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Monday, February 16, 2009
New Colors
Yeah! Ok, so really, I'm not always gonna do the whole holiday color thing, but this was the first thing I saw when went to do a new background! Cute, huh!
It makes me think of spring, all bright and cheery.
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It makes me think of spring, all bright and cheery.
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Misplaced anger
Why do we hurt those who love us the most? This morning one of my girls "yelled" back at me when I called to her for something. I know that yell....it was quiet as could be around here, nothing going on and yet as all was seemingly peaceful, instead of simply replying...."what"?, she yelled. Now, I've seen it before and heard it more than I care to remember, I know she's got something else going on thats got her upset, and I'm the one whos getting the brundt of it. When I said...."Whoa.....whats going on, you don't respond to me like that, she gave the quick "nothing" which of course means "nothing you need to know about, just leave me alone!" I made sure she knew that talking to me like that was not at all acceptable and that I did indeed know something else was going on, even if she didnt care to share it with me at that point.......and if indeed she truly was just "tired" she needed to get over it and be nice!
This situation made me think about all the times I am guilty of taking things out of those I love the most. When I have a bad day, my family are the ones who get a grumpy mom and wife for the evening, even though they had nothing to do with my bad day. I can tell when Ryans having a bad time with customers or work in general and am quick to point out that we are not his sourse of discontent and should therefore not be the ones receiving the grouchiness! We are all guilty of taking our frustrations out on the wrong people and I work really hard to be cognizant of it so as not to hurt others, but it still happens.
Whats got you frustrated and downright mad right now......are you taking that out on your spouse or kids? Remember those who love us the most aren't the ones we should attack the most, they're the ones we should drop all that for and relax with, they love us!
I'm working on it.....
This situation made me think about all the times I am guilty of taking things out of those I love the most. When I have a bad day, my family are the ones who get a grumpy mom and wife for the evening, even though they had nothing to do with my bad day. I can tell when Ryans having a bad time with customers or work in general and am quick to point out that we are not his sourse of discontent and should therefore not be the ones receiving the grouchiness! We are all guilty of taking our frustrations out on the wrong people and I work really hard to be cognizant of it so as not to hurt others, but it still happens.
Whats got you frustrated and downright mad right now......are you taking that out on your spouse or kids? Remember those who love us the most aren't the ones we should attack the most, they're the ones we should drop all that for and relax with, they love us!
I'm working on it.....
Monday, February 9, 2009
Stomping Mad!
I am so mad right now I can feel my heart racing!!!
About 2 weeks ago a man from our electric Co-op knocked on the door to inform me that he was marking one tree to be cut down and two bushes to be trimmed back and that crews would be out sometime within the month to do the work. Quite frankly I was on the phone at the time and thought ok....one tree and a couple bushes cut back, fine.
Later in the day I got to thinking about it and went a looked at what was marked, well the tree was a large shade tree, and the bushes were just shrubbery, but this was really bugging me, they just get to tell me what their cutting and we have no say in the matter?!? Hows that work? Soooo....I have a friend who works at the Coop, I emailed her and asked who I could talk to. She of course did her duty and explained to me how cutting back our trees allowed them to provide better service to our neighbors on down the road.....blah blah blah..(no offense Nat!) but she really didn't know what could be done otherwise.
Now....I should tell you, we live on two acres, with ALOT of very mature trees, 12 in our front yard alone that I can see. They provide TONS of shade in the summer time and also are home to lots of little creatures. OK.....so of those twelve, why am I freaking out about one? Well....you take out one shade tree and up goes my air-conditioning in the summer. Not to mention....they don't replant when they cut anything down....not that I expect them to replant in the same area only to grow in the way of their power lines, however we have two acres......lots of area to replant for the environment.
So a little while ago I hear chainsaws humming outside. I go out to find their not cutting out one tree....they've already cut two down and have'nt even gotten to the original one that was marked for cutting!!!! Are you kidding me? And as for "trimming" two bushes....whatever.....they've "trimmed" half of another tree away, and are cutting things that have not been marked. Now....as I read on the websight.....they contract the tree trimming out. Well all they do is mark a "dot" "dash" or "x" on things that need work. Well my question is......how do they know what to trim? They are "trimming" things that are not only no where near the power lines, but things that aren't in danger of taking out the power lines should they fall!!!! I am so mad I could spit....(lady like I know!)And to make it all worse, the workers don't speak english....or are smart enought to pretend not to because I'm sure they're scared of the crazy lady mad in her yard!!! So I can't even question why things are getting cut that I don't feel should be! As I type I am watching a man looking up our HUGE pine tree....you know, one of those OLD OLD pines that isn't exactly tall enough to be the Rockefeller tree.....but at least 2nd runner up, it's marked to be "cut back" I have a feeling they are going to totally ruin this tree and its one of our major shades in the front area!!! Who knew you could get so worked up over trees!!! The more I type the madder I'm getting!!!
