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Feb 28, 2011

I’m Back

Well I hadn’t really went anywhere, but my blogging has been anything but frequent.  My plan is to update you more often and I wanted to start today.

This past weekend I started spring cleaning (a little early) and did some deep cleaning in my kitchen.  I spent most of my Saturday working on the tops of cabinets and washing all my “Coca Cola” decorations that sit atop them and my shelves.  I changed out the lighting in the kitchen just last week, which put me in the mood to get a head start on my spring cleaning. The lights replaced an old utility style 6 foot tubular fluorescent light across the ceiling.  Now it looks more up-to-date and modern  - but now the ceiling needs painting.

I know you want pictures.  I will post them soon.

Thanks to for his hard work putting the new lights up, I am very happy with the new look.  I also changed the setup of my decor and condensed some things.  You know modern is – “Less is More.”

Sunday we visited a different church.  My goal at present is to find one the kiddos will get more connected to and become involved with the youth group.  We have been lacking in seeing that with both sets of kiddos and our intentions are to work toward finding a place they can connect.

At my day job work is busy busy busy and I am still waiting on a quote to get some electrical work done at the house.  You know the ever-looming goal of getting the house ready to sale…so Mr. M and I can buy a bigger house for all the kiddos to have their much needed space. And, of course, that means we have been talking even more seriously about our futures together and even the M word: Marriage!

This is nothing new, but I like to keep you up-to-date in knowing – it is a slow going process for us to get our ducks in a row… but never the less a big step we are excited about taking.

And my photography hobby?  Recently we took a trip downtown and I took tons of pictures as we pretended once again to be tourists in our own backyard. If you have never done this, give it a try. We have lots of fun every time we venture out.P1010555

Find yourself

Photo Credit:  Katherine Shinault

Feb 9, 2011

In The Moment

imageRemember this famous quote:

Tyrone, you know how much I love watching you work, but I've got my country's 500th anniversary to plan, my wedding to arrange, my wife to murder and Guilder to frame for it; I'm swamped.

The Princess Bride

I’m so busy anymore I don’t know what to blog, or when. I love this quote from this classic movie. My own statement about blogging would be close:

Blog, you know how much I love sharing with you and the world wide web, but I’ve got my office’s 100th anniversary to plan, my kids to take to the doctor (four times a month lately), a boyfriend to cater to, my house to get on the market, and I need to find a way to pay for all of it; I’m swamped. (j/k Mr. M!)

I took off the month of January, for the most part, from my blog, to get focused. I participated in a 21 day fast that I would love to share more about soon. But in that time – I did get focused and found my priorities again. 

My priorities are my faith and my children at the top. (Even though my children at times try my patience, thereby my faith… but I digress.) My relationship with follows in that sequence and we are looking toward our future. But I didn’t find any extra time lying around to squeeze all the “stuff” into.Sometimes I have so many plates spinning between my children, their “stuff;” my home, its ‘stuff;’ Mr. M, his ‘stuff;’ my job, and its stuff that I lose my focus on what’s important. Life is spinning crazy by all of us.

So with that thought I want to say:

Take time to be in the moment where you are right now. Appreciate all the little things in your world and pay attention to whatever it is you might be doing – while you are doing it. Whether it’s doing the laundry or making jewelry with your daughter – give it your full attention and be in that moment. Once it is gone – it’s gone and is only a memory of what we make it.

Find yourself…keeping it real.

Feb 6, 2011

Super Bowl Memories

As I sit here and watch the half-time show of the Super Bowl, I am a little disappointed; but the commercials have been pretty good.

Jas, Kass, E, and I are watching it at our own private party. . and his boys didn’t want to watch the game, they had no desire, so they decided to stay at home and play video games and watch movies.  I didn’t want Jas to miss the game, so here we sit at our house for the evening.

E has to leave before the second half, so our party is dwindling down. Kass has to be in bed by 9:30, so our party will be over soon.  image

As I sit here, I am thinking about two Super Bowls ago.  Remember that night?  If you read my blog you might remember that memorable night.

Enjoy.

Find yourself… keeping it real.

Photo Credit: thedailygreen.com

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