Fall mania...

I walked into Hobby Lobby yesterday and saw rows and rows of FALL...including the cutest owl decor (Carlina collects owl items). I almost hyperventilated, but I will be okay....

Love this article!

The Case for Siblings (When mom has a new baby) taken from Generation Cedar.

Happy Anniversary!

Jesse and I celebrated 20 years of wedded bliss, yesterday! It just happened to be a day that he had off, so that was a wonderful bonus. His dad had a surgery yesterday, so we left the kids with Grandma and went up to the hospital. After the surgery, we went out for lunch and saw a movie...plus did a little shopping at Target. Fun! After 20 years we are happier and stronger than ever, only thanks to Jesus. He has given us strength and helped us through some tough times. I am so blessed to have Jesse for my husband. He is a Godly man, striving to serve the Lord, first, and take care of his family next.

Thomas

This is my fearless little guy....he went to his doctor's appt today (4 year old checkup) and was so brave, even through his immunizations.

Mission accomplished..

Well, sort of...I took a whole load of stuff to Goodwill yesterday. That was a good feeling. Still have much more to go.

Colton, Carlina and I went to SC yesterday to buy Colton's tools for school this Fall. We went to the place that the school recommended and they were very helpful and speedy. He got all his tools ($450 worth). Very good tools, at that, that are supposed to last a lifetime. Also hit GW & Walmart. Colton bought subs for us at Subway in WM. It was a very hot, humid day and our ac is not working so great, but we survived. On another note, Jesse's dad is in the hospital again. His hip is out and they are going to have to do surgery to get it back in. Wondering if his hip will ever be right. Jesse is almost through is big 11 night stint...only 1 night left to go and then a day off, finally!

The great clutter experiment....

It is time for stuff to go! Clutter in my house has been stealing my time and sanity lately. We are thinking about moving to another house and now is the perfect time to get rid of and organize. I am going to detail my search for militant organization and order via decluttering. Here is something that I am going to use as a tool (I found it on the Good Housekeeping site):

If you have one hour...

When serious decluttering is in store, try the ABC method. Select a cabinet or closet that's been bugging you. Take everything out and arrange items into three piles:

A: always used
B: used during the holidays and special occasions, or seasonally
C: not seen or used in a year or so

Then do a final sort:
Step 1: Toss or give away C items unless they are valuable or have sentimental worth.
Step 2: Return B items to the back of the storage area.
Step 3: Place the A team in the front of the space so those items will be handy for immediate use.

Details of my journey to follow:)

Fun at the pool

We all enjoyed an evening at the pool last night. Everyone enjoyed the cool water in the humidity, especially Anna.