Perfect Moment Monday

I Capture
Perfect Moments.

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Maybe this one should be titled PERFECT MOMENT SUNDAY....

My perfect moment was yesterday. It was Sunday morning and we were having a very nice relaxing one. I thought to myself "I love Sunday mornings like this". I decided as I was taking it all in and enjoying it I would take a few pictures.

It got me to thinking about Sunday mornings in my childhood. My Sundays were without fail about getting up and around and going to church/Sunday school. I remember never really wanting to get up and get going but I always felt happy once I did. We all got dressed up (back then we dressed for church). My Mom looked so pretty and my Dad very handsome is his Sunday best. We almost always came home to a Roast my Mom had put in the oven before we left (I don't think she ever owned a crock pot). It was always kind of hustle bustle after church. Coming home, putting on our comfy clothes.. setting the table, scurrying around because everyone was really hungry. Sitting down enjoying our meal, maybe discussing (maybe gossiping a little) about the Church events. Then everyone was relaxed and full. Mom and Dad would usually take a nap, I'm not sure what my brother or sister did I was probably in my own little world. Back then (and through most of my childhood) we didn't own a television or radio so I would usually settle in with a good book. That's probably where my love for reading started. It was my main form of entertainment at home. Sometimes Mom and Dad would settle in with a book also. For us Sundays were always about being together as a family and resting up. As my Dad would say "Sunday is a day of rest" :)

So I would be curious to hear what your Sundays are like now and how they were when you were growing up?

Alex and Skylar relaxing by the fire

From Sundays

Doesn't she look comfy? and NO Grandma, that's not the blanket you gave us :0

From Sundays

Connor snoozing in the recliner...

From Sundays

Wish I could eat some of this, but I will be good and just enjoy the smell :)

From Sundays

I can't take credit for these beautiful eggs.. it's all Mark :)

From Sundays

Alex and Connor enjoying their breakfast and chatting with us

From Sundays

STTRREETTCCHHHHHHHHHH

From Sundays

This week I pledge to.....

Let me start off by saying for the past couple of months I haven't felt like myself. Mostly due to my health problems and surgery following. I'm feeling better but still not quite up to par. I woke up this yesterday about 3am thinking about how I missed my boys.
Even though we are together all the time with the exception of school I was missing them. I realized with feeling poorly I 've just been going through the motions. Yes I'm there when they wake up every morning and I get them breakfast, make lunches and snacks, make sure teeth are brushed etc.. all the Mom stuff then when they return home, homework, snack, dinner, get ready for bed..etc. But I haven't really been there mentally and emotionally. So this week I pledge to........................

1. Really listen to what they have to say. Stop what I'm doing, when I can, look them in the eye and make sure they know I'm really listening, (and not thinking about my next blog post :)

2. Join in with something they are doing.. they love that. Be it football, basketball, watching some silly video on you tube. Sometimes, ok most of the time, I don't want to do what they are doing. Obviously we have different interests. They are boys, but if I wait for them to want to do something I want to do we will never spend time together.

3. Be a better wife.. I haven't been very good company because I just don't feel great, but this week I'm going to make more of an effort to spend more time visiting with him. Even if it's about the news.. which I try to avoid at all cost (love you honey).

4. Dust... (get it?? I PLEDGE to dust..oh that's just bad).

5. Clean the bathrooms... no I mean REALLY clean. Not the half- a@@ wipe down to look clean cleaning that I've been doing for the past few days, ok weeks. I know. Ewwwww

6. Get out of the house more. I've become somewhat of a hermit.

7. EXERCISE.. take a walk, do something on the WII fit. Just get some oxygen flowing!

8. Finish the "thriller" I'm reading. Apparently it's not "thrilling" enough because I only read at night and I can't seem to get more than a few pages read before I'm asleep. Feels like I've been reading it forever! I want to move on to a new book. (It's actually a good book I think I'm just tired).

Now if I can manage all this and train our puppy girl Skylar. I will be set! Wish me luck.

