a sweet prayer to the veterans...

When I finished praying with Ivy tonight, she said, "Oh yeah, I have 2 more things to pray about..." Her sweet prayer went like this "...and thank you for the freedom we have on this land and help it to keep going. Amen."

Thank you to all those men and women who gave up their lives for our country and to those men and women who have served and are now serving our country both here at home and abroad. Without you, we would not have and continue to have the freedom we enjoy today. May we always remember the sacrifices you have made.

Happy (belated) Veteran's Day!

shop owner

Today, Ivy started up a new shop in our bedroom while I finished a few things upstairs. At her store, you could buy either coats or jewelry or some of each. What did the coats look like, you ask? Mommy's bras! :o) You just have to love this girl and her creative imagination! (Sorry, no pictures with this lovely post...can you guess why????) ;)

I've created...

a MONSTER!

I will not lie. I love my home to be clean, neat, and organized. I strive to have that (but most times am not always successful to the degree I would want it to be). I believe that everything has a place and everything should be put back in its place. And, now that we have kids and I am finding that my mind is not as sharp as it used to be, I am finding a new found love for labeling! Am I sick? I try not to communicate my almost obsessive philosophy too much to the kids...I just do it.

Ivy is quite the little observant (she always has been) and has (unfortunately for her) picked up on my organization philosophy. She came home from school today and had to let us know that Owen's backpack was not where it should have been. Owen's backpack was on the left knob instead of the right knob! Can you believe that?!? Apparently, when I first started hanging them up on the knobs, I put Owen's backpack on the right and Ivy's backpack on the left. SO, in her mind, those are the exact spots they need to be every.single.time. (I am just happy that the backpacks get hung up where they belong!)

So that we don't make the same mistake again though, Ivy had to make labels and taped them above the knobs! Now we know where each backpack belongs without question. Thank you, Ivy, for keeping us organized!

batteries not included

As Daddy carried one of his "toys" through the door this evening, Ivy saw it and remarked, "Whoa! How many batteries does that thing take?" :o)