is the thing that I hear out of my 3 year old's mouth about every 20 seconds! I know that this is normal but it is driving me nuts. We are also keeping my sister and her husbands puppy for the week while they are on a delayed honeymoon. That along with the fact that Brian has a gig that has had him tied up until 10:30 pm every night this week and this will continue through Friday night, has me worn out and ready to go into a coma like state for a week. I am grateful for the gig and the extra money for vacation in June but this makes me very grateful that I am not a single mom. I have alot of admiration for the women of this world that do it day after day. I know that if God called my husband home that He would give me the grace but right now I really do not see how it is possible. lol
It has also been a difficult time at work. As most of you know, I am a staff accounant for http://www.hobby-lobby.com/ and no this is not the craft store. We are beginning our yearly audit on Monday and so this week is full of gathering information that the auditors will need to issue accurate financials for our company. We are also heading into our Month End next week. Then begins the process of reconciling all the GL and bank accounts all over again... This is a never ending cycle and has been complicated by the fact that we are preparing for a large system change. Have I mentioned that I am ready to enter a comma like state? lol My poor boss the CFO has it much worse than I and I really do not know how she is keeping it together right now. her husband to be is very ill and is on a transplant list. When i see her trying to juggle the kid's, her man and work, it makes me very grateful to have the life that I do.
Anna Beth and I headed out to Smyrna again tonight to check on my sister's house. We went last night and I realized that their two goldfish had already eaten an entire 10 day fish feeder. The are very fat fish! lol As we were stopping at the pet store to pick up the feeder, we saw a gentlman on a motorcycle covered in tattoos. Anna Beth shouted out the she had seen Uncle Brandon! lol Uncle Brandon is a marine based in N.C. right now and yes he is covered in tattoos.
The only other news that is going on in the Wood household is that Brian got a new drum kit last week. He is very proud and he got a great deal on it. I am just glad for him to have his own kit again. It is a DW kit and the guy sold it with all of the hardware which is a better grade than he had in the past as well as cymbals and high hat. The cymbals alone are worth $1000 and he got the whole kit for that!
Speaking of Brian, have I mentioned lately how amazing he is? Our children's pastor at church sent out an email to all the men on his email list today about "bouncing" their eyes away from temptations. Brian and I had recently had this same discussion at the mall. While we were there, we walked past a woman that was not properly dressed by our standards. As we passed I was walking slightly behind Brian and moticed that he had seen the woman but quickly moved his eyes away from her. As we walked further away, I thanked Brian for the respect that he had just shown me by looking away. Brian began to tell me about a book that he had read that talked about bouncing your eyes off things that might tempt you to lust. Brian stated that he tried to do this all the time so that he could be faithful to me in all areas of our marriage! Wow! What a lucky girl am I?!!! I am so proud of the husband that I have and am grateful that he works very hard to keep his mind pure. Not that he can't lust after me all he wants! lol There are times that I forget what a struggle this can be for him and fail to pray for him in this area. Brian is such a strong man with very strong morals but only by the grace of God can any of us remain faithful in our relationship with our heavenly Father and our realtionships with each other. I try often to let Brian know how proud I am of him and what a man of God I believe that he is and has become.
That is my brag session for the days so I will sign off and get the girl, dog, cat, fish and myself ready for bed! Anna Beth and I have a great day ahead tomorrow for we get to spend it with each other!
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
She is sooo sweet!
Lately Anna Beth has been coming out of her terrible two's and has overall been very sweet. We still have our moments but she is getting better! Today was a busy but good day. We had grocery's to buy and a house to clean! Anna Beth was very good but managed to get hurt twice while we were out. I think that she is even less graceful than I am, if that is even possible. lol While we were getting fruit at Walmart, Anna Beth leaned over into one of the big plastic bins holding grapefruits. She was trying to reach some apples just above them. AS she did this she actually managed to fall face first into the bin and there were grapefruits larger than a softball flung at her head. She also got hit with the bin itself. She was more embarrassed than anything but it was pretty funny. Later as I was pushing her through the store, she was playing in the back of the cart. I had gotten, at her request, the cart that has the 2 seats in the back. I had warned her 3 times to stop playing but she jumped one last time just as I was pushing forward. She fell backwards out of the cart and hit her head on the floor. This time she was really hurt. After some TLC, she sat quietly in the cart like I had been asking her for the last 20 minutes!
