tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75913087974130065202024-02-07T04:15:36.025-08:00Emersyn and Everett, Our Biggest Little Blessings!Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971012085038794640noreply@blogger.comBlogger763125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591308797413006520.post-87216168639853779502014-08-11T15:42:00.003-07:002014-08-11T15:42:55.512-07:00August 2014 : A comeback?So.....I'm back? Okay, given my past history this is probably not an entirely accurate statement. But I'd like it to be. Blogging to me conjures up happy feelings. I read blog posts from the past and think, "that lady was such a fun mom". Now that I'm somewhat out of the *honeymoon phase* of parenting, it's more of an effort to enjoy my children and not let the mundane overtake me. Is that bad to say? It's how I feel though. Yes, I love and adore my children but motherhood isn't always as enjoyable as it once was. Not the part that involves them as tiny humans.....more the part that involves wiping bums, cleaning up after messes, listening to bickering, etc. Man, this makes me sound so jaded.....just keepin' it real because it's my blog and because I can.<div>
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Life has changed a lot over the past few months and without going into every single detail, here are a few highlights: </div>
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*I'm basically working full time as a Realtor and still am very much a full time mama. My kids aren't in childcare unless I'm working during the day or having appointments. Most of my work happens on evenings and weekends which you'd think would work well because that's when Brett is off but since he's a full time student, this makes for an interesting season of life. We committed to being 100% faithful to God in our finances in 2014 and I'm beyond thrilled to tell you that God honors this kind of faithfulness. I am having my best year EVER in real estate. Like ever. Like better than in 2005 when everyone had their best year in real estate. I am humbled and overwhelmed! The deals just keep coming and I love it. I work hard and don't take my job lightly. </div>
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*At the end of the month Emersyn will be 6 and Everett will be 3. I need to update you on their little personalities but I'll save that for their birthday letters. I feel like we are in a different season for sure, out of baby land and into bigger kid/preschooler land. </div>
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*We are completely unsure of what we're doing for Emersyn's school this year. The neighborhood school that she is supposed to go to is unacceptable and we did request a transfer to another elementary school but won't find out if it's approved or not until the end of the month. As in the week before school starts. {Ugh} We are also on a waiting list for a charter school that is a short list but you usually don't find out until after school has started because then the school knows for sure which kids have actually showed up versus who registered but didn't show. I think I'm leaning towards doing an online curriculum in the interim and crossing my fingers for the charter school. If that doesn't work out, then our next best bet is to.....</div>
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*MOVE! We are hoping to move next year! We'll probably start looking for houses in January/February. We aren't in a huge hurry and have a pretty specific list of what we do and don't want. I'm very thankful to be able to act as my own Realtor....pretty sure I would drive anyone else crazy!! The most exciting factor of moving is being able to give our kids a yard to play in. They need it and so do we. For my friends that don't live in the northwest, yards here can be TINY or even non existent. We have an urban growth boundary that makes it so housing is very dense. My yard is very small, I think it's like 10 x 20? Moving is another factor that puts Emersyn's school seemingly up in the air. The good thing, it's only Kinder. She is a bright girl and I know she'll thrive in whatever environment she ends up in. We are in a position to keep our house as a rental and actually make some money so at least we won't have to deal with selling it, just need to find clean tidy tenants. :) </div>
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Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971012085038794640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591308797413006520.post-20842062412096037702014-01-08T16:09:00.003-08:002014-01-08T16:09:50.485-08:00Emersyn's 5 Year LetterTo my dearest Emersyn Grace...also known as Emmy Lou, Emmy Lou Whoo, Lou Lou Magoo, Lucy, Lucy Lou, Ems, Sissy, Sister Bear....{did I miss any? there's definitely a Lou theme going here},<br />
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I was looking over this sadly neglected blog and realized that I owed you a letter for your 5th birthday!! Better late than never, right?<br />
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You are my sweet little angel girl, the best of your mama and sometimes the worst of her too. I marvel watching you with your brother and am so impressed with the loving, nurturing and caring big sister that you are. You protect him like a mama bear and he often runs to you for comfort when he hurts himself or needs extra lovin's. You are so helpful to me with Everett, always quick to help me when we get home from somewhere and I need to unload groceries or something...you will take Everett upstairs to get him ready for nap and read him stories. You make sure he has water in his sippy cup, you will sacrifice what you are watching to change it to something he likes better.....you are a giver. This morning you were looking at a scrap book kit that you got from Santa at Noni's house on Christmas Eve.....a scrap book kit that you told your Sunday school was your favorite gift from Christmas. You got a wistful look on your face and said, "I think I'm going to give this to someone". I asked you why and you said, "I just like giving more than getting". Oh sweet girl, this made your mama's heart burst with thankfulness. You really get it sister....I'm so so proud to be your mama.<br />
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You love your babies something fierce. Hair Baby is your beloved daughter and you recently acquired Dora, a present from Nana. You are equally hardcore with Dora and sometimes it makes me a little crazy how intense you are! We can't leave until you get your babies dressed, you get mad if I'm loud upstairs when they are sleeping, you give me very long detailed instructions when you ask me to babysit and then quiz me afterwards (I wish I was kidding), you refer to me as Grandma when you talk to the dolls....oh Ems, you are just too silly. I love how nurturing you are and I have to think that you are modeling behavior you must have seen somewhere, maybe in the way I treat you and your brother. Oh the desire of my heart is to be a mama worth modeling after!<br />
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Your imagination is amazing! The world is one big Starbucks or restaurant to you....not a day goes by where you don't take my order and bring me food from your play kitchen. You are hilarious with the way you play server and you know far too much about being a waitress than any other 5 year old I know. Perhaps we eat out too much? :)<br />
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You are an incredible helper. You realize that if you want to hang out with Mommy instead of having quiet time upstairs, you need to be a helper. You can totally help me clean up the downstairs, you put away all of the plastic dishes and cups, you empty the silverware tray, you bring me your dirty laundry, you can sweep and dust better than your dad (ha!) and it's a joy to work along side you when we're cleaning up the downstairs together. Cleaning up your room is more of a challenge because like your mama, you get distracted VERY easily. :)<br />
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You love to *be healthy*. Your favorite foods (as of right now, I just asked you) are pistachios, cheese and crackers, cucumbers, carrots and broccoli. Not bad for a 5 year old. I sometimes offer you a snack and you say, "can I have something a little healthier"? You have amazing self control...you stop eating when you're full, even if there's half a bowl of ice cream left. Your Nana took you to a movie last week and I packed you a few special treats to enjoy while watching. Nana got you an ice cream before the movie and you only finished half of it, saying that I had packed you some treats and you didn't want to eat too much sugar. You are amazing little girl!!<br />
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You are doing so well in school! You are in Kindergarten at your preschool and then will go to Kindergarten again in public school. Because of your age, your preschool wanted you to be in the Kinder class and your daddy and I prayed about it and agreed. This will hopefully give you a great advantage in Kindergarten next year. We call this year Preschool Kindergarten and next year it will just be Kindergarten. You love all the projects that you come home with and you are a delight in your class.<br />
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Oh Ems, there are a million things I could say about you and I will try to be better about updating. But more than that, I will try to tell you out loud all that I love about you each day and have you grow up knowing that I am your biggest fan in life.<br />
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You are brave, strong, hilarious, kind, loving, nurturing, you love the Lord with all your heart, you can sing on pitch {for the most part}, you're helpful, sweet, beautiful and I'm so so so glad you're mine.<br />
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Mommy Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971012085038794640noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591308797413006520.post-18182175604961579382014-01-06T16:27:00.000-08:002014-01-06T16:27:04.671-08:00My word: Brick {by brick, by brick....}<div style="text-align: center;">
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I suppose one of these days I'll get around to doing a holiday recap. Or maybe I won't. I'll keep you waiting on the edge of your seat in suspense. </div>
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Today what I want to talk about is my word for the new year....last year's word was "progress" and I feel indifferent to how that word played out. I suppose there were some areas in my life that had progress but still so many failures. I am learning though.....and when I'm tempted to throw in the towel and give up goals and desires, I remember grace.....grace that will pardon and cleanse within. My failures are just a constant reminder of how much I need Him.</div>
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My word for this year can't be really summed up in one word....but if it had to be a word it would be *brick*. I think your word for the year is supposed to be more of an action word? However, this is my word and I will tell you why. </div>
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In Lysa Terkeurst's book, "Made to Crave", she says this....</div>
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Patience isn't something I possess much of. Sometimes I feel like I was born without whatever gene it is that helps you work hard at something with a goal in mind. Sometimes I feel like I never stick with anything and it's because I'm impatient! I want results NOW! It's our microwave society mentality and I am guilty of being a member. </div>
