H54F || Time Change Got Me Like...

Man, motherhood is kicking my tush right now, you guys!  This recent (glorious at first glance) time change has the boys boycotting sleep at night...

I don't know what has gotten in to them!  They've never loved to sleep-but MYLANTA.  It's been tough!  Anyway, I have to make sure you know:

This girl is totally avoiding any political talk here.

Mmmm k? :)

Who is excited about Thanksgiving?  What is it?  Two weeks away?  
I know this girl is!  I was so very hopeful that my Mr. would be here this year...we were apart last year-but it's looking like he will miss it by about a week.  

I can't really complain about anything right now, though.  SO many people in our neck of the woods are being evacuated from their homes d/t uncontrollable wildfires.  It's absolutely heart wrenching to not only think of that-but the fact that it is happening so close to the holidays.  Can you imagine losing your home so close to such a special time?  Please pray for these people, rain, the firefighters, and for the fires to be contained.

G o o d n e s s.  Sometimes, God just puts things into perspective as to what is important & what is not!  We are so incredibly blessed here in America, guys!  Something like rain, that I have always taken for granted, has turned into a precious commodity.

one.  christmas tees + free hot chocolate

two.  extra money making opportunities for christmas

back to the nursing home on & off for the next week.

sure, I got cussed out during a lunch break...but hey!  all in good fun:P  

three.  mcdonalds christmas cups

#mcdonaldsgotgame 

four. movie date with camster+trolls

b/c it totally reignites my love for Justin...

all the tired eyes!  right?  Eeesssh!

five.  christmas letters to Santa

I just can't kick my love of making everything lower caps.  I guess I need to decide.  I am probably driving some grammar/english buffs crazy:P

One day I'll get around to posting about Conley's Birthday party.

One day.  Til' that day...

XO

Five on Friday || It's November, Y'all!

Happy...November???  WHAT!?  
Where to begin?  Cade came home this past week & the whirlwind began.  Christmas card pictures, big stuff happening in the house department (I'll update maybe one day - hehe), getting last minute party supplies, a FIRST BIRTHDAY party, and then...yes, Halloween!  I have loved every minute of it.  Moments I want to capture in a bottle & never forget, you guys.  Okay, maybe not the screaming tantrums or waking up in a bed full of...you get the picture:)  But for the most part, I know I am living in the days I'll cherish the most.

Happy Friday!  Here are my five...

one  Daddy's week at home!

two  It's beginning to look a lot like christmas:)

And we didn't buy anything but pretzels & juice to munch as we browsed!  

He's basically mirroring the face he sees me making...:)

three  Labeling craziness is about to commence

These brothers are about to drive me bonkers switching cups!  It's like a game-

one that I can't referee b/c I haven't been able to figure out which cup is which...  
But now...;)

four    Family christmas pictures 2016 is in the books!  Christmas cards, here we come!

five Chiropractor cutie 

(p.s. this hasn't improved his sleep, but he did get a little needed adjustment.)  I have been told that he may not be sleeping due to being out of alignment or other problems that a chiropractor may help...oh well!  I have peace of mind now that we ruled this out.

I'm really trying to take time each day of this month to realize just how blessed I really am.  If I'm honest, I always have trouble comprehending true thankfulness.  How can I ever give enough thanks to God for all he's done for me?  It's beyond what I can fathom.  

Giving thanks is definitely something we should do everyday, yet I love that November is such a special month.  I love that it is set aside specifically for giving thanksgiving unto GOD.  We kid about loving the food, turkey, & football.  And all that's nice...but really.  

It's all about Him!  

To remind us that what we have been blessed with isn't by chance or coincidence, but because we have a heavenly father who LOVES & blesses us with each & everything we have, including salvation.  

When we deserve nothing at all!

In awe...

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Halloween 2016

I'd say that this little family of mine has been anticipating the 31st of October since, oh I don't know, maybe July? :)  (I think we actually decided on our costumes then, anyway!)  Cam has been obsessed with Scooby Doo over the past year & he would settle for nothing BUT being Shaggy this year.  Yes, not Scooby.  Shaggy!  That's when we decided we would just morph this little family of ours into Mystery Inc. for the evening:)  

I've had a tad bit of trouble motivating Cam to be excited for school lately.  I think mostly it is just the waking up early part that gets him, but nonetheless.  We tend to have a teeny battle with waking up in the mornings.  