Lately, Anna Beth has really been putting together what we have been telling her about Jesus. We try as we have our teaching moments with her to tell her that Jesus is always with us and it does not just make mommy & daddy sad when she does not listen but it makes Jesus sad too! We are so grateful that she is also reinforced with this at preschool and church. The other day I heard her fussing at Boots (the cat) and this is what I heard..."Boots, you not scratch mommy & daddy's bed! That's not right and it make Jesus sad when you not obey!" I laughed but I was also grateful that she understands what her disobedience does to Jesus. She also asked me the other day, when she had not listened to me, "Mommy. that make Jesus sad?" I am thrilled that she is tender hearted and wants to please Him!
Last night when I arrived home, I discovered Brian and Anna Beth upstairs in our room. Brian was separating laundry to put up and Anna Beth was preparing "supper" She had set up and fake table and tablecloth on the floor fashioned out of blankets. She asked us to sit down and she headed downstairs to bring us our "supper" After a couple of trips she informed us that we needed to pray before we ate so we all bowed our heads and she began, "Dear Jesus God, Thank for you for this day and thank you for this food annnnnnd AMEN!" It was the first time that we had ever heard her pray aloud alone. It was so sweet and our hearts just melted!
I need to go spend some time with my husband. Denise and Brad were over for dinner tonight so we have not had much time to talk tonight. I will up-date again when I can but until then, God bless and good-night!
Lately, Anna Beth has really been putting together what we have been telling her about Jesus. We try as we have our teaching moments with her to tell her that Jesus is always with us and it does not just make mommy & daddy sad when she does not listen but it makes Jesus sad too! We are so grateful that she is also reinforced with this at preschool and church. The other day I heard her fussing at Boots (the cat) and this is what I heard..."Boots, you not scratch mommy & daddy's bed! That's not right and it make Jesus sad when you not obey!" I laughed but I was also grateful that she understands what her disobedience does to Jesus. She also asked me the other day, when she had not listened to me, "Mommy. that make Jesus sad?" I am thrilled that she is tender hearted and wants to please Him!
Last night when I arrived home, I discovered Brian and Anna Beth upstairs in our room. Brian was separating laundry to put up and Anna Beth was preparing "supper" She had set up and fake table and tablecloth on the floor fashioned out of blankets. She asked us to sit down and she headed downstairs to bring us our "supper" After a couple of trips she informed us that we needed to pray before we ate so we all bowed our heads and she began, "Dear Jesus God, Thank for you for this day and thank you for this food annnnnnd AMEN!" It was the first time that we had ever heard her pray aloud alone. It was so sweet and our hearts just melted!
I need to go spend some time with my husband. Denise and Brad were over for dinner tonight so we have not had much time to talk tonight. I will up-date again when I can but until then, God bless and good-night!
Friday, April 11, 2008
Girls Game Night
I have not been on here in a bit so there is some catching up to do. Anna Beth has been pretty funny lately and behaving fairly well. The other day I was giving her a bath and I slipped on a wet spot next to the tub and Anna Beth said, "Humpty Dumpty had a great fall!" While she did not do this to humiliate Mommy it did just that. lol I could not help but laugh at her appropriate remark and try to remember that she does not realize what she is saying! She also had her Daddy playing princess and king with her. Anna Beth had created a "house" in our closet. Brian was sitting on the floor playing with her, when all of the sudden she said, "Daddy, you go out there, I'm tired of your games!" Brian realized in that moment that he says that to her almost every night as she makes excuse after excuse to not go to bed. lol
Brian went over to a friends house on Monday night to watch the Championship game for March maddness and he had a great time. Last night, I had the opportunity to join a bunko group with some of the ladies from our church. I had so much fun with those girls! They are some of the sweetest women that I have ever met and this is the first time that I have really had an opportunity to just hang out with them in such an intimate setting. We talked for almost 5 hours and never played bunko! lol Maybe next time... we realized it was getting late when 3 of our cell phones started ringing. Apparently it was 11:30 and our husbands were beginning to wonder if we were coming home. I finally got home around mid-night and then talked to Brian for another 30 minutes or so before finally going to sleep. I am paying for it now after an 11 hour day at work!
My reports are almost done running so I am signing off and heading home to my sweet family!
