When I was 17, I was in a very bad car accident. While I was in the hospital, my mom wrote a little poem, and I felt like sharing that while you today! So here it goes:
No matter how many diapers I've changed,
No matter how many floors I've walked,
No matter how many spankings I've given,
No matter how many rules and guidelines I lay out,
No matter how many windows I watch out of,
No matter how many minutes I count,
No matter how many appointments I keep,
No matter how many activities I attend,
No matter how much I rant and rave,
No matter how much I worry,
My child still rests entirely in the hands of God, and what a better place to be?
That little poem means so much to me. I know that it is just as true today as it was 10 years ago.
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Monday, July 2, 2012
Family Time
I've noticed lately how we as parents get ourselves and children into a slumpy routine. We come home from work, eat dinner, then go our seperate ways for the night.
Tonight I decided we were going to do something different. Something we would stick to and do every night from now on. I discussed with my husband and he agreed, we needed a change. I'll start by explaining our current routine.
We get home at about 5:45 every week night. When we get home, I start cooking dinner, Gabe does whatever yard work needs to be done, and Noah goes to his room and starts watching movies. When dinner is ready I make the plates, take Noah's to him in his room and Gabe and I sit in the living room and watch TV while eating. Then when we are done eating I either go to my craft room or get on the computer, Gabe continues to watch TV and Noah continues to watch his movies. Then when it's time, we go to bed.
Horrible right??? So tonight we started our new routine. When we got home, I sat Noah down to explain to him what we were going to do. He loves watching TV and eating in his room, so I was afraid he'd really have a hard time with this.
I told him," Bubby, tonight we are going to clean up the house a little bit and put our toys, and clothes away, then mommy is going to make dinner so we can eat at the table and visit. While mommy is cooking we can play games and read books, or play with puzzles, we can do whatever you wanted to do. Then at 8pm we can watch TV. How does that sound?" After explaining this rather lengthy scenario to a 3 yr old, I was afraid it wouldn't soak in...however this is his response " Yeah mommy! Lets put my toys away in my room then we can play with puzzles!!" He was so excited and I couldn't have been more happy!
He was such a good boy! He look his shoes and toys that were in the living room and took them to his bedroom and put them away! I loaded up the dishwasher and the washing machine. Then while the oven was preheating, I went into Noah's room and asked him what he wanted to play. His choice was cars! So we got on the floor and crawled around in his room pushing cars. Then we started playing basketball. Daddy came in there at that time and started playing too. So I went in and finished up dinner and folded and put away the clothes. When they were done playing basketball they came into the living room and put together some puzzles on the floor. Then we ate dinner at the table. By the time we were done eating, it was 8pm! Guess what...time to watch TV!
It was a great night and I was so happy that it went so well. I think that we as parents loose sight of what is REALLY important to our children. That's our love and attention. As my mother n law always says, Time is the most precious gift you can give, and once you lose it, you can never get it back. So spend less time watching TV, or reading or playing on the computer, and spend more w/ your children. Teach them something new, read them a book, crawl around on the floor pushing cars! Those are the things they will always remember!
Tonight I decided we were going to do something different. Something we would stick to and do every night from now on. I discussed with my husband and he agreed, we needed a change. I'll start by explaining our current routine.
We get home at about 5:45 every week night. When we get home, I start cooking dinner, Gabe does whatever yard work needs to be done, and Noah goes to his room and starts watching movies. When dinner is ready I make the plates, take Noah's to him in his room and Gabe and I sit in the living room and watch TV while eating. Then when we are done eating I either go to my craft room or get on the computer, Gabe continues to watch TV and Noah continues to watch his movies. Then when it's time, we go to bed.
Horrible right??? So tonight we started our new routine. When we got home, I sat Noah down to explain to him what we were going to do. He loves watching TV and eating in his room, so I was afraid he'd really have a hard time with this.
I told him," Bubby, tonight we are going to clean up the house a little bit and put our toys, and clothes away, then mommy is going to make dinner so we can eat at the table and visit. While mommy is cooking we can play games and read books, or play with puzzles, we can do whatever you wanted to do. Then at 8pm we can watch TV. How does that sound?" After explaining this rather lengthy scenario to a 3 yr old, I was afraid it wouldn't soak in...however this is his response " Yeah mommy! Lets put my toys away in my room then we can play with puzzles!!" He was so excited and I couldn't have been more happy!
