Reason 167: Why I love Being a Mom

YOU GET THE MOST INCREDIBLE ART GIFTS, and get to do the coolest art projects with your kiddies....

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Life is Beautiful. I am very blessed. Sending love to you all!

- G

Easter 2010 Pov Style

And we celebrated........

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Easter Eve

It's Easter Eve... 10:20 pm Eastern Time. I am absolutely giddy. Good day doing yard work, and then dinner with some dear friends. Life is sweet and I am just happy! I am giddy though because I just watched my 6 foot'3 husband outside in the dark of night hiding our easter eggs for tomorrow. Off to church super early and then a fun day planned. Making ham and Grandma Ruby's Baked Macaroni for dinner( yum-o).

Anyway, on this Easter Eve wanted to take a moment to share and recall my sisters visit last weekend. Dawne and her "F" Clan visited last weekend. It was a great visit. My sister is ME in so many ways.. yet so different. She loves sports( College Football and regular football - so NOT Me, ).. but when she talks, she reminds me of myself in so many ways, we share the same history and.....I adore this girl so. And like everything in life it is an adoration that has grown over time. This is the same girl I have bit, pulled the hair of, punched, cursed at.... hugged...., cried with, borrowed money from... walked down the church aisle, held nonparental parties with, borrowed clothes from ( with her awareness and not).... cried with, cried over boys with, laughed with, said" I AM IN LOVE TO....., talked weddings, and babies, and love and anger... and balancing work with family and window treatments, and MTV, and Tiger Woods .. " "NO SHE DID NOT"...?and yeah just everything with.

My sister my BFF for sure...... I love you beautiful Dawne. beyond words... and I am writing this because I want CJ and Mason to know that your family is your family... and can be your best friends too.....

Dad, if you read this.. your wish came true.. you alway said.. "all you have is eachother.. LOVE EACHOTHER.." and we do !

And PS: I LOVE YOU DEAR LORD, Jesus, Father and Holy Ghost. All of this is made possible because of you! I am loved by you.. how lucky I am in so many ways!!!!!!!!!!

Finishing up the book, The Shack.. very, very good. The writer is very much aligned with how I see.. GOD, and Jesus and the Holy Spirit. To me they are love... not rules... "... just love.... and acceptance.. and Heaven is better than yes even ANTHROPOLOGIE!

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My Closet From Hell

So here's another little tidbit into the psyche of Gieselle/Gigi P. I freakin' hate cleaning my closet. Hate is not a strong enough word. If you give me the option... "go have a baby in a hospital or clean your closet"... I swear I will actually ponder which to do! I greatly admire organized people. I am not one. I have to work really... super hard to appear organized( to some extent).

Anyone who knows me knows I was the girl:

- always late to the bus stop because I could not get dressed in the am.
- was voted most likely to Lose something important by my sorority pledge class. Yeah DPHIE Girls...!!!!!
- go into my handbag and you will gasp! I promise! Not dirty... at all.. just unorganized.

But I appreciate and love organization. I love to see an organized pantry, drawer.... I love it! While other unorganized Peeps... could care less.. I care. That is why I feel in love with this handsome boy, Chris. Well one of the reasons. Chris is organized, meticulous.... I swear ... I remember one time at a Summer House pre marriage.. he opened his duffle bag. Every girl in the room GASPED! It was beautiful. Shirts perfect. socks perfect.. etc etc.

And Please know I am not putting myself down..... I know God gave me other strengths....( Organization is just not one).

So every year I begin the dread in my head around cleaning my closet. I want to do it.. I need to do it. I hate it. This thought sits there in my head for days, months, years.

So this past week WE DID IT! And it is organized...

And yes WE. I take the clothes out. Chris sorts and puts things back. And I love my redone closet (maybe not perfect but much better).


I feel the weight of the world off my shoulders and love it soooooooo!







And all you Super Organized People Feel Free to comment and say things like
" I would have organized by color, season , etc..."

PS: Edited to add.. one of my fave bloggers just wrote a similar post. I love her closet I must say
here

A Boys Life.......

How did I come to this strange place where I am outside throwing a football? I had never even held a football before having my boys.... God is funny. Just a very funny dude! This week was great.

Highlights:

- CJ is doing this fun homework assignment in the evenings. We are reading some Ted Bear Book and he gets to answer questions in a journal. Both boys love this.
- They both got decked out in their green attire for St. Pat's. Thanks Uncle Jer!
- There were rushed mornings, spilled drinks, and filthy clothes.....


Car Conversation on Thursday as we drive home from school:

CJ: "Mommy.... Mason is going to Antarctica to get some Polar Bears!"
Mason: " I No go to the attic to get Polar Bears!"

Mommy laughs out loud!!!!!!!!!

Life is GRAND! Happy... messy... and blessed with boys.... - G

Drum Roll Please: New Window Treatments!

Hi People. I can not believe it has been a month since my last entry. I have missed you sooo. With new job( I LOVE) and mommyhood and being very sick for several weeks I have not had the Bandwith to write. So Sorry. I am back. Energy coming back.. feeling like me again. WOO HOO. I need to be quick. New week fast approaching. My Window Treatments have been complete for over three weeks and I adore them! More to come on life later this week.

Sing in the shower! Dance.... Wear pretty things.... look at flowers... kiss your people A LOT! more to come.. Gieselle/Gigi...

PS: Edited to add.. I am not pregnant! I read above and thought.. OMG people might think I am pregnant. No.. No No. Mom to two boys is enough for this 40 year old chick- a-dee. I had a bronchial infection which created Short Term Asthma. Fun. But almost DONE. Two boys fun and we are DONE!