Anything you want to pledge this week? Come on, take the "pledge" with me. I'd love to hear about it.

I wanted to share this picture. My friend Helen took with her new fancy Schmancy camera... I meant to include it in the sledding slide show I did last week but forgot. I thought it was a great picture of Alex.

and the winner is...

ME! I won my first blog giveaway. You can check it out over at Callapidder Days. I'm very excited.

This is what I won..At the Scent of Water (Paperback)
by Linda Nichols (Author)

I can't wait to read it and maybe I can send a review over to Tales From the Nightstand.
Under Reveiew your reads.

Do I sound like a commercial?

On my Flashback Friday post. That was Mark keeping the boys entertained at a Chili's in Florida while we waited for lunch.I can't remember if we were living there yet. I think we were there on a visit to see Grandma.

Mark is always great at coming up with ways to keep them busy. They used to stack the cardboard coasters and try to blow them down with straws. In this picture they were playing the "blow the crayon across the table game". The last time we ate out with our friend Becky she taught the boys another fun trick with straws.. thanks Beck, they should enjoy that one for years to come :)

Last but not least I want to say thank you to my dear friend and personal blog designer Terra who revamped my blog site. I love it Terra. It's exactly what I wanted. You are too good to me.... but don't stop..hee hee. You are truly loved and appreciated for all you do!

Flashback Friday

2002



What's the story?? Any idea about what's going on here??

The pictures are a little foggy.. they are pics of pics. I wonder if I could talk the boys into going back to their old hairstyles? Not a chance... but it looks so short and neat. Oh the good old days.. Just kidding (kind of).

Random thoughts

I can't seem to put a good post together so here are a few things rattling around in my brain...

Why does my belly button still hurt? (that's where they put the camera during the surgery)

I miss my quiet hour of computer time in the morning before the kiddos wake up. (Now I'm puppy training)


It would be so much easier to puppy train if the snow would go away but looks like more is on the way.

From Snow days

Need to think about getting Easter Basket stuff.. have a few things but need a few more.

Should I give up on the 1000 pc puzzle I started and worked on after my surgery when I didn't feel like doing much else, not getting any help from the boys and it's taking up the whole coffee table. Also it's parts have been knocked off more than once onto the floor.

No I think I will keep working on the @%#* thing! I'm not a quitter. It's now officially a quest!

I am scheduled to volunteer in Alex's class today. Has the "I had surgery" excuse expired? Could I use it today? No, I would feel too guilty. Darn.

Time to stop winging dinner.. need to get back to planning meals, not in the mood but makes life easier. Hard to plan when I don't have much of an appetite. Isn't that selfish??

Speaking of appetite.. I think it's the first time in my life I haven't had an appetite. Maybe they accidently took it out with my gall bladder.. :0

I can't believe I was up with a crying puppy at 12:30am. What have we done??????????

Skylar (the new puppy) is wonderful and I'm glad we have her but as everyone knows it's a lot of work. My "baby" is 8 so I've kind of forgotten what a newborn is like. Oh yea, now I remember, no sleep and cleaning up lots of poo.

But look at that face :)

From Skylar

My favorite show (Gray's Anatomy) is a dang rerun tonight!~

Need to schedule boys haircut........ grandma commented on their "long" hair she saw on the blog. They like it long and that's fine but needs a trim.

I hope Alex's teacher doesn't want to "discuss" his and other boys issues playing basketball at recess. Although I will have had more coffee by then and may be able to have an intelligent conversation. Or, I could use the surgery excuse, or maybe the "we have a new puppy" one :)

I hope Connor's teacher finds the $50 lunch money check I sent. I called the lunch lady yesterday and explained the check was "in the classroom" somewhere. I bet she never heard that one before. I know she has a hard job and I wouldn't trade places with her for anything, and would probably be grouchier than her, but I can't help but think of the "SOUP NAZI" from Seinfeld when the kids talk about her. "your acct is negative $3... NO LUNCH FOR YOU!





SHOOT! It's my turn for puppy duty again.. gotta go!