the lack of sleep is really getting to me...

Dear Sleep,

I thought I'd drop you a little note to check on you. I haven't seen you yet tonight and just wondered where you were? At first I thought that maybe because we met up this afternoon you misunderstood and thought we weren't meeting up again until tomorrow. Now I'm a little worried because it IS tomorrow and I still haven't seen you yet. Please don't ever feel like I am seeing too much of you, I love you! I don't mind if we meet up in the afternoons every now and then and see each other at night too. I really enjoy spending time with you.

Anyway, I hope we can get together soon because I really have a lot I need to do TODAY and I was hoping I would feel rested.

Hope to see you VERY soon!

sleepy me

RanSome NotES!

update on baby Harper

Just a little FYI beautiful little baby Harper is one week old today and doing so well- for a really fantastic update check out Kelly's blog.

God DOES answer prayers and here's proof. Remember to pray for the things that haunt your heart and to thank him for the things around you too.

teens and dreams

Today I’m wondering what in the world I am going to do with THIS teenage girl? WHAT I beg you, WHAT?!

How in the world am I supposed to raise a teenage girl? How in the world did she grow up so fast? When did she stop giggling that little girl laugh? When did she stop wearing rubber boots with her little flowery dresses? When did she stop dressing her little dollies up and having tea parties with them? When did she trade her little purple strappy shoes for converse and high heels?

When did she start wanting an IPod instead of a my twinn doll for Holidays? When did the simplest littlest things stop thrilling her? When did she start wanting the interest of boys instead of her very own Daddy?

Oh my how time flies- oh dear how this breaks my heart! Oh please pray for me, I want her to turn out perfectly, knowing God, being kind to others, loving herself and trusting herself and it turns out that this whole transaction is harder than I originally thought it would be!

Seriously PRAY hard!

moving madness

Dear new house,

Do you love me? Could you possibly love me as much as I love you? I’m not trying to be materialistic but I must seem like that to you... loving you like I do.

Dear can opener,

WHEW! I thought I would never see your shiny silvery face again. You cannot know how I missed you yesterday evening while Mr. B. struggled with that can. I’m not saying anything against him but he just can’t do a can justice- not like you can you sly red fox!

Dear Ziploc bags,

why oh why are you eluding me? Why do you choose to hide your straight blue smile? Are you so transparent that you can’t think of anything but yourself as you hide somewhere in this boxy mess? I’m shocked at your behavior!

Dear dryer,

Please come back to me.

Dear ice cream scoop,

I like your strategy, hiding last night when I needed you most, and then laying out in the open today when I was full of lunch. You’re a fun girl little scoop and I like your sense of humor. By the way, thanks for looking out for my middle.

Is it possible that moving made me crazy?

nah......

THAT girl!

Kid4 is very sad because we can't keep our dogs- I don't even want to talk about it- we're heartbroken.

She is sad and we are trying to be very sensitive towards her and all the kids, but she is the one who understands less. This morning I told her that we could get something else, like maybe a hamster or something and she said that she would love a fish. I think to myself- this is a great idea! So this is how the conversation went-

Kid4- "How about a fish?"
Me- "WOW, what a wonderful idea" (im thinking gold fish. easy. done)
Kid4- with a big fish house"
Me- "yes a nice little cute fish tank would be nice" (im thinking clear. bowl. done.)
Kid4- "maybe purple?"
me "uhhhh... well okay, maybe purple, what KIND of fish would you think you might want?" (I'm thinking kids only know about regular gold fish right?)
Kid4- (she thinks a minute) "A BLACK SWORDFISH".... "or maybe purple"
me- errrrr.... uhhhh..... (Im speechless) "maybe?"

The end

Oh' THAT girl she never stops making me laugh!

moving mayhem

Sweet Mr B. has been working himself to death! He has been between both houses more times than I can count, moving stuff, feeding our kidlings, cleaning both places and making sure I get a nap!

We're totally IN our new house, which means we are totally OUT of our old house and that's a good thing! I'll post pictures when I can. I have been either too busy or too sick to take pictures yet and you DO NOT want to see this mess!

I can't wait to get organized and all settled into our new house and start making memories.

By the way please continue to pray for little Harper Brown Stamps. She is still in critical condition. Her sweet family is waiting for more news tomorrow.

update on Harper and moving, moving, moving

Thanks to everyones prayers Harper Stamps is doing remarkably well. If you want a wonderfully written update please visit Kelly's page.

The move is going as well as a move can go- a few things broken- mostly presswood so far and I haven't opened many boxes yet. I'm sick as a dog- SERIOUSLY sick. Ask anyone, when I have too much going on I always get really sick. Last year when we moved to Georgia I had pneumonia and the flu- thought I was gonna die!

We love the house and are trying to find all the little nooks and crannies to stuff our memories into and admire them as we live.

Please continue to pray for Harper Stamps and maybe even all our little boys and girls, everyone could use a little prayer mention now and again!

PRAY PRAY PRAY

Please pray for a blogging friend of mine tonight. She has been so excited to meet her new baby, she has decorated her room, had everything and I mean EVERYTHING monogrammed, and loved every minute of being pregnant. She had her little girl today, Harper Stamps and Harper is not doing well. She has been careflighted to Tulsa childrens hospital about 2 hours from the Stamps home. Kelly's husband will join Harper tonight and Hopefully Kelly will join her tomorrow.

I am sick tonight for Kelly and her whole family and can't imagine how crazy Kelly must be going to wait until tomorrow to be with her little baby girl.

Please pray for baby Harper and the whole Stamps family as they struggle through this hard time.

moving day

TODAY IS MOVING DAY!

Dear New House,

I'm going to come right out and say it- I love you! I love your beautiful brick walls and black shutters. I love how triangular and tall you are. I love that you are so welcoming and how you made us feel at home as soon as we laid eyes on you. I love your many rooms and the color of your walls, have I told you lately that your beautiful? You are!

Please accept my apologies in advance for bumping you so hard as we move our stuff inside you. Please forgive me for making holes in you as we hang our memories. Please trust me when I tell you that even though you will be a complete disaster for possibly a couple of weeks that I will make you beautiful, my children will make you laugh and you will enjoy our laughter and our tears.

P.S.

Sincerely,

The Nut family

Don't worry- I will sweep your porches!