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Monday,Monday

Woke up on the wrong side of the bed. Hard dreams. Nuff said. I did my fighting and things that would change my attitude and decided I needed to so something tangible. Like being creative. Need those endorphins.

None Emma and I made Milk Chocolate bark. Took like 5 min. This should be good in the bag we’re giving to our neighbor Wednesday. Just need to make peanutbutter balls. Yum. I might make 20 and give 7 away. I’m generous.

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My peace sign. Love the sparkle. So glad we didn’t get rid of it when we sold everyting. I know it looks Christmas-y but I might keep it up all year. Such a good reminder.

None Every year Emma makes an ornament. This is her Mr. Shiny Button Penguin. Cute huh. 🙂

Some fun sticky plastic things. Emma loves them, the yellow boots and red presents. Thank you dollar store.

None I had laundry to do. I’m writing this at night and now have it all put away and feel a great sense of accomplishment. I heard from someone on facebook a while ago and I loved her perspective. She said that instead of being weighed down by the washing/putting away of clothes she chooses to be thankful for having clothes to fold. Such a fantastic choice.

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OK, I got a present from a friend and I just about jumped out of my skin in excitement. I have been telling friends that I’ve wanted a snuggie. Yes I said snuggie. Hey, don’t judge! 🙂 I was so so so happy to have gotten this from her! Thank you Jenny! You are so thoughtful! Plus you’re the only person who took me serious. lol I’m always cold and I can 🙂 now use it any time I want. And even better- I’m thinking of bringing it with me on our big flights to Europe. That is if Trav will still sit by me with it.

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księżniczka

We’ve been wanting Emma to hear Polish from someone who knows what they’re saying. Well, yestereday Trav looked into Polish cartoons and we have a list now on our media center. We have Mickey’s Clubhouse and Bob the Builder to name a few. Plus some baby words to get her familiar with them.

Well, thanks to watching Mickey’s Clubhouse this morning together I learned the word ‘princess’.  (for princess Daisy) It is księżniczka. It’s taken me a while to say it but now I can! Yahoo! lol I’m sure it will come up in my daily use of Polish.  😉

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Beinig His reflection

I was at church tonight and was thinking about different ways of speaking. I was listening to our pastor and was remembering many others who I’ve heard. (I can multi-task. Well, ok not really) But I was listening and realized that years ago I listened to a guy who I thought was the most talented speaker alive. I now know that it was aligning with my maturity then. If I were to tell you about him I would use words like, ‘super funny’ or ‘personable’. But I now realize that what I want out of a pastor is heart.

I want to see that they love me. And sometimes more than I love myself. That way they can help me see myself how Gods sees me. You know- be the reflection. I was struck tonight with how much heart and passion our pastor, Jason Albelo, has for all of us at his church. Even though I joke with him about his corney jokes- you can’t help but see that he cares. That he wants what God wants for us.

Thanks Jason for being His reflection.

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our saturday

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Potato soup. yum. lots of maggi. yummier.

 DSC_1288.JPG warm baths are only good in the beginning. After a while the water gets cold.

Then I have to brush her hair. Yah. Not fun, for either of us.

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The care bears make it all better. Even when I was a little girl, it helped me too. I’ll SO use a 15 min show to make “The Brushing of the Hair” easier.

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The Wind

Well, the east wind in the Columbian Gorge is here. Last night I was laying in bed hearing the wind howl outside and I had this overwhelminig feeling of thankfulness. I was/am so thankful that although it was freezing outside, I was able to burrow under our warm blankets. But I also have this part of me thhat feels guilty. I know there are many people who are in the greater Portland metro who are outside and cold. I have this thought that I shouldn’t be able to be warm when there are people outside who need warmth too in the cold winter months.

I was thinking about this and I heard God talk to me about how He gave me a warm home with blankets. He talked to my guilty feelings and told me He wanted to protect me from the bitter cold. I realize I focus on others as a diversion and don’t look to why I feel the way I feel. So instead of talking to me about people in Portland, He talked to me about why I was feeling guilty.

It’s all about my self worth and how I view myself. I don’t fully like/love myslef and thus feel like I don’t deserve things He gives me. But I’m slowely getting healthy and growing. And I see the areas in growth when I talkk with God.

Thank you God, you are so patient with me. You see me so differently than how I see myself and I will continue to work to be at a place were I can happily accept myself for who I am.

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Some days

Some days are ‘look outside’ days. Rainy cold days. When you don’t have the energy to want to put on boots and splash outside. When I don’t want to bake another stinkin cake. That’s when I take out my frozen mini-cakes and heat them up with a hot drink. And Emma likes to put on her party/princess dress and walk around looking outside.

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It almost feels like a dream. Or the place where you are almost dreaming but not quite.

NoneSnuggles with a clean fresh smelling blanket is the best.  (we went to a tea party at her friends house, thus the flower)

Being a kid on these days can be frustrating. Emma was in a snuggly mood (thanks God!) then fell asleep on my knee cause it’s comfy. (apparently mine is) I take pictures and say, ‘aww’  then put her to bed.

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Station Opening

I live in Portland and they’re opening up a new station by our house. Trav will no longer have to walk far but only t our front door! They’re getting ready for a ceremony. Poor Trav, he was so looking forward to taking this this morning. Oh well. I guess tomorrow.

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my serious friend

This is our friend. She is a very serious person. Especially when dealing with money. In the time we hung out in LA I rarely saw her smile or laugh. It was a very sad thing.

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I joked and joked with her but nothing. Not even a crack of a smile. Nothing.

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OK, that was for her to read and laugh. I LOVE YOU MY HALF FRIEND  😉

DSC_1136.JPGI had such fun with you laughing and hearing you say crazy things. But I think one of my favorite memories was during a break time and I hear this girl singing to an i-pod and not caring if people are around. You are so carefree and listen to the spirit so sensitively.

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