so, doug took the kids to swim lessons and gemmen's, while i stayed home and baked 42 cream cheese filled chocolate cupcakes. sounds fun, eh? it is when you are by yourself, completely jamming on your mp3 player, the sun is shining, and SPRING IS COMING...eventually ;)
i then realized that i need 30 cupcakes for dawson's class - did i mention it's his birthday treat? that only leaves 12 for our beld family gathering tomorrow night....minus the 2 doug & dawson ate when they walked in the door...now i have 10 left.
luckily, strawberries were on sale at meijer - they looked delish. and i have some angel food cake mix...which happens to be one of dawsons absolute fav's. hence, the title of today's blog. as i was washing & hulling, i couldn't help but think of june berries! who needs to go to florida, when you can spend a few bucks on berries, listen to some good music and add sunshine.
wow, after reading that last paragraph, i realize i'm starting to improvise like my mom. it always boggled my mind how she could open the cupboards, and make something out of nothing...
tonight we go to our friends, mike & renae, for our small group....their basement is like toys-r-us meets best buy...on steroids. they have a HUGE tv, wii and plenty of toys....so all 7 kids play, and are actually quiet - crazy. us 4 couples will chow on jetts pizza & watch "fireproof". doug & i have actually seen it...it is awesome. if you have not seen it - go rent it, and have a cheap date night with your spouse!
also, during lent...i've decide to CONTINUE to drink my beloved coffee with LOTS of cream & sugar....it just makes me too happy :) (i gave it up last year...only to binge on other sugary options) so, i am giving up facebook for lent, but i'm also adding something. doug mentioned he would like to get up early in the morning -both of us- and do devotions. i always love getting up before the kids, and having a cup of coffee & quiet time with God before the craziness of the day begins...how cool to do it with my hubby. and now, no excuse to sleep in - he'll hold me accountable!
we tried it this past week, and it was interesting. would you know that dawson got up 3 of the 5 mornings at 5:30-6:00!? c'mon people!!! and, we are going to try this monday-friday....so today, saturday, dodge yells (and i'm talkin' loud) from his room....."MMOOOOOOOOMM!" it is 5:45, i burst out of bed, thinking he's sick. and he says, "mom, don't forget, you and dad wanna get up this morning to pray and read the bible". thanks, buddy. i REALLY did NOT want to make this a family affair...is it possible to have 30 minutes alone with my hubby?
so, there you have it. i'm trying to resist facebook...trying to spend time with doug in the morning, hopefully - getting closer to God in the process. trying to be thankful for all those hidden blessings each day, each minute!
i am enjoying sunshine & strawberries.
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