Ain't No Supermom

Category: Thankful

  • Day 8 of Month of thankfulness…

    Day 8 of Month of thankfulness…

    I am going to *try* to do something every day in November. Try is the key word;)
    Do you like how I jump in on day 8? Me too. Did you expect any different?

    I am deeply thankful for my marriage. Not because it is better than yours or because there is fireworks every night, b/c I don’t know about your marriage, and I am no fan of fireworks.….but because God has used that relationship over any other to grow me in so many ways. And through submitting to Him, He has blessed me beyond measure, and given me a husband I could have never painted in a thousand years. God has mercifully restored us both, and I am so grateful I get to share this walk with my loving, sweet, super handsome, funny, and encouraging Big Stink.

  • Weekend with Nonni and Poppi…

    Weekend with Nonni and Poppi…

    …I love summer. Family getaways are my favorite. Taking time to JUST be with loved ones and not focus on to do lists, cooking dinner, or contemplating what great excuse I am going to come up with to get out of doing the 5612th load of laundry.
    We were able to spend the weekend with Nonni and Poppi in San Diego-and HAD SO MUCH FUN!! So much so, that the ordinary life has as of this last week, has been deemed unbearable for little Stink. All he talks about is his vaca-Y-tion. And when are going back? And when are we going on the miami vice boat again? (ok I threw miami vice in there. Don Johnson is a legend people.)

    Another picture?! 

    How we get our kids to ingest food. Don’t judge.

    Awhhhhh:) 

    These 2 boys are the loves and joy of my life. Thank you God for entrusting us with them. 

    Riding the san diego public transportation. The red car to be excact. Was a hit! Except for the desperate need to find sanitizer upon exiting. 

    Me and my little beiber.

    About how I feel at this point in pregnancy.

    please don’t barf, please don’t barf, please don’t barf…

    Meet baseball’s #1 fan. This kid breathes baseball right now, and the cutest part is it’s organic. Chad is not, (I stand as a witness), influencing in any way shape or form his love for this sport. He loves everything about it, but right now the highlight is the numbers on the jersey. 

    excuse the chorizo-esqe outfit. In my defense I so daint-ily trashed my white t-shirt with a soda spill, and had to use an emegency back up shirt from 20 pounds ago. 

    My little athlete. He thought the goal was to get the ball out of the park….so he made sure to throw the ball over the fence. My kind of strategy.

    We are the proud owners of a decapitated turtle. Thank you weeman.

  • Lucille’s

    I always forget how lifechanging the loud BBQ place Lucille’s is. Until I wake up the next morning all swelled up and 2 inches girthier. Then I remember a bite of that macaroni was in the 150-200 calorie range,  and well, having already gained 15 lbs, I can’t really afford to be eating like that, then planning to run a marathon the next day. Because pee when I run now, and I hate running. Charming, eh?
    We had a smashing date night last night just my husband and I, and I have to say, (as I always do 30 times through the night), why don’t we do this more often? Date nights have become a highlight of the week most definitely and after 7 years of being a couple, I am so thankful to say, they are just as fun and appreciated. Of course instead of fumbling under the table playing footsie, we now like to talk grown up and chug our ice waters. And actually, *GASP*, get to finish what we are talking about with out playing whack a mole with a toddler vying for our attention. Just kidding-I don’t whack my midgets. Well, hard at least;)  7 years ago this month was our first date at Lucille’s, where I decided I kinda like the guy.  So, YAY, for Lucille’s. She hasn’t let me down yet.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina

    I got nothing but love for that place and the people.  I seriously threw a look back behind me as people were talking to me. You know when you think “why is this person being so nice to me?” and realize they are really talking to their best friend that is 19 degrees behind you? Yah, it was like that, only they were talking to me. Just good people.
    And of course the best peeps were the ones I actually went there for;) We had a great time together. L-boogs is entirely too funny for his own good. This kid catches FLIES. I kid you not. He is awesome. 2 years old and he knows what he wants. Baby Connor was a snuggle bun. I wanted to pack him in my bag. But I am not lactating so that wouldn’t have worked out for either of us. (thus he stayed, I am not really a baby snatcher.) Onto the pics:

    He is thrilled his Auntie is taking up his Mommies weekend. 

     I have never seen a love for short grass like Jeremy has for his 10 acres. He does this EVERY TWO days. Lets look at what he has to conquer since their property is the size of my neighborhood.

    This one stole my heart.

           This made me jealous of a 2 year old. I WANT A SWING!!
     Had to snap a pic of these for my munchkins. Finding green tractors made me a hometown hero in this house. 
     The name of her adjacent community….About as cool as a name gets.
     The front side
     Ahhh sweet baby!
     The biggest monster dog dump. They are everywhere. I swear it was a 12 inch steaming heap. You are welcome. 

    Ash-I miss you long time. Already. Love you girl. The end;) 

  • HUGE answer to prayer

    If you have ever been to our casita, you know the downstairs john doesn’t flush properly. You know this because if you asked me, I first awkwardly quizzed you on what exactly was going to take place in the bathroom, and then tried to recover with a lengthy explanation of why we have had 8 plumbers in our home and we don’t know what is wrong with it so please don’t go #2, thankyouverymuch.
    I know,  I am the hostess with the mostess.
    Plumber #9 had it going on. He came, he did something, he conquered. (what is the middle word?). He shoved  his video snake thing down the hole and found a wrench in the elbow which has never allowed the toilet to flush properly. Well anything other than water at least. So when he set the toilet, water flooded everywhere thus destroying our downstairs floor. A LOT of money in repairs, *that we haven’t done yet*, and insurance denied the claim. If you go to our church or love us, we have probably harrassed you with prayer requests after prayer requests….and four months later and a miracle later: THEY ARE PAYING for EVERYTHING!!!! Can you believe it? Me neither. When I get the check, I will more likely believe it, but in the mean time if you see a crazy woman dancing her happy dance in the middle of the street, that is me.


    “My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.”

                     -Psalm 121:2

    “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.”
                     -Matthew 7:7