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I went to Home Depot today with Everett and bought two bricks, one for upstairs and one for downstairs. The one downstairs will go where I spend most of my time, in my kitchen. The one upstairs will go in my bathroom as a visual while I get ready and am often lost in my thoughts as I blow dry my hair. </div>
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As I held one dirty heavy brick in my hand, I realized how daunting it must be to build a brick wall or path. The bricks are so small in relation to what they are designed to build. And yet, there are brick walls, houses, and paths everywhere you look because a mason knows that if you take the time to lay each brick, you WILL create something strong and functional. I remember laying our wood floors last year and thinking it would NEVER END. So many pieces of wood needed to create one floor. It was torture for this fast paced girl. </div>
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Yes, I am forever on the quest to lose weight and I know I will get there eventually. And that is specifially what Lysa was addressing in the above quote. </div>
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Mothering doesn't come super natural to me sometimes. Sure, I'm fun and know how to be silly and enjoy my kiddos. I'm not great at the slower paced stuff, the story times, times of pausing and listening, showing my kids how to do things like keep their rooms cleaned, etc. Again, I want the instant gratification and it's hard to do the tedious things that seem like they won't add up. </div>
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Oh but they will! Everyday with my children is a day that I can lay one more brick in their foundation. If I envision my children as brick walls, they will someday be strong and powerful and if I look closely at them, I'll see they are made up of all the little moments, the little investments that I made in them that eventually added up. </div>
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And so this year I vow to treat each day as a day to build.....a brick on my path towards a healthier lifestyle, a brick on my daughter's future and my son's too. </div>
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"And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up" Galatians 6:9<br />
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Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971012085038794640noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591308797413006520.post-68639121910344100512013-09-12T16:05:00.000-07:002013-09-12T16:05:32.829-07:00MeFall 2013 has brought some different variables into my life.....for one, Emersyn is in school four days a week and from 9-1. Love the *late* start compared to a lot of other schools and also love the extended day that includes her eating lunch at school. I've enjoyed packing her healthy lunches in the mornings.<br />
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I'm enjoying the quality time with my boy in the mornings, whether is be spent drinking coffee, watching Sesame Street and playing or me catching up on emails while Everett has some independent play time. Emersyn was so great at entertaining herself, I want Everett to have that skill as well even though he often has an older sister playmate around.<br />
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Bible Study started back up on Tuesday mornings and Wednesday nights are up and running again with classes for the kids and choir for mama.<br />
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I'm no longer babysitting the two kiddos that I once was...I can't remember if I've already talked about this in my blog but if I haven't there you have it. This came as a shock in a way, happened almost overnight as the mom decided it was time for her to stay home. I'd watched the little guy since he was 6 months (so for two years) and then his little sister had just joined the party. I never thought I would be a day care provider per say but I really enjoyed having the kiddos around and REALLY enjoyed the freedom that the income provided to accomplish certain financial goals and have some guilt free Starbucks money.<br />
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Not babysitting anymore has thrown me for a loop which surprised me. Babysitting days were like *work* and then the days off were just that...days off. Now I'm always *off*? Yet as every mama knows, there are never really days *off*. ;) I'm trying to make the best of this situation. Yes, I still do real estate but that doesn't take up enough time to feel like a work day. I can do that here and there throughout the week.<br />
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I liked having defined days off and now having every day off like I said before is just interesting.<br />
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I'm not complaining. Lord knows I prayed for these days to come back when I was working for an insurance company and longing to be home with my baby girl. I can truly look around and say, "look what God has done!". However, it's a thankless season at times.<br />
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Brett is starting school up and will be physically in class two nights a week, plus the kids and I go to church on Wednesday. Not only will he be gone on those nights, but then when he's home he will be busy with homework from his other two classes. I'm somewhat dreading the start of Brett's school but excited for him too. I want to do the best I can to support him and be an awesome mama to his kids. The days are just long when Daddy doesn't come home for dinner.<br />
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I've determined that the Lord has given me a gift in this season and I might be mistaking it for something else, something like a burden. For the first time in my life as a mother, I actually have time. I have time to clean. I have time to read to my children. I have time to meal plan. I have time to make healthy recipes. I have time to play. And yet, it is tiring! I have had a very productive week so far around the house, yet when I look around certain areas are still a mess. It feels impossible to keep up with sometimes.<br />
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Something else I have time for is ME. On the evenings when Brett is gone at school I will have more than enough time to read, pray, and just hang out with the Lord. I can read magazines. I can pursue other hobbies like maybe even busting out my sewing machine that I got for Christmas a few years ago <span style="font-size: xx-small;">and have yet to use....sad face.</span> I am back on my TSFL program and need to concentrate to be successful at that. And I have the time to do that. It's a strange feeling. <br />
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This post is probably a whole lot of rambling but I just needed to vent and process. I have such huge expectations of what I think a *successful* SAHM's house looks like and my house is no where near that standard. But my children are happy and healthy, what more could I ask for?<br />
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I'm praying that this unique season wouldn't be wasted by me feeling sorry for myself and wishing Brett was just done with school and into a higher paying job. God has me right where He wants me and there are lessons to learn along the way, lessons I wouldn't want to skip if I knew how important they were. <br />
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For Emersyn's 5th birthday I knew I wanted to have a dance party. We LOVE music and dancing around our house. I was at a lost for an affordable and fun venue to host this sort of event and then a friend suggested just doing it at the park, brilliant! </div>
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I booked Magnolia Park in Hillsboro back in March. It's a more popular park in our area. We've had four parties there and they are always a blast, minus a few factors like the crazy breeze (which is nice on a hot day) and the bees. We got some traps this year for the bees but they will still crazy around the food. Boo. </div>
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I decided to make all the baked goods for Ems party this year. Normally we get an amazing cake from Lambs Bakery but I was pretty sure a rainbow cake like I wanted would be spendy and I am slowly getting over the need for perfection. I figured I would give it a shot and crossed my fingers. </div>
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I made the cake the morning of the party which was slightly risky but I wanted it to be fresh. Worst case scenario, I run to Costco and pick up a cake. Birthday cake stress is just too much of a first world problem to justify. ;) </div>
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I am normally TERRIBLE at frosting cakes but this turned out okay actually! I bought a new spreader and also decided to frost the little balls on the bottom to cover up any perfections along the plate. I was really happy with how it turned out considering. </div>
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I also did rainbow cupcakes for the kids which turned out great too! A little time consuming but cheap and cute. </div>
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I loved how the fruits and veggies turned out. These are all some of Emersyn's favorites and I put hummus in the middle part once we got to the party. Amazing how bright and colorful these things are that come straight from the God's creation, no artificial colors needed. Side note: the cucumbers and cherry tomatoes came from my garden! </div>
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My talented friend Rachelle did the invite for me and her husband is the one who took pictures at the party. We are thankful for the Polits family and their talents. :) </div>
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The kids had so much fun dancing and I loved watching their happy faces. We bought a little mini sound system on Amazon and it will be sure to get used again in the future. Music is always fun at a party. </div>
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I knew I wanted to do a dance wand of some sort, as a favor and to add to the fun. I messaged my super creative friend Carissa and told her my vision. Not only did she give me an idea for a concept....she went out and bought and prepped everything for me so all I need to do was assemble them and she stayed under budget! I paid her back but the amount of time that she saved me was priceless. Carissa has a super cool blog, check it out <a href="http://www.creativegreenliving.com/" target="_blank">HERE!!</a> </div>
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I love the balloons that are strung up on twine. Kind of look like a poor man's paper lantern. ;) </div>
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A few kiddos has already left at this point so this isn't quite all of them but we had a fun bunch! </div>
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The happy birthday song is like the highlight of Emersyn's year. She LOVES it and loves being sung to. </div>
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I can't believe my sweet girl is FIVE! I love you Emersyn Grace!! </div>
