January 10, 2013
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RWOTD {Some}
I would think that anyone who has blogged for some length of time goes through those “non-writing” periods of their lives.
There can be many reasons for that. A new baby. A new job. A change of schedule. Feeling like there is nothing new to say. Or, like me lately, the things that are going on seem to be too hard to put into words. And even if you could, they feel too personal to share. And the urge to write just kind of goes underground for a while.
I wouldn’t even say that my desire to write has returned, but I thought I would give it a shot today. I do miss writing to a certain extent and I miss the interaction that comes with blogging.
So…here goes nothing (as the saying goes)
Since I have last blogged there has been…
{some} days of Christmas vacation for the kids. Twelve days in a row off of school, to be exact. They flew by, for the most part!
Just chillin’ on the coffee table.
{some} visiting with family. Lots of that, actually. Jeremy’s parents came from Ohio over Christmas, bringing with them lots of gifts! It was really nice to have them here! And then we spent a day and a half over Christmas with my family.
(Jeremy’s parents with the kids)
Playing “Dice” or “10,000″ with the family
My Dad opening a gift our kids made for him and Mom (some personalized plates)
My oldest brother Loren and his wife Lourdes…lounging
My sister Debbie with her daughter Sherra
Jeremy’s parents again…with Nikki
{some} good-byes. My sister Lynette and her husband Paul left the Saturday after Christmas to move back to Grenada. For good. It was hard to say good-bye. They will be so missed! And, my brother Joe left for a 6 week trip to Brazil around the same time.
Lynette and Paul – And my niece Lori
My brother Joe
{some} gifts were opened. Ok. Lots of gifts.
I LOVE this picture of our family that Kendall drew. For one, he made me super skinny.
The carnage.
{some} supernatural clarity about some issues in my life. I continue to be amazed at how God is such a PERSONAL God and how He speaks to me in ways that I will understand and that are meaningful to me. (This blurb is the part that I could write pages and pages about…if I was able to put it all into words.)
{some} good times with friends. Including New Year’s Eve. We are so rockin’ now that we are all in our 30′s. Do you know what us girls did on New Year’s Eve?? We worked on a 1,000 piece puzzle. It was super-duper hard and I complained a lot.
This was not the puzzle we did, but this was one I did last weekend.
{some} re-evaluation of the way that I do life. And relationships. Particularly my marriage. Choosing to not let fear and old patterns control me.
{some} yummy food. For sure. Jeremy’s Mom brought SO much candy it was insane. I shared some and we still have a bunch of it around. I made buckeyes and the day before the kids went back to school we finally got around to making sugar cookies. They turned out awesome. For once. And my Mom always goes “all out” with the Christmas meal, too!
Her hair was done in a whole bunch of little braids after we washed it so that “it would be curly for school” the next day.
{some} getting back into taking my multi-vitamin and exercising. Yes, those two are related. The multi-vitamin gives me the energy I need to be able to exercise. Ironic how this point comes right after the “yummy food” part!
{some} dates with kids. One for me with Kendall and one for Jeremy with Derrick. Always a good time!
{some} sickness. Every.last.one.of.us got the flu over Christmas break. I had said some words to Jeremy about how he “catches the kids’ sicknesses because he lets himself get too run down, blah, blah, blah” and then guess who got sick next?? And took a long time to get over it completely. I guess I should learn to not speak quite so quickly.
{some} being stuck in a rut with suppers lately. Taco soup. Chicken and rice. Fish and rice. Potato soup. Meatballs and potatoes. I am trying to make healthy meals and I feel like that always cuts down on my options.
{some} working on a living room re-do project with my friend/consultant Angie of “Melting Pot Interiors”. I am excited about it all and especially excited about the finished product!
What have you been doing {some} of lately?]
