fun at our house

Tuesday, February 02, 2010

In our house, we can be found rewinding commericals rather than shows...Jayden often says "Play it again, Daddy!" and thanks to the wonder of DVR we can rewind all sorts of interesting commercials...

THIS was seen the other day and has been played over and over again in our house:



The little man knows every word and can be heard marching through the house reciting it...

The Kobe/LeBron puppets are big favorites around here...like this one:



(Hey, come to think of it, Dez is a LOT like Jay!)

He likes these for the song: (big Cat Stevens fan, this little boy)





And this one just seems magical to him:



All the commercial watching made me think of some of the commercials that I found entertaining as a kid...you know...the ones that added new expressions to my repetoire...

Like this:



And this one:



Oh...and this one generated an expression still often used:



I'm actually a big fan of sports commercials...they are SO inspiring!





What are YOUR faves?

One Little Word…At last!

Monday, February 01, 2010

I posted earlier that I was participating in ONE LITTLE WORD again this year.

For 2009, my word was NURTURE.

For 2008, my word was RENEW.

I have to be honest…I don’t think I’ve lived up to my words in either year. I also have to be honest about something else..I documented in my first post of 2008 that I was glad to see 2007 go…

well…

I’ve been glad to see each of the last three years go. These last three years have been huge with joy and blessings, but also huge with conflict, struggle, anger, bitterness and hopelessness. (How awesome is it to be really honest about how things are going?)

Through it all, God has shown Himself strong and I remain thoroughly convinced that in addition to giving me some amazing fruit - like Jayden, Noah and all the girls in my life group - He has also been doing some pruing.  And...well...pruning is painful!

I considered doing Nurture again for 2010…as having two boys and a husband much in need of momma’s attention make the word very appropriate. AND I feel as though it would be something I wouldn’t have to work too hard to keep in the front of my mind throughout the year.

But…for this year, I think a more appropriate approach would be the word CULTIVATE.

CULTIVATE is defined:
1. To improve and prepare
2. To grow or tend
3. To promote the growth of
4. To nurture; foster
5. To form and refine, as by education.
6. To seek the acquaintance or goodwill of; make friends with.

There is much I wish to cultivate…things I wish to improve, grow, tend, refine, to make friends with.

This word reflects my desire to show good stewardship over my blessings, to provide good leadership, to make my witness to those around me, especially my children, a good and wholesome witness.

I received some powerful insight just after Christmas – that I am no longer who I was, that I am not stuck with who I once was. The revelation that my journey has taken me far from the person I once was has given me fresh perspective. Its as though I suddenly see the things around me with new sunshine.

So…I suppose you could just call me “farmer Felecia”

I’m off to cultivate the life I’ve been meant to be living!!

Peace, ya’ll!

Friday Fill-Ins #161

Friday, January 29, 2010

1. Wouldn't it be easy to just stay in bed where its warm and cozy? Oh yea…I have two kids.

2. I like this season of NCIS better than ever!

3. I love the taste of hot coffee on a cold day.

4. There is baby stuff all over in the living room.

5. The first thing we're going to do is figure out what we’re going to do.

6. The drip, drip, drip outside isn’t going to last…soon it will be flake, flake, flake.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to pizza night…as always on a Friday night, tomorrow my plans include SNOW DAY and Sunday, I want to start the getting-ready-for-work routine…so I have my get-out-of-bed-early-in-the-morning muscles all ready!

Heard at Our House..

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Don't worry, Mommy. I will protect you from school traffic, monsters, snakes and other scary things at our house.

Daddy to Jayden: Each state has a special city that is call the Capital.
Jayden to Daddy: NO! Its called the LOWERCASE!

Mommy, I'm going to make GOOD CHOICES today. Can I have a lollipop? (he's starting to get this behavior/reward/consequences thing...finally!Of, course, he wants the reward FIRST...)

Mommy, if I decide not to marry Kaitlin because she's mean to me sometimes, I think I'll marry Anya. I wanted to marry you, but you are already married to Daddy.

Overheard while playing: "Momma! Poppa! There is a horrible, noisy monster under our bed! We went to sleep in your bed. We don't like Ghostesses!"

Mommy to Jayden: Jay, didt you just pick your nose?
Jayden to Mommy: Its ok, Mommy.  It was only one booger!
(Can I get an EEEEEEWWWWWWW!!!!)

Mommy, its ok for me to watch scary movies. I'm brave for scary movies.  Except Charlie and the Chocolate Factory...cuz that girl blows up like a baloon and her face turns blue.

Have to have it...

Monday, January 25, 2010

I am always sad to see the Holiday season go...for MANY reasons!

This year, it seemed like Christmas went by SO FAST...could it be because I was existing in three hour time blocks, starting with a feeding? I think so...

I left the tree up a week longer than usual...mostly so I could still have a few quiet moments with the lights in the mornings by myself. My mom likes to sit with a cup of coffee or tea and just enjoy a lit tree in the dark and I've taken this "tradition" as one of my own too.

This year, the end of the Holiday season actually happened last week...because my Holiday coffee creamer came to an end:

I've tried a few things to replace it...nothing quite meets my needs of warmth and comfort...and most creamers don't stand up to the very strong coffee we drink in this house. (My dad calls it "mud")

I decided to try this:

It is a delicious substitute...it doesn't feel like Christmas.

BUT it does taste like the promise of a new year...and that is good for 2010!

Peace, ya'll!!

Valentine's Treat...

Sunday, January 24, 2010

I'm not actually a fan of Krispy Kreme...I know...its sacrelege and I should be burned at the stake!

But I'm not actually a doughnut fan...they leave a funny film in my mouth that I'm not too fond of...

BUT my hubs LOVES them...saw this and thought it might be worth a Sunday early morning trip to the local Krispy Kreme to get a few of these...

Of course, with a doughnut like THIS one, I might be coninced to try one or two...

Peace, ya'll!!!

CHA-W Products I love

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

I've been watching the CHA-W 2010 sneak peeks like a hawk.  Normally, I don't watch the winter show stuff, but it seems that scrapbooking companies are getting the hint that a consistent release of new products keeps us scrapbookers coming back...

These are some of my favorite things:

7 gypsies Avignon - this is like the old 7 gypsies lines - the ones they released in the beginning of their company...I love this look:

I'm also loving these little booklets:

This Core Impressions Core-Dinations cardstock with the Jillibean Soup patterns is really cute:

As is usual, Crate Paper has come up with lines I love.  First, is the Brook Line:

I also like most of the Paper Doll line, though I'm not sure where I would use this line:

And some of this Plumb Line is gorgeous too:

These Rub-Ons from the Imaginisce Live Loud line are simply irresistable to me:

And these papers from the Making Memories Flutter line are SUPER CUTE:

I'm a BIG Pink Paislee fan...I am super intrigued about using these Artisan Tapes:

And this particular flip book is gorgeous:

 And my final pick for this show is this ADORABLE line from Sassafrass Lass called Apple Jack...LOVE the possibilities of this one...espeically the new edges only:

 Soooo...what are you looking at, watching, thinking about????