monday.

Never have been a huge lover of Monday's.
Just haven't.
Today, Susan, and her clan leave.
That makes me not like this Monday, at.all.
We had a great time.
Each day we could fill, we did!
Lots of laughs, lots of food...it was great.
See you at Christmas, Suz!
LOVE YOU!
~Chat soon!

love is in the air.

who doesn't love a wedding? really, it can make even the coldest of hearts melt, don't you think?

we had the pleasure of attending my childhood neighbors wedding this weekend.

it was a uniquely beautiful wedding. i loved it.

it made me have the itch to have our wedding again.

a guest list cut in half, a fun menu, a live band, maybe on a farm???...think i can convince adam to do it all over again?! :)

maybe we'll renew our vows in a few years!

wishing stacy and josh a lifetime of love and laughter!

~chat soon.

tourists.

i have said it before, i will say it again. when susan is in town, we act like we ALL are visiting st. louis!
it's okay thought!
first outing-st. louis zoo.
best place. especially on a monday, when everyone is at work! :)







~chat soon!

what a story.

So, Sunday was THE walk. I posted how great it was, the amazing amount of money we made, and the fun we all had. BUT, I forgot a little part of the story.
Here it goes:
In the beginning of the walk, I was handed an envelope from my Aunt Linda with donation money and a check from someone else to be turned in for donations. I opened the the envelope and stuck the check in, proceeding to place it all in the back pocket of my jeans. I put everything and anything in that blessed back pocket, trusty place for me.
WE GOT AN EXTRA ONE HUNDRED AND TEN DOLLARS TODAY!



We all cheered and realized we were well over 3,500 bucks!
HOLY MOLY.
I then stuck my hand in my pocket to prove that we got it when much to my surprise...

THE ENVELOPE WAS GONE!

Immediate panic.
I checked my jacket, the stroller, my other pockets, the trash bag, the trash can, even the johnny on the spot. (ew!)
I was sick.
Sick isn't even the word.
I put on a happy face and said, 'oh I'm sure it is stuck inside something, we will find it!' (knowing good and well that it was ONLY in my back pocket!)
We got home, I looked through the few other places it may have wondered into to find-nothing.
I cried, I tried to take a nap, I prayed, I searched pockets again, I prayed some more, and then informed the necessary parties that I "LOST THE MONEY"(little type symbolizing how little I felt!). Quite embarrassing.
More then embarrassing.
Can't even come up with a word.
Everyone rallied saying, 'it's okay, accidents happen, it will come up, or if it's thrown away, nothing will be lost'...blah blah blah.

Nothing was going to fix this guilt wash that had over taken me.
COME TUESDAY...
I get a random email from my Aunt Linda to find out.
THE MONEY WAS FOUND! IT WAS FOUND! IT WAS FOUND. She had received an email from a person from JDRF that said the money had been turned in and they were contacting Aunt Linda (who wrote one of the checks) to see if the dough should be sent for donations.
CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? IT WAS FOUND.
I know that I will never be able to find the person that turned it in.

Nor will I ever figure out how it jumped ship out of my trusty back pocket, but I do know this, each time a prayer is answered, I become a BIGGER BELIEVER that prayer works!
Still in awe.
~chat soon!

wonderful day for a walk...

Yesterday was The Walk to Cure Diabetes.

Our team raised close to $3,500! With 30+walkers. Last year we raised just a smidge over $600.00 with a team of whopping size of 4! The goal I set for our team this day last year was a team of 20 and $1,000! WOWSERS! I would say we met that goal!

I can't thank the people that donated, walked, and, prayed for the walk enough! We are so touched by everyone's generous support!

It was a beautiful day~the weather was perfect, the company was even better!

Thoughts by Anne...

On any given day, Anne blows us away with her thoughts.

I really should write them down as they happen, because I can NEVER remember each and every one of them.

Here are a few from lately.

I walked into her room and saw this perfect circle of My Little Ponies on a towel with a little pony in the middle.

Me-Anne, what's going on here?

Anne-Oh, the big ponies are watching a foal be born.

Me-A, uh, um, a WHAT?

Anne-A foal. A foal be born.

Me-What does that mean, Anne? (i really didn't want to have to have that conversation right then.)

Anne-well, I don't know, but that is what is happening.

Room stops spinning and I can see again. ;)

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After Girl scouts on Tuesday, Adam asked Anne how the first meeting was.

Anne-HORRIBLE! JUST HORRIBLE.

room gets fuzzy.

Adam-WHY?

Anne-Well, first, mommy made us do this project and we took too long and she didn't follow the rules.

Adam-what rules.

Anne-I had to pass out snack BEFORE the project was over.

Adam-well, you would have run out of time.

Anne-Leaders HAVE to follow the rules.

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After church Sunday, Anne whispers to me.

Mom, are we sitting on Jesus?

Me-Um, WHAT? No, I don't think so, why?

Anne-well, where does he sleep?

Me-I don't think He sleeps.

Anne-We ARE IN GOD'S HOUSE! WHERE IS HIS BED?

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One of Anne's friends from the babysitter also started Kindergarten this year. She rides the bus from Debbie's house and is usually catching it as we are pulling away to take Anne to school.

Anne-mom, why does C get to ride the bus?

Me-her school has buses, yours does not.

Anne-why does hers have buses and mine doesn't?

Me-well her school is different...(searching...searching for more reasons.)

Anne-like how?

Me-you learn about Jesus at your school.

Anne-YOU MEAN SHE DOESN"T KNOW JESUS?! (i think she prayed the whole rest of the way for C.)

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Anne's room was such a mess last week. She wouldn't let anyone touch a thing. It had to be this perfectly messy, mess. She knew JUST what was going on with each heap or cluster of stuff. Anne came out of her room looking all forlorned. ..

Me-Anne, what's wrong?

Anne-I'm so disappointed.

Me-About what? (thinking something happened with the foal)

Anne-my room is such a mess it makes me want to CRY!

Me-would you like me to help you clean it up? we have been talking about this for days.

Anne-well, that would be nice, but otherwise, I'll LIVE!

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Anne's kindergarten teachers birthday was a few weeks ago. I found a wierd yellow spoon in her backpack that day.

Me-Anne, this is cool, where is it from.

Anne-oh, we had special treat for Mrs. D's birthday

Me-great, what was it.

Anne-oh you know, well, it was something with beer.

Me-BEER?!

Anne-yeah, it was brown, and cold, and had icecream and you mixed it all up.

I think it was an icecream float with beer.

Me-Does Rootbeer float sound like it.

Anne-THAT'S IT MOM! :)

There you have it. Some aren't quite as funny typed out, but you can get the drift of the 30 year old in a 5 year old's body that we are dealing with.

~chat soon!

Awaiting the arrival...

Of these three.
I.Can't.Wait!
Safe travels, Suz & co.
We'll see you for dinner, tomorrow night!


P.S. don't you think she deserves a Super Woman cape? Traveling 1/2 way across the country with a 3 year old and 6 month old? I have a hard enough time keeping track of my purse AND carry on when I go on a plane! :)