Halloween morning?  

NOPE.  

He popped up like a piece of popcorn with a big cheesing grin on his face.  He was psyched for trick-or-treating & the party they had been planning in his classroom.  All the heart eyes:)

At work, it was t o t a l chaos.  When you work with preschool kids on Halloween, just f o r g e t working.  Parties.  Trick-or-treating.  Ain't nobody got time for speech therapy.  Even if I had planned the best session e v e r.  They didn't care:)  Yep, I was stuck inside all day doing paperwork.  I somehow missed seeing all the cuteness of the kiddos trick-or-treating in their costumes when they came by the office... a little heartbroken over that, but I ended up leaving a little early to go pick Cam up & hear all about his first school Halloween party-so, that made it a little easier to deal;)

Buzz Lightyear, I mean, Cam had a b l a s t.  And as you can imagine, he was super hyped for Halloween night & his time to be Shaggy.  We started getting ready immediately when we got back to Daddy & Conley.

Let me just say, God knew what he was doing when he gave me a hubby that would dress up in about anything I ask him to for the sake of a little family fun.

Look at that face.

But our kiddos?  Conley was determined to mean mug the entire night.  Homeboy wasn't a b o u t to entertain the idea of wearing the Scooby head.  We had no chance at fastening it or even putting it on straight. It was a touchy subject & by that time of day, this mama & daddy were pooped.  Not to mention, the black moccs I chose simply because he was going to be Scooby for Halloween?  No where to be found.  He had one shoe on & his Scooby legs kept riding up, while my Daphne boot covers kept sliding down.  Keep on reading...  Shaggy didn't want to wear his beard or hair either-which, y'all.  That's what made the costume.  I could get brown pants & a green shirt a n y w h e r e .  We paid for the costume for the beard & hair.  #halloweenparentprobs

A n y w a y s.  Once we got out the door, none of that mattered!  The magic of Halloween was in the air as we made our way to the school to trick-or-treat.  (And so was the Monster Mash on Sirius XM-a Trick-or-Treating can't forget kinda tradition...)  

I'd like to tell you the rest of the night went perfectly & that the air was crisp & the sky gray, but it was about 80 degrees & there was a line as long as the state of North Carolina outside the school.  Aside from our mean muggin' Scoob hanging upside down trying to wrestle his way into the parking lot with his sock paws or Shaggy seeing how much attention he could get out of the crowd if he screamed, Mystery Inc. represented pretty well.  And oh, the candy!  

Joe Dirt?  Carrot Top?  Oh!  You're Shaggy.

That bag of candy that will still be haunting us this time next Halloween.  Okay, maybe not the chocolate, but everything else!  

Shaggy & Scoob were over it.  By the end of the night, they were sweaty & sprinting down the school hall like that were actually being chased by a ghost.  Maybe our costumes would have been more appropriate if mom & dad would have dressed like ghosts? #hmmmm #foodforthought   

After running around & sneaking several pieces of candy from his trick-or-treat bucket, you can imagine that Mr. Cam was not ABOUT to consider bedtime.  He started crying.  

"But mom!  If I go to bed now, Halloween will be over!  I don't want it to be over!"

It's times like this, I truly realize he is MY kid, y'all.  

It honestly made me sad, too.  And then I thought about the upcoming Thanksgiving & Christmas fun to be had & I was over that real quick;)  Uh huh.  Just the words I needed to cheer up the little Camster, too.  

"It's Christmas now, mom??"  

Yep!  Very soon!  

"Okkkay!"  

And just like that...he slammed his head back into his pillow, closed his eyes tight & fell asleep with a big fat grin on his face.  Since waking up November 1st, he immediately asked me if it had snowed over night.  And since, he asks me why it isn't snowing practically every 30 minutes allllll the day long. 

I'm actually asking myself that question, Cam...

Yep.  But Buble for me.

This is also...TOTALLY ME.

Here's to hoping you all had a special Halloween, 

full of sweet memories made with your family & friends!

XO

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