No...it's not what you are thinking! So keep reading! I was thinking last night that I could probably make a whole blog post about things you hear from our room, when we are going to sleep. Yes, I said SLEEP! .... Here we go....
Trent: Get on your side of the bed!
Me: I love you.
Trent: Well then..love me from YOUR side of the bed.
Trent: If you don't get over on your side in 3 seconds, I'm sleeping in the other room.
Me: Can I touch you with just one toe, please?
Trent: Honey, I love you, but STOP talking. It's sleep time. We can talk in the morning.
Me: Can I just tell you one more thing?
Trent: No!
Me: I think I'm going to make lasagne for supper tomarrow.
Trent: UUGGGHGHHHHHHHAAAAHH (that's an exasperated sigh)
That's all I can think of right now, but hopefully it made you laugh :D
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Friday, June 11, 2010
What A Day...What A Week!
This week.....
...was VBS at church. I helped out with the 2's and 3's and it was so fun! The kiddos were great to be around, and the theme was "Under the Sea", so fun, but exhausting!
...we closed on our house. On Wednesday we signed all the final papers, and are officially home-owners. Fun, but exhausting!
...we started to move. We've been moving boxes every night, so its not such a huge ordeal on Saturday. Fun, but exhausting!
...I painted. I said I wasn't going to until after we moved, but I couldn't help myself. I painted tonight after work. Fun, but exhausting!
...and last but not least....
This week I locked my keys in my car....again.
I went to Home Depot today after work so I could get started painting and would hopefully be done early. Well, long story short---I came out with my gallons of paint, brushes, ect....looked in my window and there were my keys...dangling in the ignition of my locked car. Oh boy. Trent is at work with the only spare key. When I'm starting to freak out, a friend calls and says she is off work early and is coming to get me. Aaahhhh, SIGH OF RELIEF..! This part of the week so....not so fun. Just exhausting.
So after all that---I think it's safe to say that I'm TIRED. And tomorrow is moving day. I think that a large amount of Starbucks will be required :) Bring on moving day :)
...was VBS at church. I helped out with the 2's and 3's and it was so fun! The kiddos were great to be around, and the theme was "Under the Sea", so fun, but exhausting!
...we closed on our house. On Wednesday we signed all the final papers, and are officially home-owners. Fun, but exhausting!
...we started to move. We've been moving boxes every night, so its not such a huge ordeal on Saturday. Fun, but exhausting!
...I painted. I said I wasn't going to until after we moved, but I couldn't help myself. I painted tonight after work. Fun, but exhausting!
...and last but not least....
This week I locked my keys in my car....again.
I went to Home Depot today after work so I could get started painting and would hopefully be done early. Well, long story short---I came out with my gallons of paint, brushes, ect....looked in my window and there were my keys...dangling in the ignition of my locked car. Oh boy. Trent is at work with the only spare key. When I'm starting to freak out, a friend calls and says she is off work early and is coming to get me. Aaahhhh, SIGH OF RELIEF..! This part of the week so....not so fun. Just exhausting.
So after all that---I think it's safe to say that I'm TIRED. And tomorrow is moving day. I think that a large amount of Starbucks will be required :) Bring on moving day :)
Friday, June 4, 2010
Mr. Steady Man
In Debbie Pearl's book "Created to be his helpmeet" she describes men in three different ways: Mr. Command Man, Mr. Visionary Man, and Mr. Steady Man.
Mr. Command Man will not yield to his wife. He is dominant, content in himself, and his wife has to EARN her place in his heart.
Mr. Visionary Man loves confrontation and change. They are "visionaries".
Mr. Steady Man is slow and cautios, he does not make snap decisions and will not spend his last dime on a new project. He gets the job done without all the bells and whisles. He is like deep, deep water, you rarely can see the movement, but nevertheless he is very strong under the surface.
I am most definatly married to Mr. Steady Man! There are so many good things about his personality traits that I often overlook or refuse to be thankful for. Debbie makes this point in her book, "His very steadiness keeps him on his middle-of-the-road course, and it will drive a controlling woman crazy." Yup, that would be us!! I am anything BUT steady, I make somewhat irrational decisions, like to take chances, and walk all over the road, not just in the middle.
