Evangeline is really good with names. Like, really really good. I'm pretty sure that there are adults at our church who could identify fewer people by name than Evangeline can and she's two. Not knocking FBC Marion in any way. It's a super sweet congregation with tons of fellowship and love for one another. And, Evangeline knows almost everyone.
So, it was only a matter of time before she started calling Drew, "Brother Drew." I think it's hilarious. Drew hates it. She also calls him just plain ole "Drew" but in a condescending kinda voice that sounds a lot like me. Not sure where she picked up on that. :)
In slightly related news, I was brushing Evangeline's teeth earlier and she started to have a total meltdown. As in screaming and trying to bite me. I looked down and was using Trey's toothbrush. Ooops! Now she knows how it feels as I've chased her around the house with my toothbrush in her mouth on more than one occasion.
Trey just said, "Edy" very clearly. I'm thrilled. Drew, not as much. He could definitely do without that cat and isn't crazy about how big of cat lovers his two children are turning into. They have Snowden in there blood, after all.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Outsmarted
Happy Mother's Day! Today we ate lunch at McAlister's for the third week in a row. Since learning that both ministers and children eat free on Sundays, we have been going there a lot! And today mothers got a free dessert! So our family (us plus Drew's parents and sister's family) ended up getting two free adult meals, three free kids meals, and three free desserts. We (or Drew's dad) paid for four adult meals. Pretty good deal!
All was well with Evangeline until she saw my mom's free cheesecake. Without doubt, Ev's favorite food is cake. She's never had cheesecake before, but it looked an awful lot like cake, and had the word cake in it, so she wanted some. But, she wasn't done with her mac and cheese. Unlike cousin Elizabeth, Evangeline rarely eats all her food.
We told Evangeline that she could have a bite of cake when she ate some more of her mac and cheese. And then the power struggle began. For a good ten minutes the four of us (me, my mom, Drew's mom, and Kelly) held firm: no cake until a bite of mac and cheese. Ev cried. Whined. Pouted. Pushed away her bowl.
Then Drew came back to the table with a piece of cheesecake and immediately gave her a bite. I was horrified! Drew is more stubborn than Evangeline (and anyone else I know!) and he always wins the "finish eating this before that" battle at suppertime. WHAT was he thinking?
After her first bite, Ev immediately wanted, "more, please." Drew said, "take one bite of macaroni." She quickly shoved some in her mouth. Another bite of cheesecake. Now, two bites of macaroni. Before we knew it, half her mac and cheese was gone!
So, who outsmarted whom?
All was well with Evangeline until she saw my mom's free cheesecake. Without doubt, Ev's favorite food is cake. She's never had cheesecake before, but it looked an awful lot like cake, and had the word cake in it, so she wanted some. But, she wasn't done with her mac and cheese. Unlike cousin Elizabeth, Evangeline rarely eats all her food.
We told Evangeline that she could have a bite of cake when she ate some more of her mac and cheese. And then the power struggle began. For a good ten minutes the four of us (me, my mom, Drew's mom, and Kelly) held firm: no cake until a bite of mac and cheese. Ev cried. Whined. Pouted. Pushed away her bowl.
Then Drew came back to the table with a piece of cheesecake and immediately gave her a bite. I was horrified! Drew is more stubborn than Evangeline (and anyone else I know!) and he always wins the "finish eating this before that" battle at suppertime. WHAT was he thinking?
After her first bite, Ev immediately wanted, "more, please." Drew said, "take one bite of macaroni." She quickly shoved some in her mouth. Another bite of cheesecake. Now, two bites of macaroni. Before we knew it, half her mac and cheese was gone!
So, who outsmarted whom?
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Cuddle-Free Zone
Every day I am amazed at the differences in my two children. Evangeline was walking at one year almost as well as she does now. While Trey took his first steps two months ago, he still won't take more than about six steps at a time before he decides he'd rather just crawl. I'm pretty sure that Trey says more words at almost one than Evangeline did when she was his age. He can clearly say Mama, Dada, Blue Bell, ball, Edy, and his favorite, "Uh oh." I've also heard him say "Hey" and "Thank you" a few times. Who knows when he'll catch on to "Evangeline."
