lazy sunday

It's Sunday afternoon and my house is quiet. Jeremy is in Miami for the weekend to speak at a church, and all three babies are sleeping...for now. Ignoring the mess around me from the morning rush to church, and also ignoring my strong desire for a nap, I am stealing a few minutes to myself to blog. Here's what's on my mind:

1. My heart is content. We went to Domieians 2nd birthday party last weekend. I can't believe he is two! He's gotten so big, and is as cute as ever. I wasn't sure I would ever recover from Dom leaving us in October. But time has a way of healing things, and over the months I am more thankful, and less sad. He definitely remembered Jeremy and I, and would run over to us and give us food, or point out objects he knew, and when we gave him a new truck he ran over to Jeremy and said "open!". It was so great to see him doing well with his family and we left with warm hearts.

2. Budgets aren't so bad. We've finally put ourselves on a strict budget and I like it. I feel so much more responsible and can't believe how much money we used to waste on things. Our church has just finished a series on stewardship - specifically on giving of your time, talents and treasures. All this budgeting has made me realize how much we all overspend, and how much we can cut back - even in the midst of a bad economy - and give more where it's needed. So yeah, it's fun acting like a responsible adult.

3. This is my life. Was reading through a friends facebook qoutes and stumbled upon this little gem that describes my life:

...but playing your music as loud as you want and coming home drunk aren't real life. Real life, it turns out, is diapers and lawnmowers, decks that need painting, a wife that needs to be listened to, kids that need to be taught right from wrong, a checkbook, an oil change, a sunset behind a mountiain, laughter at a kitchen table, too much wine, a chipped tooth, and a screaming child.

Donald Miller from "To Own A Dragon"

Welp, it has taken me a full 5 hours to finish this post in between getting babies up from naps, changing them, feeding them, bathtime, reading, and finally bed. Don't be surprised if I don't post again soon ;-)