Ugh. Ugh. UGH!
I have been whining so much. Are you sick of me? Because I'm sick of me.
Sure, life has been a struggle for us lately, but isn't life a struggle for everyone? I really need to break out of this whiny rut I'm in. I was thinking today how much I have to be thankful for. We have so much. Why does a little episode of sickness make me feel like the world is falling apart?
Sigh. One of these days I will learn to be more dignified and handle my trials with a little more grace. There's something to be said for "suffering in silence".
Showing posts with label happy list. Show all posts
Showing posts with label happy list. Show all posts
5.17.2012
Happiness is...
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| ...cheese quesadillas for lunch. |
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| ...anticipating the first visit from the Tooth Fairy! |
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| ...sharing a bowl of watermelon with your best buddy. |
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| ...feeling skinny. |
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| ...not being too busy to stop and watch the little things. |
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| ...a bucket and a baby. |
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| ...still thinking its cool to be "twinners" with your Mom/daughter. |
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| ...canning jars filled with homemade goodies. |
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| ...zzzzzzzzzzzz. |
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| ...the "shy one" being the bravest about the pony rides. |
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| ...3 year olds in pseudo hot pants and GoGo boots. |
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| ...thrift store treasures! |
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| ...being grounded from the Wii. |
11.13.2010
Come on and Get Happy!
I'm joining in with Mamarazzi and her Happy List Link-Up because sometimes I need to remind myself just WHY I should be!
Happy that is.
Last night at dinner, Joe just started laughing at something and couldn't stop for like twenty minutes straight. (Think Mary Poppins.) He was laughing so hard he was crying and ended up with a headache by the time he could get control of himself. I never really could figure out what the heck was so funny, but it made me HAPPY just to see him laughing so hard for so long. It's been too long.
This morning I woke to the sounds of three little kiddos happily and calmly playing with each other. They were being so tender and sweet to each other. Later, Jeigh was whispering to Elle, "Tell Mom what a good sister I am, okay? And I'll give you a sticker." She didn't have to convince me. I already know what good kids I have. And I sure love them and all their cute, crazy ways! In spite of all my daily "suffering" and whining and wailing as a stay at home mom, they make me very HAPPY!
I took my girls out to lunch at a local Mexican restaurant yesterday. They make the yummiest chicken fajitas I have ever had and my pregnant palate can't get enough. I was quite HAPPY digging into my sizzling platter yesterday. And rather UN-happy once I realized they were gone and I would have to wait a reasonable time to go again. Think 24 hours is reasonable enough?
I am overflowing with HAPPY-ness that Christmas season is on its way and this year I am feeling all sorts of "in the spirit" as it is 40 degrees or less everyday! I am so HAPPY we have moved back to snow country!
It makes me HAPPY that people actually signed up for our ornament swap! I have to admit I was a little nervous that no one would and Sami and I would just end up sending one to each other, which could have been fun too, but...the more the merrier, right? Thanks to all who did sign up! It's going to great!
Having a friend like Sami makes me very HAPPY! We were chatting back and forth online tonight and I was laughing so hard that Dee wandered into my room asking what was going on. When I told him I was chatting with my friend and that I thought she was so funny, he asked, "You have friends?!" Why, thanks to blogging, yes, yes I do! Friends that make me HAPPY! And for those true-blue, real-life friends that stick with me through the thick and thin and time of it I am most grateful and HAPPY to have.
HAPPY is what I am whenever I get to feel this sweet little wee one inside. She is growing big and strong and making her presence known more and more every day. I think out of all my pregnancies she has been the most "personable" as evidenced by movements from within. We went to a parade a few weeks ago and when the marching band went by, she JUMPED! She must have been sleeping when they so rudely woke her. It was so funny! I am looking forward to meeting her soon...But she can feel free to wait as long as she wants. No need to rush things.
When payday came this week and Joe's paycheck was deposited I realized how grateful and HAPPY I am for such a hard-working and sacrificing husband who does so much for us. I am grateful for the money that deposits each week because of HIM. What a good, good husband I have. And not just for his bread-winning-ness. He makes me very HAPPY.
Looking at little Elle wearing jeans, tennis shoes, and sporting a pony tail makes me HAPPY and sad all at the same time. Aww cute! She looks so grown up and Aww dangit! She looks so grown up. {sniff, sniff}
So, I wasn't very original with my HAPPY list. I guess I get HAPPY from the same old stuff as every one else does: family and friends and love and food. Life is good! What more can I say?
What makes YOU HAPPY???
Happy that is.
Last night at dinner, Joe just started laughing at something and couldn't stop for like twenty minutes straight. (Think Mary Poppins.) He was laughing so hard he was crying and ended up with a headache by the time he could get control of himself. I never really could figure out what the heck was so funny, but it made me HAPPY just to see him laughing so hard for so long. It's been too long.
