Kids say the Darndest things

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Thought I'd share some gems from my boys...Enjoy!

E: I'm glad God gave me to you.

E: Me and Jesus are important.

L: Who's the prettiest in the car, Mommy is!

E: Now you look like a princess. (while trying on dresses at the store)

L: I like that one, I bet they're gonna kiss you. (while trying to decide which dress to keep)

Me: Who's going to kiss me?

L: I'll kiss you!

L: Daddy is the oldest right?

Me: No, I'm the oldest...by 2 months.

L: So if Daddy's 31 (which he's not), then you are sixty....

Me: Wha?  How can you think I'm sixty!?  (This led to a lesson on the difference between months and years and how mommy is most definitely NOT 60)

L: Daddy, can we lay in your bed tonight?  Your bed is sooo comfortable.  I think it's you that makes it that way.

E to L: No, the bald one doesn't want to. (in reference to Daddy) Ha!

Thanks for all the advice and encouragement on my last post. 
Things have been much better this past week but if it starts to become a daily thing like it was,
I feel much better equipped to handle it better thanks to you guys! 

Happy Monday!

It still hurts

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"you're so mean!"

"you're just an old lady!"

These are the words my 3yr-old yelled at me this morning while I was trying to get him dressed.  

He's been saying a lot of hurtful things to me lately.  

What's up wit' that?  

It's not as much what he says, but the way he says it.  

Real angry-like and serious with a major scowl on his face and daggers shooting out of his eyes.  

He still gives me hugs when I come home from work though so I have to assume this is just 

"one of those phases"....but it still hurts.

I've tried spending some extra snuggle time with him because usually when my kids act up it's because they need some personal attention but he really doesn't want anything to do with it.  Remember this post...not too long ago he just wanted his mama, my mere presence was enough to bring his little heart peace,
and now....I don't know.  I hope it passes soon.

Any other mama's been through this?  

Was it just a phase?  

Please lie to me and tell me it was ;)

Wet weekend at the farm

 

We went to visit my Dad and stepmother at their farm this past weekend.....boy did we need some time away!  Trying to grow two businesses, keep house, and take care of the kids was getting a bit overwhelming so a little R&R at the farm was just what the doctor ordered.  

Too bad the weather did not cooperate fully with us.

Thankfully Friday night was beautiful so we were blessed with some awesome scenery as we drove up.  We love the drive itself and always enjoy seeing all the barns, 

livestock, and rolling hills along the way.  There's just something about country air...

The view from their deck...does it get any better than that?  

Yes, that's one of their horses grazing the distance.

Even though it was getting late and we didn't have a lot of daylight left when we arrived, we decided to go for a four-wheeler ride in the woods since we knew it was going to rain the next day.  We're like giddy little kids on the four-wheelers, the boys and me and Hubsy too.  I swear I had a grin on my face the whole time.  Love winding through the trails in the woods.

We stopped by the creek to check the minnow trap.  

There were indeed two minnows in there but mostly crayfish. 

We rode until dark.  Just enjoying the woods.  And the ride.  

The boys are in heaven when we are there which just doubles my joy.

Saturday was too wet and dreary to enjoy the outdoors so we did the only thing left to do....go to Farmer's Inn and gorge ourselves on an awesome breakfast buffet :)

Beautiful mural by the buffet.

Love the country decor. the whole place is so warm and cozy.

We were bummed that the weather wasn't better, (somehow it always seems to be either raining or snowing on the majority of our visits) but we certainly enjoyed our visit none-the-less. Hubsy and I keep talking about living somewhere with more land.  We love our house and where we live but it sure would be nice to get back to the country.  I'm just a country girl at heart.  My fantasy is to have a house on about 10 acres of land, a garden, a goat, and some chickens :)  So to fuel the fire my stepmother lent me this book.

Can't wait to read it, my sister loved it too....but I MUST finish the Hunger Games first.  

Yep I'm a little late to that party but that's OK.

Hope you all had a great weekend!

Linking up with Carissa today :)

April photo-a-day Part 1

{1} Your reflection - forgive the sweaty messy hair, just got back from a run.