He was such a good boy! He look his shoes and toys that were in the living room and took them to his bedroom and put them away! I loaded up the dishwasher and the washing machine. Then while the oven was preheating, I went into Noah's room and asked him what he wanted to play. His choice was cars! So we got on the floor and crawled around in his room pushing cars. Then we started playing basketball. Daddy came in there at that time and started playing too. So I went in and finished up dinner and folded and put away the clothes. When they were done playing basketball they came into the living room and put together some puzzles on the floor. Then we ate dinner at the table. By the time we were done eating, it was 8pm! Guess what...time to watch TV!
It was a great night and I was so happy that it went so well. I think that we as parents loose sight of what is REALLY important to our children. That's our love and attention. As my mother n law always says, Time is the most precious gift you can give, and once you lose it, you can never get it back. So spend less time watching TV, or reading or playing on the computer, and spend more w/ your children. Teach them something new, read them a book, crawl around on the floor pushing cars! Those are the things they will always remember!
Friday, June 22, 2012
Gardening...
My husband and I have planted a garden for the 5th year now...you'd think we'd be getting better at year as the years go by, but it still seems to be hard! We are so busy working and by the time we get home and eat dinner it's hard to keep a good garden! I just have to pray, Lord please help this garden to be bountiful!
Tonight I picked 7 tomatoes and 2 cups of blackberries! I'm up to about 7 cups of blackberries and I think we've picked about 15 tomatoes now. We've ate 4 of them so far and boy are they amazing! I just love eating fresh, home grown tomatoes!
Now I'm just waiting for my potatoes, squash and cucumbers! I love them all!
Tonight I picked 7 tomatoes and 2 cups of blackberries! I'm up to about 7 cups of blackberries and I think we've picked about 15 tomatoes now. We've ate 4 of them so far and boy are they amazing! I just love eating fresh, home grown tomatoes!
Now I'm just waiting for my potatoes, squash and cucumbers! I love them all!
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Crafts are taking over my life!!!
I have found a new love!! CRAFTING! I could just sit in my room and craft all day long! It's so relaxing! I love being able to see what I can make with my hands! Things the I normally would buy somewhere, I try to make! It's so fun!
Please not to mention all the little trinkets I get to buy and play with in order to make all these fun crafts! I've been making the picture boards that I've already posted on my crafts page. Now I've started to make fabric name boards (I'll have to get those uploaded so you can see them)! A friend of mine just had a baby and is making the theme Dr. Suess, so one of the boards is theme'd for the baby. The other is for her. Her last name starts with an "E" and there are 4 of them...that'll explain the picture..you'll know what I mean when you see it!!!
Now my little niece that just turned 4 asked me to make her some "pwetty pink bows"! How can you say no to that?! So now I've been doing some shopping trying to find flowers and handbands and clips and all sorts of fun and "pwetty" stuff to make her some handbands, bows and clips! I'm kind of excited!
Loving this new chapter in my lift where I'm turning into an older lady who wants to sit and craft all day! I'm 27! What are other 27 year olds doing right now??? PARTYING! I have no desire, just give me a glue gun and some fabric and I'm good to go!
Please not to mention all the little trinkets I get to buy and play with in order to make all these fun crafts! I've been making the picture boards that I've already posted on my crafts page. Now I've started to make fabric name boards (I'll have to get those uploaded so you can see them)! A friend of mine just had a baby and is making the theme Dr. Suess, so one of the boards is theme'd for the baby. The other is for her. Her last name starts with an "E" and there are 4 of them...that'll explain the picture..you'll know what I mean when you see it!!!
Now my little niece that just turned 4 asked me to make her some "pwetty pink bows"! How can you say no to that?! So now I've been doing some shopping trying to find flowers and handbands and clips and all sorts of fun and "pwetty" stuff to make her some handbands, bows and clips! I'm kind of excited!
