Hittin' the Road

We're traveling to Montana to visit Chris'
grandmother,
aunt, uncle and cousins. 

So I'll be out of commission

for almost two weeks.

But,

you'll have to check back

after the trip and 

see all of the fabulous pictures

 and funny stories about

the trip.

Peace Out!

*tap, tap, tap*

Hey!

are YOU a Lazy Mom yet?

Really?

'Cause you should be!

Yeah.

You're gonna want to 

hop on over there and

check out Stacey's

current giveaway.

All I'm gonna say

is that it's "pizza-ee".

And it's 

fabulous!

FAB.U.LOUS!

I'm sitting this giveaway out,

on account of the fact that 

I won the last one! 

No lyin'!

So, scoot!

Favorite Things Friday!

This favorite thing is

 gonna blow.your.socks.off.

Seriously. 

You might want to go ahead and take them 

off right now.

Just in case they fly off 

behind the couch.

And then you can't find them

Don't you hate that?

Want me to stop and get on with it?

Wanna know what this amazing thing is?

Are you sure? 'Cause I could
come back later...

Okay. Here it is:

It's this gorgeous starburst mirror.

BUT...

it's not any old starburst mirror.

You're never gonna guess

what it's made out of!

Seriously.

Don't even try to guess.

You'd just be wasting your time.

Instead, go check out how

Stephanie Lynn over at

 Under The Table And Dreaming

made this amazing work of art. 

Mmmmm....my favorite thing.

Our Only Child

The two older boys are in Wisconsin

visiting Nana and Papa.

Tiegan is our only child

right now.

In between trips out to the garage

to get things ready for the 

garage sale I'm having

(starting tomorrow! EEk!)

we've been playing 

a lot of hide-n-seek

and building with blocks.

Well... I build.

He tears them down!

What did I do with all of my

time when we only had one child?

Heck-- what did I do 

with all of my time when we only

had two kids?

Thinking of simpler days today,

but thankful for the hectic

lives we have today.

Because...

...because his momma was born and raised in Texas.

...because he's fast and I don't feel like chasing him.

...because the two of us were pulling in two different directions.

...because that boy is a hard worker and loves to "blow long"

...because he never works so hard that he can't pause for some "cheese" time.

...because he's a goofy boy, and this is his idea of posing.

...because he dressed himself this morning.

...because our walk was disturbed by the rain.

...because these two big boys love their baby brother

and always take care of him.

Sometimes

we don't like

what we see

in the mirror.

 

Revenge of the Nerd

Favorite Things Friday!

Oh, Glorious Friday! 

How I've missed you! 

I love this particular thing

so much. 

I was garage sale-ing one 

day and caught a glimpse of a 

beautiful lake.

I was determined to find out how to 

get over to it. 

It's kind of hidden and 

in a weird location. 

Surrounded by gorgeous trees.

Now it's one of our favorite places to go.

We call it the Duck Pond.

There used to be dozens of ducks there and 

we would go feed them.

(The path on the way to the the lake)

Now there's only a hand full of ducks, but we still

love going.

On this particular day we had a

picnic there.

Looks like somebody found 

something interesting to 

look at!

Daddy found something 

interesting too!

Do you have a favorite duck pond

or place to picnic?

Have I ever told you how much

Carson loves to run upstairs 

first thing in the morning

(especially when I'm yelling and screaming,

"Noooooo, Carson!")

to go play with Tiegan?

His favorite thing is to climb up

on the side of his 

crib and talk to him and play with him.

No, I don't put my children to bed half-dressed.
Tiegan recently learned how
to take his shirt off.

(don't you love the face Tiegan is
making at Carson? I wonder what
he did to deserve this look!)

I used to take my time getting upstairs after 

he ran upstairs, against my will. 

You know...finish brushing my teeth,

or grab my robe.

Who knows...maybe even make

the bed.

(Yeah, right. You know me better than that!)

Well.

I will no longer be taking my 

sweet time,

when Carson (aka- Houdini-Boy)

escapes and runs upstairs

against my wishes. 

Why? You ask...

Remember when I made

these fabulous letters

for Tiegan's room?

Well. 

Now they look like this:

Guess who did this.

I'll give you a hint.
One of the boys can't reach the letters.

Yes. 

Houdini-Boy

himself is responsible.

Lesson learned.

A Tent, A Kennel, and Breaking the Rules

We've got the end of the school year,

rainy day blues!

Today is supposed to be a fun day. 

The first day of summer break. 