This morning I woke to the sounds of three little kiddos happily and calmly playing with each other. They were being so tender and sweet to each other. Later, Jeigh was whispering to Elle, "Tell Mom what a good sister I am, okay? And I'll give you a sticker." She didn't have to convince me. I already know what good kids I have. And I sure love them and all their cute, crazy ways! In spite of all my daily "suffering" and whining and wailing as a stay at home mom, they make me very HAPPY!
I took my girls out to lunch at a local Mexican restaurant yesterday. They make the yummiest chicken fajitas I have ever had and my pregnant palate can't get enough. I was quite HAPPY digging into my sizzling platter yesterday. And rather UN-happy once I realized they were gone and I would have to wait a reasonable time to go again. Think 24 hours is reasonable enough?
I am overflowing with HAPPY-ness that Christmas season is on its way and this year I am feeling all sorts of "in the spirit" as it is 40 degrees or less everyday! I am so HAPPY we have moved back to snow country!
It makes me HAPPY that people actually signed up for our ornament swap! I have to admit I was a little nervous that no one would and Sami and I would just end up sending one to each other, which could have been fun too, but...the more the merrier, right? Thanks to all who did sign up! It's going to great!
Having a friend like Sami makes me very HAPPY! We were chatting back and forth online tonight and I was laughing so hard that Dee wandered into my room asking what was going on. When I told him I was chatting with my friend and that I thought she was so funny, he asked, "You have friends?!" Why, thanks to blogging, yes, yes I do! Friends that make me HAPPY! And for those true-blue, real-life friends that stick with me through the thick and thin and time of it I am most grateful and HAPPY to have.
HAPPY is what I am whenever I get to feel this sweet little wee one inside. She is growing big and strong and making her presence known more and more every day. I think out of all my pregnancies she has been the most "personable" as evidenced by movements from within. We went to a parade a few weeks ago and when the marching band went by, she JUMPED! She must have been sleeping when they so rudely woke her. It was so funny! I am looking forward to meeting her soon...But she can feel free to wait as long as she wants. No need to rush things.
When payday came this week and Joe's paycheck was deposited I realized how grateful and HAPPY I am for such a hard-working and sacrificing husband who does so much for us. I am grateful for the money that deposits each week because of HIM. What a good, good husband I have. And not just for his bread-winning-ness. He makes me very HAPPY.
Looking at little Elle wearing jeans, tennis shoes, and sporting a pony tail makes me HAPPY and sad all at the same time. Aww cute! She looks so grown up and Aww dangit! She looks so grown up. {sniff, sniff}
So, I wasn't very original with my HAPPY list. I guess I get HAPPY from the same old stuff as every one else does: family and friends and love and food. Life is good! What more can I say?
What makes YOU HAPPY???
10.04.2010
A Monday Happy List
Why is that Mondays get such a bad wrap? They can't help that they have to follow up the weekend. This Monday has been pretty kind to me and mine in our neck of the woods. This is what I am happy about today:
:) Kissing and loving on my new little nephew over the weekend. There is just a small piece of heaven that comes tagging along with a newborn. It is wonderful! Thanks for sharing him with us, Camille and Tyler! We kind of like him.
:) Three kids that slept most of the four and a half hour drive home last night, giving Joe and me a chance to catch up on our "spousal communication". It was almost as good as a date night!
:) Fall decided to show up today! What a lovely, gray, murky, rainy day. Soup and bread are in order! Now if I could only learn how to make a decent homemade cheese soup...
:) Waking up this morning to a sleeping toddler head tucked firmly into my arm pit.
:) What great teachers Dee and Jeigh have! I'm not too fond of the house we have, but I sure am glad it is in the school district it is.
:) Being busy all morning. We got a late start and it was a little hectic, but it is always good to be busy doing good things.
:) Sipping on a mug of hot chocolate.
:) Thinking about new prospects and trailer-free days.
:) Remembering it's officially candy corn season! (And trying to figure out a project for Sami's October Symfully Sweet Saturday. Any bright ideas??)
:) A lunch of tuna fish sandwich (cut in triangles of course), chips, and a big fat dill pickle. YUM!
:) Hearing Elle's vocabulary exploding. I love all the little unprovoked "Thank you, Mommy"s and other new phrases!
:) Watching Dee and Jeigh cuddled up on the couch "reading" a book together, but doing more giggling than actual reading.
:) Thinking about this blogger's great idea: Queen for the Day? Awesome! I know a few ladies who totally deserve this.
:) Knowing my husband is going to be super happy when he walks in the door tonight to the smell and sight of Monkey Bread.
Want the recipe?
