CreativLEI

Since he's been gone…

Creating a Life You Love· Titus 2 in Real Life

Really, it’s only been what 7 hours, here goes:

  • he called to let me know he found my bank card in HIS back pocket (luckily someone was able to bring it back for me, I did not ride to the airport with them)
  • Francesca went from fully dressed to completely nekkid in about one minute while playing outside with her brothers and the neighbor’s (our Pastor) kid
  • the kid’s raided the closet and took out the winter boots and gloves
  • I probably gave Evan a fat lip when I scared him by opening the bathroom door while he and Francesca were sneaking around looking for Band-Aids

11 days and 18 or so hours to go…

He's leaving on a jet plane…

Creating a Life You Love· Titus 2 in Real Life

Well, it’s been an hour and a half since Vince left.  First stop is Miami then on to Lima and then Iquitos, Peru.

 

peruteam2007Please keep the team (Pastor Carl and his wife Robin, Vince and Eddie) in your prayers over the next 12 days.  They have lots on their itinerary already and God is sure to have plenty of divine appointments lined up for them.

As for me and the kidlets, we’ll be heading north, probably tomorrow.  You don’t really think I am crazy enough to think I’d last 12 days with no other adult in the house to keep me sane did you?

You all will get a treat too, I will actually be updating my blog (maybe even DAILY) while Vince is gone so that he knows what was going on with the kids while he was away.

So it’s been a while…

Creating a Life You Love· Titus 2 in Real Life

What can I say?  I’ll have to stop trying to make excuses because as much as I mean to get on here, it just doesn’t happen…  Ah, life as a mom of four children, whew.

So what’s new you wonder.  Well, I realized I never did get around to posting that my sister had the baby (he’s actually four weeks old  now).  Mateo (Matthew) David, graced us with his presence after two days of labor (no, you read that right, two days).  Laurie was amazing through it all.  What a blessing to be a part of their birth experience!  Watching Dave and Laurie work together through the entire labor was incredible.  Me and the kids stayed up there for the first weekend but haven’t seen them since (except for the adorable pictures Laurie sends me).  Can’t wait for them to come and visit nest weekend!

Around here we’re just waiting for the summer to come.  The kids are itching to get outside more, but they’ve been in because of rain and Evan’s been a little under the weather.  Hopefully they’ll be fully recovered this weekend and the weather will improve.

In other news… I am attempting a new venture.  I will be selling some of my hand-crafted items at a virtual store front at Hyena Cart.  The name of my store is CreativLEI Made.  I’m a little excited and a little nervous.  I’ve been really working on stuff to have completed for a stocking soon, and I should be ready early next week, yippee!

Now off to go work on what you’re really waiting for.. the photo blog update…

Caution, dirty post ahead….

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Due to the graphic nature of the following entry those with weak constitutions should bypass this post.  Beware, pictures are included.

Now, that got some attention didn’t it.  I promised Laurie a dirty post, so here goes…

Some of you know about my obsessive cleaning habits.  Wait, now don’t mistake that as meaning I keep my house sparkling 24/7, because I don’t.  I just have a habit for finding, ahem, interesting cleaning jobs, that to some people may seem outrageous.  Last year was the drier.  After noticing that is was no longer running at full efficiency it was opened up and we found dust bunnies and lint lemurs procreating at an alarming rate inside the machine.  All was cleaned and she runs like a champ now.  Well, yesterday after finding a puddle under the washer I summoned DH (darling husband for those that don’t speak net-ish) and he happily opened it up to check it out.  Okay now you know how we all attempt to clean those grimey spots on or in the washer? *note to self, it is totally normal to wash your washer*  Well, let’s just say, what you can’t see or reach… YUCK!  I will admit I have probably paid more attention to my wash routine than most since starting to cloth diaper, but it’s only because I keep finding out new things, like towels for instance… Do you towels ever have a musty smell after just one use?  It’s probably from build-up in the washer.  Yup, too much soap is a problem, stuff just doesn’t get clean.  Fabric softener, it’s a scam, all it’s doing is leaving oils on your laundry to make them “soft”.  But anyway back to the dirty washing machine… So, after Vince opened up the machine and we looked inside, he knew what was coming…  He removed the top part of the wash basin for me (you know that piece you try to reach under to clean every now and again) and well…

Gross isn’t it.  Now for those of you that are thinking that this is from the diapers I’m washing, nope, this isn’t *that*, it’s lint and detergent that’s just yucky.  So I got to work and scrubbed that puppy clean.  Lots of paper towels, hot water and a screwdriver later and I had this…  Much better!

Vince put it all back together and it’s lovely!  Musty stink it gone, yippee!  Almost makes me look forward to the 7 loads of laundry ahead, lol, almost…

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