My Random Thoughts For The Week . . . .

This post will be chock full of things that have nothing to do with the other whatsoever.

What do you do with things like that?
I may start calling these posts "My Random Thoughts For The Week."
There, it's done.
Post named.

My mother in law made the boys these amazing amazing quilts.


They really pull the whole room together.
Thank you Grandma Eva!!



The boys have been squeezing the last little bits of warm weather out these last couple of days.
It was fun to see the guys hanging out,


kicking a ball around,


beating each other to the ground,


crying about beating each other to the ground,


and laughing at the other person crying?


Oh, help us.



We went to Utah to visit Davin's parents.
I forgot my camera. Again.
We went to the big game.


Now this game, I swear, has turned into part of a Harry Potter novel in our house.
The game that shall not be spoken of.
If you saw it, you know why. Ugh.
While we were there I got to go to Hobby Lobby with my mother in law and sister in law.
I had no idea it was such a fun store.
I came away with this golden letter G.


I think it looks awesome on our wall.
Only picture I (kind of??) have from the trip.


Christopher told me the other day that Andy had a tow truck mouth.
I kinda panicked for a minute. What does that mean??
Did you hit him in the mouth with his tow truck? With boys you never know.
"He looks like Mater, Mommy!"
Ohhhhh, I see what he means.


He does have a tow truck mouth.;)


I love zebra stuff.


It is really becoming so cool and chic.
I found these ottomans at Home Goods in TJMaxx the other day.


$15.
I love them.


So, what are your random thoughts for the week??

Things We Love Lately . . . .

I love waking up to get my boy to school. I get to see this every morning.


The sun rising up over the hills.


We loved taking the boys to the fair.


They ate huge cinnamon and sugar "tiger ears" and had messy faces while they looked at animals and admired prize winning pumpkins.


I love "The Help".


I know I am probably the last person on the earth to read it, but still . . . I love it.


I love love loved taking pictures of my new nephew.

I got two whole hours to look into those little eyes and feel those soft little cheeks. He is a sweetheart.


I love my latest decorating adventure.
I stenciled my wall.


I've been wanting to do it FOREVER. I finally got the courage.
Took me two days.
Two days of pure torture.
Not joking.



I am loving PINTEREST.


Again, I am sure I am the last person on earth to finally join, but WOW.
I love all the amazing new ideas on there.

What are you loving lately???

It's the first of September . . . . .

Thanks everyone for your comments and emails and kind words about my "Being Real" post.

I honestly honestly posted it for the release of all my pent up frustrations, but I gained something truly special from it.
I learned that even though life's struggles can be lonely at times, there are people who understand or WANT to understand. Thank you. Love you all.

And, just so ya know, my husband and I are not the only ones that have to adjust to the autism life (as I call it).
Andy deals with a lot himself.
In a day we do about 9 trips in the car to and from school, therapy, and doctor's appointments.
This poor thing barely gets a nap some days.


Even though he is in the terrible twos, thinks he knows everything about everything, is stubborn as can be, . . . . he is a trooper. When I have to wake him up from his nap, before he even opens his eyes, he says "Go get Buddy?" (that's what he calls Christopher). He gets up and he gets his shoes on and he gets in that car even if it is the 9th time he has done it that day. We love him.

I am trying, now that Christopher is in school, to give back some of that one on one attention that Andy has missed in the chaos of this difficult year.
Today is September 1st.
To me, that means fall!!
And, what a fabulous "fall" day it was.
The temperature only got to 74 today and there was a light breeze and dark clouds. It felt great!
So, Andy and I celebrated by making some cinnamon rolls.



He had a blast putting flour in the mixer.


I tried not to show that I was anxious about the flour pouring onto my counters and floor :)



We had a great time together and we are happy to be spending some Mommy-Andy time.

Are you excited for fall to arrive?