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This is a repeat from last year. It will be fun to see some answers change and some stay the same. (last year's answers in parenthesis) :) <br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2. What's your favorite toy? my new double stroller (Loving Family doll mini van)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">3. What's your favorite show? Taylor Swift music videos (Little Einsteins)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">4. What's your favorite holiday? My birthday!!!! (Christmas just 'cause I do!)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">5. Who's your best friend? Ellie and Stella and Ben and Everett</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> (Stella, Isabelle, Katharine, Emery, Ellie)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">6. What's your favorite song? "Red" by Taylor Swift ("Baby you're a firework" and "Nothing is impossible" {Priority Album})</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">7. What's your favorite book? King Bidgood's in the Bathtub (The Napping House and prayers book)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">10. What's your favorite snack? </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">hummus and crackers (</span>Pirate Booty)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">12. What's your favorite restaurant? BJ's Pizza and OSF (Old Spaghetti Factory)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">14. What's your favorite game? Yahtzee (Chutes and Ladders)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">15. What do you want to be when you grow up? the same as Everett, a Dr! (a teenager) </span></div>
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What is your favorite thing about Mommy? playing with her, cleaning up with her and cooking with her and helping her (playing with her, loving her,
painting nails rainbow-y, watching mommy sing on stage)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">17. What's your favorite thing about Daddy? He's so handsome, I love going on dates with Mommy and Daddy (going on dates to Lowes, playing cars, snuggling in bed)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">18. What's your favorite thing about Everett? He's so handsome and I love it when he pretends he's a super hero (Playing with him, waking him up in the morning)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">19. What was your favorite thing to do this summer? Going on our beach trip! (Go to the fountain)</span></div>
Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971012085038794640noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591308797413006520.post-42201334355705808832013-09-05T16:28:00.004-07:002013-09-05T16:28:44.541-07:00Everett's 2nd BirthdayDear Everett,<br />
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You are TWO years old, I can't hardly believe it!! I'll never forget the day you were born...hardest thing I ever did was push out that giant head of yours and you were worth every bit of that agony. ;) Everett David, your name means strong and dearly loved and this sums you up in a nutshell. You are the joy in our family's world and your mommy, daddy and sister just adore you!<br />
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You are happy from the minute you wake up. You like to wake up slowly. Often time when you sleep in I will go check on you and you are sitting up in your crib, sucking on your bink and cuddling with your blanket, a happy little clam. You go to bed around 8-8:30 and wake up between 7:30-8. You love going to sleep and sometimes will start singing, "niiiii niiiiii mommeeeee" when it's late and you're ready for bed. You very rarely fuss when going down for a nap but quickly stop when you realized that fussy boys don't get to sleep with their blankies and binkys. :)<br />
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You aren't a huge eater, despite your healthy size. Your favorite thing to eat is fruit. You ate an entire personal sized watermelon this summer at the fountain and I'm pretty sure it was the best day of your life. I cut up the watermelon in slices and while your sister and friends were playing in the fountain, you were sitting on the sidelines eating up all that delicious sweet goodness. You also love blueberries, mandarin oranges, apples, bananas and peaches. You don't care for meat much like your sister, although I think I remember her liking steak at your age. You are a pickier eater than she was. You like waffles (wakkles), crackers, cheese, bell peppers, spaghetti, pizza, Burgerville cheeseburgers, tater tots, kids Clif bars, applesauce pouches, mac and cheese with peas, oatmeal, greek yogurt, pizza.....hmm, maybe you aren't that picky after all. ;)<br />
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Your favorite show to watch right now is "Jake and the Neverland Pirates". We got you little pirate plates and napkins for your birthday and you were so proud of your "yo ho" plates. It was really cute. <br />
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You also really like "The Lorax" right now. It's a cute movie and Emersyn loves it too which is partly why I think you like it. You aren't a big tv watcher but one thing you will watch forever is country music videos, especially if there is a guitar being played. You love love LOVE music and love dancing and playing your guitar. In fact, for most of the summer you would run back inside yelling "GUI-YAR!" whenever we would leave and you would come back out with your beloved guitar. I have to admit, it's the cutest thing ever. I definitely see music in your future little man. <br />
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This year for your birthday we decided to hold off on the big party and get away as a family. The Lord totally hooked us up with an AMAZING beach house rental. It was the nicest house we've ever stayed in and it was so so so special to be together as a family and celebrate YOU! It was just the four of us for the first night and most of your birthday and then Nana and Papa joined us. <br />
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We made you a special breakfast of birthday french toast. You loved it. You pretty much love any kind of sweet carb. </div>
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There is something about the ocean that reminds me of how big God is and how little I am, and yet He has blessed me SO much. I am so blessed to be your mama Everett!!! </div>
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We decided to open some presents early in the day before Nana and Papa got there so we could FaceTime with Mimi and Grandpa and also so you would have some toys to play with! You were more interested in your pretzels than you were the presents so big sister helped you out. </div>
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Your last guitar wasn't really a guitar....nor was it really even yours. It was a ukulele that was your sisters. Mimi and Grandpa bought you your own real country guitar so you can properly jam now. You LOVE it! </div>
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I adore you in TOMS and jeans. You're so handsome like your daddy.</div>
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Everett, when I think of you I think of your contagious little smile, your love for all things sports and music, how you always declare "I wanna RUN!" or "I wanna WALK" before we've even gotten outside or out of the car. Your kisses make me swoon and you so freely give them out. You love saying "goodnight" and "goodbye" and will give bye bye loves and night night loves to pretty much anyone. You love your grandparents, especially your Papa and Grandpa.<br />
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You wear a 3T shirt, 2T pants and weigh about 28lbs. Your favorite shoes are Crocs and Keens. You love wearing clothes that have balls on them, footballs, baseballs. You also love your Buzz Lightyear jams. You show no interest in potty training and I am okay with that.<br />
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Here is a message from your big sister: "I love Everett and I love that he is so cute and he's so handsome. He eats so cute. I love to go play at the park and get energy out with him. We like to play house together and restaurant. I love when Everett wears his superhero shirt and his cape. I think Everett is going to be the same as I am when he grows up, he will work at a hospital and he'll take care of people who are sick. Love, Emersyn".<br />
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Everett, I love you so much and pray that I would be the best mama to you that I can be. You bless me more than I ever thought possible.<br />
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Love you baby boy!!!!!<br />
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Love,<br />
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Malachi is my first nephew! He was born in February just two days after my birthday to Brett's oldest brother and his wife down in So Cal. He's been up to Portland once to visit but it was when we were in Hawaii so we didn't get to meet him and I was SO bummed!! I love babies and babies that are related to me are even MORE fun!! Malachi is only 18 months younger than Everett and I am so excited for them to bond later in life. I have two nieces that are 15 and 9. Emersyn is pretty close to the 9 year old but I suspect in a few year things will change as she enters teenage years and Emersyn is still very much a little girl. Malachi is so close to my kids ages that it makes me happy!!! </div>
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My sister in law texted me to say that she had an interview up here in Portland for a nursing job so I was going to get to meet Malachi sooner than I had been expecting. I was so excited!! </div>
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While Marcy and Malachi were in town, we headed down to Albany to visit the great grandparents and got some cute pictures. Malachi's little grin is the cutest! I'm pretty sure I'm his favorite auntie....I just got a feeling that he adored me. :) </div>
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I so wished this sweet little face lived closer to us, especially for Everett's sake. Well, guess what? My wish came true....Marcy got the job and they are moving to Portland next month! </div>
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Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971012085038794640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591308797413006520.post-77706982504767952402013-09-04T14:27:00.001-07:002013-09-04T14:27:10.470-07:00Part two of Summer 2013<br />
Looking back over the summer in pictures via Facebook and my computer, I am convinved that this summer was the most fun one we've had yet! Here is a hodge podge second part of summer recap.<br />
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Emersyn finished her ballet class and is moving onto gymnastics this fall. She might go back to ballet someday....we'll see. :) </div>
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We participated in our second year at Young Champions! I was the coach for Emersyn's red team and it was a blast! Emersyn had two friends join us this year too, Sadie and Ellie who also did it last year with us. :) </div>
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We harvested lots from our community garden including these yummy cherry tomatoes, Emersyn's FAVORITE!!! </div>
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Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971012085038794640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591308797413006520.post-52617325966251983242013-08-14T15:28:00.000-07:002013-08-14T15:28:21.345-07:00A gift for CaitlinThis blog post is brought to you by my friend Caitlin...kind of. I am writing it but it is per her request. Her birthday is today and she requested this as her gift. Thankfully, blog posts are comfortably in my budget for gifts. :) So here is a random update, per her request. (I blogged about how cool Caitlin is once <a href="http://brettandpatti.blogspot.com/2012/05/tribute-to-my-mama-friends.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>) <br />
