Valentines

Valentines is not really a day we celebrate too much.  We get each other a card usually and that's about it.  This year, with Ava being in school, I got to have some fun with Valentine's day.  We baked these cookies for the kids in her class, her teachers, and the office staff.  We had so much fun being together and making these yummy treats!

Now Hiring...

I am now excepting applications for a very high paced job.  The appropriate person for this job should possess the following qualities:

1. Responsible
2. Articulate
3. Able to remember things over and over and over...
4. Kind...
5. Yet forceful

Pay for this job is minimal...probably a hug here and there.  Hours are not set...you must be at my beckon call.  You will need to be with me upon exit of my car and remind me accordingly to remember EVERYTHING.  You must possess some car theft capabilities (there will be a test) or at least know of a phone number to call when the need arises.

What's the job you ask?  The keeper of my car keys.  I locked them in my car AGAIN today!!!

A Few Favorite Links

Sharing the bloggy (and internet) love.  Check these out!

Here are a few of my favorite posts and links for this week...

This post by Jennifer over at "Mommy To 3 Blessings" made me laugh SO hard.  And how true it is!

Click this link for some big news about my sister...

I got to meet the fab Beth Moore this week!  Here is my post...

My wonderful bloggy friend Lana lead me to this blog in a weak parenting moment...there is some good stuff in here...

What are some of your favorite links?

Have You Heard?

First...you need to click this link and read what she has to say....

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I am so excited about becoming an AUNT!!!  My new little niece or nephew should be here in mid-october...sooooo now....I need a cute name.  Ava calls my sister (the preggo one) Chickie...What do you think I should be?

Meeting THE Beth Moore

Yesterday, Beth Moore was in Alabama signing books.  I, of course, had to go meet her and her cute self and let her sign my book.  Y'all...she is just as precious in person as she seems on TV and at her conferences. 

I got to the Books-A-Million a few minutes after 8 and was number 4 in line!!!  I waited with 3 of the most fabulous women for a good bit before the mad rush got there. 

After we got out numbers we went up stairs and waited.  As I sat there talking to one of my new found friends I glanced up and *thought* I saw Robyn (aka @3girlsmom for you twitter girls) and Tait.  Next thing I hear someone saying "hey...are you kmommy?" and I turn around and there was Mary (aka @MaryRSnyder).  Super sweet ladies these two are...and Miss Tait was so sweet and doll! 

Soon it was time for Beth to make her arrival.  She came up the elevator and being number 4 made for some awesome pictures!

She is just too cute!  She acted surprise that so many people had come out to see her!

And here...she was saying "I'm so glad y'all came...I was afraid nobody would show up"...Yeah right!

She signed my book and then posed for a quick picture!

See...This book is great so far!  I can't wait to finish it!

Wordless Wednesday-Because The Lions Will Fall Out

Tweet! Tweet!

Yesterday was filled with errands...ideas being put down on paper for some upcoming invitations that I'm making...running to and fro (is that how you spell fro?)...buying Valentine's Day stuff for Ava's school party...enjoying the sunshine and wishing it was spring already...and making this:

Isn't this the cutest tote bag you've ever seen?  It is my little piece of spring in this cold, cold winter.  I've been needing a bag to carry my church stuff (Bible, notebook, etc) and decided to make me a stylish one...and it was cheap to make...given that I used left over fabric that I had. 

Tweet tweet!  Inspired by the Twitter bird...I think he's cute!

The inside...I even made the cute little pocket.  It is actually two pockets in one...a smaller one for pens and a larger one for other things (I currently have tissues in it).

What craftiness have you been up to?

"So Long Insecurity..."

Who's going to Atlanta to see the always fabulous Beth Moore?  I found out via Twitter that several blog/Twitter buddies are going to be there!  Eek!!!  I can't wait!  I am so excited to go.  So...who all is going?

Lazy Day...

Happy Saturday!  Hope y'all are having a great weekend.  We aren't up to much.  Kristen and Zach are over for hamburgers (that my fab hubby is going to grill in the cold).  Just wanted to drop in and say hello!  I will be back with some great blogs...drop by soon!

I wanna win!

Wanna join me in a chance to win an awesome Rachel Ray dutch oven?  Hop on over to Jenna's Journey!

You Capture-Faces

My Eyes...

His Lips...

Our Precious Little One...

