Currently…

Listening:  Silence.  Big kids went back to school today and the littles are napping.  Hallelujah!

Eating:  Nothing, but just finished a glowing green smoothie even though I can’t stop thinking about the leftover pizza in our fridge.

And yes that is a sliver of celery sticking out the top of my straw.  Let’s all gag together.

I did meal plan so here’s what we’ve got going on for dinners this week:  Easy 5 Ingredient White Chicken Chili, Taco Tuesday, Chicken tenders and salad, Fried Cauliflower and chicken and Cabbage Roll Soup (was suppose to make this last week, but didnt).  Hating on Instagram right now because the sponsored ads are all things like this:

Just shut it Dominos.  Shut your savory delicious mouth right now.

Drinking:  Water.  Boring.  Maybe I should fix a cocktail at 1:10 on a Tuesday afternoon.

Wearing:  This and Thispants 🙂

Feeling:  Okay.  Yesterday was great and last night was overwhelming, but today feels okay.  I feel settled and kind of like things aren’t spinning out of control and that’s a good feeling.

Weather:  Perfection.  It’s the perfect mix of fading summer with new fall.  Can we just make up a new season…Sautumn.  Or Fummer.  Think it over.

Wanting:  Our boy home.  We think about him every dang day for approximately all day long.  I feel like we’ve been doing really well in the wait…not going uber crazy…not losing our minds…not crying ALL THE TIME…and by “we” I mean me.  Definitely have felt more peace in this wait than in Amon’s, but man how I desperately want our boy home.  It semi sucks knowing you cannot do one more thing to make it happen any faster.  U.S. Immigration, China, Washington, etc…it feels like they hold all our cards right now…but we really know whose hands hold it all…so we’re praying like crazy and storming heaven.

Needing:  Well I was in need of some winter shoes.  Every year for almost forever my winter shoes have consisted of toms.  This year I decided it was time to have some real legit winter shoes that actually keep my feet warm.  I found the dreamiest company making the dreamiest shoes called Oliberte…fair trade footwear made in Ethiopia…yes please.  Sadly I couldn’t swing the price, but then I found a pair on eBay and got them for $37.  That I can swing.  I have not been on eBay in years upon years, but apparently now you can haggle with some sellers and that’s exactly what I did.  Ahhh, I love the internets.

  

Thinking:  About yesterday.  Littles had school and bigs did not which meant I had 5 hours with just them.  I let them do the planning and we had the best time.  The best best time. I love all our kids and wouldn’t change one thing about the way God has put together our family, but sometimes my mind does wander back to those early early days.  Harper was a fresh 2-year-old and Huddy was 9-month-old when Solomon came home.  It was just the 5 of us for a long time.  My current days are even sweeter, but those sure were sweet days too.

What in the freaking heck happened to my babies?!?!?!?

And Lastly Enjoying:  THIS, THIS, THIS and THIS.  For all of you who are also way overly done with this year’s election…you’re welcome.

Happy Tuesday!!!  

2 Comments

  1. I started following your blog a little bit ago after I saw your craft weekend swag donation. I had no idea that Hudson and Solomon were babies together … and did a little snooping back in the archives to figure it all out. Wow … I don’t know how I missed it but I didn’t realize how close together your three big kids are. I had to laugh when you wrote at one point, “I don’t like to do personal posts” when you posted about your brother going to Haiti. I guess your blog has changed quite a bit over the past 8-9 years! I love reading about your family and your faith, and I can’t tell you how much you inspire me. I don’t know how you do all that you do!

    • Hahahahaha, oh yes, the days of not personal posts. I used to be all business and then realized that wasn’t much fun…Ha!!! Thanks so much for reading.

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