But thank God for my husband! We even each other out perfectly. Which is probably why we are married, and also why we drive each other crazy sometimes. My mom said one time, "Poor Trent probably looks at you and wonders what on earth he is going to do with you and how he is going to bring some sort of control to situations." I told Trent this and he just very seriously and somewhat ditressed replied, "Yeah, that's pretty much true."
The way I see it, we make a great team. I make sure we have the glitter and he makes sure we have the glue so we can actually USE the glitter! :D
Mr. Command Man will not yield to his wife. He is dominant, content in himself, and his wife has to EARN her place in his heart.
Mr. Visionary Man loves confrontation and change. They are "visionaries".
Mr. Steady Man is slow and cautios, he does not make snap decisions and will not spend his last dime on a new project. He gets the job done without all the bells and whisles. He is like deep, deep water, you rarely can see the movement, but nevertheless he is very strong under the surface.
I am most definatly married to Mr. Steady Man! There are so many good things about his personality traits that I often overlook or refuse to be thankful for. Debbie makes this point in her book, "His very steadiness keeps him on his middle-of-the-road course, and it will drive a controlling woman crazy." Yup, that would be us!! I am anything BUT steady, I make somewhat irrational decisions, like to take chances, and walk all over the road, not just in the middle.
But thank God for my husband! We even each other out perfectly. Which is probably why we are married, and also why we drive each other crazy sometimes. My mom said one time, "Poor Trent probably looks at you and wonders what on earth he is going to do with you and how he is going to bring some sort of control to situations." I told Trent this and he just very seriously and somewhat ditressed replied, "Yeah, that's pretty much true."
The way I see it, we make a great team. I make sure we have the glitter and he makes sure we have the glue so we can actually USE the glitter! :D
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Michael Jackson
I saw a sign today that said, "Ask me why Michael Jackson deserves hell."
The thought of this sign doesn't SURPRISE me, but no matter how many things I see like this, it never stops making me irritated, sad, and well..disgusted.
My first thought was that her sign should say, "Ask me why I deserve hell." Now, before I look like a hypocrite, let me explain. I don't think that this woman deserves hell because she was holding a rude (to put it lightly) sign. The reason I say this, is because of this:
"We have ALL sinned and ALL fall short of the glory of God." -Romans 3:23
Who has sinned? We all have. There isn't a measuring stick for how good or bad you are. We have all sinned. God has not given any of us the right to judge others. He has given us the right to LOVE others. Speaking of love...my next point:
"While we were sinning, God died for the ungodly." -Romans 5:6
While WE were sinning. That means all of us. And apparently we actually HAVE sinned, otherwise Christ wouldn't have had to die for us, right?
"If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and BELIEVE in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved" -Romans 10:9
"For whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." -Romans 10:13
"It is by GRACE that you have been saved, through FAITH. IT IS NOT OF YOURSELF, IT IS A GIFT FROM GOD, SO NO ONE CAN BOAST." -Ephesians 2:8-9
Now, where does it say that we can get to Heaven by being "good enough". No where. All I see is that I am not a perfect person, and that Christ died for ME, and that I need to believe in what He did for ME on the cross. And be forgiven.
THAT is why statements like, "Michael Jackson deserves hell" irritates me SO much. Because I am not better than you, you are not better than me, and neither of us are better than anyone. Not Michael Jackson, not Obama, not the pope, and not anyone. We are all the same. We have all sinned. Am I better than the lady with the sign? Absolutely note. Am I a bigger sinner than my pastor? Absolutely note. We are all in the exact same boat. Christ died to forgive us.
I would like to point out, on a side note, that these are not "my views". The only reason I believe any of this is because it's what is in the Bible. Not because of my church or my family or how I was raised or anything. I believe it because I believe the Bible is the truth.
The thought of this sign doesn't SURPRISE me, but no matter how many things I see like this, it never stops making me irritated, sad, and well..disgusted.