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{1} I cannot believe how quickly summer is going to be ending. These are the things we have on the docket in the next three weeks: lots of playdates, including a new spray park in Oregon City with friends, a few trips to the Play Boutique to use up our Groupon, a girls day at Oaks Park with friends, and more. We're going to the beach for three nights on Everett's birthday weekend (yippee), next week Everett is getting tubes in his ears (minor surgery), Emersyn is having her 5th birthday and then a big party two days later. We're doing a dance party at the park, complete with a DJ (Uncle David) and lots of rainbow themed fun. The day after Emersyn's party we have a wedding to attend that evening and then our church picnic. Labor Day will hopefully involve fun with friends (yes Rachelle?) Emersyn starts school the first week of September and then we have a super fun concert on the 6th (Sara Bareilles and One Republic, woot woot) and then our favorite little Sophia is turning 3 and having a Doc McStuffin's party. Do you care about all those details? Probably not...but it's therapeutic for me to write it all out. :) <br />
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{2} Last weekend we went to Albany to visit Brett's grandparents along with Brett's sister and parents. Albany is about 90 minutes from our house and the kids love going there to visit. The kids were playing outside their great grandma's retirement home and having a blast. We also had our dog with us, adding to the chaos. We all headed out of the retirement home and I looked and realized that we were missing a certain toddler!!!!! We turn around and see Everett peering into the door, watching his family abandon him! I was both horrified and amused. He was so darling, watching us leave. And this wasn't even the window of Brett's grandma's apartment. I suspect that he looked in those windows and didn't see us so he went to investigate. Losing Everett is pretty much my worst nightmare at this point in life. He's at such a busy wandering age and it's hard when I'm with Brett because we both fall into this, "I thought you had him!" pattern. Granted, we've never actually lost him, but after yesterday now we have to say we came close! Thankful he was safe and sound. We only actually lost track of him for a few minutes but I shudder to think of what can happen in even just a few seconds with a crazy toddler on the loose! <br />
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{3} Sadly, I am no longer employed by my friend to watch her kiddos. I started watching Tanner when he was 6 months old one day a week and it gradually grew into three days a week, and I started watching his baby sister this summer too! His mom quit her job and is now staying home with her babies and I'm very happy for her, but very sad for us! Emersyn was very attached to the kids and had really taken to looking after a baby. And I thought that I would maybe be kinda relieved to just have my kiddos to myself now all the time but I'm not! Yes, I love having my own kids but watching these other two was just like an extension of my own family. It's hard to explain. I didn't set out to be a *daycare provider* per say, but on the days I watched these two kiddos, it was like I got paid to be a mom which is always nice, right? It's normally a job that doesn't pay in a monetary sense at all! I'm crossing my fingers that their mama gets a job again down the road sometime but if she doesn't, that's okay too. Everyone deserves the chance to stay home with their kiddos at some point. Lord knows it was my dream for a LONG time! And still is, I'm very very thankful. But I love being *busy* and this new season of being footloose and fancy free with just my own kiddos will be interesting! </div>
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{4} I'm obsessed with the library. Books and movies make me so happy!! Our library has this "hot new releases" shelf with new movies (like the same as the ones at Redbox!!!) and cd's and it's like a thrill to go check the shelf and try to score a fun movie to watch during the week. Best of all, it's free.<br />
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{5} Nerd alert: all of the sudden I am into the Star Trek movies. I'm ashamed to say it but the two movies that have come out in the last few years are really good!! We rented one on a whim a few weeks ago because we'd heard it was really good and were skeptical but decided to check it out. We loved it!!! We loved it so much in fact, that we decided to go watch the newest one at the THEATER which is super crazy for us. We had a nerdy date night and I loved it! I pretty much love any date night though.<br />
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{6} The summer has not been a season of healthy living in the Jensen household. Yes, we love our summer produce but also have indulged in other items that summer seems to bring...like burgers and ice cream. Gotta get back on track SOON!<br />
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Okay, this wasn't as exciting as I'd hoped it would be for Caitlin but I did my best. I REALLLLLLY am hoping that with Emersyn being at school and my newly unemployed status (with the exception of real estate, still doing that and going strong!), blogging can become a bigger part of my life. I look back on old blogs occasionally and they make me happy, they really do. I want Everett to have some of those memories recorded too, like his big sister. <br />
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Happy birthday Caitlin.....I hope we can get together and celebrate SOON! xoxo</div>
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Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971012085038794640noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591308797413006520.post-22187956512581227252013-07-11T15:42:00.003-07:002013-07-11T15:42:36.025-07:00Catching upIs anyone still there? :) I really need to get a new header...I don't even recognize those children!! <br />
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A sweet friend of mine texted me the other day and said she missed reading my blogs and it made me smile. I miss writing blogs! The last blog I posted was about how I wanted to blog more and have more content and now here we are months later. It's not that my life has lacked content {entirely} but I am kind of over the blogging about daily life. Ain't nobody got time for that! :) I love looking back on blogs like that though and remembering how I spent much of Emersyn's much younger years. There's not much hope for remembering Everett's toddler years other than Facebook. Maybe there's still hope for him in the blog world if I can just get back into it. I also always think, geez...where do I start?<br />
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Here's a recap of life since I blogged last:<br />
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*The kids and I went to Sacramento in April for my Grandma's 80th birthday. It didn't work out for Brett to go but I decided to go anyways, braving the plane and 4 nights in a hotel sans Daddy. Thankfully my parents were there and were super helpful. I'm so thankful I made this trip a priority because it was the last time I saw my grandpa. :( He passed away in June from cancer and some complications from kidney failure. I got a very special picture with my grandparents and my kids that I will cherish forever....<br />
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My grandpa was a pretty reserved man. But I love his hand on Emersyn's shoulder in this picture. He had a tender heart and he always thanked me so much for the pictures that I sent them of my kids. He was very into photography and liked seeing our pictures.<br />
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*At the end of April we did our annual trip to the tulip festival with some of our besties who appreciate a good tradition as much as I do! Their daughter is two years younger than Ems and one year older than Everett. She's the cousin my kids always wanted but never had. :) We had all sorts of fun....<br />
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Rachelle (Sophia's mama) and I didn't even plan on them both wearing white. We are just that in tune with each other. ;) </div>
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*Our family was blessed to be able to go to Hawaii in May!! My generous parents offer to let us come and stay with them in their timeshare and the kids even sleep in their room since it's a one bedroom. My dad works so hard and deserves a nice and peaceful vacation and yet, they let us and our chaos crash their party. So sweet. We had an amazing nine night adventure that included lots of pool time, beach time, a one night getaway for Brett and I (hey-o!!), snorkeling, eating out, and having a ton fun enjoying the beautiful scenery. Hawaii is one of God's best creations in my opinion. I always feel closer to God in Central Oregon and Hawaii.<br />
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*Right before we left for Hawaii, Emersyn completed her second year of preschool in the 4's class. Next year she will be in pre-K. She could *techincally* go into Kindergarten but only makes the cut off by two days. After some prayerful consideration, we decided to start Kindergarten next year. We feel this is the best choice for our girl! Emersyn is looking forward to pre-K though very much and will be going 4 days a week, Monday through Thursday. I'm going to miss her being gone so much but it will be good for her. I am looking forward to some time with Everett too and hope to do some swim lessons with him or something like that.<br />
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*Last weekend Everett spent the weekend in Albany with Nana and so Brett and I had some quality one on one time with Emersyn. After we dropped Everett off on Friday afternoon I told Ems that we could either go to a special lunch or get pedicures. She picked lunch at Old Spaghetti Factory and we sat in the trolley. Going to a resteraunt with Everett is possible but not always the most enjoyable experience. ;) We had a fun lunch and then went and did things that aren't as fun to do with brother, like shopping! Fri night we went out to dinner with Daddy, then home to watch "Wreck It Ralph" and stayed up late. Saturday morning we went out to breakfast (are you sensing a theme for the weekend? ha) and then to see Monsters University which Emersyn loved but she did get a little restless. Saturday night we went to our first Hillsboro Hops game! Our hometown just got a new minor leage baseball team and it's very exciting. Naturally we all had to get team shirts. :) <br />
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*Summer has been fairly uneventful. Our days consist of playdates, trips
to the library, trips to the fountain, story time at our favorite toy
store, playing at the park, going on dates to Starbucks, you know...the
usual. :) We go to the Farmer's Market nearly every Saturday, some
Sundays and often times on Tuesday nights. The other night there was a
disco cover band and Ems and I had so much fun dancing. She knew all the
words to "Dancing Queen" and so many people were impressed that she
knew them! She's a big "Mamma Mia" fan which is how she knows the words.
