Chloe asked me last week if we could buy some abc soup. Today I made it for lunch. As I was feeding Ethan, trying to make up words out of the letters the girls were finding, and working with Donna on letter recognition, Chloe gets up and walks over to me. She holds her hand out and says "what letter is this momy?" I look down at it and it is a potato. I look at her and say "That is a potato, babe" She goes back to her seat and brings me a different piece of potato. "What does this one say mom?" I'm still not sure if she was teasing me, or wanted to know what shape her potato was in. After that she finished eating in silance and asked to be "scused" then walked in and sat on the couch watching the blank tv while everyone else finished.
Today I want to share a bit about how God is working in my life. I have no idea where this will lead, but God has brought 2 friends into my life. We have spent that last couple weeks praying together on wednesday evenings. Last week we all really felt God tell us to do something. We are now on a path that we don't know where it is leading. God knows, and we are trusting in Him. I am excited to see where God will lead us, but know I need to be careful and wait for His leading now. God is so good!
Ethan could use your prayers. It seems that his alergies are acting up again.
Monday, July 30, 2007
Friday, July 27, 2007
Chloe met a firefighter today.
I had just gotten home and was trying to get some laundry started. The girls wanted me to read to them, and my mom wanted to make meal plans with us. My Dad wasn't answering the phone, so I asked Alex to walk over and ask him to call me. About 5 minutes after Alex came home, Chloe walks in and tells me the man needs to talk to me. I looked at her and said, "what man, is someone at the door?" She says "yep" and walks off like it was no big deal. So I head to the door. I got into the next room and hear the doorbell ring followed by pounding on the door, then the bell rang again before I could get there. I was very annoyed by that, so I open the inside door and ask if I can help him. Then I notice he has a police/firefighter hand radio in his hand and he is talking on it.
It seems that Chloe folloew Alex out the door(he never closes the door). She wanted to go to see Pa also. Alex met her, and told her to come back home and left her on the sidewalk. Well, this off duty fireman saw her walking alone. He called another fireman and then they called the cops. A few of other people also stoped to help. Chloe told me he told her "Go get your mommy and bring her to me". So she turned around, came home and told me that the man wanted to talk to me.
So back to when I go to the door. I look out and see a truck in our driveway, a van infront of the house, a car in the street across from us, as well as about 5 more on the street. Then the cop pulls up.... I had to explain to each car of people that she was my daughter and that she must have slipped out to go to my parents house. ugggh the look I got from some of the people. The cop seemed the most understanding. But now half the town knows that my child was just walking around by herself.
The thing about a small town, everyone cares and wants to take care of the small child walking alone down the street. The bad thing is, they all feel they have a right to tell me how they feel about that.
I feel very blessed today that God kept her safe when she crossed the street. I am thankful that someone safe found her and brought her home. I am thankful that she didn't have a clue that she should have been scared, but that after we talked she could understand without being scared.
It seems that Chloe folloew Alex out the door(he never closes the door). She wanted to go to see Pa also. Alex met her, and told her to come back home and left her on the sidewalk. Well, this off duty fireman saw her walking alone. He called another fireman and then they called the cops. A few of other people also stoped to help. Chloe told me he told her "Go get your mommy and bring her to me". So she turned around, came home and told me that the man wanted to talk to me.
So back to when I go to the door. I look out and see a truck in our driveway, a van infront of the house, a car in the street across from us, as well as about 5 more on the street. Then the cop pulls up.... I had to explain to each car of people that she was my daughter and that she must have slipped out to go to my parents house. ugggh the look I got from some of the people. The cop seemed the most understanding. But now half the town knows that my child was just walking around by herself.
The thing about a small town, everyone cares and wants to take care of the small child walking alone down the street. The bad thing is, they all feel they have a right to tell me how they feel about that.
I feel very blessed today that God kept her safe when she crossed the street. I am thankful that someone safe found her and brought her home. I am thankful that she didn't have a clue that she should have been scared, but that after we talked she could understand without being scared.
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Ouch
Today Chloe was watching a movie, and went to lay down on the floor. She hit her head on the coffee table very hard. When I got to her to check it only 30 seconds after it happened, she had a HUGE bump. It is side to side 3 inches long by 1 inch up and down and is sticking out a good inch. The poor girl even sat still with ice on it watching tv for 2 hours after it. That is something that just doesn't happen with her.