My first thought was that her sign should say, "Ask me why I deserve hell." Now, before I look like a hypocrite, let me explain. I don't think that this woman deserves hell because she was holding a rude (to put it lightly) sign. The reason I say this, is because of this:
"We have ALL sinned and ALL fall short of the glory of God." -Romans 3:23
Who has sinned? We all have. There isn't a measuring stick for how good or bad you are. We have all sinned. God has not given any of us the right to judge others. He has given us the right to LOVE others. Speaking of love...my next point:
"While we were sinning, God died for the ungodly." -Romans 5:6
While WE were sinning. That means all of us. And apparently we actually HAVE sinned, otherwise Christ wouldn't have had to die for us, right?
"If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and BELIEVE in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved" -Romans 10:9
"For whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." -Romans 10:13
"It is by GRACE that you have been saved, through FAITH. IT IS NOT OF YOURSELF, IT IS A GIFT FROM GOD, SO NO ONE CAN BOAST." -Ephesians 2:8-9
Now, where does it say that we can get to Heaven by being "good enough". No where. All I see is that I am not a perfect person, and that Christ died for ME, and that I need to believe in what He did for ME on the cross. And be forgiven.
THAT is why statements like, "Michael Jackson deserves hell" irritates me SO much. Because I am not better than you, you are not better than me, and neither of us are better than anyone. Not Michael Jackson, not Obama, not the pope, and not anyone. We are all the same. We have all sinned. Am I better than the lady with the sign? Absolutely note. Am I a bigger sinner than my pastor? Absolutely note. We are all in the exact same boat. Christ died to forgive us.
I would like to point out, on a side note, that these are not "my views". The only reason I believe any of this is because it's what is in the Bible. Not because of my church or my family or how I was raised or anything. I believe it because I believe the Bible is the truth.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Bachelorette Buff??
I am almost embarrassed to admit this, but I am really into this season's "Bachelorette" show. Before you puke, let me explain. If I could put a picture on here, I would (so someone tell me how to put pics on a post). Anyway, this season's bachelorette is the most adorable thing you've ever seen. She's like this sweet, girl next door, and the nicest person you'll ever meet...uurr...watch on TV :D
So, why do I like watching her being swept onto these romantic dates while 25 guys try to win her heart? Well...that part is just my silly, girly, romantic kind of personality coming out. The show does make me think about real love though. As much as I'm "owed" at these helicopter rides, picnics on the beach, candlelight dinners, and romantic hot tub swims, I know this isn't real life. I've only been married a year and a half, but since last March, my view of love has changed tremendously.
Every girl dreams of being swept off her feet, getting a romantic proposal, looking like a princess on her wedding day, and flying off to the beach to an even more romantic honeymoon.
But then you get back from your honeymoon and your real life starts. And the vows you promised your husband are tested. It's easy to promise someone "for better or for worse", when you are living in the "better". Often, when Trent and I are going through a hard time or when we're fighting I'll say to myself, "Yup this is the 'for worse' part," and the 'worse' comes with the 'better'. Anyway, back to my point: My view of love has changed. Because let's face it, romance to a man will never match up exactly to a woman's. We are just different. So in conclusion...
~Love is....
~Loving my husband, more than my annoyance. Like when is pokes me with a yard stick. Which yes, he is currently doing!!
~My husband loving ME, more than my messes. It's hard to believe, but Trent is a VERY clean person and I'm well, not so much.
~Loving my husband more than my hurt feelings. Cuz let's face it, men arn't as sensitive as your girlfriends.
~Loving each other more than our own families. Leave and Cleave..that's been a hard one.
~Loving each other one the days when you look at each other and say, "Who ARE you?! And where is the person I married?!"
~Loving my husband when I go to the bathroom, sit down and realize he left the seat up. Come on, I know this has happened to you too! :D
Life is messy and marriage is even messier. Some days it's filled with burnt dinners, fighting on the TV remote, and lets face it....farting. But if we let it...those things can all be a "comic" version of our love stories. Who says love has to be perfect to be true love?
So, why do I like watching her being swept onto these romantic dates while 25 guys try to win her heart? Well...that part is just my silly, girly, romantic kind of personality coming out. The show does make me think about real love though. As much as I'm "owed" at these helicopter rides, picnics on the beach, candlelight dinners, and romantic hot tub swims, I know this isn't real life. I've only been married a year and a half, but since last March, my view of love has changed tremendously.
Every girl dreams of being swept off her feet, getting a romantic proposal, looking like a princess on her wedding day, and flying off to the beach to an even more romantic honeymoon.
But then you get back from your honeymoon and your real life starts. And the vows you promised your husband are tested. It's easy to promise someone "for better or for worse", when you are living in the "better". Often, when Trent and I are going through a hard time or when we're fighting I'll say to myself, "Yup this is the 'for worse' part," and the 'worse' comes with the 'better'. Anyway, back to my point: My view of love has changed. Because let's face it, romance to a man will never match up exactly to a woman's. We are just different. So in conclusion...
~Love is....
~Loving my husband, more than my annoyance. Like when is pokes me with a yard stick. Which yes, he is currently doing!!
~My husband loving ME, more than my messes. It's hard to believe, but Trent is a VERY clean person and I'm well, not so much.
~Loving my husband more than my hurt feelings. Cuz let's face it, men arn't as sensitive as your girlfriends.
~Loving each other more than our own families. Leave and Cleave..that's been a hard one.
~Loving each other one the days when you look at each other and say, "Who ARE you?! And where is the person I married?!"
~Loving my husband when I go to the bathroom, sit down and realize he left the seat up. Come on, I know this has happened to you too! :D
Life is messy and marriage is even messier. Some days it's filled with burnt dinners, fighting on the TV remote, and lets face it....farting. But if we let it...those things can all be a "comic" version of our love stories. Who says love has to be perfect to be true love?
Thursday, May 27, 2010
2nd Try
Ok, so I've tried this blogging thing before. This is my second try, maybe I'll have more to say this time around! I couldn't even remember what my old blog name was, so I had to make a new one. AND this time, I figured out how to put our picture on it. Very impressive, I know :)
The last couple days around our place, have been a little crazy. Maybe that's why I decided I finally had something interesting to write about on a blog.
If you haven't heard, we bought a house in Waukee and we are rreaaddy to be move. Want to know why? Here is a glimps:
We'll start with last night. I am trying to do a couple "furniture updates" before we move, so we can keep some of our old stuff, rather than buying all new. So I'm outside on our deck, painting a shelf and some end tables. The lady the lives below us (and has for 2 years), yelled up, "WHAT IS GOING ON UP THERE?!". I told her what I was doing, and she went on with her business. Then in a few minutes I hear her talking to her cats (well, the stray cats she feeds), telling them how much my paint stinks. I yell down that I am sorry, and she yells back that its getting all over her porch. I'm not sure how that is possible, but she is a little protective over her porch..eer..cement slab :)
Anyway, the story continues...
I lug all of my projects outside, to be respect of our her porch..and cats..and stuff..so once I'm out there, she stands behind her curtain and watched me. But when I look over, she hides behind that curtain...with her cats...of course..
I continue painting until Trent gets home, by now its getting dark. So I let everything dry about 45 minutes, and then Trent carries them back upstairs for me. When I go to check on them this morning...I realize they were NOT dry...and that the paint peeled off...major FAIL!
The last couple days around our place, have been a little crazy. Maybe that's why I decided I finally had something interesting to write about on a blog.
If you haven't heard, we bought a house in Waukee and we are rreaaddy to be move. Want to know why? Here is a glimps:
We'll start with last night. I am trying to do a couple "furniture updates" before we move, so we can keep some of our old stuff, rather than buying all new. So I'm outside on our deck, painting a shelf and some end tables. The lady the lives below us (and has for 2 years), yelled up, "WHAT IS GOING ON UP THERE?!". I told her what I was doing, and she went on with her business. Then in a few minutes I hear her talking to her cats (well, the stray cats she feeds), telling them how much my paint stinks. I yell down that I am sorry, and she yells back that its getting all over her porch. I'm not sure how that is possible, but she is a little protective over her porch..eer..cement slab :)
Anyway, the story continues...
I lug all of my projects outside, to be respect of our her porch..and cats..and stuff..so once I'm out there, she stands behind her curtain and watched me. But when I look over, she hides behind that curtain...with her cats...of course..
I continue painting until Trent gets home, by now its getting dark. So I let everything dry about 45 minutes, and then Trent carries them back upstairs for me. When I go to check on them this morning...I realize they were NOT dry...and that the paint peeled off...major FAIL!
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