tagged.....kind of...

Although I was not "officially" tagged to give 8 unknowns about me, I still liked the idea. So I thought I would share:

1. I first visited Disney World when I was 3 1/2 years old. I was deathly afraid of Donald Duck as we had breakfast in the castle. This is relevant because I returned to Disney World for the second time this past weekend. Wow! What an amazing thing for my kids to experience. They were in complete awe. And the best thing...we got in free because of connections my brother had.

2. I have extremely BAD hearing. Horrible! In fact, it has gotten to the point of embarassing and has made me sad, and very frustrated.

3. I first learned to drive a manual instead of an automatic car. For some people (mainly those who have lived on a farm), this is nothing, but I really only learned manual because that was all we had when I turned 16.

4. I was 200 pounds right before I had both of my children. What is amazing, I lost all of that weight. I ran a half marathon last fall and dropped ALL of it.

5. Which brings me to my next one: I love to run, especially outside in an area I have never run before. I love to go on vacation and drive up and see a walking trail that I will be able to explore first chance I have.

6. My husband is not only the love of my life, but he is the closest friend I have EVER had. I know that say that about married people, but...he knows me inside and out, and I know him the same. I cannot imagine a day without him, and if I want to do something fun I can't imagine doing it or sharing it with him. (Thus the reason we ran the half marathon together).

7. I am nearly 100 % Dutch. If you look at me you could probably tell...blond hair, fair skin, blue eyes. My father was born in the Netherlands, and came over on a boat with his family at age 7. My grandparents spoke, and (what I loved most of all) prayed in Dutch.

8. Along the lines of my grandparents...they both had a green thumb when it came to flowers or vegetables. And I believe I got it from them. I LOVE to garden. I love flowers, and we just started our first vegetable garden this year. We already have banana peppers galore. Any recipes, anyone?

Schools out for summer!

YEAH! I am done! No longer will I be going in to substitute teach this school year. I was waiting to receive the phone call summoning me to work today....but I DIDN'T, yeah! It is officially starting to feel like the summer. Jonathan's been out for a couple weeks now, but I worked like a dog for the last 3, so it finally feels like vacation to me. AND... Josiah, my son, is finally potty trained. We still need to wear diapers at night, but I imagine that will be no longer soon too! YEAH! He has totally turned the corner since I was able to be home with him these last 4 days! NOW....vacation, vacation, vacation! Hope to go to Orlando this weekend to see my brother, can't wait! Am going to Ohio to see my sister in 2 weekends, can't wait! And then on to see my parents in Michigan, my brother-in-law and sister IL and new baby in Chicago, and then on to see the ILs in California! What a wonderful vacation!

craziness....yaaaaaah!

I swear, our lives have been so busy I have hardly had a chance to check my email and voice messages, let alone post on my blog. But...here it goes. This is my first day off in 3, and I go back to work tomorrow and then again M-Th.
Because childcare can get kinda limited, I traded with a friend this week, so therefore, I babysat her kids today(on my only day off). But hey, her kids are gone now, and mine are still napping. whew! That gives me somewhat of a break!
Well, the college year here at SWU is finally over, and so that means summer is here. I always look forward to this time because Jonathan has fewer distractions from us! The sad part is...some of our closest friends that are students are graduating and moving away. Exciting, but sad! This also leaves our basement apartment empty. For the added income, having someone in there is pretty much a necessity. Anyone know someone that needs a 1 bedroom apartment in Central, SC? Please keep this in your prayers. One more prayer request...I have a friend who has an 8 month old who is going through MAJOR depression right now, and she needs prayer!

Once again...

Yes, it has been a long time AGAIN! Believe it or not, I was having a hard time logging in to my blog. So when I had difficulty, and had little time to post, I just gave up. Well...here I am, I finally figured it out.
Things have been a little crazy here. I have still been trying to work 2 times a week, especially with the school year ending. This makes finding childcare a little difficult, but someone always come through for us. And, my kids are pretty flexible.
On the potty training note: We are doing WELL. I don't want to get excited, because it will probably just backfire on me, but Josiah has had only 2 accidents since Thursday (not including sleeping time). I have been real consistent with putting him on the potty and making it a priority, and I think that he likes all the attention.
And lastly, it just hit me today how blessed I am. How good God is to me. I love my life, I love my family, and I LOVE my husband. He is so good to me and my kids. He treats me SO good, and nothing warms my heart more than when I see him love on our children. God is so awesome to bless me with a husband that provides for me, respects and loves me and our kids, and loves God above all else. Thank you Lord!

Long time....

Yeah, it has been a long time since I have had a post. I have been so busy! We had family here that just left on Monday, and I was working full time while they were here. I haven't had time to do the laundry, let alone post on my blog. Well I finished working on Wednesday, and it took me until now to even really get online.
Things are good...it is my daughter's 2nd birthday. Once again, the time has flown by. It's hard to even imagine her as a baby anymore.
Now that I am home I am working hard at the potty training thing with my 3 year old. Yesterday was a good day until after dinner when he went potty in his underwear. And then he went poop in his diaper. I guess I had not paid attention and forgot to ask him regularly to go to the bathroom. Today we started good again, we have gone potty every time in the potty, and we went poop before we went down for our nap.
We plan to go to a friend's house for the weekend and their 3 year old is potty trained. Maybe that will be what puts him over the edge. Let's hope!

3 Years....wow!

Well, tomorrow is my son's 3rd birthday and I cannot believe that it was 3 years ago that I was preparing to have him. He's a real little person! Wow...and he was in my belly? What a testimony to God and his creation that he could create a baby and how he grows into a little boy, and I know....eventually , a big boy. I can't imagine!
We have the family in now....and my kids are in their prime! They LOVE all the attention! Both grandparents here at our house, they are LOVING it! The only bad thing is...my son is SO excited, he refuses to sleep. NO naps, and it takes forever to wind down at night. But that is ok, because the grandparents are only here 2 times a year. We'll let them have fun for now. We are truly blessed! Thank you, God!

Visitors

We love having visitors! Living across the country from most of our family, my husband and I love to have visitors. And this week is a GREAT week because we are going to have visitors! Jonathan's parents come on Wednesday and my parents come on Thursday!
First off, most people probably think....whoa! You are going to have both sets of parents at your house at the same time? Yes! That is the beauty about both of our parents...they like spending time together. Isn't that great? It makes our time with them that much better. God is so awesome for blessing us with such great parents!
The second thing about our visitors coming is....it is Josiah's birthday this week, and Jordan's in 2 weeks. So, we will be celebrating both birthdays this weekend.
And what is even better? We get to celebrate our Saviour's resurrection this weekend too! What could be better? All of that in one week! Wow!