Tired Monday....

Does anyone out there struggle with fatigue? I am not talking the kind of tired that you get just because you are a mommy. I mean the kind where you have a hard time waking up and you just feel "heavy" all day long. Whatever the cause, I seem to have it daily. Last Friday, I literally felt drugged. It was so weird. I am wondering if I am just not drinking enough water and then since I am working out 3x a week, maybe I am just draining myself of energy. Anyway, if any of you kind friends have suggestions, I am totally open!!! Thanks! ;)

I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day. I meant to take pics and then did not! My girls gave me these cute little picture holders they made at school along with sweet notes that they had written. They both told me that I am a great cooker! I don't know how they can say that when I hardly cook these days! Greg gave me a beautiful necklace and some earrings. He is so good at picking out pretty jewelry and of course you can't go wrong with giving me that! I love it! I may need to find an extra drawer for all of it though because the two I have now ( plus my jewelry box) are about to overflow!!!!! What a problem, huh? Anyway, I had a very nice day and didn't do much but relax during the afternoon and of course, call my sweet mom. We somehow got the kids to bed by 8 and then Greg and I watched 'The Prestige'. I am a huge huge ( did I say huge) fan of Christian Bale but this was a weird one. My brother warned me that it was hard to figure out and he was right. I had to get online today and find a site that answered my questions! I am strange that way, but I just couldn't let it go until I "understood" it.

We are now down to NINE more days of school ( actually 8 after today). I can't believe I will have 4th graders. Next Thursday will be their final day. The year has absolutely flown by. I *think* I have enough activities & down time scheduled for the summer but we shall see. Expect some "I am going to pull my hair out" posts from me come June! ;) It is just a matter of time! Maybe being able to sleep later then 5:45 will help with the fatique though! Do you think? ;)

I have Two things to say......

I voted for Blake 10X last night and he is in the final 3. The Bee-Gee's were definitely not his thing! All I have to say is that come next Tuesday, he better have his act together! He doesn't have to beat box every song! ( for those of you who have no idea what I am talking about....AMERICAN IDOL);)

Also, who knew that Apolo Anton Ohno could dance? The boy is an Olympic short track speed skater, but he has some true dancing skill. I didn't think anyone could replace Drew Lachey in my book, but Apolo is getting close! I enjoyed his tango to "Jesse's girl". That judge, Len is an old fuddy duddy! LOL If they want a "PROPER DANCE", then don't make them dance to music from the 80's. HELLO!!!!!!!! ( Dancing with the Stars)

I could go on about other reality shows that I watch, but I will stop here. I think I have said enough for one evening! ;) My mom is most certainly rolling her eyes at me! :)

My Scrapbooking Weekend....

My first thought on scrapbooking is that it is a terrific hobby. You are actually doing something that you and your children will be able to look through years from now! I love that I am preserving (and organizing) memories! I have been scrapbooking for almost TEN years. WOW! My scrapbooks have gotten progressively better as the years have gone by! I have also simplified my approach although I still manage to get sucked in by all those cute stickers and papers at Hobby Lobby & Micheals! I have also been blessed to be able to attend various crops and weekend events. All that being said, I jumped at the chance to go away this past weekend. First of all, the location was beautiful. We went to a little campsite about an hour from here. There were cabins surrounding a beautiful lake. If I had taken a break ( like I kept telling myself to), then I would have sat on one of the rockers out on the porch and just taken in all of the beauty. NO, I was there to get something accomplished. Unfortunately, some of the other ladies were there just for social hour. One table in particular would just burst out in loud, almost screaming giggles at any given time. If you don't believe me, you can ask my friend Bridgett. We would give each other "the look". I mean really, do you have to be that loud!!! I desperately wished I had remembered to bring my Ipod, but in my hurry to get out of town, I left it on my dresser! I tried ( unsuccessfully) to drown out the cackles and just concentrate on my pictures. I gave up around 11pm Friday night. I am such the night owl!!!!!!!!!! I walked over to our cabin and got ready for bed. Did I mention that it was a bunk bed? I left a light on in the bathroom and tried to go to sleep. About 20 mins later a few of the "loud ladies" came into the room, whispering and giggling. I finally turned over and said they could flip the lights on. They told me that they just "couldn't see"! I said "it's ok" thinking that they would turn them on, find what they needed, and turn them back out. TWENTY MINS later and they were still on. I don't know what they were doing ( I am blind without my contacts), but it involved more laughter and alot of clomping around and doors opening and closing! Finally, FINALLY there was lights out and I did manage to sleep until morning. Saturday, I was able to focus and I got .....drumroll..................36 pages done. I won the very prestigious award of most pages done. HA HA! I think the laughing table got about 10 pages done......collectively!!!! I was there to scrapbook. I like to talk and laugh as much as the next one, but I had a goal for myself and I was determined to get things done. I actually didn't get as much accomplished as I wanted but that is ok. It was a great break and "laughing ladies" aside, a very fun weekend. I have to say that my friend Bridgett gets the award for being the absolute easiest most laid back person I have ever gone anywhere with. She traded desserts with me, slept on the top bunk, and put up with me ragging her for all of her many scrapbooking accessories. Yes, this is the girl who I had to coax into starting this hobby. Now she has more supplies then I do including what I affectionately call her "dental kit" , a sewing kit, and a very expensive machine that prints out whatever you want it to. She is addicted! I came home to a clean house and didn't see my kids until after church on Sunday. I feel much better and ready for the next 3 weeks! Of course, by tomorrow I may be feeling insane again, so don't hold me to that last statement! ;)

A Thankful Heart....

