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March 2009

(We just had studio pics taken, so once those are scanned, they'll be up.)

Win A Cruise for 2!

In my previous post, I mentioned a fellow blogger who is adopting a little girl from Eastern Europe. To fund the adoption, she is having a ton of awesome silent auction pieces up for bid...
I don't know how I passed this up, but the big ticket item is a 4 Day 3 Night Cruise for 2. It's not an auction, it's a raffle! 20 bucks will not only help bring Kellsey home, but it could be the cost for a Carnival cruise (to Mexico or the Bahamas) that INCLUDES AIRFARE. Freaking sweet!!!
Check it out here:
http://aspecialkadoption.blogspot.com/2009/03/win-cruise.html

Bringing Kellsey Home

There are all kinds of auctions going over at Bringing Kellsey Home! Everything from baby quilts to baby hats to photo albums! Check it out!

A Good Note

I was talking to a young lady who knew my brother and who knows me. Same small town that we grew up in...

She wrote me a note and in that note, was this quote:

"The last time I saw Sean in Georgia, he asked me if I had seen you, and I told him not really.. He told me that he couldn't believe how great a Mom you had become, and how happy it made you. He told me that he couldn't figure out where you learned how to be such a good parent."

It made me tear up knowing that he thought that way of me. I wish he had told me in person. I wish that I wasn't so wrapped up in feeling angry toward him about the way he often treated me or my hubby... he was just lashing out. I should've seen that he was in pain. But there are things that we cannot change. And this is one of them.

Lily-Ann

My niece, Lily-Ann Brooke, is now 8 months old. I haven't seen any recent pictures of her. I wish I could. I'm trying to write them in Georgia and send a picture their way of Anna. I'd so love for the two girls to get to know one another. It's kind of frustrating that J. hasn't written me back yet. I don't know whether it's because she's been busy or if she just simply does not like me. Anyway, I would so love to be able to send pictures her way. And maybe a special letter as well. Something that could be tucked into her baby book that she could read as a young woman.

Perhaps Lily-Ann will do a Google search some day... you know, how you search for your name to see if it's unique?

So, if you're reading this in the future, Lily-Ann, do know that I've thought every day about you. You're a piece of me and I'm a piece of you. I love you. I want to know you, to hug you, to take you shopping with your cousin[s?], to kiss you, to tell you about me and your father Sean Tacy (I know your last name is not Tacy... I was informed that it was Payne when you were born... it may be different now).

You are so loved. I just wish I could tell you in person. Some day. Some day soon, I hope. I will tell you that I love you and that you were and are a prayer answered.

Beloved One

When did you walk away?
And when did you run, run, run?
And where are you going to stay?
Now that you've run, run, run?
Run back to your Sword.
And take up your Word.
Don't let the fear
Drag you to that place.
Wipe away your tears
From your empty face.
Run, run, run into His arms.
And stay, stay, stay in His heart.
You are His Beloved.
Beloved.
Beloved.
Beloved one.

(I wish I could put notes to this song...)

Song Beside A Sippy Cup

I love this poem. Mostly because I've been there and I know how it feels!!!

Song Beside A Sippy Cup

In the never truly ever
truly dark dark night, ever
blinds-zipped, slat-cut,
dark-parked light,
you (late) touch my toes
with your broad flat own
horny-nailed cold toes.
Clock-tock, wake-shock.

In the ever truly never
truly long long night, our
little snoring-snarling
wild-child mild-child
starling-darling wakes every
two, three (you-sleep) hours,
in the never truly ever
truly lawn brawn fawn dawn.

Jenny Factor

Poem/Song

You are
the one I breathe for every single day
You are
the one I live for in every single way
You are...
the beginning and the end.
You are...
Jehovah Elohim.
The Rock
The Shepherd
King of Kings
You are...
Righteous
King of Peace.
My Healer
Who is waving over me.
Sovereign Lord of Lords,
You are my everything.
Everything.
Everything...

Nursing Update

It's been a while since I've blogged about breastfeeding. Probably because we're only really down to once a day now. She asks at night and so I let her nurse. She's slowly--but surely--weaning herself. I'm not so afraid she'll want to nurse at fourteen any more. :D haha

Where Does She Learn These Things?

It had been a while since I had put Anna's hair into pony tails, so about a few weeks ago when I bought new rubber bands, I put Anna's hair into piggie tails... and I have no idea where she learned this!... but I decided to try to make her just a LEEEEEEETLE bit vain so she would leave the piggie tails in lol. So I told her she looked pretty and asked if she wanted to see herself in the mirror. She said, "Yeah," so I took her into her bathroom, stood her on the counter, and showed her her reflection. You could tell immediately that she thought she was pretty adorable. Then she licked her finger, touched her reflection and made a "Sssssssss" sound... you know, like when people lick their finger, make a sizzling sssssssssss sound and touch their bottom or something? and I have no idea where she learned it, but it's probably the most hilarious, adorable thing in the world! And she does it every time I show her her reflection lol. She is quite the character, let me tell you.

