Sunday Sounds Part II

Okay, now the nonstop boy noise some 3 hours later is at a decibel level of 8 ... me liking it right this minute ... Not so much .... I am hiding in the office .. I guess it is my fault .. we had sweet tea at dinner. Whew! I just took some Tylenol ......

Sunday sounds ....

DH tickling boy (3), and boy (1) and the tods laughing and squealing and saying more, more! I love my boys ... all 4 of them!

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BTW - Sunday's menu
Baked chicken, sweet potatoes, turnip greens, cornbread and sweet tea ya'll!

Can I say just one more time? FIREPROOF

Go! Don't walk, RUN! Run to the theater and take your spouse to see FIREPROOF!!! It opens today and you all know that the first weekend run is the most important run for a movie.

This IS a Christian movie, put out by Christian people, who are able to deliver a DEAD ON message about life, marriage and your relationship with the Lord God Almighty!

It is funny, real, tearful, joyful and just plain wonderful! Good marriage, bad marriage, don't like your spouse, thinking about marriage ..... JUST go!!

GO,GO,GO .... I will keep your kids, so you can GO!!!!! Keep someone else's kids so they can go and then let them keep your kids so you can go!


Let's talk about it next week!!!!!!

He doesn't do it like I do ...

Kids and Meals - Not like me
Baths - Not like me
Visits to the school to talk w/ the staff - not like me
Homework - Not like me
Discipline - Not like me
Balancing the checkbook - whoa, not like me
Housecleaning - not like me
Washing clothes - not like me ....

But when it is all said and done .. my husband did it!

There was no blood and no whining! We had good food to eat (bacon and eggs), clean kids (boys, whew!), the homework was completed and it was correct, children who fell in line at the sound of his voice (at least for now), 2.00 in the bank (thank God, not negative!), a clean house (for at least the next 30 minutes), and clean clothes (even though it took 10 loads instead of 5).

No, it may not have been the way, I DO IT , but you know what? I don't even care ... my husband has helped me in more ways than I could ever express with my duties around here and for that he gets a ...

singing .. Go Dh, it's your birthday, go Dh, it's your birthday and a big ole kiss from me and a public thank you!!!!! .. I need to say thank you more to him.

THANK YOU HONEY!

Fireproof

I just came home after watching a private showing of this movie and all I have to say is GO! Go to your nearest theater THIS Friday, Saturday or Sunday.

I don't want to give ANYTHING away in this movie, but if you are married, engaged or single and thinking about marriage .............. GO!

Hubby went with me tonite and let's just say ... God is so good!

This movie is done with excellence, the actors are great and the message is unforgettable!

Thanks so much to Sherwood Pictures and Provident Films!!!!!

Two Thumbs Up!

Strong Tower

God laid these words on my heart this morning and I wanted to share them with you.

BLESSED BE THE NAME OF THE LORD
Clinton Utterbach

BLESSED BE THE NAME OF THE LORD
BLESSED BE THE NAME OF THE LORD
BLESSED BE THE NAME OF THE LORD MOST HIGH
GLORY IS THE NAME OF THE LORD
GLORY IS THE NAME OF THE LORD
GLORY IS THE NAME OF THE LORD MOST HIGH

CHORUS:
THE NAME OF THE LORD IS
A STRONG TOWER
THE RIGHTEOUS RUN INTO IT
AND THEY ARE SAVED
THE NAME OF THE LORD IS
A STRONG TOWER
THE RIGHTEOUS RUN INTO IT
AND THEY ARE SAVED

HOLY IS THE NAME OF THE LORD
HOLY IS THE NAME OF THE LORD
HOLY IS THE NAME OF THE LORD MOST HIGH

Praying for you ....

To my family and friends on the TEXAS coast and in Houston .. prayers have gone up and will continue to go up on your behalf. My family and I pray for speedy resolutions to ALL the problems that have occured because of Hurrican Ike.

God WAS NOT surprised and has HIS hands on this situation. He WILL take care of you.

Never Forget ...

7 years ago .... I'll always remember where I was, what I was doing and what I did for the next 3 days.

I continue to pray for the troops who are fighting for the freedom I have in this country and for the families who were directly affected that morning and who will never be the same.

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Love you Joel! Thank you for serving our country and representing our family in Iraq.

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This song came to mind as I was writing ....

'Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, And to take him at his word; Just to rest upon his promise, And to know, "Thus saith the Lord."

Jesus, Jesus, how I trust him! How I've proved him o'er and o'er! Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus! O for grace to trust him more!

I'm so glad I learned to trust thee, Precious Jesus, Savior, friend; And I know that thou art with me, Wilt be with me to the end.

DeClan - closer to 2 or 22?

Our surprise blessing has continued to bless my days .. I cannot believe he will be 21 months soon ... My dad always said treasure each day with your children because one day they won't be kiddos anymore.

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It seemed like just yesterday he entered into the world and now he is running, scolding his animals, laughing, playing, and making me laugh all the time.

Yesterday, he did something that made me laugh out loud and then he turned around and said ... "Mommy, I funny?" .. I laughed for another 2 minutes.

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He is so full of words ... snack, ice, cheese, nanas, rarri - ferrari, please, toes, feet, kitchen, outside, outside, van, helmet, football, baseball, ice cream, donut (uh oh), hurt, beyonee - bologna, hot dog, Noggin, Barney, Mickey, Minnie, chicken, car ... he can say his first, middle and last name when you ask him what his name is .... just to name a few ... and he plays basketball and football like a 3 year old .. he's got quite a arm!!!

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He is really trying to keep up with his big brothers (11 & 3) .. it is so cute ...

I'll look back on this post in a few months and say wow ..... I am truly blessed and grateful to be his mom.

Back to School ...

We, I mean Ethan started school last week and I thought by now he would have settled into a little routine by now. NOT!

DH takes Ethan to school each day (Praise the Lord) and our expectation was that he would be able to drop Ethan off starting this week. NOT!

DH has been at the school EVERY morning since last week, straightening something out. Lockers, combinations, PE clothes, checks, cash, glasses, spirals, instruments, lunch money, book loads, reviewing Ethan last 3 years in this school district and on and on and on. I will say I am glad my man was able to go to the school and "put Ethan's affairs in order" ... I don't think my point would have been made so easily with DeClan and Austin on each hip.

We didn't even buy school supplies until last Thursday night. Yes, you heard me ... last Thursday at 8:30pm I was in Office Depot going through 7 lists that I personally think could have been placed on the school's website over the summer .. or at least two weeks before school .. but who am I?

Ethan has books this year that start at $50.00 a piece .. so we've been getting notes coming home for us to approve his use of the books ... umm ... how else will he make his "A's?", yes, sir, he can use the books.

Anyway, this is the part of parenting I know my mom and dad did as well and I never heard them grumble or complain .. they just did it. So, I am going to stop complaining as soon as I finish this post :)

Is it me or can some of the paperwork we parents are filling out can be copied and all you need to do is just add the teacher's name and subject on the cover sheet? Why did we fill out the SAME 3 sheets of paper 21 times? hmmmmmm

OK, I am ranting and rambling .. I have one last form for "us" to fill out and then and then I am off ... but you already knew I didn't have all my marbles.

Labor Day .. MINE times four ...

Rocks in My Dryer is having a fun MeMe today, but I saw it on one of my favorite blogs .. We are THAT Family and it looked like fun so why not!



How long were your labors?
#1 - 16 1/2 hours, #2 - 2 hours, #3 - 7 hours, #4 - 1 hour

How did you know you were in labor?
#1 - I was eating fish & fries like I did almost everyday and it started tasting awful and then this VERY sick feeling came all over my body ... then a VERY sharp pain
#2 - I got sick
#3 - I was induced
#4 - Can somebody say contractions out the wazoo?

Where did you deliver?
At the same hospital ALL 4 times with the same OB!!! Whoohoo!!

Drugs?
Yes, I have my own personal drug rep from McKesson Pharmaceuticals! :)

C-section?
#3 and #4 .. Emergency c for #3, scheduled for #4, but I went into labor before they could start the C section, but we ended up doing it anyway.

Who delivered?
My OB of 13 years. Even on #2 when the nurses said he would NOT show up for Denham's delivery because she was a 3am early delivery and they knew she would not make it, but I will dog gone if he didn't get out of his bed at 3am and came to see me and make sure I was ok medically and emotionally after all that had gone on!

Love, love my OB and his staff! My husband helped me find AND interview him 13 years ago and I will continue to drive 45 minutes to see him as long as he is practicing medicine.