A new leaf!

Well, this is certainly not a new thing for me to say but it sure has been a long time since I have posted anything here. I have decided to spend less time on Facebook so I think I am going to use my blog to post things that may have originally gone on my Facebook status. So my goal is to post a little something everyday. Whether it be about family or work or what God has been teaching me I hope to keep this up and maybe encourage others through my experiences.

Just to recap about me... I am a stay at home mom of two beautiful girls. My daughters are Hannah (2) and Zoey (6 weeks and 3 days). I am married to my wonderful husband Mike and we live in a bi-level house with a big back yard. I have my own garden in the backyard and I am super excited to get out there and start planting. I love playing with my kids and gardening. I have not really enjoyed cooking/baking since Hannah was born, it was more of a chore. Now that Zoey is here I would like to get back into it but not just start cooking again, I want to cook meals for my family that count. What I mean by "meals that count" is that I want to make a main course, salad or vegetable and dessert. This is brand new for me as I have never cooked meals for my family that contain all the food groups that they should be eating. I want to cook so my family is healthy and that they enjoy meal times. So this a new adventure. If you have any good meals that your family loves please feel free to send them my way.

Hannah has what we like to call Hannahisms. She has had a very large vocabulary from when she was very young and she says some of the funniest things. A while back I was lying in bed reading my devotions on my ipad when Hannah (who was lying in our bed with us) leaned over and flipped my screen up. I looked at her and said "Excuse me, I was reading that." Hannah says "looks like you have some stiff competition." Another time she asked if she could watch a movie I said yes but when we went downstairs I could not find the movie she wanted to watch. I went to check in the dvd player and Hannah leans over my shoulder to watch. When she spots the dvd she says "it was already in the dvd player, how convenient." On Saturday we had to take Hannah to the ER because she had fallen and hurt her arm. While we were in the room waiting for the doctor to come she says to Mike "My arm hurts just remember that. That is why I am sad. Just remember that." Then when Mike went to the bathroom Hannah started having a fit on the floor because she wanted to go to the bathroom too. She said "I have to pee, I have to pee, I have to pee... just kidding" She comes up with some of the funniest things. One day she came out of our room with Mike's belt draped on her shoulders and  said "look mom, I'm Pastor Dan." Or another time we were eating lunch and she did not really want to eat what was on her plate so she looked up at the ceiling and said "God, do you see what is going on down here? I don't want to eat my lunch." It is so hard not to burst out laughing especially when she is being disobedient or talking back with her words but she is just so funny. She has an amazing personality and she is my encouragement. The other morning I was sitting in the rocking chair in my housecoat with my hair all crazy from sleep and Hannah came to me and said "I love your housecoat, I love your hair. I just love everything." She is so encouraging which picks me up on days when I am not feeling pretty.

I will try to keep you updated on all the funny things she says and does but there are just so many that I am sure you would get bored from reading all of them.