Wednesday, March 20, 2013

a reminder for myself

"whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things." -- Philippians 4:8

Everyone needs a reminder like this -- including my family.

Simply said - you cannot change your life without changing your way of thinking. There are so many good things going on in my life. Sure there are some not so great things. But the good, true, lovely, & pure outweigh those in extreme measures.













Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Rachel Lately

let's see...how about a bit of an update on my littlest girl.

miss rachel claire what have you been up to???

she's her usual wild & crazy self. still a definit fashionista/diva.

i got a letter about signing her up for kindergarten in the fall. i go later this week to an "informational meeting". which, if memory serves, it isn't that big of a deal. i think the meeting part only lasts maybe 10 minutes. telling us what forms to complete & to be sure we have immunization records & birth certificates in order to enroll her.

kindergarten. my baby will be going to kindergarten in august. i don't even know how that is possible.

as i have mentioned before, rachel is still clinging to her baby-ness. she tells me she is too little to do things on the regular. dance class is going very well. she's the oldest in her class, by a year or more i think. but she's right in the middle height wise. she's a little girl. very petite. i think she is going to get her height, or lack of, from me.
rachel is a poser. she thinks she's a celebrity. she runs around singing & dancing. this particular day she told her that her name was "Taylor Taint". pretty awesome right. but we later determined she was meaning "Taylor Tate". either way, pretty awesome story.

rachel has one of the best laughs i have ever heard. it's pretty hysterical. and we get to hear it quite often.


this particular look we called her "crazy art teacher" outfit. she's a little hell-bent on picking out her own clothes every day. normally it goes like this "mama, pick out my clothes". so i do, but what i have picked isn't fancy enough. or turns out the pants i picked were too "property".
this is a lime green long sleeved shirt. yellow gingham print dress with red lady bugs all over. black, white, & neon colored animal print pants. and as always, mis matched socks.


Monday, March 11, 2013

hair again


I needed a change. And obviously, that change was hair related.


This growing it out business is bugging me. Instead of cutting it all off, I decided to go back to my roots. You know, except for all the white hair. I blame PMS -- for the necessity of a change, not the white hair.

I look like my old self. It will probably last a little while. At least until the summer is in full force. Then I feel like I need to go blonde again.

My mom & sister love the change. My daughters & husband, not so much. But, guess what, it isn't their decision.

And I bought new purple eye shadow. I was hesitant at first, but it's growing on me.