Grateful for Girls

The girls were too cold to continue playing outside in the snow. Why not bring it inside into the bathtub?

I love how the girls light up around each other. Ande squirms and wants to jump out of my arms when she sees her sisters in the morning. "Baby Ande!", Nikelle exclaims each time her youngest sister wakes up from a nap. "You want to eat me?" Jaycie asks her baby sister. "I eat you," she states as she gums her hands, feet or belly. "Mmmmm...you taste nummy!"

I am so thrilled to have these little people in my life. I do not know what God has in store for each of them but I am anxious to see what difference they will have in this world.

Jaycie is a riot when she wants to be. She just makes me laugh (if she's not making me yell or cry). Here she is making pizza. Although I needed to instruct her that we don't use flour that way, I did need to stop and take a picture of our mischievous little girl!

Today, and every day, I am blessed to have these three little creations of God to take care of.

Baby Ande

Baby Ande is eating cereal now and enjoys it quite a bit. She opens her mouth and shakes her head from side to side like a little bird looking for a worm from its mommy.

Growing up too fast!

I think I woke up and realized my firstborn is growing up way too fast.

She has decided that she can pull her baby sister out of her crib. We have since had a conversation and she understands the dangers in that but I am allowing her more freedom in helping with her sister. Especially because her response to me was, "I just love her more than anything in the whole world!".

At bedtime, we have had to start telling her to finish the page she is reading and turn off her light. I really like that she is a bookworm!

Unfortunately, this lead to the first time I woke her up for school, left her to get ready and came back to no progress. As a matter of fact, I found her curled up asleep on the bathroom floor!

Oh, yeah. Not to mention there is just plenty of real life stuff she is learning about. The other day I wanted to rest on the sofa. I had to clear some toys off first. This is what I found:

Barbie is giving birth to Dora baby twins.

She's growing up fast!

Unexpected from Customer Service

Last week I received a package at the door. It was not addressed to me but had our address. I proceeded to contact the company who sent it. I informed them that this person did NOT live here and they advised me to mark it "Return to Sender" and place it in my mailbox. I knew this wouldn't work because it was not delivered by the United States Postal Service but did what I was told.

When I went to get our mail later that day, the box was still there. I contacted the company once again. This time it was a new customer service agent. She asked if I would be willing to send the package back to them and be reimbursed later. What?! I advised her that I would NOT and that if they wanted the package, they should have a driver come pick it up the same way it was delivered. (I don't know why I get irritated by these types of things. Trying to do the right thing but not getting any service.)

I was informed by customer service that they would NOT be sending a driver. I should keep the product and they would contact the true customer and see about shipping her a new one. They would then try to work something out. I guess this was her way of telling me I have something new to keep.

It's a workout product and video. Rod said maybe it's Providence? Looks like I have some assistance in helping me get healthy from an unexpected source.

A fool somedays

I never fail to be amazed at how very applicable the Book of Proverbs is to my life. Every day there is a verse (more often verses) that I can apply to my life that day.

Yesterday I was impressed with this from chapter 18:

A fool finds no pleasure in understanding
but delights in airing his own opinions.

I've never really considered myself a "fool" before but this verse clearly states that as my label somedays.

Chapter 19 gives me some thoughts on my marriage relationship:

a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping
v.
a prudent wife is from the LORD.

Lots to think about.