Interruptions

In case I haven't mentioned it... I love working from home during the summer! There is nothing like it! I'm so thankful for the opportunity as well as for a boss that values family. There are days that are a bit more difficult than others, but the good outweighs the difficult by far. I often fuss at work about being interrupted by the phone or other necessary means that make a job a job, but at home, my interruptions are priceless moments that I never want to do without. I was working away this a.m. and my first interruption was Sloan. She wanted to wear Jojo's softball visor. It makes her feel like a big girl. By the way, did I mention she is running around in only her panties and now the softball visor! HA. (I wonder if she sings to herself the toddler version of "Natural Woman".) Next it was Skylar... "Hey mom", "I'm going with Papaw to the hay field." Door shuts. Skylar reenters, "If that's ok??" Big smile because he knows mom hates being TOLD where they are going! Then finishing up the ends, Josie enters. Sits in my lap, gives me huge hug and kiss on the cheek, topped off with "I love you". Now, that's the point where I stop and do a little blessing counting, and whisper to God, oh how I love my interruptions!

Kelly Blue Book yourself

What's your trade-in value? Ever thought about that. It's been one of those couple of weeks where I have to ask myself... what's your value Jenny? Do I have a value? To anyone? To my husband? To my children? To my friends? To God? Of course I know the Godly answer, yes I have a value and I know He first loved me and I LOVE HIM. But, I'm in this world and sometimes the world takes its toll on me. Don't take this to seriously, but you know that certain people use you for what your worth is and then trade you in. People do it. I hate to think about this but I'm sure that at some point in my life I have caused someone to question their value? Employers do it. Spouses do it. Friends do it. Thankfully, I have a marriage that depends on each other's values to make it work. I don't know how we would work as a unit if we didn't. Another thankful, I have an employer that does not degrade or lessen my value at work. Last but not least,friends. True friends are few and far between and their values are priceless. Priceless comes only with "true". Typically things that are priceless, I never trade! I keep and guard because they are priceless. It's the not-so-priceless that get stamped with a value and on the market for the trade-in. Ever feel like you are on your way to the "yard sale"? Oh yes... it's been a yard sale kind of couple weeks! Ever feel like searching your body for the "value stamp"? Wonder what it is? What is my trade-in value? Where's the Kelly Blue Book when you need it? So, at the end of the day, I believe I'll take my value from my Maker. After all, it's my value with Him that matters the most. I think I'll take a break from searching for my worldly "value" stamp.

Free at last... PTL free at last!!!

I'll keep it short but just wanted to shout out that GUESS WHAT.... between Jeremy and I we only vacuumed three times last week! Yes you are reading correctly!! Only three times!!! Can I get an Amen... we're free!!! That being said, I love my new carpet! No foot prints. No overwhelming OCD need to erase where the family has walked during the day. Our favorite piece of equipment friend, Dyson, is resting quietly in his little closet. Things are a bit more carefree in the Stafford House :)))

Work in progress

Ok, pride comes before the fall, right! Well I have been very proud of some recent flexibility, no I do not mean I can do the splits, but more like, "Yes honey if that's easiest, by all means, let's just take care of that way." Smooth huh! I know you're thinking... did Jenny say that?!?!?! Jenny flexible?? Like oil and water huh! But it's happened! And I have been proud of myself...enter FALL.
If you're reading this then you probably already know that our circus has to have things in "order". We are not the type of people who can just "deal" with "stuff" everywhere. We have a place for everything. Keys, shoes, purse, backpack... for crying out loud I had to dry off with a t-shirt because I couldn't find a clean towel. OM... I really just posted that! :{. It's the truth.
We have been thinking this entire week that the first half of the remodel would be completed by the end of next week... WRONG! It's going to be extended just by one week, but still, it's a L O N G week. FALL. Flat on our faces. LOL... I know it's going to be ok and it's how we handle these tiny little hurdles. So we're going to get up from the floor, dust ourselves off and be crazy for another week! And hopefully choose to smile about it, because hey, it's about the journey right!

Long time no post

Wow it's been a few weeks since I posted. No big happenings in the Circus. Oh wait, Jeremy did take it to the face from a skeet-thrower... now that was interesting! LOL. Oh don't worry and think I'm heartless.... he's fine! Sore. But fine. Did I mention to the face?!?! Skeet-thrower? Cocked. Face. Jaw. Ok moving on...
We've been hooked up! Ball practices,dance,church and we've had our moments with one or more viro "bugs" chasing everyone down. Which brings us to Spring Break - - WHOOO HOOO - - is here and couldn't be happier; no I'm not off work all week, but off the "schedule" and IT'S GREAT! Don't get me wrong, my kids are great on a schedule and really stick to it. But still, just the rat race of getting everyone everywhere can really wear a family down.
Oh the remodel you may ask... well it's moving along... at a snail's pace, but none the less moving. Not for lack of effort, more lack of time. We are currently at the point of sheet rock. At 1 a.m. this morning my "Holmes" decided he would give it a rest and come to bed. I'm not a night person and husband/wife remodel team after 11 p.m. is NOT pretty!!! I traded my hammer for my pillow! Great trade I might add! It is my personal opinion the den is the worst part. Well, if you have ever added onto a house with an existing area, you understand! And have you ever noticed, no one calls you during a remodel... I think they're worried you'll ask for their help!! LMBO! They just honk and drive on by! :)

Bring on the white trash BABY!

Last week, I get a text from Jeremy that says... this p.m. when you get home, the house will look like white trash lives there. And my response was WHOOOHOOOO. It all translated to the "project" will begin! So, that was last week. All moved along pretty smoothly and then, life struck! Project stopped. As easily as it started, it stopped. Jeremy told me that I should complain to my contractor! Not a bad idea, but he has such selective hearing! I'm not sure that spring time was the best time to being a project. All sounds good on paper, but rain, ball practices, dance, church, work, and repeat again, all seems to take it's toll on the project. A week later, we can qualify for "white trash" yard of the year!

Random.

Last night our Wednesday lesson was "what is something you couldn't live without or what would be the first thing you would grab on your way out of the door if your house was on fire!" Most of the kids said their Bibles. That got this ole'mind to thinking. In our household, our Bibles are located all together and for easy access. But would that be the first thing I grabbed going out the door. Let's be honest, no. Because how many times I walk by all the collection of Bibles my family has and just keep walking. I have no doubt that my family is no different than others. We have black ones, small ones, orange one, pink one, large blue one, many different versions, one for ladies, one for men, just a big variety of Bibles. When I walk by, I'm too busy. I've got laundry. Supper to fix. Vacuum (oh I think I could put down my Dyson for the third time during a day). Watching Greys. Plucking some weird hair that has popped out on my face. Kids to tend to. Husband to correct (yes... LOL... you know as well as I do, us ladies always have to correct whether we're right or not) You name it, most of the time, I just keep walking by for whatever reason. Now, yes, I do love me some Beth Moore Bible Study and I use a couple of my Bibles for that, and I do prepare on Wednesday evenings and Sunday morning lessons, but just to pick up and get an answer that I need for the day... hardly ever. The easy access part... now what I mean is when we are darting out the door to church... we grab a Bible or two because of the easy access. Most of the adults I know would grab pictures because we consider the pictures irreplaceable. Just thinking how more improved my life might be if I considered less clutter irreplaceable and focused other important things.