Valentines 2011

We have gotten lots of suprises in our life lately....but nothing beats this suprise:)



No, you saw it right. These are not roses. They are Gerber daisies....my absolute favorite! I love roses too, but my husband is awesome. He likes to think outside of the box and new that these daisies would make my Valentines day super special this year! He also gave me a really soft new blanket and a pillow that I wanted. He is such a wonderful husband and dad!

I have started a new babysitting job on weekends. This last weekend was the first of many, and I am so excited for the kids I am watching. They are the same ages as my two, and everyone had a blast. These two kids are in great need of some TLC. They have been through a horrible lot in the last year so I am more than happy to let them get some of that TLC at my house! I had to get up way to early on both Saturday and Sunday but it ended up being totally worth it. I am actually looking forward to next weekend with them. Getting a chance to see other kids that are from horrible situations gives me a huge reminder of all that God is doing for my family. I hope that I can share some of our blessings with them! Unfortunately my house got twice as dirty with all of the playing that went on. I think I swept up 2 pounds of extra dirt! Oh well...;)

Life has been interesting around here to say the least. We are running here and there and everywhere everyday it seems. I guess God wants me to be more flexible....I'm trying to stay optimistic about it all but its hard. I am a person that likes consistency. Appointments and meetings every afternoon tend to overwhelm me. Well...consistency has kind of 'flew the coop' in our lives lately. Oh well....this mommy is determined to remain sane! Honestly...having two kids and only two kids is looking better all the time:)

Despite the added stress, Valentine's Day was a nice detour from life. Getting a little bit spoiled by my favorite Valentine really helped to cheer me up a bit! He came home from work and asked where I wanted to go to dinner. I suggested driving though Jack in the Box. He was absolutely flabbergasted, but I wanted a big unhealthy burger....and that's what I got! (I'm sure you other mothers understand that sometimes driving through is so much easier....after all, it was a Monday!) I took a rain check for a more extravagant meal next weekend!

I hope you all had a wonderful LOVE day too!