Texas

Well, I finally feel more recuperated after a long trip back from Texas. I took the kids to Texas to visit Grandma and Grandpa, Caleb and Laura, and hopefully their new baby. I am so thankful that it worked out that I got to see their new little one (Liliana), who in my opinion is absolutely precious!!!! Laura, I totally forgot to ask how you spell her name? How will you spell Lily? Lili?

Anyhow, we had a great time in Texas and it was jammed pack with fun! The only troubles we had was getting home...our flight was cancelled so we had to wait til the next morning where the airlines scheduled me at 5:50am to fly with 3 kids....yeah, that was fun! Actually it wasn't too bad, just some mild meltdowns from Molly. One included her kicking the seat in front of her and tipping her tray table, which of course was holding a full glass of apple juice, which slid right off and into my tote bag! Oh the joys!

So now I have had a mini nap, Molly has had a big nap and we are ready for an evening of happiness!

Jack in the magic show at SeaWorld

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So I've been too busy....

to blog....I guess that is a good thing right? Molly is still sleeping this morning which is what she really needed and the boys are off at school, AND I have had a cup of coffee so I am full of energy. I have a huge list of things to do, errands to run, and dr. appt to run off to...Yippee yeah on that one.
But, I did want to point you off to my other blog (the one I probably blog more on) if you haven't checked for a good recipe lately....I just posted last week Cinnabon Popcorn....it is so yummy and easy! I am on a popcorn kick, mainly because both of the boys are selling popcorn (do you need any?) and I still have some from last year....so now we are having popcorn more often. I also have a great recipe for Peanut Butter popcorn (haven't posted that yet), but if you know me, you know I LOVE peanut butter.

Oh, another thing came to mind....I wanted to encourage you moms out there who are pooped out....didn't get enough sleep last night? cleaning up cereal thrown on the floor from a toddler's delight? ooooo, how about baby powder shook all over the room (yep, my boys did that when they were 2 and 3)? Did you cry over spilt milk last week? (yep, done that, really). How about, your husband has been working so much that you are exhausted, too exhausted, to deal with the kids.....or maybe your a single parent and you deal with no one to help you out which make you super exhausted every single day....Which one of your kids pee'd on the floor? Did any of your kids break one of your favorite special "things"? doesn't it happen to all of us? In the moment, you wonder what AM I doing....should I even be a mom? Can I handle this? Yes you can....we can look to God for our strength..."God IS our (yours and mine) our refuge (we can run to Him) and our strength(He will help us thru the day), an ever-present help in trouble(sometimes I can call kids "trouble" right?)" Psalm 46:1

Have a great week....and if you listened to my ramblings, sorry:) Just thought "it's about time I should blog", right Penny?