Their sleep behaviors are what make me laugh the most. Trey is a snuggler. He loves his monkey blanket more than anything. We just set up his "Scout" that he technically got for Christmas today, so I placed it in bed with him tonight (the first time he's ever had a stuffed animal in bed with him other than the monkey blanket). He snuggled right up to it, with his arm curled around his monkey blanket. So sweet.
Evangeline, in contrast, does NOT like stuffed animals in bed with her. Earlier tonight she was playing and put a few baby dolls in her bed and covered them up. When Daddy tucked her in he left the baby dolls in bed. A few minutes later we heard her crying. I sneaked up to her door to listen and heard her say, "Get out, baby!" followed by a loud THUD. Her bed is a cuddle-free zone for sure!
Drew just asked what I was blogging about. I told him "the differences in our children." He pointed out that one's a boy and one's a girl. Thanks, honey! I'm sure that the gender difference will become a factor in the years to come as well!
Their sleep behaviors are what make me laugh the most. Trey is a snuggler. He loves his monkey blanket more than anything. We just set up his "Scout" that he technically got for Christmas today, so I placed it in bed with him tonight (the first time he's ever had a stuffed animal in bed with him other than the monkey blanket). He snuggled right up to it, with his arm curled around his monkey blanket. So sweet.
Evangeline, in contrast, does NOT like stuffed animals in bed with her. Earlier tonight she was playing and put a few baby dolls in her bed and covered them up. When Daddy tucked her in he left the baby dolls in bed. A few minutes later we heard her crying. I sneaked up to her door to listen and heard her say, "Get out, baby!" followed by a loud THUD. Her bed is a cuddle-free zone for sure!
Drew just asked what I was blogging about. I told him "the differences in our children." He pointed out that one's a boy and one's a girl. Thanks, honey! I'm sure that the gender difference will become a factor in the years to come as well!
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Don't Eat My Cheesepuffs!
We had an eventful lunch today. As the kids were eating and I was cooking green beans, suddenly giant flames began to shoot from underneath the pan. At least 10 inches. I panicked. I know exactly where our fire extinguisher was in Henleyfield, but in the short 2 seconds I considered trying to put the fire out myself, I couldn't recall where ours was. My only thought was to get my babies out of that house ASAP.
So, I gathered up the kids and the dog, thought briefly about the cat and remembered she was already outside, and hurried out the back door. Drew was over at the church hanging out with Mr. Ray Cantrell who just so happens to be a firefighter. Pretty lucky, I thought. He is even driving his Marion Fire and Rescue Truck today.
After what seemed like FOREVER, Drew picked up the phone and I instructed him to "come home right now." One good thing about having Drew work so close by is that he IS so close. I've called him home on numerous occasions to inspect injuries, unstick my van, etc, but I think this is the first fire I called him to put out. I was also thinking about Ray.
Drew ran home fast, followed close behind by Ray. As they flew by, Evangeline shouted to Mr. Ray, "Don't eat my cheespuffs!!!!" Someone needs to straighten out her priorities. :)
The flames had died down by the time they got to the house and I was thankful that there was at least a tiny bit of smoke so they didn't think I was totally crazy. Turns out I just need to clean my grease trap. And I will, cause other than the cheespuff comment, that was no fun!
P.S. Evangeline ended up feeding her cheespuffs to Blue Bell anyway. Guess she was saving them for her?
So, I gathered up the kids and the dog, thought briefly about the cat and remembered she was already outside, and hurried out the back door. Drew was over at the church hanging out with Mr. Ray Cantrell who just so happens to be a firefighter. Pretty lucky, I thought. He is even driving his Marion Fire and Rescue Truck today.