Comments (13)
i laughed out loud where you said you are trying to be healthy and it cuts down on your options.
when i read your blog, i can totally hear you saying it all! you are so true to “you” when you write.
it was fun to get a peek into your world again!
i’m glad you blogged even if you didn’t feel like it. i’ve missed you! ~
excited to see the living room project. don’t forget to take before pictures..
i love a good before/ after post, but often ppl say they forget to do the BEFORE pictures.
i’ve been doing some baking today.
got a batch of butter tarts to take to our small group tonight.
hugs to ya girl. whatever the “hard” is you’re going through. i care!
I love the calendar! Homemade gifts from the kids are the best
Looks like you all had a really good Christmas Audrey, expect for the getting sick part. Has everyone in the country had the flu the last few weeks? We got it bad at our house. I NEVER get the flu but I was a sick as a dog.
I can’t wait to see your living room redo! I’ve seen some of your inspiration ideas popping up on Pinterest and I’m anxious to see the final product.
I love the drawing on the calendar too.
that’s so cute how nikki was laying on the coffee table.
that would be hard … the good byes. I hate them.
thanks for sharing with us what is happening in your life.
hugs….
This felt like I was skipping along beside you, getting a glimpse into your life. I laughed and smiled and nodded (healthy cooking cuts down options) and felt sad (Lynette leaving) and felt “awwwww” (calendar) and felt empathy (flu, it hit us too) and got nostalgic (haven’t played 10,000 in years!) and felt some holiday spirit by seeing all the happy smiles while holding up gifts. Was great seeing pics of your family too. Glad you wrote!
Glad you updated, I’ve missed your posts. And I hit a no write zone myself, so its fun to see you push through. Maybe I can too!
yay!! glad to come to xanga and see a post from you! i totally know what you mean about not being in the zone for blogging and yet, wanting to get back into it. like i told you. i miss it.
i laughed at the puzzling on new years eve. sounds rather familiar to me…must be we’re in our rocking 30′s too?!
yay for exercising and vitamins and new digs in the living room! pics to follow, yes?!
have a great weekend Audrey!
♥
I have missed you blogging! It was really good to see a post from you again! And your first two or three paragraphs… yes, I was nodding along, because that’s been me too. Sometimes I think I could just quit blogging altogether and be fine with it because writing just isn’t coming these days. But like you, I miss the social interaction a lot… I have some dear friends online!
So many things you wrote I was thinking, wow, yes, me too. And thinking how fun it would be to sit and talk with you about some of this stuff! I’m sorry you had to say goodbye to your sister – no kidding, that would be hard. Big changes like that are not easy for me! Kendall’s drawing – wow, he’s good!! And he’s not lying either when he draws you skinny.
Got the flu here too, over the holidays… Stuck in a rut too with dinners…. 
So glad to see you back here again! xoxo
I loved reading this. The calendar picture is just awesome! And I feel you on Lynette leaving. You guys have been so blessed with family nearby and that makes you closer so it’s hard to say goodbye. I’m happy for Joe and his choices. Wow. And that is SOME coffee table. I’m sorry about the hard in your life. I pray that it’s creating beauty.
Kendall’s depiction of you looks right on to me….I haven’t done nearly as some much as you.
Loved the post and the pics. Good job!
Only you could make a word as vague as {some} produce so many interesting details.
I love that about you. That calender Kendall did is just tooo cute for words!!! I bet you will never be able to throw that one away. And as for you being skinny on it, I’d already been thinking, “she looks really thin” on the pictures of you! I’m terribly sorry about the flu. It is such a mean strain this year! We had it soon after Thanksgiving and a nasty GI bug last week so I keep hoping we’re done for the year. We never all get this sick anymore. Oh and the healthy food choices … I hate getting stuck in a rut? Do you guys like stirfry?
It’s good to read/see a post from you again! I miss many posts recently, but even during that I noted your break. Words are not coming easy for me lately as well……
Looks like you had a wonderful Christmas, other than the flu bug. That can be a real downer. I often get it really bad but have been so blessed not to to get it on top of expecting baby.
Hope your week is wonderful, and BLESSED!