:) Brett and I are heading down to CA for 5 nights for my Grandpa's
memorial and leaving the kids behind. We're driving.....should be
interesting. I know it's kid free but it's still TEN.HOURS. I got some
audio books much to my husbands dismay so hopefully that will help keep
my attention. I wish I could read in the car but alas, I cannot! <br />
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*Emersyn has been taking a ballet class on Fridays this summer. She loves it and it's so cute.<br />
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Okay......I think I'm actually kinda caught up now! Lots to look forward to this summer....including a trip to the beach for Everett's birthday weekend and Emersyn's 5th birthday party which is a rainbow/dance party theme! I love parties!! <br />
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Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971012085038794640noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591308797413006520.post-70805677004185582092013-04-18T11:42:00.001-07:002013-04-18T11:42:50.235-07:00Blogger<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I used to consider myself a blogger. However, as I've increased the human {and dog} population of my home, the blog posts have become far and few between. See the picture above for proof in case you were doubting me. That is, if this blog still even has any readers!<br />
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Working outside the home definitely afforded me the luxury of time. And I found myself being more intentional about my time spent reading and pouring into my own life. I tend to do much better when given short snippets of time, rather then an entire day. One thing I enjoyed about blogging so much was the challenge of coming up with content. New recipes, life lessons, fun outings....total motivation! But now as the days are longer yet with less time (funny how that works), I find myself having little to blog about other than the usual stay at home mom stuff, "did laundry today, these kids are driving me nuts, could my house BE any messier" which translates to BO-RING!<br />
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I recently read a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sparkly-Green-Earrings-Catching-Light/dp/1414371713/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1366309797&sr=8-1&keywords=sparkly" target="_blank">book</a> by the author of the<a href="http://thebigmamablog.com/" target="_blank"> BigMama blog</a>. The <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sparkly-Green-Earrings-Catching-Light/dp/1414371713/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1366309797&sr=8-1&keywords=sparkly" target="_blank">book</a> was fantastic, I would recommend it! She's hilarious, witty, and super pleasant to read with some great spiritual lessons tied in here and there. Once upon a time, my blog might have been described the same way. Not nearly in the same magnitude, I mean, this blogger is extremely well written and HI-LARIOUS. But whenever I re-read certain blog posts from the past I think, that girl was fun...where did she go? Or even, that girl had insight.....I wish she'd come around again.<br />
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So, as I head into what's left of Spring and into the Summer, I long to revive this blog and I know that starts with creating content. In the wake of certain tragedies that have happened around our nation as of late, I always think about what my children would think about me should I pass away today. I feel like this blog is a glimpse into my soul at times and if the Lord chooses to take me sooner versus later, I would sure love to have documented some things about life and the blessings that God has shown me for my children to enjoy someday. <br />
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I have had a bit of a tough winter. I think for the first time I was actually affected by a little seasonal depression. I really need to increase my vitamin D intake. I can pep talk myself with the best of them but this has been more than just a, shake it off sister sort of thing. Because of that depression, I've fallen into a bit of a pity party about how hard life is with littles, how hard it is to stay on track with weight loss when you're so busy taking care of everyone else, the plight of being a working mom from home with no space to call my own truly, etc. But bottom line, as much as my body needs Vitamin D, even more so my soul needs the Son. {Yes, that just happened, ha ha ha....Jon Acuff would be so proud of that <a href="http://www.jonacuff.com/stuffchristianslike/2010/11/the-jesus-juke/" target="_blank">Jesus Juke</a>}. No really though......my life won't be enriched simply by trying new recipes to blog about. I want more than than. I want content. I want significance. I want to write something profound that my daughter will copy and past and retweet, so proud of her mother's wisdom. I want a challenge! <br />
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So with that said, hopefully you'll be hearing more from me. That is, if anyone is still reading. :) <br />
Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971012085038794640noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591308797413006520.post-44751716277687817632013-04-08T15:43:00.001-07:002013-04-08T15:43:28.570-07:00Easter 2013{This post is late but I'm trying to get back into regular blogging because I'm just not ever going to be a scrapbooker!}<br />
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This year we had a really low key Easter. I tend to be on the high expressive side and have big expectations for holidays, not necessarily in a bad way but just like them to be fun and festive. My in-laws that live in town like to basically just get together and eat, no decorations or anything. It's not a bad thing, just different temperaments celebrate differently. :) I've learned to try to let go of expectations and enjoy my children and family but man, it's tough sometimes. I'm excited for my parents to move back into town so we have more variety with holidays. :) <br />
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Because we love celebrating Easter morning at church, we usually do one little present before we go to church and then the *Easter Bunny* comes while we are gone.Or she runs out of the car ahead of the kids when we get home from church and gets the Easter baskets out. ;) My kids aren't morning people (nor are their parents) so this is a much better way to celebrate for us versus cramming all the fun into an early morning. <br />
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My Emersyn looked so darling. I had bought this dress a few months ago on clearance at Marshalls and it was a little dressier than most of her dresses, it has a few layers under it that make it puffier. Anyways, I thought it would make a cute Easter dress and sure enough, it did! I loved the little purse it came with too. I have yet to spend more than $20 on a holiday dress for her, period. Mama likes to bargain shop. This dress was $7 and it's a great brand and quality. Everett looked darling too! We had a beautiful warm Easter so he was able to wear a polo and shorts. Too cute. <br />
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Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971012085038794640noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591308797413006520.post-78953713642005105982013-03-22T14:38:00.000-07:002013-03-22T14:38:03.487-07:00Emersyn - 4 1/2 Years Old! Dear Emersyn,<br />
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I miss writing you letters on this blog and keeping it updated with all the fun we have! I was so much better about that when you were a baby and when I was working. But now, our days are filled with activities that leave little time for blogging. However, today as you are napping, I had the overwhelming desire to write you a little letter.<br />
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You are 4 1/2 years old and I can hardly believe it. I've never been very tearful at the thought of you growing up...each birthday is huge celebration and I'm just so grateful that you are healthy and strong. Yet, as your 5th birthday approaches I can hardly believe it! 5 seems like such a big age....no longer a toddler at all but a little girl. Whenever we snuggle I can't believe how big you are. You are all arms and legs and are such a tall and pretty girl.<br />
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Today at school you had an Easter party. You weren't feeling great, woke up with an earache which I suspected might happen. (You had an ear infection this week but weren't in pain so we weren't treating you with meds yet....I got the prescription filled this morning though and you should be well on your way to feeling better). You really really wanted to go to the party though so I said it was okay. At the Easter party there was an egg hunt and as your classmates scurried around you, you patiently looked for eggs. When everyone had found their allotted 7 eggs, you were the last one with only 4 eggs in your basket, looking for the others. You don't seem to have a competitive bone in your body.....I'm not sure my dreams of being a soccer mom are going to be fulfilled through you. Maybe your brother. :) I came and helped you find the remaining eggs and then we went on our way. This simple little activity touched my heart though. You are such a patient and loving girl and while many of your classmates were shoving each other out of the way to get to the next egg, I know you would have been happy to find one and sit down to enjoy it. God has given you a special spirit of compassion and tenderness and as your mama, I will lay down my life in order to help make you into the woman that He wants you to be someday. I was so proud of how you didn't throw a fit or get frustrated when everyone found the eggs before you. <br />
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Sister, you remind me so much of myself it's a little scary. You are the best of me and the worst of me and I find myself calling on Jesus daily to help me make it through all the whining and craziness that having a 4 year old and a one year old brings. I'm so so proud of the girl that you are becoming. You love singing songs and making up songs about God. You love reading and turn pretty much any story into a bible one. You love playing with your baby dolls and are such a nurturing mother to them. Your favorite baby doll is hair baby and I just learned yesterday that hair baby now has a sister named Lisa. I have no idea why her name is Lisa but you were proud to introduce me to her. <br />
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Your favorite thing in the world is family time. Last night we sat on the couch with Margo, Everett and Daddy which was a rare moment. Everett doesn't sit much anywhere! Anyways, as we sat there I looked over at you and with the biggest grin you said, "my whole family is on the couch....I love it!!". You love going on family dates and you made up a line to "the wheels on the bus" to say "the family on the bus has family time...family time....family time!". It's so cute.<br />
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A few weeks ago we decided to surprise you and take you on a date to the Spaghetti Factory, your choice. We left Everett with Nana and Papa and treated you for the night and you just loved it. Best of all, we loved it too! We enjoy you so much and have so much fun chatting with you and loving on you. <br />
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There are so many things that I love about you and I need to take more time to write them down. You are such a loving big sister and now a great friend to Margo too. You are very responsible and capable of watching Everett for me when I need to run upstairs. You guys love playing in your room now which works out awesome for me when I want to clean up downstairs real quick.<br />
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I love you Emersyn Grace....I'm so proud of the sweet girl you have become!!!<br />
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Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971012085038794640noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591308797413006520.post-26879316986872965712013-02-25T21:33:00.000-08:002013-02-25T21:33:16.465-08:00Margo!!!My husband is a dog lover. Like, hard core dog lover. He got his very own dog for Christmas when he was 17 and she was part of the deal when we got married. I was horrified at first, but then fell in love with our sweet Molly Brown. She died from kidney disease almost four years ago and Brett has had a hole in his heart ever since. He has looked at dogs online from breeders ever since, but I was just not in a hurry for another creature to take care of! Lord knows I have my hands full as it is.<br />
