Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Waiting...

Ok so I am really in the mood to post about Christmas but I wanted to wait until I had photos to post with it. I have so much that I need to archive on here!

I'm doing the devotion tonight at church... I was looking at Matthew's Christmas present to the girls and inspiration hit. I'm not gonna say what it is because it will give away the surprise! I just hope that I can get it across to everyone else the way it is in my head. It makes perfect sense to me! I'm nervous but excited. Brad is gonna miss it and that stinks. I'll be so glad when he doesn't have class on Wednesday nights anymore.

So, kiddo stuff to report....

I cut Sara's hair! It was short on the sides already and long in back and it was looking like a boy's mullet, so I cut it in the back to be even... I didn't mean to but it ended up being stacked. I'm glad because it looks super cute that way! So yes it is short now, but it looks very feminine and sassy. :-) I'm hoping it will grow out faster and thicker now that it's been cut! I seriously need pictures of it.

Sara is really into animals, identifying them and telling us what they say. She has decided that all ducks say "Aflac!!!!" and not "quack!" It's hilarious.

Emily is trying to talk! She will say "Hi!" and wave... with her hand turned in instead of out, so it looks like she is saying "come here". She has been a cuddlebug and is absolutely in love with her Daddy.

I have been having so much fun cooking lately! My wonderful awesome sister-in-law Heather got me a Taste of Home cookbook for Christmas, she said because I am always blogging for people to pray for my meals. Hahaha! It is "Busy Family Meals" and I have done nothing but cook from it since Christmas. Just neato everyday easy recipes that I never would have thought of. It has been a hit and we have all thoroughly enjoyed getting out of our same old same old meal rut. Last night I made my own sloppy joe recipe and that is the first I have cooked something not out of that cookbook since Christmas. The night before that, it was chicken salsa pizza!

I'm gonna start walking with Wendy. I am SOOOO excited!!! I have REALLY wanted to get working out somehow. Curves is ideal but way too expensive for me. The Y is economical but I don't have anyone to go with me, and that makes me uncomfortable. I was reading an Elizabeth Elliot book last week and there was a lady who met a guy at a gym and left her husband... And it just confirmed to me that I shouldn't do the Y if I'm not 100% comfortable with it. Not that I would leave my husband and not that anyone at the Y would want me, just saying, you can't be too cautious. So we're going to walk at this church with an indoor walking track with mostly old people, while Caetie watches the girls for me. I'm so excited!!! I can't wait.

Next week is fun stuff too but I will wait to blog about that until then.

6 comments:

Rebekah Doran said...

What a great gift! I love Taste of Home Mag. I use to get them when I was single and loved them. I've never heard of the "busy family meals" mag though. Sounds like a good one. Taste of Home has a web site. I go there alot to find recipes. It's great fun.

I bet Sara does look cute with her new hair cut. Post a picture soon! :)

Have fun walking!

wemmies said...

I wanna know the Chicken Salsa Pizza recipe!!! That sounds like something Danny would LOVE!

And I am walking tomorrow! I just realized you will be off.. so I will text you. haha.

And I LOVE Sara's hair! Too cute!

Netty said...

I enjoyed your devotion last night!
Sarah's hair was adorable.
I collect Taste of Home hard back Anniversary editions. They are great!
Wished I could walk with ya!

Rachel said...

Rebekah, I don't think this one came from a Taste of Home magazine... I think they just compiled busy family friendly recipes from the main magazine collection. I haven't visited the web site! I'll have to do that when we get our internet back at home.

Wendy... I will post the recipe! Or... my version of it. Easy! NEXT WEEK WE ARE WALKING!!!

Sis. Annette, I wish you could walk with me too! If you weren't high risk then walking would be good for you. Thanks for your kind words about my devotion! I was so flustered, I'm glad someone enjoyed it.

Thank

cokelady said...

So... where are all of those pictures you promised??? ;-)

Tam said...

"waiting" for another post. hehe!