So much time and so little to do. Wait strike that, reverse it.

With it being summer and all five kids being home I feel there is no tome for what I just enjoy doing for the fun of it.(my blog) I have to find some time in there for things other then baseball, cooking, cleaning, running kids here and there, Pampered Chef and loads of fixer-upper jobs that need to be done on the house. Yesterday we were able to take the kids to the library and get us each our own card. I really enjoyed this. I hesitated to get a book though, when I have a book to read my house goes to the side and falls apart. The kids really enjoyed being able to get their own card and book. I wondered why we had waited so long for a free card to a world of adventure, knowledge and just plain fun.
Just now while taking a couple minutes for myself. I was thinking all the kids where in the den watching a Disney movie, only to be informed by Cole that Emelia had gotten a hold of some seasoning and was dumping them on the couch. Not sure how she got on the counter to get them but that is Emelia for you. I believe my only solution to my problem is to get up nice and early and take care of what matters to me before any of the little needy babies are up. So I guess I will try this again tomorrow morning. I am praying Dustin sleeps!!!

Changed Settings

I have a lot of people saying that they cannot leave messages on my blog. I was not aware of the the fact that I could change settings so that anyone could leave a message. Any of you out there that have had a problem I believe I fixed it. Please if you want to say something do so. I don't care if it was on my first post. I would love to read your thoughts! Thank you so much for taking the time to read what I have to say. Laura

Laughter

I was thinking of all the things I want to put on my blog and what is keeping me held up. Like the granola my mom made that I have a picture of but no recipe. Spinach dip is the same story photo but no recipe from Matt. Thoughts on the baby birds that hatched and grew right outside my kitchen window!(I am saving that one for tomorrow) As I was scrolling though the pictures on my cell phone I came across one that made me laugh. I thought of the importance of laughter. Matthew and I have a game we play and have played for years. We lock each other out of the car and make the other person dance to get in. We do this with our kids also. No matter what is going on rain or even running late to church, we stop to laugh. Many times arguments have fizzled after a booty shaken dance in the Walmart parking lot. This picture made me laugh and while I am embarrassed to share it, it was taken to make my husband laugh. Sometimes when Matt is having a hard day I send him silly messages to make him laugh. So I feel that why should you not have a good laugh and yes even at my expense. Just please know, I don't always look like this!

The Simple Woman's Daybook

For Today...Thursday May 4, 2009

Outside my window...it is another beautiful Michigan day!

I am thinking... that it feels good to open the windows and let the breeze fill my home.

From the learning rooms... I am trying my hands at several different crafts and hoping they work out for the craft fair coming up.

I am thankful for... my children for helping me clean the house today so that we can enjoy the evening together!

From the kitchen... I am hoping to get in an make a lemon cake to use the rest of the cream cheese frosting Matthew made! Yummy!!

I am wearing... a black top with denim capris and my favorite black sandals.

I am reading... the complete works of Grimm. Very fun to know the original fairy tales.

I am hoping... that we will survive June with baseball 4 nights a week!

I am creating... pillows, signs and lots of food!

I am praying... that my oldest brother's wife continues with a safe pregnancy. My Mother is able to buy the house across the street and that my big brother will move in it. (my mom already lives next door) And that my little brother continues to enjoy his new baby and that she is healthy. I would love to see little Mollie!

Around the house... I would love to finish my laundry room. I have the flooring and paint now all I need is the drive!

One of my favorite things... curling up with my husband to watch So You Think You Can Dance

A few plans for the rest of the week... Baseball, baseball, baseball oh and did I say baseball.

Here is a picture thought I am sharing with you... I have been wanting to share this picture.It is of flowers that my husband picked off my own snowball bush. Isn't it beautiful? I love the spring in Michigan!!

I got this format from a Simple Woman's Daybook, I really enjoy this sight, check it out.

Simple Treasures

Have you ever gone to an antique store and loved the look of the old table runners or doilies. You leave without them though cause you can't figure out what you would do with them. My mom found the perfect idea. Someone had taken them and made little pillows with them. They were charging 15 dollars a pillow, crazy! We decided to try our hand at it. In about an hour my mom and I made 3 of them. The cost to make them is about 3 dollars each. We felt like they turned out really cute. The only thing we felt like we would do different next time is to tea stain the background fabric, to make the whole pillow look old. But look at the absolutely adorable country pillows we made for just pocket change. We are hoping to open a booth at the local craft fair in July to see if other people might enjoy these little bed pillows!

Dustin Morgan

Dustin was a complete accident, that I wouldn't give up for all the money in the world. Dustin is my Halloween baby born October 21. Dustin is named after his two uncles (my brothers) Dustin is my older brothers name, and Morgan is my little brother Stuart's middle name. My brothers are wonderful men and I am proud to be their sister and to have a son named after them.
Dustin is still to little to know that much about his personality. I can tell you he is huge! He is my love and my life! I want to sit and squeeze every inch of his fat little self. He has wonderful eyes and eyebrows that he got from his daddy, so they speak to my heart. I can't imagine how empty this family would be without him! I am so thankful for my Heavenly Fathers plan for me, without it I would have never had Dustin!! I love you, Dustin!

Because there is not a lot that I can say about Dustin he gets an extra picture. And why not, he is super cute!

Emelia Mae

Emelia was born on a snowy April morning but only after I walked 17 miles in the hospital! I was told to help her move down I needed to walk. I had been given drugs to ripen my cervix so I could not leave the hospital but I wasn't changing. So I walked..... all day long I walked. Matthew did a measurement of the coarse I walked and was able to figure out the miles. That evening the nurses finally told me I needed to relax or when I went into labor I would have no energy. (a little late for that) When I finally gave up I went into labor, go figure. I think Emelia was just waiting for her other grandmother from Texas to get here.
Emelia is named after no one. It is just a name my mom said that I liked so she got it. Mae is after my great grandmother on my moms side. We debated between Mae and Rose after both great grandmas on my moms side and we wish we would have done both. We call Emelia by her first and middle name (or Emma) so it would be nice to have another middle name. I think it would have been pretty to have her name be Emelia Mae Rose. Oh well. She will just be like me. My mom always called me Laura Beth Gail though my name is just Laura Beth.
Emma loves to sing, dance and get her way! She has a very out going personality and doesn't show fear. I guess that's her little Aries fire. She is very independent and understands very well what you say and what she wants. She is very smart and a very happy little girl!
Emelia is a huge joy to this family and though she is not the baby anymore she still claims that position. She refuses to give up that spot and I guess that's okay, Dustin seems willing to share it for now. I love you, Emelia!
Emelia concluded the children I wanted since I could remember. I always said I wanted 2 boys and 2 girls and I got that. I not only got that but I got it in that order. I feel so blessed by my Heavenly Father. I feel like he must really love me to give me so much! Then came Dustin!