Today I feel so blessed, Ethan wanted to cuddle!! He NEVER wants to cuddle with me. He fell asleep in my arms, which was so very sweet. I really needed that reminder of how much God loves us and is there for us. We can always cuddle up in God's arms to rest in peace.
Today I feel so blessed, Ethan wanted to cuddle!! He NEVER wants to cuddle with me. He fell asleep in my arms, which was so very sweet. I really needed that reminder of how much God loves us and is there for us. We can always cuddle up in God's arms to rest in peace.
Monday, July 23, 2007
No cute stories today
Just an update on our weekend. We have had lots of techs come out to work on our cable internet, but they can't find the problem. So today a line tech was supposed to come. He hasn't made it yet. Anyway, our internet is still hit or miss. More misses at times than hits.
Friday was my birthday, we changed all our plans to wait for the cable tech... My mom did come over and fold laundry with the girls. That was wonderful! When you fold laundry with the girls, you end up refolding alot.
Saturday was Omega's game day (paintball team). One of the guys brought his church youth group. It was a beautiful day for paintball. After that we went to Ames to visit Adam's grandpa in the hospital. We also got to spend a little time with his aunt Angelia.
Sunday, Adam planned to go into work right after church, but he ended up not having to. So we had a bit of a lazy day. It was much needed after all the late nights the last few days.
So far today, nothing big has happened. I wanted to go to DesMoines to get some stuff from Target, but I think I will do it later this week instead.
Today I feel blessed by time with the kids. Right now Chloe is sitting with me and we are under the blankets and cozy.
Friday was my birthday, we changed all our plans to wait for the cable tech... My mom did come over and fold laundry with the girls. That was wonderful! When you fold laundry with the girls, you end up refolding alot.
Saturday was Omega's game day (paintball team). One of the guys brought his church youth group. It was a beautiful day for paintball. After that we went to Ames to visit Adam's grandpa in the hospital. We also got to spend a little time with his aunt Angelia.
Sunday, Adam planned to go into work right after church, but he ended up not having to. So we had a bit of a lazy day. It was much needed after all the late nights the last few days.
So far today, nothing big has happened. I wanted to go to DesMoines to get some stuff from Target, but I think I will do it later this week instead.
Today I feel blessed by time with the kids. Right now Chloe is sitting with me and we are under the blankets and cozy.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
To Girly For Me
(This is Thursday's blog. As soon as I tried to post it our internet went down again, and I couldn't keep it up long enough to post after that)
For some reason, we go through clothes faster than a super modle on the runway. So today I tell the girls to go outside and as usual, they have to change clothes first. Donna gets ready and heads out, Alex comes down stairs after getting dressed, and Chloe needs help getting on some new panties. So I find some for her. They are a pair that were Donna's and we are transitioning over to Chloe. She looks at them and says "no way, those are to girrrrly for me to wear." I say, "well, aren't you a girl?" She said "No, I is a Chloe Irene!"
For some reason, we go through clothes faster than a super modle on the runway. So today I tell the girls to go outside and as usual, they have to change clothes first. Donna gets ready and heads out, Alex comes down stairs after getting dressed, and Chloe needs help getting on some new panties. So I find some for her. They are a pair that were Donna's and we are transitioning over to Chloe. She looks at them and says "no way, those are to girrrrly for me to wear." I say, "well, aren't you a girl?" She said "No, I is a Chloe Irene!"
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
County Fair
Tomorrow is the last day of the Marion County Fair. This is also our last fair in probably 18 years that we don't have anyone in our family showing anything. So we went to watch some of the swine show (a must every year) and do a final walk around all the stuff. Of course I forgot the camera, I could have gotten some priceless shots. Now that I am thinking about it, the camera was in the van the whole time.
We started out by having lunch. One of the local churches was serving a spaghetti meal, with bars and brownies larger than my hand. With it being the fair, I let Chloe skip the spaghetti and go straight to her cookie bar. A mistake that I don't seem to ever learn from. She was telling me how hungry she was 30 minutes later...however she may have just been wanting to get the ice cream now that I think about it. We watched some of the swine show, where Donna asked me lots of details about how the kids learn to make the pigs go where they want to, "especially that little boy". She points to a young man shorter than she is. Kids never pick the easy times to ask these questions, so I explained a little bit to her about "little people" aka dwarfs. Then we went on to check out the open class and 4-H exibits, try to get some ideas for next year.
