Pinter-ific UPDATE

So, my friends (Katy & Xuan) and I braved the crazy weather last night and had our Pinterest Date.  We had so much.  I miss just hanging out with them....so fun!!!  We did two Pinterest crafts, we made burlap carrots for our front doors and we made holiday candlesticks.  I need to take a good pic of the candlesticks but here are the door hangers. I love it!! They turned out so cute. They were so easy.  We're going to start meeting once a month to "craft", if you're interested, let me know:)

Pinter-ific

Okay so I wouldn't call myself a Pinterest addict but I do love it.  So today, I got together with some friends from my Mommy group.  We decided that we're going to start a little Pinterest group.  One of the girls is especially crafty and she LOVES to do it so we're going to pick a couple of pinterest projects each month and tackle them. If you're in the Dallas area and you'd like to join us, let me know.  The more the merrier!!  I'd love for it to be an open group and to meet new people in the area. 

We're going to do a trial run next week just with the 3 of us and I am very excited!!!  I'll post pics after we're done:)

JetSetting

I feel like I have been jet setting the past couple of weeks.  So, I went with April to California a week or so ago.  We went to an emetrics conference. It was very good.  I had never been to California so i was tickled about that.  I got to meet a lot of big shots in the world of digital analytics which was exciting.  I also learned a lot.  What I do for April is a lot of analysis and a lot of what was being spoken on, etc, didn't directly correlate with what I do. However, at the same time it did.  One theme that kept coming up was simpicity.  Simplicity in how your data looks (graphs, charts, etc).  Simplicity in learning what the client wants and delivering that to them.  Simplicity in methodology & strategy.  Those things can apply to anyone.  I am very new to this world and do not yet feel confident in a lot of my ability.  I am very fortunate to have such a great teacher and a great relationship with her. I really feel like I could ask any stupid, elementary question and she would make a learning opportunity.  Anyway, the conference was great.  I did go as a representative of Catalyst Church and my tag said so.  It was really interesting for me to go to the exhibit hall with all of the vendors trying to sell big buck items to big buck clients.  After reading my tag, they would ask, "Wow, that must be a big church?" When I answered, "um, no not really," they quickly dismissed me for the next prospective client.  I had one vendor even compare my business (church) to a fortune teller and almost make fun of me.   I just kind of laughed it off but it ticked me off the more I thought about it.  It actually sparked some pretty interesting conversations between April and I and even sparked a talk that she will be delivering next month.  So, good came out of even that.

We flew home on Wed.  I ended up getting sick and she did too actually.  We were supposed to leave town again for SXSW on Friday.  I was delayed because of my sickness at my house. I left Saturday morning and met April.  It was fun and interesting and we sat in on some good sessions but we were both so tired and worn out, we ended up leaving early and coming home.

That's the story of my jet setting.....I'm glad to be home and settled back into a routine for the moment!

Seriously

I've realized that blogging for me is a glorified journal and sometimes what I write or say adds no benefit to anyone except me.  It's a bit therapeutic for me....although it's so random & non-sensical most of the time.

So, here are a few silly things that I heard today:

I picked A up from school and she "tricked" me by telling me she won some contest and even told me the prize she got.  Then, she says, "I got you."  And laughs and laughs because she's pulled one over on me.  So tonight when I was tucking her in bed, she said, "I am on fire with that Mom, I'm getting you so good."  She says the funniest things.

This evening, Levi took K to soccer practice so i went for a walk/jog/whatever and let A ride her bike. She was ahead of me most of the time but at one point, I got in front of her and started jogging to which she begins to yell and sing, "You've got a wedgie in your crotch!" over and over.  She wasn't trying to be mean, I think she thought it was funny.  Me, on the other hand, did not think my thighs rubbing together and sucking up my shorts was very funny.

K this morning on the way to preschool was singing Adele with me.  Dang, that boy belts it out and I love that.  Both of my kids love to sing and I hope they always have that love and creative way to express themselves.

And to end our night, we shared our juicer with our neighbors.  We actually (Levi) made juices for our neighbors on Sunday and so one of them brought a bag of apples over tonight to say thanks;)  Levi ended up juicing them and sending them back home.  We sat and laughed and Levi told some silly stories about his childhood.  I love our neighbors and I love that we've connected with them. 

I think that's all the randomness I can think of right now....I wish I would think to stop and right down all the funny things A & K say immediately.  I truly could (like every other mom) write a book.

Steroids kick my butt

Oh my gosh....so when I picked up my prescriptions, the pharmacist said, "You'll be up till 3am cleaning your house."  I thought she was kidding.  No, she wasn't.  I went to bed at 11.  I'm not sure when I went to sleep but I know I felt like it took forever.  K came in at 1:50 because he was coughing. So, tucked him in, got back in bed.  Levi rolled over around 3:30 and I got tickled because I was still WIDE awake.  I got up & checked my email, paid bills, read my Bible, and finally went back to bed around 5:15 and my alarm went off at 6:15-ish.  I had to take 2 pills yesterday too.  Again, had a hard time getting to sleep.  A came in around 3am and again, took some time to get back to sleep.   I'll be glad to be off of this medicine.  I'm not a fan of being on meds....especially those, that was just weird.

weekend

It's Tuesday and I've felt yucky off and on since Sat. night.  Today I went to Dr. Neiman, who is incredible.  His practice is Mercy Bridge Medical.  He takes no insurance and definitely is a huge help if you have high copays or need to be seen quick.  He gave me steroids & antibiotics for my allergies/sinus/congestion and also adjusted my back & neck. I feel so much better tonight.  Yeah.

We had a great weekend.  It was pretty laid back.  We had a nice family lunch and then split up.  A and I got our nails done and just enjoyed being together. It was nice.  Sunday, I got to lead worship, you can check it out here if you're interested.  I'm glad that I'm learning that perfection does not equal success.  I'm learning to be a little more free & enjoy myself and fight back my urge to be critical of myself. 

We enjoyed spending President's Day at the zoo with the Sprangs. It was lots of fun.  Hope you were able to enjoy your weekend as well!!

Irons in the Fire

We always seem to have lots of irons in the fire around here and life is never dull.  In the past week, Levi and I have been able to enjoy 3 nights together while our kiddos were with a babysitter...not so great on the budget but super great on the relationship...sometimes you just do what you have to:)  Tonight, we were given free tickets to a Dallas Stars game.  Our friend is collecting all the bobble heads of the players and she was going to be out of town.  She offered us the tickets as long as we could get the bobble heads...no pressure right?!!  Well, this afternoon was kind of crazy. We rushed out the door to go to Chickfila for A's spirit night, rushed back home so we could leave, we were waiting on the babysitter, we rush out the door.  We get about 15 -20 minutes down the road and I realize that I do not have the tickets.  So, we rush back home, call a friend to meet us at a neighborhood school so we don't have to weave back in neighborhood, etc etc...get the tickets and make it to the game at 7:05 instead of our scheduled 6:40 to find that they had an ABUNDANCE of bobble heads.  We breathe a sigh of relief and enjoy a great night of hockey.  It was a lot of fun and Levi is quite entertaining no matter where we are.  Another random story....hopefully I'll be able to fill you in on some of the other irons later in the week!