Stress!

Lately, I have been trying to really focus on keeping our apartment in really good shape... but I have noticed that my attention has focused more on that, then on playing with my kids... I mean we still find time to play together and stuff everyday because we are together all day, but I find that all of a sudden it is naptime in the afternoon, and I am wondering, what actual time did I spend with each of my kids individually. I really need to re-establish what my priorities are! I am all of a sudden filled with anxiety over some things, and came to realization last night that my worries need to be handed to God, and that I really just need to enjoy my children where they are right now. I want to get working on potty training with Wyatt and stuff, but all of that aside, I just want to play and hang out with them! I mean, Wy will only be three once, and Adi will only be 18 months for a bit longer too.... they are such amazing kids, SO hilarious, and totally smart. I just need to think about my kids first and worry about work/cleaning/ and other things at a seperate time! So, this morning, I am thinking we are going to take a walk, and then hang out around the house, playing with toys, and having Wyatt sitting on the potty, and just spend time hanging out! In the afternoons, it has been getting kind of busy for us, because as soon as school is out, the kids have their friends over, and play, next thing I know it is bedtime! So, I want to make it a daily goal to work on potty training, do Wyatt's educational work book with him in the morning, and just play and have fun! Also, calming down when something goes wrong (like last night when my daughter thought it would be funny to throw a full bowl of cereal on the floor~! gggrrrrhhhhhuuuggh) and not stressing so much!
Nothing too much else is new... Ben is working this weekend since they have overtime at his work, so we are heading out shopping tomorrow and then home for nap and playing the rest of the afternoon!

Thank you technology!

I am really thankful for technology today... I mean I am everyday... but today I found a friend through facebook, who I really connected with a long time ago, and now we get the opportunity to rebuild/build on to our relationship because of these networking and such websites, and I am so thankful!

Tomorrow I am having breakfast with a friend that I have had for quite awhile and I am thankful that we can still meet on occasion to chat over coffee and mmmmm pancakes, and she can see the kids and hang out with me. I absolutely love these times, and am so thankful for God's blessings. They are abundant in my life, and I am so thankful.

I rearranged our living room in our apartment today. Needed to be changed a bit so I can declutter, and work on the "fall clean out!"... it is really nice to sit at our desk tonight and feel like my cleaning for once accomplished something. Sometimes that is what makes my job frustrating... I clean and clean and clean, and then whatever I have just spent a ton of time cleaning, inevitably gets messed up... and sometimes only a few mintues after I clean it. Just like the kitchen... the entirety of my kitchen gets cleaned about 5 times a day. Dishes (since spending time with Kel!) have been done about 3-4 times a day! Oh my gosh that is not completely green, but I can't stand mess... I am tired of mess.. but tired of cleaning... what's a girl to do? Just keep on cleanin'!

www.youravon.com/sgedde ~Fall clean out begins!

My poor husband has been working like crazy, and decided to take some (about 10 hours) for today, so the kids and I are heading to Nixon park, since the other kids that live in our building aren't around and we don't have the broken Jeep! Nothing too much going on... Working really hard to improve my business with Avon... So, I opened a new website that you could check out ;)
www.youravon.com/sgedde
First order = Free shipping!!!

Anyhow, the kids are doing great. Adalai is 18 months now, and Wyatt is working on potty training. We also have started a workbook for him. He is super smart, and understands the directions that I read to him, and we do counting and coloring activities. It is really fun to be able to really help in his understanding, and learning. I enjoy it so much! Tomorrow we are going to my Mom's for another birthday party for Wyatt. We haven't actually had a b-day party with our family since we were in PA for his birthday. Adam and Kel move this weekend, so I wish we could blink and go to PA to help them! I have cleaning to do around this place as always, so have been keeping busy with getting situated since our trip. I have been wanting to do the spring-cleaning-in-the-fall type thing... I need to get rid of the clutter! Any ideas on how to go about doing that? OH my gosh most people are probably thinking to themselves, well get rid of the junk! Well yeah easier said then done! We are always really clean, just have too many things, we both think~ So the fall clean out begins!

Happy Birthday Kira!

Happy Birthday, dear sister.

You have always been one of my best friends, someone I can always count on! I am so thankful to be able to share in her birthday celebration tonight...

Happy 22nd birthday, Kira~!

We love you!

Psalms--All done!