Loving this new chapter in my lift where I'm turning into an older lady who wants to sit and craft all day! I'm 27! What are other 27 year olds doing right now??? PARTYING! I have no desire, just give me a glue gun and some fabric and I'm good to go!
Sunday, April 29, 2012
CATCH UP!
I am so sorry!!! I've not blogged in forever! There is so much going on and so much to say! However I'm pretty sure you don't want to hear all the details!
For the past 2 weeks I've been doing my early spring cleaning! It's taken me 2 whole weeks (of course it's not everyday! and only between getting home from work and bed time)..we had the church people over for a Cookout so I need to get some deep cleaning done. Now I'm so proud of my work! I feel great about how nice my house looks!
Noah has also been moved from his room that he inherited when he was born :( to the spare bedroom. It's a bit bigger and it also has the bunkbeds in it. The bottom is a full sized bed, and the top of course it twin. He sleeps in it better than he ever did in his toddler bed! It's so cute! I've got it all decorated up in a sports theme! I know he'll grow out of Mario Cart, Lightening McQueen, etc...so I made it a sports theme, as I know that will continue w/ him as he grows! I haven't posted a picture yet as I still have finishing touches left to put on it. Such as wall decorations! I'm so excited because I've gotten a few crafting ideas for his room off pinterest, as well as a few decorations that were his daddy's when he was a little boy! How cute is that!?
I have made 2 new picture boards. As soon as I can get the chance, I will upload them to my "Arts & Crafts" page so you can see them! I'm so proud of them! These are for a girl I work with that is having twins! A boy and a girl! She is not doing any certain, theme in the nursery, she's do a fabric! I found out which fabric, and that's what I used for the boards! I made one for the girl and made it a little girly by focusing more on the peachy pink color on the fabric. For the boy, of course I focused on the tealish blue color. She was so excited to have these matching her decor already made for the room! I was very pleased!
All is well with this Martin crew. We have started the long and slow process of Potty training Noah. He gets 1 penny for going Peepee, and 2 pennies for going Poopoo. He does well with money. Why, well, that's another story!! He's not to the point where he's going every time, but he does go a lot more than he used to! Maybe 2 times a day, it's easier to get him to go pee than poo! That's for sure! But like I said, it's a slow process!
For the past 2 weeks I've been doing my early spring cleaning! It's taken me 2 whole weeks (of course it's not everyday! and only between getting home from work and bed time)..we had the church people over for a Cookout so I need to get some deep cleaning done. Now I'm so proud of my work! I feel great about how nice my house looks!
Noah has also been moved from his room that he inherited when he was born :( to the spare bedroom. It's a bit bigger and it also has the bunkbeds in it. The bottom is a full sized bed, and the top of course it twin. He sleeps in it better than he ever did in his toddler bed! It's so cute! I've got it all decorated up in a sports theme! I know he'll grow out of Mario Cart, Lightening McQueen, etc...so I made it a sports theme, as I know that will continue w/ him as he grows! I haven't posted a picture yet as I still have finishing touches left to put on it. Such as wall decorations! I'm so excited because I've gotten a few crafting ideas for his room off pinterest, as well as a few decorations that were his daddy's when he was a little boy! How cute is that!?
I have made 2 new picture boards. As soon as I can get the chance, I will upload them to my "Arts & Crafts" page so you can see them! I'm so proud of them! These are for a girl I work with that is having twins! A boy and a girl! She is not doing any certain, theme in the nursery, she's do a fabric! I found out which fabric, and that's what I used for the boards! I made one for the girl and made it a little girly by focusing more on the peachy pink color on the fabric. For the boy, of course I focused on the tealish blue color. She was so excited to have these matching her decor already made for the room! I was very pleased!
All is well with this Martin crew. We have started the long and slow process of Potty training Noah. He gets 1 penny for going Peepee, and 2 pennies for going Poopoo. He does well with money. Why, well, that's another story!! He's not to the point where he's going every time, but he does go a lot more than he used to! Maybe 2 times a day, it's easier to get him to go pee than poo! That's for sure! But like I said, it's a slow process!
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Springtime fun!
Well, I know it's been a while since my last post, but I've been a busy girl! It's spring time (almost) so that means I've got work to do!