Brian went over to a friends house on Monday night to watch the Championship game for March maddness and he had a great time. Last night, I had the opportunity to join a bunko group with some of the ladies from our church. I had so much fun with those girls! They are some of the sweetest women that I have ever met and this is the first time that I have really had an opportunity to just hang out with them in such an intimate setting. We talked for almost 5 hours and never played bunko! lol Maybe next time... we realized it was getting late when 3 of our cell phones started ringing. Apparently it was 11:30 and our husbands were beginning to wonder if we were coming home. I finally got home around mid-night and then talked to Brian for another 30 minutes or so before finally going to sleep. I am paying for it now after an 11 hour day at work!
My reports are almost done running so I am signing off and heading home to my sweet family!
Friday, April 4, 2008
Family Day
What a fantastic day! Brian took yesterday off to just spend the day with his 2 girls and we had so much fun. We have been working non-stop lately and we just needed some time for the 3 of us.
We slept in and then took off for a day filled with fun. Our first stop was a place called "Pump It Up." It is a place filled with inflatable rides. Since it was raining all day yesterday it cancelled our picnic in the park so we spent $7.00 and played in inflatables for 2 hours. There was almost no one there so Brian and I climbed through all the slides and obstacle courses with Anna Beth and jumped with her. I have not heard her giggle that hard in a couple of weeks! She loved racing Daddy down the slides and having Brian and I jump so hard that it made her fall.
Next we went to lunch and Chick-fil-a, where again she played on the indoor playground. I really do not know how she does it! lol Then off we went to the store to pick up some food. Anna Beth loves to push the kid size carts and since we did not have alot to get, I filled her basket and she was thrilled. She is so funny driving that thing around. I have been trying to teach her left and right when we go to the store by saying turn Right or turn Left when we are navigating our way through the store. Usually the cart gets heavy and she throws her whole body into turning the corners. By the end, it is so full that she can barely see over the top of it. Just before we left she asked to see my list and she went over it herself. Anna Beth said, "Okay, let me see... we have got everything so now we go pay and go home."
After a lazy afternoon of a movie and naps, we had dinner and I gave Brian and Anna Beth hair cuts. It was one of the most perfect days ever and I am so grateful for those times where we can just relax and play together as a family!
We slept in and then took off for a day filled with fun. Our first stop was a place called "Pump It Up." It is a place filled with inflatable rides. Since it was raining all day yesterday it cancelled our picnic in the park so we spent $7.00 and played in inflatables for 2 hours. There was almost no one there so Brian and I climbed through all the slides and obstacle courses with Anna Beth and jumped with her. I have not heard her giggle that hard in a couple of weeks! She loved racing Daddy down the slides and having Brian and I jump so hard that it made her fall.
Next we went to lunch and Chick-fil-a, where again she played on the indoor playground. I really do not know how she does it! lol Then off we went to the store to pick up some food. Anna Beth loves to push the kid size carts and since we did not have alot to get, I filled her basket and she was thrilled. She is so funny driving that thing around. I have been trying to teach her left and right when we go to the store by saying turn Right or turn Left when we are navigating our way through the store. Usually the cart gets heavy and she throws her whole body into turning the corners. By the end, it is so full that she can barely see over the top of it. Just before we left she asked to see my list and she went over it herself. Anna Beth said, "Okay, let me see... we have got everything so now we go pay and go home."
After a lazy afternoon of a movie and naps, we had dinner and I gave Brian and Anna Beth hair cuts. It was one of the most perfect days ever and I am so grateful for those times where we can just relax and play together as a family!
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Inventory is over!
After working 12 and a 1/2 hours on Saturday, inventory is complete and the steady march towards our yearly audit begins. It has been a long and tiring week and I awoke this morning with a very bad migraine. Brian headed off to church leaving Anna Beth and I sleeping in the bed. I hated to miss my class but even my skin on my face hurt. I spent most of the day sleeping and my head is down to a dull ache.
Brian just took off with Anna Beth for a Daddy daughter date to McDonald's. She left dressed in her plastic dress up shoes and a pink purse filled with pennies! lol I had to hold back the laughter as she marched to the car in those shoes. Now I have a few minutes to myself to gather my thoughts and write about my weekend.
