If you still are checking in...

i AM going to update soon...
there will be a collage of pics from 2011...
AND there will be a once a week update...

no matter how busy i get...
no matter how much i don't think i have anything to say...
because no matter what is going on...

i have missed out on taking pictures of my growing boy...
i have forgotten to write down the memorable moments of this year...
i have realized that time is moving too fast...

this will not become a burden...
this will be a blessing...

a time to remember...
a time to look forward to...

i don't update or check facebook that often...
i don't email or call my friends that often...
i don't give myself the time to reflect...
i don't give myself time to create...

i love the men in my life...
i love that my job is secure...
i love that we have a church we love...
but i need this to happen...

this WILL happen.

30

today...i am...

i don't have any big revelations so far.

is this what 30 feels like?

all i can think about right now is that

i am at work with no work to do

instead of at home with my two amazing men.

such is life.

and now...on to being...

happier post to come...

hmm...

possibly later this weekend?

maybe even a real picture or two!

new fall face...

okily dokily...

surgery went well...
here are some crazy shots of my face...
after biopsy...
which got a good chunk but before surgery...
and after surgery...
all bandaged up...
stitches out wednesday...
then we'll get to see what my new chin looks like...
in other news fall hit...
this guy really is the most adorable thing ever...
we made this..
and he got to be this...
and finally carry two swords...scary 'inja face...

tomorrow...

if any of you have seen me over the past 3 yrs
you know that i have this weird scar-tissue-looking thing on my chin.

i thought it was a zit...

then a scar...

or as time went on a mole...

maybe even...gasp...a wart...ewww...

it kinda looks like this...with less hair

pretty, right? (ick)
i had it looked at by a dermatologist a few weeks ago...
had it removed and a biopsy.
the biopsy came back positive

soooo...tomorrow i have the basal cell carcinoma
(skin cancer for those of you like me who have no clue about medical jargon)
REMOVED...

moral of the story: don't wait to have weird stuff on your face looked at...

oh...
and if you are the praying sort and one of my friends...
(most of you are...)
surgery starts at 7:30am Thursday Oct 28th
and could be only 3 hours or up to 6 hours...
and e will be with hubby in the waiting room...

i will post before and after shots soon
and let you all know how it went...no worries friends

The Big Man Upstairs has it all under control.

wishful thinking...

i wish i was here...

doing this...

or this...

or hanging with...

nothing is wrong. just wishful thinking...

Inspired...

spiritually...
God is doing some amazing things...not only with me but with our whole family. I cannot do anything but praise HIM for it all. The cry of my heart has been for HIM to cosume me from the inside out...He decided to take control of our entire family...YAY! I had a great weekend learning from and guiding some awesome high school girls from C3 in TX and God showed me some truths about myself and I'm working on being more...no less for myself and more of HIM. that's all.

kiddos...
if you have not read this blog...do so. Jenny over at Progressive Early Childhood has this series on creating outdoor spaces for kids...i so wish we had our own house to do this in...and am always inspired by how she is with the preschoolers she works with.

no picture because i am doing this on the sly...still thinking about changing the name and making this more of a family update...no crafty things yet...we've been on vacation!

MOVING

I am so excited that the ladies at http://acraftacopia.blogspot.com/ have invited me to join them for the crafty things i do and think about...plus they are fantastic ladies and it means i don't feel like i have to update a ton because there are 4 of us. check it out!

soooo....this blog may change to more of family updates. pictures, things we do...etc.

or i may close this one...change the name and start a new one for our little clan.

very undecided.