I am feeling perfectly

miserable these days as I have been recovering from some virus. It has been 5 days and it is still lingering. This cartoon (borrowed from Cosmo Crickets blog) pretty much sums up how I am feeling.




Heres to feeling better tomorrow! I am on Tissue box #3 and counting.....

For Today.....

outside my window....it is a gloriously beautiful day, the sun is shining and my roses are in full bloom. The garden is beginning to sprout.

I am thinking...about the calligraphy project I am doing and coordinating all the other things I have to do.

I am thankful for...a home full of love, laughter, learning, and dancing and the wonderful privilege to stay home with H & C.

From the kitchen...warm cinnamon rolls and hot coffee this morning, pancakes for the kids and planning to make tacos for dinner.

I am wearing...jean Capri's with flip-flops and my favorite green tee.

I am creating...scrapbook pages for Halle's baby book-6 pages over the last week!

I am going...to pick up my car today after it is fixed(my parents neighbor backed into my parked car), run errands/work/play with the kids

I am reading....the book of Esther and doing the bible study along with it.

I am hoping...to plan something fabulous for our anniversary next week.

I am hearing...my kids playing so sweetly together with elephants and other animals. They sound so cute playing as if one is the mother and the other two elephants are the children.

Around the house...there is laundry coming out of the dryer, dishes in the sink from breakfast, toys everywhere, a scrapbook mess in the dining room, piles of work on my desk-I better get with it!

One of my favorite things...sleeping in a bit with cool air blowing in from the swamp cooler vent, long hot shower, time spent with the Lord

A few plans for the rest of the week...swimming for Halle, volunteer at Garage sale for Myanmar tomorrow, finish cleaning up the office for Brent, my usual juggling act with Genesis Group and home, wrap up some loose ends with home/work/and the house we are fixing/flipping this summer, Tennis night with the kids, golf practice, Church in the mountains on Sunday.

Journaled this morning....idea from Ali Edwards blog.

25 Random things about ME???

I had been tagged many times on facebook to make this list that I finally had some time last night and sat down to write it out. I thought maybe this would make a neat scrapbook page about me. I have never made one about me. Maybe these are things that my kids might want to read someday about their mom. Anyway here is the list that I made.....

25 random things about me.

1. I am a lefty and proud to be in my right mind.
2. I was a complete tomboy growing up and most of my grade school friends were boys.
3. I placed second in the state of Montana for the all around Gymnastics competition in the 4th grade.
4. I won the all school spelling bee in the 5th grade, but then missed my first word in the county bee.
5. I love to sing....and have even recorded an album for my parents as a Christmas gift 6 years ago.
6. I have never broken a bone, but I do have a nice scar on my right upper lip from an accident involving a tractor when I was 5.
7. I am very competitive and hate to lose at anything.
8. I lived with my family in a one room cabin on a farm in Montana for nearly 2 years-did I mention there were five people in my family?
9. I love all types of food and have tried eating almost anything. (including rattlesnake) My favorites are Mexican and Thai.
10. I have played or tried to play almost every sport and enjoy most of them!
11. I once bumped into Michael W. Smith while shopping-love his music.
12. I accepted Jesus into my heart when I was 5 years old and gave Him my life when I was 16.
13. A large portion of my family live halfway around the globe in Myanmar and I try to visit Southeast Asia as much as I am able.
14. I talk to my mom and my sister almost every day on the phone.
15. My husband drove a Porsche Boxster S when we were dating and he once took me driving up to speeds of 130/140+...(I got to borrow it once as well- how I miss that car!)
16.Two of the all time best things to happen to me were the birth of my children.
17. I was bitten by a German shepherd on my face as a baby and was afraid of dogs for most of my childhood.
18. My parents are two of the most amazing, inspiring people that I know and I love them dearly.
19. My husband is my best friend-we love experiencing life together and have been married nearly 8 years.
20. Are you getting sick of reading these??
21. Poppies and daisies are my favorite flowers.
22. My favorite colors are red and green.
23. I have really neat handwriting and have made money over the years writing things for people. Wedding invites anyone?
24. I am a procrastinator and very indecisive-these are just two of the things I would really like to change about myself.
25. I love working for myself and being able to stay home with my kids and if I ever have to have a boss again I would not know what to do.

I am terrible with dates so correct me if any of these are wrong Mom, Dad, or Heidi since you might be the only ones that ever care to read these. I would love it if any of you reading this would share 25 random things about yourselves.