I had plans of going to the beach and

having a picnic.

Yeah. 

Not today.

Instead, we're stuck inside and 

the boys are going stir crazy.

And so is Momma.

There's a lot of this

going on:

We normally have a rule.

No video games on week days.

They're only for the weekends.

Well.

Today Momma had to 

bring out the big guns.

In case you didn't catch that...

he's watching TV and playing

his DSI.

Mother of the Year Award

right here, Folks! 

We made a tent.

What kid doesn't love tents?

Apparently mine.

It entertained them for all of 5 minutes. 

As I write this

Carson has crawled in Duncan's kennel. 

Should I go get him out?

Hmmmmm...

it sure is quiet.

I'm just sayin'...

Favorite Things Friday!

Happy Favorite Things Friday!

I'm so excited to share this 

week's Favorite Thing! 

Ohhhh...you just wait. 

You're gonna be thankin' me 

for this one, Girls! 

So. 

Tomorrow is the last day of school.

One of the things I dread about 

the summer break is

 the constant pour

of neighborhood kids in and out of the

house. 

Don't get me wrong. I'm glad

{and thankful}

that the neighborhood kids

want to be at our house.

But...

one thing about constantly having

company is that you end up 

feeding a lot of kids. 

A lot.

Well, my girl Stacey over at I'm a Lazy Mom

had such a fabulous idea.

Make a snack bin! 

It's a no-fuss way of having all of 

your snacks together in one place

{rather than spread-out

all over your pantry, like me}

so that when the kids come 

running in on those hot

summer days, you know exactly what you have

and it just makes everything 

so.much.easier.

After all...she is a Lazy Mom.

{and so am I!}

Here's how my snack

bin turned out.

It's my new 

Favorite Thing!

My Not-So-Bikini Body

Want a quick Good Read?

Nay, Great Read?

This article by  Samantha Dunn

will instantaneously make you feel better

about your body.

Especially if you're a 

Mommy. 

The Beauty of a Book Club

When I grow up,

I want to be Kasey over at

Lola B's.

You will not believe

what this girl just

throws together 
(literally...not much time
or planning...just stuff she had
layin' around the house)
 for her book club. 

It's sick that some people 

are capable of 

doing that. 

Just sayin'. 

Say WHAT Now?

I've told you how much I love

to spray paint stuff, 

right?

Pretty much if it's sitting

still in my house

for too long, it gets

spray painted.

(Hey. I can admit when I have a sickness.)

But, this just might

be a little over the top.

Yep. It is what you think it is.

Have an old couch?

Don't throw it away...paint it! 

According to their website, it leaves the

fabric soft to the touch-- 

not hard, as you would think.

My only concern (well...one of my concerns)

would be fading over time. 

Well...that and rubbing off on your clothing.

Hmmmm. 

Would you ever try it?

Favorite Things Friday!

Hello, Friends! 

Another Friday is upon us. 

Oh, how I love Fridays. 

Fridays usually mean I don't have to cook.

And I'm all about not cooking!

Tonight the hubs had a hankerin' for Culver's.

We are a Culver's family! 

Ugh. 

Love it.

But that's neither here nor there.

That has absolutely nothing to do with my 

favorite thing 

this week.

Although, Culver's could 

easily be one of my favorite things.

My favorite thing this week is

INC

{International Concepts}

At Macy's.

Take a look for yourself.

This is definitely one

of my favorites.

And this,

this,

and

this.

Oh...and this

and that too

{though I would personally wear

it with white leggings and 

adorable flip flops. Can't you just 

SEE it NOW?}

When you walk into Macy's, INC 

is like it's own little boutique 

inside of Macy's. 

Oh, how I love me a good boutique!

So, whaduya say? 

Do you luuuuuv

INC 

as much as I do?

Choose Life

" A gossip betrays a confidence;

       so avoid a man who talks too much."

                               Proverbs 20:19

How true is this?! We've all been in situations where our confidence has been betrayed. You tell someone you trust something that you just know is going to stay between the two of you. Of course, it doesn't stay between the two of you and then it has horrible consequences.

Throughout my life I've struggled with diarrhea of the mouth. I would like to think that I'm better about filtering what I say now than I was years ago, but it's a process.

"This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live and that you may love the LORD your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the LORD is your life, and he will give you many years in the land he swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob."
                                                             Deuteronomy 30: 19

In every situation, every phone call, every conversation, every trial, we all have the ability to either bring life or death to the situation.

I want to be the person who brings life.