I know logically while I am concerned about the trees and our shade and environment....I'm more ticked that they can just "tell" me they are doing this. They didn't pay for this property, its not theirs to do with as they please.....and quite frankly they put their utility poles on my land rent free while charging me for my power! Don't worry, I know I sound ridiculously irrational right now, but I really do know the logic in all of this. And god love the man I'm watching work WAY HIGH up in my trees, because God forgive me but I'm thinking evil thoughts about him falling! Terrible I know.....and he's meerly the messanger, but he's all I got right now!!!
Not really sure how I'm gonna get over this one, but just know if you're headed towards Darlington on 47N, as you get to Overcoat Rd, your gonna have an even clearer view strait into our living room at night.....I should warn you ahead of time.....we are "COMFORTABLE" in our own home.....don't complain to me if the new view "hurts" your eyes!!! lol
About 2 weeks ago a man from our electric Co-op knocked on the door to inform me that he was marking one tree to be cut down and two bushes to be trimmed back and that crews would be out sometime within the month to do the work. Quite frankly I was on the phone at the time and thought ok....one tree and a couple bushes cut back, fine.
Later in the day I got to thinking about it and went a looked at what was marked, well the tree was a large shade tree, and the bushes were just shrubbery, but this was really bugging me, they just get to tell me what their cutting and we have no say in the matter?!? Hows that work? Soooo....I have a friend who works at the Coop, I emailed her and asked who I could talk to. She of course did her duty and explained to me how cutting back our trees allowed them to provide better service to our neighbors on down the road.....blah blah blah..(no offense Nat!) but she really didn't know what could be done otherwise.
Now....I should tell you, we live on two acres, with ALOT of very mature trees, 12 in our front yard alone that I can see. They provide TONS of shade in the summer time and also are home to lots of little creatures. OK.....so of those twelve, why am I freaking out about one? Well....you take out one shade tree and up goes my air-conditioning in the summer. Not to mention....they don't replant when they cut anything down....not that I expect them to replant in the same area only to grow in the way of their power lines, however we have two acres......lots of area to replant for the environment.
So a little while ago I hear chainsaws humming outside. I go out to find their not cutting out one tree....they've already cut two down and have'nt even gotten to the original one that was marked for cutting!!!! Are you kidding me? And as for "trimming" two bushes....whatever.....they've "trimmed" half of another tree away, and are cutting things that have not been marked. Now....as I read on the websight.....they contract the tree trimming out. Well all they do is mark a "dot" "dash" or "x" on things that need work. Well my question is......how do they know what to trim? They are "trimming" things that are not only no where near the power lines, but things that aren't in danger of taking out the power lines should they fall!!!! I am so mad I could spit....(lady like I know!)And to make it all worse, the workers don't speak english....or are smart enought to pretend not to because I'm sure they're scared of the crazy lady mad in her yard!!! So I can't even question why things are getting cut that I don't feel should be! As I type I am watching a man looking up our HUGE pine tree....you know, one of those OLD OLD pines that isn't exactly tall enough to be the Rockefeller tree.....but at least 2nd runner up, it's marked to be "cut back" I have a feeling they are going to totally ruin this tree and its one of our major shades in the front area!!! Who knew you could get so worked up over trees!!! The more I type the madder I'm getting!!!
I know logically while I am concerned about the trees and our shade and environment....I'm more ticked that they can just "tell" me they are doing this. They didn't pay for this property, its not theirs to do with as they please.....and quite frankly they put their utility poles on my land rent free while charging me for my power! Don't worry, I know I sound ridiculously irrational right now, but I really do know the logic in all of this. And god love the man I'm watching work WAY HIGH up in my trees, because God forgive me but I'm thinking evil thoughts about him falling! Terrible I know.....and he's meerly the messanger, but he's all I got right now!!!