'In everything, by prayer and petition, and with THANKSGIVING let your requests be made to known to God'
Philippians 4:6
And in my New Living Translation it says....' Don't worry about anything, instead pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank him for ALL that he has done.

Yesterday, my post was not exactly a positive one. I was struggling ( still am), but it was an honest expression of my feelings. I was reminded today though, that the selling of my house is just one tiny area in my life that has not been answered yet. For some reason, it looms so large and invades so much of my time and thoughts, yet there are so many other blessings that I have to be thankful for. One particular area, that I will not go into detail, has opened my eyes this morning to see how incredibly blessed we are. I literally sat here this morning saying to the Lord that I do not deserve his goodness, as I am complaining about such minor circumstances. Do I still want my house to sell? Yes, of course I do, but I am testifying today on my blog that I am very grateful for so many other things that have happened. God is faithful and he does have my life in his hands. I am humbled this morning!

*** On a fun note ( and yet another thing I am praising God for), I get to go away this afternoon for a little weekend of scrapbooking. To say that I am excited, would be an understatement. I get TWO kid free nights because even when I return tomorrow evening, my sweet MIL is keeping my children until Sunday! So, I have big goals for myself and I am hopeful. I am so behind on my scrapbooks, but these sort of weekends always motivate me and help me to get caught up. Now you know what I will be doing with my time for the next few days. I am looking forward to having a weekend with no one but myself to take care of. I hope that everyone else has a great one as well!

Thursday ( quick post)

Thank you guys for praying. I desperately wish I could get on here and type out an "It finally happened" post, but unfortunately, I can't. My realtor called me this morning and said that while it still *could* happen technically, my house would take the most alterations so it is not looking like this is the buyer. I thought that I had prepared myself to handle this kind of response but evidently I had not. Tears come way to easily at this point! To say that I am tired of this whole ordeal is an understatement. I worked extremely hard Tues & Wed to have my house looking good. The other realtor did comment on how well my house shows which did make me feel better, but really, they probably say that to everyone!!! I think I am just emotionally exhausted. It is incredibly overwhelming to think about this most of your day and wonder when/if this is ever going to happen. I am tired of spending hours on my home and then nothing coming of it! I am tired of wondering when the phone rings, if it is finally some good news. I have given up looking at other homes because it is just too hard. I have received so much wonderful advice to pray, trust, believe, etc. I have been doing all of that and while I am not giving up, in all honesty, some days I want to. So thank you so much for praying. I really do appreciate it. I DO know that God IS in control and his timing is perfect. Mentally, I KNOW that,but emotionally I am spent! I just needed to vent and this is my blog so that is what I did. Thanks for reading!

Two Prayer Requests.....

I can't believe it is May already! My girls will finish school in FOUR very short weeks. I am ready for a later start to my day though. Today I have two prayer requests that I thought I would tell my friends/family about:

1. Please pray for my friend Donna. She is my neighbor that has breast cancer. The surgery went well and the cancer is stage one which is an answer to prayer. She is currently going through chemo and it is rough, as you can imagine. I am trying to reach out to her and I just know that she needs all prayers she can get. She should be finished up with the chemo in August.

2. I have someone coming to look at my house for the second time today. I am on his "list of 3" homes. This is the handicapped gentleman and so he has very specific requirements. I don't know that my home will work that way, but we will see. Greg and I have been praying that our home will be a blessing to someone, so it would be kind of neat if this were the person. We also have an open house this weekend, so hopefully the weather will cooperate.

Thanks for praying! I am lifting up all of my friends/family as well and if you have a specific request, please don't hesitate to share it!

Oh My Goodness.....

Three little words.......Hershey Bar Pie!!! I have decided that it ranks second only to my all time favorite dessert...tiramisu! It is that GOOD! Oh my goodness! We had friends over Sunday night and she brought the dessert and then left me all the leftovers!!! That is NOT a good thing....because here I sit eating a piece for breakfast! OH THE DELICIOUSNESS!!! It is soooo good. I also got a coffee from Seattle Drip so I might just be bouncing off the walls in minute! If you want to know how crazy I think, I figured that since I am eating this in the morning, then I have all day to burn it off!!!! I can justify anything sweet into my diet! The funny thing is that I never really *loved* chocolate the way that I do now. Ever since I had Noah, it is something that I crave....go figure! Did I make anyone hungry? ;) PS...I will get the recipe and post it!