M.O.B. Society Blog Hop

I've been reading the posts from the MOB Society for a few months now and decided to link up today. Why? It's just a feeling I have that I should be doing this and this is the right thing for me right now. My walk with God is still in the new stages, but I sure did jump in feet first! Let me start at the beginning with me...

My name is Catrina and I am the mom of two incredibly spirited little boys. Surprisingly, I never wanted to have kids, now I have two! Boys at that! Our family is the new "normal" meaning I also have a step daughter who lives with us 50% of the time. She just moved back to her Mother's house for her custody time (more on that later). I started this blog in hopes to write down all of the funny, and not-so-funny daily moments in our lives that I wanted to remember when the kids were older. One day, I want to form this blog into a book for the kids so they have something to look back on. I don't write as much as I should, but I have goals to write a minimum of three times a week.

I have the incredible opportunity to work full time from home...best of both worlds! I also work closely with our children's minister at church.

My boys do not necessarily have a favorite book at the moment. They like to read about everything and anything.

My best friends and I started a business called Off The Hook Chicks. It's a crochet business. It's small and we started on facebook. We had/have a giveaway when we reach 250 fans on facebook, but we are far from it. I know we'll reach it when the time is right for us. We're working on getting an etsy store started soon. We love creating one of a kind handcrafted items such as hats, baby blankets, scarves and those types of things. I have several people in my life who have cancer right now and I feel a calling to work on prayer shawls and to create baby blankets for those babies born who do not have much.

I know, I'm sort of all over the place on this blog. I would like to blame it on the fact that I have only had one cup of coffee so far this morning. But, who knows! :)

I'm excited to get to know other Momma's who worship God and raise boys. Thank you for stopping by!

Crappy Mom moment

I guess if I want to capture the not-so-funny moments with the kids then I should capture mine too. *sigh*
I woke up the other day with a massive headache. I mean, hurt like heck headache. And, of course, the kids chose that day to not listen to a darn thing I said, screamed at each other and yelled all morning long. I started the day talking calmly and doing the good Mother stuff. After about an hour, that went out the door. Fast forward three more hours on the way to Warren. The kids were fighting non-stop in the back over everything. EVERYTHING! They had a bottle of water and were sharing it. By sharing I mean holding on to it until the other one screams bloody murder and I yell at them, yes YELL, at them to hand it to their brother. This continued for about 10 straight minutes. I finally calmed down, told them that the next time they argued like that I was throwing the water out. Now would be a good time to write down that I have always said I make promises, not threats. If I say it, I will do it. Well, I did it. I took the water, rolled down my window and dumped it out. Both kids were in shock. Lex started screaming. Nate tried telling me they were sharing. Erik was stifling a laugh. Yes, mother of the year right there for ya.

Writing things down to remember them

I've been bad about writing things down here. I want to remember all the awesome and funny (and not so awesome and not so funny things) that have happened in our family. Lately:

Nate has decided that he can tell us when he is mad/angry at us. That's fine. The problem? He just randomly tells us. No particular reason. He'll just walk in the room, tell one of us he's mad and doesn't want to speak to us right now. Um, okay?

Lex has started talking a lot. I mean A LOT! I walked home with him from the pool the other day (Erik brought Nate home in the car) and he talked the entire way. Not a problem. I can tune out, er um, listen. But, he didn't just talk, he asked questions. The. Entire. Way. Home. Again, not an issue, I just had to really listen and answer. Then, as we are about 100 feet from our house, he informed me that I talk a lot. What?!

Our new vehicle

I have been battling Erik for a few years now about what I want for MY vehicle. I want a van. I want to be able to take all five of us, plus others. So, a few years ago, we traded in our five seater for a....Dodge Durango. *sigh* Yes, it fit seven. No, it was not a mini-van. So, I only gave him a slight hard time about it. It was a manly family vehicle. Fast forward a few years. He has to drive some hills to and from work so he needed the Durango for the AWD drive option. I get a Buick Century. It's a vehicle. It got me from point A to point B. But, Bailey could not fit in the back between the two car seats so we all couldn't take that vehicle, even though it was awesome on gas. We go out looking at vehicles yesterday. Did I mention looking? Not buying. Looking. Um, yea, we came home with a mini-van. Part of me is ecstatic because it is exactly what I wanted and brand spanking new. The other part of me is scared sh*tless because this is the first car payment we have had in years. It will all work out. I love my vehicle. The kids love it. Erik even loves. God is good!

Because I am the Mom and I said so

Yes, this summer I have been saying this... a lot. More than I would like. Actually, before children, I swore I would never say it. I mean, really! What kind of Mother would not take the time to calmly explain to her children the reasoning behind every action? This one, that's who! I'm a real Mom. I do sit and explain things to my children. I break it down so they can understand it. But, I'm sorry, there are times that kids just need to do what I say and when I say it. I do not want to explain why I want them to pick up their shoes that we have all tripped over 896797786 times, they just need to pick up their shoes! Whew! Boy, that felt good to get that out.

Laughter, the best medicine

The boys are slowly starting to adjust to Bailey not being here. Randomly, Nate will decide to save part of his dessert or something for her, but it's getting fewer and farther in between those incidences. Lately, they have been getting along splendidly. When they do fight or argue, they handle it on their own. It's been awesome! We bought a large trampoline for the backyard. When they are on it, all we hear is laughter. Erik has been home with us for two weeks now and he's relieved of work stress (for now) so he's really been able to enjoy family time. At night, while we sit out back and watch them play and hear the incredible belly laughter erupting from them, he says, "THAT is the best sound in the world." I agree 100%.