Blogging Break

I know I haven't been blogging much, and I'm sorry. I'm in a stressed, tired, frustrated place right now and I just can't put the extra energy into writing something "happy" for my blog. I'm going to try to get myself out of this 'funk' and when I do, I'll be back.
Love to you all...Andie

Attention Loni!

Loni, I miss you! I haven't read your blog in like 3 weeks...I CAN'T FIND YOU! When my computer crashed, I lost all my saved sites..I've found a lot of them, but I can't find yours. PLEASE leave me a link to your blog! I want to know how your trip went...how you are feeling...anything!

PS...Loni isn't the only one I haven't found....please leave a comment with your link so I can find everyone again!


PPSS...anyone in my family can leave me Loni's link! Thanks guys!

Happy Blogiversary to ME!!!

Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday dear BLOGGY! Happy Birthday to YOU!!!!

Can you believe I've been blogging for 1 year?? I can't! But in other ways it seems like I've been doing this my whole life. I love the idea that I'm chronicling my families' life. I love to scrapbook, but I just can't seem to find time to do this anymore...maybe someday. But at least now that I'm blogging I can write down these stories so that I won't forget. I love looking back and reading what my kiddos were up to, and rereading my "Thankful Thursdays" posts are a great way to remember my blessings even on the tough days. (Gotta get back to doing those TT posts!!) Through my blog I've 'met' some wonderful women. I've read that I'm not alone when my kiddos misbehave. I'm not alone in my blessings, either. God has blessed so many of us with so many blessings...it's so fun to read about others' blessings, and to cheer them when they have tough days. This blog has also made a great way to connect with long lost family and friends. My parents get nervous and call to check on me if I haven't posted in a few days. My sister-in-law in North Dakota even checks once-in-a-while. I have an awesome cousin, Loni, who has begun her own blog about her family. I hadn't seen or spoken to Loni much in the past few years (no problems, just life kept getting in the way!)...but now I check out what she is doing at least a few times a week, and I know she reads my blogs and leaves me little notes. I have aunts and uncles all over the state that read my blog...though they don't leave nearly enough comments!! :o) Come back soon...I have many blog posts swirling around in my head...here are some teasers!

• My middle name is NOT Grace.
• Children are starting to take ownership of their chores! This is AWESOME!
• Blastball, T-Ball, and Softball oh, my!
• Bethany turns 4!! (May 14)
• Making up with my treadmill
• Hubby and My 12th Anniversary
• Narnia, Prince Caspian (comes to theaters on May 16...we are SO EXCITED! Can't wait to see it and tell you all how WONDERFUL it is!)

That's all the teasers I can think of for now...Bethany has to get ready for school...she's celebrating her birthday there today with pink cup cakes. I'll try to take a picture of her with Abbie's pink camera..(why not my own camera? You'll find out in the post to come about my middle name).

I am alive....

Yes, I am alive. I'm sorry I have been gone from my blog for so long. I've had a rough week. I'm not feeling like sharing it all right now, just know that I've had a pretty tough week in the mothering realm. Prayers are always appreciated! Tonight was a much better night, I hope it is the beginning of a much better week.

I hope to return to blogging soon. When I return, please be kind when I tell you of my week. I need advice and ways to deal with certain behaviors, but I also need love and acceptance for being the mother that I am. Thank you all for understanding...

On a completely unrelated note...I noticed that my "blogaversary" is coming this week! On May 8, I will have officially been blogging for a year, and Oh, what a year this has been! (Gifts are welcomed! ;o))

Andie

MIA

I'm going to be MIA for a few days. I have been talking about doing a garage sale for oh...about 10 years. Well, I'm going to do it this weekend! My friend who lives in the country is having a garage sale at her mother-in-law's home which is only two doors down from me. So...I'm going through all my "baby" stuff and kids' clothing right now to add to her garage sale. I've decided I'm going to sell all my baby stuff, except my crib and pack-n-play...the pack-n-play is practical to have around for company, and the crib is the FIRST baby thing we purchased when I was pregnant with Abbigail, after 3 years of infertility...it's a sentimental thing! :o) It's A LOT of stuff, so it's going to take me ALL of the next couple of days to get the stuff sorted and priced. I'll be back after the garage sale, and after I recover! :o)


Hope everyone has a wonderful week...see ya on the flip side!

Comment about Comments (and other stuff)...

Sorry Loni, you had that Title up for so long, it stuck in my head and now that I want to write a post about comments, I couldn't come up with anything better! :o)
Ok, I've had NO COMMENTS for a while now, so I'm guessing some of you are having trouble with the new word verification thingy. Here's the deal. You write your comment, like usual. You can still comment "anonymously" but under the comment box will be a box with a bunch of scrambled wavy letters. Below that will be an empty box. You type in the letters that are jumbled, exactly in the same order...then you post your comment. Simple really...NOW LEAVE ME SOME LOVE!! PLEASE!! I mean, really...I posted the ADORABLE videos of my girl's dance recital have have received exactly 0 comments about how disgustingly adorable my girlies are...COME ON!!! How can you watch those cuties and NOT comment?????

I've had better days since Monday. I don't think Bethany is angry with me anymore. We were talking about how next year I'll take her to child care before I take the other kids to school, then I'll go to preschool. Every time we get in the car now she asks if she gets to go to child care now.

Little "H", one of my child care boys (23 months old) now plays a little game with my girls when we are in the car. They sing "Where are we going?" (Clap, clap, clap...think Dora!) and he yells "Annie's house!" Annie is his version of "Andie"...so adorable!

I need to get Bethany to preschool, I'll add more later!

YIPPEE!!!

I figured it out! Go Me! GO Me! I got it! I even did a tiny bit of "fixing" on the pic to crop it and change the coloring just a bit. I'm so excited! :o) By the way, Andrew and Abbie are very close in height...he might be just a smidge taller than her, but don't tell that older sister that her little brother is taller...he looks much taller in the picture because he was higher up on the hill. :o)
And now we return you to your regularly scheduled blog reading...

How do you like the pink??

Thought I'd do a little decorating for St. Valentine's day! What do you think??? :-)

****2000****

Yup, you read right, 2000 readers!!! I'm so excited!! Thanks to EVERYONE who has stopped by to read a bit of my ramblings these past few months! Here's to many more!!!