Have you ever seen the show?? If not then you should. It really is a good show about family. They aren't the "ideal" family by any means, but they are realistic. All the children are full-grown adults, which makes things more interesting. They each have their own stories, but they are all intertwined at the same time. I have only watched the first ten episodes (because they are on Netflix, and I can watch them at anytime during the day or night). I have really enjoyed them, and it has made me want to have a big family even more. I love the interacting they do with both each other and their parents.
Don't get me wrong . . . I don't want to "be" them. I think that is tacky, anyway, wanting to be someone on television. I know tv is tv, but it is just cool to see a show where all five brothers and sisters are close and have inside jokes that no one else could ever understand. I am one of three children, and we definitely have those jokes. We will laugh at inappropriate times together, and everyone else thinks we are crazy. I like it that way. I hope my kids do the same thing. I hope (dare I say it) they can make fun of their parents with each other. Siblings have such a special relationship, and no one can ever duplicate or replace it. I am hyper-aware of that after watching this show. Lesson learned, Brothers and Sisters, lesson learned.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Is it always worth making a buck?
Just a thought . . .
If you were an author and your book ended up in the Dollar Tree how would you feel??? Some say who cares because you are still making money on it, but I fee like I may feel like I sunk to the bottom of the barrel. I bought a book there today that was originally $24.00. It had a tag on it from Borders that said, "Bargain price, $7.49." Then I bought it for $1.00 today. I would compare it to working really hard on something you thought you could sell for a fair price, and then having to give it away at Goodwill because no one wanted it. See it as you will, the Dollar Tree is not a high end book store, but again, selling is selling in this economy . . .
Again, just a thought:)
If you were an author and your book ended up in the Dollar Tree how would you feel??? Some say who cares because you are still making money on it, but I fee like I may feel like I sunk to the bottom of the barrel. I bought a book there today that was originally $24.00. It had a tag on it from Borders that said, "Bargain price, $7.49." Then I bought it for $1.00 today. I would compare it to working really hard on something you thought you could sell for a fair price, and then having to give it away at Goodwill because no one wanted it. See it as you will, the Dollar Tree is not a high end book store, but again, selling is selling in this economy . . .
Again, just a thought:)
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Mema
Today we are heading out to surprise my mother-in-law for her birthday. I wanted to write a little "Ode to Mary" because it is probably pretty rare that blogs have "odes" to mother-in-laws. Mine is something special, so she totally deserves it.
Tim and I got engaged after dating for three months. I think I had met his parents once or twice before that day. Needless to say, I did not know them very well when we got married. I did know him well, though, so I figured his parents couldn't be too bad to raise a Godly man like him. They seemed like sweet enough people in all the short visits I had had with them, so I didn't think twice about marrying into the Bettelli family. (After all, my mom always told me that you marry the family, so I kept that in mind while dating . . . and you should too, all you non-marrieds).
After we were married and even more so after we had George, I began to appreciate my in-laws so much more. They live four hours away, so we didn't get to see them too often, but each visit became sweeter and sweeter the more I got to know them. They are both such caring people who would give anything they had to anyone of their kids or grandkids. My grandma always said that they are a picture of the Holy Spirit, and I think that decription is right on.
Specifically, my mother-in-law . . . she has taught me so many things in the almost six years I have been married to Tim. She loves her kids and grandkids more than anything in the world. She is a great homemaker and truly strives to be better at it everyday, even though she has been at the job for many, many years. She has given me Tim's favorite recipes, so I can make him the things he loves the most. She has truly been such a help to me in this journey of motherhood and homemaking that I am in the midst of right now. Above all else, though, she has taught me a lot about Jesus. Not just in conversation, but in how she lives her life. She is a picture of grace, and I want to be like her when I grow up:)
Mema,
We love you so much! You are a wonderful grandmother to my children, and the best mother in law a girl could ask for. I know you love me, which I heard once is even more important than loving the person:) I am so thankful for your mothering abilities because you raised my husband to be the loving husband and father that he is. Thank you for praying for us everyday . . . you know we need it.
Love to ya,
Lou
Tim and I got engaged after dating for three months. I think I had met his parents once or twice before that day. Needless to say, I did not know them very well when we got married. I did know him well, though, so I figured his parents couldn't be too bad to raise a Godly man like him. They seemed like sweet enough people in all the short visits I had had with them, so I didn't think twice about marrying into the Bettelli family. (After all, my mom always told me that you marry the family, so I kept that in mind while dating . . . and you should too, all you non-marrieds).
