Happenings

Feel like life is already starting to move in fast forward. I heard that once your children start school that it can often feel that way. Our days are not our own any more. I can’t decide to just take the girls to the park and play in the creek one day and stay home and snuggle on the couch and read books another.

Haven is really doing quite amazing in school. Her P.E. teacher called and left a message last week saying what a wonderful student Haven was and that Haven was actually the Star Student of the week because of her enthusiasm and readiness to listen and participate. Then today the Yard Duty “teacher” called and left a message about what a pleasure it was to have Haven at school as Haven saw a friend in need and helped her today.

Hope is of course missing her sister but we are planning play dates and today one of her favorite friends came over and they had a wonderful day together playing all sorts of things both indoors and out. She is SO excited though when Haven comes home!

Harmony is becoming quite a little explorer! She wants to grab and get into everything! She is just starting to want to eat baby food. She’s had tastes here and there but hasn’t really wanted to actually eat it until these last few days… but still it is only a few bites. She still is up at least 3 to 5 times a night to nurse. Sleep is over rated… or at least that’s what I keep trying to convince myself.

 She eats some but likes to play more!

Last week I actually got to go out sans baby! Shane was a trooper and kept crying baby for me so that I could go out to dinner and a movie with a girlfriend! First movie I’ve seen in a long time! I highly recommend the movie, it was The Help. Was very good, and difficult to watch at the same time. I just don’t understand how people can treat others so poorly.

Our Church is going through some changes. The Prayer House that is here in town is moving in with us. It’s kind of cool because I was there in Kansas City when the first International House of Prayer was started. I was one of the original singers there when they were just looking for enough people to make it a 24 hour place of prayer and worship… looking for anyone who would take time slots. Now you have to go through a whole audition process, etc.

All the local Prayer House’s sound equipment has been moved to our church and two weeks ago when I was singing on Sunday we had our own “in ear” monitors. Shane of course LOVES all the cool sound technology and helped them set it all up! But I actually hated it! I don’t like to hear myself that well. This week I’ll try it again but have a feeling the headphones will be off my ears again. Makes me too self-conscious.

I tried making some more healthy snacks this last week. I made Whole Wheat “Wheat Thins”… I could eat them but the girls didn’t like them. I also made granola bars with sunflower seeds, cranberries and mini chocolate chips… we all LOVED them!

Haven labeled them, "Homemade". 

Yes, Rachel these are the plates we used in KC!  I still have them!  :-)

Also thinking about getting my hair cut with bangs. My Lines of Wisdom (what we call wrinkles) are just making me feel old instead of wise. Maybe bangs would cover them up some. I don’t know. Bangs are quite a commitment. If I don’t like them it’s quite an ordeal to grow them back out. . Stinkin’ wrinkles! Oh, this growing old thing isn’t all that fun! Decisions, decisions!

Well, off to bed as the baby will be waking too soon… and THANK GOD FOR COFFEE! I’m convinced that coffee is God’s gift to mothers of young children… to help us try and keep up with them!