After what seemed like FOREVER, Drew picked up the phone and I instructed him to "come home right now." One good thing about having Drew work so close by is that he IS so close. I've called him home on numerous occasions to inspect injuries, unstick my van, etc, but I think this is the first fire I called him to put out. I was also thinking about Ray.
Drew ran home fast, followed close behind by Ray. As they flew by, Evangeline shouted to Mr. Ray, "Don't eat my cheespuffs!!!!" Someone needs to straighten out her priorities. :)
The flames had died down by the time they got to the house and I was thankful that there was at least a tiny bit of smoke so they didn't think I was totally crazy. Turns out I just need to clean my grease trap. And I will, cause other than the cheespuff comment, that was no fun!
P.S. Evangeline ended up feeding her cheespuffs to Blue Bell anyway. Guess she was saving them for her?
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
God is working in Marion
I love Marion. To be honest, for a long time I've been scared to say that. Scared of hurting all of my Henleyfield friends who I also love very much. I definitely left a piece of my heart in Henleyfield. But, I know know know that Marion is where we are suppose to be. And I've fallen in love with this little neighborhood.
Nearly every day I go walking up and down my streets with my double stroller and dog. I have gotten to know my neighborhood very well. I walk around and pray and search for people to invite to church. Nothing excites me more than being able to invite someone to church and we have been praying since we got here for opportunities.
The week before Easter Drew and I passed out a bunch of flyers and met many people in our community. And several came to our Easter activities, which was thrilling. I see God at work and am just so excited and encouraged by it!
There have been several families with children that we have met and been praying for. One family joined our church Palm Sunday and their oldest daughter was baptized Easter Sunday!
There's another family that lives close by whose kids are always playing outside. Evangeline loves them. She prays for them every night and is always asking us where they are. In fact, when I told her they were at school, she said she wanted to go to school, too. The little girl has been to church a few times.
A few days ago we met a mother and two young children who had recently moved in. The mother mentioned that the little kids use to ride a van to another church at their old house. Today I stopped by and asked if they wanted to come to TeamKid tonight and I could just walk over and get them. The mother said okay, and I prayed all afternoon that they would actually be there to come to church when I went back and got them.
At 6:40 Evangeline and I walked over to pick them up. I realized half way there that it was a mistake bringing her b/c she wanted me to hold her the whole time and she is a heavy chick! Anyway, a lady I hadn't met answered the door and told me that the woman and children had left to go to her mother's because their washing machine had broken. I was disappointed, but at least encouraged that she had specifically left a message for me.
Evangeline and I walked back over to the church and were met with a crowd of children. After averaging four kids at TeamKid for the first several months we were here, you can see why we were so excited to have had 16 kids there tonight! And, four of our "regulars" weren't there. If you add the two other kids who were doing laundry, that's 22 kids. Wow! God is blessing us for sure!
We decided a few weeks back to do an Easter lesson tonight since church Wednesday was cancelled due to our Maundy Thursday service. Tammy did Resurrection cookies, we did an Easter craft, and I did the Resurrection eggs (a preschool and grade school version). The awesome thing about the resurrection eggs are that they present the plan of salvation really well.
By the end of our lesson I was blessed with the chance to pray with two girls to accept Christ. And they both poured out their heart to me, confessing sins to me and telling me about some really deep hurts in their families.
In my ladies' Bible Study we talked about how sometimes you pray for something but what you're praying for isn't what really what needs to happen. It struck me tonight that had those two other children come, I would've had to immediately take them home and not have been able to pray with the other girls. God knows what He's doing. And, I'm excited to be in the middle of it here. If you're reading this, please say a prayer for Marion. Pray for the many unchurch families in this area. And, pray for these two sweet new believers.
Nearly every day I go walking up and down my streets with my double stroller and dog. I have gotten to know my neighborhood very well. I walk around and pray and search for people to invite to church. Nothing excites me more than being able to invite someone to church and we have been praying since we got here for opportunities.