After we were married and even more so after we had George, I began to appreciate my in-laws so much more. They live four hours away, so we didn't get to see them too often, but each visit became sweeter and sweeter the more I got to know them. They are both such caring people who would give anything they had to anyone of their kids or grandkids. My grandma always said that they are a picture of the Holy Spirit, and I think that decription is right on.
Specifically, my mother-in-law . . . she has taught me so many things in the almost six years I have been married to Tim. She loves her kids and grandkids more than anything in the world. She is a great homemaker and truly strives to be better at it everyday, even though she has been at the job for many, many years. She has given me Tim's favorite recipes, so I can make him the things he loves the most. She has truly been such a help to me in this journey of motherhood and homemaking that I am in the midst of right now. Above all else, though, she has taught me a lot about Jesus. Not just in conversation, but in how she lives her life. She is a picture of grace, and I want to be like her when I grow up:)
Mema,
We love you so much! You are a wonderful grandmother to my children, and the best mother in law a girl could ask for. I know you love me, which I heard once is even more important than loving the person:) I am so thankful for your mothering abilities because you raised my husband to be the loving husband and father that he is. Thank you for praying for us everyday . . . you know we need it.
Love to ya,
Lou
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Back to life . . . (You fill in the rest)
I'm BAAAAACK. Like you care:)
Been a little while since I dabbled in this here world of blogging, but today is the day I decided to give it another try. My sis-in-law inspired me by helping me put a cute little background to the blog. I really like the looks, so now I just need to really like the content. That shouldn't be too hard since all the "content" I get throughout the day comes from a four year old and a ten month old. Both are boys, so not only are they small people, but they are man people.
I am expecting this to go in a direction of . . . funny mom stories (cause I know there aren't enough of those out there . . . although I seriously doubt any of them can hold a candle to my two handsome chilluns), recipes that I usually steal from other blogs, maybe some pics of my sa-weet outfits that I put together (that was sarcasm), a little theology/Jesus evidences in my life, and so much more (or less).
Hope you enjoy the ride as much as I do, while I try to be "anxious for nothing."
Been a little while since I dabbled in this here world of blogging, but today is the day I decided to give it another try. My sis-in-law inspired me by helping me put a cute little background to the blog. I really like the looks, so now I just need to really like the content. That shouldn't be too hard since all the "content" I get throughout the day comes from a four year old and a ten month old. Both are boys, so not only are they small people, but they are man people.
I am expecting this to go in a direction of . . . funny mom stories (cause I know there aren't enough of those out there . . . although I seriously doubt any of them can hold a candle to my two handsome chilluns), recipes that I usually steal from other blogs, maybe some pics of my sa-weet outfits that I put together (that was sarcasm), a little theology/Jesus evidences in my life, and so much more (or less).
Hope you enjoy the ride as much as I do, while I try to be "anxious for nothing."
Monday, March 29, 2010
Anxious For Everything Lately
Well, It's been a while since I've posted anything on this blog. Oh how things have changed. Lets see, on Wednesday we find out the sex of baby #2 that is due in August, next week we will be closing on our new house, and in May I will be graduating from law school....Oh and did I mention I have to start studying for the bar exam. In between we have birthdays, trips, and church events. This whole "be anxious for nothing" theme has taken on a whole new meaning for me right now, yet all I can do is take one day a time. With the passing of each day is the completion of another project, case, or paper; and that is all I can do right now. Looking into the future just stresses me out. I have a beautiful wife, the cutest son in the world, and a family that supports me through it all. If you think you have something to stress about, you don't. There is nothing too big for our God. "Worry" is but a passing emotion that is uprooted by the knowledge and dependence in a God whose hand I rest in daily. There is no other option for me! There is no other life, than to live each day in God's Sovereignty. Soli Deo Gloria.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
The Greatest Show on Earth . . . the 2nd time around
Hi blog,
Haven't talked to you in a while . . . I don't really have much to say, but I did want to write about our family's experience at the circus. Tim's parents came in town the first weekend in January (the 8th -10th) to bring us all George's Christmas presents that we had to leave at their house because we drove straight to North Carolina from there. (That may be a run-on sentence, but I have come to the conclusion that blogging grammar rules are not the same as regular grammar rules. Just wanted to make that distinction before moving on.) Tim's mom really wanted to take George to the circus, so we decided to see the 3:30 pm show on Saturday. We got there around 3 and bought the cheapest tickets they had. We are not really rolling in the moolah right now, so we decided to be frugal. How bad could it be, right??? So we started on our way to the top (and I mean top) of the seating in the St. Pete Times Forum. Once we got to our seats, (which weren't even the highest seats they sold) we looked down at the circus. It was totally insane because they had all the equipment in the rafters, and it was totally blocking our view of everything. There was a twenty minute trapeze act we could not see one minute of. I started to get a little peeved. Granted, we did buy the cheapest seats they sold, but these seats should not have even been given away for free. Tim decided he would go try to get our money back, so we could just leave. The man at the counter said they don't give refunds, but they would give us really good seats for another show. We decided to come back for the 7:30pm show and sit front and center. We walked around IKEA for a while, and then made our way back to the Forum. We did have to pay for parking twice, which was no fun. The second show was really good. George loved the motorcycle act in the "ball of steel" and the pirates who did the jumping seesaw act. I am really glad we got to go back because I would have never gone again if we would have had to eat the tickets we bought originally. All in all, it ended up being a good time. So . . . thank you man at the ticket counter for making our experience at "The Greatest Show on Earth" truly great!!!!