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Over Christmas break we dog sat for some friends and Emersyn fell in love with having a pet. The dog slept with her, Emersyn fed her, took her on walks, etc. When the dog went home after her owners returned, Emersyn sobbed for days, especially at bed time when she would miss her buddy.<br />
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That triggered something in my mama heart and I decided that I could handle having a doggy if it meant that my husband and daughter would be so so happy.<br />
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We decided to adopt a pet from a pet society at the mall. They have some really neat services and make pet ownership very easy. The food is even delivered to your house every month! We initially looked at a very small Yorkie Poo named Enzo....he was darling but ultimately just too small for our family. Then I got a picture of "Coco" and we decided to go meet her.<br />
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The only night we could find to go see Coco was on Valentine's Day! We headed to the mall and met her and it was love at first sight! She is a MaltiPoo (Maltese and Poodle) and is just darling! She is 8 months old and still a puppy but pretty much house broken and very sweet. The adoption process took a few days so we couldn't take Coco home that night which made Emersyn very sad.<br />
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We weren't in love with the name Coco so we decided to change it to Margo. It's kind of silly but there's a character on the movie "Christmas Vacation" named Margo and there is this one part that always makes Brett and I laugh where the husband says Margo's name funny and we have known for awhile that when we got a dog, we wanted to name her Margo. Of course, I leaned towards an E name but then realized that Molly had been an M name, Margo would keep up the trend. :)<br />
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We got Margo last Wednesday and it's been an adventure for sure. The kids love her and so do Brett and I. It's a fun new chapter in our lives!<br />
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Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971012085038794640noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591308797413006520.post-18039446028530885032013-02-13T09:47:00.001-08:002013-02-13T09:47:44.256-08:00LentToday marks the beginning of Lent. I decided to sacrifice sweets last year for Lent and did well. Something food related is always hard for me. I could give up things like Facebook or TV but truth me told, I use FB for many business related things and TV is how I preserve my sanity in the morning and in the evening too with my husband. I don't feel addicted to those things like I sometimes do with food.<br />
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This year I am on my program so I am already giving up a lot food wise. However, I am allowed optional *snacks* and sometimes really depend on them to get through the day. I've decided to sacrifice those and use those cravings that come especially during nap time to press in to the Lord and His strength. I am hoping to incorporate giving up sleep too with Lent.....I long to have mornings with the Lord. Working on it. How is it that I could pass out at 5pm and then come 10pm I am wide awake and excited to hang out with my husband? <br />
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Are you giving up anything for Lent? Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971012085038794640noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591308797413006520.post-40758495973381794282013-02-05T08:51:00.002-08:002013-02-05T08:51:38.049-08:00February already?Well, here we go.....another year on fast forward, or that's how it seems anyways! I can't believe it's February already!<br />
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I've been a bad blogger as of late but such is life with two kids and a career that hasn't been as part time lately as it usually is. I'm thankful though, working = money and money is a good thing!<br />
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We had an AMAZING trip in Vegas!!! We left last Monday afternoon and got back Thursday evening. Highlights of our trip include getting to stay up late and sleep in, going to Fremont Street and seeing a lady who is possibly the worlds oldest cocktail waitress (she looked like she was 80 years old, no joke), getting scared out of our minds when we man in full KISS attire was in the elevator kind of hiding in the parking garage of the Fremont Street experience (pretty sure our friend James almost peed his pants), going to super fun happy hours and enjoying some adult beverages (Sangria is magical), going to our first Cirque show (!!!!!!!!) thanks to discount tickets from a kiosk thingy, going to the dueling piano bar (which we had to pay a cover to get into, my first cover ever!) which is something I've always wanted to do, driving around the strip, seeing all the casinos, getting to chat with friends uninterrupted by kids, getting my birthday present (purse and wallet at the Fossil outlet) and more......it was SO fun! <br />
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I'm excited to go back to Vegas with friends again. The only thing we would have changed is that we would have liked to take advantage of the pools. It was hard to find things to do during the day because it's such a night life place. Not that having too much free time was a problem, it was actually kind of awesome. But we would end up walking forever and then be sore at night, ha! Laying by a pool reading would have been a great addition to our trip. I read a whole book on our trip, "Heaven is Here" by Stephanie Nielson, a popular blogger that survived a horrific plane crash. I always forget how much I love reading until I get to do it. I wished I would have brought my other book that I had rented from the library, a Jodi Picoult one, but I thought there was no way I'd get through the one. Turns out I was wrong! </div>
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My mom came into town to watch the kids while we were gone which was nice. I'm sure my in-laws would have watched them but my sister-in-law is due with her first baby in California and so I didn't want to risk her going into labor and making it so my MIL couldn't get down there because she had my kids. Plus, my kids love time with their Mimi. When we came home Everett was sick though and now Emersyn is sick. Oh the life of winters in Oregon. UGH! </div>
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Yesterday was my 32nd birthday! It was very fun to have my mom here to celebrate and she pampered me all day. We went to coffee in the morning, she took me shopping to buy a few things, then she gave me a priceless gift....TIME! Time to go eat lunch by myself (so nice) and then get a manicure. We went to dinner with the kids which was fun but my poor Ems wasn't feeling well and Everett was being a <strike>terror</strike> typical toddler so dinner was a bit of a workout. Came home and opened some cards (thanks for the cash mom and dad!!!) and Ems had asked Brett if she could get me a lip gloss for my bday so Brett got me one on her behalf from Macy's. </div>
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Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971012085038794640noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591308797413006520.post-47119957877390320672013-01-23T09:33:00.001-08:002013-01-23T09:33:11.543-08:00Hero<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-KA8pL64W1I" width="560"></iframe><br />
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Yesterday a friend of mine sent me a link to the video above. If you want, watch it before reading on. If not, this post is a bit of a spoiler. ;)<br />
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I'm normally skeptical about YouTube forwards, especially ones that say they will make you cry. However, the friend that sent it to me rarely forwards stuff so I decided it must be worth watching.<br />
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I totally cried. Ems was on my lap watching it with me and since she couldn't read the papers that the girls are holding up, she didn't understand what was going on.<br />
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Basically, three kids, grandparents and a mom and dad go on a vacation to rent a cabin in the mountains near a cliff. While the mom and dad are signing the rental agreement, the kids stay in the car and somehow the car gets knocked out of gear and starts rolling towards the cliff. The mother, in a desperate attempt to save her babies, stands in front of the car to block it and her kids remember the look on her face as the car ran her over. Thankfully, her body somewhat detained the car's rolling and the grandpa was able to get in the car and pull the parking brake. The mom miraculously survived but is paralyzed from the waist down and is still an incredible mother. Her kids sing her praises of how she is their best friend, how she has come to every piano recital, tennis tournament, etc.<br />
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I was so moved to tears because I know that I would do the same thing for my babies...risk my life or even give my life.<br />
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The daughters of this woman made her this beautiful tribute video and I began to wonder, what kind of video could my kids make about me someday?<br />
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See, I believe that truly amazing parenting happens when we go beyond what's required of us. No one thinks that their mom is a hero for simply providing food and shelter. I long with all my heart to be a hero to my kids, hopefully not in such a dramatic way as this YouTube video, but if so, let it be.<br />
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I think the hardest part of being a mom is how thankless it is at times. Obviously, Emersyn has no appreciation for me getting up early to make sure she is bathed, dressed cute for school, and a lunch packed. She could care less that I strive to get up early and spend quiet time with the Lord, in a quest to be a better woman which makes me a better mom. She doesn't bat an eye when we deliver a meal to someone sick or when I stress out over real estate deals so that I can help provide for our family. But someday, she's going to know the kind of mother that I was today. And if I wait until she's old enough to understand all that I do for her before I start to do these things for her, it will be too late. Does that make sense?<br />
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Good parenting isn't just hanging out with your kids, making sure they are {relatively} safe, fed and clothed. It's turning off the computer to play Memory for the 12th time that day. It's making my daughter a cup of tea and having a discussion about silly made up things, like how her daughter Hair Baby loves watching UmiZoomi but it apparently drives Emersyn crazy. It's letting her help bake and not caring when she spills the sugar. It's being loving to her daddy and modeling how to be a selfless wife. It's going out of my way to make sure that I get enough sleep so I'm not cranky in the mornings when it's time to get ready. My heart aches for my children to call me their hero someday....so what am I doing about that today? <br />
Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971012085038794640noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591308797413006520.post-48589672018628966842013-01-11T17:35:00.001-08:002013-01-11T17:35:15.265-08:00Everett: 15 month updateLast Friday was Everett's slightly belated 15 month appointment. Wait...now that I do the math, it was super belated. He'll be 17 months in January so I guess this was his 16 month appointment technically.<br />
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My sweet boy weighed in at 25lbs, 4 oz (52nd percentile) and was 32.5 inches long (76th percentile) and his noggin is right on track for being huge at 49cm (88th percentile). I looked back and saw that Emersyn weighed around 24lbs at this age so he's just a little bigger then his big sis.<br />
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I was looking at past blog posts and was saddened that I was SO good at documenting Emersyn's life. It's so fun to look back and read! However, I know this is a common story among the second born child but still, it challenges me to do better!<br />
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Fun facts about Everett at this age:<br />
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*He goes to bed around 8-8:30 and wakes up between 7:30-8:30, usually around 8. Emersyn was a hoarder and slept with 10 blankets and 15 stuffed animals in her crib (once she was a toddler and it was safe to do this of course) and Everett refuses to sleep with anything in his crib except a blanket or two and his gloworm. I have tried to get him to bond with this sweet little puppy dog and every time I put him in the crib, I find him chucked across the room the next morning. It's kind of hilarious to me. Also, Everett won't sleep with socks on so I find those thrown out of the crib as well. <br />