The week before Easter Drew and I passed out a bunch of flyers and met many people in our community. And several came to our Easter activities, which was thrilling. I see God at work and am just so excited and encouraged by it!
There have been several families with children that we have met and been praying for. One family joined our church Palm Sunday and their oldest daughter was baptized Easter Sunday!
There's another family that lives close by whose kids are always playing outside. Evangeline loves them. She prays for them every night and is always asking us where they are. In fact, when I told her they were at school, she said she wanted to go to school, too. The little girl has been to church a few times.
A few days ago we met a mother and two young children who had recently moved in. The mother mentioned that the little kids use to ride a van to another church at their old house. Today I stopped by and asked if they wanted to come to TeamKid tonight and I could just walk over and get them. The mother said okay, and I prayed all afternoon that they would actually be there to come to church when I went back and got them.
At 6:40 Evangeline and I walked over to pick them up. I realized half way there that it was a mistake bringing her b/c she wanted me to hold her the whole time and she is a heavy chick! Anyway, a lady I hadn't met answered the door and told me that the woman and children had left to go to her mother's because their washing machine had broken. I was disappointed, but at least encouraged that she had specifically left a message for me.
Evangeline and I walked back over to the church and were met with a crowd of children. After averaging four kids at TeamKid for the first several months we were here, you can see why we were so excited to have had 16 kids there tonight! And, four of our "regulars" weren't there. If you add the two other kids who were doing laundry, that's 22 kids. Wow! God is blessing us for sure!
We decided a few weeks back to do an Easter lesson tonight since church Wednesday was cancelled due to our Maundy Thursday service. Tammy did Resurrection cookies, we did an Easter craft, and I did the Resurrection eggs (a preschool and grade school version). The awesome thing about the resurrection eggs are that they present the plan of salvation really well.
By the end of our lesson I was blessed with the chance to pray with two girls to accept Christ. And they both poured out their heart to me, confessing sins to me and telling me about some really deep hurts in their families.
In my ladies' Bible Study we talked about how sometimes you pray for something but what you're praying for isn't what really what needs to happen. It struck me tonight that had those two other children come, I would've had to immediately take them home and not have been able to pray with the other girls. God knows what He's doing. And, I'm excited to be in the middle of it here. If you're reading this, please say a prayer for Marion. Pray for the many unchurch families in this area. And, pray for these two sweet new believers.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Jackson Trip
We had a really great weekend visiting my dad (Granddaddy Snow Snow, or otherwise know as simply "Snow Snow" or "No No" or even "Nos Snow") at his condo in Jackson. Our primary purpose in going was to attend the first ever Speaker of the House/Lieutenant Governor's Easter Egg Hunt, but we also wanted to squeeze in a few fun things, as well.
Friday evening me, my mom, and my kids headed to Jackson. We met dad at Jason's Deli and I was reminded of how much I like that place. It always makes me think of Waco, and my friends Dayna and Kevin (who just moved to China!) for some reason. I guess we ate there a lot. I liked it because it was Weight Watchers friendly. Trey liked it because there were crackers on the salad bar. Evangeline, of course, liked the ice cream.
I had a pretty rough night at the condo, which was to be expected. I just don't enjoy sharing a room with either of my children ever. Trey was in the pack n play next to me and coughed and fidgeted ALL NIGHT LONG. I eventually moved to the couch, then back to the bedroom b/c Trey was crying and I had to nurse, then to tuck Evangeline back in, then back to the couch, back to tuck Evangeline in, back to the bedroom. That's what I mean by 'rough night.' I heard Evangeline and my mom up pretty early and then later discovered that Evangeline had escaped her pack n play in the office (which was also to be expected) and was kinda roaming around my dad's condo.
Both kids enjoyed exploring the place, so much so that I was eager to get them outta there as quickly as possible! Dad and I took the kids to the zoo, while mom ran a few errands. My dad has a zoo pass, so we hope to go there a lot this summer. This time last year my mom and I took Evangeline to the zoo. I have to say that I had a much easier time this year. Last year I was eight months pregnant and walking around took a lot out of me. It was much easier now that the baby is out!
