My little man

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I shared in my previous blog that we have been having some behavior issues with Noah. I have always been concerned that perhaps there is a bit of ADHD. I know for sure that it runs in his side of the family. We haven been doing our best to get a handle on it before it becomes a bigger problem. This little guy is a challenge. We have days where we butt heads something awful and I just need to leave. So, the past few weeks have been challenging for both of us. Sometimes I wonder if it is easier to just give up and let him act a fool. I know that it is incredibly hard to spend every minute that I am with him trying to figure out how to intercept the situation and avoid an argument, a struggle, an all out free for all of emotions. This past weekend I was home with the kids by myself because Jason works one Saturday a month. So, I got out the camera and decided that Noah was going to take pictures all day. "I want to see your day!" I said to him. He was so incredibly excited and was ready to move! Thankfully it was a GORGEOUS weekend and we go outside. Noah had so much taking pictures and telling stories while he was doing it. He was just fantastic all day.

 

I shared in my previous blog that we have been having some behavior issues with Noah. I have always been concerned that perhaps there is a bit of ADHD. I know for sure that it runs in his side of the family. We haven been doing our best to get a handle on it before it becomes a bigger problem. This little guy is a challenge. We have days where we butt heads something awful and I just need to leave. So, the past few weeks have been challenging for both of us. Sometimes I wonder if it is easier to just give up and let him act a fool. I know that it is incredibly hard to spend every minute that I am with him trying to figure out how to intercept the situation and avoid an argument, a struggle, an all out free for all of emotions. This past weekend I was home with the kids by myself because Jason works one Saturday a month. So, I got out the camera and decided that Noah was going to take pictures all day. "I want to see your day!" I said to him. He was so incredibly excited and was ready to move! Thankfully it was a GORGEOUS weekend and we go outside. Noah had so much taking pictures and telling stories while he was doing it. He was just fantastic all day.

what's goin on

Rainy yucky day here in Summerville, and I finally got the kids to take a nap! The past couple of weeks have been a bit rough around here. Noah has been having issues at school for a while now and we are doing our best to try and get a  handle on his behavior. Last week, we started him on a gluten free diet and so far we have seen results. He is just not as much of a spaz and seems to actually listen when we talk to him. Before it was like talking to the wall. ADHD has always been in the back of our minds especially since it runs in Jason's family. I just absolutely do not want to get him medicated. I have seen kids that are and some are just little zombies. I will say that if worst comes to worst, I will do it. I just want it to be my last resort. I will do whatever it takes to make sure that my child is able to learn at the level he should be learning at. He is incredibly smart and I know how far he is able to go.
  Nora decided on Monday to get yet another staph infection. I cannot tell you how mentally exhausting those things are. It is so hard when you do everything that they tell you to do to try and prevent them, and it just wont stop. There is nothing worse than seeing your sweet baby in pain and know there is nothing you can do about it.  Trying to make the most of the good things going on in our house right now and enjoying what is usually FANTASTIC weather. We have been in the  70's and sunny almost every day. I am so lovin it!



I am my mother.

I am my mother.

 

 

Isn't she beautiful?

I am my mother because I have slowly over the years adopted some of her traits.

Some good, some bad. Some silly.

 

 

 

I have developed a small obsession with cookbooks. Mostly because some of them are beautiful.

I have big plans to make everything inside of them and it is rare that that happens.

After my mom passed, I'm pretty confident that we found hundreds of cookbooks in boxes. Some we had never seen before.

 

I am my mother because every Saturday morning she would get up and clean the house. Not that I clean the house on Saturday mornings, because I don't. But  because I turn into a complete crab when I clean. I remember staying as far away from her on Saturday mornings as possible because it was quite possible that you were going to get yelled at for no particular reason other than you were in the house, and you were not cleaning and being a crab as well.

 

I Love artichokes. I will never forget the first time she introduced me to a REAL artichoke. She showed me how to eat it. just that tiny bit of artichoke made me a lover of that delicious vegetable forever.