Friday was a busy day at work getting ready for inventory but I was looking forward to my evening with Brian. I had reserved us a room at a hotel near work so we could relax and spend some time just the two of us. My sister watched Anna Beth (thank you Denise!) for us so we could have a date in the midst of the craziness we call our lives. Brian and I have been so busy with work and Anna Beth is at that age that she demands to be heard that we have been falling into bed exhausted each night and forgetting to spend time with each other. Friday night, after work, we checked into the hotel and then headed out for dinner. After alot of talking, dinner and a margarita each, we fell into bed exhausted!
Saturday morning we headed to Starbucks at 7 am to meet my boss. We gathered the Starbucks orders and headed to work for a long day! After a bumpy beginning, variance reports, and recounts, we finally headed to pick up our girl at 7:30 pm. I had been staring at a computer screen for almost 10 hours, putting in part numbers and inventory amts. My eyes were glazed over and Anna Beth, after having not seen us since Friday morning, was ready to talk. All the way home she rambled. I am not sure of what all she said but here is a small bit of a conversation I heard her having with herself in the backseat.
"Uh, it's raining! How did that happen? Let me think... (humming) I'm thinking.... Mommy, look, the light turned green and it started raining and then the light turned red and it stopped! That's so funny!"
This was non-stop until about 11:30 last night! lol I really do not know where she comes up with the stuff that she says but it never ceases to be amusing. After some negotiations, because we were to tired to do battle with her last night, we finally got her in a bed in the spare room with the cartoons going. I headed to bed and was asleep long before Brian climbed in. (sorry Baby!)
Today has been a day of resting and I have refused to do any house work! The dishes and clutter will keep until tomorrow.
Speaking of tomorrow, it is year-end so I will have another long day of journal entries, reconciling and closing out the year. I need to go back to bed now! lol
Brian just took off with Anna Beth for a Daddy daughter date to McDonald's. She left dressed in her plastic dress up shoes and a pink purse filled with pennies! lol I had to hold back the laughter as she marched to the car in those shoes. Now I have a few minutes to myself to gather my thoughts and write about my weekend.
Friday was a busy day at work getting ready for inventory but I was looking forward to my evening with Brian. I had reserved us a room at a hotel near work so we could relax and spend some time just the two of us. My sister watched Anna Beth (thank you Denise!) for us so we could have a date in the midst of the craziness we call our lives. Brian and I have been so busy with work and Anna Beth is at that age that she demands to be heard that we have been falling into bed exhausted each night and forgetting to spend time with each other. Friday night, after work, we checked into the hotel and then headed out for dinner. After alot of talking, dinner and a margarita each, we fell into bed exhausted!
Saturday morning we headed to Starbucks at 7 am to meet my boss. We gathered the Starbucks orders and headed to work for a long day! After a bumpy beginning, variance reports, and recounts, we finally headed to pick up our girl at 7:30 pm. I had been staring at a computer screen for almost 10 hours, putting in part numbers and inventory amts. My eyes were glazed over and Anna Beth, after having not seen us since Friday morning, was ready to talk. All the way home she rambled. I am not sure of what all she said but here is a small bit of a conversation I heard her having with herself in the backseat.
"Uh, it's raining! How did that happen? Let me think... (humming) I'm thinking.... Mommy, look, the light turned green and it started raining and then the light turned red and it stopped! That's so funny!"
This was non-stop until about 11:30 last night! lol I really do not know where she comes up with the stuff that she says but it never ceases to be amusing. After some negotiations, because we were to tired to do battle with her last night, we finally got her in a bed in the spare room with the cartoons going. I headed to bed and was asleep long before Brian climbed in. (sorry Baby!)
Today has been a day of resting and I have refused to do any house work! The dishes and clutter will keep until tomorrow.
Speaking of tomorrow, it is year-end so I will have another long day of journal entries, reconciling and closing out the year. I need to go back to bed now! lol
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Thick Paint...
