Saturday Confessions

I'm going to link up with Melissa today, seems like a good idea. :)


1. I had an eye appointment this morning at 10:00 a.m. Somehow everyone let me sleep and I wasn't woken up until 9:20 (this NEVER happens)

2. Ever since moving to Illinois I haven't been able to wear contacts, my eyes are just too dry here. I'm giving it one more try with a different brand, we'll see.

3. Trying to lose 'baby weight' is hard when you are lazy.

4. I started all of us back on a schedule this week, structure is a good thing for us.

5. I also ended up potty training Noah (he's almost 3 for goodness sake). He's doing amazing, but he's not fully trained. We leave for a LONG trip soon, I hope we can somehow manage not to lose ground.

6. Ian's been spending hours working on a family website, I think he missed his calling somehow. He seems to love that type of thing.

7. Baby Theo is four months old now and giggles. Cutest thing ever.

3 Things

I got this fun idea from my friend Leanne's blog.....and I thought I'd copy since copying is the best form of flattery, right?


Three names I've been called:
Mom
Lofa bird
Heather (by different people, weird. I don't think I look like a Heather)

3 jobs I've had:
Cart pusher for Fred Meyer
medical records filer
Sears portrait studio photographer

3 places I've lived:
Vashon Island, Washington
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Bloomington, Illinois

3 TV shows I like: (I don't have cable or satellite...we watch online.)
Cake Boss
The Office
Clean House

3 places I've been:
Disneyland
Redwoods
Pacific Ocean
(wish I could visit any of those again soon)

3 places I want to go:
a spa
to a masseuse
someplace quiet....haha!
(just kidding/mostly)

3 foods I like:
pizza
pad Thai
mangoes

3 things I'm looking forward to:
going to a friend's wedding in PA in a couple weeks! :)
real spring weather
everyday watching my children grow & learn

3 pets I've had:
a black cat named PITA when I was a kid(yep, it's an acronym for pain in the...well you get the idea)
NO OTHER PETS! Sorry. Pets are great for some people just not me. :)

3 entertainers I like:
How about the Duggars? That's more than 3 but they're pretty entertaining (Sorry Emily)

3 Christian artists I like:
Third Day
Jeremy Camp
Newsboys

3 drinks I like:
Diet Coke
water
ice tea

3 pet peeves:
people who don't use their turn signals
anyone playing with my hair
repetitive noises (kazoo anyone?)

3 favorite movies:
BBC's Pride & Prejudice
Sweet Home Alabama
Top Gun

3 favorite actors:
Steve Carroll (SO funny!)
Hugh Grant (more the movies he's in than him I think)
?? Can't think of a third.

3 favorite actresses:
Reece Witherspoon
Julia Roberts
can't think of her name but she plays Leslie Nope on Parks n Rec....she's hilarious!

3 books I like:
Pride & Prejudice
Unbroken
The Hiding Place

3 role models:
my husband
our Pastor
A very encouraging, wise friend from church

3 accomplishments:
making it through each day
5 years of homeschooling under my belt
surviving childbirth 9 times

3 goals in my future:
growing closer to the Lord
teaching/training my kids
growing my business

3 words that describe me: (I hope)
friendly
trustworthy
fun

And for the sake of keeping things real, I'll add:

3 things that DON'T describe me:
patient
organized
stylish (I go for comfort over fashion, ha!)

March

Since we don't have anything extra going on this month, no big holidays, visitors or traveling, we're attempting to hit the books hard. Having a baby each year (or close to it) means that we take about a month off, so I figure that we need to take advantage of the times when things are running fairly smooth. :O) So, if I'm scarce around the internet, it's because I'm working hard with my kiddos. Hopefully this will mean we can finish with the bulk of work and just keep going with basic math/reading during the summer to keep things fresh.

Have a Happy St. Patrick's Day tomorrow!

I don't like coming up with titles.

Some weeks life seems rather 'normal' and I have a hard time deciding upon anything to write. This past week is NOT one of those. We've been busy. A good friend of ours (who is getting married this spring) came to spend a week with us and introduce us to his fiancée. It was a lot of fun to have them around!

On the last day that they were here we took a trip up to Chicago and toured the Science & Industry Museum (LOVE that place!). Then stopped at Lou Malnati's Pizza for a delicious dinner.

We spent the next few days working on my store. Want to see the progress?



Well, first I'll show you the 'music room' I talked about. The door in the back there leads into the store...


Lots-o-books!




There you have it from several different angles. Behind the curtain is our guest bed, Ian made it into a murphy bed so that we can hide it away when it's not in use (isn't he clever?).