Winds of March Breezing Their Way into July

March brought lots of excitement!  My cousin, Jill, from Colorado came to live with us for a few months.  Her momma dropped her off.  My momma decided to come in for the drop off too!  That weekend was certainly a world wind of fun because Swish had its 2nd annual H.O.R.S.E tournament.  It was a huge success!  We even had a celebrity bracket this year that included the kicker from the Bengals! How cool is that?      

Our Little Miss celebrated her 4th birthday with a Soda Pop Party.  As usual, there was so much that didn't get done.  I think it still turned out pretty adorable.  Not as cute as our little miracle.  When we were looking back through the pictures, she said that is so cute...I want to do a party again.  That is what makes it all worth it.

Love in February Still works in July, Right?

Not only did I make the family pose for the Love Booth for our VDay photo cards, but we also celebrated with heart shape pizzas and love potion.  Nothing fancy, but the kids seemed to enjoy it.  

This last photo depicts a bit of a nightmare for me that occasionally will still rear its ugly head.  Brian expressed his love on hundreds of strips of paper that said I love you.  He tossed them about my car.  Strips stuck to my clothes, shoes, and blow out when we got out of the car.  Every so often I will find another strip hiding!  They were virtually impossible to get out of the car.  However, the kids thought it was the greatest thing...which totally made it okay with me.  :)
 

4 MONTHS...Holy Cow!

Yup...it has been 4 months...holy smoke-o-lies!  I always feel like I have to offer excuses as to why I am so far behind.  Which I am sure no one cares!  :)  As I lay in bed trying to sleep at 4 am this morning, I tried to figure out what my problem has been.  Am I uninspired?  Busy?  Lazy?  Are there too many things to keep up with?  Or do I feel so far behind on this bloggy thing that I push it to the side?  Could it be that I am trying not to be obsessed with technology?  Maybe just maybe it is because I often feel inadequate when I look at all of the amazing things other mommas are doing.  What is that saying?  Jake of all trades, master of nothing.  I know that more than likely it is a combination of several things.  Trying not to be down, I racked my brain to figure out the why.  I am always trying to learn things about myself by being objective.  It is something my parents tried to instill in us and my Daddy may just be an objective expert even to this day.  I hope that my kids can learn this trait from me.  I think I become obsessed with certain things and then slack off in other areas.  For example, sometimes I can't stop thinking about planning parties then exercising then organizing then blogging and so on.  It is like a vicious cycle.  I keep telling myself that I have to maintain balance and stay motivated.  You know how you just don't feel like you are doing a good job in one area and so you turn to that area and go overboard trying compensate for your short comings?  I remembered and revisited a friend's blog post from a while back about having rhythm not balance.  She had some good points!  I know that I am leaning on the Lord more than ever to help me maintain and embrace all that he has blessed me with...tired of the devil trying to make me feel like I am not good enough in various areas of my life especially about being a good momma.  In an attempt, I am making it a goal to keep up with this blog at least once a week.  It may not be super fancy or "inspired", but it will be about our week.  Enough about my drama...what is your drama?

Pinterest

Oh my goodness, Oh my goodness, Oh my goodness!
I finally have found a way to organize all of my favs that I find while surfing from site to site.  It is called Pinterest.  You "pin" photos to "boards."  So, let's say you find a party idea and you don't want to forget it. You would "pin" that photo to your Party "board".  You have to check it out...definitely one of my new obsessions.  I LOVE IT!  It is by invite only, so if you are interested...shoot me an email (that is if I still have followers).
Promise you are going to have so much fun!

DIG ME OUT!!!

We are ending basketball season which means I am trying to dig myself out of a hole...
Our house is crazy disorganized and I am on the mission to organize myself AGAIN.  I always start the year (school year) off great, but winter hits and it is downhill.  I was searching for a cute download for a weekly to do list.  I really want to do this...

emtanner designs...facebook

...will settle for these cute little downloads from this website...now I am not going to lie...I have not thoroughly evaluated the website and its contents...BUT...super cute lists!  I love when function meets style!

LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE

Every year we send out Valentine's Day Photos instead of Christmas Cards simply because I have more time to think about the picture and get the cards out.  We send quite a few out because my family is sooooooo big and we have friends across the country!  This is what I came up with this year...DeanWorks did the graphic design for me.  Loved working with them!