Monday, March 31, 2008

{A new day a new week..}

To look backward for a while is to refresh the eye, to restore it, and to render it the more fit for its prime function of looking forward.

{Spring will come someday right?....}

Yes it snowed last night {this pic is from somewhere out there but its pretty much like here our neighbour's tulips are up and it looks just like this. How sad. Oh well.

It was a pretty quite weekend Friday night I got a babysitter and decided I was going to get my couple of hours with Darren since he was basically gone for two weeks the better part of it anyway. D was so tired the first hour really wasn't that fun I think he would have liked to be in bed sleeping instead. But after a bit "he woke up" and joined me ha ha! It was nice just to be together. Saturday we had a primary party it kind of felt like we through it together but it turned out really good and the kids had fun. D spent the day painting the baseboards in living room after 7 months of green tape yah!! So now we just have some touch ups to do and finish the kitchen and hall ones. Its hard with three kids running around so it takes more time!Saturday night we watched AUGUST RUSH the best movie ever!!! Bawled and bawled some more even D was teary eyed its so good YOU HAVE TO WATCH IT it is so so good. If you have watched it comment because I would say more but don't want to spoil it for anyone. But I for sure recommend it my sister told me I needed to see it and she was so right!

Anyway Sunday we had the usual chaos for sacrament I swear I don't know why I go sometimes Masen is so "active" every week his whole goal is to get to dad on the stand!! He screams, throws things, wants whatever Kolten has and that drives kolt nuts but it stops the loudness and I end up telling the kids just to give him what he wants so he'll stop screaming or yelling whichever it is! A lady came up to me after sacrament yesterday and told me--she admires me in my single motherness {pretty much eh} each Sunday with my kids and persevering each Sunday. Masen is just a child who hates to be restrained in anyway as in confined to the one bench! Its embarrassing some Sundays. I keep hoping one of these days it will get better! B/C believe me my diaper bag is full of church related materials for him to play with, food for him to eat and distract him, but it's hard when your 3 year old is showing the congregation her cute pink underware or TALKING loudly about how so so says AMEN or some other loud outburst!! OR your 6 year old forgetting where he is for 5 second and yelling give me that! We really do teach our children to be reverent sometimes it so so hard! I do it every week because Why? j/k because its important. The rest of Sunday was good we had a roast beef dinner and baked potatoes and some really fattening PB {Reese bar type sweetness } so fattening but really good once a year to make bars! Some good naps and that was the weekend ! hope everybody had a great weekend!! This was gonna be short but oh well. Happy spring?? somewhere out there right.

4 comments:

Lynn said...

My heart goes out to you and your struggles with the kids in church. I just want to tell you that I have been there and done that....don't give up. What you are doing now.....WILL (and I can guarantee that) be SO worth it when they are teenagers. They do eventually learn what reverence means. They truly do. I know how hard it is to sit alone and teach your children this all by yourself. Just know that others totally hear you!
Look at the snow, eh? It's like we had Spring for one week, then totally skipped summer and now we're back to winter again. Yuk!
I can't wait to see August Rush. It's on my list to see. I did hear that it was really good. So don't anyone spoil it for me yet. Please? LOL!
If D got a little teary eyed too, then I KNOW my D will love it too. HE LOVES those kinds of movies. I am so lucky that my man loves chick flicks as much as I do.

T. Lopez said...

I can relate so SO much to your Sunday struggles--Drake was the exact same way!!! Just plain old busy!!! He's grown up (a little) and now at least tries hard to be reverent...when he remembers!!!LOL!
Agreed that August Rush is VERY good--totally loved it! I bawled too...

Anonymous said...

Hey Christal, it's Carrie Famulak (used to be Schow (Jill's younger sister)) Anyways, I love reading your blog. I found it a few weeks ago through some mutual friends, and I love it. Honestly, you inspire me. You are always so optimistic and positive and seem like the best mom ever. And, the songs you have on here are always some of my favorites. :) I loved August Rush too! Definitely a movie I will buy. So good. Have a great day! Love ya!

Anonymous said...

I can sympathize with you about the busy kids. Brighton just can't seem to sit still. In fact the other week I was looking at you, wondering how the heck you get Masen to sit so still. I think I end up in the hall with Brighton almost every week. GRRRR...

Don't spoil August Rush! I want to see it soooo bad. That is on our list for our girls night this weekend.