whatever

yesterday the girls and i went for long bike ride.
we came home and i felt funny.
i took talby to school
when i got out of the car i felt terrible.
i laid down all afternoon.
i picked up talby from school but it took all my energy.
laid down on the couch and then didn’t get up for 2 hours.
craig came home and i went straight to bed.
at 5:30.
his mom, his aunt and great aunt were soon to be coming over for the evening.
they were bringing the dinner…so i wasn’t too worried.
what a great host i was.
i came down at about 7:30 to say hello.
then back up.

tylenol PM doesn’t work for me.
it did the firs time i took it
and every other time it has made me jittery and i sleep awful
so that was my night.

i feel better today…just weak and tired.
it stinks to be sick.

let’s hope she’ll go easy on me today.
i am going to go take a nap.

i feel safe.
super heros were patrolling the block yesterday.
on bikes.

sean went through 3 costumes before deciding on this one.
talby asked for help with hers…
maribeth do you recognize this?
isn’t it molly’s old dance stuff?
she is wonder woman (of sorts).
annie was robin…rolled up several times.

the cape draped across like a scarf…
fashion and safety in one.

the sprinklers were on…
that can’t stop a super hero.
(by the way…check out that GREEN grass…lookin’ good)

and then it was time for sippy cups.
and computer.
and stripping.

the foyer is “done” too.
(is any room ever really done?)
the color is very close to pea soup.

there was victorian wallpaper in here and dark wood.
now it looks like “me”
my anniversary chandelier is sparkly and white now.

the green curtains are from target.
they were 29 inches too short so i added the polka dot chenille.
it was a martha stewart bedspread i bought at kmart…like in 2000.
7 years later…it has a purpose.

these shelves were all in our old house in different rooms.
and most of these frames too.
it was fun to find them all again and dust them off.
craig didn’t think it was too fun trying to hang them level on plaster walls.
he is the king of shelf hanging for sure.
they are perfect.

and there’s more….

the other side…
this is directly opposite the other photo wall.
and the crazy bathroom under the stairs.

my dad was a newspaper photographer when i was a kid.
he used to develop his own pictures.
always black and white.
that seems like so long ago.
for the past 7 christmas’ (maybe) he has given lorel and i one of the old black & whites he took of us a long time ago. he still has the negatives…wow…so he has them reprinted in whatever size he wants.
they are each in black frames with black mats.
(except for the one of little kindergarten craig)
they are so totally cool.
they are precious to me.
and they are silly…not walmart portrait studio stuff.
they are real life…caught in action.
maybe someday i will do this for my kids…hmmm.
i JUST thought of that.
cool.

the mirror is done.
a bit sloppy but looks the way i wanted.
colorful.

A is for Annie.
grandma do you recognize this bird?

or these?

my grandma gave me 4 bird statues to sell at my garage sale…
whenever i finally have one.
well…hope you don’t mind grandma
but i smashed them and put them on my mirror.
along with many dishes i have broken over the years.
or the kids have broken.
everyone’s first initial is on here somewhere.
if you have never done mosaic tiling…you should.
it’s very calming.

this bathroom gets crazier by the day.
the art is almost all filled in.
it’s all done by the kids.
i want to paint one thing on each drawing.
like some of the stripes on the cat or the beak of the owl.
just a little color.

this bathroom says “welcome children”
and that makes me happy.

out of the car from picking talby up at school
she ran straight to her bike.
i told her she looked like a blur of pink.
she was riding so freely.
soaking in the sun…
feeling the breeze…
watching the trees and clouds.
i couldn’t stand it anymore…i had to go inside and get my camera.

annie loves to ride now too.
i can remember when talby figured out her tiny bike.
do you remember maribeth?
seeing little 2 year old talby riding up and down our henry street block?
it was the sweetest thing.
now annie is the sweetest thing…even in no pants.
she was in a diaper from her nap.
she is 97% potty trained…if we are home…and naked…and awake.
at least she wasn’t naked…it’s happened.

and this one is my favorite.

i feel refreshed.
God is good.
i hear and i am listening.
we watched a short video in my bible study and it spoke so deeply to me.
if i find out what it was…i will share it.
i don’t pay attention to detail enough.
thank you for all your sweet words of encouragement.
i don’t want to be fake in any way.
i’m just like you…i have low points.
just keepin’ it real.

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i was looking through iPhoto and came across the wedding photos from this summer.
i was waiting to post them because i had no pictures of the bride!
the wedding was “our hero” and his beautiful blonde bride.
you can see them here and here
they are going to have gorgeous babies…someday.

the day before…a group of us helped set up for the reception.
there was alot of laughing…we were quite goofy.

i was in charge of cutting limes for the bottom of the vases.
it was so cherry and bright.
we should have made some margaritas while we were at it!
why didn’t we?

aren’t the colors so pretty together?
it was so great for an outdoor reception.

here’s a close up of my sister and i.
i don’t think our noses are that big in person…are they?
we had way too much fun that night.

and let’s not forget my shoes…
they still like getting attention
even though it’s fall and they are put away for a season or two

how handsome are these guys?
these two boys men were my first friends in hillsboro.
that would mean we’ve been friends for 23 years.
that’s a long time.
i feel old.
we have the same picture from my wedding of the 3 of us.
maybe someday we’ll have one from dan’s wedding.
our parents are all best friends.
lots of memories.

dan and katie.
dan had us cracking up all evening.
“attitude“

and another of carolyn’s flowers.
this photo is recent but it was just as beautiful that day.

i had the best time that night.
can you tell?
so many old friends in one place…my sister…my parents…
my husband too of course.
it was like a magazine photo come to life.
at least that’s what i felt like…

i am feeling…something.
i can’t figure out quite what it is.
an urgency? to be with God…maybe?
being called loudly to Him.
hearing Him…hearing the him say the word GROW.
feeling frustration and disappointment with myself.
ready to be with God with intention.

i have no photos from the last 3 days because of my feelings.
i am “feeling” but not feeling creative.
so i will share some of talby’s pictures i found on my camera.
there were about 40 like this.
her view of life…

me working in the kitchen…on that pumpkin cake i am guessing.

they don’t even know i was about to kill them accidently.

everywehre in our house there are baby dolls lying around.

the over pass outside of town…

the grain elevator in walton…

the zinnias in the vase on the coffee table.

cute, sweet, everyday life.

AND back to being stuck in the mud…
the car is doing great…thank you again adam.
lauren and her friends took all the pictures that day…
i was not in the mood.
i did put on my make-up while we waited though.
they took probably 25 pictures of the inside of the car.
we sat in the car for 2 hours…
from the moment we stopped till when we were finally out.
that’s a long time…but still better than walking through it…leaving our car…
oh i can’t even think about it…it would have been so awful.