Stylin' Tyme....

Emily wanted to jump on the band wagon, and cut all her hair off. Every little girl in Mrs. W's kindergarten class started out with long hair at the first of the year, and all graduated with short hair minus Emily.
After tons of begging her Daddy to cut her hair, he finally gave in (like I told him, this is one battle I don't want to fight. There will be bigger fish to fry later on...)
Makes her look so much older to me. I have to face it... sniff sniff. I have to admit, it is easier to take care of then when it was long!

Not typically like me...

So I've been stressing lately about life "stuff". I was on my band wagon yesterday about yet another "problem", complaining to a friend. And God suddenly was screaming at me to "SHUT UP"... To let go of this bitterness that is the root of all my stress and you will find MY PEACE"
I am usually not the blogger who praises how God moves and works and talks to me everyday of my life! Not because I am ashamed but that I feel like that is my private intimate time with my God, and I am a little selfish, and don't want to share. But seriously chicas.... I could write a book about testimonies just like this one over my life. And I always think... why? why do I do that?
God is good, merciful and loves me when He should hate me... and Satan will never have victory. I want to apply that everyday and not get wrapped up in the ways of this world.

Light at the end...

6 more weeks! 6 more weeks until the life of no schedules, no homework. Endless days of sun, swimming, relaxing!! This year has been draining!
Any who -- not much else is going on in Kapkaland. Just trying to make it through to summer. We celebrated Easter here in Weatherford with the in-laws. Emily's favorite holiday - prove that Nanny is still here with us. Easter was her favorite hoilday and it is Emily's as well, which is odd that it would exceed Christmas or her birthday! I will post some pictures from vacation when I get out of my lazy mode.. so don't expect anything anytime soon!
Love you all!

We've got spurs that jingle jangle jingle...

So the first part of spring break we made a quick trip to Hereford to deliver birthday presents to cousins, grandma, alot of birthdays in March.
My neice Peyton has got an obsession with horses. Her uncle's room mate just happens to have a horse. So we put on our best cowboy clothes and loaded up the wagon and here is how our day was with Chester.
The birthday girl was up first... or so she said the whole way out there... but as soon as she saw Chester.. she threw Blaine under the bus. She ended up going first, then Emily, then Blaine. The girls loved it. Blaine was more interested in the go-round thing that they train the horses on.
Emily fell in LoVe! She called her daddy immediately and asked, saying but we have all that place behind our house where that little barn is (which is a horse barn from the previous owners). You can just put up a gate. Granted... this is the daughter who begged for our cat, whom she speaks to maybe once a week. So we will get to hear how much she wants a horse for a while... until she moves onto something else. I grew up here, in this little country town, but never had country in my blood. I was always a blacktop road, Allsups on the corner type gal.... Jamie moved us "outstide" the city limits and the first time I saw a snake in my yard, I was ready to pack up and move back "into town". Now here is my little country girl ready for a horse!?!? I can hold on to her shoe fetish.. for now... until she asks for boots.

my life for next several days

Tuesday we are sete for new carpet. However, being the cheap-os we ususally are, not just in these dark ecomonic times, we decided we weren't going to pay more for them to rip out the old and haul away then we are for the new carpet! So we did it ourselves!!! Or shall I say my mother in law and husband... because I wasn't feeling good.. Thank God for them! But here is our living arrangements for the next couple of days and nights.... can't get much closer then this! The kids are enjoying how loud all the rooms are when they go in them and sing! Plus its like "camping".

A fun night had by alll....

We got the "kids" a karaoke machine for Christmas.... secretly I wanted it!!! But look who all has enjoyed it... It seems like everytime we bring it out it becomes a late night... Times like these is why I love my family and miss them so much!

advice...anyone... hello ANYONE

so today while Blaine was crying because I wouldn't let him be mean to his sister, who is home from school due to lovely strep and flu virus, I thought... wow - what a great op to take a pic and post on my blog of my precious baby. But then I thought twice about going into his room for fear I may beat him!
I don't get it! How can he be so good at school for his teachers, and good for me while sister is at school. How can you teach a 3 year old not to be jealous!! And I am not just talking about Emily, its anything and anyone.... Jamie, my neighbor Beth, family, facebook..... How can I curb his jealousy and keep my sanity!?!?!?!