Paper mache

Me and Ben had so much fun today making Paper Mache stuff...Shwan took the camera so I can't show you pictures but it was a blast...we used the recipe of 1 part flour to 5 parts water and boil for 3 minutes and let cool...it was so much fun and Ben loved the getting dirty part...
Ben is so hilarious I told him he couldn't force a teething ring into his screaming brother's mouth so he calmly put out his bottom lip and marched off to his bedroom...
He returned with his guitar and microphone stand and began to sing "You are never nice to your brother, that makes me so mad...oh yeah...you are a mean mommy...Ben was helping...you are never nice...oh yeah...your brother is too little...oh yeah..."
I BUSTED OUT LAUGHING! I do not tell him you are never nice to your brother I always say be nice be nice...be nice to your brother...lol...it's so funny how they choose to express themselves.
Then when I laughed he just did that ornry side grin Ben sometimes gets...lol...oh my goodness...hilarious!
Jacob is cutting his two front teeth and he is miserable...it was good to have some laughs!

PEN is my ENEMY

So today Ben took a pen while I was putting laundry away and drew all over my couch...FUN FUN FUN!
I looked online after trying Dreft stain lifter, laundry detergent, dish detergent, stain stick, soap and saw that they suggested hairspray...I LOVE HAIRSPRAY>>>IT IS MY FRIEND....
Make friends with your local hairspray today...lol...it took it all out....wheww....

Angel Food

Check this out: http://www.angelfoodministries.com/about/
This is a huge help to families everywhere...maybe it can help yours...this is not dented cans...expired food this is just good food sold at wholesale so it's much cheaper than what you would by at a grocery store...there are no income limits...this past weekend I saw first hand how awesome the food is that comes from here...not even generic stuff just good food for only 30 dollars...check it out

Carrier

So a friend of mine let me borrow her mei tai sling...totally awesome! Then I found an awesome christian gal who makes them locally check out her site:

http://www.angelwingsbabythings.webs.com/

Today was so busy...I'm so tired...whoo...anyway...good news is JACOB IS BETTER!

Praise GOD!

Also, my test came back great! Praise God again!

I was totally loving the weather earlier and I'm really hoping the warmness returns.

I forgot to post that Ben went to DC with daddy...had a blast...here are some pics:

The me I had lost.

I went to get a spa treatment as she calls it by a friend of mine from church today...I knew I had to do something with 30 coming up. I realized something...my jokes about me not being a "makeup person" was really me just saying...listen the only way you can cover up this face and make it look nice is by replacing it or covering it with a paper bag...hahahaha! Tonight I changed my mind...makeup really did make me feel younger, nicer, more complete...I think it makes me take time to say ok renee you are worth looking your best. Am I totally sold on the not go anywhere without makeup idea...oh no no no...but do I totally love how much I can see my eyes and the lips I thought went away in 1998...YES...THANK YOU CHRIS!

Jacob

Yesterday Jacob started pulling himself up on things...just suddenly...it's so adorable but I see many head bumps in his future...lol.

Finally got my pics loaded from Easter...don't they look cute all dressed up...please ignore my messy house...Holidays always make it BLOW UP!

Living Here

So, we keep getting asked...what's it like raising kids on a college campus. We usually respond that we love living here and that it allows our children to meet a diverse range of people.
Today, I'm thinking...umm...been there done that ready to move on...lol.
Did you ever have a day like that? Where it just seems like you are sick of your current situation and are needing a change. There are days when a little house on a hill with a driveway and a mailbox that matches my house looks so appealing. Today is that day...these students are so loud that I have tried to take a nap and I just can't get myself to close my eyes between the basketballs and weights and jumpropes upstairs...stinkin active skinny college kids using the gym...haha...why can't they be more like me in college...lay around and eat!
Anyway, God reminded me today as I was trying to sleep that I am in a mission field...very much like living in Africa and witnessing to people who are surrounded by warfare....this is a mission field...tons of people many who would just like a hug...or to be loved...or to not worry about whether they have a home to go home to...so that is the way I'm going to get through today...I'm gonna love these noisy crazy college students.