A picture review for 2009

In January we headed to American Girl. This was the first time Chloe had been to the new store - you can tell she was excited! :)


We took our annual trip to see Great Grandma T. in February. Always a fun time!
We had Crazy Hair Day at school in March! :)


We did so many fun things in April because it was Spring Break, but this is a picture from when we went to Lincoln Park Zoo.


And in May, each year, we head back up to the lake!!!!! Of course, that includes catching a frog or two...or 12!!! My boys sure love catching frogs!

In June, we hosted a 40th Anniversary Party for Ryan's Mom and Dad! It was a surprise, and boy, were they surprised! It was a lot of fun!!
We all headed to Tunnel Park in July! It's a beach in Holland, Michigan.
It sure was a chilly August, so the boys had to find things to do that didn't involve the beach or the boat. They decided that dirt was a good choice! The boys were dirty from head to toe!!
In September, we went to the Chicago White Sox game with Grandma Betty and Grandma and Grandpa T.


We're off to see the Wizard! :) We had a great time in October for Halloween!
This year, the boys had a lot more fun hunting with daddy! They thoroughly enjoyed being with daddy when he shot this goose!
And finally, this picture was a part of our Christmas card in December.

We've had a really good year, and are praying for an even better 2010!

Happy New Year everyone!

A bunch of random! :)

We had a marvelous Thanksgiving. We stuffed ourselves to the gills and enjoyed every minute of family time that we had! I just love getting together with our extended families!

Friday morning I woke up about 2:20, and was out the door by 2:35! I met-up with my sister, Melanie, friend Katie, and her niece Jessie. We had such an awesome time getting awesome door-buster deals! :) We were done shopping around 11:00.

I then headed to my in-laws. My kids had spent the night there on Thursday night with all of the cousins, and then when I got there, we decorated Christmas cookies. I hit a brick wall around 2:30p.m., and was SOOOOO tired. I drank a couple cups of coffee, and it seemed I was much better after that.

Once we got home, I tried to take a nap, but couldn't {the coffee did it!}. That evening we went to the Parade of Lights here in town. My brother and sister-in-law came to watch too. It was really a cute parade!

Yesterday, we headed to a tree farm close to our house, and cut down the perfect Christmas tree! We ended up putting it up today, and I just love it!

Unfortunately, my camera was no where to be found during any of these events, so I've got nothing to show you! ;)

I hope you all had an awesome Thanksgiving too, and that you enjoy this holiday season as much as I do!

They're HERE!!!

Today, my hubby came down the stairs asking me if I was expecting anything from FedEx.

Why yes, I am! I was waiting for my Christmas Photo Cards to come via the US Mail, certainly not FedEx, as I hadn't even paid shipping for the things.

He opens the door and accepts two little packages. Of course, he starts to open them! How dare him?!? ;)

Any way - they arrived in perfect order. All 100 of them - WITH envelopes.

Is it too early to send them out?!? ;)

If you haven't order your FREE cards yet - go quickly - before 11/30/09. I didn't have to pay shipping for them, but my friend Susan did - about $6 for 100 of them - which is still a great deal!

Have I told you that I love free?!?

Well, I do!!! I read on Freebies 4 Mom that you could get a FREE 20-page, hard cover, personalized photo book. INCLUDING FREE SHIPPING!! Well, I just created mine - here's a glimpse! ;)

If you enter the Promo Code: BONNIE at checkout it should be completely FREE - mine was!

Hurry though, apparently they are only giving away 25,000 (you won't know if they are sold out until you check out) of these babies, so go grab it! :)

Hot Tip for Black Friday!

For all of you die-hard Black Friday shoppers out there, I've got a hot tip that helped me, and the girls I shop with, tremendously!

A few years ago, I was shopping at Costco and were selling reusable shopping bags. Because Costco sells things in bulk, the bags are quite large - definitely larger than normal reusable shopping bags. They were sold in a 3 pack, so I picked one up. My main reason for picking them up was because I thought it was a great way to transport Christmas presents. However, last year, I thought it would be a good idea to bring these along on Black Friday. And let me tell you, I was SO glad I did!! The stores are SOOO crowded that these bags made it easy to grab what we needed, but didn't have the hassle of a shopping cart.

So, if you have these bags, or bags like them - take 'em with you - you won't be sorry! :)

Sneak Peek!

