A bit of everything.

BIG NEWS: Caleb WALKED!  Yes, he's almost 14 months old.

Here's a picture of him playing today in his super cute outfit I found on Saturday at the Westlake garage sales.

You may be wondering how the seperation went-- it went GREAT.  Thanks for asking.  I think we both had a wonderful time apart.  Of course I missed him, but I had a fantastic time with Ben.  We went out for dinner, mini golfing, and for a late walk...  and, I slept in! It's sure nice to have him back now though.  

In other news....tonight I play softball.  I'm not sure if I can catch a ball or swing a bat.  I guess we'll find out around 6:30.  I haven't played in a looooong time.  But, maybe it's like riding a bike-- you know, you never forget it.  Although, I did try riding a bike the other day and was having a hard time staying off the grass.... I just couldn't get started.  Poor Ben was behind me trying not to crash into me.  I think I should wear a helmet next time...just in case.

And now, I will leave you with a bit of humor....

Here are a couple of answers to questions kids at a Catholic school were asked about the old testament: 

#1. "Solomon, one of David's sons, had 300 wives and 700 porcupines."  That's A LOT of porcupines.....  

#2. "Moses led the hebrews to the Red Sea, where they made unleavened bread
which is bread without any ingredients."

I want some of THAT bread don't you?!  Sounds easy.

And finally, 

#3. "Moses died before he ever reached Canada"

 

I'm not sure what to call this....

Good morning!

I'm trying to debate how often I should update this puppy (and by puppy I mean blog).  I suppose I'll have to play it by ear, and I'm sure eventually I'll get sick of it, and 2 years will go by without me updating.  You know, kind of like how xanga just sort of ended....

Here's my latest struggle.  Should I go on our church's mission trip the end of July?  This would mean that I leave my sweet Caleb behind.... he'll be 14 months old then.  It seems I am getting this response from single people or people with no children... "OHHHHH... you're THAT kind of mom"  And, from people who do have children, "You can't leave your baby for TEN days!"

What am I supposed to do with that?! So, I decided that since I've never left Caleb for more than... 4 hours or so, I'd have to do a trial run.  He is going to be at my parents house from Thursday afternoon- Saturday evening.... well, unless I have a complete meltdown before then.  I'm having a panic attack just thinking about it.... ok, not really.

How can I leave THIS?!

YIKES... I have to quick turn the water off before I flood my entire kitchen.  I'm trying to thaw a chicken to make CHICKEN STOCK!  Isn't that neat? I've never tried it before today.  That is one of the joys of staying home with one child-- I have time to make chicken stock!  This is where I'm getting the recipe if you're interested.  I haven't tried it yet, so if it's terrible, don't blame me.

Lately Ben and I have been watching John Piper DVDs.  We got tons of them when the Desiring God store went out of business, and they sold everything in it for $5 or less.  We started watching "The Blazing Center" last night, and it was great!  I maybe fell asleep during the second session-- it was not boring, I was just tired.  I plan to rewatch today =).  I am always challenged by John Piper to be constantly awed by the glory of God.  He brought up 1 Corinthians 10:31 "So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God."  And, I just so happen to have that verse in my head because of SEEDS FAMILY WORSHIP!

Sure, I'll do a shout out.  Seeds Family worship puts scripture to music.... and then sings it.  It's for kids I guess, but I'm pretty much addicted to having scripture played in my ears all day long.  It's already bearing fruit in our lives!  Here is the website.  Not all the songs are that great, but quite frankly, I don't care!  It's so easy to memorize scripture when it's to a song, and you don't forget it.... ever.

Here is my favorite of their songs...

Is that catchy or WHAT?  So, hopefully you all have Psalm 55:22 memorized!

I'll leave you with a couple pictures that have nothing to do with anything we've talked about.
These were my garage sale finds on Friday.

Yes. I LOVE the bookshelf too!  And, you do see an awesome CUPCAKE STAND in the very back....