S Club Mama

I got a job! Yeah! I do have to take Moose to daycare....BUT I'm going to be there, too! That's right, I got a daycare position. At least a part-time one. Mornings on MWF, afternoons TTh. That works so well for me because MOPS and WIC are in the mornings of TTh so I don't have to reschedule or skip out. I know some of you are thinking, "well good going worrying so much about getting a job." I know. I know, Mrs. Spiderlegs ;) Anyway, I just wanted to share my good news! My God news. No, I didn't get an award; I'm rewarding today! I think these lovely ladies are kick butt bloggers! - Mrs. Spiderlegs : she always gives it to me straight, even from 1200 miles away. - Mrs. R : her comments always light up my day. - The A-team Mom : she is so giving of her mommy wisdom. - Mama Kat : her blog makes me laugh daily and she's so sweet always! - Candid Carrie : I love having Friday's Foto Finish Fiesta (and she's so adorable). Head over here to Mr. Linky ...

Ok maybe not wordLESS Wednesday but the picture is definitely worth 1000 words! I'm not going to lie & say this unemployment thing has been totally sucky. Big A has been home so much more & Moose is getting to hang out with Daddy that much more. It's so nice! So today when Big A went to work for a friend, I really didn't want him to go. I know we need the money & he has to go, but ugh...just lounging around the house, him scouring the Internet for jobs and hanging out with us has been really nice. But I know someday very soon, Big A will find a job and will have to go back to work for the majority of the day. But if nothing else, I know this tough time has had some silver lining behind it. We've been to the park and library together, and got to bake some cakes for the party (well, Big A baked, I decorated). And hopefully tomorrow or Friday we'll get to have some quality hang out time with our friends.

As you know, our friends (the Spiderlegs) are moving away. On Sunday there was a going away party for them at this really beautiful park nearby. I named myself the unofficial photographer of the evening (which was weird because I now realize that I didn't get pictures of Mr. Spiderlegs or his family - I did but they turned out blurry so it's like I didn't...oops). Anyway, here are some pictures from the affair. Cake #1: It doesn't matter if they move to Timbuktu, home is where the heart is! Cake #1: LJ's favorite colors! LJ's mom and niece Moose alongside LJ & K's nephew the men by the grill LJ's brother playing with Moose LJ with her nephew old friends chatting it up Moose made a new friend our friend Cale with the original Baby Cale (aka Moose) looking good, ladies! (Almost) Plain White Ts LJ's nephew helping K's cousin's kid tie his shoe Moose knows just where to find the football Anyway, the day was fun. After the cookout/hangout time...

Dear Mrs. Spiderlegs, It hasn't fully hit me that you're really moving. I kind of hope it doesn't; I don't know if I can handle that. I'm so excited for you and the Mr. I know this is an amazing opportunity for you two. You will be so terrific with those kids; I can just see you flourishing when you talk about it. But I'd be lying if I said I wasn't going to miss you. I just can't seem to talk to anyone like I talk to you. You know things about me that only my husband knows. Who knew that walking into my first college English class that I would come face to face with the girl who would become my best friend? I never would have thought; so much that I hardly remember our first meetings. I know your hair was some crazy color & you missed so much class (and yet you got a better grade than I did....I think the teacher had the hots for you). I don't remember how we really got talking except maybe through Big A or Campus Crusades. I'm so glad we di...

I Am not always the Christian woman I want to be I Want to move away from here...even if only for awhile I Have the best friend (yes, Laura Jean, you) I Wish I could make a living making scrapbooks I Hate how stubborn people can be I Fear that my aforementioned best friend will find a new best friend I Hear a calling from God...I just can't understand all the time I Search the internet for people I know I Wonder if my mother-in-law will ever understand she's old enough to be a grandma I Regret high school I Love Jesus...Anthony...Tristan...Laura...Kurt....Marie...etc. I Ache for my best friend's heart's desire I Always cry when I'm mad I Usually stay in my pjs all day I Am Not who my mother wishes I was I Dance slowly with my husband I Sing to myself & Tristan I Never do karaoke I Rarely get my fill of dancing at wedding receptions I Cry when I watch Click, Juno, Legends of the Fall, & The Passion I Am Not Always on time...I hate that I Lose my mind some day...

I'm super excited for this weekend, although it does mean a long week. Monday & Wednesday, Big A is practicing wrestling with his high school coach & some boys. Tuesday we are having supper at the Spiderleg residence. Big A does have the opportunity to throw hay for someone to make some extra cash; I don't know if he'll do it or not. The S family is going on a mini-vaca/interview trip to Virginia (pray this is where God is leading them and that the opportunity is wide open for them) for the rest of the week, so we won't see them until they get back and then the real world overtakes everyone. Thursday seems to be our only free day. Friday is our friends, the soon-to-be Mr. & Mrs. Tree (they are super tall)'s wedding rehearsal. I have the great opportunity to get to read Scripture at their wedding, so I'm invited for all the festivities and free food! ha! It means so much to me that she has invited me to be a part of her special day, AND to read God...

Do you ever have that weekend (or week, day, whatever) where all you seem to do is fight with your husband & get frustrated with your children (and husband)? That was this past week and definitely this weekend. Ugh. I. Hate. Weekends. Like. This. We just haven't had good quality time together. No long talks. No short talks. Just winding down with tv and going to bed. Big A is practicing to compete in the wrestling portion of the Cornhusker State Games. I'm so proud & excited of/for him! But it's taken its toll already. I look to the week ahead and think of the week behind us. Pure stress & chaos. The past week of shots, surgery, and then him working all day Saturday made for a difficult Sunday. Monday & Wednesday wrestling practice, Friday rehearsal for a friend's wedding, & Saturday wrestling & wedding will make for an long, long weekend. Not save for its fun, but long. And I haven't gotten a chance to catch up with my best friend this week....