I Love Marshall's

I got a pair of Osh Kosh Mary Jane's today for Anna that were ten dollars and so cute! :D Such a great deal! I don't know why I've never set foot in a Marshall's before!

Couple Share Meme

♥ Fill it out and let's learn about you and your better half!

♥ What are your middle names?
Mine: Marie
His: Aaron

♥ How long have you been together?
Married 4 years 8 months. (five years in June)

♥ How long did you know each other before you started dating?
Not very long at all.

♥ Who asked who out?
We just started dating. Nobody asked the other person. :)

♥Who said I love you first?
I told him I loved him first. ;) It was Freudian but true.

♥ How old are each of you?
We're both 24. Paul will be 25 in April.

♥ Whose siblings do/did you see the most?
Paul's siblings.

♥ Do you have any children together?
1 beautiful daughter, age 2.

♥ What about pets?
No pets.

♥ Did you go to the same schools?
Same college. Same high school for a month.

♥ Are you from the same hometown?
No. I grew up in John Day, Oregon. Paul spent most of his childhood in the Portland area.

♥ Who is the smartest?
Depends on the subject. He's smarter in electronic/computer/technology/science stuff. I'm smarter in English/History/remembering random facts stuff.

♥ Who is the most sensitive?
Probably me, but I'm not really THAT sensitive.

♥ Where do you eat out most as a couple?
Used to be Shari's, but now we haven't gone out in ages.

♥ Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple?
Georgia/Florida, but that was more business than pleasure.

♥ Who has the craziest ex?
Paul. I don't have exes.

♥ Who has the worst temper?
I'd say him.

♥ Who does the cooking?
We trade.

♥Who is the most social?
Definitely Paul. I tend to be introverted.

♥ Who is the neat-freak?
Me.

♥ Who is the most stubborn?
Oh. We are BOTH incredibly stubborn. Whenever Anna is stubborn, we both try to blame the other for passing on that trait. (HIM!!!!)

♥ Who wakes up earlier?
Paul. He has class earlier.

♥ Where was your first date?
I don't really remember. Probably something cheap since we were kids. (16&17)

♥Who has the bigger family?
Paul. I'm sure mine is pretty big, but it's awfully fractured.

♥Do you get flowers often?
No. *sigh* Although I'd prefer a potted plant so it wouldn't die so quickly. I'm buckin' for potted daisies.

♥ Who do you spend the holidays with?
I prefer to spend the holidays with Paul's family. My family's slightly NUTS.

♥ Who is more jealous?
Neither of us. We don't have anything to be jealous of.

♥ Who sings better?
Him.

♥Who does/did the laundry?
I do.

♥ Who’s better with the computer?
PAUL. He's a computer genius. He can fix just about anything, write code, do artistic creations... whatever, you name it.

♥ Who drives when you are together?
He drives.

♥ Who picks where you go to dinner?
It usually goes like this. "You choose," I tell him. "No, I chose last time. It's your turn," he tells me. "Fine. I don't care." "Sarah, you have to choose." "Mmmm... Dairy Queen?" "We went there last week." "Then you choose!" "I asked you first." hahahaha

♥ Who is the first one to admit when they’re wrong?
This is where the stubbornness comes in. I'm more of the kind to say we should drop it b/c I don't want to argue any more.... even though I'm right.

♥ Who named your pet?
We had a fish. I named him.

♥ Who wears the pants in the relationship?
Him. I don't really want to wear the pants... bills & politics are not my bread and butter.

♥ Who has more tattoos?
Neither of us have one.

♥ Who eats more sweets?
Paul wins hands-down simply for his soda/Pepsi-intake.

♥ Who cries more?
Probably me. I cry when I'm angry.

Pics

Things Anna Doesn't Eat

Hmmm... I'm beginning to wonder if it's just a two year old thing or if she's picked up on Mommy's very picky eating habits!

Things Anna Won't Eat:

1. Cow's Milk
2. Bananas--one bite, and the rest is on the floor.
3. Pizza!
4. Peanut butter & Jelly Sandwiches
5. Bread of sandwiches (which probably explains the PB&J since you can't peel out the ingredients).
6. Soups of any kind
7. Apples (This used to be #1 on her list of loves, now she refuses to touch 'em!)

Things She Does Eat:

1. Chocolate (She's her mother's daughter alright!)
2. Cheese! (She loves cheese! At least I know she can get her calcium this way... maybe she's lactose intolerant and cow's milk hurts her tummy? I dunno...)
3. Yogurt (I can get her to eat this! Thank goodness!)
4. Juice. (She's always asking for it, so I dilute it. It works! She doesn't know the difference.)
5. Cheeseburgers (Her father's daughter here.)
6. Seafood (Her father's daughter once again. Mommy hates seafood, but Anna has eaten shrimp *shudder*, salmon, and imitation crab *shudder* and has liked it all.)
7. Pasta (Thank goodness she likes pasta! I love it!)
8. Grapes and most fruit (except for the two names above) and most veggies (except onions).
9. Boobie. (We're down to once a day, but she asks for it several times per day.)