Alright, so I was just so happy with my kids the other day when I was taking their pictures for my Christmas cards. If I told them to smile, they smiled. If I told them to hold hands, they held hands. Occasionally Brett would lick Owen's ear or something crazy like that, but overall they did so well!

This picture did not make the cut for the card, but it's a sneak peak at the real thing! :)

They shipped!!!

Wow! I can't even believe this. I got an e-mail that was time stamped around midnight last night telling me that both of my photo card orders have been shipped! Talk about speedy! I can't wait to see them! :)

If you have not done this deal - you gotta go try it!

I just ordered 100 4X8 photo cards - FREE!

Alright, so I'm hoping this isn't too good to be true, but I know people who have already received their cards, so I'm hoping it's gonna work.

I just order 100 4x8 photo cards - including envelopes and FREE SHIPPING.

Here's how I did it:

Sign up for a new account with SeeHere.com HERE. Upload your photos and create your photo card. Add 50 photo cards to your cart. At checkout use the code newbaby {Not sure where this code originated from}. After you have completed that checkout, you'll have to go back in and create your card again and then add another 50 cards into your cart and use the code freebies4mom-1109. {Thanks Freebies4mom!!}

Like I said, I just did this, and paid NOTHING!!! {they didn't even ask me for a credit card number!}

Go on - give it a try!! Let me know if it works for you! :) Oh and don't forget to personalize the card - I did that at first, and then remembered before I finished the checkout process! Phew! :)

Black Friday

O.K., so I'm getting positively giddy about the thought of shopping on Black Friday next week. It actually kinda makes me a little nervous at the same time. Some of the things on my list are HOT items, so I'm thinking we might have a little brawl like Mel and I had last year. Crazy stuff. I want everything on my list, but I know that's just not going to happen.

Anyway, the Wal-Mart ad came out Wednesday, and true to form, they are simply the lowest prices out there for the things I want/need for my kids lists.

So, after talking it over with my little group that I shop with each year, looks like we will be heading to Wal-Mart first. It's actually a nice place to start. You have to wait in line, but our Wal-Mart store is a 24-hour Wal-Mart, so you don't have to wait outside in the freezing cold! :)

Tell me - do you shop on Black Friday? Where do you start? What time do you wake up? It's good times, let me tell you! :)

Kohl's & JCPenney coupons

I'm the crazy coupon lady in our family. That's probably why my sister-in-law just called and asked if I knew where to find any Kohl's printable coupons on-line. I did a little research, and found this site. Happy couponing! :)


I also just found out about this coupon from JCPenney. $10 off your $25 purchase! Good Wednesday, November 18 - Monday, November 23, 2009. Go HERE to retrieve the coupon.

Thanks Coupon Geek! :)

Halloween 2009

Yes, I do realize it was nearly a month away, but I feel like I have to document it - especially cause my kids costumes were so stinkin' cute! {in my own humble little opinion}

Anyway, so the theme this year was pretty obvious! HA! I tried to convince my hubby to dress up and then I could be the wicked witch, but no go there.

Friday night we went to Trunk or Treat. The lines were long, but the candy was a plenty.

"We're off to see the Wizard! "
{the sunset was beautiful that night!}

Chloe loved to be called Dorothy.

Brett loved getting his face painted!

Owen wanted nothing to do with getting his picture taken.

This was the first year in A LONG time that we all went "trick or treating" {even though we were really "trunk or treatin} together! So fun to be together!

Most of the kids that night. {Sorry Amy, we couldn't find you!}

My favorites! ;)

On Halloween night, we had my in-laws and cousins come and Trick-or-Treat with us.

Not sure if you can see him, but there's a tin man in the group! :) We also had Ben 10, a 70's chic, Santa and a little Dutch girl!

Now they are really "off to see the Wizard!"

We had such a fun time, and we are STILL eating the candy!

How did I get through those years?

After going through my old blog and seeing all of those posts - I read just about every one of them {324 POSTS IN ALL} I really don't know how I did it. I had three kids in three years!!!! Take for instance the time that Owen ate Brett's poop when Brett was potty training, or the time that Brett squeezed an entire tube of toothpaste on Owen's head just as I was getting ready to walk out the door, or the time that they thought the grape tomatoes were balls and had them all pretty much squeezed all over my kitchen floor...the list could really go on and on!