Haven't talked to you in a while . . . I don't really have much to say, but I did want to write about our family's experience at the circus. Tim's parents came in town the first weekend in January (the 8th -10th) to bring us all George's Christmas presents that we had to leave at their house because we drove straight to North Carolina from there. (That may be a run-on sentence, but I have come to the conclusion that blogging grammar rules are not the same as regular grammar rules. Just wanted to make that distinction before moving on.) Tim's mom really wanted to take George to the circus, so we decided to see the 3:30 pm show on Saturday. We got there around 3 and bought the cheapest tickets they had. We are not really rolling in the moolah right now, so we decided to be frugal. How bad could it be, right??? So we started on our way to the top (and I mean top) of the seating in the St. Pete Times Forum. Once we got to our seats, (which weren't even the highest seats they sold) we looked down at the circus. It was totally insane because they had all the equipment in the rafters, and it was totally blocking our view of everything. There was a twenty minute trapeze act we could not see one minute of. I started to get a little peeved. Granted, we did buy the cheapest seats they sold, but these seats should not have even been given away for free. Tim decided he would go try to get our money back, so we could just leave. The man at the counter said they don't give refunds, but they would give us really good seats for another show. We decided to come back for the 7:30pm show and sit front and center. We walked around IKEA for a while, and then made our way back to the Forum. We did have to pay for parking twice, which was no fun. The second show was really good. George loved the motorcycle act in the "ball of steel" and the pirates who did the jumping seesaw act. I am really glad we got to go back because I would have never gone again if we would have had to eat the tickets we bought originally. All in all, it ended up being a good time. So . . . thank you man at the ticket counter for making our experience at "The Greatest Show on Earth" truly great!!!!
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Today is January 6th . . . I thought I would refelct on how 2010 is going so far. We got back safely from North Carolina on January 2nd. Have I told you yet how much I HATE driving for long periods of time???? Well, let me inform you that I literally despise being in the car that long. It is torture! An hour and thirty minute ride to Orlando is the extent of my happiness in the car. Poor Tim has to put up with me complaining and sleeping the whole way. I didn't help drive once this entire trip . . . how pathetic is that??
Moving on . . . we got back and had a relaxing Sunday. We had the best intentions of taking down all our Christmas decorations, but that never happened. We still have our tree and all the trimmings up in the house. I guess we will get to it when we get to it:) On Monday I started back at school . . . lovely to see those sweet angels again . . . haha! It has been pretty tough to get back in the groove of teaching, having George back at school, Tim back at work, and all the structure that we keep as a family during this busy time. I finally feel a little more "normal" today, so a three day window isn't so bad. We are planning on going to the circus with Tim's parents this weekend, soo that will be something to look forward to after a long, transitional week. Till next time . . .
Moving on . . . we got back and had a relaxing Sunday. We had the best intentions of taking down all our Christmas decorations, but that never happened. We still have our tree and all the trimmings up in the house. I guess we will get to it when we get to it:) On Monday I started back at school . . . lovely to see those sweet angels again . . . haha! It has been pretty tough to get back in the groove of teaching, having George back at school, Tim back at work, and all the structure that we keep as a family during this busy time. I finally feel a little more "normal" today, so a three day window isn't so bad. We are planning on going to the circus with Tim's parents this weekend, soo that will be something to look forward to after a long, transitional week. Till next time . . .
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