Libbie and her little buddy Hollyn
Family photo
My guys
Mr. Cute Stuff looking all grown-up!
I hope you had a lovely weekend and a very happy Resurrection Day!
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Easter in Pictures
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Celebrating Holy Week: Update on Day 1
I tried.
Unfortunately, much of the day was summed up in this Tweet:
Yeah, Libbie was throwing a tantrum because I wanted her to dance to music that wasn’t Gourds Just Wanna Have Fun.
We did all the things on our list other than read from the Jesus Storybook Bible because I CAN’T FIND IT TO SAVE MY LIFE. Eeeek! How is that possible? I’m going to keep searching because I really want it this week. I read to Libbie from my Bible instead.
It was another really hard day with Libbie. She didn’t even nap to give me a little break. She broke every rule, ignored everything I said, and refused to get excited or have fun. But I just kept trying … and didn’t yell TOO much.
Tomorrow we’re talking about the anointing of Jesus at Bethany and His preparations for the Last Supper. Our outline will be up in the morning. And tomorrow’s another day … right?
Third Time’s a Charm
There have been five Blissdom conferences, and this will be the third one I’ll be attending. (Four, if you count visiting last year’s with my eensy-weensy baby boy, but I didn’t actually go for more than a few hours!) This year’s 800 attendee hoopla with Rascal Flatts and Joe Jonas is a far cry from Blissom ’09, where I spent most of my time nursing a baby Libbie in the hallway and actually meeting a lot of bloggers who could qualify as famous nowadays.
I’m not really much of a conference girl, honestly. I doubt you’ll ever see me at BlogHer unless someone approaches me desperate to pay my way. I’m more about writing and less about building my blog; I have a freelance career and that is where I make money, not here.
But Blissdom has always been about relationship, and I couldn’t pass up a chance to see Mary, Jill, Tricia, Christine, Jen, Laura, and many others when the conference is a mere two-hour drive for me. I’m mostly considering it a well-earned vacation from mommyhood where I can sleep in a hotel room without being woken up four times a night, take a shower in peace, and feed myself without having to get up to take care of little people every 30 seconds.
I’m not saying I don’t love and appreciate being a stay-at-home mom, but we all need a vacation very once in a while, don’t we? Whatever our job is?
I can’t think of a much better place to relax and learn than the gorgeous Opryland Hotel with 799 of my closest friends.
Here's a picture so you can find me.
If you’re going to Blissdom, I really want to meet you! Please leave me a comment so I can be sure to find you this weekend.
Saturday Linky Love
Here’s a picture I scanned this week. Libbie and I had an argument over whether it was me or her. Hehe. You can tell by the darker hair and 80s furniture that it is, indeed, me!
Links for this week:
- A Picture is Worth: How I Write a Blog Post at OhAmanda – Amanda is doing a series on how she writes posts. Read them all! (Especially the one on editing and proofing. Ahem.)
- Lean Into It at A Deeper Story – talking about faith-doubts and her journey through them
- 6 Ways to Get a Workout WITH Your Kids at Inspired to Action – good tips!
- Homemade Cereal Bar Cookies at Once a Month Mom
Did you read or write anything great this week?
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We Wish You the Merriest!
From our family to yours, we wish you the merriest of Christmases as we celebrate the birth of our Savior, and a wonderful 2012.
Writings of Christmas Past:
Ten Favorite Christmas Albums
The Christmas Enchantment
Mommy’s First Chistmas Miniseries
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas on TV
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Spooked.
I am having a rotten day. I think the spooks have gotten into Libbie and perhaps me as well.
This is all I’ve got.
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Wordless Wednesday: Mulberries
I picked these beautiful berries off the tree in our backyard. It’s one of the things I really like about our rental house. Last year I just let the birds pick the berries; this year I grabbed some for me!
These are really delicious. A friend and I made some mulberry freezer jam with them, and I felt so Betty Crocker. My hope for this summer is to move on to canning tomato sauce and pizza sauce. High aspirations!
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Saturday Linky Love
My baby is 5 months old today (Friday)! Can anyone tell me how that happened?
One Month
Five Months
Now that you’ve said “Ahhhhh!” and your womb is crying … here are some links for you to visit.
- How to Substitute Eggs in Recipes at Once a Month Mom – Helpful hints, especially if you’re like me and sometimes get halfway through a recipe before you realize you’re out of something.
- Ten Tips for New Runners at Eclipsed – I haven’t really mentioned here that I’ve been doing a Christian Couch to 5K-type program called Run for God.
Maybe because I don’t want to be held accountable.These tips are great and very encouraging to me! - Training Minds Away from Twaddle at Raising Arrows
- How to Make Your Own Sourdough Starter at A Good and Simple Life – This seems a lot easier than some I have seen. Except finding a place in my house that’s above 80 degrees but below 85???
- Five Minutes on Seasons at OhAmanda – so true. I called a friend with older kids this week crying, just to hear that this season was not forever. (That would be the no-sleep season. I love little babies … I just miss sleeping.)
Did you read or write anything great this week?
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Why I Don’t Think We Are Done Having Kids
I mean, seriously. I think Mr. V and I should be selling embryos our kids are so darn cute. (JUST KIDDING.)
But really … we’ve always talked about trying to have four kids. And since just a few days after David’s (PAINFUL) birth, I’ve been pretty sure I’m not done wanting to have babies, no matter how much pregnancy disagrees with me. I would like to wait a little while …. famous last words, right? 
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Wordless Wednesday: Easter
Slightly belated because of our 4-day power outage, but here are some pictures of Easter at our home. I of course took zero pictures of the part where we had people over for dinner! Too busy talking and eating, I guess!
My dress is from Lane Bryant, Libbie’s dress and hat are Janie and Jack bought at a consignment sale, and David’s outfit is from Cracker Barrel – thanks to my sister, Ashley, for finding it!
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