 

 

I am my mother because my husband is my best friend. Her and my dad were pretty much inseparable. They fought like cats and dogs, but their love went way beyond the pettiness of the little un- important things in life. I watched her stay by his side when he first got sick and him by hers. Never leaving. I love Jason with that same kind of love. Its very intense.

 

 

 I get up every morning and do my hair and make-up. Why? Just because. I feel better. I would stand in the bathroom with her and ask her all about her make-up and her hair. I watched her put it on, studied how she did her hair, and I became that girl.

 

I am my mother because I am becoming obsessed with new lipstick. She had a shoebox FULL of lipstick colors! She didn't like to look like she wasn't wearing any, so she had bright colors. I used to love picking out lipstick with her because I always picked out the brightest colors and she usually liked them! I have recently found a love for lipstick. I never wore it before, but it is slowly becoming my new favorite makeup.:)

 

 

Its so funny to me that without even thinking about it, I am becoming my mother in some ways. I miss her so much and most of all I hope that Nora gets to see how her grandma lived and loved, through me living and loving the same way.

 

 

 



happy new year!

Happy New Year friends!
 I cannot tell you how much I have been looking forward to 2014. This is my year! There are no more houses to prepare to sell, no more stress of getting things done! Thanking God that everyone in my home has been healthy so far with the exception of Nora and I having a little cold. Starting this year off right. Jason accepted a new job at a different dealership. I realize that comes as a surprise to some of you! After all, isn't that why we moved in the first place? Well, yes and no. When we went and talked to his former boss last July, we were basically fed a load of BS. Between the pay situation, and the drive to and from home, it was too much. I was home with the kids for sometimes 14 hours a day. Every single day doing the same thing.... not really knowing many people and in a town I wasn't totally familiar with, it was very stressful. So, he got out and found himself a new job that he LOVES so far! And he is home more. Those of you that really know me, know that this guy is my best friend and never seeing or talking to your best friend sucks! In the end, it all worked out though. Also did a few tiny things to the house. After a un finished tift with out landlord, we decided to go ahead and paint! NO MORE LIME GREEN! We basically went back to the fabulous light blue that we loved so much in our other house. Painted the office grey, and added another desk so we can both have a little space. Him for bills, me for crafts! ha! Don't really have any good pictures quite yet since we aren't done with decorations. I promise I will post some pictures of the house as soon as I get a chance to get it together. Any who, I guess that is really all so far this year. So Ill leave you with that! I hope everyone is making the most of the new year! enjoy it! xo

 

This was right after we painted. Obviously this room isn't done! But I love the color.

Where the heart is.

Not every day can be a good day. Some times there are emotions that are incredibly sneaky! It can be anything! A book, a piece of clothing, a song on the radio. I can be having a fantastic day and then one second later I start to get angry...SO angry. I have this incredible urge to just plea with God to bring them back! My mind races to think that maybe I am dreaming.. yes,"just wake up" I tell myself, but I  don't. Then comes the realization that what is done, is done. It happened. Its over. This time of year can really bring out the crazies in me. If you have been through this, you understand. One second you are fine. In a moment, something can  happen that pulls you right back to that place you sometimes want to stew in for awhile. We forget to be thankful for a minute. Thankfully, It has become easier to pull myself out. To look at what I have been given and the result of all that has happened. I know I say it a lot lately, but God has been so good! Is that ever something we get tired of hearing? I hope not. I absolutely have days where I think "what are we doing here, I miss my family! " But I'm so happy we made this move. It has brought me to a new place in my life that I desperately needed. We are still making changes every day. I am still trying to figure out my normal! I can say with all honestly though that being home with my kids everyday is a blessing. They make me crazy but they also take me to a place of pure joy. I am complimented every single time we go out that I have a beautiful family. I just wish with incredible intensity that my mom and dad were here to see it. So, prayers to all of you this season who have a heavy heart and are missing a piece of it..xo