E is for...

Eating Bananas!

Carter woke up this afternoon after his surgery decided he was hungry. He ate a few saltines but that wasn't what was going to satisfy his hunger. He was in my arms walking through the kitchen and saw the bananas on the counter. "uh, uh" he grunted and pointed towards the bunch. So I got him one and he wolfed it down in no time. No less than 5 minutes after that he started fussing again and was standing at the cabinet reaching for another one! We didn't think he would really eat another one, but we let him start in. Again in no time flat the 2nd one was gone! All the confusion this morning made him really hungry for bananas!

Alphabet aside - Pray for Carter - UPDATE...

We have to go in at 6:30AM tomorrow for Carter's surgery. He is having tubes put in his ears and his adenoids taken out. He can't eat after midnight so that is the part that I am most concerned about now. The surgery will be a piece of cake I am sure, but prayers will be appreciated anyway! Thanks!


UPDATE...He did okay! He had a little more trouble than usual waking up from the drugs, but overall okay. We got home around 10:45AM and he ate some food and took a short nap. He is a little fussy still and wobbly from the drugs, but overall in good shape! Thanks for the prayers.

D is for...

Dingbat!

That would be me! Today while at Walmart I unknowingly dropped my wallet in the parking lot by the car. Well after we left Walmart, I drove to Stage to get Caden some shoes. We went in, shopped for a pair, and found one, then went to check out and I couldn't find it. We looked all over Stage, in the car, everywhere. So luckily, my mom was with us and bought his shoes! We drove back to Walmart and looked in the parking lot, but it wasn't there of course. It had been 20 minutes or more. I wasn't panicked, I was just dreading the pain the rear phone calls to cancel all my cards and such. Mom ran in to Walmart and sure enough, some good Christian person found it in the parking lot and turned it in! Although, the strange thing is, they gave it to my mom, without me even being there. Her wallet is identical to mine but with her initials so who knows. Anyway, I said a little prayer and thanked God for keeping this Dingbat's stuff safe today!

C is for...

CANDY!!

I am usually not a big candy person, but this is my ultimate favorite candy! My wonderful mother in law got me two bags, yes I said two bags, for Valentine's Day. The bad news is I have been so nauseated I have yet to eat them! I love them and have to buy them anywhere I go. I believe they originated in Germany or something like that but here is a link to how they are made if you are really interested. There is no other gummy bear that can even come close to comparison! They are my favorite, so if you ever need a quick gift for me you can't go wrong with these!

http://www.haribo.com/planet/us/info/herstellung.php

B is for...

Brothers!

I am so glad my boys have brothers! They are too cute together! Today especially, they played almost all morning together and didn't fight too much! It was too cute. I am hoping come September they are joined by another brother :)

New Game - A is for...

I saw this today on someone's blog and thought I might give it a try. We will see how long it lasts! The point is to post each day using a new letter of the alphabet...today being A, tomorrow B, etc. Here goes nothing!

A if for ATTITUDE...

I think mine stinks lately so I am definitely going to work on that. It has been a little challenging lately with the yucky morning (AKA all day) sickness. The boys are also a little under the weather and my house is dirty. Yes, you read it here, Kara's house is dirty. Now all of you pick up your chins off the desk and cut an obsessive girl some slack :)

Anyway, about changing your attitude, here are a few things I am going to try.

1. Get into the word daily. Phillipians 2:5 says "Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus" Well I am pretty sure I don't have His attitude at the moment. So in order to try and achieve this you have to be in communication with Him, reading His word, talking with Him. I am sure you get my drift.

2. Think about others and not myself. Phillipians 2:4 says "Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others." I was reminded of this yesterday and it hit home. Having a pity party about how crappy I feel isn't going to make me feel any better! So get over it!

3. Stay Positive...with some encouragement I am sure I can do this...so help me out people! If you notice me withdrawing...call me on it!

How is your attitude today? Do you need to adjust anything? I know I do, so hopefully next time I see you or talk to you, I will have a better attitude!

So come back tomorrow for B...!

Happy Valentine's Day

I am usually not really into this day, we keep it simple around here! I just had to show you the card Caden made for his Dad! It is so funny!

He came up with the words he wanted me to write. He told me I had to draw a cab and an engineer to drive the train. I also had to draw the wheels correctly with the pistons and everything! He was very specific! He also wrote Dad on one of the hearts and put his name on it too! He was so cute and I am proud of him!

A New Kind of Tag

I have been 'tagged.'...Again! But this is a new kind of tag, and it is pretty cute!

I was reading a blog that I frequent, Devin's blog, and of course because we have so much in common she had to 'tag' me. So here goes nothing...

The instructions are as follows: We are going to see what kinds of books you all have lying close by. Here's what you have to do...
1. Pick up the nearest book (of at least 123 pages.)
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the next three sentences.
5. Link back to the person who tagged you.
6. Tag five people.

#1. Pick up the nearest book. Well, this is kind of boring because most of the books on our desk are Cory's and they just aren't interesting, so I had to rummage through my stuff and found one that I was actually reading. Max Lucado's Cure for the Common Life. Great read by the way!

#2. Open to page 123. Okay found the page...

#3. Find the 5th sentence. Got it.

#4. Post the next three sentences.
Are you ready for all of this, it is deep...
Childhood tendencies forecast adult abilities. Read them. Discern them.

#5. Link back to the person who tagged you. I already did this but in case you missed it, I was tagged by Devin

#6. Tag FIVE new people.
Okay here goes...this was difficult because most of the blogs I read I don't know the people personally...
Becky (because I want to know what she is reading!)
Mandy (because she has nothing better to do)
Hilary (because she needs to blog more :) )
Laura (because she also needs to blog more :) )
Chris (because even though he won't do it...you should read what he is reading!)

I will still like you even if you don't do it, I will just have my feelings hurt for a while!