What I'm Diggin' Wednesday.....

The week is once again flying past.....and I really need it to slow down.  G's 5th Birthday party is this weekend and I haven't been able to get my stuff together.  I do have all of the party favors....even my Adopt-a-Monsters are ready to go, thanks to an AMAZING friend who made them for me and sent them with love from Pennsylvania.  I just love crafty people...especially generous, crafty people. I will definitely have to post pics after the par-tay.  We are having a Monster Bash and he can't wait! 
So on to what I'm diggin' this week:

Field Trip Memories:

This time my husband got to join us for the Dewberry Farm fun so we all had a blast.  If you are in Texas, you should definitely check this place out....we love it!  Dewberry Farms in Brookshire, Texas.



Daddy and G on the hayride




Mom and G :)




Slide Mountain!




Corn Maze!





Jumping on the giant "pillow"




Daddy helped out on the zip line




So much fun





All the cool moms are doing it...





B even had to join in on the train ride

I am also diggin' this amazing charity:

As I mentioned in yesterday's post, my dad is awaiting a heart transplant, and on the radio in Houston every morning this week has been talk of Taylor's Gift.  This is a charity that started after a teen, Taylor, does in a tragic skiing accident.  Her parents donated 5 of her organs and now 5 people can go on and live.  They are in the running right now to win $150,000.00 from Cadillac and all you have to do is go to their Facebook page and click on Vote.  Easy peasy and you could have been the deciding vote....it is running extremely close right now. You can also find the voting on their website.


It's Red Ribbon Week at the big kid's schools!  I so remember this from when I was a kid.  T hasn't wanted to participate in all of the days....you know, now that he's in 7th grade he is WAY too cool for that.  But R has loved it all.  And if you don't know what Red Ribbon Week is.....it is a way to incorporate Just Say No into schools in a fun way.  "Peace out" to drugs, etc.




Crazy Hair Day

 G had an early Birthday celebration at his pre school yesterday!  Who doesn't love to watch their cupcakes be devoured by pre schoolers?!  He loved it.  He is getting a real treat...Thursday is his real Birthday and also the day of his school's Pumpkin Party.

Have a wonderful Wednesday!



What I'm Diggin' Wednesday {linky open} Hiawatha's got nothing on our little Tiger Lily

Wednesday already??  That means I need to get vacuuming before small group tonight! But while I stall.......
Last night the hubs had to go to T's football game and I went to R's 4th grade Texas program.  So, even though I missed an almost interception by our football player I enjoyed the program.  Love watching these things....it always reminds me of a movie I used to watch back in the day...about a Christmas pageant gone awry.  Kids giggling when they shouldn't be, off key singing, camera flashes....it's all part of it.  R did so good....she luckily wormed herself out of her solo speaking parts because she becomes a nervous wreck so she had a few group lines and then enjoyed hamming it up with her buds. 
So, I am diggin' Native American costumes this week because she looked stunning in her get up and let's face it....that's all she cared about anyway.



My niece, protesting the length of the program





R loving the attention of her 2 grandmothers.  My mom (right) even crawled out of her bed to come, her allergies have been horrible! On the left is my step mom. :)

 I am also diggin' Monster themed Birthday ideas because I am a procrastinator, I'm sure we've covered that at some point already, and little man's Birthday is the 27th. Agh!  So, here's what I'm pinning for inspiration....and I even have the cake and moonwalk ordered so score for me!!!  In your face procrastinating gene!!!  Nevermind....Pinterest didn't seem to want to work with me this morning so you'll just have to visit me over on my boards.  The Follow button is on the right sidebar ------->

 

Now link up and share what you're diggin' so far this week.....

What I'm Diggin' Wednesday!

It is odd to me how the weeks seem to be flying by but the days go by slowly.  I look up and it's Wednesday......this family of 5 is always busy, especially with 3 kids involved in sports and church.  Sometimes, it feels as if I am never home to enjoy the moments that we should be enjoying.  Last year, before T moved on up to Junior High, it was easy to sit on the living room floor everynight and have a little devotional time with the kids.  This year it has become something that I am yearning to do yet realize the next day that once again we didn't "have time".  How can I not "have time" to teach my children the Words they should be living their lives by?  Laziness? Maybe.  Chaos? Probably.  I know for a fact that if I would MAKE the time to have that devotional each night, that my days would go much more smoothly. 
My patience with people has been out of control lately.  I've been tired, like super tired.  That's not like me.  I can't help but think if I gave my schedule a God makeover that my heart would calm, patience would come easier and I would have energy to spare.  It is hard when we get home from wherever we have been, which is probably a football game or soccer practice, to not look at the clock and turn into Turbo Mom.  Getintheshowerbrushyourteethmakesureallyourhomeworkisdonebenicetoeachotherhurryandgetintobedsowecansayprayers. 
Have you been that parent?  What is an extra 10 minutes where I can sit with my kids and go over a chapter, a section, a sentence....in the Bible?  It is more important than my bedtime deadline.  I need to get out of this funk I've created and get with the program. 
So, sorry for the vent session....I guess I can get on with What I'm Diggin' this week.  If you want to link up....and please do!....go for it.

Since I spaced out again and forgot to link up to Pin It Tuesday and because I am completely obsessed with Pinterest I am going to combine my vent session and Pinterest with what has been helping lift me up this week via my pins. Enjoy. And if you would like to follow me on Pinterest....you can find the little tab to the right of this page.