We had the most important part of our trip to go. Picking up cotton candy for daddy. Every year when we go to the fair daddy asks as we walk in the door "did you bring me any cotton candy?" so last night he gave Donna some money to buy him some cotton candy. She holds up her "dollar" ($5 bill) to the man and said, "I need to buy my daddy some cotton candy!" We could get 2, so instead of fighting over which color to buy we got him one of each. They were also selling ice cream bars, and the kids were very good about not begging so I asked them if they wanted to get one. You would have thought I told them santa was coming twice this year they were so excited. Chloe needed spiderman with gumball eyes, Alex would take one of those also, and Donna wanted that push-up thing. The lady at the stand came out of the trailor to talk to me and told me that she was so impressed at how well behaved the kids all were. She said she had been watching them, and after that week she could tell when a child was well behaved and she wanted me to know that they were perfect.
As I looked down at my 4 kids:
Alex who was trying to find a way to throw the gumballs away without me seeing
Donna struggeling to get her push-up to push up
Chloe with this red and blue mix running down her arms (it's 92 degrees with 75% humidity)
Ethan sound asleep with a mix of food, spit, and drool all over him
And I feel so very blessed to have my 4 wonderful rag-a-muffins!
I did learn today however that my kids need to have push-ups more often! Those were the big thing when I was a kid, and Donna couldn't figure her's out. I also learned that my kids are better behaved than I think they are, and that God can use a food vendor to help me see that. Oh, and that if I take the kids out in the hear and wear them out, they will come home and watch a movie quietly!
Blessings:
I am blessed with a van to drive my kids to the fair. 2 years ago I had to walk and have Adam pick us up when he got home.
We started out by having lunch. One of the local churches was serving a spaghetti meal, with bars and brownies larger than my hand. With it being the fair, I let Chloe skip the spaghetti and go straight to her cookie bar. A mistake that I don't seem to ever learn from. She was telling me how hungry she was 30 minutes later...however she may have just been wanting to get the ice cream now that I think about it. We watched some of the swine show, where Donna asked me lots of details about how the kids learn to make the pigs go where they want to, "especially that little boy". She points to a young man shorter than she is. Kids never pick the easy times to ask these questions, so I explained a little bit to her about "little people" aka dwarfs. Then we went on to check out the open class and 4-H exibits, try to get some ideas for next year.
We had the most important part of our trip to go. Picking up cotton candy for daddy. Every year when we go to the fair daddy asks as we walk in the door "did you bring me any cotton candy?" so last night he gave Donna some money to buy him some cotton candy. She holds up her "dollar" ($5 bill) to the man and said, "I need to buy my daddy some cotton candy!" We could get 2, so instead of fighting over which color to buy we got him one of each. They were also selling ice cream bars, and the kids were very good about not begging so I asked them if they wanted to get one. You would have thought I told them santa was coming twice this year they were so excited. Chloe needed spiderman with gumball eyes, Alex would take one of those also, and Donna wanted that push-up thing. The lady at the stand came out of the trailor to talk to me and told me that she was so impressed at how well behaved the kids all were. She said she had been watching them, and after that week she could tell when a child was well behaved and she wanted me to know that they were perfect.
As I looked down at my 4 kids:
Alex who was trying to find a way to throw the gumballs away without me seeing
Donna struggeling to get her push-up to push up
Chloe with this red and blue mix running down her arms (it's 92 degrees with 75% humidity)
Ethan sound asleep with a mix of food, spit, and drool all over him
And I feel so very blessed to have my 4 wonderful rag-a-muffins!
I did learn today however that my kids need to have push-ups more often! Those were the big thing when I was a kid, and Donna couldn't figure her's out. I also learned that my kids are better behaved than I think they are, and that God can use a food vendor to help me see that. Oh, and that if I take the kids out in the hear and wear them out, they will come home and watch a movie quietly!
Blessings:
I am blessed with a van to drive my kids to the fair. 2 years ago I had to walk and have Adam pick us up when he got home.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Another library day
We are getting ready to go to the library for "make your own monster story day" for Alex. He read 3 books in less than 20 hours. The shortest one was 150 pages. I need to start having him read to me! I am such a slow reader. The girls each "read" 2 books last night also(thanks dad!!!). And Ethan was beside them, so I am going to say it counted for him also. Reading to him is fun, he wants to eat the book, not listen to it.
