Some people do "Wordless Wednesdays" This is a nice concept I suppose, but I think I'm going to try "Random Fridays":

~Did it bother anyone else that in my last post I used the word "due" instead of "do"? After I published the note, I saw that and almost edited the note just to fix one word...

~EVERY time my nails grow to the length I want them I get really excited... And then I bite them off. (Gross)

~I was about to discipline my son today for not listening, then he quickly closed his eyes and started to snore. Does he really think he will get out of trouble by making me think he's sleeping? Well... It worked I was laughing too hard to talk serious. I have a hard time finding my "mommy voice" sometimes.

~I would love to home-school my children through 5th grade.

~A few months ago I cut dairy out of my diet. We saved just over $30 a month b/c I wasn't eating cheese.

~I really want to adopt. Now.

The kids and I just spent several hours in the basement due to weather paranoia. All in all we did good. I brought the portable dvd player and food... Arend brought down some hangers... (I guess that was his hint for me to work on laundry.) We had a picnic on the futon and watched some of "Cars". My plan was to get a lot done... Laundry, make a halloween costume for Adaya, clean up all of the cat puke in the basement... I have a tiara made for Day, and scrapped dry puke off the floor. As far as laundry goes two loads have been washed/ dried, zero loads folded. Does anyone else do that? I don't mind washing the clothes, it's the putting away part that I can't stand. I've been this way for as long as I can remember. Maybe it's time to (insert scary music here) purge some clothes. (Yikes!!) I would love to be naturally motivated but it doesn't happen. I've been researching cloth diapers b/c I want to switch, but that won't happen b/c I don't due laundry. I've tried the one load a day method. Unfortunatly I forget about the load in the washer until a few days later then it's in need of being washed again to get the smell out. I've tried the marathon wash day, however the clothes find themselves crumpled in piles on the table down stairs, needing to be re-dried or ironed. There is one method that seems to work: Laundromat. I get everything washed and dried at the same time, and then fold/sort it all before I leave. I've tried to "park" myself in the basement and "pretend" it's just like the laundromat. I've set the timer so that I dedicate a few minutes after each load to fold it all... Sometimes I bring it upstairs and fold while the tv is on but without fail Arend comes around to help... (as I'm typing this the dryer is beeping at me and I'm pretending to not hear it) After a while I give up hope and find something to distract me (it's really not hard). Who needs clean, wrinkle free clothes anyway? Scrape off the chunks, spray some fabreeze and you are good to go!

Lets move on to more interesting topics. Like halloween costumes. Arend has a dragon costume already so all I need to do is paint flames on his face (his face pops out of the dragons mouth and I want him to look like a fire-breathing dragon) and to go along with his costume Adaya will be a princess. I've got a shirt and tutu, so I made a pipe-cleaner tiara and matching wand. The next big step is transforming her carseat into a tower without using a glue gun or sewing anything to the seat. All this needs to be done in a way that maintains the safety of the seat as well as the travel/carry ease. Did I mention we have a halloween party tonight? Maybe the dragon will be keeping the princess locked in the stroller instead of a tower... Or maybe the princess will have a sword instead of a wand causing the belief that she has freed herself from the dragon. (Girl power, anyone?) We will just have to wait and see what gets done. Then someday I will figure out how to post pictures and show you how it all turns out.

Time to go switch loads...

It has been pointed out to me that I should update my blog...

Since the last time I posted I have picked up a few regular clients and some new "once-in-awhile" clients. This is going alright. It's still hard to think about how much fun my kiddos are having while I'm at work, but I try to maintain a positive attitude and remember that God has me with these specific clients for a reason. I'm still loving my job, which is SO important.

Last time I posted I also told everyone about Brad's lay-off notice. Well, the Lord heard our prayers and gave Brad a job a week later! He works for Clark Associates ~ They have warehouse supplies and weird things that I don't remember the names for... Right now he is organizing their warehouse, setting up an inventory system and doing a few deliveries here and there. So far it seems like a great fit. They genuinely respect him and take his ideas seriously. The kids and I have taken him lunch and we were able to meet quite a few of his coworkers and the owners of the company. Arend approves, so that's all that really matters! =)

On the home front we have been having "adventures". The car I was driving got grounded due to brake issues, the car Brad is driving is a big slice of humble pie (if you feel like making others mad, drive this bad-boy on the highway!). The tranny is just about shot, so some days you just have to take your time. He is a great sport and doesn't complain about it at all. Then of course the toilets are leaking... My favorite is the downstairs toilet... It was leaking hot water! I giggled pretty good over that one... I was told I'm not allowed to fix it, so my hubby fixed the toilet one day with Arend supervising. They make a great team!

It's 5:30 am now and I need to leave for work, so I will leave you with what I read this morning for devos. I'm going through Oswald Chambers "Utmost" and the post for today started with this:

"A Christian worker has to learn how to be God’s man or woman of great worth and excellence in the midst of a multitude of meager and worthless things. Never protest by saying, “If only I were somewhere else!” All of God’s people are ordinary people who have been made extraordinary by the purpose He has given them."

~Jessie