Today I got to attend Evan’s first grade Christmas party.  I was excited to finally see what he told Santa he wanted for Christmas!

I had to laugh at him “needing” an iPad for his brother.  If Santa brought another one, he wouldn’t have to share his anymore.  Sorry child, Santa isn’t bringing an iPad for your little brother, but he is hooking you up with all the other things on your list.

The boys acted pretty silly, but everyone else was too.

The PTO provided stockings for all the kids with books and little toys.  John David wasn’t very happy he didn’t get a stocking like all the other kids:

The following two pictures are the main reason I could never be an elementary teacher.  Do you see all that controlled chaos????

The little girl that sets at Evan’s table too this nice picture of the boys and me.  She did a pretty good job for a 6 year old.

I also won another Mom of the Year award for checking Evan out after the party.  I probably should have left both of the boys there since they were good and sugared up…

>We are going to tackle something pretty hard today.  Nagging.  I am a recovering nagger, so everything that I say here was learned the hard way.  Trust me.

First, nagging is a verb.  It means to annoy or irritate a person with persistent faultfinding or continuous urging or to be persistently painful, troublesome, or worrying.

Do you constantly remind your husband that he is drinking too much, smoking too much, eating too much, not exercising enough, or a thousand other possibilities?

The Bible says in Proverbs 21:9 that “It’s better to live alone in the corner of an attic than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home.” In Proverbs 21:19 it says, “It’s better to live alone in the desert than with a quarrelsome, complaining wife.”  And my favorite one is in Proverbs 27:15: “A quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping on a rainy day.”

Woah, so basically, it is better for your husband to live in the very tip, corner of your attic or out in the hot, dry, nasty desert than in your nicely decorated, climate controlled, electronic filled home WITH YOU NAGGING!

So, how are you going to make your husband stop  __________?

>I just realized I haven’t blogged in 5 days.  I guess I just haven’t been inspired.  Oh well, it is Monday and time for a new start.

Guess what little precious treat I found at wally world:

I am trying to think of weekly series ideas to keep me inspired.  Aaron does so many DIY projects, but he never lets me take pictures.  I wish I was as creative as he is.  Anyway, I promise to be a better blogger this week

>So, it is February 1st.  How are those Resolutions coming?  I went public with mine here.

I feel pretty good about mine so far.  I will admit that I didn’t wash my face once. I will also admit that I didn’t pray from the book yesterday.  I am ok with that, but on March 1st, I want to be able to say I was perfect.

Weirdly, I lost 7 pounds last month.  I blame this on CrossFit.  I have seriously become addicted to the class.  I also amped up my running by pacing myself on the treadmill and not wimping out.  It makes me feel a little awesome to jump on that thing and run longer and harder than the person next to me.  Totally an ego issue.

Anyway, if you haven’t kept your resolutions, why not start again today or tomorrow.  It doesn’t have to be the first day of the year to make a change.  Just do it.

Make up your mind that you will succeed!  Need help or encouragement? Let me know,  I would be glad to help.

>What a day, what a day…

Today was the first day of my spring semester.  This semester I am taking genetics, plant physiology, physics II, and the real bummer, Masters of Western Lit.  Western Lit is my last “basics” class.  It is at 9am and I don’t want to be mean, but good gravy train, that is going to be rough… I will graduate in spring 2013 and that cannot get here fast enough.

After I got out of class I got a pedicure.  Don’t judge.  I had two hours before I had to pick the boys up and I wasn’t going to waste a second.

Anyway, let me leave you with a few encouraging words from my Joyce Meyer devotional today:

“The mouth is like a pen and your heart is like a tablet.  When you say something over and over, it gets on the inside of you and becomes you.  It’s not something you have to try to do anymore, it’s who you are.

First Peter 3:10 says, ‘Let him who wants to enjoy life and see good days…keep his tongue free from evil and his lips from guile.’  Do you want to enjoy life?  Then use your mouth to speak the things of God into your life!”

I know it is easier said than done, but stay positive and keep it classy!

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>I don’t even know where he found the Sharpie, but it was found. A picture is worth a thousand words…

>We had some pure family fun today and part of it was eating at a chinese buffet.

John David is always good for a laugh…

He finally mastered the art of eating with chop sticks, ice cream.

>Wow, this was my first day back to real life since finals started. I am so glad this semester is over. I feel so drained.  I definately need this break!

Today was Evan’s Christmas party at school.  Oh what fun.

Have you ever noticed that all class events are just a “who is the most awesome mom” contest?  I felt guilted into sending gifts. I felt guilted into going, but when I got there I was dressed to the hilt and had perfect makeup and hair. I won the contest, by the way.

I may have gone a little overboard on the stocking stuffers…

Anyway. Something cool did happen. I won this awesome cape from Lands End Canvas! Woah, awesome!