Evangeline had fun, but did seem to act a little afraid of some of the animals. Mainly the monkeys. She also did not like the Tamirs and the Wart Hogs (they weren't quite wart hogs, but they were some kinda hoggy things). Maybe they just got too close to the fence for her and she's afraid they would get her? She LOVED the alligators and was thrilled to see four baby gators swimming in the pond. She also really liked the flamingos.
Trey was super easy going. He enjoyed looking at the turtles and the giraffes the best. It was so funny seeing his face when he first saw the giraffe.
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Poor Evangeline tripped over Snow Snow's foot and got her first real scraped knee. And, eleven hours later, it is still a big deal. She freaked out at bath time when it got wet. Poor baby.
We met Carrie for lunch at Mazzio's which was fun except that I was not going to pay $9.99 for a buffet when all I wanted was two pieces of pizza even if it did come with a drink and even if Evangeline did get to eat free. So, I ordered a small pizza for $6.00. No problem except that it took forever for them to bring it to me. Being on a diet is miserable to start with but being on a diet and having to sit and watch other people eat pizza while patiently waiting for your food is really bad. My mom was finished and ready to go before mine ever came. :( The price I pay to diet. I told my mom that I got a Bravo star at Weight Watchers for going to Christy's wedding last week and not eating any cake and she said that she'd MUCH rather have a piece of wedding cake than a Bravo star. Supportive, huh?
We were afraid that the wait at Mazzio's would make us late for the egg hunt, but we showed up in plenty of time. It was a very nice event with fun jumps, face painting, an Easter bunny, real bunnies to take pictures with, and yummy snacks. Evangeline loved holding the little bunny and Trey enjoyed his first ever cupcake (or the icing, at least).
When it came time to hunt the eggs, Evangeline was a little bratty. She went around picking up the eggs, opening them, and then if she didn't want what was inside, she just threw it back down. I eventually figured out that she was specifically looking for eggs that contained skittles.
My children blessed me with a quiet ride on the way home and we arrived just in time for our Sunday school grill-out party that was, yes, at our house. I am super thankful to my wonderful wonderful wonderful (hi, honey!) husband who got everything ready while I was gone. When I asked him if we could go to Jackson, he was practically giddy responding yes. He enjoyed the weekend by having a Friday night steak and then playing tennis with Corrie Saturday morning.
I had so much fun having our friends over! I am very thankful for all the friendships we have made here in Marion! I am already looking forward to the next time we all get together for Italian night!
Praying for a good night's sleep tonight! At least Trey is down the hall and both my kids are pretty worn out.
Friday evening me, my mom, and my kids headed to Jackson. We met dad at Jason's Deli and I was reminded of how much I like that place. It always makes me think of Waco, and my friends Dayna and Kevin (who just moved to China!) for some reason. I guess we ate there a lot. I liked it because it was Weight Watchers friendly. Trey liked it because there were crackers on the salad bar. Evangeline, of course, liked the ice cream.
I had a pretty rough night at the condo, which was to be expected. I just don't enjoy sharing a room with either of my children ever. Trey was in the pack n play next to me and coughed and fidgeted ALL NIGHT LONG. I eventually moved to the couch, then back to the bedroom b/c Trey was crying and I had to nurse, then to tuck Evangeline back in, then back to the couch, back to tuck Evangeline in, back to the bedroom. That's what I mean by 'rough night.' I heard Evangeline and my mom up pretty early and then later discovered that Evangeline had escaped her pack n play in the office (which was also to be expected) and was kinda roaming around my dad's condo.
Both kids enjoyed exploring the place, so much so that I was eager to get them outta there as quickly as possible! Dad and I took the kids to the zoo, while mom ran a few errands. My dad has a zoo pass, so we hope to go there a lot this summer. This time last year my mom and I took Evangeline to the zoo. I have to say that I had a much easier time this year. Last year I was eight months pregnant and walking around took a lot out of me. It was much easier now that the baby is out!
