I love the band Hillsong - and after this video I love them even more. There is something to be said for true worship and not just singing words because it's part of the church service. Praise the Lord for being the Great Physician and Healer of all things...
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
The Magic of Online "Shopping"
i must admit - i LOVE online shopping because i can put items into my cart, not purchase them, and they magically disappear after a few days! never again will i find myself feeling guilty about sneaking a desirable pair of shoes (that i don't need!) behind the spaghettis sauce. :) here are a few items currently in my "shopping carts" that will disappear in a few days!
a thing 1 and thing 2 baby blanket. how. cute. :)
and if the blanket wasn't enough -- a fleece thing 1 and thing 2 snuggly warm baby bodysuit! yay!
are you seeing a theme? the nursery is going to be Dr. Seuss, so i've been trolling the internet lately trying to find Seussian baby items! :)
come on. seriously. like our child would be without some music taste!? :)
(first 4 from funtocollect)
and finally, husband found this the other day. he's determined to teach our child not only the laws of physics by age 3 months but also how to code in html. good luck Conrad. :) (from thinkgeek)
a thing 1 and thing 2 baby blanket. how. cute. :)
and if the blanket wasn't enough -- a fleece thing 1 and thing 2 snuggly warm baby bodysuit! yay!
are you seeing a theme? the nursery is going to be Dr. Seuss, so i've been trolling the internet lately trying to find Seussian baby items! :)
come on. seriously. like our child would be without some music taste!? :)(first 4 from funtocollect)
and finally, husband found this the other day. he's determined to teach our child not only the laws of physics by age 3 months but also how to code in html. good luck Conrad. :) (from thinkgeek)
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Note to Self...
Never again be pregnant and...
1. deal with a ceiling that is leaking above the fireplace --- where the nice 42 inch plasma screen tv happens to be located!
note: hormones will not work in your favor & the tv weighs QUITE A BIT more than a pregnant woman should try to lift.
2. closely following said leaky ceiling ordeal open mail. it is entirely possible that you will receive a court summons. what for, you might ask, well what any court summons is for --- because the animal shelter never received confirmation that your dog was neutered. in April. and it's August.
note: this might incite a very impatient phone call in which you will sound not unlike the possessed girl in the Exorcist, which will make the dog pee on the carpet.
3. try to relieve stress by unpacking old boxes. one is sure to contain your report cards & test scores from kindergarten through senior year of high school. undoubtedly one of the report cards (5th grade) will contain a comment from the teacher such as: "emily is building a solid structure on her firm foundation; as a student, a person and a Christian." this comment is sure to insight a raging monsoon of hormonal tears, at which point your husband is sure to walk through the door, immediately assuming you are dying; but, of course, you're only crying because you want a teacher to say that about your child some day! duh. silly husband.
sigh. what a day.
1. deal with a ceiling that is leaking above the fireplace --- where the nice 42 inch plasma screen tv happens to be located!
note: hormones will not work in your favor & the tv weighs QUITE A BIT more than a pregnant woman should try to lift.
2. closely following said leaky ceiling ordeal open mail. it is entirely possible that you will receive a court summons. what for, you might ask, well what any court summons is for --- because the animal shelter never received confirmation that your dog was neutered. in April. and it's August.
note: this might incite a very impatient phone call in which you will sound not unlike the possessed girl in the Exorcist, which will make the dog pee on the carpet.
3. try to relieve stress by unpacking old boxes. one is sure to contain your report cards & test scores from kindergarten through senior year of high school. undoubtedly one of the report cards (5th grade) will contain a comment from the teacher such as: "emily is building a solid structure on her firm foundation; as a student, a person and a Christian." this comment is sure to insight a raging monsoon of hormonal tears, at which point your husband is sure to walk through the door, immediately assuming you are dying; but, of course, you're only crying because you want a teacher to say that about your child some day! duh. silly husband.
sigh. what a day.
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Entering the World of ECB's
After seeing the evidence that shopping at CVS can seriously save some money (Thank you Katie!) I decided to attempt my own shopping venture. I spent all last week researching, reading and trolling the internet for coupons pertaining to not only my grocery list, but specific items with ECB's (Extra Care Bucks) at CVS. I found several pertinent to our shopping needs and spared no time printing them off immediately! What did people do before the internet, seriously!? :)
So.
About 30 minutes ago I excitedly entered the automatic doors of CVS, armed with my steno notepad and thoroughly organized and paper clipped coupons. I dropped the shampoo into my basket, went down the candy aisle - SERIOUSLY thought about buying candy for the ECB'S but decided the Golbov waistlines would NOT be in support of $10 worth of candy - plucked some band-aids from the shelves and finally ventured into the baby aisle.
Now, I'm only 4+ months pregnant so baby aisles are still a little foreign to me anyway, but this was intense. Not ALL of the Johnson & Johnson baby products were included in the ECB rewards - which deeply saddened me. But what disheartened me most of all were my four trips from the register back to the baby aisle to replace an item I thought was included but WAS NOT. I felt like an idiot. HOWEVER I DID manage to save some money and complete my fist CVS visit sans tears. :) YAY! Here's how the trip went:
So.