Well I made myself a little challenge to be done with the whole book of psalms by today... and I completed my little task~ Yay!
I really loved the book of psalms and how the psalmists always ended up praising God... Some of my recent favorites are Psalm 121, and Psalm 139.

Psalm 121
1 I lift up my eyes to the hills—
where does my help come from?

2 My help comes from the LORD,
the Maker of heaven and earth.

3 He will not let your foot slip—
he who watches over you will not slumber;

4 indeed, he who watches over Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.

5 The LORD watches over you—
the LORD is your shade at your right hand;

6 the sun will not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night.

7 The LORD will keep you from all harm—
he will watch over your life;

8 the LORD will watch over your coming and going
both now and forevermore.

Thought I would share that with you on this beautiful day!

Vacation

Our vacation was wonderful. We had a lovely trip to visit Michael, Elizabeth, and Christopher, and it was wonderful to be greeted with such excitement and hugs!~ We had birthday cupcakes for Wyatt and had a lovely dinner to catch up... The next morning we rushed off to finish the rest of our trip. Only had one instance of Wyatt not feeling well. We took the opportunity to pull off the freeway and visit a Harley Davidson store ;) We got to Adam and Kelly's, and it was like we had never left each other! It has been 6 months since we saw our best friends and we were right back into the swing of things! :) Their apartment is super cute, and we were able to just hang out together and eat and laugh... joke and enjoy... Such an amazing blessing from God that we could be reunited with Adam and Kelly, and the other family that we have in PA! ;) We enjoyed seeing Nichole, Chris, and the girls, and Ron, Donna, and Andy. So amazing. We got to eat Thai with them too! Yay. Kelly had off while the boys were in school, so we got lots of time to spend talking and reading together and fellowshipping with each other. We shopped together and visited a couple of malls, baked just a bit and just enjoyed each others company. The class was really good for the guys too... So all around it was an amazing time that won't be forgotten. We had some issues getting home (flooding in Chi-town... thanks Becky for getting us outta that mess ;)) but are home now, and getting cleaned up around this place! We came home with some extras since it was Wyatt's birthday and we had about 3 parties while we were away! So, now we are working to unpack and enjoy. This week is going to be busy, but trying to remember the peace I felt while away and dwell on that....

9/4/08

I am so excited because we decided that we could go to Ohio to visit our pals Michael and Elizabeth. I can't wait to see them! Today was actually a lot less stressful then I anticipated. Had a great meeting with JoAnn. LOVE my time with her everytime. She is so wonderful. So helpful in every way and so encouraging. I shared my stress and anxiety issues with her, and she made some really wise recommendations. One of which she really stressed was focused exercise. I discussed with her my desire to get a YMCA membership this winter because I get the winter blues every year. It is something that sounds exciting to me, that I could perhaps take a yoga class, or whatever while the chillins play in the nursery and stuff... otherwise they provide jogging strollers, so I could run on the track, and swim with the kids. I would LOVE that, and frankly, even though it is super expensive for the membership for the family, it would still probably be what it would cost me for perscription meds for my super anxiety! I am so blessed by her suggestion, and the way she talked to me. She is so wonderful. Then my pal Becky came upstairs and totally blessed me by buying Pizza Hut (WINGS!!!) and watching the kids while I took little Grams home. She really blessed me too by helping with the kids for awhile... it was really nice. Doms came by this morning to visit quick and say goodbye... so much fun to see all the special people in my life today... Didn't get to see my sis though :( Anyhow, I am so thankful that packing didn't end up being the atrocity that I anticipated, and that I could get some other work done in the process!
Tina decided today that she wants to sell Avon...
JoAnn suggested to me to get all of my Avon catalogs out to people that live in the buildings around me... great suggestion! I had like a ton that I handed out to all the people that live here, and next door... yay! (so if you live around me, you were probably greeted with a Mark catalog. Love it!). Anyhow, want to get going with a bigger customer base for my Avon. I love this business seriously.
The kids are feeling better. Sorry to my friends around here that caught their cold! :( Don't worry it will probably happen to me that I will get it while traveling! I am going to pray that doesn't happen!
The kids and I are all tired tonight, and I am excited for my finishing off of Adi's blankey. Almost done! YAY! Wyatt picked out the green that he wants his blankey to be, so probably will be starting that somewhere along our trip tomorrow... I am alos praying that max handles that boarding well... We have Sherry/Beck as a back up just in case Thanks so much guys~!

Peace