I Heart Faces "Pets" photo challenge

This week the photo challenge at I Heart Faces is all about pets. I love me some pets so my photos of them are not in short supply. This one holds a very special place in my heart though. This little kitten had a hard delivery and when I found him he was barely alive and the mother cat had rejected him. I took him in and nursed him back to health. He spent the next week thriving like you would not believe. When he got healthy I let him back out with the rest of the cats. Unfortunately he ended up having more problems than I could take care of and he did not make it much longer. Broke my heart. He was a sweet, strong, brave boy and I will never forget our time together.


Go over to I Heart Faces for some more super sweet pets.

Germaphobe

When I was a kid I was messy. I don't have many memories of cleaning my room up. When I was like 9, my mom may have found an Easter basket stashed behind my t.v. It was like the end of June. And it was still full of boiled Easter eggs. Gross.
Sometimes I would come home from school to find my mom had cleaned and organized my whole room. It was wonderful. I would marvel at my shoes lined up perfectly in my closet. I just never have been an organizer. But I sure can appreciate it.
Of course as I got into my teen years things just got worse. But it was the clothes. The CLOTHES! Everywhere. You could not find anything in there without digging it out from under a mountain of clothes. And I'm pretty sure there was probably a week old glass of something in there too.
When I turned 18 I moved out with my friend Sarah. I think the trash went out maybe every other week. Maybe. The dishes never got done. Once I came home to Sarah's friend doing our dishes, they had gotten that bad.
Then I was a young mom. The CLOTHES! were still a problem. This time there was also a mountain of baby clothes. They are oh so tiny but still contribute greatly to the pile. And sometimes they were poopy. The dishes got done more but there was still an occasional sour bottle in the mix . Or a moldy sippy cup from under the couch. I got the trash out on most trash days but would still sometimes find a week old soggy pee diaper under that mountain of baby clothes under the crib.
I have been a mom for 10 years now. The dishes always get done. The trash is always at the curb. When my house is dirty it is so because of toys everywhere. And the CLOTHES! are still in piles and all over the floor. In my own kids rooms too. But I like clean. A lot. I know it has to do with growing up and maturing but really it has been a little extreme the last few years. I'm kindof a germaphobe these days. It feels strange and out of my element but I can't help it. I carry hand sanitizer in my purse and car. And use it every time I go anywhere. I sanitize my hands before I start the car every time we leave somewhere. At home I clean the toilet seats a few times a day. Clean the bathtub before I give my kids a bath. Run small plastic toys through the dishwasher. Don't let my kids share snacks with their friends. And slobber. Ew. I cant stand to see people put stuff in their mouths(babies not included), especially biting nails. That's gross. I then imagine every single thing they touch after that being contaminated. I wish everyone would wash their hands regularly.
Also having a four year old daughter who has to use the bathroom every. single. time. we go somewhere has proven to be a challenge. I think it's getting a little bit easier with time though. Maybe.
I just think it's weird that I am so terrified of germs. I don't know where it came from. And my house is still kind of messy. But its not dirty!

I Heart Faces "Yellow"

This weeks challenge at I Heart Faces is "Yellow". I thought I would have a hard time finding a photograph that qualified for the challenge but it turned out I had a hard time picking one. In the end I chose this one of my girl splashing around on one of our first hot days of the season. Welcome Summer.







Go check out all the other wonderful "Yellow" photos at I Heart Faces!

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Project 365 12

I'ts not my fault

So apparently we have "signal strength" issues with our internet since the Snow Storm. My internet can't even muster up the strength to upload a picture. Or do anything besides bring up the home page for that matter. But it's being resolved and I am getting back at it.

Project 365 11

I Heart Faces "Jump For Joy"

It's time for another I Heart Faces photography challenge. This week the theme is "Jump For Joy." So fun!


I took this one last month. Annabelle was dancing oh so gracefully. Which translates to about 5 big jump for joys in a row followed by something like a kick or a skip or spin.
It's breathtaking, really.
Go check out "I Heart Faces" to see some other Jumping photos or to enter your own!

A punch

I wonder if my intuition is trying to be heard. They always say just go with your gut. Is this the same thing? It's my gut alright.. But it feels a lot more like a punch straight to the gut than anything else. It's not literal pain like a punch would cause, but one big tight knot and it feels very uneasy. Its always there. Sometimes I am distracted by other things so its not so noticeable. But lately it's getting a lot tighter and I always know it's there. It's uncomfortable. I wish it would go away.
I have thought about just sleeping a lot so I wouldn't have to face it but I am a mom so that option is pretty much out. I know why it's there. And I think the only way to fix it would entail alot of changes. Some that are in my ability to change and some that I have given to God to help me with.
I think the most important thing is that I remember that it is NOT that bad no matter what my gut says. I am so blessed in so many ways. I don't want to lose sight of that . These times when my kids are young, I am young, these times are fleeting. I would hate to pass it by because I spent it all trying to sleep it away or waiting for the next day, for times to be better.


“Never ignore a gut feeling, but never believe that it's enough.” Robert Heller

Project 365 8

She's learning to write her name. It's a great distraction during Eli's basketball games.

Project 365 6

Super Joy the super preggers cat.

Project 365 5

Hold me closer tiny dancer

Project 365 4

Monster Jam 2010 aka Ayden's Happy Place

Project 365 3

My little mama.

Project 365 2

Isn't she lovely.

Day 1 Project 365

So I'm starting a Project 365. Here is my first entry.






We have had record amounts of snow this year here in Texas. It is just unreal. And we just had more. We seriously don't know how to handle it. It messes everything up. It's like a huge deal. The roads close down. People can't drive on it. Schools let out. We're stuck in the house. There will be 24 hour news coverage on it. It's even "Breaking News". But it's not all bad. Not at all.

This year we had a White Christmas. I hear it was the first one in 83 years for our area. And it was magical.
A couple of weeks ago we had the snowiest day EVER on record. I think we got like 8 inches or so. Made the biggest snowmen my kids have ever seen in real life. They will never ever forget this winter. I just wonder how long it will be until it happens again...

I Heart Faces "Hands-On Fun"

Annabelle and I like to do girl stuff when it's just us girls. When the brothers are at school and the Daddy is at work. Just us girls.
Yesterday she got out my makeup bag and asked to do makeovers. This is one of her new favorite pastimes. It's one of mine, too.

I decided to submit this photo to the I Heart Faces "Hands-On Fun" challenge. Click the button to check out the blog and see many other Hand photos. There are some rally amazing ones!