About 30 minutes ago I excitedly entered the automatic doors of CVS, armed with my steno notepad and thoroughly organized and paper clipped coupons. I dropped the shampoo into my basket, went down the candy aisle - SERIOUSLY thought about buying candy for the ECB'S but decided the Golbov waistlines would NOT be in support of $10 worth of candy - plucked some band-aids from the shelves and finally ventured into the baby aisle.
Now, I'm only 4+ months pregnant so baby aisles are still a little foreign to me anyway, but this was intense. Not ALL of the Johnson & Johnson baby products were included in the ECB rewards - which deeply saddened me. But what disheartened me most of all were my four trips from the register back to the baby aisle to replace an item I thought was included but WAS NOT. I felt like an idiot. HOWEVER I DID manage to save some money and complete my fist CVS visit sans tears. :) YAY! Here's how the trip went:
this week's trip
total before coupons: $35 and change
total after coupons: $21 and change
CVS bucks earned: $12
total after CVS bucks: $9
total before coupons: $35 and change
total after coupons: $21 and change
CVS bucks earned: $12
total after CVS bucks: $9
I understand that my savings could have been perhaps MUCH more, HOWEVER this was my FIRST VISIT!!! I think I did pretty well all things considered! :)
Friday, June 27, 2008
Time Crunches...
It's true. I have multiple "crunches" today. I was going to pick up a 10 year old so she could get out of the house, go swimming, clean for our dinner guests that come at 6:00, do laundry for camp. weed for said guests (who are gardeners), finish up some work and cook. What did I do wrong??? I sat down at the computer "for 10 minutes to check my mail." An hour later I'm posting about my disastrous decision! :) What can I say, I work well under more pressure! ;)
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Baby Sesame
Since it's been too long... :) i don't even know if anyone reads this thing anymore! :) Well...the short version is Conrad and I bought a house in December. Yay! We're totally stoked! Homes are a ton of work, but well worth it all. Then we added to our family with a new black labrador retriever we rescued from the Humane Society. He is now 6-7 months old (we snatched him when he was 2-3 months) and his name is Homer - after the poet, not the Simpsons character! :) He is full of energy and becoming better behaved everyday. We're doing all the training ourselves, extra work, but well worth it once again. If that wasn't enough to change in 2008 we found out that we will be adding to our family again in January of 2009 - only this time with a baby. :) We are ecstatic!!! I'm currently 11 weeks along and all seems to be going well! God is truly good. Hopefully I will be more diligent in reporting the goings on in our life. I'll give ANOTHER try! :)
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Give Thanks...
okay ladies, the crafts are on their last fixes today! :)
i knew i wanted to write a short note or two about Thanksgiving. afterall, i do believe it's my favorite holiday. my husband would argue that Christmas is my favorite, but really, it's Thanksgiving. all the food, family, sleeping, movie-watching and love you can imagine brimming with the anticipation for Christmas. and, isn't the anticipation a large chunk of what holidays are about?? both Easter and Christmas are chalk full of anticipation, for Christ the King to come and Christ the King to rise from the dead. so, here i am, steadfastly celebrating the anticipation of Christmas.
anyway, where i originally was going with this little blurb, was toward a definition of family. which, in reality, was a small link to another blog. jen said it so well that i couldn't help borrow her emotions.
"There's more to come: We continue to shout our praise even when we're hemmed in with troubles, because we know how troubles can develop passionate patience in us, and how that patience in turn forges the tempered steel of virtue, keeping us alert for whatever God will do next. In alert expectancy such as this, we're never left feeling shortchanged. Quite the contrary—we can't round up enough containers to hold everything God generously pours into our lives through the Holy Spirit!" Romans 5:3 (The Message)
i knew i wanted to write a short note or two about Thanksgiving. afterall, i do believe it's my favorite holiday. my husband would argue that Christmas is my favorite, but really, it's Thanksgiving. all the food, family, sleeping, movie-watching and love you can imagine brimming with the anticipation for Christmas. and, isn't the anticipation a large chunk of what holidays are about?? both Easter and Christmas are chalk full of anticipation, for Christ the King to come and Christ the King to rise from the dead. so, here i am, steadfastly celebrating the anticipation of Christmas.
anyway, where i originally was going with this little blurb, was toward a definition of family. which, in reality, was a small link to another blog. jen said it so well that i couldn't help borrow her emotions.
"There's more to come: We continue to shout our praise even when we're hemmed in with troubles, because we know how troubles can develop passionate patience in us, and how that patience in turn forges the tempered steel of virtue, keeping us alert for whatever God will do next. In alert expectancy such as this, we're never left feeling shortchanged. Quite the contrary—we can't round up enough containers to hold everything God generously pours into our lives through the Holy Spirit!" Romans 5:3 (The Message)
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