Every year my husband and I plant a garden! We love to grow corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, and squash. This year, I'm going to try lettuce, carrots, and potato's as well! I'm super excited! Every night that it's been pretty when we get home from work, we've been working in the field and the garden. One night we burnt off the field, the next night we tilled the garden. Then you always have a few nights of nasty weather, or you have to factor in the days/nights we have church. So it's a long process getting all this stuff done!
Well, tonight we finally got a row of potato's planted! I'm soooooo excited to see them grow! I got Noah some of his own garden tools and gloves! He loves them! We played in the dirt, we ran around in the yard, he chased me in his truck! It was a great night! I am looking forward to more of these great nights in the future and can't wait to see my little guy grow!
Every year my husband and I plant a garden! We love to grow corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, and squash. This year, I'm going to try lettuce, carrots, and potato's as well! I'm super excited! Every night that it's been pretty when we get home from work, we've been working in the field and the garden. One night we burnt off the field, the next night we tilled the garden. Then you always have a few nights of nasty weather, or you have to factor in the days/nights we have church. So it's a long process getting all this stuff done!
Well, tonight we finally got a row of potato's planted! I'm soooooo excited to see them grow! I got Noah some of his own garden tools and gloves! He loves them! We played in the dirt, we ran around in the yard, he chased me in his truck! It was a great night! I am looking forward to more of these great nights in the future and can't wait to see my little guy grow!
Friday, March 2, 2012
Disappointments=frustration=exgaustion
I have been trying to work on another arts and crafts project for a gal that is having twins. I'm using the exact same pattern she's using as the theme in the room for the kiddos.
I have gone to store after store trying to match up ribbons to the main colors that she's pulling from for the boy and the girl. The boy was easy and his is almost finished. However, just like a typical girl, hers is hard to complete! I'm having the hardest time finding just the right color of ribbon to match up as well as the little buttons/pins for accents! It's so frustrating! However, I try not to get too upset, because I know that when I finally get this project finished, I know momma will like it and I myself will finally be satisfied and done with it!!!
I have gone to store after store trying to match up ribbons to the main colors that she's pulling from for the boy and the girl. The boy was easy and his is almost finished. However, just like a typical girl, hers is hard to complete! I'm having the hardest time finding just the right color of ribbon to match up as well as the little buttons/pins for accents! It's so frustrating! However, I try not to get too upset, because I know that when I finally get this project finished, I know momma will like it and I myself will finally be satisfied and done with it!!!
Friday, February 24, 2012
Lazy Days
Some days you get up and just feel like doing absolutely nothing!!! Well, I've felt like that all day, but I had to work. Not sure if it was because Gabe had the day of or if I just felt like being lazy.
Tomorrow Gabe has to work, so Noah and I are going to sleep in. Then we are going to get up and make chocolate chip cookies and surprise Gabe at work with them!! I'm so excited! He's going to love them!
Then Noah and I are going to come back home and have some more fun driving his "big black truck" around the yard again. He's been talking about it since last weekend when he drove it during the nice weather! We get home so late in the evening that there isn't enough daylight left after we eat dinner for him to drive it. Hopefully it won't be too much longer before the longer days arrive and we'll be able to spend some time outside during the weekdays!
Tomorrow Gabe has to work, so Noah and I are going to sleep in. Then we are going to get up and make chocolate chip cookies and surprise Gabe at work with them!! I'm so excited! He's going to love them!
Then Noah and I are going to come back home and have some more fun driving his "big black truck" around the yard again. He's been talking about it since last weekend when he drove it during the nice weather! We get home so late in the evening that there isn't enough daylight left after we eat dinner for him to drive it. Hopefully it won't be too much longer before the longer days arrive and we'll be able to spend some time outside during the weekdays!
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Finally we are able to go outside and enjoy the weather! After Noah woke up from his nap, he just HAD to have some "icecweam and spwenko's". So he got his ice cream and sprinkles! Afterwards he wanted to watch a movie, but I told him how nice it was outside and thought it would be super fun to drive the truck in the yard! He quickly agreed, so that's what we did!
