Snow Day

Aaron's busy day at school got cut short so he came home early for a snow day. Brooklyn and I had already ventured outside to try to catch snowflakes on our tongues. She was so excited when she finally caught one! We "chalked" our porch and our neighbors. Brooklyn put on her warm OKC Thunder hat and said, "Booyah! Rumble!" We played chase and pet the neighbor dog through the fence. Aaron came home and we are just lounging on the couch now while he works on school stuff from home. I made a delicious smoothie! Frozen pineapple, orange juice, skim milk, strawberry Greek yogurt and red bull. I also clipped the gliders nails today which is a rough job! Gosh, they're a lot of work. I made their "main" food which is honey, bee pollen, protein powder, and an egg. I worked out from home and just finished sewing Brooklyn's leopard "Spotter". It's moments like this that make me full of joy with being a mother and being able to experience this indescribable love. I love saving the day for Brooklyn. Nothing makes me more fulfilled. I'm glad we finally aren't sick for a few days! It's nice to be productive and feel like playing.

Day 26

Ok, so day 26 has come LONG after day 1. :) I will complete this 30 (60) days of praying for my Husband. Day 26
Pray that your husband will discover and live his God-given purpose. Pray that he will offer all his dreams to the Lord, and pursue only those goals that will bring God glory and count for eternity. (Jer. 29:11; 1 Cor. 10:31)
11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot have a part in both the Lord’s table and the table of demons.
Thank you, Lord, for Aaron's commitment to his schoolwork. He has done so well transitioning into this intense, busy, demanding schedule. I am so proud of his accomplishments and his recovery. I pray he continues to see a bright future and stay on this path. Thank you for my ability to provide for our family during this time. I pray that I would learn to be satisfied with this stage in our lives and have faith it won't always be this way. I pray we always make time for each other and for Brooklyn during this busy time in our lives. Thank you for her sweet heart and her happy spirit.

Valentine Fun

Dropped Aaron off at clinical and BK off at her preschool party this morning, swung by Starbucks and did my Valentine shopping finally. I've been working so much lately, I just didn't have time to go. I had a lot of fun shopping for Aaron and Brooklyn and our neighbor, Kim. All of her family is in Colorado so Brooklyn picked her out some cozy socks and a small chocolate turtle cake. Aaron treated me with some tanning sessions so I went today which was really nice. Tanning is very relaxing for me and something I can do all by myself-just lay and relax for 20 min. After tanning, I got ready to go back to "Bobs class". It used to be called "navy seals" but he changed the name to "push and pull" since we didn't ever incorporate swimming. Either way, it is ridiculous and I haven't worked out much the past 3 weeks since I've been sick so, needless to say, I was in the bathroom 20 min into the class with a fan on my face and a cold, wet towel around my neck about to vomit. Thankfully, class was cut short to take bk to her dr appt and then have a "Night in Paris" dinner at Chick Fil A-all 3 of us. Brooklyn enjoyed the date and was ready to head home. After her bath, story, ironing our uniforms, packing 3 lunches and picking up, we are finally ready for bed. We had a fun, family Valentines Day!

My little Valentine

Brooklyn had fun sneaking some chocolate strawberries and preparing her skittle valentines for her class. She loves chocolate just like her mommy!

Day 25: Praying for your Husband

Day 25
Pray that your husband will be courageous in his stand against evil and injustice, and that he will stand for the truth. Pray that he will protect you and your family from Satan’s attacks. (Ps. 31:24; Eph. 6:13; Ps. 27:14)
24 Be strong and take heart,
all you who hope in the Lord.
13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
14 Wait for the Lord;
be strong and take heart
and wait for the Lord.

While we are waiting...

Waiting for Spring! It's so easy to get cooped up and want to do nothing all day. It is cloudy but fairly warm today so we are chalking and BK is riding her tricycle. The sunshine peeks through every once in a while. Living here makes me miss being at my Grandmas and exploring through the pasture, ponds and country. I hope as Brooklyn gets bigger, she can explore and be outside more. We found lots of creepy bugs and slugs on our mini outside adventure today!

Meet our Gliders

Our neighbor Kim got to meet our gliders and had a ball. Well, after Belle kinda bit her and shredded an almond all over her shoulder she had a good time. :) The gliders are still unsure of people who aren't their "family" but do pretty well with meeting strangers. Thunder is still sweet and likes to adventure. Belle doesn't mind getting out and running around but doesn't really care for snuggle time. She is also obsessed with the wheel in the cage. She's just like a girl and usually eats a little then runs it off, then takes more breaks from running to eat. ;) If we had to do it over, we probably wouldn't get the gliders because they are so high maintenance but we love them enough to not get rid of them too. They are a unique part of our family. Brooklyn is very interested in unique animals and loves learning about them from the show "Wild Kratts" so it's fun for her to have some unique animals. We hope through the next few years we trust them more and they trust us so we don't have to worry about them running away or getting lost. Thunder jumped to the floor last week and ran under the stove. After he ate a few random leftovers, he just came back to us though! They are crazy, but fun...sometimes.