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not me monday

a few things me and the fam DID NOT do this last week...

we DID NOT wake up this morn to the years first snow...i DID NOT use it to get the girls moving quickly, wishing i could do that every morning for school!
hubs and i DID NOT go out on a date to see "men who stare at goats" and get sadly disappointed that most of the super hilarious scenes were in the previews. i DID NOT enjoy the movie and the time out in spite of it not being all we had expected.

i DID NOT hang out with my friend, karen, one day this week here at the house while the kids played. i DID NOT clean up the whole time she was here while we chatted and laughed and ate and just hang out! i DO NOT love that the lord provides me great friends, exactly when i need them!

paige DID NOT color my hair for me this weekend...although box said "warm blonde" i am def NOT a brunette...to which we DID NOT buy highlights to put in and make the best of it. it's not my fav, but well, it's not gray.
i DID NOT have 2 photo shoots this weekend, both with kids 4 and under...and both were NOT a total blast! the one shot was NOT with my kiddos and their cousin...and we DID NOT finally get 2 good shots after 7 minutes...the kids DID NOT totally get up and run in circles betweenmost of the shots.

i am NOT sitting with sofia, right now, alone in the house, just her and i, hanging out, watching her fav tv show, mickey mouse clubhouse...cuddling...and enjoying every single second of alone time with her...realizing it will end sooner than i could ever imagine.
brooke DID NOT go to aldi with me saturday night...and she DID NOT sneak an additional bag of carrots and an extra cucumber in the cart for her. crazy kid...what about cookies??

we DID NOT have to put an extra latch on the pantry door bc sofia and jada would not stay out of the goodies...paige, ryan and i have NOT tried endlessly to pull the door open to no avail since it was installed. guess it is NOT working...

i DID NOT see god work in some amazing ways this week...like my bff karen DID NOT get some new {to her} appliances that she desperately needed from another's kitchen redo...god DID NOT provide a stove when it was soo needed and throw in a little fun extras like a newer refrig and microwave! wooo hooo!

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mommytoalot said…
LOL..that is a LOT of things you did NOT do.
Love the pictures. Cute cute cute
Love it! I'm sure your hair looks great! It's such a blessing to have great friends. Good for you! The pictures of your kiddos are beautiful, as usual.

God bless!
Anonymous said…
I'll be so grateful for just a thin sheet of snow. ((Hugs))
Carrie said…
We got our first snow this morning too, but it didn't stick at all! I love snow, so I was a little sad.

Midget loves "Mih-tee Mouse Tuh-blouse!"

Pics of hair going to be up soon? C'mon! Even if you don't like it that much, you gotta share dangit!
I love that she snuck in cukes & carrots, those are my RAVE!!

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