What I've Been Reading

I am still loving my kindle though finding the time to read can be tough. Even though the voice on the kindle is android I have found I enjoy plugging in some earphones and listening to the books while driving.


Reading:
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy
Weigh Down Diet
I'm Chocolate, You're Vanilla: Raising Healthy Black and Biracial Children in a Race-Conscious World


Read:
A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Madeleine L'Engle's Time Quintet)
A Wind in the Door (Madeleine L'Engle's Time Quintet)
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'Engle's Time Quintet)
Growing Up in the Care of Strangers: The Experiences, Insights and Recommendations of Eleven Former Foster Kids
Nairobi Heat (Melville International Crime)
Heaven is for Real
Unbroken: A WWII Story
Secrets in the Cellar
Damaged: The heartbreaking True Story of a forgotten Child
My Dad's a Policeman
A wrinkle in time
Tough as nails: One Woman's Journey Through West Point
Ape House: A Novel
Climbing the broken stairs
Call It What It Is
Empty Chairs
Abused--a daughter's story
Pregnant women on drugs: combatting stereotypes
Oliver Twist
Hiding Place -Corrie Ten Boom
Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to.....
Bondage Breaker
Lamb
Green For Life
Smoothie Revolution
Citizen Soldiers: The U.S. Army form the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender
Harriete Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad
Taming the Nueces Strip - Durham
The War Journal of Major Damon "Rocky" Gause-Ambrose
5 Love Languages - Gray
Power Praying Wife - Omartin
Dare to Discipline - Dobson
123 Magic
When Bad Things happen to Good People - Kuhner
Scientist in the Crib--Science meets how babies brains work--this just interests me
Happiest Toddler on the Block
Millionaire Next Door - Stanley
Love Dare
Home Safe Home (alternatives to toxic laden household products)


'One of these days'
Skinny Bitch in the Kitchen (wholistic eating)
Omnivore's Dilemma
Power Spoken Word
Power Spoken Tongue
Sacred Marriage
Butekyo Breathing Shut your Mouth
The surrendered Wife-Neumans
"Better' - Atu Guande
Woman Power - Schlessinger
Priceless - Ramsey
Proper Care and Feeding Marriage - Schlessinger
QBQ - Miller
Raising Girls - Dobson
DNA of relationships-
The Greatest Words Ever Spoken
Power Praying Wife
Purpose Driven Life - Warren

Torn in two...clone needed

Last week was the 1st for the new year, I had vacation monday, worked 6 hours on tue splitting the day with Jared on account of sick babies and missed the rest of the week as little man was very sick and only I could handle him. Tiny tot started recovering from her bronchitis just in time for little man to develop pneumonia. He was the sickest I've ever seen a baby, scary breathing, even to me.

I don't like the kids being sick, for their case of course and I don't mind taking care of them when they are sick, sometimes it's even nice if they are snuggly and just want extra TLC. However, it is SO hard to be a 'working outside' the home mom when the kids are sick. I never feel as torn or have as much "working mom" guilt as the times when everyone is sick.

Now last night I was so proud of myself, all the lunches were pack, diaper bags were freshly stocked and everything was ready to go for the new week...yeah. Until this morning, Lillian, even after sleeping all night is crying over being too tired and coughing, bring on the nebs and inhalers for her. She was willing to miss 1st day back to school and AWANA so I know she doesn't feel well. It's extra nebs and steroids for me too as my cough is increasing.

I sent the babies to daycare, I need to get some work-work done from home......sigh and I need a break. Today I feel like I really should have taken the full 6 month unpaid parental leave, I dont think I've managed a full week since I've been 'back' to work 6 weeks ago. I feel badly for letting my colleagues down, then I feel badly for having screwy priorities and worrying about work when I should be worrying about my family....and thus the cycle repeats.

Today, I am trying to remind myself of what my grandma always says....This too shall pass. I am trying to tell myself that God has me just where he wants me and if he doesn't that he will make it abundantly clear in HIS time and HIS way.

Now, I've had my coffee, I'm mostly awake and it's off to log onto work from home, which, don't get me wrong, I'm Blessed beyond belief to even have that opportunity :-)

And in an attempt to stay true to my increased efforts in the New Year...not exactly a new year's resolution but I plan to seek God's plan and input into all areas of my life so I will always try to find a passage that speaks to me when so for this post....

Proverbs 16:9 NIV: In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.

Lillian's 1st Cake

Trying to decide if I want to blog more, give it up or what?

Today I discovered pinterest which is addictive, highly addictive!

Often if the babies sleep at the same time on Saturday I try to do something with Lillian. Today we tried a recipe I found on pinterest, you take any cake mix plus any can of pop, mix and bake.

We picked vanilla cake and orange pop, this was fun because she could make it ALL by herself.

Here are her results:

greasing the pan and drawing a picture


mixing it up


it had to be decorated, per her heiness, she wanted cherries, luckily I had some on hand