And everyone loves a good cheerio!

I walked into our bedroom last night and the soft scent of Cheerios wafted up. And as I heard a crunch beneath my flip flop I KNEW I would be smelling it for awhile.


I'm pretty sure I know who the culprit is!

Cheerios end up everywhere. They are in her seat, in the car, in her high chair... Everywhere. Back when I was a tween babysitting all the kids at church I decided that I wasn't going to give my children Cheerios because they were so annoying.

I have since changed my tune.

They are annoying. But they are worth it. There are all sorts of amazing snacks but there is nothing quite so satisfying to this little imp than a good Cheerio. 

Folks, I gotta tell you, I'm getting pretty irritated with blogger. When I started this blog I signed in using my yahoo account. While staying signed into blogger I could ALSO be signed into my gmail account...but no longer! I cannot merge the accounts. This means I can't have my email open and comment on blogs as "Q,La and Gooner." Grrrrrrrrrrrrr. This annoys me because I like to have my email open throughout the day AND blogger so that I can email AND comment at will. Due to this problem I'm seriously thinking about switching to wordpress. It's actually already created...I'm still working on it and wanting blogger to figure out the problem. To say I'm annoyed is an understatement. I cannot make my gmail my primary email in my account. I can't do ANYTHING with my current account. Super aggravating. I have a whole bunch of posts in drafts. Thoughts and such that never made it to the big screen! ;) I will go ahead and finish those up and then be ready folks!


Ha, the poll was totally misleading, but I didn't mean it to be! The question was "What is your favorite cold cereal" BUT the answers I gave you led us all to believe it was "What do you eat for breakfast" hmmmmmmmmm. I can see the confusion! Any more poll ideas? Once I make the switcharoo, I will switch polling systems so hopefully everyone can VOTE! If ya'll have any ideas for polls let me know, I think they are SO MUCH FUN! 


I am a granola/oatmeal eater! I have an AWESOME way to make oatmeal if y'all want ideas!

Misc Monday and Breakfast Poll

2.) Currently there are ELEVEN people under this one roof. That is a LOT of people. (this pic is missing Great Grandpa)

3.) If you want to go to the bathroom...take a number.

4.)  Due to the influx of family members in one place, we have done a lot of this:

5.) Also THIS in case I don't want to get wet myself.

 

6.) It has been over 100 degrees for DAYS! Blech.

7.) My sister is AWESOME at crafts! I love her ideas!



Thank you Carissa for a fabulous Misc. Monday!!!

Happy Dad Day!

Q is the best MAN, EVER.

Q is the BEST husband, EVER.

Q is the BEST uncle, EVER. (That pic is with M, one of my sister's daughters)

Q is the best DAD, EVER. Gooner is REALLY enjoying the World Cup with her Dad.

 He is a ROCK on our family and we are blessed to have him in our lives.

The Truth Hurts

Sometimes I don't think before I speak. 

If you need to work on one fruit of the spirit, what would it be? Your choices from Galatians are as follows: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.

I would choose self-control. Really? Yes. At times I jump the gun. I get mad. I write you off. I don't care. I hurt...yet keep it from you. 


Sometimes I don't think before I do. Thankfully I have a husband who does. He's talked me through quite a few crazy moments. During my weekly reflection this week, it hit me hard. Hard. I think lack of self-control comes from selfishness. I don't want to think about how the other person will react to my decisions, I don't care, I want to do what I want to do because of some wrong committed or something someone has done to me. I really DO care, but sometimes I'm so in the moment that I make a decision, before I realize I care, and then have to live with the decision that I made. If I'd exercised self control, I wouldn't be in this mess and I probably wouldn't have to mend broken hearts.


At this stage of the game I am thankful for grace. I'm thankful for friends that have loved me through it all. I'm thankful that when I humbled myself before my friends they extended grace. I don't deserve it. 

I don't deserve His grace, but He gives it. We don't deserve it. But I accept it.


One thing I don't struggle with, is loving this lil gal:

 

Have you ever?

...read someone's post and not known how to respond, but wanted to? I recently read a post on a woman's blog where she had recently had a miscarriage, as in December 2009. She POURED out her soul and I felt her anguish. I felt tears rise, and I felt a strong desire to run into Gooner's room, gather her in my arms, and cry. I have never experienced losing a baby and I pray I never do. I wish no one had to. I don't know what she is going through, but I can imagine. I remember what is was like to rub my belly dreaming of my baby within, I know what it was like to labor for her, and I know what it is like to smile into her sweet face. I can only imagine what it feels like to have that snatched away; the sorrow I would feel. So what DO you say when you don't know WHAT to say? Or do you say anything at all? Do you pass on the blog because you don't relate and you don't have to? And, does a comment from a random person even matter at all. I have no idea. Yet, at the same time I LOVE random comments. But if I were truly hurting maybe I wouldn't want that. And generally when someone leaves a comment on this here blog I head over to that persons blog and check it out. Is that woman who lost her baby going to pop over here and see this blog full of this

face? Will my leaving a comment just cause her pain? I just never know exactly what to do... Ladies, what do YOU do? Do you comment and say you've stopped by or do you pass it up while sending a prayer?

***In real life, grief and sadness are easier, online it is harder. I grieve with my friends and love them and TRY to be there for them. But hugs are so much better!***