New Hair Cut

No, Aaron is not a cancer patient, no, it wasn't an oops I forgot the guard on the clippers, this was actually done on purpose. I didn't realize it was going to be quite this short, but it's actually growing on me. Ron says that hair is over-rated anyway! I think it's going to be great for the summer and in two weeks it'll be almost back to normal anyway. I guess maybe I did this because I hate so much seeing these older boys, or are they girls? (we've honestly had to question the gender of some we've seen), have WAY too much hair! My son, as long as he lives under our roof, will NOT have long hair! Maybe this was a little extreme, but at least I get my point across! Hope grandparents aren't too mad at me! At least his hat fits now!

Potty Training Progress

It all started Monday morning when I thought I'd try a little harder on the potty training issue. I put Aaron in "big boy underwear" and took him into the potty. After a successful run on the potty and the excited Hip Hip Hurray dance from me AND an M&M as a treat for Aaron, I finally saw a speck of light at the end of that long, grueling tunnel! He's had his accidents for sure, but overall the progress has been worth the effort. He's still in big boy underwear and we're still going in on the potty ever twenty or thirty minutes, so I'm praising the Lord for that. He's been so good to me this week. I thank Him for the patience He's given and am always praying for more! I've found it is tiring, but again, well worth the effort. Here's a few pictures for your enjoyment!

Here is Aaron being silly while on the potty. And here are a few pictures of Aaron in his big boy underwear. Don't you just love the boxers!!! I think they're adorable!

And here he is at the end of a long, hard days work!

PS - Don't let the smiles fool you. He is getting tired of going into the potty so often. He's still not telling me when he needs to go so I just keep the trips frequent. I'll let you know when we've made it through the tunnel!

Better Late Than Never

Happy belated Father's Day to my dearest husband! I always knew that he was going to make a great Dad and all throughout my pregnancy I just kept imagining him with his son. Him actually living it out far exceeds anything I ever could have imagined. He is the BEST Dad and he and Aaron have the strongest bond. It's so wonderful to see them together and the special love they share. So, Happy Father's Day to Aaron's Dad!

"Pimp My Ride", sort of

Wow, I've been terrible at keeping up with my blog lately. I feel like I've just been playing catch up this week from last week being so busy.

Anyway, here is the latest thing here. We got our truck "pimped", at least according to Ron! This past week the Lord blessed us with a little bit of extra money and we were able to do some minor improvements on our truck. We got our windows tinted, and almost MUST when it gets so terribly hot during the summer here. We also were able to get chrome door handles and a light-up hitch cover, which are pretty much just for looks. Ron has been like a little kid on Christmas morning going out every ten minutes just to look at it again and again! I've posted a before and after picture, and then a couple pictures of the hitch cover. Hope you are as impressed as I am! ;) Actually I love the new look!

Make Me A Servant AGAIN!!!

I believe the Lord is really trying to make this "Make Me A Servant" thing REALLY soak in. I was asked a couple weeks ago if I would make some culottes for the girls who were going to camp. I helped make some for them last year as well so I said, "sure"! I was supposed to get together with another lady to go get the material and other things to make them, but she got sick and was unable to meet up with me. So, I had to take it upon myself to go get everything so that I could get this done. Last Monday was when I got all the material and started sewing on Tuesday. To make a LONG week, and story, short I made the finishing touches on the final one Saturday afternoon. I ended up making 15 pairs, and actually had material enough to make five more, but totally ran out of time. I was able to deliver them to their respective wearers yesterday morning, just in time for them to pack them and head off to camp today. I think Aaron, and probably Ron too, was most happy that I finished that project. He was so patient, for the most part, throughout this past week. Praise the Lord they are done, and that He helped me keep my sanity, as well as my poor family's, throughout this past week!!!

"Make me a servant"

This past weekend was just busy and crazy. A lady friend from our church was putting together a wedding for her daughter, who ironically is also named Janelle! Anyway, I told her a long time ago that I would help in any way that she needed. She decided that I was the perfect candidate for being in charge of the food and kitchen duties. We weren't able to communicate as well as I had wanted to the week prior to the wedding so I show up on Friday night not too sure of what I was to be doing. She told me on the phone when I called to get directions that she was going to have to make some potato salad. I get to the church and the kitchen at 6:00 PM and there was only one other person there, and they were there to decorate. So, I found the bad of potatoes and start washing them and getting them into pots to boil. Long story shortened, I didn't leave the church that night until 10:30 PM, but the potato salad was made! On Saturday I knew there was a lot that needed to be done and I wasn't really sure how many people were going to show up to help. I got to the church at 10:30 AM with Aaron because Ron wasn't able to watch him that day. I figured that surely there would be SOMEBODY there that could keep an eye on him while I worked. When I got to the church, again there were only a handful of people there and they were able to help for just a short time because they had to get their hair done and get dressed for the wedding, which by the way was at 2:00 PM. Again, long story shortened, there were two people who were an incredible help to me and were able to stay the whole time. I won't drag the story out any longer, but there was about an hour in that whole time frame where I was REALLY stressing out over everything and frustrated that I even had to deal with all of this on a Saturday that I usually spend together with my family. I was rebuked by the Lord when the song, "Make Me A Servant" came to my mind during the turmoil. The Lord allowed us to get through the wedding and reception with no set-backs whatsoever and it ended up being a beautiful, tastefully done wedding. My lady friend and her daughter were so very grateful for all the hard work and time I put in and the Lord taught me an important lesson through all of this! That should be my daily prayer, Lord, make me a servant!