Ethan got another unplanned bath today. Adam thinks that He is going to learn that if he has a dirty diaper and makes a mess, he will get a bath. I sure hope not! He is sooooo happy as always. I feel so very blessed to have him. Aside from nights(and diapers) he is the perfect baby. I'm guessing I will pay for it once he can walk.
Today I feel blessed in so many ways. I feel this peace inside as so much is going on around me. I feel very blessed that God has given me Christian friends that I can look to in the hard times. I am so very thankful for answered prayer. I feel that I am in the midst of having a long time prayer answered in an unexpected way. As I reread this... I realised I am watching 2 long time prayers being answered. God is so good! And the best blessing of all, I am able to see these blessings.
Ethan got another unplanned bath today. Adam thinks that He is going to learn that if he has a dirty diaper and makes a mess, he will get a bath. I sure hope not! He is sooooo happy as always. I feel so very blessed to have him. Aside from nights(and diapers) he is the perfect baby. I'm guessing I will pay for it once he can walk.
Today I feel blessed in so many ways. I feel this peace inside as so much is going on around me. I feel very blessed that God has given me Christian friends that I can look to in the hard times. I am so very thankful for answered prayer. I feel that I am in the midst of having a long time prayer answered in an unexpected way. As I reread this... I realised I am watching 2 long time prayers being answered. God is so good! And the best blessing of all, I am able to see these blessings.
Monday, July 16, 2007
My first blog
I have been thinking about how to be able to update people on our life, and this just kinda came to me today. Actaully I opened the freezer door to get some ice and found a pencil in the ice tray. lol I just thought "If I had a blog, I would title my day "pencil in the ice tray" so I came over and signed up.
We had the normal day, everyone fought most of the morning. When they weren't fighting, they were loving eachother like crazy. After luch we got ready to go to the library. It was Alex's day to "Read to King" King is a sweet lovable dog that loves kids. Once a week, they have kids read to him. As we were walking out the door, Ethan did the normal fill the diaper trick. So we finaly get in the van, and he spits up all over. As he does EVERYtime we fasten him in his seatbelt.
We got to the library, and Alex read to King. We picked out our books, then it was time to get Donna her own library card! She is old enough, now that she is 5 and she is proud! I wish I had brought the camera to take a pic of her signing her card. (Oh, and Ethan figured out how to climb the full flight of stairs while we were filling out the paper work)
Once we got everyone settled down infront of a new movie (checked it out at the library) and Ethan down for his nap after yet another diaper and clothes change, I went to get a drink. I opened the freezer, and there was the pencil. lol the thing was, I didn't even find it odd that it was there. Such is life with 4 children.
Shannen
My blessings:
I want to try to always say at least one blessing every time I post here.
I am so very blessed to have my 4 children! After talking with friends last night that are done after 2 children, I feel very blessed that God gave us 4 amazing children!
Also my husband. Adam is an amazing man, and I love him more every day.
We had the normal day, everyone fought most of the morning. When they weren't fighting, they were loving eachother like crazy. After luch we got ready to go to the library. It was Alex's day to "Read to King" King is a sweet lovable dog that loves kids. Once a week, they have kids read to him. As we were walking out the door, Ethan did the normal fill the diaper trick. So we finaly get in the van, and he spits up all over. As he does EVERYtime we fasten him in his seatbelt.
We got to the library, and Alex read to King. We picked out our books, then it was time to get Donna her own library card! She is old enough, now that she is 5 and she is proud! I wish I had brought the camera to take a pic of her signing her card. (Oh, and Ethan figured out how to climb the full flight of stairs while we were filling out the paper work)
Once we got everyone settled down infront of a new movie (checked it out at the library) and Ethan down for his nap after yet another diaper and clothes change, I went to get a drink. I opened the freezer, and there was the pencil. lol the thing was, I didn't even find it odd that it was there. Such is life with 4 children.
Shannen
My blessings:
I want to try to always say at least one blessing every time I post here.
I am so very blessed to have my 4 children! After talking with friends last night that are done after 2 children, I feel very blessed that God gave us 4 amazing children!
Also my husband. Adam is an amazing man, and I love him more every day.
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