Evangeline had fun, but did seem to act a little afraid of some of the animals. Mainly the monkeys. She also did not like the Tamirs and the Wart Hogs (they weren't quite wart hogs, but they were some kinda hoggy things). Maybe they just got too close to the fence for her and she's afraid they would get her? She LOVED the alligators and was thrilled to see four baby gators swimming in the pond. She also really liked the flamingos.
Trey was super easy going. He enjoyed looking at the turtles and the giraffes the best. It was so funny seeing his face when he first saw the giraffe.
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Poor Evangeline tripped over Snow Snow's foot and got her first real scraped knee. And, eleven hours later, it is still a big deal. She freaked out at bath time when it got wet. Poor baby.
We met Carrie for lunch at Mazzio's which was fun except that I was not going to pay $9.99 for a buffet when all I wanted was two pieces of pizza even if it did come with a drink and even if Evangeline did get to eat free. So, I ordered a small pizza for $6.00. No problem except that it took forever for them to bring it to me. Being on a diet is miserable to start with but being on a diet and having to sit and watch other people eat pizza while patiently waiting for your food is really bad. My mom was finished and ready to go before mine ever came. :( The price I pay to diet. I told my mom that I got a Bravo star at Weight Watchers for going to Christy's wedding last week and not eating any cake and she said that she'd MUCH rather have a piece of wedding cake than a Bravo star. Supportive, huh?
We were afraid that the wait at Mazzio's would make us late for the egg hunt, but we showed up in plenty of time. It was a very nice event with fun jumps, face painting, an Easter bunny, real bunnies to take pictures with, and yummy snacks. Evangeline loved holding the little bunny and Trey enjoyed his first ever cupcake (or the icing, at least).
When it came time to hunt the eggs, Evangeline was a little bratty. She went around picking up the eggs, opening them, and then if she didn't want what was inside, she just threw it back down. I eventually figured out that she was specifically looking for eggs that contained skittles.
My children blessed me with a quiet ride on the way home and we arrived just in time for our Sunday school grill-out party that was, yes, at our house. I am super thankful to my wonderful wonderful wonderful (hi, honey!) husband who got everything ready while I was gone. When I asked him if we could go to Jackson, he was practically giddy responding yes. He enjoyed the weekend by having a Friday night steak and then playing tennis with Corrie Saturday morning.
I had so much fun having our friends over! I am very thankful for all the friendships we have made here in Marion! I am already looking forward to the next time we all get together for Italian night!
Praying for a good night's sleep tonight! At least Trey is down the hall and both my kids are pretty worn out.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Spring cleaning, lost keys, and a stump..... oh my!
Yesterday was a good example of how trying to do too much can get you into trouble. Spring hit with a wham and suddenly I realized that it was HOT outside and my poor children were still wearing long sleeve shirts. So, even though I was organizing a Team Kid fun night, had a photo session scheduled at Sears for both my kids, and desperately needed a trip to Wal-mart, I decided it would also be a good day to reorganize my children's clothes. Actually, I didn't so much decide to do it as felt like I was forced into it by all the nice, but hot, weather that was just not compatible with our wardrobes.
Thank goodness my mom is off for Spring Break! She came with me to Sears and took Evangeline to Cici's while Trey and I shopped at Wal-mart. Our Sears pictures were just okay. Not nearly as good as the ones of Trey we took two weeks ago. Here's a hint as to why: the guy who took our pictures yesterday was there for an interview two weeks ago when we got Trey's pictures made. He was nice enough, but I'm confident that I could've gotten some better shots than him. At least Evangeline is no longer afraid of the big flash, so she didn't freak out like she did at her two year pictures. More positives are that I easily stayed in my budget since the pictures weren't so great and the newbie accidentally ordered me an extra page of wallets that I did not have to pay for but apparently will still recieve.
