life is good.

i ate a bowl of cheerios last night for dinner, the honey nut variety, and felt all kinds of guilty. oh wait, i didn't tell you, did i?? sometimes i get my social media worlds confused, because i announced to my twitter crew last week that there are now 800 foods i cannot eat per my doctor's orders, dairy and wheat included amongst even broccoli and beans! sometimes (really, every day this past week of my new diet) i think it would totally be better to die of possible bowel problems rather than starvation. because then at least chocolate could be enjoyed in the meantime. or even cheerios.

back to yesterday. it was the day that my Hunter boy gave me a sheer fright when his fever read 105.8. so i think: he must have a rare disease and is going to die in my arms in the next twenty-ish minutes. by the grace of God and some motrin, he lived! after bats of throw up, i think he is prayerfully on the mend. i am hoping sister girl stays well. it is seriously hilarious to note that she (being well) was 90 times more crabby than Hunter with a 105.8 fever. go figure. #girlsaremoody

being particularly moody and prone to loving comfort, Sage is the princess of pacis. she broke all her old ones, so this was to be the week we said goodbye to those teeth killing, chin rash brewing things. except for the fact that i found a paci pack for 18-36 month olds and fell victim to it. you should have seen her smile when she saw them. all day yesterday i cherished my paci purchase decision... i comforted my boy and the pacis mostly comforted my girl. good decision? yes.

as sad as it is when my babes are sick, it does feel like more initiation into motherhood. and that is sweet to me. life is good. raising kids is work. but it is mostly a joy. just like marriage. and life. so many joys, pointing back to our Giver at the very root of it all.


did you notice that my watermarks are having an identity crisis?? i did too and i'm not sure what to do about it. i don't know what i like, that's what the problem is.

one more thing. as cool as blogging is, i don't want to lose sight of tangible memories, like printing pictures or saving notes. i like scrapbooking, but it takes money and time, both of which are pricey. instead, i am creating a monthly collage of our happenings and then will print them all out for a simple, 12 page album highlighting our 2012. genius? completely. thank rebecca. she thought of it all. here's our january (this was done in picnik and isn't my favorite...eek... because i can't for the life of me figure out collages with more than three photos in photoshop elements. if you know, tell me. i'll give you a very polite thank you.):

notables (not in order):sage babe: my most favorite photo yet my half marathon dreams come true our tea collection photoshootdate night with my love
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