{2} Color - cobalt grape hyacinths

{3} Mail - no bills ;)

{4} Someone who makes you happy - no words needed

{5} Tiny - little sprouts

{6} Lunch - homemade flatbread pizza, yum!

{7} Shadow - my floors are always covered with some sort of errant toy.

{8} Inside your wallet - stamps, museum passes

{9} Younger you - probably 10+ years ago at my Dad's farm

{10} Cold - just me Hubsy needs after a hard day at work.

{11} Where you ate breakfast - at my messy desk, this is where I eat it 5 days a week.

{12} Stairs - at the playground, wouldn't it be cool to have some like this in your house?

{13} Something you found - L wrote on his furniture, I was not happy.

{14} How you feel today - couldn't decide if I was nervous or excited

{15} Sunset - beauteous

Happy Friday All - Make it a great weekend!

Found

This is where I found God this week.  

Most often I see him in nature, in the things that he created.  

I was walking briskly, head down, oblivious to anything but what was on my mind.  Then looked up for no apparent reason and was just struck by the beauty hanging over my head.  

The ultimate creator, the ultimate designer.  

Brings me such peace to just stop and appreciate the beauty once and a while.

Beautifully Rooted

Miscellany Monday

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 Ready. Set. Go!

{1} Spring Vendor Sale

I participated in the Spring Vendor Sale at a local school this past Thursday for my Behind the Moon Beadworks handmade jewelry business.  It was a pretty casual affair but I had some good sales and the learning experience was invaluable so I call that a success!  The venue itself was set up a little awkwardly but everyone made it work the best they could.  I really enjoyed the experience and left with some great new contacts.  Here's a few photos....I didn't take many, like I said it was a pretty casual atmosphere so I just snuck a few with my phone.  I can't wait to do another craft show!  I'm thinking a nice large order of new supplies is most definitely called for :)

{2} Trader Joe's

I finally got to experience the phenomenon that is Trader Joe's!  We don't have one that is close by, in that it's more than 20 minutes from my house.  That seems to be our magic number :)  If it takes longer than that, we're not likely to go.  Anywho, we needed to go out that way on a different errand so I begged my husband to stop at Trader Joe's too.  I loved it!  I wish I had more time to look around but it was nearing lunch/nap time and I knew I'd have a bunch of cranky boys on my hands soon.

{3} Poor girl's bun

I've re-visited an old hairstyle of mine that I like to call the poor girl's bun.  Poor girl in the sense that I have such thin hair. It rarely has that highly-coveted volume I'm fighting for but this style makes it seem like I have thick rich hair pulled up into that bun ;)

{4} New Venture

Me Hubsy started a new venture a few weeks back and has thankfully hit the ground running.  He's been blessed with a good bit of initial success so we're hoping to keep it going.  The car magnets he ordered finally came so I'm excited to do my part in helping to advertise for him.

{5} K-Love

I love listening to the K-Love radio station, in all honesty it has really changed my life.  A few Christmases ago my mom gifted me with a T-shirt.  I get a kick out of wearing it, I like to think the K-love is for Krista's love, and strive to make it positive and encouraging all the time :)

{6} Three Rivers

For those of you not familiar with "the 'burgh", one of the things we are famous for is being located on the intersection of three rivers...thus we have a ton of bridges.  I'm talking bridges everywhere.  They are really pretty cool so I decided to snap a few pics (with the iphone) on a car ride near the city recently.

Happy Monday y'all!

Make it a good one :)

A whole lot (of not blogging) going on

What's up my sweet bloggy friends?  

I'm glad to hear many of you had a nice Easter, we did too.  Just don't have any time to post about it.  

The good news is I'm a busy little bee preparing for the Spring Vendor Sale I'm participating in on Thursday for my Behind the Moon Beadworks business.  

Add that to working my "day job" and sick kids and this lady does not have time for much else.  

I look forward to catching up with all of you soon!

And with that I will leave you with some designs I've been working on :)

Hope you're having a great week!