Hop on over to I Should Be Folding Laundry to check out everyone else's You Capture.

Wordless Wednesday-Look What I'm Reading...

Love Really Is Patient

Today started out like any other day.  I woke up and got Ava and myself dressed for the day.  I packed Ava's lunch and we headed off for school.  We were making great time.  I had to carry Matt's grandmother to the doctor today and was very proud of myself. 

We pulled up at the school and I got Ava out of her carseat and grabbed her backpack and lunch box and headed into the school.  I helped her place her things under her teacher's name and gave her some bye-love.  I ran into a lady that I know and was excited to see pictures of her daughter's 4D ultrasound...she has such a beautiful granddaughter on the way.

As we were standing there talking I reached in my pockets...and my heart stopped...my keys weren't there.  I had locked my keys in my car.  There went my good time frame.

For fear of this story getting entirely too long...$40 and one pop-a-lock phone call later...I was on my way to carry Granny to the doctor.  We were only about 8 minutes late. 

*Random side-note...Pop-A-Lock employee took over 5 minutes to open my car and then proclaimed my car as "theft-proof".  He couldn't pop it the normal way and had to use this balloon thing to separate the door from the frame and jiggle his little metal rod in and press the unlock button.

Through all this I kept thinking "Matt's gonna be so mad at me"...It was kind of ironic that this happened though because as I mentioned here, we are doing The Love Dare.  In the first nights reading we read about patience...and it gave the example of the wife locking her keys in the car.  I could just hear Matt wispering over and over "patience, patience, patience".....He was very nice about it.  No harsh words...just a simple "it's ok".  I love that man. 

I didn't let my rough start get me down.  I can feel the changes going on in me...but that's another post for another day.

Love y'all!

Today's Dare (from the book The Love Dare):  Continue to say nothing negative to your spouse and do at least one random act of kindness.

The Love Dare

Last night Matt and I started The Love Dare by Alex and Stephen Kendrick.  If you've seen the movie Fireproof then you've heard of The Love Dare.  Each day the book offers a different aspect of love followed by that days "dare".  Since we read it at night we decided to carry that dare for the entire next day.  I am so excited to go through this with my wonderful husband and to learn more about what it truely means to love.  How to you and your spouse strengthen your love?

Today's Dare (from the book The Love Dare):

Show patience and say nothing negative to your spouse.

Hop on over to Ashley's Blog (she's newly rejoining the blogging world)  to see another Blog Header I made using the amazing FREE kits from Shabby Princess...

Email...

Have you noticed something new in the left sidebar?  Other than the fact that the whole left sidebar is new?  I now have a blog email address...

DITRblog@gmail.com

If you need to contact me or have a question or just want to say hi...drop me a line right there!

A Day In The Life

Welcome to my day...

I started my day dropping Ava off at school...and no that isn't her school...it's the road to her school...you didn't think I'd show you her actual school, did you?

I grabbed a quick breakfast at Jack's (a local restaurant) on my way back home before I got my busy day going...

I made my grocery lists and was ready to set out on my way...

First stop was Wal-Mart...

Then Winn-Dixie (a local grocery store)...

Got home and unloaded all this schtuff...

Had a quick snack...

While I did my daily devotion and read from my Bible Study book...

I burned the bajillion pictures from my computer to discs (that estimate time reached 9 days+ for those that don't follow me on Twitter)...

And all of that was before pick-up time for little miss...back to the school I went...

We came home and played...and kissed some boo-boos...

I cooked dinner (greek chicken, rice and green beans, if you must know)...and ignore the J-U-N-K lying around...remember I wasn't home a good portion of the day...

Finally...FINALLY finished burning and labeling discs...

And then stuck Ava in the bath tub...and I saw on one of the blogs I follow about the Crayola Bath Fizzies and purchased some on my Wal-Mart run...hence the red water...Ava LOVED it!!!

Whew...I'm tired all over again just from recounting it all...Matt's about to go bathe Ava and then we are going to relax until bed time. 

You Like?

Soooo....notice anything new?

I LOVE my new layout!  I did it myself.  I am still in the process of making it all mine.  I managed to get the HTML code set for 3-column (woohoo! *patting self on the back*), which was no easy task.  Hopefully more changes will come with time.

Anywho, check back later...I have a blog post in the works that I think will be pretty cool!

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