Monkey Bread
2 cups very warm water
1/2 cup sugar
1 TBSP salt
1 TBSP yeast
3 cups flour
2 beaten eggs
3 more cups flour
4 TBSP oil
1 cube margarine
Mix warm water, sugar, salt, and yeast and let set until bubbly, then add eggs and 3 cups flour. Stir; do not beat. Add oil and 3 more cups flour. Stir again. It will be sticky. Cover and let rise until double. (I have just recently figured out that putting my pans in a warm place AND waiting an adequate amount of time makes a world of difference!). Roll out on floured surface. Cut in circles (I use one of my kitchen glasses to do this). Melt one cube margarine and pour into two Bundt pans. Stand circles up in Bundt pans (see picture below).
Let dough rise to top of pan (it may not reach top and that's okay). Bake both pans together at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes or until golden brown on top. Turn upside-down on a plate to serve. (Recipe from my great-grandmother Jennie Champneys and aunt Jane Miles)
P.S. I have no idea why it's called Monkey Bread. All I know is it's delicious! That and kids, husbands, and missionaries scarf it down.
What is making you smile today???
:) Kissing and loving on my new little nephew over the weekend. There is just a small piece of heaven that comes tagging along with a newborn. It is wonderful! Thanks for sharing him with us, Camille and Tyler! We kind of like him.
:) Three kids that slept most of the four and a half hour drive home last night, giving Joe and me a chance to catch up on our "spousal communication". It was almost as good as a date night!
:) Fall decided to show up today! What a lovely, gray, murky, rainy day. Soup and bread are in order! Now if I could only learn how to make a decent homemade cheese soup...
:) Waking up this morning to a sleeping toddler head tucked firmly into my arm pit.
:) What great teachers Dee and Jeigh have! I'm not too fond of the house we have, but I sure am glad it is in the school district it is.
:) Being busy all morning. We got a late start and it was a little hectic, but it is always good to be busy doing good things.
:) Sipping on a mug of hot chocolate.
:) Thinking about new prospects and trailer-free days.
:) Remembering it's officially candy corn season! (And trying to figure out a project for Sami's October Symfully Sweet Saturday. Any bright ideas??)
:) A lunch of tuna fish sandwich (cut in triangles of course), chips, and a big fat dill pickle. YUM!
:) Hearing Elle's vocabulary exploding. I love all the little unprovoked "Thank you, Mommy"s and other new phrases!
:) Watching Dee and Jeigh cuddled up on the couch "reading" a book together, but doing more giggling than actual reading.
:) Thinking about this blogger's great idea: Queen for the Day? Awesome! I know a few ladies who totally deserve this.
:) Knowing my husband is going to be super happy when he walks in the door tonight to the smell and sight of Monkey Bread.
Want the recipe?
Monkey Bread
2 cups very warm water
1/2 cup sugar
1 TBSP salt
1 TBSP yeast
3 cups flour
2 beaten eggs
3 more cups flour
4 TBSP oil
1 cube margarine
Mix warm water, sugar, salt, and yeast and let set until bubbly, then add eggs and 3 cups flour. Stir; do not beat. Add oil and 3 more cups flour. Stir again. It will be sticky. Cover and let rise until double. (I have just recently figured out that putting my pans in a warm place AND waiting an adequate amount of time makes a world of difference!). Roll out on floured surface. Cut in circles (I use one of my kitchen glasses to do this). Melt one cube margarine and pour into two Bundt pans. Stand circles up in Bundt pans (see picture below).
Let dough rise to top of pan (it may not reach top and that's okay). Bake both pans together at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes or until golden brown on top. Turn upside-down on a plate to serve. (Recipe from my great-grandmother Jennie Champneys and aunt Jane Miles)
P.S. I have no idea why it's called Monkey Bread. All I know is it's delicious! That and kids, husbands, and missionaries scarf it down.
What is making you smile today???
9.22.2010
Wednesday's Mother
Today I am...
...still shuddering from my nightmare about snakes.
...tackling the laundry before the laundry is oppressive enough to tackle me on Saturday.
...talking to Dee's teacher about the little girl in his class who swindled him out of his lunch money yesterday by promising him a car.
...working to have the self control to finish my chores first before diving head first into this flannel.
...calling my mom.
...racking my brain to figure out how to stretch an already too tight budget that took a $600 car repair hit this week.
...writing.
...hoping to find a pediatric ophthalmologist for Dee that isn't three and half hours away.
...patting myself on the back that the dishes are already done this morning.
...worrying about how to gracefully address some of the responses I got to my Monday morning proclamation.
...smiling at this...
...wishing I had a friend who lived within a 25 mile radius.
...sure to visit this website.
...counting my chicks before they hatch.
...thinking about my obscenely pregnant sister.
...going to add Mary Shelley's Frankenstein to my reading list.
...curious about how adoption works.
