Toddlers talk.....a lot.

This was my conversation with Chloe just moments ago.

Chloe, after finishing her pez: Can I have more pez, mom?

Me: Maybe in a little bit.

Chloe, while literally spinning around in circles: Can I have more pez when you're done with your iPod, mom?

Me: Yes.

Chloe, still spinning in circles: I can have more pez?

Me: Yes, but you need to wait a little bit.

Chloe, still spinning: Can I have more pez when you're done with your iPod?

Me: Ye–

Chloe, still spinning: Mommy, when you're done with your iPod, I can have more pez, mom?

Me: Yes, Chloe.

Chloe, STILL spinning: When you're done with your—whoa! (falls over) Can I have more pez, mom?

Me: Yes! (I turn on Caillou)

Chloe: (silence)

Caillou ends while I type what's above.

Chloe: Can I have more pez? Please, mommy, can I have more pez? Please get me some more pez. Puh-leez, please can I have pez?

Me: Chloe! (Chloe: Can I–) Stop asking me for pez. (Chloe: But–) I'm not going to get you pez if you keep asking me. I will get you pez when it's time for you to have pez.

Chloe, in a hushed voice: I want purple pez.

Kris Savage, next time you buy her pez, you'll be the one to deal with the end results.

Making progress on Goal #6

A big thing literally just happened. After months and months of this getting pushed to the back burner for other things, I have finally ordered my GED study guide! I'm really excited, but super nervous because this means I actually have to do it... 

It has been years since I've done any kind of homework, but with a new determination and mindset (things I seriously lacked all through high school) I'm hoping it won't actually be as scary as it feels right now. But right now it is scary, so I ask that if you have a minute and you happen to think about it, please pray for me as I add this new element to my life in Mommyhood.

If you're just tuning in, Goal # 6 is to educate myself. I was homeschooled from 1st grade to 12th grade. I completed my junior and senior year of high school in a 9-10 month period and am a homeschool graduate. BUT I don't have proof of that, and to further my own education by maybe, possibly (it's still unclear what God has in store) going back to school to get my degree in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ultrasound), I would need proof of it. Therefore, here I am, finally able to order a GED study guide.

Goal #3: Keep a clean, healthy, and organized home for my family.
While I'm making progress in some areas, I'm losing progress in others, this one in particular. I'm ashamed to say that my arch nemesis, Laundry, has had me cornered all weekend/week. There are laundry baskets filled and sitting around waiting to put folded and put away, everything feels cluttered and out of place to me right now, my bathrooms need a really good top to bottom scrub, and my floors... my floors look like they haven't seen a broom in ages (probably because they haven't... shhh, don't tell.)
I do however, have a good excuse... we had a garage sale this past weekend, and it's all the stuff we didn't sell and are still trying to find a home for, that's cluttering up my house. I hope to find a free moment over the weekend to straighten things up, and start my cleaning routine anew next week (I'll post about that another day).

Until next time, au revoir!

Goal #17

I have another new goal. Once I tell you all what it is, many of you that know me will probably think this should've been #1 from the beginning, but hey, it's not your list now, is it?

It's been pointed out several times to me that I have not had my daughter's picture taken professionally since her first birthday (she's coming up on 3 1/2). Yes, I know, and I'm ashamed to admit it. But when you don't have money to shell out for just anything (like we don't), when time is hard to come by (like it is at my house), when your child hates to sit still just to eat, let alone pose for a picture (like mine does), and when your husband is a self-professed photography snob (like mine is), the whole process seems like something to avoid.

So Goal #17, you probably guessed, is: Become a better picture taker!

This goal is sort of like two wrapped up in one. I want to be more consistent when it comes to getting my kids picture taken, but also want to become a better "picture taker" myself. I've always had somewhat of an interest in photography, but never the purpose, knowledge, or equipment to do anything with it. And $500+ for a nice camera that would give me all the effects wanted would be much more suited for many other areas right now (mainly paying off debt and finishing the basement). Plus photography has always been my husbands territory, and I feel it's necessary to tread carefully as to not make him feel like I'm trying to move in on said territory. Because the purpose of this goal is not to develop another hobby. It's to satisfy my want for beautiful pictures of my daughter and future children, and to be able to achieve this want myself. I also don't want to sacrifice one goal (#2) for another, completely selfish, one.


Since it's been noted that I have not had Chloe's picture done professionally since her first birthday, and I happen to come across these photos my very talented husband took of her while I was cleaning out the office over the weekend, I have dubbed them her "2 year old pictures" to make myself feel better. I think they're on his facebook page, so you may have already seen them, but with the new title they hold, I thought I'd post them on here. There are many more he took, but these three happen to be my favorite. I would like to try to put them all together in maybe a 4x6 collage to give to family and friends along with her "three year old pictures" when I get them taken hopefully in a few weeks. Not sure that will actually end up happening though, so don't get your hopes up.