Some of the blog posts had information in it that I didn't even remember! I'm just so thankful that was sane enough to journal it all and I have it to look back at as a memory keepsake!

Hi and Thanks!

Hi and Thanks for following me over! :) It was a necessary change, but one that I think will be a benefit to me in the future! :)

I'm hoping to get back into a schedule of regular posting, so be prepared to hear stuff about my kiddies! Also, I'd love to hear from you - what do you want me to post about?

Thanks again for making the switch - I hope you enjoy it!

SWITCHEROOOO!

Hi guys!

Just wanted to let you know that I have created a new blog. Any of you that would like to follow, please e-mail me or leave a comment on this post including your e-mail, and I would love to send you the link to the new blog!

It'll be fun - I'm hoping to have some good things going up soon!

Hope to see you! :)

It happened again.

So, it's 1:02 a.m. this morning, and the stinkin' fire alarm goes off...AGAIN!!! I, of course, am the one who gets up while EVERY other person in the house is fast asleep.

I start hitting Ryan in the back and freaking out. As I am hitting Ryan in the back, he says, "enough, Aim," and starts hitting the alarm clock. (Apparently he thought it was the alarm clock) :)

We realize once again that it's probably just the battery going dead and get back to sleep.

So, the first thing on my list this weekend is to go ahead and get a new battery for that thing. I think being woken out of a sound sleep like that 2 times is enough! :)

O.K., so maybe I over-reacted....

Last night was quite a night, to say the least. I actually went to bed around 9:30, which is super early for me, but I had been canning food all day and was just beat.

Around 11:30, Brett came into our room because he was scared, and as he walked into our room he banged into the trunk that is in front of our bed, making a pretty loud noise and scared me out of a sound sleep. Ryan happened to wake up because of the commotion as well.

A little background :

For those of you who don't know me well, I get scared - VERY EASILY!!! It's a downfall of mine, but I just can't help it. My girlfriends get a kick out of scaring me, and it drives me nuts! (Yeah, I'm talking to you Susan and Faith!!!:) )

Anyway, so Brett was scared last night, which ended up scaring me and then waking Ryan up - not a good scene. I comforted Brett - he laid with us for a bit. Put him back to his bed and then went back to sleep.

Fast forward to around 2:48am...

The fire alarm goes off for just a couple seconds. Of course, I jump up out of bed, except this time I yell "FIRE!! FIRE!!! Ryan! The fire alarm just went off! Ryan! Ryan!!" (I'm actually quite surprised that none of the kids woke up.)

A little background:

For those of you who don't know Ryan very well - it is hard to wake him up - VERY HARD! And he's also a very calm guy - doesn't get scared very easily. Complete opposite of me.

Back to the story, he casually rolls out of bed and stands at the top of the stairs and says "It's fine, Aim."

"It's fine" was just not good enough for me to just be able to get back into bed and fall back to sleep. I made Ryan go downstairs and check for smoke!?!?!? Realistically, I think if the fire alarm was going off because there was smoke in the house, we would've been able to smell it at the top of the stairs.

Down the stairs he went to check everything out - he's good like that! :) Of course, things checked out fine and back to sleep we went. Not before having a good laugh about the events that just transpired. I ended up with a little case of the giggles, which is always fun at 3 o'clock in the morning! :D

At around 3:30 Chloe tip-toed into our room and tapped me on my shoulder. I, of course, was in a sound sleep and did a quick scream, until I realized that it was Chloe. Chloe said, "Mom, it's fine! It's just me!" I couldn't help but immediately start to laugh and giggle. It was all just too much for one night!

So, maybe I overacted, but it sure makes for a good story! :)

Challenging to say the least

As you know, Brett started full-day school this year. It's only 2 days a week, but that leaves two full days of just me and Owen - which I love!!! (Next year, Owen will go to school Mon. and Tues. and Brett will go Wed. - Fri., so I'm looking forward to those two days with just Brett!) :)

Anyway, my sweet Owen has had someone to occupy his time since the day he was born - Brett was/is his little partner in crime - for those of you who need a refresher of my little partners - check out this post and this post. I just re-read them, and boy o' boy they are growing up!

Back to the story now...

Owen has me all to himself on Mondays and Tuesdays. The first day I dropped the kids off, Owen asked if we could play Lego's just me and him. Of course I said yes, and then it progressed to Chutes and Ladders and playing ball, and just about anything that involved me and him. That first day, I loved it. Just time with me and my youngest son.

