Sickies

Today was a one of those days in parenthood that makes you feel like you could literally lose your mind and watch it sneak off, dragging your sanity with it. Harper (my sweet but extra clingy 20 month old) was throwing up all morning yesterday, and then she took of her diaper and let it all out (trying to avoid gross words here, hah) all over our living room and couch, so I wasn't very surprised this morning to wake up to her pooping all over my bed. I tried just rolling with the punches but it really seemed like everything was going the opposite of "my way". My house is a disaster. I just can't keep up with it. I try, believe me, I try. I swear it's my kids goals to drag out as much stuff as possible and we have too much junk in this house to keep up with the messes. Anyway! I thought I would turn on a sermon while I was trying to fold the endless mountain of laundry, and what better to cheer me up than to turn on a sermon about the Proverbs 31 woman!? Five minutes into the sermon I'm crying while I fold because I feel SO guilty about the "worldy woman" John MacArthur is describing...she's me :(  But then I get really happy, because God had me listen to this sermon for a reason, and that reason is that through Christ, I can become more like this fancy little proverbs 31 lady. I think it'll be a lifelong struggle for me, but I'm going to strive for it. You should listen to it- it's a good one: The Mirror for All Christian Women
So I made it through the rest of the day, including Riley getting her first fillings (went sooo smooth by the way) and then at about 6:30 tonight Riley started throwing up. Now she has the bug that Harper had yesterday, and the poor girl threw up all over the basement. I really feel like every room in our house has been hit by either poop or vomit, and it's all I smell. Now that the kids are asleep, it's time for me to start editing, which I'll be doing for the next three hours...1am here I come!

Finally

Oh my. I have been wanting to blog for a long time now. Seriously, every night when I get in bed it's one of the first things that pops into my head, "oh man, I totally meant to start a blog today! so many funny things happened and now no one will ever know (and I'll definitely forget)..." Well finally today, April 1st, 2012, I've started a blog. I have my "work" blog, but it feels funny posting too much personal stuff on there, plus I have a hard time believing anyone will want to read what I have to say, but it's more for my kids someday (if the internet still exists as it is in 10-15 years...sometimes I start to think blogs will never last and someone really smart and psychotic will destroy the internet, ending life as we know it). I have always been good at journaling, but honestly with a toddler in my bed it's kind of hard to get out the pen and paper, not to mention that I am usually up editing til the wee hours of the morning and handwriting out what my day was like just doesn't sound as appealing as it did before I "worked".
Anyway... I'm happy that I officially set this up- it's not very pretty yet, but it's a start! And now when funny things happen with the kids (like Harper pooping all over herself and our living room tonight) or I have some brilliant, thought provoking conversation running through my head (conversing with myself), I'll be able to blog it. And of course put up more pictures of my kids and life..cuz I know that the internet's totally dying to see the excitement going on in my life :)
I'll end with a few of our family photos by the amazingly talented Carl Zoch, the header image is his too!: