Today, the girls have been pretty ornery. They wouldn't eat enough, so they didn't sleep well, so they were even more cranky after their nap! But WOO! Diana woke up early today and took Paul and the girls shoe shopping! So I got to lay downstairs for an extra 30 mins! :)
I went up at about 5:30 and started making my favorite food! Sweet and sour over rice! And I have never cooked for Paul, Diana, or Grandma Cleo.. So I was way nervous! Luckily I was alone when I cooked so I didn't have anyone watching me. When I was adding the brown sugar, I was trying to pack it in the measuring spoon when it snaps in half and all the brown sugar flipped ALL over me! Mostly down my shirt!! I went outside, in the backyard, and shook everything out. Thankfully the back yard is surrounded by 10 ft concrete walls. :) But I got everything cleaned up, finished cooking, got the rolls in the oven, and the table set as the family gets home! BAM! Best timing ever!
The girls are still ornery, tired, and hungry! So we all sit right down and dig in. Diana was amazed! Everyone loved it! Except the twins.. but that was expected. I learned that babies have to taste something 17 times before they can decide if they like it or not! That is a lot! But when they taste something new for the fist few times, they just aren't used to the taste and their first reaction is to just spit it out. Diana and Paul have done SO much research for these girls! Talk about love! And I get to learn it now, before I have my own kids! Like Sadie was classified as 'Failure to Thrive', and I had no clue what that was! I found myself wanting to research it myself and see what I could do to help her, and to prevent my children to have it!
This job is such a blessing in my life! And is a part of my path back to my heavenly father. I am preparing myself for my future in the best way possible! I am practicing for when I have a family of my own to take care of, to cook for and to clean up after. Hopefully I can get signed up for school in the spring and get some online college done while I am still here working. Then I can prepare myself for a career to provide for a family. I am just so happy to be able to see heavenly fathers hand in my life and see all the blessings he is generously giving!
And to top off a great night, my best friend Jaders and I talked on the phone for a good hour!! :) Oh how great it is to laugh my head off! :) I miss her much, she is the only person (outside my family) that I can be a complete freak with! And gosh, do we have fun or what!! :)
HaHa!! I literaly laughed out loud when I read what happened with the brown sugar! ha ha. Maybe that should be your new nickname! I'm glad everyone liked it (or at least told you they did. Don't worry about the girls having too much trouble after Gramma leaves, how could they not want to be with you?
ReplyDeleteIt is way different at the end of the day being emotionally or mentally exausted vs physically tired huh? Maybe thats why your having the random dreams. You need to get the cobbies out of your head and get good physically tired!
Have you started taking the kids to dance yet? or do you get to take them outside??? getting them good and tired is going to help them sleep better too... (there is method to the madness!!)
Hope your trip this weekend goes well for you and that one way or another you feel good about where you are and whats happening. We love you tons and pray for you always. talk to you later... "Brown Sugah" heh heh
The girls have dance on saturdays.. So I don't take them :( Now that I am meeting people, I am getting out more and being more physically active. Our backyard doesn't have any grass, so the girls have to stay in. They spray the yard with weed killer and we don't need the girls in that.
ReplyDeleteSo now I am brown suga instead of chocolate?? HAHAHA!! I love you guys! :)