He had a great time! He finally figured out that you can get farther, faster, if you keep your foot on the gas instead of stop go, stop go!! He then finally started to understand a little more about how you need to turn the wheel to go different directions. This is the first time he's drove it in about 7 months or so and he never really drove it very much last year...I'd say he'll be a pro racin speed boy by the end of this summer!
Catch up
So many things happen through our lives all too often speed our lives up and we can't catch our breaths! That has been the way my life has been going this past weekend.
So many people I know are having babies, one person is getting married and we are planning our vacation, not to mention getting ready for this summer which includes landscaping the house (finally after 6 years!), planting another garden, and getting a new weed eater.
Thursday even I spent about 2 1/2 hours making pictures boards for my mother in law and my sister in law (which I have posted on my arts and crafts page). Neither of them expected to get one, so it was nice to see their faces when I gave it to them! Friday night after work, we went to my parents house and visited until about midnight! Saturday I spent the day shopping for a wedding gift, a baby shower gift, some material to make another baby shower gift and I also had to find patterns and material for my sister to make me new dresses for this summer! Needless to say, I was pretty wore out by the end of the day!
Today I am trying to clean up and arrange the spare bedroom, it's a little bigger than Noah's current room, so I'm planning on moving him into it this summer and redecorating it for him...it's so exciting and sad at the same time how big he is getting! I can't believe that almost three years ago I gave birth to the most amazing child I could ever ask for!
Needless to say, I'm ready for some much needed R &R! But, why rest when you can get more done staying awake...right??
So many people I know are having babies, one person is getting married and we are planning our vacation, not to mention getting ready for this summer which includes landscaping the house (finally after 6 years!), planting another garden, and getting a new weed eater.
Thursday even I spent about 2 1/2 hours making pictures boards for my mother in law and my sister in law (which I have posted on my arts and crafts page). Neither of them expected to get one, so it was nice to see their faces when I gave it to them! Friday night after work, we went to my parents house and visited until about midnight! Saturday I spent the day shopping for a wedding gift, a baby shower gift, some material to make another baby shower gift and I also had to find patterns and material for my sister to make me new dresses for this summer! Needless to say, I was pretty wore out by the end of the day!
Today I am trying to clean up and arrange the spare bedroom, it's a little bigger than Noah's current room, so I'm planning on moving him into it this summer and redecorating it for him...it's so exciting and sad at the same time how big he is getting! I can't believe that almost three years ago I gave birth to the most amazing child I could ever ask for!
Needless to say, I'm ready for some much needed R &R! But, why rest when you can get more done staying awake...right??
Monday, February 13, 2012
Handy work!
I've never really been big on doing things crafty. I never felt like I could do it. The most I ever accomplished was make scarfs by crochetting them. It's just been within the past few years that I've really started liking to find things that I could make. At work I decided I wanted to change the "theme" in my cubical and I wanted to find a black and green colored picture board ( for example, the items on my arts and crafts tab!!)
My sisters and mom and I were shopping for our yearly birthday shopping party and I was trying to find ones that I liked. I couldn't find anything that I liked at all! So my oldest sister said "Why don't you just make one?" Duh! Why don't I just make one...but how? So I started looking around for things I could use to make one...then finally I did! I loved doing it and my family liked mine. so I made all 3 of my sisters and my mom one for Christmas this past year!
Now I am in the process of making one for my sister n law and one for my mother n law. I'm able to now think of different and possibly better ways to make them. Either way, I'm really enjoying myself and can't wait to find different ideas to make them more personable for people! So much to do! But, I love doing it!
My sisters and mom and I were shopping for our yearly birthday shopping party and I was trying to find ones that I liked. I couldn't find anything that I liked at all! So my oldest sister said "Why don't you just make one?" Duh! Why don't I just make one...but how? So I started looking around for things I could use to make one...then finally I did! I loved doing it and my family liked mine. so I made all 3 of my sisters and my mom one for Christmas this past year!
Now I am in the process of making one for my sister n law and one for my mother n law. I'm able to now think of different and possibly better ways to make them. Either way, I'm really enjoying myself and can't wait to find different ideas to make them more personable for people! So much to do! But, I love doing it!
