Mother's Day Threads :)

I dressed for Mother's Day. Not dressed up. I got dressed. Most days I wear lounging clothes. I figured I'd shower and get dressed for my 2nd Mother's Day.

Seee.....

P.S. Look at my biceps! I've been working on my muscle definition.

My Spidey Sense is Tingling!

Today I actually got up at a decent time, because someone let me sleep through the night. Thank you, sweet child! I even showered, put on a little make up, and dressed in a cute outfit.  I fed Little Bits breakfast, unloaded the dishwasher, straightened the living room, and got my toddler to take a nap (for 2 whole hours). I was feeling quite accomplished. Almost like a real mother and housewife...yay. I decided to take a little break and reward myself with my first cup of coffee and breakfast before tackling laundry next. I start prepping our Keurig and suddenly I get the notion to go into the garage. Boy, am I glad...I would have never gone into the garage today if it hadn't been for my Spidey Sense. I'm a huge Spiderman fan.

WATER everywhere! There was a leak. I don't know where the water was coming from, but I had to quickly attempt to rescue our belongs from further water damage. The bulk of the damage was focused on the box containing Eric's military awards, certificates, etc! I began emptying boxes and laying out documents and certificates to dry. Eric's childhood artwork and awards for Boy Scouts were also damaged. It was so sad. I know that they are just possessions, but Eric was saving them to share with our children and grandchildren.

Eric came home for lunch and helped me with the other boxes that were to heavy for me to move. He called maintenance and they came out immediately. They found the cause of the problem. The hose on our washer wasn't tightened enough and had slowly been dripping into the wall. This should not have been a problem because the draining pipe should have been moving the water out. The maintenance man said that they will be back on Monday to break through the wall and find the leak in the pipe!

Looks like this weekend will be spent unpacking the rest of our belongings and trying to find a place for them all. Fun. I am glad though. I've been trying to do this on my own and I haven't gotten much of anywhere. Now Eric will be more eager to help me on his days off so we can get it done and I can finally start keeping house better. Here's a picture of some items ruined by the water.

Under construction...the blog & me...I guess....

SO this blog is still under construction. I'm not trying to find myself because I don't know who Lydia is. I mean more to the fact that on a daily basis I am trying to accomplish many different tasks that begin to affect who I am. Does that make sense? I'm just trying to find balance as a wife, mother, career/self-employed woman, and child of God. Not to mention just being me as an individual. I want to excel in every aspect of my life. I know that it's not possible to be perfect, but I sure am going to try to get close to it. Should we all strive to be the very best that we can? I believe that everything I do I should do it to the best of my ability as if I was doing it for the Lord. (Colossians 3:23-24KJV) No half-ways or cutting corners. That's what I'm trying to figure out. How to do all this and not screw up to terribly. It will be interesting.

How about you? Do you struggle with keeping balance in all the facets of your life? Am I the only one who struggles on a daily basis and almost always fails in one area? Or am I really just that unorganized and terrible with time management?

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Fortune I got from Panda Express a while back...struck a cord so I snapped a picture of it. My Google+ account is riddled with such pictures of randoms items that strike a cord with me. Eric teases me about take a picture of EVERYTHING, but you never know and it is saved straight to my Google+ private album so why not. I may need to reference later. And it's not like I'm print off hundreds of dollars in film.

Goodbye Florida, Hello Texas. (Part 2)

We made it into Foley, Alabama around midnight. We were exhausted. Sticks wasn't. She had slept most of the drive. We stayed at a hotel near the Tanger Outlets. For the life of me I can't remember the name of it right now. Anyway, we and checked in, set up the pack-n-play, and got ready for bed. We were so ready to sleep; however, someone was wide awake and ready to PLAY! Needless to say it was a very long night.

Because Elora kept us up all night we decided to sleep in till 7:30AM. We showered and headed down for breakfast. It was a free continental breakfast and we were satisfied. Elora Danan enjoyed a Little Cuties with her Papi and they had a sweet moment where she held his hand for a while. She likes to hand feed me...everything! She has a crumb in her hand that she was adamant that I eat. I can't take it from her with my hand...no. She likes to place the food item in my mouth. She is a caregiver and very sharing.

After breakfast we packed up and took time to brush our teeth! Sticks loves to brush her teeth. She's getting better at it everyday. I like these pictures because she's mimicking Eric. We make dental hygiene a priority and a family event. 

Eric began to loaded up the car for the long drive to Texas and someone got very busy ripping up tissues.  She was having a great time and I get a kick out of her "Who me?" look when I got on to her. Before leaving I picked up every last shredded piece of tissue.

 Lambert's Cafe didn't open till 10:30AM so we decided to walk around the Tanger Outlet Mall. We stopped in at Clark's and Elora passed out. She laid there the whole time. Does she look comfortable to you? Silly kid.

I really enjoyed eating at Lambert's Cafe! I love it there. I love the rolls and the Southern Style cooking. The atmosphere is relaxed and fun. Elora really like her meal or fried catfish, white beans and ham, and beets. She really like the beets. Eric and I couldn't get enough of the fried okra! YUM 

Here is a picture of the whole trip. Long trip. I'm glad we broke it up in 2 days and took our time. I'm not looking forward to another long road-trip for at least a couple months from now.

 After we ate we let Sticks play on the wooden train right outside the restaurant. She had fun.

One of the waiters gave Elora a balloon. She played with it for the rest of the trip, when she wasn't sleeping or watching Pocoyo. After a great meal, nice and full, we headed out on the road again. Seven hours to go to his parents house.

We later stopped at an Applebee's for dinner...3 hours to go. The baby enjoyed so yummy lime wedges. We needed this stop. We were both so exhausted.

It was a long 3 hours. Eric and I both struggled to stay awake and had to switch off often. I could not stay awake any longer so Eric took over and got us there safely. We arrived around 1:15AM. Said hi to his parents and then crashed on the guest bed.

Please Bare With Me!!

Hey guys,

Please bare with me as I get caught up. I have alot of unfinished posts and I just haven't had the time to sit down and really work on them. I have about 7-9 posts that are nearly done and should have been posted over the last month.

Quick update: Things here are good. Still trying to unpack. I will be attempting to make new friends...I have a playdate to tomorrow for Elora Danan. I have never met them. We became "friends" on Facebook through a Lackland AFB Spouses group I joined. I still need to make it over to my neighbor's house. I really suck at the social part of life.

I had a sorta interview to teach Zumba® Fitness at a studio. It went well. The owner said they loved me and my style and would love to have me... I'm hesitant...not because of them. They are GREAT!!! It more a personal issue...well, because I'm a scaredy cat. More on that later!

I'm baking again. I'm gonna try to keep it up this time!

Oh, and I started up my Mary Kay business again! I'm looking for new customers and I am excited to expand that business! Hit me up at www.marykay.com/lpangburn

That's it for now...I'm going to work on some of the other posts now. Hopefully have some completed and up by Saturday!

Later,
Lyds