Quiet Gardens, Raging Seas Part Deux
A String of Nevil Family MomentsArchive for Birthdays
A Busy Chick’s Update
Last night was a late night for the kiddos. We had an FRG (Family Readiness Group) meeting, so they didn’t get to bed till quite a bit after their usual bed times. About an hour after Chase had gone down, he was crying pretty hard. I went in to check on him and he was sitting up! While he has been sitting up quite confidently for a while now, he hasn’t been able to put HIMSELF into that position. This morning when I went into his room to get him, he was showing off his new trick again. I think he’s pretty excited about it!
Huggy Brothers
Also in firsts, it dawned on me yesterday after talking to some other mommies that I should really start introducing some different textures and soft finger foods to Chase. So, I tried scrambled eggs out on him. No dice. He spit them out and made a funny face. In retrospect, it would have been fun to have that face here….so here’s the next best thing since I didn’t capture the moment.
Ewwwww Mom!
Now I need to start thinking about giving him avocados and mashed potatoes and what else is soft? If you have good ideas post a comment for me would ya? My brain is feeling scrambled these days and ideas don’t come as readily!
I leave soon for STL and I am running around like a chicken with my head cut off! At least, that’s how I feel. I need to calm down…my BF said that my to do list stresses her out…he he he he. I bet if I went through my blog and read my posts right before I went on a trip, they would all sound exactly like this.
I am trying to be calm and have some fun with the kiddos as well as get my “stuff” done. But I’ve got myself into a bad habit. I’m tired in the mornings (really tired-and I’m no morning person to begin with) so I kinda drag myself and the kiddos out to whatever the day harkens us. Then we rush home for lunch, rush into naps and then I finally have some energy. I use that energy to make phone calls and go through that viscious to-do list, and then it’s dinner time. The hours of 5-7 are C-R-A-Z-Y in my house so I rush through that and then, by the time I get Coop in bed, I’m ready for a breather for me. I breathe, and then I get to doing something. Which means I keep doing that something and get to bed WAY too late…and thus start the cycle again for the next day.
This is no good! My goal is to be out of the CRAZY CYCLE by the weekend. I know I can do it!
In other news, I love, love, love, LOVE my Wednesday night Bible study group. My “LMNOP”. It is the best EVER. I leave encouraged and strengthened weekly and I simply don’t know what I would do without it. Last week, our friend John made an interesting comment. We were talking about spiritual break through moments that we’ve always remembered; moments where you realized something new about God or saw Him in a new way. John mentioned the time he realized as he was reading through Job that God was the one who suggested His servant Job to Satan. I know this may sound funny-but I always thought that it was Satan who had asked about Job. I was so intrigued by this that I went back through and started reading Job. WOW! I am just reminded that the Word of God is living and active. It has been a wonderful book of the Bible to rediscover!
That’s about it in the Nevil household these days. Jeremy is doing well. He managed to get away unscathed on his 31st birthday and I think he feels like that was a good accomplishment. (Army guys are viscous when they find out it is your birthday! Pink bellies all around….)
October is Moving Right Along!
Not a whole lot is going on around here lately. In fact, I have been almost bored all week. I say almost because I quickly did some yucky projects like cleaned out my closet and the kids’ closets, etc. We are all still trying to get back to 100% after getting hit with sicknesses over the weekend. Being sick is no fun!
On a good note, I’ve been able to talk to Jeremy DAILY all week long. It has been so fun! The phones and internet are working so communication is excellent. It has helped sooooo much! I realized I had all kinds of stories I hadn’t shared with Jeremy yet, so the last few nights on the phone I’ve just tried to catch him up with the happenings here on the home front. It’s a wonderful feeling being connected to your husband!
My poor family back in STL is soooo sick! My Dad has swine flu (sorry dad!) and so I’m sure my mom will be following suite soon. I just hope we don’t get it while we are in town. (And I feel bad for my poor parents!) That would be so,…so..SO bad! Pray for our health and theirs!
We will be headed to St. Louis for the Thanksgiving holiday and I am pretty excited. My SIL Jen is actually flying out to help me when I fly there! Isn’t that so great? Now all I’ve gotta do is talk my mom into flying back here to WA with me (wink, wink) to help me get the house in order for Jeremy’s arrival-YAY!
Halloween is coming and I’m vaguely aware of it. It is not my favorite holiday though. If anything, it just serves as my marker that Thanksgiving is almost here-and I like Thanksgiving. I think it is an unappreciated holiday!
Speaking of Thanksgiving…that reminds me of food, which reminds me of cooking, which reminds me of my cooking blog, She Cooks!. I have a few new recipes up there; one for a super fast and low cal Mexcian Soup, one for a sneaky Macaroni and Cheese (there are veggies in it-SHHHH!) and one for a fun graham cracker snack which can also makes for a fun lunch time element if you are looking to change things up. I think we’ll have to start discussing Thanksgiving cooking traditions on She Cooks! starting Nov. 1-so be thinking about your family’s recipes!
Everyone, you guys and gals have been so amazing about sending Jeremy packages! Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU! It is so encouraging to the both of us how you are loving on him. His birthday is on Veteran’s Day and if you would like to wish him a happy one, you can still send him a box. In fact, I would bet that you could send him a box as late as Nov. 1 or Nov. 2 and it should get to him in time. If you want to play it a little safer than shoot for earlier. Jeremy can check email now too, so if you want to drop him a line I’m sure he’d love to hear from you!
