well as how I influence you in your moral conduct.
Ex: The way women dress affects the men’s santification
We should push men toward God not push them away from Him by distracting them. We have power.
If we want to attract men for the right reasons, we need to attract them to our eyes. You can see someone’s soul through their eyes.
V7- FOR GOD DID NOT CALL US TO BE IMPURE. HE INVITED US TO LIVE A HOLY LIFE.
There is a relationship between your purity and your ability to see God.
V8- …THEREFORE HE WHO REJECTS THIS INSTRUCTION DOES NOT REJECT MAN, BUT GOD WHO GIVES YOU HIS HOLY SPIRIT.
God’s will for us is our sanctification!
4 ways to get back to here God can rebuild you:
1- embrace Gods standard ( realize sex is for married people ONLY)
2- confession to God and to the people you have hurt through your immorality
3- distance yourself from those things/people that cause you to sin
4- Truth- read/memorize scripture (LOTS of it) Truth clears up confusion. Truth brings healing and healing can lead to intimacy!
2 Corinthians 10-5- we are destroying speculation and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of God.
What about sex- by Andy Stanley.
1Thessalonians 4:
V1- FINALLY, BROTHERS, WE INSTRUCTED YOU HOW TO LIVE IN ORDER TO PLEASE GOD, AS IN FACT YOU ARE LIVING. NOW WE ASK YOU AND URGE YOU IN THE LORD JESUS TO DO THIS MORE AND MORE.
V2-FOR YOU KNOW WHAT INSTRUCTIONS WE GAVE YOU BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE LORD JESUS
V3-IT IS GOD'S WILL THAT YOU SHOULD BE SANCTIFIED: THAT YOU SHOULD AVOID SEXUAL IMMORALITY;
Santified =conformed to the image of Jesus Christ
Sexual sin causes you to put up a front.
What we do with people we eventually do with God.
PURITY PAVES THE WAY TO INTIMACY!
MORAL PURITY LEADS TO INTIMACY.
What you do now sets you up for your level of intimacy !
Sex outside of marriage reeks havic on your ability to enjoy true intimacy.
Sex has the ability to affect not only your body, but also your heart, mind and soul.
V4THAT EACH OF YOU SHOULD LEARN TO CONTROL HIS OWN BODY IN A WAY THAT IS HOLY AND HONORABLE, Our body deserves to be treated with respect.
It is precious! We need to control our body in a way that reflects the respect our body deserves.
Prolonged sexual sin causes us to chip away on the respect and value we should have for our body!)
Self- control comes from the holy spirit, not from self.
V5NOT IN PASSIONATE LUST LIKE THE HEATHEN, WHO DO NOT KNOW GOD;
V6- …NO ONE SHOULD WRONG HIS BROTHER OR TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HIM ( trespass or wrong your brother)
I am responsible for my moral conduct as well as how I influence you in your moral conduct.
Ex: The way women dress affects the men’s santification
We should push men toward God not push them away from Him by distracting them. We have power.
If we want to attract men for the right reasons, we need to attract them to our eyes. You can see someone’s soul through their eyes.
V7- FOR GOD DID NOT CALL US TO BE IMPURE. HE INVITED US TO LIVE A HOLY LIFE.
There is a relationship between your purity and your ability to see God.
V8- …THEREFORE HE WHO REJECTS THIS INSTRUCTION DOES NOT REJECT MAN, BUT GOD WHO GIVES YOU HIS HOLY SPIRIT.
God’s will for us is our sanctification!
4 ways to get back to here God can rebuild you:
1- embrace Gods standard ( realize sex is for married people ONLY)
2- confession to God and to the people you have hurt through your immorality
3- distance yourself from those things/people that cause you to sin
4- Truth- read/memorize scripture (LOTS of it) Truth clears up confusion. Truth brings healing and healing can lead to intimacy!
2 Corinthians 10-5- we are destroying speculation and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of God.
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