Last night my tutoring session was cancelled. Thanks to my loving husband, I was shooed out the door to have some "Tamryn-time." I have been aching for this for awhile. Sure, I have some space when the kids are down for a nap... but there is a difference in the quiet when they are napping, and my ears are still attuned to their cries, and the quiet of Starbucks, or some other place, where I don't have to even think about their waking up and wanting to play.
My first stop was an errand-stop - Lowe's - our new best friends. I then went to Starbucks. I didn't noticed how many women about my age were there.. all by themselves, like me. One was reading a book intently, the other was just sitting with headphones on, and I was journalling. I imagine these women were also having some alone time.
Target was my last stop. I love the coffee at Starbucks, and the ambiance, but my activities there are limited. Target is my go-to for some refreshing time by myself. Surprise-surprise, more moms by themselves :) I actually got to look around as slowly as I wanted. I came up with 2 amazing deals after coupons - 2 shirts for myself totalling 74 cents! I also found some tights for Lina for this next cold season for 74cents each!
When I was younger, I didn't always like shopping with my Mom. The trips that I look back on with bad memories are the ones where it seemed like we were in a store for hours while my mom combed each aisle. I know I loved many of the shopping trips my Mom took my on... but now I have a little more sympathy for my Mom on the trips that I disliked so much - she must have been needing some space! I guess there was no one to babysit me when she needed the space the most :) I never thought I would love combing each aisle as much as I do at this stage in life. Obviously, a lot of moms feel the same way (and maybe some daddys too?). Sorry I gave you such a hard time Mom!
So, now that I have had some space I am more rejuvenated, and I look forward to my next outing by myself.
Friday, May 20, 2011
Friday, May 13, 2011
It has been awhile....
Since I last posted, we have added a beautiful little (chunky-monkey :)) girl into our family, and have purchased our first home! It is not like we haven't been busy or anything :) We have until the end of May to move our of this current home.
I have to say, I am a bit sad. Yes, the commercial ceiling tiles, brown linolium in the kids room, yellow hexagonal kitchen countertop tile, lack of insulation, etc... are not exactly things we will shed tears over when we move.. but, this house was the place we brought Ezzie and Lina home to for the first time (and our dog Kass). The place where so many "firsts" have occurred. I love sitting at the kitchen table and looking out at the neighborhood and up at the large trees as the wind makes their branches and leaves dance. I love sitting on the porch and playing with our kids and the neighborhood kids. Despite us living "in the hood," I have made so many wonderful friends, and will miss my neighbors dearly... especially our 2(am)oclock conversations over the phone about the gunshots and such. I have teared up a number of times at the thought of leaving, and may shed a few more tears as we lock the door for the last time and say goodbye. While I love an adventure, I do very poorly with endings.
As we update the house we will be calling home in just 3 weeks, I'll try to do better with posts :)
I have to say, I am a bit sad. Yes, the commercial ceiling tiles, brown linolium in the kids room, yellow hexagonal kitchen countertop tile, lack of insulation, etc... are not exactly things we will shed tears over when we move.. but, this house was the place we brought Ezzie and Lina home to for the first time (and our dog Kass). The place where so many "firsts" have occurred. I love sitting at the kitchen table and looking out at the neighborhood and up at the large trees as the wind makes their branches and leaves dance. I love sitting on the porch and playing with our kids and the neighborhood kids. Despite us living "in the hood," I have made so many wonderful friends, and will miss my neighbors dearly... especially our 2(am)oclock conversations over the phone about the gunshots and such. I have teared up a number of times at the thought of leaving, and may shed a few more tears as we lock the door for the last time and say goodbye. While I love an adventure, I do very poorly with endings.
As we update the house we will be calling home in just 3 weeks, I'll try to do better with posts :)
Here are some fun pics for now :)
Our Old House
Our New Home (My panoramic attempt :))
Our kids when they were both 7 months old!
The BEST Mother's Day ever.. well, so far :)
Meeting out needs...
Over the course of everything concerning our new home, we have been so blessed to tangibly see and experience how God has provided for every need, and even desire. Today I experienced another blessing. I received a call from our contractor informing us that our dishwasher was just a bit too tall for our counters. He did the leg work for us at Lowe's and found one that would fit in the space.. problem was, it was almost $200 more than what we paid for the other one. I hit my stress point yesterday over this... one more thing to go wrong.. one more thing to elongate how long all of the contract work is doing.. one more thing before Jon leaves on his trip tonight at midnight to put us behind schedule. Well, after doing some research I found that Lowe's matches advertised prices that are less than their cost, and then gives you 10% more off the price.. so the 699 dishwasher came down to 485.. yes, you see the right numbers. When I went in to Lowe's to speak with the man who has been so helpful, everything was set up. We even have the dishwasher being delivered tomorrow night.
This is just another of the many ways God has provided for us in ways we did not expect.. sometimes His answers of providence have required us to sacrifice, and sometimes He has provided in simply giving to us. Just wanted to share :)
This is just another of the many ways God has provided for us in ways we did not expect.. sometimes His answers of providence have required us to sacrifice, and sometimes He has provided in simply giving to us. Just wanted to share :)
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