if at first you don’t succeed…try try again.
Posted on June 28, 2007
Bailey, as she hits the 2nd birthday milestone on the 8th of July, is becoming little Miss Independent. She wants to do everything herself. I love it and think it’s great and somehow I have unlimited patience for her right now (thank you God for knowing when to dole out the patience). So we sit for 3 minutes in the car until she buckles herself in, we wait while she walks at her own slow pace (she is definitely a dawdler) and I watch with facination as she tries to dress herself, or undress herself as the case may be:
So funny.
She also is now trying to feed Parker, change diapers and wipe noses… so she’s either becoming independent, or trying to be the Mommy. Either way it’s adorable.
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about change.
Posted on June 27, 2007
I’ve decided I like change, but in a subtle way.
I’ve come to that decision b/c I like knowing what my life is all about. In the last (almost) three years since we got married we have had a million and one life changing events take place. Do I need to list them? Sure, why not.
We got married, moved to Spokane Washington from St. Louis Missouri, got pregnant the first month, had numerous job changes, had Bailey, got pregnant with Parker, moved from our house to an apt in Spokane, moved to St. Louis, C got his first “real” job, lived with C’s parents, fixed up the Lawhorn house, moved into the house, Bailey had surgery, I had Parker, and here we are… and I’m leaving lots out.
That is enough change to last a lifetime, much less just under three years of lifetime. So I think I’m done with change for a while. Big change that is. I also have decided that I defintely don’t like change just b/c it’s cool. Like buying clothes b/c they’re “in” or painting a room a color that is trendy. I like the fact that I am who I am. I’m not cool, and definitely not trendy, but what I have lasts. And what I like is constant, and it’s me. I don’t like things b/c other people say I should.
The change I’m all about, however, is what I would call subtle change. For instance, instead of going out and buying something new to use as a centerpiece for my dining room table b/c I was tired of what I had, I walked around my house until I found things that would work. And b/c they were found objects it made the hunt more fun and the outcome truly pleasing to me. I smile every time I walk in the room b/c 1. the flowers are from Abbie 2. the jar is from my mom 3. the rocks we bought at Pottery Barn when we first got married and they remind me of Spokane and 4. it just looks pretty to me. So I changed the centerpiece, but I used things I already had. Again, you may not like it, and it’s not cool, but it makes me so happy.
I guess I just believe in staying true to who you are. And in staying true to who you are, you will find your style and I bet (and hope) that that style lasts a lifetime. So that someday my grandkids will see that jar and think of me, or remember my smell, or the feel of my hand holding theirs. Because that’s what is important to me, cool or not.
And because this is long overdue, I’m showing you the card I made for Chris for Father’s Day. I whipped this bad boy out in 2 hours, which I think is a record for me. I had fun gathering the content (which took a few days) and so when laying it out it just sort of fell into place. We also made him a BIG banner that said “DAD” that was from the girls. I cut out big letters from my roll of craft paper, Bailey painted each letter, I connected them with grosgrain ribbon and hung it in the dining room window. The pics won’t turn out b/c the light is behind the banner, but trust me, it was cute!
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