Sunrise..Sunset

Man do the days seem to be going by fast lately. I'm pretty sure I feel this way every year..the same time of year..right after Christmas has passed. Time..what an interesting subject. Do I like clocks? No. They make me anxious and sometimes irritated. I'd rather let the sun tell me when to get up, and the moon when to rest. Not some tick, tock, tick, tock. Clocks are everywhere! They're sneaky. There's one in almost every room. Always there to remind you. The kitchen is clock crazy. There's one on your microwave, the oven, the coffee pot, the wall! Time is the head of every house. When I was in Africa..there was always time for any and everything..Not clock time..just time. Just the day, the night, and fellowship. I miss that.

Turn...and point

So Anna LOVED her dance class last night! She melted my heart as I watched her glow with excitement. She was dancing in the lobby..the teachers thought it was too cute. Let's just say she was ready to begin! She noticed trophies everywhere, and asked the teacher if she will get one after class was over. It was pretty funny.
When we got home Paul and I asked her to show us what she had learned..and omg we almost got teary-eyed watching are little girl demonstrate heel..toe..heel..toe..turn..point..turn..point.. and so on. I couldn't help but think of her as a baby in my arms... it was in my arms that I dreamed of her being this age and doing dances. I just can't believe that it's actually happening! So of course I had to post some pics of the special day..enjoy :)

Twinkle Toes

My little Anna Banana is so pumped for tonight's dance class! Last night we bought her dance clothes and tap and ballet shoes. She put everything on and instantly put on a show for us. She's too cute to watch! I remember being a little girl..I was in tap, jazz, ballet, and gymnastics. Speaking of my little angel darling..here's some photo's I took yesterday.

Rise and Shine

Proverbs 27
14 A loud and cheerful greeting early in the morning
will be taken as a curse!

If I knew that this verse existed when I was a teenager, I would have posted it on my bedroom door for my Mother to see. Many mornings I was woken up with the door swinging open and my Mom would smile and sing; "Goooood MORRRinnng!" "You better get UUUuuup!"
(I love you Mom)

Speaking of love. The hubby made me coffee and served it to me in bed = Glorious!

Today is Multitude Monday.
At the moment I'm thankful for:

God's Grace
Proverbs :)
My hubby
My little darlings
Good company
Cupcakes
Coffee in bed
The sun peaking through my window
Vitamins
Music that fills the soul
Fresh flowers
My computer
Blankee to comfort my baby

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Well Paul has today off, so that means today we have a lot to do. We're moving for the 7th time to a house near Polk and Herndon on Feb 1st. Not buying, just renting. Sooo we have much to get done this week. I'm so excited! Sharing walls is no fun. Our neighbors are very loud.

Paul and I are currently hip-to-hip in bed on our computers :) I'm blogging, he's watching a coldplay concert. Correction. Samuel is now between us. And hello Anna..thank you for 5 pages of scribbles. Anna says; "Here Mom, here's your listes (lists)." Now she wants us to read them. Hmm, I'll try. We asked her what's it about. Apparently it's about a fish for bath time. And one is about a map to get to the waterfall. Another is about Ethan and Hunter (her friends). She's now asking if we can do all these listes. Yesterday she told Paul; "Daddy I'm gonna make your listes because I know you like them." And the imagination continues. I love this...I love having us all on the bed in the morning.

Something for me... Today I want to experiment with photography...I think I might enjoy this very much.

TGIF

I was thankful that Sam woke me up this morning WITHOUT poop in his diaper.

For those of you that don't know already..I'm a die hard fan of The Office. But most importantly, I love Dwight Schrute. Last night's episode was too funny with all the flash backs. If you missed it, watch it on hulu.

Another TV show I love is Parks and Recreation...Why? Because Amy Poehler is my favorite and that's how I roll.

Grey's Anatomy used to be my favorite. It's still a good show..but I'm a stay-at-home Mom so I need comedy.

So has anyone else gained 10 pounds? Nevermind. Now I'll share with you a family recipe. My absolute favorite!

Momma's Beef Stroganoff

Ingredients:
1 stead (tenderized sirloin)
Sliced mushrooms
2 cans tomato soap
2 cloves garlic (I use about 4)
12oz sour cream
Worcestershire sauce
Spaghetti noodles

Instructions:
Cut meat into small pieces and coat in flour, salt and pepper. Heat skillet with oil, low temp. put meat in skillet and brown on all sides. Add soups, garlic and mushrooms (add up to 1 can water if too thick) and simmer for 35 minutes, stir often, covered pan. Add sour cream and 6 splashes of Worcestershire, mix well, let cook another 10 minutes, continuous stirring.
Serve with french bread and salad. YUMMY!

If I actually make it outside today, I think I'll just have to go buy this stuff for dinner. :)
The kids and I are still sick, but better. I haven't wanted to take us out anywhere because of it..but we're all cranky and stir crazy!

Here's something fun! Anna will be starting a tap/ballet class Tuesday evenings. She's such a little entertainer here at home. She's always talking about being a dancer or an actor. Just like her Mommy! So we're totally excited, and I can't wait for her to have this outlet, cause she's not in preschool, and she's desperate for girl friends her age. I'll be sure to post pictures once she starts.

Here we go

The children are running in circles, I'm drinking peace in a cup (coffee), and it's raining..again. The good cartoons are already over, so I'm guessing I have about 2 minutes before I'm interrupted.

"Hi Sam." :0) "No you cannot have another snack." Interruption complete. 2 minutes is overrated.

You'll quickly learn that I'm a lover of the .........

Not much on my list to do today. Well...I should probably shower. The kids and I have been sick with the flu...I know, yucky. I need to kick this in the butt because there's lots to do this week and the next! Looks like it's lunch time, so off I go.

I'm hoping to give a daily dish of life on here or at least once a week. So dig in once a while :)