Not really sure how I'm gonna get over this one, but just know if you're headed towards Darlington on 47N, as you get to Overcoat Rd, your gonna have an even clearer view strait into our living room at night.....I should warn you ahead of time.....we are "COMFORTABLE" in our own home.....don't complain to me if the new view "hurts" your eyes!!! lol
What a weekend!
I know its been to long since I bloggd, but with Allyson recuperating from surgery and the other girls busy with any number of activities, there really hasn't been time. Ally is still home today and hoping for to try a half day tomorrow. We'd really hope for her to go back last Friday since she really wanted to go to the bball game, but no such luck. We did get permission from the principle for us to take her to the game and for her to sit with us and not the team, but she quickly realized it was all to much for her....she spent the weekend recuping from that one trip!
Saturday night Ryan took me to my favorite place for dinner for Valentines Day. We went to Sullivans and had an AWESOME dinner. Now yes, I realize Valentines is THIS weekend, not last, however Ryan leaves Wednesday for his annual Presidents Day golf weekend with 15 of his closest buddies....SOOOO, I'm always a golf widow for Valentines Day. Most of you know though, I LOVE to golf, so I'd totally leave him for a trip like this! lol, its a win win! It was definitely worth it, Ryan surprised me with Diamond earrings that night!!!! I'm not kidding, TOTALLY surprised me, I had no idea. What a sweet guy, he spoils me totally, and i LOVE it! God has truly blessed me.
Sunday Ryan gave his testimony at church and that was very moving for me to hear. Obviously I knew the story he was sharing....we lived it, but I really could never has imagined he would share it, Pastor Terry has an amazing ability to get people to do things you'd never think they'd do!!! lol ON a funny note, he did make some pretty funny faces and while he certainly go crowd laughter, Allysa said "oh geez" and turned the other way!!!
Allysa had lessons yesterday afternoon with her pageant coach and we talked about some upcoming opportunities for her......could be exciting news, stay tuned!
Flock last night I got to hold little baby Henry all night and LOVED every minute of it! We have two fairly new babies in our flock with another due in April....it really is a little slice of heaven on earth! I love it!
So....thats our craziness in a nutshell. I love weekends that are fun and exciting. Hope yours was good too!
Saturday night Ryan took me to my favorite place for dinner for Valentines Day. We went to Sullivans and had an AWESOME dinner. Now yes, I realize Valentines is THIS weekend, not last, however Ryan leaves Wednesday for his annual Presidents Day golf weekend with 15 of his closest buddies....SOOOO, I'm always a golf widow for Valentines Day. Most of you know though, I LOVE to golf, so I'd totally leave him for a trip like this! lol, its a win win! It was definitely worth it, Ryan surprised me with Diamond earrings that night!!!! I'm not kidding, TOTALLY surprised me, I had no idea. What a sweet guy, he spoils me totally, and i LOVE it! God has truly blessed me.
Sunday Ryan gave his testimony at church and that was very moving for me to hear. Obviously I knew the story he was sharing....we lived it, but I really could never has imagined he would share it, Pastor Terry has an amazing ability to get people to do things you'd never think they'd do!!! lol ON a funny note, he did make some pretty funny faces and while he certainly go crowd laughter, Allysa said "oh geez" and turned the other way!!!
Allysa had lessons yesterday afternoon with her pageant coach and we talked about some upcoming opportunities for her......could be exciting news, stay tuned!
Flock last night I got to hold little baby Henry all night and LOVED every minute of it! We have two fairly new babies in our flock with another due in April....it really is a little slice of heaven on earth! I love it!
So....thats our craziness in a nutshell. I love weekends that are fun and exciting. Hope yours was good too!
