Pickle

Do you know what a pickle is? A vegetable(?) that some people eat whole and others put on a hamburger. NO!! A pickle is when you are playing softball and you get stuck between 2 bases with the other team throwing the ball back and forth trying to get you out...aka a run down. So tonight I endured my very first pickle. I have always wanted to get into a pickle but after tonight I think once is enough. So let me play it out for.....I can't remember if I was on first or second when the ball was hit but I do remember rounding 3rd just as the ball was thrown home. The catcher bobbled the ball so I thought I would take home, however I slipped on my attempt. Their catcher then came to tag me so I went back towards 3rd but she threw the ball so I went towards home again. Are you getting the picture? The funny thing that happened on my second attempt home was that my legs became like Jello so as I headed in that direction they (my legs) decided they didn't want to work anymore. I literally crawled/fell onto home plate laying flat on the ground.....SAFE!! That's all I really needed to hear. Like I said I'm not so sure I want to do that again.

Let the adventure begin...

Yesterday I had it and decided that was it I'm taking my house back. Who had it? You may ask.....the girls' toys!! We don't live in a large home but we work with what we do have. So since Carleigh was born, and even a little prior to that, there have been toys in the living room, nursery, and Gracie's room. I can honestly tell you though that we don't have many toys because it drives me crazy to see them ALL day but we still have enough to make my head swim at times. So after a little measuring, talking to a friend, and just deciding to go for it I took back my house. There are now NO toys in the living room, the girls are sharing a room (hence the adventure), and all the toys are in the room with the computer. I can now confine the chaos and shut the door when needed. I feel soooo much better.

Now onto the adventure....I didn't have to put the girls down last night for their first night in a shared room because I had 3 softball games so I was curious as to how that was going to go today for naptime. Well let me tell you this is going to be interesting. Carleigh went on to sleep but a few minutes later I heard her so I went in to check. Yep she was awake again because Gracie was in bed with her. Did I mention that Gracie had also taken Carleigh's diaper off? And then the second time I went to check Gracie was back in the crib and Carleigh was naked? Yep that's sisterly love.

They really do love each other which I know is a blessing but in times like this I almost wish they didn't love each other quite so much....ALMOST! Like I said, let the adventure begin!!

My girls

I just wanted to post a couple of pictures to show you what sweet angels GOD has blessed me with. I hope you enjoyed them.

Thank you

Thank you to everyone who has stepped up and let me know that you are reading...wow what a response. I really didn't know who was reading but now I feel a little closer to you (even those who didn't respond). I would like to give a shout out to Rebecca who I had NO idea was reading. I miss you girl, please come and visit soon. Kim we still need to get together too! To everyone else, not that you're not each individually special, thank you for being a friend and putting up with my Sarahisms!!

Question....do people still do shout outs????

Roll Call...

I'll admit it..I am a REALLY nosy person so I want to know who is reading this. Whether this is your first time stopping by or you come by often I'd like to know. Leave me a comment...even if it's just "Hi" and your name.

I'm a great neighbor

So I have to tell you this funny story that happened tonight. We have these great neighbors that live behind us. We go to church together and our kids play together so it works really well...up until they decided to move. They are scheduled to close on the house tomorrow and Jess came over to chat for a few minutes. She has this really bad habit of leaving her keys everywhere so when she went home I realized she had left them on the kitchen table. Through dinner Jeremy and I discussed what we should do. First I thought maybe we should just go up there, get in the car, and drive off. No that wasn't what I wanted to do. I knew they were in there packing so I decided to hit the alarm button on her keyring to set off her car alarm. I tried it a couple of times but it didn't seem to be going off so I went outside. I acted like I was cleaning the grill while I hit the button. I could barely hear the alarm but I saw her husband looking out the window. I went inside, opened the kitchen window and continued to hit the alarm, let it go off a couple of minutes, and then turn it back off. I was having a great time, especially when I saw her husband go to the car and check. Shortly into my little game Jess called to see if she had left her keys at the house. My first response was "no, why?" Obviously she knew the alarm was going off and she couldn't find her keys. I did fess up and what she said next was priceless...the button on her keyring doesn't set off the car alarm it sets off the alarm to her HOUSE!! Yep every time I pushed that little button it went straight to the alarm company that immediately dispatched the local PD. OH, can I tell you how hard I laughed. I thought it was funny when it was the car but the thought of them being in the house, the alarm going on and off and them having no idea as to what is going on...hysterical. Yeah I'm sure they won't forget about this moving experience...I hope you find it as funny as I did [they didn't ;0) ]

Life verse

Up until a few years ago I had no idea what this meant, that was until I was challenged to find a verse in the Bible that would be my life verse....a verse that I could live by. I remember reading Proverbs 3:5-6 and knowing this to be my life verse.....

5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make your paths straight.

Then as we embarked on the NES journey I became frustrated with how long the process was taking. I didn't know if Jeremy would ever get on, if we would ever be able to afford a bigger house (or at least one with a bonus room to put the toys), or if I would eventually have to go back to work but then God reminded me of this verse....

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

This verse doesn't mean that God is saying that He's going to make us rich by the world's standards but it does say that He will provide and that I could be assure of a hope and future. Whew! I clung to this verse knowing that no matter what we would be taken care of and if not with NES we would still have a future.

My latest verse though is 1 Timothy 4:12 Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.

The majority of the people I hang out with are older than me (you know you are!) which then makes me intimidated at times to say what I really want to say. This verse gives me security that even though my age may be young that I can still speak in honesty, truth, and love to those that by the numbers are older than me. I'm not saying that I do this perfectly or even remotely close to what I should but at least now I can feel confident that I have a "right" to.

So do you have a life verse?

Jana Alayra

If you don't know who this is and you have preschoolers you need to find out. Jana is an energetic woman who teaches kids Bible songs using motions. I first learned about her while teaching Cubbies at our local church. The kids there loved her so I searched out eBay and found a couple of her DVDs. When Gracie was a baby I would put them in but she really didn't get that much out of them. Now as she's gotten older she LOVES them. ALL day long I hear "I watch Jana" or if Jeremy turns it off to watch something else "Daddy turned my movie off mommy". Trust me they are well worth it...my child doesn't watch TV but she'll watch these. It's also been a great way for me to learn biblical truths. If you don't already own them, get them!!!

Potty training

This is the new adventure at our house. It seems to be going okay but I was wondering if anyone had any tips to ensure that it is successful.

I broke it mommy

Is NOT my favorite thing that my 2 year old says. Yesterday as I was doing my daily blog run through, she came to me with these words. As I looked at her I quickly said.."yep you broke it" because she was holding my cell phone in her hands...one piece in each hand! Oh well, looks like I'll be getting a new one so if I don't answer I'm not ignoring you I just didn't know that you called.