Fast forward to today. Again, Brett and Chloe go off to school, and it's just me and Owen. He starts to ask me to play this and play that, and all I wanted to do was clean my room. I instruct him that he needs to pick up his room and make his bed (he normally does this chore with his brother - they share a room.) He cried and cried cause he couldn't do it himself and he needed my help. We finally got through that and he asked to play outside. I sent him to the backyard and it wasn't two minutes later that he was bored and there was nothing to do. I gave him some bubbles, and he of course wanted me to blow them with him. Uggghhhh! We made brownies together today too! :)

Now, don't get me wrong. I absolutely LOVE having time with just Owen, but at this rate I am going to get NOTHING done!

So if anyone has any great independent games/activities for me to try out with Owen - please let me know! I'd really appreciate it

Crazy

So, I'm sitting in my car, on my way to Michigan. I find it absolutely crazy that I can get the internet while driving in my car.

Enjoy your weekend everyone - I know I will! :)

The First Day

Today was the first day back to school.

The kids were so excited they couldn't fall asleep last night, and they were up before I was out of the shower, which was pretty early for them. Brett was particularly excited, because this is his first year of school - Pre-K! Where oh where does the time go!



Chloe started 2nd grade! My goodness!


I think it was so sweet how Chloe was instructing Brett to behave, or he'll get on the "red light" at school. And what time recess is, and who will be out there, etc. She was really excited for him. We'll see how long that lasts! ;)

On the way to school I told Brett that I would walk him into school, thinking that he, of course, would want that. He quickly told me that I didn't need to do that and that I could just drop him off at the door. I told him that I had to show Chloe her classroom, cause she wasn't able to make it to the Open House last night, so he finally agreed to let me take him into his class too. Phew! There's no way I could've just dropped him off!

He set his backpack down and went outside to play. I of course cried. It was just so easy for him. He was totally ready to just take the plunge and get it started. I was not.

I saw another mom that I knew, and she was wiping at her nose with a Kleenex. I was excited, cause I thought I was going to be the only mom crying (that seems to be the case most years). I walked up and said, "Oh, Nikki! You're crying too?!" To which she replied, "oh - no, I just have a cold." So, again, I felt a bit like an idiot cause I was crying. I cry every year. My husband thinks I'm nuts because of it - and maybe other moms or teachers think I'm a bit nuts, but ya know what? I'm o.k. with that...

I had a date with Jillian

So, I finally bit the bullet - again...

This past fall & winter I was so faithful with doing one of Jillian Michael's Biggest Loser workout DVD's just about every day. Of course, summer came and I was at the lake most of the summer and just didn't make the time to do any workouts. I did a lot of swimming - does that count for excercise!?!? :) Summer is just about over here, (kids start next Tuesday) and I made the decision to just start doing the workouts again.

I started out with the Power Sculpt (I think that one is the easiest) although I have the Cardio Max, and the 30-Day shred (KILLER!). Once I get back into the swing of things, I will probably do what I did this past fall/winter: 20 minutes of Power Sculpt and 20 minutes of the Cardio Max. That was a good mix for me!

Wish me luck, and if anyone wants to join in and do these workouts too - let me know! I like to be held accountable!

We have a winner!!!!

Looks like comment #3 is our winner for the Ridemakerz giftcard giveaway:

MELISSA!!!!!

Contact me with your address so I can send the giftcard your way! :)

What's in your laundry?

I am always finding strange things in my washing machine after I wash a load of clothes. I always just place what I find in the same place in the cabinet above my washer, but I was noticing that the pile was getting a little too large. Let me show you...



First things first - I will admit that the bobby pin is mine, but that's about all that is mine! :)
Let's see, there's a bouncy ball, a drill bit, a socket, a bug tweezer/magnifying glass, an almost gone tube of Loonie Balloonie ( if you've never tried it - go buy it!!!) an eraser with a frog earring stuck in it and a seashell (have no idea where that came from - I'm gonna have to do some investigating!) :)

So, what strange things do you find in your laundry?!? Share them!!

Eagle Eyes

Apparently, in order to go bird watching, you must wear winter boots and swim goggles...

RIDEMAKERZ (and a phenomenal giveaway!)

O.K. guys, have I got a great product/store to share with you!

