Struggles

I think that sometimes when people blog or post things about their life and/or family on Facebook they post only the good. I think people want their life to appear great and don't want others to know about their struggles. With that being said, I plan on showing both the good and not so good sides of our lives in this blog.  Recently one of my biggest struggles is Want Vs Need. I'm sure everyone deals with this to some degree. Here are a few of the specific things i'm dealing with:

NEW COOK TOP- Do I want one? Yes. Do we need one? Depends....ours is twenty years old, not all the eyes work, and it doesn't match the other appliances. But does it work enough to cook our food? Yes. So do I need the new cook top just b/c ours is old and doesn't fully work or is it a want b/c  it works enough to get the job done.

UPDATING THE HOUSE- Do I want to do projects around the house to make it nicer? Yes. Do I need to do these projects? No. Our house is twenty plus years old. The foundation and bones of the house are great. The cabinets, counter tops, appliances, and so on could definitely use some updating. I'm constantly thinking of little things I can do or buy to make it feel more homey or fit my taste better.

NEW CLOTHES- Do I want new clothes? Of course. Do I need new clothes? Depends.....most of the ones I have don't fit. I lost most of my baby weight or at least it shifted so that only some of my clothes fit. Does that mean I need to buy more? Technically I have clothes that I can wear even though I don't like them anymore or they don't fit how I want them to. But I would love to have some cute new work clothes or clothes for our family beach trip in May.

EATING OUT- Do I want to eat out every Thursday? Yes. I thoroughly enjoy my day off from cooking. Do we need to eat out? No. We have groceries at the house. I buy about two weeks worth the groceries at a time. I buy meals to cook and then extras like pizza rolls or chicken nuggets for nights when I don't really feel like cooking. So no we don't need to go out to eat. We need to save that money. But sometimes I let the thought creep into my head that its good for my sanity..... to not have to worry about whats for dinner or worry about cooking something that will please everyone.

There are several other things that I know are strictly wants yet I still  hope to get oneday....... Grant a trampoline for his birthday, a bigger vehicle to haul the family, and some bushes/ flowers for the yard. I realize for the most part the difference between my wants and my needs for our family. However it is still a hard struggle wanting to spend money we really don't have, on things we really don't need.

It's okay Thursday

It's okay

... that I left a sink full of dishes instead of cleaning them up this morning.

...that since my child is sick I have been letting him watch as much cartoons as he wants.

...that I am looking forward to the weekend because we don't really have any plans. I'm excited about having some time to relax and hopefully reading The Hunger Games.

...that i'm still wearing the trial contacts the eye doctor gave me over a month ago and wearing my glasses alot more. I really just don't want to spend the money right now on new contacts.

...that I have a hard time determining the difference between hunger and boredom.

...that when I make out my grocery list I seperate the items by sections (cold, meat, dry, paper products). Yes I have OCD.

...that sometimes I struggle with WANT VS NEED.

I hope everyone has an okay wonderful Thursday!!

Wordless Wednesday

Wonderful Blessings

Another wonderful weekend has come to an end. It was busy as usual but full of many great blessings.Friday night we stayed at home and watched Courageous. This is a christian based movie geared toward fatherhood but I think it will touch any parent. I actually believe everyone would enjoy this movie. There were times when I was crying from sadness and times when I was crying from laughter.

Saturday morning I cleaned the house while Andrew and Grant played outside and went to the feed store.  Andrew said Grant had a great time playing with Jeremiah and an old cashier. He said one was pretending to buy stuff and the other would ring it up.  Saturday afternoon we went to Cally's 1st birthday party. It was a unicorn themed party. Grant loved riding the unicorn and playing in the ball pit.

 Grant loved riding on the unicorn!

Silly Jeremiah!

Boys playing in the ball pit

picture through the net...kinda blurry

This is grant telling me he has something in his teeth so he can't smile. He was eating candy!

Saturday night we went to Auntie Donna's house. She fried some fish and shrimp. The kids cousins played together while the adults played Spoons. This was the first time I played and I love it. It can get quit aggressive. The object of the game is to get four of a kind in your hand and grab a spoon or don't get left without a spoon. Once people start grabing a spoon, you grab one whether you have four of a kind or not. It is really funny to see people get so into the game. I definitely think we will have to play this again.

Sunday Grant suprised us with another blessing. He sang in front of the church with two other children. Grant has sang before but not like this. There was no jumping around or dancing, just loud singing. He was so prescious. He made me feel like such a proud mom. I only wish I would have brought the camcorder. Andrew brother also suprised us at church. He didn't tell anyone that he was going to confess his faith and ask to be baptized again. When he was a young child he was baptized. He admitted he wasn't living right and wanted to rededicate his life to the Lord. It is always a blessing when someone gives their life to the Lord. We had another wonderful weekend full of many blessings. I hope everyone has a BLESSED week.

Oreo & Butter Cup

Like I mentioned in my profile, we are slowly expanding our family. This time it is with animals. We got two new mini horses last week. We finally decided on the names Oreo and Butter Cup. Grant loves his horses. Right now he can only pet them. They have to be broke before riding them. Hopefully soon we will get someone to break the horses or at least one so we can let Grant ride. Grant goes out with his daddy every afternoon to feed and pet them. Needless to say Grant is in LOVE.

Oreo

ButterCup- I will try and get a better picture soon

Grant petting his new horses

We are planning on getting at least one more mini horse that I know off. I'm pretty sure Andrew is thinking we are going to start raising them. I guess we will just have to see. FYI  baby mini horses are the most adorable thing you have ever seen.

It's finally March

Yeah it is finally March. I've been wanting to put out my Spring decorations and i've been waiting on March. Technically Spring begins on March 20th but I consider March spring time. This also means I can wear open toe shoes now...haha! I don't wear them in the winter months even if it is unusually hot.  Just thought I would share my excitement about putting out my Spring decorations this weekend. I hope everyone has a safe & wonderful weekend.

It's okay Thursday

It's okay:

...that I wish today was Friday!

...that I stay up and watch my DVR'ed shows after everyone is asleep to have some ME time, when I should be sleeping.

...that we have the money to buy our new cooktop and i'm really debating on buying a bunch of small things for the house instead.

...that we have our current Netflix movie for almost two weeks and haven't watched it.

...that I just now got around to ordering a photo book from Grant's birth. I did play catch-up and order Bryce's too.

...that i'm excited Andrew is grilling for dinner and all I have to cook is a side dish.

...that I have been playing on Microsoft Publisher all day and I still haven't figured it out.

...that I think my children are the cutest boys in the whole world!