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Monday, February 2, 2009
Long Weekend
For the past several years I have wanted another baby. My girls think I am crazy, and Ryan just keeps reminding me we are on an 7 year plan....(7 years and they're all gone....to college at least!) None of that matters to me, we are very young parents and have plenty of time left in our lives to raise more children! Well, this weekend probably brought me one step closer to realizing I probably really don't want any more sweet babies! lol
Ally's surgery went well on Friday but poor thing has had a hard recovery weekend. In all fairness, Dr. Sajeri warned us it would be a tough weekend and as a surgeon who has performed hundres of these surgeries he was right on the mark! Friday was really tough, Ally couldn't get comfortable for anything.....the anesthesia was really taking its toll on her and the pain meds can't really help that kind of pain. Grammy came over for a couple of hours to try and get her mind off the pain and then Allys best friend showed up with movies for another couple hours of comedy relief, I thank God for them both, they really helped! Probably the hardest thing on us all was that Ally's bedroom is upstairs and everything else is on the main floor of the house, I don't know if I've ever climbed those stairs so many times in one day! I got such a work out that I woke up crying in pain with muscle cramps in my calves during the middle of the night.....I've been taking muscle relaxers since! With the exception of 3am feedings, it almost was like having a new born in the house.....she needed something every 15 minutes.....or she didn't want anyone around at all! She was in extreme pain.....or sleeping like a log (thank god!) It was very humbling as a mother to have that "you can't control this" moment. I felt helpless a couple of times and wanted to cry for her. Saturday brought slight relief but still pain and frustration. Sunday marked day three....and true to form, the worst day, last night she was very teary and again a phone call from grammy got her to motivate, take a shower, wash her hair and try to feel a little closer to normal! Thank God for Grammy! Grammy was involved in an accident a couple of years ago and suffered a fractured skull and brain injury, so when she tells Ally she's gonna have to push herself and just do things she doesnt feel like she can...Grammy knows! She's been there. Ally ackknowledges that and complied!
Its frustrating when our kids are in pain and we can't do anything about it. I'm a problem solver too....so for me to not be able to fix this for her is very frustratin to me. I've just had to give it to god and know that he has a plan. I'm even more convinced of this as I consider that having just been downsized in December it is no coincidence that is was January before Ally became so sick....God knew I was going to need to be home all of January as the Dr's figured out what was wrong with her and in February for her recovery.....God is good. As tough as it's been to have to watch her hurt, it is all that much more comforting to know that God gave me what I needed to be home taking care of her during this time.
As Ally and I begin the week, hoping to get her out of her room and downstairs for a little tv time today, what trial does it seem gods put in your life that is perhaps just setting you up to take care of other things in life? While we don't always have that direct line to know what God is thinking, if we just put our faith in him, he makes himself evident in all areas of our lives.
Have a great day!
Ally's surgery went well on Friday but poor thing has had a hard recovery weekend. In all fairness, Dr. Sajeri warned us it would be a tough weekend and as a surgeon who has performed hundres of these surgeries he was right on the mark! Friday was really tough, Ally couldn't get comfortable for anything.....the anesthesia was really taking its toll on her and the pain meds can't really help that kind of pain. Grammy came over for a couple of hours to try and get her mind off the pain and then Allys best friend showed up with movies for another couple hours of comedy relief, I thank God for them both, they really helped! Probably the hardest thing on us all was that Ally's bedroom is upstairs and everything else is on the main floor of the house, I don't know if I've ever climbed those stairs so many times in one day! I got such a work out that I woke up crying in pain with muscle cramps in my calves during the middle of the night.....I've been taking muscle relaxers since! With the exception of 3am feedings, it almost was like having a new born in the house.....she needed something every 15 minutes.....or she didn't want anyone around at all! She was in extreme pain.....or sleeping like a log (thank god!) It was very humbling as a mother to have that "you can't control this" moment. I felt helpless a couple of times and wanted to cry for her. Saturday brought slight relief but still pain and frustration. Sunday marked day three....and true to form, the worst day, last night she was very teary and again a phone call from grammy got her to motivate, take a shower, wash her hair and try to feel a little closer to normal! Thank God for Grammy! Grammy was involved in an accident a couple of years ago and suffered a fractured skull and brain injury, so when she tells Ally she's gonna have to push herself and just do things she doesnt feel like she can...Grammy knows! She's been there. Ally ackknowledges that and complied!
Its frustrating when our kids are in pain and we can't do anything about it. I'm a problem solver too....so for me to not be able to fix this for her is very frustratin to me. I've just had to give it to god and know that he has a plan. I'm even more convinced of this as I consider that having just been downsized in December it is no coincidence that is was January before Ally became so sick....God knew I was going to need to be home all of January as the Dr's figured out what was wrong with her and in February for her recovery.....God is good. As tough as it's been to have to watch her hurt, it is all that much more comforting to know that God gave me what I needed to be home taking care of her during this time.
As Ally and I begin the week, hoping to get her out of her room and downstairs for a little tv time today, what trial does it seem gods put in your life that is perhaps just setting you up to take care of other things in life? While we don't always have that direct line to know what God is thinking, if we just put our faith in him, he makes himself evident in all areas of our lives.
Have a great day!
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