James' Journey: Not Me Monday!

Monday, February 16, 2009

Not Me Monday!

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

This is NOT a weekly vent on Monday's to confess all the things that did NOT go wrong in your week and you desperately wish you could NOT change and redo.

This past week did Not seem like the longest week ever.

I did Not start a mommy boot camp at a local gym. I am Not in bad shape. I was Not sore. I did Not feel like I was going to die after the first class. It is Not at 5:30 in the morning.

My sweet baby has Not been in the worst mood all week long. Teething is so much fun.

Madi did Not have 5 fillings and sealants at the dentist Monday. She is Not band from sweets for life..... It did Not cost a small fortune.

I was Not late and rushed to get my class Tuesday night. After teaching I did Not come home to find a school project left still to do. Urrrrgggg! We were Not late to bed.

We did Not miss church Wednesday just to have more time at home with our kids. We have Not felt rushed and crazy. I do Not miss them at all.

I did Not take Lil B to WalMart only to leave when he threw a crazy screaming at the top of his lungs, everyone looking and wondering why you can not control your baby. I did Not feel embarrassed.

I did Not have 2 Valentines day parties to squeeze in on Friday pack and leave for out of town on time.

I did Not leave with only one side of Lil B's hair cut again because he was Not crazy screaming at the top of his lungs, everyone looking and wondering why you can not control your baby. What is wrong with this kid. I did Not want to hide under something.

We did Not have to stop 3 times on our way to Montgomery (2.5 hours away) because again my sweet baby was screaming so loud my husband seriously couldn't drive. It was Not so loud.

I did Not rescue scissors from my baby as he ran from he in the kitchen.

He has Not learned to pull the gate at the bottom of the stairs enough to crawl under it.

My house still is Not as dirty and messy as the last Not me Monday post. I am clean and organized.

My daughter did Not win gold at her dance competition Saturday. Her Dog dance did Not win the high point award, 2nd in choreography, and 3rd in entertainment. I was Not proud of her at all. It was Not the longest day in history.

On the way home yesterday we did Not have to stop again for a screaming baby. We did Not have a yummy lunch at the Iguana Grill. We did Not decide on the way home we were never taking our baby on a road trip ever again.

My wild kids are Not happy to be out of school today and tomorrow. I am Not excited that my husband is off tomorrow also. I do not have a Loooooooong honey do list for him to get started on.

I am Not hoping to get a shower soon and go to the store.

I have Not cried and my Heart does Not ache for baby Cora's family.(please be in prayer for them, they need it more than ever and will for a long time.)

SO how about you.......Do tell!

1 comment:

Targetshopper: said...: oh so sorry about the teething. That is so hard! I wanted to respond to your comment (sorry it took so long!) about the naptime routine.

SuperNanny has this on her show - you kiss and hug the child and tell them it's time for bed, lay them down, and then walk out of the room. When they get out of bed, you repeat the above routine and walk out. When they get out of bed the third time, you don't say a word! Just pick them up and put them back in bed and walk out. Repeat as many times as necessary. It took me like 25 times to get LittleMiss to stay in bed the first time. The next day she only got up about 4-5 times and the third day she never got out of bed at all (though she did still cry for about 10 minutes). She just turned 2 in December and it's been so nice to see her progress through and nap well!

For a little one still in a crib - you might want to check out her website (probably on abc.com) and see because I think it is a little different. I think you sit in the room or something for the first few days.

Hope this helps!!

Congrats to your daughter for dance. I have a dancer too. :); February 19, 2009 at 8:30 PM

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The Saga...

Our story began in 1995, when I met Patrick at a Wesley Foundation function in college. Of all things it was roller-skating. I have to say Patrick was really bad at it, but I didn't mind. It truly was love at first sight. I knew that night that I never wanted to be with out him. We became best friends and on July 27, 1996 we were married. Two years later on October 30, 1998 we had a son, Brennon who is now 10. On January 11, 2001 we were again blessed, this time a daughter, Madilyn Claire who is now 8. Our life was blessed far beyond what we deserved and we were complete, or so we thought. In August of 06 we found out shockingly that we were pregnant. Surprised and joyful we began to plan for our growing family. November 18th of that year our sweet baby went to be with the Lord. I continue to work through the anger and hurt. I take great comfort in knowing that Jesus will always hold him. In October of 07 we welcomed another baby boy into our family. Braiden Wesley (named after where we met) James arrived 5 weeks early and is the joy of our family. We adore him. We are truly in awe of everything God does in our life. We don't understand it all but are so grateful to have a loveing Father who is in charge of it all.
Brandi- My parents are James and Janice Murray and David and Deborah Eason. I have a sis Jami and BIL Blake Creel who we just found out is expecting their 1st baby in August. We are so excited. I have a brother Jeff who is dealing with his own battles of sickness and seperation from God. Keep him in your prayers. God can heal the ugliest of addictions and bring new life. He has 4 beautiful children. I also have 2 step bro Michael and John.
I work at a Big BABY hospital in B'ham teaching labor & delivery and newborn care classes one night a week. I also used to work PRN as a labor/delivery nurse. Since Braiden was born I have taken some time off from the floor to enjoy my family.
Patrick- My parents are Preston and Dexine James. I have a bro Marty and SIL Peyton. I was recently made an uncle with a beautiful, sweet niece Lily Grace.
I work as a Production Manager for an automotive supply company. Please be in prayer for more buisness in this ever decreasing car market.
Brennon loves to play sports particularly baseball - and found out he is pretty good at basketball too. While not doing sports he likes playing computer games, PS2, riding his 4 wheeler and bike, watching football and being at home with his family.
Madilyn Claire AKA Drama Queen- She loves to dance. She takes Jazz, ballet and tap.
Her recent accomplishment was making a competition team at her dance studio. She also enjoys school; she is one of the top readers in her class. She loves playing with her friends and doing girly things like make up and hair.
Braiden - Well all he does right now is play and make messes. His favorite thing is still ... nurse. But we are working on weaning it is just slow. I secrestly am enjoying every minute of it Shhh don't tell.
This past March we started attending Daystar church. If you are near our area you should definatley check this church out. It has been life changing for us. This past summer our kids went to church camp and spent the week away from home. They were saved and were later baptized. Patrick and I have also learned so much. The Wed classes are wonderful, we are now going to fireproof our marriage and are currently working through Love Dare. They have great praise and worship with messages for your everyday walk with the Lord. You are not just going to church on Sundays you are truly living it all week. It is the best church.
Insert plug here (http://www.daystarchurch.tv/ ) Check them out.
Our life is full and alot crazy and a bit unorganized at times but it's our life and we wouldn't have it any other way. Well maybe a little more sleep now and then.