You Know The Tree....

Millie: " Mommy, please do not touch this fireplace rock. You can touch the others, but not this one. You know like God had that one tree that guy wasn't supposed to touch. Well this is like that tree."

At least she is remembering the Bible stories....

Bible Stories

So today I bought a book of Bible stories. It was on the bargain book table at Lifeway. It's really neat because it tells the Bible in story form but also in the order the Bible tells them. Millie is so interested I read through several pages/ stories tonight and she still wasn't ready for me to stop. I think she will learn so much this way. Who am I kidding, I will learn so much this way. I was thinking while I was reading, maybe God meant for me to get this not just for her but for me. Anyway the deal is when we make it through the whole story Bible we will take Millie to buy her first "real" Bible. I can remember when my parents took me and my brother to the mall to buy our first "real" Bibles. It was so special. It is still my main Bible, well except for the new one I bought today, you know for Millie ;)

Blessings,

Holly

Library Books and Peanut Butter....

Today Millie woke up feeling yucky still, but by mid morning she was feeling much better. We decided since we had to skip story hour yesterday due to the doctor's visit we would head to the library today. First we were going to stop off for a quick lunch, Millie asked to stay in the car and eat because she wanted to "talk". We ran through the drive-thru and then parked, she climbed into the front with me. I said, "what do you want to talk about?" She got very serious and said, "preschool..." She then proceeded to ask a ton of questions all about preschool, what she will eat, wear, and how she will get there. Then she broke down crying because, she doesn't like peanut butter and that is the only kind of sandwich you can eat at school. So sweet. I explained first you don't have to eat peanut butter at school, they have other options. Second maybe she should try peanut butter again. We went into the store and grabbed peanut butter cup, everything tastes better with chocolate. She took a big bite and smiled, "I LIKE IT I CAN GO TO SCHOOL". So cute. She seemed to fill so much better. We headed on to the library and picked out our weeks worth of books. A couple of which happened to be about preschool.

Coughing the Night Away

My poor baby girl has coughed her little head off. Last night she had a terrible time getting to sleep and then she woke up extremely early this morning. I called work first thing this morning and scheduled her an appointment with Dr. Chris. She was so brave and polite as usual and was diagnosed with a sinus infection. Nothing a course of antibiotics can't fix. While we were out we decided to enjoy the pretty day. We had a nice lunch and even got some ice cream. Afterwards we went to a thrift store so Wayne could pick up some project supplies. It is a actually a very neat idea, he is looking for a case for his Kindle Fire so he decided to hollow out an old book and cover it in leather to make his own custom case. He was able to find an old book that he didn't feel too guilty to cut. When I asked him why didn't he just carve out an old leather bound book so he wouldn't have to cover it he said he couldn't cut a classic. He found an old text book on statistics, he hated that in college ;) Anyway it should be really neat when he finishes it. Now we are home resting in our separate corners. Millie seems to be fine now, at least she is not to sick to yell at me. Hopefully tomorrow she will be feeling back to her old sassy self.

Holly

~The Voice of the New Year~

Well we are half way through the month on January! I know the last part of 2011 I was a very very bad blogger. I am aware, you are aware lets move on shall we. Anyway 2012 so far has been very nice. I say nice because it really hasn't been bad, and it really hasn't been spectacular. It's just been nice. This week we, my little family of 3 (and even the dog), have had nasty little colds. Mil is coughing, Wayne has been sniffly since the beginning of the year and I HAVE LOST MY VOICE. I know many are rejoicing, trust me I have heard it all. Friday morning I woke up, got ready for work and drove to Bowling Green. I made it to McDonald's to get my much need LARGE diet coke! I opened my window at the drive-thru opened my mouth to order and nothing, I mean nothing came out of my mouth! How embarrassing, after a few moments of clearing I was able to get the poor girl on the other end of the speaker to more or less guess what I needed. I hadn't talked at all til I got there so I had no way of knowing I was voiceless. Well needless to say it made working the next couple of days challenging, but everyone was very nice and most just laughed :) Not many are used to me being of few words. The whole experience was a very interesting learning process. You can get so much more out of life it you are silent. Not silent all the time but a lot of the time. I have enjoyed the quiet. I have really heard people, people who normally are comfortable sitting back and letting me run the conversation had to actually think of things to talk to me about. I have learned things about people I never knew, I guess I was so busy steering things my way I only went in one direction. I have fought less with my husband, I think because I had to pick carefully what I wanted to try and say. Once I thought harder I realized some of my choices weren't necessary or nice. Hmmmm. My sweet girl has shown me more responsibility in the last few days. She tries to care for me and she tries to anticipate my needs so I don't have to ask. She has such a nurturing spirit, one day she is going to make a terrific mother, and anything else she chooses to be :) I love her. Today my voice is there, more a shadow of its once boom, but it is there. I am grateful and a little sad. I hope I remember to shut up more in the future, because I might hear what I'm looking for. Happy New Year~

Holly

The Days Are Long, But The Years Are Short....

This quote to me is so important in this phase of our lives. Everyday it is the same monotonous tasks of meals, playing, baths, etc.... The days seem to drag. But today I looked around and realized this is Millie's childhood. These are her memories. This is the mommy she will remember. These days seem so long, but when I look back the years seemed to evaporate. So we built a paper pirate ship, we sang and danced and I soaked up every minute.

Cozy Nights

Saturday it was 104... yesterday and today the highs were in the 60s. Welcome to Kentucky! I am loving it though, I adore a quilt, beefstew, movie watching, snuggling with my baby girl kinda night. I have had the privilidge of having 2 in a row! The last couple of days we have been drinking sugar milk (packet of sweetner, warm milk and dash of vanilla) every morning. Millie has requested it in a mug so she can call it coffee. It is so cute! She has even taken to using a travel coffee mug instead of a sippy for all her drinks. We have been watching tons of movies, and reading tons of books. I have enjoyed every single one. We learned a new game (Dora checkers), and made crafts like crazy. Tomorrow is more of the same!~ Yay!~

Here are a few photos from a recent trip to Louisville we took with my in laws... we had a blast!