the lazy song

i'm home today with a sick baby. very sick. so we are sitting on the couch, drinking starbucks (me, not him), and watching glee (again, me, not him). oh, and snuggling, snuggling, snuggling. i'm trying to make up for that hour we left him crying in his bed monday morning only to find out he was covered in puke and poop. how unloved he must have felt. totally not getting the mother of the year award (though i think i was taken out of the running awhile ago).

and yes, we are "supposed" to be moving next weekend. and no, we haven't really packed. so to say i'm feeling overwhelmed is an understatement. i am feeling behind in all areas of life, except glee. i've totally got that covered.

bad day

i am so glad tomorrow is monday. isn't that an awful, sacrilegious thing for a working mom to say??? but we had a rough weekend in the carr household. which in our house means a four year old that won't stop whining and aruging, a one year old that won't stop screaming, a mom who doesn't know how to make either of them happy, and a husband who doesn't know how to make her happy (despite attempts with flowers and starbucks).

it was just that kind of weekend and it put me in a funk. a sad, can't-get-out-of-it funk.

here's to monday. and to His mercies renewing every morning. Lord, do we need them.

new soul

thank you, Jesus, for new life through your death and resurrection!

 (we had a shadow issue.)

 

we had a great Easter. we went to mass, something we have NOT been in the habit of doing since before we moved. so you know, about a year ago. so technically we are those people who show up only at easter. trying to change that though.

 

we went to the in-laws for dinner. it was lovely. a very relaxing day. fishing in the pond, food, fellowship. a beautiful day with family.

 

 (easter egg hunt at grammy's.)

 (perfect day to fly a kite.)

Lamentations 3:22-23   (The Message)

     God's loyal love couldn't have run out,

his merciful love couldn't have dried up.

     They're created new every morning.

How great your faithfulness!

      I'm sticking with God (I say it over and over).

He's all I got left.

 

you are my sunshine

a few realizations from vacation:

1) i don't want to be a stay at home mom. not now. maybe not ever.

2) i have the best in-laws in the whole world. they are fun, generous, and obsessed with my children. couldn't ask for anything more.

 (someone's been eating some cheeseballs.)

my in-laws were kind enough to take C on the plane with them. he hates the car. it's something i can't explain, but he does. and him in the car for 17 hours? well that just wasn't gonna happen. and J, well, he handled that car ride like a champ! no complaining. not once. which is why he's the perfect child.

the week was a perfect mix of sun, afternoon naps, books, and family. (i read the hunger games on vacation and can we just talk about it for a minute??? AH-MAZING. couldn't put it down. finished the second book then started the third book the other day.) 

J, my child who has hated baths since the day he was born, well that child swam like a fish! even let us dunk that little fuzzed head underwater. i was so proud!

 

 and C. i had that boy all wrong. after two days of trying to get him to play in the sand, found out kid loves the ocean, just like his daddy. sit that kid at the edge of the water and he will happily play and play and play.

we are so thankful to be able to get away and spend some precious time together.

 (j and his cousin, carson.)

and the day after we got home? we began to pack. this time to move. we bought a house. but more on that later. all three boys are sleeping and i have a book i need to read...