What do you think Wednesday - on Thursday!

ooops I forgot what day it is, here we go...

There is so much controversy over being a housewife and mother. There are those who believe that there is no Biblical reason that a mother should work outside the home, and if you do its because your priorities are not correct. I am not going to ask you whether or not you think I should be working. Mostly because I don't think any of you would actually tell me that you think I am sinning by working - even if that's what you believe. That said, I want to let you know that Max and I are working hard so that soon I will be home, taking care of KayLynn(maybe more), our home and my husband. We are making some major progress in that direction and our original goal (to be home by the time she was 5) is being shortened with each goal we reach and now we are hoping that I will be home by the time KayLynn is 3 (Summer 2011). So, please keep praying.

On to the subject at hand...

Do you do things in the home that help ends meet financially? Do you have ideas of things that mothers could do in the home to make money to help support their families? I strongly believe that the Proverbs 31 woman teaches us that we are to be industrious and provide for the home.

I can't wait to hear your ideas.

Another KayLynn-ism

The other evening the contractor(Kris), the electrician and Max were down in the basement looking at something (you know, a pipe or a wire or something!) and I went down to look at something too. I heard loudly, "MOM!"..."MOM!" yep, it was KayLynn. i went upstairs and asked her what she needed and, I kidd you not, she said, "Mom, Where's daddy?" I told her that he was downstairs with Kris and asked her if she wanted to go downstairs. Her reply? "Yep!"

She is getting soo big.

What happened??

You know how you hear stories about kids that ask "why?" all the time. Well, I am proud to say that my daughter doesn't. She asks, "What happened?" about everything. Especially when she hurts herself, but also if you make any exclamation, she wants to know, "What happened?"

What do you Think Wednesday

As most of you know (and some have experienced first hand) I don't get out much. This means that I don't get a lot of talking time with other women/wives/mothers. To that end I am starting "What do you think, Wednesday". I will be bringing up topics of all varieties. Some, of which, will have formed opinions, others I will never have thought about before, and the rest will be in between. So, join me, and tell me what you think.

Caveat - I am not necessarily asking because I don't know what to do, or I want you to change my mind. I would like to know the different sides to the issues and how other Christian women handle them. I do appreciate honesty and good-hearted debate.

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I read an article here that said you should spend 10 minutes of quality time with your children a day. The article did say that this was the minimum, but still, doesn't this sound a little low to you? The articles talked about how watching your child play at the park cannot make up for actually getting down and playing WITH them (which makes sense), but how do you play with your kids? Do you make things up or play with things you already have? How often do you read with them? One of the things that I am not looking forward to when Max gets his new job (Monday) is that they will not have the evening giggle fests that we all have most nights now. Well, we will, it will just be up to me.

How important is YOUR toilet??

If you are saying "not very", then picture yourself driving to Albertsons at 8:30pm with your husband and daughter to use theirs. Or, planning what you will drink or eat around how fast it makes you have to use the restroom. No water beside your bed, no glass of wine before bed and no luxurious bath in the evening. Don't worry, we did pay our utilities. You guessed it, we are re-doing our plumbing so there is no water. None. Nada.

I comforted myself by caressing my beautiful new kitchen faucet. It really is so pretty. I can't wait to show you before/after pictures. Oooh and the bathroom... I am just so excited.

So this morning I went to work early and took a shower - I would have worked out at the gym and used their shower, but KayLynn had a hard night, which caused me to be very rude to my husband making the night even longer. Thankfully he is very forgiving and I was able to go back to sleep.

Please keep praying, but...

For those of you who prayed for our babysitting situation with KayLynn, thanks. It looks like the Lord found the perfect family. Aria Krulish and I are trying to work out the details now, as it looks like she and her girls will take kayLynn for me on Mondays and Fridays (Shari is switching to Tuesdays). This is such a blessing to prayer and such a lesson in handing things to the Lord to work out for me. Not only is this someone I trust, she has little girls. KayLynn will have so much fun - she wont even need me! Just kidding, I know she will always need me. :)

This is such a load off my mind. I am the kind of person who packs three weeks in advance - even if that means I wear the same outfit for three weeks before i leave (I actually did this once when I was younger!), and next Monday is when we need the first babysitter!!

For all those of you who offered to babysit on a pinch-hit basis, don't cry. I am sure that you will get your chance - I have prmised Aria that should she need a day off, or one of her girls get sick, I have many who have offered to help. Thank you, thank you , thank you.

Happy March Day!

OK that doesn't have the same ring as "May Day". Oh well. Can you believe it is March? I guess it really is true, "The days are long, but the years are short." KayLynn is now 19.5 months old - four and a half months till she is 2 years old, I can't even believe it. She has gained 2 pounds in the last six weeks, culminating in 25.6 pounds of tummy (seriously have you seen her little Buddha belly?).

I know that I am always telling you how much this girl talks, but my-oh-my. She is never quiet... Seriously, the girl rivals me. She often wants to go, 'read a look' or take a 'bah' no I didn't forget the "T" - she really says it like that and 'wash her belly'. She makes sure to 'less you' whenever you sneeze...or cough. She always wants to know, 'where's daddy?' 'where's kitty?' and, of course, after throwing something under the bed or sitting on it, 'where did it go?'

Animal Sounds: Cat, Dog, Duck, Pig, Sheep (although she still wont say sheep), she still messes up cow and lion (I don't get the confusion either).


Max has taught her her 'teeth' and 'chin' along with all the other body parts that she has learned.


Max calls me her little translator because he can't understand KayLynn all the time, and I am constantly saying, "she said____". He also says that I am "KayLynn's own Google". She is always asking me questions, whether understandable or not. I try to tell her that she can ask daddy, because hearing, "Mommy?"every five seconds...


I have told you before that KayLynn and Daddy have their 'cuddle' time every morning after I leave. I cannot sleep when KayLynn is in my arms - I am not really sure why. However, Max and KayLynn both have their best sleep when they are in each other's arms. They sleep like the dead. I now get up around 5am (a little later these days) and when KayLynn hears my alarm she comes into our room to sleep with daddy. The thing that cracks me up is that she closes the doors behind her - her door and ours! I don't know why I think that is so funny, but it is.

I HATE whining. So, being the wonderful mother that I am, I taught KayLynn to say, 'help' instead. However, if I get asked to 'helf' one more time, I might shoot myself.

She wants help with EVERYTHING. Our favorite is when she wants help doing something - that she can't do any part of. She wants me to 'helf' undress her baby. Then I must 'helf' re-dress her baby. We are making her a doll with Velcro clothes this week!