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*He loves music. His favorite song is "You Can't Stop the Beat", the Glee version. It starts out really slow and then there's this, "5,6,7,8" part that kicks the beat into fast mode and Everett can hardly contain himself during this part. He starts doing his crazy riverdance feet and screaming and laughing. Oh, it makes my heart so happy. And whenever we turn on the music, he goes digging around in the toys looking for a microphone.<br />
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*He loves playing with his sister and adores her. Whenever Emersyn sings Everett claps and cheers when she's done. They play really well, although Everett is starting to hold his own lately. Emersyn can't just do her big sister toy jacking anymore, Everett knows what's up and won't stand to have toys stolen out of his hands anymore!<br />
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*His favorite toy is probably his beep beep, what we call his little ride on Toy Story car/walking toy. He tears around with it through the house and seems to appreciate the speed he is able to attain on our hardwood floors.<br />
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*Speaking of hardwood floors, these have been kind of tough on Everett. It seems like everyday he has a red spot on his head from crashing on the floors. :/<br />
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*Favorite foods: any kind of sweet bread, particularly the pumpkin bread from Starbucks; apples, bananas, waffles, beans, crackers, mac and cheese w/peas, cheese, oatmeal, blueberries, bagels, spaghetti and meat sauce. He seems to be pickier then I remember Emersyn being at this age. <br />
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*He loves our kitty and is always chasing after her saying, "kee kee....kee kee".<br />
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*Everett doesn't have too many words yet. His sister speaks for the two of them just fine though, which I think could be why Everett isn't in any hurry to speak. He does say mama, dada, kee kee, num num (for food), bah bah (bottle or milk) and gah (again).<br />
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*He loves banging on things. Everything is a hammer or drum and you enjoy the new wood floors that make lots of noise when you bang on them. (tell me again, why did we do wood floors?? ha ha) I see a future drummer in our future.<br />
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*He are the happ happ happiest baby in the world. Yes, he cries and throws fits sometimes but most of the time he's laughing and giggling like it's the best day ever. I get so many compliments on how handsome he is and I can't help but agree. He is SO handsome, I can hardly stand it. I love his little Shrek teeth and sweet little grin.<br />
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*He is a TOTAL mama's boy.....and I LOVE it!!! I am by far his favorite person in the world, though he does love his daddy too. But when he sees me come into a room he comes running with the biggest smile ever and usually a ear blasting scream. I am so so thankful for my boy. <br />
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Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971012085038794640noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591308797413006520.post-23421175811848246292013-01-08T10:03:00.003-08:002013-01-08T10:03:25.825-08:00My one wordI know I'm late to the "one word" party, but nevertheless, I'm here! :)<br />
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The <a href="http://oneword365.com/about/" target="_blank">"one word"</a> movement is about choosing one word this year to focus on and live out. Not a huge list, though I do have a few other things I would like to focus on this year as well. One word. I can do that.<br />
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The word I have chosen is <i>PROGRESS.</i> Progress is defined as <b></b>"ovement, as toward a goal; advance<b>. </b>Development or growth<span class="illustration">, </span>Steady improvement." <br />
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I tend to be an all or nothing kind of person, as I'm sure you've read about here in the past few years since I've been blogging. And because of this mentality, I'm often paralyzed by the need for perfection. I feel like the Lord gave me a word and kind of a divine revelation in my own life. I posted it on Facebook and it seemed like I am for sure not the only person that needed to hear it. This is what I posted....<br />
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<i><span class="userContent">This year I'm focusing on progress, not
perfection. Sometimes I'm paralyzed by the fact I can't do it all. I
don't have a perfect house, perfect marriage or have mastered the art of
being a perfect mother. But I can stop and fold one load of laundry
even if I don't have time to reorganize the linen closet first....I can
iron one of my husband's shirts even if I don't have time to iron them
all...a<span class="text_exposed_show">nd I can pause and read my kids a
story, even if I don't have time to sit and get out a craft project. I
won't hit my goal weight in one week but each pound that comes off is
one that will get me closer to my goal. It's the little things that will
all add up someday. Instead of stressing about all that I am not, I am
going to choose to focus on who I can be at that moment of each day.
Today I was tempted to be overwhelmed by all that needs to be done
around the house but instead, I took it one task at a time and at the
end of the day, I feel good about what I did instead of complaining
about what I didn't get done. Progress not perfection in 2013! I can do
it!</span></span></i><br />
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<span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show">I love it when you start with a thought and then before you know it, your fingers have typed out exactly what you need to hear. </span></span><br />
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<span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show">I have been experiencing so much more peace even in just these first few days of 2013. And interestingly enough, my productivity has increased! </span></span><br />
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<span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show">Instead of getting overwhelmed, I've been using snippets of time to get stuff done around the house. This is huge for me....I often just get discouraged and cranky! Yesterday I had a big cleaning day planned and the kids were going to their Nana's. Nana had to cancel so I had to postpone my cleaning day. I decided to just do what I could though and I ended up getting a lot done even while my kiddos were running around. </span></span><br />
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<span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show">Progress applies to so much more then just chores......just in case you were wondering. :) </span></span><br />
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<span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show">Progress in 2013. </span></span><br />
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<span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show">What's your word? </span></span><i><span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show"> </span></span></i><br />
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I am so behind with blogging! I almost decided just to not blog about the holidays but I do want to be able to look back on these memories someday so here are some of the highlights in a nutshell! <br /><br />
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My parents were here for two weeks. Time with them means unlimited Starbucks (hallelujah) and great fun. My mom took me to get a peppermint hair treatment. It was magical. </div>
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My parents also took us to Great Wolf Lodge for the night! It was so so fun!! Unfortunately Emersyn was battling a fever much of the time we were there but thankfully ibuprofen helped and she was still able to have a ton of fun! </div>
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The kids loved the story time in their pajamas and then it *snowed* bubbles! Such a magical Christmas moment for Emersyn. Everett was really into the story time too, was totally watching. </div>
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We're going to make Great Wolf Lodge an annual tradition. We went last year too. :) Emersyn got to enjoy all of the slides this year except for one that is for bigger kids and adults only. She was by far the smallest kid we saw going on the big slides, she's so brave. She gets that from her daddy, he gives her amazing confidence. We had so much fun going with my parents because they were able to play with Everett while we went on slides with Ems and then later Brett and I got to go on the craziest slide ever, it was awesome!! </div>
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On Christmas Sunday I made my debut as the Tiny Tunes preschool choir director. The kids did SO good, I was so proud of them!! </div>
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The preschool choir has kids from age 3 through Kindergarten. They sang "Angels We Have Heard On High" and "Happy Birthday to Jesus". </div>
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My kids looked adorable but we didn't get any great pics of them. Everett was over it by the time church was done. I loved how they matched. My mom bought Emersyn's dress that I picked out and then I just so happened to have this shirt for Everett. I got a bow tie from a friend's shop and it was so darling. I was stressing over buying Everett black dress shoes because they would only be worn once or twice and I couldn't find any I loved. Then I remembered that he has black converse and they looked so cute and way more his style. :) Emersyn's dress fit her big so it will be a repeat next year. Everett also has the same shirt in a 2T (I'm a diligent Gymboree shopper when there's sales) so they will wear the same thing next year but I'll mix it up somehow, maybe get Everett a vest or something. </div>
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On Christmas Sunday, Brett and I got to go away for the night!</div>
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It was a much needed getaway after our crazy couple of months. We went up to the Skamania Lodge and enjoyed yummy food, drinks and relaxation. We played Scrabble on Brett's kindle, read and enjoyed some peace and quiet as well as sleeping in! So thankful to have a husband I enjoy so much, he's truly my favorite person to hang out with. Marriage is a blessing. </div>
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O<span style="color: #0000ee;">n Christ<span style="color: #0000ee;">mas <span style="color: #0000ee;">Eve<span style="color: #0000ee;"> we headed to our church's cand<span style="color: #0000ee;">le<span style="color: #0000ee;">light service. It's one of the highlights of<span style="color: #0000ee;"> the holiday season for me. The kids wore cute holiday clothes and Everett sported his bow tie once again. <span style="color: #0000ee;">They are so cu<span style="color: #0000ee;">te sometimes I can<span style="color: #0000ee;">'t <span style="color: #0000ee;">really handle it. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </div>
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After the service we headed to our family friend's house for their annual Christmas Eve party, another highlight in our season. The Meichtry famly is so fun, they do a big potluck style dinner and then afterwards the grandma plays Christmas carols on the piano and then Santa comes. I love seeing my kids being loved by another family. It warms my heart. They treat my kids like they are grandkids and it's so special. </div>
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This is Emersyn's sweet little friend Ian, the Meichtry's grandson. They were in a wedding together last summer and Emersyn wore a big white dress for it so she thinks they got married. I would love if Emersyn married Ian, officially unite the families. :) (Sorry Lou, it's just not looking for for Emersyn and Riley due to the distance). :) </div>
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For New Year's we decided to stay home. We'd been going out so often that a night at home is just what I wanted. You know you've been going out too much when you tell your 4 year old that it's almost dinner time and she asks where we're going to eat. :) </div>