I got home and for once both kids went down easily for naps. They've been having difficulty (especially Evangeline) since Daylight Savings Time. I should've known it was too good to be true. I had plenty of time to put all the clothes that were stacked in various baskets and boxes throughout my house into some of the empty tubs that were in our shed. I jumped in my van and headed to the shed to load up some tubs when Wham! I hit something. My first, sinking, thought was that it was Blue Bell. Too scared to look under the van for a dead dog, I ran back to the house to see if she was there. She was lying comfortably on the living room floor. Whew! Edy was hanging around so I knew she was not the victim either. Then I realized that my van was stuck. Like, really stuck. Really really stuck. I called Drew. No answer. I texted Drew to call me ASAP. When he finally arrived we discovered that I had hit a stump.
Now, in my defense, you couldn't see this stump at all because the grass is really grown up around it. And, since Drew isn't writing this blog, I won't point out any of his reasons for why I should've easily been able to avoid that stump.
Drew spent awhile trying to get my van unstuck and then finally called Mr. David- the man who can do anything- to come and help. When I say he can do anything, I mean it. Since we have moved to Marion he has built us bathroom cabinets (he's a master at cabinetry), fixed our hot water heater, made us a turkey for Thanksgiving, a ham for Christmas, baked the best dessert I have ever eaten called California pie (okay, tied for the best ever with Tammy's lemon cookies, Jody's Bakery iced sugar cookies, and Carolyn's Creation's cheesecake.... I like desserts, can't you tell?), built the church a soft serve ice cream machine and then made us ice cream for Evangeline's party. How this man has stayed single I have no clue. Anyway, after an hour and a half Drew and Mr. David managed to unstuck my van. Next time I'm just going to call Mr. David directly. I'll probably get just as much grief, but in a little nicer way.
Because Drew was busy unstucking my van, and because, unfortunately, the place the van was stuck was Blue Bell's potty spot, I knew Drew would not be able to pick up our pizzas for the Team Kid pizza party. So, I called my mom, my second hero of the day, to once again come to the rescue and watch my kids while I ran to Cici's. When I dropped the pizzas off at the church we already had one family there. They had misread the bulletin and come an hour early. Their granddaughter had been to Vacation Bible the past few summers, but Sunday was their first official time to visit the church. So, naturally, I asked them to help me clear out some tables and put them straight to work! They are really hard workers and I am very thankful they came early!
We had a great fun night with sixteen kids at church. The only mishap was a lost tooth. I teased Maggie telling her that she lost her tooth twice! The first time it fell out of her mouth. The second, it accidentally got thrown in the garbage. I hated for the poor child not to get any tooth fairy money :) so we dug through the trash and Mrs. Sherry came out with the tooth!
The tooth was not the only thing to be lost. Somewhere in the process of cleaning up I borrowed Drew's church keys. I really, REALLY, thought I had returned them to him but a while later he asked me for them. They weren't in my pockets. I searched the entire building. No keys. By the end of the night, everyone was searching. As a pastor, Drew feels like it is important for him to have keys to the church and his office, etc. I agree. But, the keys were lost. After we went home and put the kids to bed I went back to the Family Life Center and searched again. By this point, I was kinda feeling like our marriage was at stake (just kidding, but I certainly was testing it!). I dug through another trash can with no luck. Finally, I came home and recieved a lecture on how I never give Drew his keys back when I borrow them which is, sadly, true.
Two guesses as to who found the keys first thing this morning? Yep, the man who can do anything. I don't know why we didn't call him last night! I'm just glad Drew has his keys! I think I need to put Mr. David's number on speed dial.
