Whoops!

Well, I made the ultimate mess yesterday during dinner. While trying to hurry to the fussy baby who was yelling from his high chair last night I accidentally dropped his cup of squash on the floor. No big deal right? I have a dog, she can clean it up. . . right? Wrong! What I didn't know was that yesterday was "Make The Ultimate Mess Day" and on "Make The Ultimate Mess Day" you must and I mean must make the biggest mess possible. Well, I won the award for biggest mess because my 3 tablespoons of squash multiplied in thin air to about 6 cups of squash and not only splattered all over the floor, rug, trash can, fish tank, and laundry room doors, but it also made its way up the wall and all over the ceiling. (no that is not my hairy belly in the picture)

You would have thought that I let James hold his own spoon and then left the room for an hour. It was quite the mess. Thankfully, Jeremy is laid back about mommy made messes (now don't get me started on how he reacts to doggie made messes) and he helped me clean it up. Using our tallest chair and some pillows with a quilt he was able to reach the ceiling and begin his scrubbing. It's on nights like this when I miss having my garage where there is a nice tall ladder hanging up and you don't have to watch your husband risk his life to wash squash off the ceiling, but thankfully he survived.

Needless-to-say I will not be trying to carry two food dishes to the table again. It's just not worth it.

Scary Scary Bed Monster Plays Peek A Boo

Jeremy and James have this game they play in the mornings. Jeremy is "The Scary Scary Bed Monster" and James thinks it's so funny. I wish I could get a really funny video off our old camera onto the blog, but I can't so this is them playing peek-a-boo yesterday.

Also here is James trying to bite his beach ball.

New Year's Resolution--a bit early

I'm starting my New Years Resolution early this year, not because I am ambitious, but because I am desperate to learn to TRULY love. Lately I have felt myself being so negative about people. I hate this about myself because I am called by God to love people, all people. I have been trying so hard to keep my mind positive and not judge others. It's a tough task, but I know I'll be a happier person, a healthier person, and a holier person if I can learn to love all people. The Christmas season can bring out the beast in people (including myself). All the hustle and bustle can annoy and frustrate anyone. The gift giving turns from a blessing (giving gifts to those you love) to a curse (feeling entitled to certain things or becoming bitter about what to give to whom).
My prayer this season and this day is that God changes me from within. I want to love. I want to love those near me (which is hard to do because you know their every fault) and I want to love those distant from me (which is a little easier to do, but I sometimes notice that it's love out of pity and not love out of Love).
Anyway, some of my prayers are being answered by God through my husband. I was reminded this morning that Jeremy started a book of quotes a couple of years ago. I had the desire to read through it this morning and some of his quotes really jumped out at me.

"He who loves, sees."-C.S. Lewis

"Learning to be fond of people is the only way to be happy."-Edith Nesbit

"May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, oh Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer." -David

"The true atheist is the one who refuses to see God's image in the face of their neighbor."-A Catholic Worker

I could go on and on with some great quotes, but the last quote is where I will stop. Ouch! My life would be udderly depressing and empty without the love of Christ, but yet I struggle with loving my neighbor and that is the ONE thing he has told me to do. God loves everyone. God is love. How? How does He do this? How can I do this?

"May those who hope in You not be disgraced because of me."-David

If you have a scripture or a favorite quote that relates I would love to hear it.

Goodbye VHS--Hello Modern Technology!

I bought a new video camera today and I am so excited to finally have a camera that I can upload video onto my computer with. No more tiny tapes to have to label, change, and keep up with. No more transferring video onto VHS tapes (yes, my camera was from the dark ages--10 years ago). My old camera finally went dead last night. And,with James in the house I can't go long without a camera so I went and got one.

I took a little video tonight after James' bath. It's nothing great, but I wanted to practice with the camera and practice importing video onto the computer. It was sooooo easy. YAY!!!

Anyway, here is my semi-naked boy after his bath.

Do You Feel Safe?

Is the world a safer place now that Jeremy is a security officer? Hmmm, well you tell me. . .



During some "down time" over the holiday, Jeremy decided to learn to ride the segway at his work. Do you know what a segway is? Have you seen "Mall Cop"? Well, it's the little scooter that officers ride on to go faster and stand taller. Well, my brave fearless husband crashed his segway into a parking lot. It was very heroic. A man robbed a nearby Barnes and Noble and Jeremy was the first one on the scene. He grabbed the man by the hair while flying down the street at top segway speed. . . Isnt' that amazing? Well, it would be if it were true. Actually he was in an empty parking lot (did you hear that--empty) and he crashed into a parking space stone.

I can't stop laughing about it. Then today he came home and told me about crashing on his bike. Another heroic move. He took his hand off the handle bar to answer his radio and crashed. Luckily a civilian stopped their car to make sure he was o.k. He was fine, but his ego took a big blow. His shins also need a day of recovery.

My opinion is that we are much safer out there with Jeremy looking out for us. Yes, indeed I feel very safe. Did I mention that I asked Santa for an extra deadbolt for Christmas?

One Lucky Kid

This is one lucky kid--surrounded by people that love and adore his every move!

A Must Buy!

I got this new thing tonight at Wal-Mart for James. I've seen them in most places that sell baby stuff, but I just happened to buy it at Wal-Mart tonight. It's a net with a handle and you put fruit, veggies, ice, etc. inside the net and your baby can suck and chew on the net and small bits of food comes out. He absolutely loved it. I thawed out some frozen peaches and put two inside and he chewed on it for a long time.



I love this little tool because I have been having a hard time finding snacks for him at this age. He can't eat a lot of foods yet and the small finger foods that he is able to eat he can't get them in his mouth. This is a great way to give him snacks while we eat our meal. Yay, for good inventions!