Beautiful Pre-Autumn Day

Don't you just love fall?!?! Today was such a beautiful day! After the boys came home from Mother's Day Out we just played outside until Rob got home. Matthew & Jacob just didn't want to go in and get ready for supper...so Rob grilled the hot dogs and then we just moved a card table out front and had a little picnic outside! It was sooooo nice! Hope you all are enjoying your week. Rob's back to work at Farmington and I'm busy getting ready for a garage sale Saturday - hope to sell a BUNCH of stuff!

Update!

Hello Readers, Family & Friends!

It is 7:39 and we have both boys in bed! They were up early and were ready! AHHHH - a little time by ourselves!

Last week was a crazy, crazy week. Rob worked in St. Charles every day but Friday - leaving in the morning at 4:00 am and coming home at 9:00-9:30 - overtime is great but there is a limit to that, too! Rob has been really, really tired, but doesn't complain.

I took the boys to see Sesame Street on Wednesday evening...yes, by myself! Matthew & Jacob were absolutely on their best behavior! They loved it (I had taken Matthew several years ago - I guess when he was about 2) - both of them were dancing in the isle and having a blast. Jacob just LOVES Elmo right now.

Thursday morning was Mother's Day Out - I just stayed home and cleaned our bedrooms! It's such a nice feeling at the end of the day to know that you have accomplished SOMETHING!!

We had Jacob's 2nd Birthday party at Pioneer Orchard on Saturday. We had a great time...hoping everyone else did as well. We all took a ride thru the pumpkin patch & apple orchard, picked pumpkins, fed the goats, enjoyed some apple cider, and then roasted hot dogs by the fire. It turned out to be a nice day, weather-wise - can't ask for more than that!

Sunday was quite the opposite - rain pretty much all day. Went to church, out to eat at Applebees, and then came home for a while. We then went to AWANA - Matthew is in Cubbies, and Rob & I volunteer. The power was still out from the morning so it was cancelled. Rob decided to treat us then to ice cream at the new DQ - it was soooo yummy! An evening trip out to the farm and the day was perfect!

Well, I'm off to ALMOST finish some scrapbook pages for a swap that is due next weekend - it's going to be fun!

Have an AWESOME week, everyone!
Becky

Ten Kindnesses Shown to me this week.

I've been tagged by my friend, Amy, to do this little poll listing 10 kindnesses that you received this week:

1) My sister, Magdalene, agreed to pick up the rest of my stuff from the Little Lamb's Sale on Saturday while I was away enjoying myself in St. Louis.

2) My father-in-law called and asked us if we wanted any green beans from their garden - we had just about used all the canned ones that we had.

3) My two good friends, Linda & Julie, helped me so much on Saturday picking out a dress for my brother's wedding in Atlanta.

4) My mom agreed to sew (for the second time) a pillow case for Jacob's pillow to be taken on our trip. She had already made one for Matthew when he started pre-school.

5) A lady from church offered to stop by my house, so I didn't have to get out with 2 kids, and pick up my money for the Beth Moore conference in October.

6) The lady that always makes our birthday cakes, Theresa, agreed to make Jacob's cake...even though I just called her on Tuesday evening...and the party is on Saturday.

7) Our two sweet little boys made an "I Love You, Mommy" picture that was hanging on the door for me when I got home from my trip to St. Louis.

8) My sweet husband, Rob, took care of our boys Friday evening & all day Saturday, without complaint, and no question of when was I coming home, so I could enjoy some time away.

9) My dad agreed to pick Matthew up from pre-school on the Friday's that I have MOPS...just so that I can stay for the whole meeting.

10) A mentor of mine from church helped me in finding some Biblical info that I was needing.

I don't really read too many blogs...so, I challenge all of my readers to do this. It does really make you feel blessed! Have a great day!

A Fun Little Quiz!

Here's a short little T/F quiz that I read on another blog. You can respond with your own answers if you like!

1. I'm at my best in the early morning. FALSE - I'm not much of a morning person...but, I'd love to be!

2. I start each day with a healthy breakfast. TRUE - Usually a bowl of cereal & a banana, plus my Fortiflax (supposed to be getting my bad cholesterol down)!

3. I'm always sure to get at least 7 hours of sleep each night. TRUE - now that I have some prescribed sleeping medication I am doing better!

4. I enjoy my job. TRUE - I LOVE staying home with our boys.

5. I get along with most everyone. TRUE - I really do get along with most everyone. I don't have many CLOSE friends, but I have many friends!

6. I'm looking forward to the new season of tv shows this year. TRUE - I plan on watching Survivor and I'm gonna try a couple of new series (don't have much time in the evening to watch - I'd rather spend time with Rob & the boys!)

7. I make sure I take some time for myself every day. TRUE - usually on the computer or watching a game show on tv - or reading.

Hello!

Well, the last time I posted was on Matthew's 5th birthday. Just seems right that my next post would be on our son, Jacob's, 2nd birthday. We'll be celebrating here at home as soon as Rob gets home from work!

We do have a party planned for Jacob on the 24th - should be lots of fun! We're going to go to Pioneer Orchard for wagon rides, maze fun & a hot dog roast. Jacob will absolutely LOVE the wagon ride...although he'd probably rather ride on the tractor!

Much has been going on here since my last post. Rob started a job for Penzel in Farmington - leaves at 5:20 am and comes home around 5:00 pm. It's a long day...but, he never complains - he's just happy to be working. He's laying all of the pipe for the job. Thank goodness he gets to carpool with the superintendant of the job!!! Just think of the gas for his 3/4 ton pickup!

We got new windows on our house 3 weeks ago (thanks to a nice little gift we received!!). They are awesome - they're easy to clean and they look really nice. Next thing to do is siding - so, so expensive...probably will have to wait until the spring. Rob really wants to rebuild the deck, but that will have to wait a while, at least until we do the siding.

Matthew is back in school (Pre-K) and really, really loves it. I just know he'll love kindergarten next year. On Thursdays Matthew & Jacob are both in Mother's Day Out here at Fruitland Community Church. A little time for ME! The first day was last week - Jacob tripped and fell out on the playground - his face looked quite bad - although he didn't cry! I think it will be a good year for them both.

The SEMO District fair is this week - we went Sunday. It was quite expensive - but we had a great time! The prices at the fair have come a long way since we were all little. It now costs $4/person to go in, and the bracelets for riding the rides are $15 - multiply that by 2 (Jacob now loves to ride) and you're handing out $30 for the kids to ride. It's all worth it though - to see their smiling little faces. What a blessing they are!

This weekend I'm looking SO forward to a little time away! Friday afternoon I'm headed to St. Louis (along with my good friends, Julie & Linda) for an awesome scrapbooking class at For Keepsakes scrapbook store. We're spending the night and shopping all day Saturday. I'm definitely needing this little break for the day-in's & day-out's of everyday life. The boys will have a blast with Rob - tractor rides, staying up late, no cleaning up of toys, eating mostly junk food! Oh well, I won't think about that!

Hope you all have a fantastic week!
Becky