two worlds collide

You know the world were the bathroom is clean enough to take a picture and the world were I actually take the picture. So here finally are the pics of the bathroom you have all been waiting on pins and needles for:-)

So here is our new floor. It's she beautiful!!!

She used to be half linoleum and half WHITE CARPET!!! Gross!!! Gag!!! Yuck!! Who puts carpet in a bathroom? Definitely not somebody with a handful of kids.

Okay in all honestly this is what is usually looks like, sigh. The house will be clean when they all move out right?

Target Run- Run to Target ASAP

Target is running a pretty sweet frozen food deal this week. Buy ANY 7 frozen food items get a $5 gift card!! Here is what $23 bucks will buy you.

If you take off the fruit snacks our total would be just under 19 dollars.!! 19 dollars for 42 items. That's an average of 45 cents a piece. Or you can just think of it as taking 71 cents off each item. Veggies 99- 71 = 28 cents!!! OJ 1.19-.71= 38 cents!!! Mini ice creams 99-71= 28 cents!! Fruit bars 1.99- 71= 1.38!!! Old orchard juice 99-71= 28 cents.

This week is the week to buy veggies and juice. The kids are begging for more fruit bars because they are so yummy but we'll see.

Our Valentine's Day

Here is a few pictures of our Valentine's Day candle light dinner. Who knew that eating burgers by candle light would make them SO happy. The candles lead to hearts and decorations strung from the ceiling fan. In the back of the kids is the valentine that Lula made for Isaac and I, love her!!!

Little fun fact for you too. Kids are much easier to get out of bed when the pancakes are heart shaped.

I hope you had a happy day with your special loves!

Pics

Here is my attempt to take better pictures of my kids than the gal at Sears. They're not great but better than lasts night family picture disaster!! She's one today!!! Sweet baby girl!

Modesty- please go read!

I’m growing more and more aware of this issue as my sons get older. How dare women and teens make my job as a parent and my son’s growing up challenges more difficult than they already are? I’m working hard to show my sons what true femininity and godly womanhood are. Please don’t cause my sons to struggle. We’re trying to prepare them to be true to each of their wives some day.

After reading this book it is even more important to me. Men are visual, it is not their fault, that is how GOD made them. Yes they have to turn the eye and fight the good fight, but it is kind of hard to do when you are talking to them. And according to this book they have a mental Rolodex of images in there. I don't want to be in anyone's Rolodex unless of course I'm sleeping with him:-)

Here's a verse for you, totally out of context? maybe but it sure does fit.

For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required. Just replace the him with a her. If you got it COVER IT UP!!!

I don't want a picture of you and your stuff lodged in my guys heads. Raising God-fearing children is hard enough with out all the immodesty in this world.

Would you be embarrassed to have your pastor see you dressed like that. What about your grandpa. What if the Lord came back right now, or are we just hoping he doesn't come back when we're playing at the beach or pool.

Yes look nice and girly. And yes I know I need to improve in this area too but it can be done.

My life feels like it revolves around food....

Saturday shopping!!

Big Lots $33 after the printable 20% off coupon. They are a great place to get organic convenience foods. Yes I know they're aren't healthy but at least they are organic junk.

Highlights; Bathmat $3 for my new bathroom floor- pictures soon

Quarts of tomatoes 80 cents!!

Crackers $1.19 a box

Granola bars $1.60 a box-they have no nuts!! This is the first granola bar my kids have had! The bread outlet in Cutlerville. $7.42 Sorry the donut were only 49 cent so I caved and bought them, again a few of the kids had never had a donut. They made one little girl very crabby!!!! You are what you eat.

FRUIT

I'm weak!! I ate fruit today and it was wonderful.

This morning after being in bed for about 9+ hours I felt really shaky. Not a fun feeling. So I caved and devoured a banana. DELICIOUS!

Well the whole reason for doing this diet is to help sweet Benna who is starting to have all the same signs and symptoms of Racky when he was a baby. So not cool. I taped egg and milk to her back a few weeks ago and with in 3 minutes she had hives from the eggs and the milk left a red spot so I know those are no no's.

But this diet was effecting my milk supply. I've never made it to a year nursing any of my kids and am really hoping to nurse her as long as possible. She'll be 1 in a few weeks?!?! So what good is sticking to a diet when I end up having to supplement her and my milk supply drops.

So with a little ever so slight nudge from the hubby I'm back to eating fruit. I hope to remain grain and refined sugar free.

So here is what I ate today.

Banana

Breakfast- asparagus and canned venison

Lunch- Chicken and a few carrots

Snack- Apple on the way home from the orchard

Dinner- Venison, onion and mushroom burgers with onions, tomatoes, lettuce and sugar free ketchup. And another apple!

Snack- a handful of raisins- wowsers those things are sweet.