Thank goodness my mom is off for Spring Break! She came with me to Sears and took Evangeline to Cici's while Trey and I shopped at Wal-mart. Our Sears pictures were just okay. Not nearly as good as the ones of Trey we took two weeks ago. Here's a hint as to why: the guy who took our pictures yesterday was there for an interview two weeks ago when we got Trey's pictures made. He was nice enough, but I'm confident that I could've gotten some better shots than him. At least Evangeline is no longer afraid of the big flash, so she didn't freak out like she did at her two year pictures. More positives are that I easily stayed in my budget since the pictures weren't so great and the newbie accidentally ordered me an extra page of wallets that I did not have to pay for but apparently will still recieve.
I got home and for once both kids went down easily for naps. They've been having difficulty (especially Evangeline) since Daylight Savings Time. I should've known it was too good to be true. I had plenty of time to put all the clothes that were stacked in various baskets and boxes throughout my house into some of the empty tubs that were in our shed. I jumped in my van and headed to the shed to load up some tubs when Wham! I hit something. My first, sinking, thought was that it was Blue Bell. Too scared to look under the van for a dead dog, I ran back to the house to see if she was there. She was lying comfortably on the living room floor. Whew! Edy was hanging around so I knew she was not the victim either. Then I realized that my van was stuck. Like, really stuck. Really really stuck. I called Drew. No answer. I texted Drew to call me ASAP. When he finally arrived we discovered that I had hit a stump.
Now, in my defense, you couldn't see this stump at all because the grass is really grown up around it. And, since Drew isn't writing this blog, I won't point out any of his reasons for why I should've easily been able to avoid that stump.
Drew spent awhile trying to get my van unstuck and then finally called Mr. David- the man who can do anything- to come and help. When I say he can do anything, I mean it. Since we have moved to Marion he has built us bathroom cabinets (he's a master at cabinetry), fixed our hot water heater, made us a turkey for Thanksgiving, a ham for Christmas, baked the best dessert I have ever eaten called California pie (okay, tied for the best ever with Tammy's lemon cookies, Jody's Bakery iced sugar cookies, and Carolyn's Creation's cheesecake.... I like desserts, can't you tell?), built the church a soft serve ice cream machine and then made us ice cream for Evangeline's party. How this man has stayed single I have no clue. Anyway, after an hour and a half Drew and Mr. David managed to unstuck my van. Next time I'm just going to call Mr. David directly. I'll probably get just as much grief, but in a little nicer way.
Because Drew was busy unstucking my van, and because, unfortunately, the place the van was stuck was Blue Bell's potty spot, I knew Drew would not be able to pick up our pizzas for the Team Kid pizza party. So, I called my mom, my second hero of the day, to once again come to the rescue and watch my kids while I ran to Cici's. When I dropped the pizzas off at the church we already had one family there. They had misread the bulletin and come an hour early. Their granddaughter had been to Vacation Bible the past few summers, but Sunday was their first official time to visit the church. So, naturally, I asked them to help me clear out some tables and put them straight to work! They are really hard workers and I am very thankful they came early!
We had a great fun night with sixteen kids at church. The only mishap was a lost tooth. I teased Maggie telling her that she lost her tooth twice! The first time it fell out of her mouth. The second, it accidentally got thrown in the garbage. I hated for the poor child not to get any tooth fairy money :) so we dug through the trash and Mrs. Sherry came out with the tooth!
The tooth was not the only thing to be lost. Somewhere in the process of cleaning up I borrowed Drew's church keys. I really, REALLY, thought I had returned them to him but a while later he asked me for them. They weren't in my pockets. I searched the entire building. No keys. By the end of the night, everyone was searching. As a pastor, Drew feels like it is important for him to have keys to the church and his office, etc. I agree. But, the keys were lost. After we went home and put the kids to bed I went back to the Family Life Center and searched again. By this point, I was kinda feeling like our marriage was at stake (just kidding, but I certainly was testing it!). I dug through another trash can with no luck. Finally, I came home and recieved a lecture on how I never give Drew his keys back when I borrow them which is, sadly, true.
Two guesses as to who found the keys first thing this morning? Yep, the man who can do anything. I don't know why we didn't call him last night! I'm just glad Drew has his keys! I think I need to put Mr. David's number on speed dial.
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