What a day! My sister Denise took half a day off today and came by the house for an afternoon of girl fun. I had worked from home all morning so Anna Beth was ready for attention. We ate a quick lunch and then headed out the door. We went to a place called "All Fired Up." It is a place to paint pottery. We went cheap and Denise and I picked things to put in our fish tanks. Denise painted a turtle and I, a flat frog. I will add pictures when I get them back on Saturday. Anna Beth picked out a heart to paint and choose the color pink. Imagine that! Could the child be any more girly? LOL She had so much paint caked on that I had to scrape it off with a paper towel because it would not dry. I finally got it as smooth as possible and and added another coat. Then we added dots to cover all the imperfections. She ended up picking out another heart because Denise and I were not done. Who knew it could take so long to paint a turtle and frog that can fit in the palm of your hand? lol
After we finished our pieces and tuned them in for firing, we headed to the lake. I wanted to pick up some rocks to stack and put in the fish tank. Upon arriving, Anna Beth discovered the ducks and decided that she wanted to pet them. She spent a good 30 minutes chasing those ducks and never caught a single one! After chasing the ducks, she headed down to the lake to throw rocks in the "river." She picked up rocks that were so big that they basically landed on the ground in front of her. She was so funny and completely worn out by the time that we headed home. She was asleep before we arrived at the house!
it was a fun day and I got very little house work done. This was the only day that I am going to be able to stay home with her this week. I am working an extra day since this is our week of inventory and our fiscal year end is Next Monday. I have had to do alot of work from home in order to stay ahead of the game so I can handle the things thrown at me last minute. Brian and I are already tired and it is only Tuesday. I am about to wrap it up and head to bed right now. I will have sweet dreams tonight of a peaceful day with one of my best friends and my little girl!
After we finished our pieces and tuned them in for firing, we headed to the lake. I wanted to pick up some rocks to stack and put in the fish tank. Upon arriving, Anna Beth discovered the ducks and decided that she wanted to pet them. She spent a good 30 minutes chasing those ducks and never caught a single one! After chasing the ducks, she headed down to the lake to throw rocks in the "river." She picked up rocks that were so big that they basically landed on the ground in front of her. She was so funny and completely worn out by the time that we headed home. She was asleep before we arrived at the house!
it was a fun day and I got very little house work done. This was the only day that I am going to be able to stay home with her this week. I am working an extra day since this is our week of inventory and our fiscal year end is Next Monday. I have had to do alot of work from home in order to stay ahead of the game so I can handle the things thrown at me last minute. Brian and I are already tired and it is only Tuesday. I am about to wrap it up and head to bed right now. I will have sweet dreams tonight of a peaceful day with one of my best friends and my little girl!
Monday, March 24, 2008
Sweet Sleep
I have about 20 minutes before I wake my sleeping child. Anna Beth suffers from Allergies and asthma. The last few days have been every difficult for her and in return for us. With all of the flowers in bloom, she has been coughing for 3 days straight. She has no congestion, just a dry cough. As a result, she has not been able to get good rest for the last 3 nights until last night. We have been starting her out in her own bed but for some reason her cough is less frequent when she is in our room, so she usually lands in our bed around midnight. We just can't take listening to her struggle all night! We have been doing breathing treatments every 4 hours which means there are times that we are up at 3 am giving her a treatment.
Last night started out the same with her coughing about every 3 minutes in her sleep. I could not take it anymore and after seeing my tears Brian said to go get her. After getting her settled in our bed, Anna Beth finally settled down. I lay there next to her waiting for the next cough and praying in between them. They started getting farther and farther apart so I began praying, Lord, just let her get 1 hour of deep sleep before the next cough! He answered my prayer and she slept sound from about 1 am on. She pushed me out of the bed around 3 am so I went off to the spare room to get some sleep. I did not care as long as that child got some real sleep.
Brian and I got up and were getting ready for work this morning and she continued to sleep so peacefully that I emailed my boss and let her know that I was going to let Anna Beth sleep in for a bit and I would be in late. (I have a great boss and flexible schedule). It is almost 9 am now and I need to get her up and going. I really hope that she does better in the next few days!
Last night started out the same with her coughing about every 3 minutes in her sleep. I could not take it anymore and after seeing my tears Brian said to go get her. After getting her settled in our bed, Anna Beth finally settled down. I lay there next to her waiting for the next cough and praying in between them. They started getting farther and farther apart so I began praying, Lord, just let her get 1 hour of deep sleep before the next cough! He answered my prayer and she slept sound from about 1 am on. She pushed me out of the bed around 3 am so I went off to the spare room to get some sleep. I did not care as long as that child got some real sleep.
Brian and I got up and were getting ready for work this morning and she continued to sleep so peacefully that I emailed my boss and let her know that I was going to let Anna Beth sleep in for a bit and I would be in late. (I have a great boss and flexible schedule). It is almost 9 am now and I need to get her up and going. I really hope that she does better in the next few days!
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