Justice Juels

I am entering another giveaway hosted by Jenni. In case you don't remember, Justice Juels was founded by Chelsea Dischinger, a stay-at-home mom who had a desire to make a difference with her life. Once she learned about the horrific Human Trafficking Industry she decided to start a company to support her family and help raise money for this cause. Justice Juels is a for-profit company who donates more than 50% of their profits to organizations who are involved in the fight to abolish Human Trafficking worldwide. Justice Juels was birthed out of a desire to be a voice for those who do not have one. A voice for those women and children who wait silently for someone to speak up on their behalf and bring forth justice. Someone who will take a stand, someone who will fight for them. If we do not speak up, then who will?


Beautiful, right? I still really want the Birthstone necklace, with a pendant for each of my four children. I would probably get a workout for my neck everytime I wore it!

Pole Chair Dancing

Time Out

Here is our little hooligan, enjoying her time out (this was her 2nd or 3rd experience with our new attempts to thwart the terrible-two-behavior before it hits us full force).

Sisters

Taylor and Madison have started playing together. It is the cutest thing, and it warms my heart. The only drawback to this, however, is that they usually want the same toy/book/doll/block/puzzle/stuffed animal/anything that isn't nailed down. So, what I buy for one, I buy for the other.

I'm afraid that it spills over into their wardrobe. I am on this matching kick, and the last 6 outfits I have bought for them match. I love that they are both now in toddler sizes (Maddie 2T, Taylor 4T) and I can dress them like twins!

At least every other day for the past several weeks, Taylor has repeatedly asked me "when Bubba and Sissy are coming home". Her older brother and sister have been quite busy recently, so we have been seeing much less of them. I can't imagine how it will be when they become teenagers, with an even busier social life! At almost 9 and 11, they already have a more active social life than I do. Though that's not hard, my dog beats me on that score too. Anyway, more often than not, when Taylor asks me this question, she breaks out in tears. More often than not, I follow suit. Can someone with older children please tell me when you come to accept that your children would rather be with their friends and doing their activities than with you? I know it is normal, healthy even, but we still miss them!

So it would seem I'm in a bit of a slump lately. I'll call it a "funk", to steal a word from Patrice. I sure hope that the 4 people who read my blog haven't stopped visiting for good. The thing is, I have nothing new to talk about because every day is exactly the same. Day in, day out. Sunrise to sundown. Maybe that's the root of my funk. Anyway, we have had to start turning on the A/C in late afternoons. Gotta love Texas. And, we have started putting my rabble-rouser Maddie my darling Maddie in time-out. On a chair, Super Nanny style. Hmm. Doesn't seem to be working, because she keeps climbing on the kitchen table. Though she does sit there for the full minute, without all of the screaming/kicking/biting that usually occurs when Super Nanny does it on her show. I'm also going through a phase right now where I really miss Maddie being tiny, I miss nursing her, swaddling her, etc. Like I said, a funk. Harumph.

The Poet

I am constantly amazed, delighted, and deeply impressed by the notes my husband leaves me. "Love notes" are a common occurance around here, especially when my husband works late into the night and I do not see him before I go to bed. I'll make his lunch (if he is brown bagging it the next day) and leave a message nearby before I lay down. I can hardly wait to get up in the morning to read his note back to me.

"Measure the oceans with tsps and I will still love you more."

That is how Tuesday's note ended. I think I have just fallen in love with him all over again. I have shared my husband's poetry with you before, so you all have witnessed his talent. True talent. His creativity and originality has often caused me (as it did on Tuesday) to ask him if he had seen that line somewhere or if he "made it up". When you have to ask a question like that, you know it's good.