Just whatever....

Have I ever said before that we are like always super busy? I love to be busy because it keeps me occupied. And my kids stay busy most of the time too~! We have a lot going on this weekend with the return of one of my best girlfriends to church. I am so excited I can't even stand it. A bit nervous actually though because I am singing on the worship team w/ my in laws and my sis is coming to watch and stuff... makes me a good type of nervous. I remember the first time I stood up to sing and thought I was going to throw up from nerves, but I hope to not be THAT nervous this weekend! ;) Anyhow, I am so excited that Sunday we get to spend a lot of time seeing our buddies that have been out gone for 3 years. We are having a shower for them on Tuesday because they just had a new baby, Nora. So excited for that too!
Anyhow, my Grams starts treatments this week, so please please keep her in prayer...
I watched little Sophie yesterday, which was fine, actually finer then usual, except the fact that she was really sad. It actually turned out to be that she was just really exhausted. We did have a pretty good day too. Ben and I were able to sit down and hash out a budget to work w/ for the week which is always the best way to do it for us, and then I went grocery shopping. To three stores in fact. Believe me, I was totally over the whole grocery shopping deal. We go to Walmart because for diapers and stuff they are pretty cheap, and I can get all the stuff like that, in one swipe. Then we ran to Piggly Wiggly for stuff that we wouldn't be able to get at Aldi (such as my fav Stoneyfield Farms organic yogurt, and roast beef from the deli ;)) and then found out that we were too late to go to Aldi, so I had to make do with the little bit of cash that I had left (that would have bought a ton and a half groceries at Aldi) at Pick N Save. Ugh didn't go very far there at all. I just know that if I didn't get it done, because have so much other stuff going on this week, it wouldn't have gotten done! Anyhow, this morning I get to get ready soon and head to Mayfair to take some time to hang out with my friend and sister. I am so excited because my husband graciously offered to keep our kids. I think that he is just going to stay home and then we are going to visit with my BIL's fam, so my kids can see their cousins, and I can see my nieces and nephews! So excited for that! Then we have a few things going on this week, and then next week we leave to go upnorth to go campin! I am not much of a camper... but I'll make it work! ;)
Well gotta start to get ready now. Have a blessed weekend

Minnesota adventure

I have been trying to take some time to rest lately. I am not sure, but it must be that fresh air! I just run out of steam in the middle of the day. I like the way our schedule works during the week now. I used to dread it. Believe me, the nights do get long sometimes, but mainly in the winter where there is nothing to do and nowhere to go. We are doing much better with this now because we spend time playing at the park/outside, etc. I just all of a sudden run out of energy. I have been trying to organize better and prioritize things better. Like, sleep when you feel exhausted, is much more important then doing the dishes for the millionth time for the week (unless you are my best friend who has no dirty dishes in her sink... EVER!) So, I have been trying to take a daily nap! They come in handy when the kids do what they did on Sunday and woke up fully alert and ready for the day... at 5:12am. Oh snap. Anyhow, it is working out so nicely and makes for a much more patient momma by like 5pm then before. I should use the extra nap as a perfect time to kick the Coca-cola habit, but nah... No thanks. I am off that bandwagon.
Sherry invited me to come with her to her sisters house in Minnesota last weekend. I was so excited. We left at 5:45am on Friday morning and set out for a way way longer adventure than we ever anticipated. Oh my goodness. The flooding in Wisconsin and other parts of the midwest are causing trouble with the freeways, and there are so many families that are being affected by this, it is crazy. Oh my goodness. In essence, we should have been able to take the Interstate the whole way there, instead we were detoured off at Johnson's Creek (which we new about initially) and then didn't make it back onto the freeway that we had anticipated traveling the whole way on, until we were in Chippewa Falls, which is right next to the state we were traveling to! Oh my gosh. It was so much fun. We had a blast riding, and it is a gift from God, and believe me I don't thank him enough for this, that my children are incredibly patient. Even my M-I-L said a few times,. I can't believe them! They are so patient! Well our 4 hour trip turned into 10 hours. We were so happy to get there, and it was a total surprise that we were coming which made it priceless! We had Papa Murphy's while I got to know the family (there are a total of 9 in the fam... lots of names and faces to remember!) I had last met their whole family at my wedding 5 years ago. Anyhow, I found that Ben's aunt is amazing, and so laid back. And a woman of God, which is super cool to know. I got to chat with Gabe, who like practically lived with us two summers ago... So that was so cool to catch up. They were preparing for one of their son's high school graduation's to take place and had an open house scheduled, so I got to help prepare the food with them, which was really exciting to me. Anyhow, we had to set out before the party started because we were anticipating a long journey home. Didn't take as long as it did to get there I don't think, but nevertheless, I will won't truly know how long it takes to get to Aunt Patty's until the next time I go! It was super fun to meet them, and such a wonderful trip! The kids were super good!
My cellphone is missing, so we are working on getting a new one from insurance. Oh snap, what a pain, but thank God for insurance! We are also going on Wednesday and getting Ben his own line. We spend entirely too much time apart from each other to not be able to chat through text or call each other. I am excited for it, and that phone will most def have insurance on it too w/ all the fishing and whatever else, you never know when an accident could happen ;)
Our good friends are home from being away for a long time and we get to see them this Sunday... I am so excited! I also get to see Michelle on Saturday. We haven't had a mall date for I think two months now, and I miss that girl! So, as usual, we are pretty busy. I am working on reading, I am in I Samuel right now, and I have to say of all the OT I have read, this is getting a bit better. The Moses laws are over with and now we are on to David and Goliath ;) Sounds fine to me.