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And for fun's sake.....

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Link away.....

What I'm Diggin' Wednesday....{linky} #pinning! You're going down, Sheen!

                                                              


Halfway through the week....would it be wrong of me to say that I'm not ready for the weekend, yet?  The life of a mom, working or not is hectic. Then it's the weekend.  You know, that break that comes on Friday night and last until Monday morning?  My "break" this weekend will include:
Soccer pictures for G at 7:30 am.  Yep. 7:30. A.M.
2 soccer games at 8:30am on Saturday.  Yep. 8:30. A.M.
Birthday party to chauffeur T to at 7:30 that night
Celebration for my nephews that night as well....one is turning 18 and one just became a Marine. Amazing milestones.
Sunday....church, of course.
Another Birthday party at 1pm
T's soccer game at 3pm....an hour and 15 minutes away
So.....my "break" of a weekend is awfully packed.  I am grateful though to have them involved in sports and have the friends they do.

What I'm Diggin' this week.....link up and create your own WIDW post!
#pinning!  Aren't you so sick of Charlie Sheen and his stupid catchphrases???  Let's change it to #pinning! and just be happier in general.
Since I didn't link up to Pin It Tuesday....I am having withdrawals and decided to put my faves this week in my WIDW. So here you go....

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My #30 at last night's game

Scripture of the day:

Be prepared. You're up against far more than you can handle on your own. Take all the help you can get, every weapon God has issued, so that when it's all over but the shouting you'll still be on your feet. Truth, righteousness, peace, faith, and salvation are more than words. Learn how to apply them. You'll need them throughout your life.



Ephesians 6:13 (MSG)





What are you diggin' this week???  I can't wait to find out.

What I'm Diggin' Wednesday {blog hop linky} and sports goodness (plus a super cute baby)

This week has been a whirlwind already, it honestly doesn't feel like it is only Wednesday.  We've already had 2 soccer practices, 1 football game, and small group tonight.  So, on to what I'm diggin' this week.....feel free to create your own What I'm Diggin' post and link up!


This is T....and this picture was taken by a friend at his first football scrimmage.  I love this picture for numerous reasons.  In this picture, you can see the hint of the young man he will soon be because of the way the shade and light are hitting his face.  My heart  swells and breaks because of that glimpse that you look for their whole childhood and the fact that it seems it's all happening so fast.  When he hit Junior High, I am pretty sure that he walked through some sort of crazy time warp that made time speed up. 
So, to make a long story even longer.....this picture shows that I am diggin' the whole school sport thang.....it really is a ton of fun.  Sitting with your friends in the stands all cheering for each other's kids and being ridiculously loud and embarrassing about it helps.  And the kids totally dig it.  Plus, we are in Texas...hellooo?  Friday Night Lights?  Although, T's games are Tuesday nights and the sun is still shining bright.  Now, that he has made the move to be a team player for the district I really need to be schooled in football.  I have never been a fan....yes, I know, I will probably be asked to move.  Hopefully, I'll run across a copy of Football for Dummies soon. 


My niece, Baby B, how precious is that face?  Don't you want to hold her and cuddle her and love her forever?? Me too.  Which is why I find it inexplicably hard to not drop in and steal her everyday.  This picture was taken at R's soccer game.....I thought she needed to get her first taste of futbol!


My one and only, favorite 9 year old girl in the whole world.....totally showing Hope Solo how it's done in the goal this weekend.  She loves it and I really hope she sticks with that position, powerful girls rock!


I'm diggin' U6 soccer.  Is this not the cutest thing ever??  G man and one of his teammates hugging in the goal.  They then played tag on the way down the field.  Love the innocence and silliness of this age!

What are you diggin' this week??

What I'm Diggin' Wednesday {Blog Linky}

A little late....by about half a day....but I am getting my house prepared for a whole mess of kids to come over for our first small group of the year.  Cleaned yesterday, vacuumed today along with picking up here and there.  I am also having a ridiculously hard time deciding how many pizzas we should order for their oh-so-nutritious dinner.  4? 5?
So....what am I diggin' this week? 

Book I read this week:
Too Good To Be True
Kristan Higgins

I love this author.  Her characters are so flawed yet hilarious and wonderful.  Love them. 


Favorite song of the week:

This song speaks to me in so many ways and I love the message it send to people of all ages.  Makes my heart melt everytime I hear it.  Tenth Avenue North....You Are More

What I've been up to:

Try and ignore the bare light switches and walls....that is my project for this weekend. And the unmade bed in R's room....I need to be more of a stickler but I'm not right when they start back to school.



The walls are killing me because they're so bare.....but I love the antique mirror my aunt gave me!




Our lime green cabinet that is housing ALL games to ALL game systems, turned out funky just like we wanted, it used to be white.




These curtains block out so much heat and light and I got them for 1/2 off at Kohl's! Paired with my Target lamp, I like the pop of color.  And the bowl? It's for the cell phones during small group tonight.




My favorite little section of the room, my beach shelf.  All of the sand is from my favorite beach, Panama City Beach, and so are some of the shells.  The calm in my storm.




R's room. Baby blue walls sprinkled with Peace signs and her masterpiece of a hand painted mirror.





Yes, that is a wall of Bieber and Taylor Swift...more to come I'm sure.

So, what are you diggin' this week?? Let me know.....and link up!