Its been a crazy few weeks here! I've started a few posts, deleted, and then started again. I just couldn't seem to find the time to actually sit and put my thoughts to paper! UGH!! I'm not sure if anyone else is ready for summer break, but this house, is 100% ready! We need a break so bad I can actually taste it. School has been mentally exhausting this year, even for mom! It's almost over and you better believe we are going to enjoy a few weeks of absolutely nothing!
Anyway, it's Autism Awareness Month, so we've been having fun with that. Even Colin's school is involved this year, thanks to his awesome R&T teacher, so that has been great to watch and hear about! I didn't get any pictures, but we did "Light It (our house) Up Blue" on April 2nd again to show our support for a great cause that is near & dear to our ♥s! We've also been using our IG account to post daily #autismfacts to make sure those around us are aware, being nice, learning about, and just reminding them to watch their actions. This month, many years ago now, was the month that gave me so much hope for my son. So, I try every year, to do something new to bring awareness to autism. I'm a firm believer that even small things are huge! Colin, is one lucky boy having so many interested in his life that's for sure!☻
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| School awareness fun |
Baseball starts this month, too. I loved watching Colin last year! I'm anxious to see how he does this year and I'm hoping he shows some progression?!?! This whole thing, at our house, is a family affair with Brenton coaching and Ethan a buddy. It's something we all enjoy. These kids/adults on these teams truly warm your heart! Ethan is so excited to help again! I swear God has blessed that boy w/ a servant's heart and the older he gets the more prevalent it is. The best gift Colin will ever receive, is having his brother in his life. Those 2 boys of mine are 2 peas in a pod and it is so great to watch them grow up together!
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| Brothers |
For those of you that know me well, know my guys are everything to me. However, mothers are allowed to have moments! Moments of losing it and yes, this mother loses it sometimes, too! Last week, was a week that I honestly thought I was going to beat my head to a bloody pulp against the wall, because it seemed I was on mute or something! Nobody listened when I spoke & repeating myself became a real annoyance. On 1 particular occasion I counted, just to show that I wasn't crazy, and I repeated myself 8 times. Yep, 8 times and that time the culprit....my husband. Yes, my HUSBAND! The other grown adult that lives in this house & the one that is supposed to help set an example, was the 1st to be on my shit list last week. LOL! No, I didn't lose my cool or anything of that nature (thanks to the 10 second rule) but I most certainly made it known in a cool, calm, and collected manner that I was frustrated with the actions of theirs and that's when the domino effect started. UGH!!! However, the "blessing in disguise" of the week was my phone ending up in the toilet for the 2nd time, thanks to Colin, and by Wednesday night I was forced to have limited resources to the outside world. I'd be lying if I didn't say I was ticked at first, but I kept my cool (for the most part), took a deep breath, and by Friday I was in heaven. I loved being without that phone! It was so peaceful! The reality though, I can't be without a phone or I definitely would be! I'm thinking I might have a bit of a "pioneer women" inside of me. One that would love to say goodbye to all this technology, social media loving world I'm in and say hello to a big ol' farm & living off the land. There is just something that sounds so peaceful about sitting in a rocking chair, sipping sweet tea, watching my garden grow, only hearing my boys playing outside, and the hub bub of daily life that is currently around me gone! That picture I have in my head, is so appealing to me right now too..hahaha! Ok, ok I'll come back to reality, but I'm serious and maybe one day? For now, I'll suck it up and deal with this crazy world I live in...yes, cell phone & all! ☻
Anyway, I'll end this post with a few pictures below of our last few weeks.
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| earned his stripes |
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| Honestly, he's my shadow! LOL!! |
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| Big news in a small town = Bridge being blown up |
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| Like Father, Like Son |
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| 3rd grade Spring Concert - Patriotic Theme |
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| evenings outside are the best |
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| Spring afternoon's on the porch |
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| Best Buds on their way to the OSU spring game |
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| Thanks Daddy! |
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| while the big guys were at the spring game, this one had fun at home |
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| church days |
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| Tis the Season |