Ever hear of Build-A-Bear Workshop? Well, it's kinda just like that, but geared towards boys! It's called Ridemakerz. The founder of Build-A-Bear Workshop collaborated with Larry Andreini, the entrepreneur behind Ridemakerz.

When you head out to a Ridemakerz store, a customer selects a chassis type (street or monster); body styles (stock or custom, a Ridemakerz brand hot rod, a Ford Mustang GT or Dodge Ram pickup, to name a few options); paint schemes; sound effects (for example, sirens or race sounds) and style of locomotion (free wheel or radio-control).

After the 10-to12-inch cars are assembled, there are ample customizing and accessorizing options: tire treads, grille guards, side pipes, snowboard racks and decals. Mr. Andreini estimates that a fully tricked-out vehicle will run about $75, including $25 for radio control. For the budget-minded, there's a stock tuner car for $12.

The fine people at Ridemakerz sent an incredible package, that included everything I needed to build a car with my boys.
The boys each took turns assembling different pieces of the car. Owen needed a bit of help (he is only 3), but Brett was able to do just about all of it! Chloe didn't help because she was at a sleep-over, but I'm sure she would've been able to do it just fine! Oh, and don't fret about this only being for boys - they've got purple and pink painted cars too that I'm sure any girl would love! :)
The finished product!!!
We took the car and the remote to the street, and believe it or not, each boy was able to do it with ease! I thought for sure that Owen would have a hard time, but he figured out the remote pretty quickly! They loved it!

So, let's get to the good part: Ridemakerz sent me a $100 gift card to give away to one of my readers! That's right, $100!!!!!!

Here's what you have to do:

1. Leave a comment on this post. If you don't have a blog - leave a way that I can contact you if you win.

2. If you have a blog, you can get an extra entry by posting about this giveaway and linking back to my blog.

3. If you have a twitter account, you can get an extra entry by tweeting about this post! (you'll have to notify me if you do this so I can follow you and verify this.)

4. Let me know in the comment section if you did any/all of the above.


This contest will close at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, July 20, 2009 and I will announce a winner on Tuesday, July 21, 2009.

Back to life ~ Back to reality!

I just spent the last month in Michigan at the lake. To say it was awesome would be an understatement. The past 10 days my husband came and we had some family vacation time! Such fun!

But now, it's back to reality....


I've got laundry to do, furniture needs dusting, carpets need vacuuming, not to mention I have 2 birthday parties to plan for! YIKES!!

Stay tuned though - hopefully today, I've got an AWESOME review, with a FABULOUS giveaway that you don't want to miss!!!

They keep going and going and going....

Every time I turn around, I feel like somebody is asking me for batteries. My boys LOVE their Geo Trax, and their Vsmile Pockets, and go through batteries like water!

Each train takes 6 AAA batteries (3 for the train, 3 for the controller) and their Vsmile takes 4 AA batteries (for each boy). So, needless to say, I am FOREVER buying batteries.

When I was given the opportunity to review the Energizer 15-minute charger, I jumped at the chance!!

The batteries are a bit pricey - about $10/4 pack, but if you run through batteries at the rate that I do, and I'm not joking, I was buying batteries every week, it's actually a cost savings! The great thing too, is that it comes with a car adapter, so I can charge those batteries for my camera, or the Vsmiles right in my car!

I've actually have been holding out on doing this review, because I was waiting for the batteries in my camera to go dead, and they haven't yet! I put the rechargeable ones in my camera about 3 weeks ago, and they are still going strong!

Energizer has quite a few different types of chargers, so I'm sure there is one to fit your need! So, go out and buy one of these chargers, it truly has been the answer to all of my battery problems! :)

Also, thanks to Linsey at Lille Punkin Reviews, for giving me this opportunity! :)

Sometimes, it only takes a minute to make somebody's day

****This picture was taken the other day, while Brett was bird watching, apparently he needed swim goggles and moon boots !:)****


I had to run to two grocery stores this morning, and really had no energy to do it. BUT - I got in the car, and went anyway. Thankfully, these two grocery stores DID NOT have the "customer in training" carts, cause we all know I'm a sucker for those! :)

Anyway, earlier this morning, Brett caught some bugs, and put them in his bug catcher. It's got a strap on it that goes around the neck and he insisted they needed to come with us to the stores. Again, me being the sucker that I am, agreed to bringing the bugs into the store, but gave him strict instructions NOT to open the bug catcher! By the way, the bug catcher only had a couple of rolly-pollies, and a millipede (Brett called it a caterpillar!:) ) He wore those bugs with pride! Talking to them along the way, and showing everyone he could!