Friday, February 10, 2012
Life's lessons
As you go through life, you learn lessons. Lessons in which you are to learn from....as you see the world go by and are faced with so many different people, you wonder "Am I the only only that learns from my mistakes/lessons?"
It's scary to bring children in to the world, because you see day by day how the world is dwindling to nothing. How people get by and handle their lives without the Lord is beyond me. If I didn't have the Lord to call on every time I was scared, upset, sad, or was just lonely, well I just wouldn't know what to do! I just don't know how people make it!
I'm reminded of a song, " Jesus, sweet Jesus, what a wonder you are. You're brighter than, the morning star. You're fairer than the lillies that grow by the way. You're sweeter, much sweeter by far."
It's scary to bring children in to the world, because you see day by day how the world is dwindling to nothing. How people get by and handle their lives without the Lord is beyond me. If I didn't have the Lord to call on every time I was scared, upset, sad, or was just lonely, well I just wouldn't know what to do! I just don't know how people make it!
I'm reminded of a song, " Jesus, sweet Jesus, what a wonder you are. You're brighter than, the morning star. You're fairer than the lillies that grow by the way. You're sweeter, much sweeter by far."
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Adventures
In church we all have our own parts we play. Gabe is the base guitar player, Jennifer (my sister in law) plays the trumpet, Hazel plays the guitar, Dolly (my mother in law) plays the piano, and I play the saxophone.
To be honest, I never had an interest in the sax. I actually wanted to learn either the violin or the french horn. I tried both and neither of them worked out so well for me. I never could get the hang of it. The notes never came out right. I just couldn't get it. My minister came to me one day and told me that he had always liked the sound of a saxophone and wished I would try to play that. Well, that's where my first adventure started.
I couldn't find any place where I could just rent a sax and honestly I didn't know how much I wanted to rent an instrument that had already been in someone elses mouth anyway! So I called around and found a good priced sax and bought it! I tried figuring it out on my own and just could get it. So I took 3, 30 minutes lessons w/ Russ Weeks in Buffalo. During my 3rd lesson I told him that that would be my last one, as I felt like I could handle learning by ear after that. He didn't like it much I don't think, but that's what I did!
From there, I've been able to learn and play anything set before me! It's amazing how the Lord has blessed me with the ability to play songs by ear! Now that I've been doing it for so long, I've nearly forgotten what was taught to me during my lessons! I don't hardly remember what keys are what anymore! I'm still very happy with my sax, but I've been wanting to learn a new instrument just to switch things up a bit.
When Gabe was little his mom had bought him a mandolin thinking that one day he'd either grow into it, or would want to play it. Well, she was wrong. He never did learn to play it. Something about his hands being too small and he just wasn't interested either. So she kept it!! To this day, we still have that same mandolin. Granted the strings are a little old and rusty and needing to be replaced, but it's a beaut!
My new mission is the learn to play it! I asked Gabe about it and I think we are going to have the strings replaced and get it tuned up. I've got a book that'll show me the cords. Hopefully I'll be able to pick it up and really go with it! I'm really excited for a new adventure and can't wait to see how it pans out!
Monday, February 6, 2012
The Croup
Sleeping was a battle last night as I was continually being woke up by my husband "sawing logs". I woke him up to get ready for work, only to discover he slept horribly as well, not by his own snoring, but because he had been chilling all night long. He was pale and running a fever. Needless to say he stayed home. All day while at work, not only was I swamped with things to keep me busy but I was constantly worried I would get a call from the sitter say that my little guy was sick as well. Thank the Lord I didn't get a call! The Lord has blessed my little man with an immune system that's out of this world! I thank him for that! I'd much rather be sick myself, then to have him go through such misery. It makes me feel so helpless. Lots of prayers tonight that my husband will be back to his normal self by tomorrow so we can have a sick free home again!
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Eating, harder than it sounds!
My son, Noah, is not the best eater in the world, but he's slowly coming around. He has never liked dipping his foods in anything, he has never liked the normal things that most kids his age like (2 yrs old) however, recently he has decided he's going to "try it." He tried A1 steak sauce and loves it! Now when eating he asks for his "nake sauce." He must think it's called snake sauce! But as long as he's eating, I don't care!
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