Wild Olive Tees

I recently discovered Wild Olive Tees from Mckmama's blog (My Charming Kids). I am a t-shirt and jeans kinda girl so any chance I get to buy a nice t-shirt I'm all over it!

I purchased one of the charity tees co-designed by Mckmama and can't wait to get more!

Check out their blog for information on how to win $75 worth of free stuff from their store!

Dentists really suck

Of course it's not their fault that they suck. I mean they wouldn't be any different than going to the eye doctor or chiropractor if I had take proper care of my teeth.

Because of my neglect in keeping up w/ 6mo cleanings (heck 1yr cleanings would have been nice) and my over indulgence in sweets I racked up quite the treatment plan.

Yesterday I began the journey to healthy teeth by having the entire right side of my mouth fixed. 2 mercury amalgams removed and a few cavities filled. Lovely.

We chose to go to a holistic dentist because everything else in our life is done in a more natural way. The precautions they take when removing mercury is top-notch. Not to mention the chelation supplements I was taking.

So why do dentists suck?

Because today I have horrendous headache, I can't open my mouth all the way and I am so freaking exhausted.

The headache I'm sure is from the anaesthesia. My inability to open my mouth is from those dang needles. My muscles are too sore to move.

Oh and I'm starving (main contributor to the exhaustion problem). I nibbled on some beef and rice last night. This morning a few bites of scrambled eggs.

Funny that the thing that causes you the most lingering pain is the very thing that keeps you from feeling pain when they're drilling a hole in your head...okay tooth.

The upside is I'm not yelling at my kids. But I'm sure I'm doing more harm with my depressing demeanor.

I do appreciate my positivity though as I repeat over and over "it will get better."

Huge praises are in order though for our most awesome Father! Yesterday I prayed many specific prayers and ALL were answered right away!!

I asked the Lord to carry my burdens and take away my anxiety right before the procedure. Done. As they put the shots in I was very relaxed.

I asked the Lord to protect Sterling as he had to drink pumped breastmilk for an extended period of time. I was so worried about him but he did great! It was a glorious moment when he finally woke up in the middle of the night and I nursed him.

God was so good that Sterling had the best night of his 11 1/2 wk life!

Without the hope and love our Heavenly Father provides I don't know how I'd make it through this crazy life.

My Life is Blessed

I feel like I should bust out in the most beautiful voice a hymn praising God for the beauty in my life. But doing so would most certainly bring to a halt all things glorious due to my dog-howl of a voice.

I mean, God would hear only the very hidden, inaudible to humans, angelic harmony in my voice so perhaps I will.

*clearing my throat* Maybe a hymn isn't the best. Perhaps a little Blessed Be Your Name and why listen to me when you can listen to Newsboys and Rebecca St. James!

Blessed Be the Name of the Lord - Newsboys

I love it!!

So how exactly is my life blessed?

I live in a gorgeous town with trees, hills, deer, rivers, and not too many people.

I have a husband who took our family from repossession, near foreclosure, no groceries, a failing business to a life of so much freedom and fun. He never stops creating and learning. He dives head first into new businesses that 99% of the population would never touch b/c "it's too hard".

No one understands what he does. I can't say "he's a chiropractor" (well he still is but not a practicing one). And if I say "oh he's an internet marketer, chiropractic coach, google adwords genius, PPC master" then the listener's eyes would glaze over and they'd quickly change the subject.

My children. Oh my precious little 1/2 monsters. Life is challenging with them but life is so much better because of them. I homeschool **whoa. stop the bus! you do what??**

Yes, I am one of "those" moms. One who has decided that it is up to us to educate our children properly and bring them up in the Lord as the Lord desires.

It doesn't take a genius to see that homeschooling is the better choice ... don't stop reading yet please... Most people I talk to agree with that statement but they quickly admit that it isn't for their family because "they could never homeschool".

Most moms, including myself 3 years ago, are not ready to give up that image of dropping the kids off at school, getting things done in peace and quiet, and baking cookies for the kids to savor as they arrive home.

Most moms, including myself 3 years ago, cannot fathom being solely responsible for the future intelligence of their children.

Yet, after a couple of years I realized that I actually enjoy the company of my children and homeschooling isn't really that hard. Oh and there is so much less guilt when baking cookies when it's done for educational purposes.

It's a no-brainer for our family. With weekly reports of school shootings, sexual assaults on buses, kidnappings at bus stops... the choice is easy. I pray frequently for the physical, emotioal, and mental safety of my precious family members who attend public school.

I pray for my family and my ability to maintain my sanity through it all. I couldn't do it without the Lord.

There are so many ways God has blessed me. On days where I'm feeling selfish or rotten I am quickly reminded of how much good surrounds me. It's a smile from my 10wk old, it's a "i luz you" from my 2yr old, it's a bobble-head imitation by my 4yr old, it's a "what can I do for you mom?" from my 7yr old.

All are glimpses of God :)

Not frustrated...as much

Still can't figure out the picture enigma but I have a friend who might be able to help.

I have spent the last hour (or more) playing with code and have settled upon a few changes.

Michael still wants to know why I am spending this much time on this blog when it makes me no money. Umm, because it's fun. I don't have as much fun working on my cloth diaper blog because it's more of a job. Plus, if I ever screwed something up on it I'd be in big trouble.

That's all I'm writing on blog design promise.

I went to bed frustrated

I am never content with this blog. I like to change the background, the colors, the picture. It always bugged me that there was never a 3-column template.

So last night I googled 3-column blogger templates, found one I liked, and changed my html.

All was fine until I realized that I could no longer get my picture to show up in the header. Even when I reverted back to my original blogger 2-column the picture wouldn't show up.

Over and over I tried and retried to fix the dang thing. BAH!! So annoying.

Alas, I now have a blog with no cute kids greeting you as you arrive. I'm sure there are a million and one people who could fix it. But with my constant changing I'd probably just mess it up the next time I felt like something new.

The whole messed up blog thing even distracted me from watching my favorite show! I only caught bits and pieces of The Mentalist...enough to have me dreaming about Red John.

It was quite hilarious really. I grabbed Red John, pulled him in the car (that I was riding in with Jane), and told Jane to hurry up and do whatever he wanted to do with him. Jane was taking too long to pull the car over so I start punching Red John..???

It was that frustration. I was taking it out on a fictional murderer. Add to the frustration the caffeine I had at 7pm and you have a crazy mind.

So hope you like the blog design and if you don't check back next week.

Who is your all-time favorite singer??

First, I'll give a shout out to my very close second favorite singer- Johnny Cash. His voice immediately changes my body chemistry. I slip into a more relaxed attitude. I especially love anything he sings with his wife June. And I even love the movie Walk the Line :D

Okay so the big winner, the singer that should top everyone's list, the only man besides my husband that I openly say is "hot", drumroll please...

BON JOVI

Yes, since 198? I have been a die-hard Bon Jovi fan. And he just keeps kickin out the songs! Michael likes to send me YouTube videos (most of which I never watch b/c I hate watching things on line) and today's video was Bon Jovi's Make A Memory.

I mean who can honestly say when they hear Bon Jovi they don't transport into some other state. If I'm about ready to strangle a little person or 4-legged creature and "It's My Life" comes on I suddenly become the cool mom.

For my benefit I'm going to post a couple of Bon Jovi videos..