09 August, 2010

Last Weekend

Good food, and time with family
Ava still loves Stripe (yes, the stuffed leopard's name is Stripe)...



She also likes the smiley face ball.

Lots of playtime, hugs, kisses, and love.


And another favorite: music. Learning duets with Aunt Heidi and watching Grandpa play his guitar.

Family visits are so wonderful!

06 August, 2010

"Pet Projects"


Scott and I have had our individual dreams of projects to do.
His was to mount the projector from the ceiling. This is where one of those differences we have comes into play, because I guess it just didn't bother me that we had to put the projector on something to make it work. It bugged Scott to no end. Thankfully, all was put to rest by purchasing a ceiling mount.
Ta-da!
Oh, wait. You can't see the projector. Oh, well. You can see the cute little baby head sticking up as Ava enjoys the fruits of her daddy's labor.

As for my project, well, I haven't liked our bedroom much at all. Yes, it matches our bedding (which is just uncanny), but it feels dark and gloomy. No new carpet until next year, but that's okay, I have paint!
I'll keep you posted on the Master Bedroom project...
For now, this color is about to disappear!
(Do you see the blue stripe along the ceiling? That's from taking off the weird molding and finding the even older paint under that.)

Bedtime Story

05 August, 2010

Tent

Even cranky, teething girls approve of tents.

Toys are simply more interesting when seen under a veil of sheer brown curtains...
...until the curtains are pulled off the table and you approve of the fact that you made mommy laugh!

James 3

"13 ...Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom.
16 For where envy and self seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there.
17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy."

Not only do I pray this for myself, but for everyone I know. May Christ be so vibrant in me that everything I do and say is in the meekness of wisdom.
The flip side of this is that I have to ask for forgiveness every day. Thank you, Lord, for your endless mercy toward me!

"Morning by morning new mercies I see..."