We got to the check-out aisle, and the cashier asked what he had, and he gladly told her about each item that was in the little cage. To see the sparkle in his eyes and the excitement in his voice as he talked to that cashier totally made my day! And the cashier acted as though she was genuinely interested. He was so proud!

The same thing happened at the second store - I smiled as my little Brettie told the cashier that the caterpillar (millipede) was going to turn into a butterfly.

It only takes a minute to take the time to make some body's day. Those two ladies definitely made mine, because they took the time out to listen to MY son! And I'm pretty certain they made Brett's day, and who knows - maybe my little guy made theirs!

I SOOO wanna win this, or this.....

O.K., so the ladies at 5 minutes for mom are at it again! They have some fabulous giveaways this week for Mothers Day!

First up, a new laptop!!!

And if anyone knows me, you know how much I LOVE purses! Well, look at this...
You can win this too!!! So go to 5 minutes for mom - ENTER TO WIN! Or don't, cause that would lessen my odds of winning! ;)

Oh boys!!!

My sweet, darling, lovely, cute, adorable, well-behaved boys....

That's what I was thinking for about a minute when I heard them giggling and playing so nice together this morning. I searched for my camera, so I could capture this VERY rare moment on film.

That minute was short-lived when I walked out of the house to find Brett cutting Owen's hair. Yep, that's what they were giggling about. Thankfully, I already had my camera in my hand, so I couldn't help but take a few pictures...

(yes, Brett still has the scissors in his hands)

I then had to buzz Owen's hair, because Brett cut it so short in one spot. And as a punishment for Brett, I had to buzz his hair too...he HATES getting his hair cut. Hopefully he'll never do that again...

(the picture doesn't do it much justice, but to give you an idea of how short it really was, I had to buzz it on a 1 - setting, and you could still see the marks from the cuts!!!)

And after...all buzzed and showered up!

(Owen proudly displaying his new frog he found at the lake, and Brett was crying cause his jumped out of the tank.)

Press On

When I was first pregnant, nobody told me just how difficult it is to be a mother - rewarding, yes, but difficult - notsomuch.



As a mom of 3 little ones, I find some days that I'm just done - can't go on anymore. I'm burned out, I need a break! My kids are the light of my life, but yet, I can be honest and say that it just is not easy. Ive talked with other moms who are feeling this same way, so I know that I am not the only mom who feels like this sometimes, so that is encouraging. But what is most encouraging, is that if we just ask Jesus, he will give us the strength to PRESS ON!

On Sunday, our worship team at church sang this song. It really spoke to me. Here are the lyrics:

Press On - Selah

When the valley is deep
When the mountain is steep
When the body is weary
When we stumble and fall

When the choices are hard
When we're battered and scarred
When we've spent our resources
When we've given our all

Chorus:
In Jesus' name, we press on
In Jesus' name, we press on
Dear Lord, with the prize
Clear before our eyes
We find the strength to press on

In Jesus' name, we press on
In Jesus' name, we press on
Dear Lord, with the prize
Clear before our eyes
We find the strength to press on
To press on

Just before Ryan and I were married, I found out I had a tumor on my pituitary gland. Shortly after we were married, we were told that it would be very difficult to have babies, but it was treatable and the doctors were going to do all they could to get us pregnant. A month later, without any medical help, I was pregnant with Chloe. 23 months after I had Chloe, I had Brett, and just 16 months after that I had Owen. All without ANY medical help! As a side note: I recently had an MRI, and it showed that the tumor was GONE! What an answer to prayer!!!

These three babies of mine are gifts from God. And I want to do everything I can to cherish them - especially while they are little. I want to find the joy in all the little things they do.

So the next time Brett and Owen walk through the neighbors wet cement driveway, (YES, that really happened) I'm going to ask Jesus for the strength to PRESS ON. And the next time that the boys get a hold of the Windex and Goo-Gone and decide to spray it all over their bedroom (Yep, that happened too!), I'm going to ask Jesus for the strength to PRESS ON! But I'm also gonna ask Jesus for the strength to see all of the sweet little things they do too - even if I am weary!

Excuse me now, while I go break up another fight - oh, and I gotta go practice what I preach! ;)