my dad.....

                         Happy Father's Day & Happy Birthday!!!!

                       #bestdadever #awesomecook #lovehimsomuch #myhero

more 30 spaces/ 30 days

 

4) magazines/catalogs

This is an easy space to keep organized now, since I don't have any current magazine subscriptions. Nathan signed up for People and Sports Illustrated (which we read and pass on to the b&b). Mom shares her Coastal Living and BH&G mags with me!

As far as catalogs, I toss after looking since I do most of my browsing/ordering online 

5) cards/wrapping supplies

I store cards in a photo box on one of the shelves in the laundry room. I try to look ahead and pick up a few cards each time I go to Dollar Express or the Hallmark store.

6) laundry room shelves
Laundry room shelves with bins and storage containers hold things like light bulbs, swiffer supplies, batteries, as well as a couple of photo boxes: one holds cards the other holds stencil paints and brushes.

7 & 8) food cabinet/pantry

cleaned out and organized the food cabinet and pantry

9) Peter's dresser

cleaned out Peter's dresser....packed away more winter items, threw away worn socks and t-shirts, and organized it. 

10) dishes/glasses/mugs

I finally bought new dishes!

 Just a basic set (of 8) of square white dishes. I love them! I cleared out all of my old dishes and sold them at my yard sale. They were still nice, so I'm glad they found a good home.

I also bought new kitchen rugs....

LOVE!!!!

5 on friday: countdowns

Linking up for 5 on Friday: here's what's on our calendar for the next 5 months

{one} JUNE
June is a BIG month for our family!

Today- June 12- MIL & BIL birthday
2 days- June 14-Logan and Lindsey coming for  b+e  wedding
3 days -June 15- Father's Day & Dad's birthday
5 days- June 17- our 31st anniversary
8 days- June 20- Nathan's birthday & 50th anniversary for Mom and Dad
17 days- June 29- Peter's birthday

{two} JULY

22 days- July 4- *cookout/beach/fireworks*
29 days- July 11/12/13 {surprise birthday trip for Peter} sh!sh!
32 days- July 14-18 - VBS week
35 days- July 17- Lindsey's birthday

{three} AUGUST

63 days- August 14/15/16 - Homecoming (Logan and Lindsey visit)
80 days- Labor Day weekend

{four} SEPTEMBER

83 days- September 3- Logan's birthday
84 days- September 4- Football begins!!
87 days- September 7- Bears first game of season


{five} OCTOBER

115 days- October 5- going to football game in Charlotte, NC (Bears vs. Panthers)
Also, last day of the season at b&b (and possibly my last day working at the b&b???? since it is officially on the market).

book club: week #1

Book Club Week #1
Chapters 1 & 2

{1} Lisa-Jo talks about in Ch. 1 how motherhood was not like it says in all the books.  Her baby wasn't responding like the books said he should and she felt like they were both failing.  How was motherhood different than your expectations or what the books said - especially first time motherhood?
Actually, adjusting to motherhood was pretty easy. Logan was a good baby, very healthy and happy, a good sleeper and eater. I guess, if anything, the thing I was unprepared for the most was, everything in your life now revolves around this little person. EVERYTHING. I know I had read story after story and heard my friends talk about it, but I didn't realize that even something as simple as getting a shower, depended on the baby's schedule or if they were asleep, or someone could watch him, etc. No person or book can really prepare you for motherhood. It is something that has to be experienced, and while it can be exhausting and overwhelming at times, being a mother is the most rewarding thing you'll ever experience.

{2} I loved Lisa-Jo's story of not knowing she was in labor the first time.  Why does it seem that when you get with a group of moms, it's inevitable that at some point - you will all break out your birth stories.  We all have one if we have delivered children and we can't seem to want to share them.  Were any of you in labor and didn't know it?
my labor story: went for a check up on my due date Sept. 2  (which was on a friday-labor day weekend)/ dilated 2 (had been for over a week). Dr. said to come back on monday if nothing happened over the weekend. Around 9 p.m. the same night,  my water broke- by 11 p.m. I was in the hospital......no time for drugs.......pushing.....pushing....forceps were used....at 1:09 a.m.....Logan was born ( all 10 lbs./23 inches)!!!! :0)

{3} The last part of chapter 2 where she talks about realizing for the first time that SHE was the person her baby would need forever - when he was hurt or hungry - SHE was who he needed.  Is that a huge weight on you when you realize your children so desperately need you (and need you EVERY SECOND OF EVERY DAY if they are young like mine are?) 
I made the huge mistake of not letting Peter help with our new baby! I'm not sure if it was because I was the Mom and I felt I should be the one to give him the most care, or I thought Peter wouldn't do things the "right" way, or it was just the control freak in me coming out, but it was a mistake to not share the care of Logan. When Nathan was born, 7 years later, I had "learned a few things". I had loosened up a bit and while I still wanted to be the main caregiver, I encouraged Peter to take over whenever possible. Nathan was a big mommy child though and wanted me around ALL the time. I often felt like we were attached at the hip. Nathan was very hard to get to sleep at night, and I spent many, many nights laying with him until he fell asleep (many nights I fell asleep before he did..LOL). Being a Mom the second time around was harder since I had Logan to think about too. It's a 24/7/365 job!

It's funny, the kids are almost 19 & 26, but they still "need" me. Sometimes it's only for advice, or just to know I'm here. Then I thought about how it goes even farther than that. I'm almost 50, and my Mom is still there for me. I know I can turn to her and count on her for anything (even when she probably doesn't feel up to it). BEING a Mom never ends.....it just takes different paths.

movie abc's continued.....

It's been awhile since I did a movie post, but since the ppv movie we watched last night was the next letter in line, I thought it was a good time to pick this up again.

NON-STOP

Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore, Nate Parker

During a transatlantic flight from New York City to London, U.S. Air Marshal Bill Marks receives a series of cryptic text messages demanding that he instruct the airline to transfer $150 million into an off-shore account. Until he secures the money, a passenger on his flight will be killed every 20 minutes.

our rating ***


A- Anna Karenina
B- The Bone Collector
C- Cold Mountain
D- Duplex
E- Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
F- The Five-Year Engagement
G- G.I. Jane
H- Hide & Seek
I- I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
J- The Juror
K- Killing Kennedy
L- Life of Pi
M- Miracle on 34th Street
N- NON-STOP

#tbt graduation

#tbt #graduation #timeflies
#classof2013

wordless wednesday: beach day