...still a little bitter about that crummy ultrasound experience last week.
...struggling to think positively.
...sporting my "new" kicks.
What are you doing today?
...still shuddering from my nightmare about snakes.
...tackling the laundry before the laundry is oppressive enough to tackle me on Saturday.
...talking to Dee's teacher about the little girl in his class who swindled him out of his lunch money yesterday by promising him a car.
...working to have the self control to finish my chores first before diving head first into this flannel.
...calling my mom.
...racking my brain to figure out how to stretch an already too tight budget that took a $600 car repair hit this week.
...writing.
...hoping to find a pediatric ophthalmologist for Dee that isn't three and half hours away.
...patting myself on the back that the dishes are already done this morning.
...worrying about how to gracefully address some of the responses I got to my Monday morning proclamation.
...smiling at this...
...wishing I had a friend who lived within a 25 mile radius.
...sure to visit this website.
...counting my chicks before they hatch.
...thinking about my obscenely pregnant sister.
...going to add Mary Shelley's Frankenstein to my reading list.
...curious about how adoption works.
...still a little bitter about that crummy ultrasound experience last week.
...struggling to think positively.
...sporting my "new" kicks.
What are you doing today?
6.24.2010
Happy Happy! Joy Joy!
Once upon a time, long ago, in a galaxy far, far away... I used to be a blogger or a writer or some kind of online social butterfly... I think. I can't quite remember... Maybe it's the new elevation.
I don't know... Boy! Am I in need of a happy list today. Something sweet and simple. Something to put the wind beneath my wings on a no-energy day like thismonth week day.
Evelyn's Happy List on a No-Energy Thursday:
*Newsies showed up in my mail box last night. Thank you Netflix!
*Jeigh is totally on board with my brilliant Get-a-Penny-Every-Time-I-Catch-You-NOT-Sucking-Your-Thumb idea.
*I got the dishes done yesterday. That means I can skip today, right?
*Hearing that an ultra-cool package is in the works for me from my ultra-cool swap partner, Sami! Can't wait!!
*SYTYCD was on last night! And it's on again tonight! Just can't get enough.
*I woke at 4 am to a gentle hug and kiss goodbye from my hard workin' hunka' hunka' burnin' love. What a good guy!
*PAYDAY!
*The upcoming Fourth of July holiday! The fireworks! The food! The family!
*My kids could happily eat apples all day.
*I don't have a car; therefore I don't have to feel guilty about not getting the grocery shopping done. Ha!
*Watching my little son playing intently with his plethora of cars. What is going through his mind as he parks and pushes them around??
*Laughing about my mom answering her phone while she is at Girls' Camp and chatting with me for awhile before reminding me that was where she was. Coverage all the way out there? I just think that is hilarious!
*Plans to go see Toy Story 3 on Monday with the family. Anyone seen it yet?
How's that for trying to find the silver lining today, eh? Oh and thanks to Mamarazzi for the happy list inspiration!
OH! Aaaaannd! Speaking of Mamarazzi...go check out her game giveaway! I figure if I keep entering, I'm bound to win someday...
So, what is wrinkling your face with smiles today?
I don't know... Boy! Am I in need of a happy list today. Something sweet and simple. Something to put the wind beneath my wings on a no-energy day like this
Evelyn's Happy List on a No-Energy Thursday:
*Newsies showed up in my mail box last night. Thank you Netflix!
*Jeigh is totally on board with my brilliant Get-a-Penny-Every-Time-I-Catch-You-NOT-Sucking-Your-Thumb idea.
*I got the dishes done yesterday. That means I can skip today, right?
*Hearing that an ultra-cool package is in the works for me from my ultra-cool swap partner, Sami! Can't wait!!
*SYTYCD was on last night! And it's on again tonight! Just can't get enough.
*I woke at 4 am to a gentle hug and kiss goodbye from my hard workin' hunka' hunka' burnin' love. What a good guy!
*PAYDAY!
*The upcoming Fourth of July holiday! The fireworks! The food! The family!
*My kids could happily eat apples all day.
*I don't have a car; therefore I don't have to feel guilty about not getting the grocery shopping done. Ha!
*Watching my little son playing intently with his plethora of cars. What is going through his mind as he parks and pushes them around??
*Laughing about my mom answering her phone while she is at Girls' Camp and chatting with me for awhile before reminding me that was where she was. Coverage all the way out there? I just think that is hilarious!
*Plans to go see Toy Story 3 on Monday with the family. Anyone seen it yet?
How's that for trying to find the silver lining today, eh? Oh and thanks to Mamarazzi for the happy list inspiration!
OH! Aaaaannd! Speaking of Mamarazzi...go check out her game giveaway! I figure if I keep entering, I'm bound to win someday...
So, what is wrinkling your face with smiles today?
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