Our weekend was great! How was yours?
Friday night was Pizza Night. It was kind of a mellow night for all of us. Dad R. was in a lot of pain with his back. David and I were really tired, and Gwyneth's cousin couldn't come over like usual because she was sick. So we were actually home by 10pm! We didn't even play a game of Golf like we usually do! It was still nice to spend time with the family and eat yummy Papa John's pizza! I think we're stuck on Papa John's. Last week David and I ordered Pizza Hut on a whim...so nasty! ugh!
I got a Birthday card from my Dad and Mom that afternoon with some birthday money in it! I went to
Family Christian store and immediately spent it on two CD's I've been wanting!
Plumb: Chaotic Resolve and
Kutless: Hearts of the Innocent.
Saturday Gwyneth had a 9am soccer game! So we had to be up and out of here pretty early. I got up around 7am, and made my tea. I sat on the couch for a good half hour drinking my tea and listening to my iPod. I LOVE my new CD's! The new Plumb CD has some amazing songs! I've been a fan since 1997 when my mom bought me the first CD. She has an incredible voice! There was one song in particular that really hit home with me that morning. It's titled Bittersweet. It's a song about forgiveness... To be honest, I have been really grappling with forgiveness lately. Some old hurts recently resurfaced... I am the type of person that is hurt fairly easily. But often times I will just ignore it, and it will grow and eat at me like cancer, until it finally bubbles to the surface and spews out! (Not pretty!) I have felt God working in this area of my life recently...it's been kind of a slow process...but I can confidently say that I believe I have let go of the hurts I have been holding inside! It's so liberating, to just let go! Why do we torture ourselves by holding those feelings of resentment and hurt?! The only person we are hurting is ourselves! ...JUST LET GO! I want to share the lyrics to that song:
I'VE BEEN CARRYING THIS OLD LUGGAGE*AND IT'S BEEN REALLY BUGGIN' ME*SO WHEN YOU CALLED TO SEE ME*I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT*COULD IT REALLY BE*YOU NEED TO FEEL FORGIVENESS*I NEED TO FEEL RESENTMENT*RUNNING DOWN THE DRAIN*THIS BRUISING CHAIN I'VE CARRIED*IS THE PAIN THAT I AM BURYING TODAY*NOW I CAN BREATH*AND I FEEL GRACE RUSH OVER ME*IT POURS THROUGH MY SKIN*AND LETS YOU IN*AND WE ARE FREE*NOW I CAN BREATH*AND I FEEL GRACE*RUSH OVER ME*IT RUNS THROUGH MY VEINS*AND WHAT I TASTE*IS BITTERSWEET*THE CLOCK IS ALWAYS TICKING*BITTERNESS GROWS BY THE MINUTE*WHY CAN'T WE REALIZE*THE WOUNDS THAT WE'RE INFLICTING*ON OUR OWN FLESH*IT ISN'T HEALING*BY KEEPING LOVE INSIDEGood stuff...
We took separate cars to the soccer game because I was dropping my CR-V off for maintenance after the game. I swung by Curves before to work out and made it to Gwyneth's game just before the half. She played really well. I don't think she complained as much this time. Still a little resistant to play. She seems to get worn out pretty easily. It may be that she is a very aggressive player. Focused. I think coach knows that and likes to use her a lot. :o) It's also the first time she's played any competitive sport. We're still getting used to it I guess. This league in particular is a "no competition" league. Their motto is "Have Fun." So
none of the teams keep score! But our little stinker keeps a mental score! She keeps up with how many goals her team has scored, and how many the opposing team has! ha!
After the game we all got cleaned up at home, ate lunch together. David vacuumed the entire house and made all the beds! (I love this guy!) Gwyneth and I did our nails. She chose a combination of pink and purple. She's got good taste.
Later we went out shopping. While we were out we got one of my tires plugged. I had a screw in two of them, but only one was leaking. We hit Target, Hobby Lobby, and I got Starbucks! Came home a BBQ'd some chicken on the grill. Then a movie! Pete's Dragon. (Gwyneth's new favorite.) All in all a very nice day, spent together as a family. David and I even cut our computer time to one hour on each weekend day.
Sunday we made it to church, after about three weeks of playing hookie! It's a constant battle to get ourselves up and ready for church every Sunday. We have a plethora of excuses! A couple weeks ago it was because Gwyneth had a cough. And in all actuality, they wouldn't have allowed her in Sunday School with it. And the last two weeks...I can't even remember the excuses.
I had to chuckle as we were all getting ready for church. We have two bathrooms in our house but we all seem to pile into the front one on Sunday morning. It's where all of our hair stuff is, and my makeup. I had to take a picture...(you could see that one coming!)
I got up early again on Sunday and went out in our backyard to take some pictures of our pear blossoms before they are all gone. I got lucky too because just as I was packing up and going back inside, I captured this!
Today my baby turned 5!!! She woke up this morning and asked me "Mommy, am I five today?" I said "Yes, sweetie...Happy Birthday!" We are having her party next weekend at Chuck E. Cheese. (Wish me luck! ha!) Her Pop Pop will be back in town and hopefully all her cousins will be well and able to come! We went out yesterday and got her party supplies. Plates, table cloth, and decorations. We're going to have lunch at Chuck E. Cheese and then come back here for the cake and presents. I couldn't come up with a definite date to reserve for a party there, so we'll do lunch and games there and then the rest here.
We're going to make a chocolate chip cookie cake later, for tonight when her daddy is home. I can't believe my baby is FIVE!
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