Pictures

A couple months ago, MckMama was in town! We were able to have fun meeting her and Prince Charming (her husband) at Focus on the Family. She was also doing photoshoots, so we decided to participate. Here is the end result. Thank you, SO much MckMama! We love them!!

A Cleaning Vent

I really hate cleaning.

Don't get me wrong, I like things to be clean, I just hate the process of getting them that way.

Yesterday we did a big "spring cleaning". Oh joy. Zarik even comments a couple hours in "Man, you get really ornery when I make you clean."

Yes. Yes I do.

When we were first married, laundry would give me panic attacks. No joke. And suddenly last week we were discussing (maybe a little heatedly) chores, stress levels, etc, and Zarik comes out with "but I left you laundry and dishes because you like those things". Like those things? LIKE those things? At what point in the past 7 years did I start to like laundry and dishes!?

So, yes, I get a little ornery when I have to clean.

I think part of it is the "frustrated perfectionist" piece of me. When I start something I want to do it perfectly. But as I go, I undoubtedly will see more that has to be done within the task I am doing. ie: I am cleaning the kitchen and notice the cabinets need to be washed down. So I wash them down and notice the drawers need to be cleaned out. I clean them out and notice the backsplashes need to be scrubbed. I scrub those and notice the fridge needs to be wiped down. You get the idea. And I get depressed and feel a bit like a failure when I can't get to all that. I know I'm not, but it definately doesn't make me feel better. So I tend to avoid cleaning when I can. Especially a full day of it in many different rooms where I end up noticing all the litle things.

Whew. That felt good to get off my chest. I'm done venting now

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Please continue praying for little Stellan. You can go and visit MckMama's blog for updates by clicking on the "Praying for Stellan" button on my left sidebar. The li'l guy is still in SVT and they aren't sure why. I thank you and MckMama and Stellan thank you too.

Please Pray!!

I have been following a blog of a lady I pretty much think of as my hero right now - MckMama. If you have time, stop over and check out some of her thoughts on photography, babywearing, cloth diapering, healthy eating, her faith etc. (Are you getting an idea now of why she's my hero?)

Today, however, she, and her sweet baby Stellan (who is 2 days older than Urijah) need our prayers. Long story short, Stellan's heart had Supra Ventricular Tachycardia while in the womb, but God healed him and he was born healthy. Not long after, the poor li'l guy got RSV and was REALLY sick in the hospital. Last night, MckMama took Stellan to the ER with what they were hoping was a bad cold. 2 nebulizer treatments later, his heart flips back into Supra Ventricular Tachycardia again. Right now they think it was the 2nd neb tretment (they can cause a racing heart) that caused it. Normally, when a neb treatment causes this, it can easily be gotten out of, but they think that because Stellan already had this condition, it's making his heart not want to act like it should. Please, Please, pray for little Stellan and his Mommy and Daddy. I keep finding myself hugging my li'l guy, crying and crying out to God on their behalf.

Thanks.