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We decided to have a simple dinner of soup and then enjoy some sparkling wine and appetizers through the night. I also ordered some amazing chocolate covered strawberries as a special dessert from a store near us. They were SO good. Brett stopped at the store on his way home from work that day and got me flowers and bought Emersyn some special sparkling cider for her to ring in the New Year. We watched the ball drop at 9pm and toasted the New Year with Emersyn. We had so much fun with her that we are going to make this a tradition. It would be fun to even get together with friends, ring in the eastern time new years and then head home. I just don't like being out and on the roads at midnight and it's obviously not ideal with kids. We put Everett to bed at 8 and then had an hour of fun and games with Emersyn which she LOVED! </div>
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We had such a great holiday season! In light of the tragic events that took place earlier in the month in our nation, I was feeling extra blessed and content this year. I normally place expectations on holidays, not in a bad way, just out of a desire to make them extra special. This year I was just so thankful that we were all healthy and together. Sometimes I look at my life and can't believe how blessed I am. </div>
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Here's to an amazing new year for us all!!</div>
Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971012085038794640noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591308797413006520.post-48033076160325218872013-01-03T08:59:00.001-08:002013-01-03T08:59:17.703-08:00Christmas DayThis year we did the same thing we have done for Christmas day since Emersyn was born. We go to the Jensen's in the morning for breakfast and presents and then head back to our house for the rest of the day to hang out with my parents and my brother and his wife. <br />
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My kids and their cousins, Genevieve (15) and Annabel (8). They will have a much younger cousin this February, Brett's brother and their wife are expecting their first! </div>
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Everett got his first pair of TOMS! </div>
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So happy we got a picture of the 4 of us! This is a rare thing.</div>
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My parents got Everett a workbench from Ikea. This is so perfect for him since his favorite thing to do is bang on things! </div>
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The kids got some really great gifts from their aunts, uncles and granparents. Brett and I only got them stocking stuffers. We really don't want the focus of Christmas to be presents but we don't want to tell people they can't get them gifts so this is a good compromise. </div>
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We had a "happy birthday to Jesus" party after dinner. My mom bought this crazy candle from the store and apparently we didn't light it correctly because all of the sudden it started emitting sparks and a huge flame. It was hilarious, although it scared Emersyn, oops! </div>
Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971012085038794640noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591308797413006520.post-45360370601580694102012-12-11T10:53:00.002-08:002012-12-11T10:53:50.727-08:00Bah HumbugThe only part I regret about starting this house project when we did is that I am kind of getting ripped off of my holiday season. :( I thought doing this before the holidays would be good, you know, a kind of healthy pressure to get things done. But now that the project has spilled over into the holidays, I am over it! Bah humbug!!<br />
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We did get our tree up and I decided just to decorate with a few ornaments that are decorative and all our family ones. It's a little bare looking but less stressful. Plus, with Everett's age I knew that any glass ornaments he got a hold of would be toast on the new floors.<br />
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I loved getting out our family ornaments in their Hallmark boxes. This year Emersyn got a Rapunzel (from Tangled) ornament as a symbol of her year, the first year she has gotten into princesses. I'm on the hunt for a Charlie Brown ornament for Everett. :)<br />
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I can't remember the last time Brett and I just sat and relaxed in our house. There is always something to be worked on, which is often the case with home ownership but this month has been insane. And it's not Brett's fault...it's just hard to work around kids, work, school, etc. And now grouting has been put off until Thursday night because I babysit a little boy Tues-Thurs and I don't want his dad to have to walk through our crazy garage to get into the house. We did purchase the baseboards though! Yay! And we did get the downstairs painted and I LOVE the color!! We also totally overestimated how much paint we needed so there's enough left to paint the upstairs, AFTER the holidays.<br />
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I'm pretty much done Christmas shopping, except for a few sibling gifts that I need to get for Brett's siblings exchange. They haven't' told us who we're buying for yet. I have a lot that needs to be wrapped and that will be fun to get presents under the tree. So far, Everett doesn't seem to be interested in the tree. Let's hope that continues.<br />
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I had so many hopes of a crafty Pinterest inspired Christmas, baked goods to be delivered to neighbors, etc. However, this year we are barely suriving, just doing all the CRAP that needs to be done for this remodel. It will be totally worth it though!<br />
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I'm anxious to get a rug for the living room and to get the kids new kitchen put together. Our house just feels so stark and cold...I want it to be full again.<br />
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We've got this awesome blank wall to decorate now in our living room. We had a clock on it but I'm over the clock and am thinking of doing something photo collage-ish, maybe with a twine wrapped J as the centerpiece. I need to get my friend Rachelle over here to inspire me. She has millions of ideas inside that brain of hers. I bet Vanessa would help too. Perhaps a girls night at my place is in order!!<br />
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This post is totally boring, I apologize. But it's me venting and talking through this. Whenever I get whiny about this project I just have to tell myself, "first world problems". I'm so thankful for a house in the first place! I'm just sick of having a pedestal sink on my front porch. Yes, we are those classy neighbors. At least the toilet is in the garage. :) <br />
Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971012085038794640noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7591308797413006520.post-10121730694996345912012-12-07T09:53:00.003-08:002012-12-07T09:53:50.828-08:005 Question FridayMy baby boy is still sleeping, hallelujah! We've had two late nights in a row so this catch up on sleep is much needed. There's laundry to be folded and a dishwasher to empty.....blogging sounds much more fun though so let's do that!<br />
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1) How many times have you moved and do you have any tips?<br />
We've moved twice since we got married. We moved into our first apartment and then 2.5 years later we bought the house we're still in today. Our starter house that we were going to live in for 2 years or so...and this January we'll have been here 7 years. :) I have no tips. The last time I moved I was 24, a baby who didn't know what they were doing. I guess if I had to think of a tip though it would be throw stuff away, purge, start over clutter free in a new place!<br />
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2) Do you have a budget for the holidays, or just keep sliding the credit card and have a heart attack in January?<br />
Brett and I are not huge gifts people. We like receiving them, of course, but only if they come from the heart. We're not big on gift exchanges where you stress out about having to think of things for people and essentially just end up trading money. If someone can't think of something to get us, then don't get us anything! We must be doing fine if you can't think of anything at all. Give something to someone that truly needs it. As far as a budget, like with all things in life, we try to get the biggest bang for our buck, shop sales and give the appearance that we spent a good amount of money but really we got some great sales!<br />
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3) What's one medical thing you avoid like the plague?<br />
This is so random! I can't really think of anything. I don't love shots or having blood drawn but when you're pregnant, you can't really avoid either. At least I couldn't.<br />
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4) Least favorite Christmas song:<br />
It's a tie between "Christmas in the Northwest"...oh my word, it's SO bad. Just one lyric for all you non Northwesterners that don't get to experience the magic..."Christmas in the Northwest...is a gift God wrapped in greeeeeeeeeeen" sung by a lady with a sugary sweet voice. Oh my word, I'm so irritated even thinking about it. The other song that ties for least favorite is "Christmas Shoes". Depressing. And overplayed.<br />
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5) This Christmas are you spending more, less or the same?<br />
I'd say the same. <br />
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I've always wanted to do a daily advent activity. Partly because I do want to keep our family's focus on the true reason for the season. Also partly because it's fun and I'm all about fun. :) I have this paralysis of perfection when it comes to being crafty, however, thus I am not crafty very often. I decided to throw my perfectionist tendencies to the wind and just make SOMETHING. I had scrap paper left from the one and only scrap book I've ever made of our first Christmas married, I had mini clothespins (cutest things ever) leftover from my easter placecard holders and then some raffia in my gift wrap box. Perfect. I printed out a calendar and wrote out activities that would work with our busy schedule. Lots of fun things, some things small and quick, some things bigger. <br />
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Sunday's activity was supposed to be "go to ZOOLIGHTS", our zoo's Christmas light show. However, it was freezing and pouring down rain. Bummer! So we did plan B....go to Ikea and then to a drive through Christmas light show! Ikea was kind of a bonus since it's close to the light show and not someplace that is ever on our way anywhere.<br />
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We had dinner at Ikea and then let Emersyn go in the play area while we hung out with Everett in the toy area. We picked up a gift there for Santa....a tool bench. I can't wait for him to play with it! He's all into banging stuff so this will be great. <br />
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Everett also loved this toy kitchen. Our toy kitchen broke but a replacement is on it's way, a much cooler one then the one we had before, score! Side note: Everett + Converse shoes = my heart swooning. So adorable!!! I was going to get him black dress shoes for his Christmas outfit but then realized, Converse would be SO much cuter!!! <br />
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After Ikea we headed to the light show. It's at a race track that you drive through so kids can get unbuckled. At first Ems was on my lap but then I felt bad that Everett was just stuck in his seat so Ems sat on Brett's lap and helped drive while Everett sat on my lap. He was so cuddly (and sleepy, it was a little past his bedtime) and he was in awe of the lights. The show isn't much, in fact, without kids it would be kind of lame, especially for what you pay to drive through it. But through the eyes of my two kids, it was magical. They have this 12 days of Christmas display so we sang that entire song as we drove through and Emersyn was SO happy to be helping drive. Like beside herself happy. <br />
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We had a LOT of stuff to do at home, our floors were still not done. But this was our last free weekend night as a family before my parents get here and it was really important to me to have family time. Projects can wait. As we drove through the Christmas lights, I couldn't help but get a little misty eyed. My family is truly my dream come true. My cup truly over flows. I love my fiesty girl, my crazy giddy boy, and my husband who enjoys being cheesy around the holidays as much as I do. How did I get so blessed?? </div>
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There's lots more holiday fun to be had this month, yay!! </div>
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