Sunday sermon

(two years ago...)
(two months ago)

I have seen this quote around lately, and I feel it is worth posting...
not in a churchy-type-way,
because you all know that isn't my style.
But, I wanted share it here because this is pretty much what I think is wrong with folks in general.
We teach our kids to worry about themselves...
and adults need to do the same...
especially the "churchy" ones!
Let's be nice.

"One of the marks of a certain type of bad man is that he cannot give up a thing himself without wanting every one else to give it up. That is not the Christian way. An individual Christian may see fit to give up all sorts of things for special reasons--marriage, or meat, or beer, or the cinema; but the moment he starts saying the things are bad in themselves, or looking down his nose at other people who use them, he has taken the wrong turning."- C.S. Lewis

Amen Brother Lewis.

This concludes our Sunday sermon.
xo- A

from the heart

Dear Michelle Pfeiffer,
Whatever you are having, I will take double...
Thanks.
She is 53 ladies!!!
Fifty freaking three...
love her!



And from one of my FAVORITE M.P. movies of all time...
one of my favorite scenes from I AM SAM...
from the heart.



Watch it.
smile.
Happy now?

I needed to smile tonight...
as I was up to my eyeballs in school "stuff"
an email came in saying Justin's Financial Aid was incorrect and miscalculated
and he isn't getting any for Spring....WHAT??
Ummm.....we are halfway through a Master's Program here...
this cannot be happening....
oh, and we owe the school money?
sure.
Yeah, we have that....not!

breathe.
smile.
This will all work itself out.
Why do these things happen when my husband is out in the woods??

breathe, and smile.
At least Justin is getting straight A's...

babies are healthy, roof over our head, food in the fridge.
breathe.
offering up prayers to the financial aid gods tonight among other prayers.
xo

show and tell

HAPPY THURSDAY.
I really cannot wait for this week to be over...
It is just one of "those" weeks, you know?!

Too much school,
Too much going on,
Checking out of the apartment...should be interesting,
Feeling funky.
I think the weekend will make it all go away.

SO, to take my mind off things for a minute,
I give you this totally random post about nothing important.
xo

1. I have no words for how beautiful I think these are. Seriously.

2. I am adding this to my Christmas list. I could not make this for under $100, and I think the colors are just right for our bedroom.

3. I just watched this , and I have to admit....even though it isn't the most appropriate song for a child (kinda bad), and NM isn't the best role-model (kinda out-there) I am BLOWN away. That little girl is something fierce.

4. Kinda wishes something like this would appear to hold all my fabrics so I can get my sewing space set up....

5. I think my new skincare may be working.....maybe.

6. They are priceless.






7. Pricey....but I love them. All from Anthropologie. I should seriously consider going to work for these people. Just being in the store lowers my blood pressure.







Cheers to the freakin' weekend.
-A

playing catch-up

Sneak Peek:

Thanks Grandpa Dave!

She is 5.

Birthday play dough gifts are amazing....he asks to play it everyday.

So excited it was his turn!

He is 3.



Cowgirls+Hats=Super fun birthday party for our friend!


Doubling up your hat is even cooler.

New yard cleaned and cleared, now we just need some grass.


Build A Bear Fun...Thanks Grandma and Todd!!!