The heart of a child

Today was one of those hectic afternoons where you wish you could be in 3 different places at once. Or at least have a sister wife that could help with the driving around. And just when I was getting kind of frustrated with driving all over creation, Miss A goes and puts everything into perspective for me.

We were driving down the interstate and came upon horrible traffic due to a pretty bad accident. Fire trucks and ambulances were flying by and I asked A if she wanted to say a little prayer for the people involved.

I said "dear Jesus, please be with the people that were in the car accident." and then I hear her sweet voice from the backseat "and please send someone to hold their hand."

Once I wiped the tears from my eyes, I told her that that was a very sweet thing to say. She responded with "momma, when I am scared I want someone to hold my hand. They might want that also." I told her that that was probably Jesus's favorite thing he heard all day.

Her heart is so pure and sweet and I hope it stays that way for as long as possible.

What Is on My Phone

A couple weeks ago we tried out this new burger joint - Goodfriend. They have some great burgers, but what I really loved was that they have wine on tap. And, they bring you a generous sized sample to test out the different wines.

I spotted this princess wand over the holidays and decided I needed to recreate it for Miss A. Have not done so yet, but it is on the list.

I saw this frosting recipe on Pinterest and thought it looked good. I pin stuff all the time, but hardly ever go back and look at my boards, so if I really like an idea or recipe, I just take a screen shoot.

This is a really sweet book to read to your kids. If you don't have it, go get it.

I went to the Smocked Auctions warehouse sale a couple weeks ago and it was a mad house, but I managed to get a couple cute dresses for the girls. The girls will be matching in their pink poodle and cheerleader dresses.

An artist friend is working on a custom piece for A and N. Here is a sample sketch that she sent me - love it!

I have been collecting charms for years and years, yet I cannot remember the last time I wore my charm bracelet. I think I am going to add it to the arm party mix.

My BIL introduced me to this wine last weekend. It has a screw top and is about $10 for 1.5L.... plus, it is really good.

I made a double recipe of taco soup this afternoon and here is the aftermath. It is like a can cemetary.

The girls sent Valentine cards to our family.... aren't they cute?

In the Middle of the Night - Part 2

Motherhood makes me crazy. I talked about this when Miss A was a baby - I think it is those middle of the night feedings that mess with my mind. When she little I used to think about what would happen if she and I had to jump from her 2 story window, due to an intruder or fire.

And now with Baby N, I am just as crazy. We just got a new video monitor and lately I have had this totally irrational and crazy thought.... What if I look at the screen and see someone in her room?

I am going to blame it on the hormones because I am normally not this paranoid. These wacky thoughts only happen in the middle of the night. The only person I want to see on the screen is this little girl.

Stormy Night

Goodness, it has been a long time since I did a post. Oops. I guess life just got in the way.

Have you seen this new Revlon Colorstay polish? If not, go buy a bottle this weekend.

I read some online reviews of it and the 3 step system is supposed to give you a "gel like finish" that will last up to 11 days. (I've tried out the gel manicure and I was not a fan.) I did my toes the other day and my fingers today and so far, so good. It dries quickly and stays super shiny. My fingers always seem to chip within a day or so, so it ywill be interesting to see how this wears. My toes still look perfect and I am on day 4.

I am going to pick up another color next time I am at the store.... This stuff seems to be just that good.

These are my own thoughts... This is not a compensated review.