Today - I'm thankful

for the awesome privilege of being a mother to these precious little people! Amidst all the playing, homeschooling, cleaning, cooking, and sometimes chaos in this little yellow house of ours, I thank God that He has entrusted their lives to my care. There is not a day that goes by that I don't, at some point in the day, stop & just watch the kids. I like to catch them when they're playing or otherwise occupied by themselves, they are growing up so fast that I want to remember all the stages! This may or may not have anything to do with the fact that I've taken just over 900 photos in the last 3 weeks!

The last 2 years we have been able to visit my parents on Mother's Day, I really missed being able to be with my Mom today. Tim & I are both so thankful for the Godly examples that our Mother's have been throughout our lives, WE LOVE YOU BOTH!

Kisses for Mama from 2 awesome kids!And Finally, for all the mothers out there -

You know you're a mom when . . . .

1. You have signed a check with a crayon.
2. You wipe other kid's noses.
3. You have caught spit-up in your hand. (Guilty!)
4. You consider the person who invented the sippy cup a genius. (Um, yeah!)
5. You consider it a major triumph if you shower by noon.
6. You find yourself humming the "Rubber Duckie" song in the shower. (Or in my case, "Thomas the Tank Engine"!)
7. You have dressed your child in whatever is on top of the clean laundry pile.
8. You have considered trading your whole life savings for just one good might of sleep.
9. You see your parents in a whole new light. (For sure!)
10. You consider parenting to be the best job in the world!

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These soft pretzels are quickly becoming our family's favorite snack. (And sometimes substitute supper, if I were to divulge the truth!) They are delicious, & fairly simple to make. And because I didn't want to post that lovely picture without a recipe, you can find it by clicking here!

Debuting yet another new look!

This one was a little premature, I'm afraid. One that brought on many tears. Tim was taking the kids for a ride on the 4-wheeler & Brianna somehow bumped her mouth on the handle bars. Ouch! That 'bump' knocked the tooth loose and then it fell out 2 days later. All together - total tooth loss count is up to 5 already!

Really, Are you serious?

We have been having absolutely beautiful weather here in Nebraska. This morning was no exception, around 10:30am I shooed my children and the little boy I babysit, outside to play! I was just putting my shoes on to go outside to watch them when my neighbor rings my doorbell. She keeps to herself mostly and keeps her property very well kept, but to say that she is pushy and bossy would be quite the understatement. She proceeds to tell me that she is having concrete poured around her footer in hopes of stopping the basement leaking. Ok, seems like a good idea.

She tells me that the construction guys will be running the equipment on our property to dig out around her house. She literally only has 3 ft. of property outside her bedroom window, and then RIGHT THERE is our property line. I have no idea why someone would want to build a house so close to the property line, but oh well. I initially gave her permission to do this and then looked at the equipment and saw that it was a skid-steer. Which, essentially, SKIDS on the grass, tearing it up as it goes! For that reason, & for other reasons that shall remain nameless at this time, Tim & I decided that we would rather keep our yard intact. So, back I go to see if there is another way to go about this WITHOUT tearing a portion of our yard up.

Then, she drops the bomb. You see, last summer she had her son-in-law put up a fence. It's a nice, white, picket fence. The only thing is that is 1 ft. on our property. Tim and I both decided to let it slide, rather than cause problems. And we have, until now. Until today when she brings up the fact that the fence is on the property line. Me: "I'm sorry, ma'am, but it's a foot on our side of the property marker, don't you think you should've asked permission before installing a fence on our property?" She replies with, "Oh, I didn't put it up, my Son-in-law did!" Really? Are you serious? I'll have to admit, she caught me off guard there, for a moment I felt like I was reasoning with my 5 yr.old, not my 80 yr. old neighbor. I decided to let it slide as I just don't enjoy arguing, but found myself walking home, just shaking my head! As a friend would say, "People, People, People!"

Oh, yeah. What are the guys using instead of the skid steer? Shovels! They are digging most of it by hand. Now, guess who looks like the bad guy? It's so nice. *Sigh*

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