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October 22, 2002
October 22, 2002
Now that fall has finally arrived our busy crazy lifestyle is slowing down. I could not be any happier about this and welcome this change! Football for Jt and softball for Joe are officially over and we are home as a family now. I feel like a family again and I can not wait until we are forced to spend weekends sitting around the house with nothing to do but play games in the living room while the fire goes and we listen to music. Can you tell I love the cooler months? LOL I was just starting to feel a little overwhelmed by all the activities of the summer. I would be more tired after then weekend then during the work week.
I have gotten into a baking mode now and the house always smells so nice with cookies in the oven and dinner going in the crock pot. Now that it is cool I love to cook!
~*~*~*~Halloween~*~*~*~*
Joe has been working on Alec’s Halloween costume all week and I have to admit he is going to look so darn cute. Joe is a huge fan of Star Wars and so is Jt, so we decided to put the boys in Star Wars costume this year. Our little Alec is going to be Yoda! It is going to be hilarious to see Alec all dressed up. He has no idea what Halloween is yet, but he has already become fond of the light saber he will be able to carry around. :o)
I took Alec, Autumn and the little boy I baby-sit for to the pumpkin farm with Autumns school on Monday and Alec had a BLAST! (except when I took his bink away to prove a point to some of the other moms) He ran around the mazes they had set up for the little ones. When it was time to pick out a little pumpkin he picked a perfect one on the first try! We are going to paint the little pumpkins today when he wakes up from his nap!
~*~*~*Baptism and Party on Sunday ~*~*~*
I had bathed Alec and the other two kids and had Alec in a cute outfit for the church. ( the one he had his 2 year pictures taken in) . I was so happy I had everyone ready way ahead of schedule. I had to get Autumn some tights so I told Joe I was going to run to the store to get the tights and a card before we left. I came home 15 minutes later to my little boy running around in a very messy t-shirt and diaper. His face was a mess and the living room was trashed! I was so upset and went into a fit. Alec had gone in the kitchen and helped himself to some chocolate syrup! I had to race around like mad to find some good clothes for Alec and we got out of the house right on schedule.
The baptism was a wonderful event. Joe had quiet the time handling the three kids while I sat up in front though.( I was thinking it was a good pay back for what happened that morning) I would look back and see Alec looking at me with a pouty face and reaching out for me. I felt terrible. Eventually Joe had to take the kids out of the church. After church we went to the brunch afterwards that was at Jens mother in laws house. The house is beautiful and in no way baby proofed. I was chasing after Alec the entire time while everyone was watching the Bears game. I would have liked to watch the game as well but I was un able to. I peaked out the front window and saw Jt had pulled Christmas gifts I had hide in the back of van out and the kids were all playing with them. I set Alec down and told Joe that Jt had gotten in the back of the van. ( I was a little aggravated at this point) I went out to clean up the mess and was gone maybe 2 minutes. I come back into the house and everyone was freaking out at me because Alec went to reach for a snow globe and broke it. I of course, felt awful because everyone was yelling at each other and this was supposed to be Isabel’s day. We offered to pay for it and did what we could to help clean up. Eventually everyone was okay but it still kind of ruined the day for me.
~*~*~*~Plans for this weekend~*~*~*~
This weekend we are going to go as a family to the Pumpkin farm on Saturday and pick out a big pumpkin because we are going to have a Pumpkin carving party this Sunday evening and this will be the first time Alec will get his hands into a pumpkin and I can’t wait to get pictures of this one! We also have a family Baby shower to attend this Saturday evening. I have never been to a couples baby shower before; it should be a lot of fun though
~*~*~*Going to church~*~*~*
I have been SO bad about going to church and my bible study. I feel just awful about it and I am making a change right NOW! I am not going to sleep in on Sundays anymore and I am going to try the best I can each day to set aside time for myself and the Lord. I need to be studying the bible more and just strengthening my relationship with the Lord. I have let it all slip over the summer and I am being slapped in the face with the brutal truth that I can not be the person I want to be without the Lord in my life every moment of the day! I hope that I can go back to church this Sunday and just pick up where I left off. We have been having some financial issues and I have been telling Joe we need to put it in Gods hands and trust him. We need to thankful for what we have and live our lives for the Lord. That includes going to church and giving to our community!
Well I am going to wrap this entry up for now and write more later!
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