Blogging Break

Hello out there!
I've been kind of...well...absent from my blog lately.
It's a little intentional actually.
And a little not.

What I'm about to do is very intentional, though and something I need.  I've been blogging for almost 3 years now. Wow - can't believe that!

I just need a little sabbatical.  It may be the death of my blog and while I hope not, I'm also okay with that.  I just need to re-focus a bit and take a little media break.  I've been spending too much time at my computer and not just with blogging. 

Anyway, I'm hoping some time away will help me with the re-focusing part. Or it just might take having this baby - who knows?   Only time will tell.

I read last night that sometimes the only way to tell the difference in God's voice or your own desire is to just follow the prompting you feel.    After you do it, you may be able to see if it was God leading you or not.  After time, it's easier to know ahead of time.   I felt prompted to take this break.  We will just have to see how it goes. 

Blessings to each and every one of you.   Have an amazing Easter holiday.  See you soon.

Bird Watching

My homeschool mom friend turned me on to this live webcam of an Owl and her babies - so cute! Click on this link here -  Live Owl Box Cam. Homeschool moms have all the best ideas!

I promise this is not all I have been doing today. I've been cleaning - getting sickness out of the house.  I am thinking Hubby actually did end up having a virus.  He finally got out of bed late last evening and actually went to work today.    Yay!

Win Danskos!

Win a pair of Danskos over at Musings of a Housewife!    I really am thinking about purchasing a pair of these even if I don't win.  My feet are already killing and we are only in week 20 of this pregnancy. 

But I don't want to keep all the good giveaways to myself so hop on over there.   

A Total Wash

Thank goodness the weather is good glorious.

Otherwise, yesterday and this morning might have been a total wash.    A wash as in the laundry kind of wash. 


Quite literally, laundry had taken over the upstairs floor of my house. It was in both the washer and dryer, all 4 laundry baskets for clean clothes, the 4 for dirty, some hanging to dry. The kids were running out of clothes to wear but to be honest most of them were clean, just not in their drawers and closets.

Also, my sweet friends have passed along bags of maternity clothes.  In my attempt to find something to wear on my growing belly and well, growing everywhere else, I had maternity clothes all over my bedroom.  What a mess.  It got to the point where I could not find anything. 

I was absolutely determined that I would not blog one word until it was all cleaned and in it's proper place. As I type, the only clothing in the baskets are the ones the kids wore last night and that is only because I just don't have another full load yet.

All maternity clothing has been sorted.  What I can wear now is washed and hanging in my closet.  Things I can wear later sit folded in the bags in an unused corner of my room.  All normal sized clothing that I obviously cannot wear for another year is hung up high with out of season wear.

The other thing I had to do was clean out the kids closets and drawers to make way for new spring/summer clothing.  They had outgrown so much - that's what kids do - and I just needed to take the time to go through it.   Ah.  Clean, organized drawers. 

I have to say that it feels good to have it all done.  But I'm tired of being inside.  The weather has been great motivation to hurry through that chore.   So, now I'm headed outside to do some gardening!

In other news today,  Hubby has what we think is a  pretty bad case a pretty serious case of food poisoning.    Y'all it came on SO strong and SO fast.  He was fine up until about 1 am and then he just started to get so sick.   He said he has never prayed so hard for his stomach to stop hurting.    He's not been able to keep anything down today.  It could also be the flu but that fast?  Poor guy whatever it is.   He is in the bed with shades drawn.  No sunshine for him today. 

So it's all laundry and sickly hubby around this household.  Like I said - good thing it's beautiful outside!   The kids are on the Slip 'N Slide with the neighbors so they are in heaven!   I absolutely love that kids just want to get into a swimsuit and head to the nearest water at the first sign of warmth in the air.   I could not be caught dead in a bathing suit right now.   The pastiness and the belly - just the thought is enough to scare me straight into capris.