Maybe blogging my weeks goals will keep me accountable...

I came to finish my blog post and got distracted by this.

This is Jax (aka Beta from this post). He was born two days ago. Yes, you read that right. He was 10lbs 4oz, 22 inches long, and born at home by my super awesome friend Joy. I'm so HAPPY about this.
Now on to some goals for the week. Here was what I wanted to accomplish last week.
Book New York City Getaway for Stephen and I for our birthdays/anniversary.
Read 1 Samuel 21 & 22.
Pick up a Lemonade Stand packet from our local library.
Work out each day with Wii Dance.
Work on some blog ideas.
Complete an undisclosed, literally over-my-head house project.
Organize, Edit, and upload all family photos from January.
Pray for the peeps in my home group.

Leftovers from last week:
Finish up AJ & Sarah's photos to submit for album design. Create Album worksheet for future clients. (I did work on this. It is soooooo close to being done.)
Find my license plate paperwork which is NOT in my car like it should be for some tax info needed on it.

Yes, everything got done. Ok, I still have more ideas for my blog that I hope to work on this week, and my dad came to my rescue on that over my head house project. I told Stephen that I totally could have done it myself, but I'm totally glad that I didn't have to because it looked like hard work. Stephen totally rolled his eyes at me.

So here goes. This is my list for this week.

Make shutterfly book for Maggie's first year. Read the other kids first year books to them.
Paint little section of garage that was hidden behind a gutter that we got rid of.
Read 1 Samuel 23 & 24
Clean out car.
Finish details of Darcy and Julian's room. (This will be a 2 or 3 week project. This week I'm going to order pictures for D'arcy's collage, and take extra bookshelf up to their room.)
Work on more ideas for my blog.
Gather up clothes that Maggie Lu and Schroeder have outgrown and hand them down to Eowyn, Tessa, and Rogi.
Work out each day with Wii Dance and do 40 lunges.
Find a forward facing car seat for Maggie.
More prayer for my home group pals.

Schroeder's birthday is coming up.

Spring is in the...tree.

Check this out if you are interested in learning more about AIDS.

Our church has vision for helping with the AIDS epidemic in Africa.  This is in a corner of our church.

As I was driving to a friend's house a couple of weeks ago, I was listening to my most favorite radio program, Fresh Air with Terry Gross.  It plays at noon and again at seven in the evening.  If I have to drive anywhere during the day, I always hope it is at those times.  On this particular evening, the topic was AIDS, and I felt that the interview was interesting and informative.  It was worth listening to and worth passing along.  Check it out here on NPR's site.  

What are we watching?

Stephen and I used to watch a lot of movies together.  Now, we watch a lot of TV together.  Typical, I suppose for people who have been married nine years.  TV replaced movies, though, because TV has just gotten better.  No, I'm not speaking from a moral point of view.  I'm speaking from a character development and interesting plotline point of view.  We tend to watch shows well after they've aired on television, seasons at a time.  Mostly because we don't pay for cable, but rely on Netflix and Hulu to provide our television entertainment.  There are some shows we can't agree on.  He likes Fringe which I just cannot follow.  I watch The Office which he just cannot laugh at.  There have been lots of series that we've loved and watched together like LOST, Mad Men, Big Love and Dexter.  

We are currently watching Friday Night Lights.  He picked it from Netflix which surprised me.  I had always assumed it was just a bad teenage soap opera.  I think I heard an interview with the creator on Fresh Air one time.  I think that was the first time I even considered taking it seriously.  I have a lot of trust in Terry Gross.  

So we start watching, and I think both of us were immediately hooked.  Yes, there is a lot of underage drinking, but it feels more European in some way, like kids from Texas grew up drinking cheap beer at the dinner table which makes it culturally ok.  Every man in the series has been in at least one fist fight, which is a bit far fetched.  But what do I know?  I've never lived in a small, football crazy Texas town.  There is less sexual restraint than one might hope for, but everyone is not sleeping with EVERYONE else like most good soap operas (including shows like Grey's Anatomy).  And I'm pretty sure this show was made for NBC so there isn't any of the Showtime or HBO nudity (I won't judge for you whether that's a good thing or bad thing).  Most relationships last for more than one season, and several last for the whole series (well, we've only seen the first four seasons).  Oh, and, thus far, only two people have died, only one person has become paralyzed, and only one teenage pregnancy has ensued (but she was nineteen so does that even count?).  

All in all, this show does drama in a down to earth kind of way.  You fall in love with most every character (and the writers are great about ditching story lines that are too ridiculous and fading out characters that have run their course).  I'm in a place where I still can relate to the cares of a freedom seeking teenager and can also relate to the adults' desire to inspire.  After one moving speech by the character Smash's mother, I looked at Stephen and said, "Now that is how you raise a son."  

Maybe blogging my weeks goals will keep me accountable...

Install the Screen door I purchased six months ago on our back porch. We took this one off already. 
Create an etsy shop for all my very random photo creations. I don't have any hope of selling anything, but it will feel good to have my silly creations out there. 
Read 1 Samuel 21 & 22
Finish up AJ & Sarah's photos to submit for album design. Create Album worksheet for future clients.
Work out each day with Wii Dance and eat from the core program during most breakfasts and lunches*. 
Get the rest of my tax documents in order so we can get this over with. Have Stephen change our deductions.
A few small, misc. organization projects (my sink, back corner of kitchen, & misc. goodwill items in D'arcy & Julian's room, girls hair stuff).
Buy Schroeder's birthday present and think about party.
Finish up items for MOPS Favorite Things and maybe start a photo blog series. 
Talk to Joy about practical blog series for this year. 

This weeks list was pretty hard for me because some items were TEDIOUS.  I don't do tedious very well.  I like to dive in and make quick headway.  If I don't see quick results, my energy depletes.  I've learned I just need to allow more time for these kind of projects.  I've learned that sometimes I need to walk away and come back to them and sometimes, I need to press through my frustration and boredom.  I've also learned that I need to make quick decisions instead of hemming and hawing over silly, simple stuff.  

Items for this week:

Book New York City Getaway for Stephen and I for our birthdays/anniversary.  

Read 1 Samuel 21 & 22.

Pick up a Lemonade Stand packet from our local library.  

Work out each day with Wii Dance.

Work on some blog ideas.  

Complete an undisclosed, literally over-my-head house project.  

Organize, Edit, and upload all family photos from January.  

Pray for the peeps in my home group.  

Leftovers from last week:

Finish up AJ & Sarah's photos to submit for album design.  Create Album worksheet for future clients.  (I did work on this.  It is soooooo close to being done.)

Find my license plate paperwork which is NOT in my car like it should be for some tax info needed on it.  

Those Moxley Kids

Two years ago this month, my sister gave birth to triplets. Kade, Roanin, and Nathaniel were wanted, fought for, and, unfortunately sorely missed. I never got to meet and hold the babies I had prayed for for so long. My sister got many things in remembrance of them, a tree in her backyard, a necklace, three little boys from Ethiopia that our family sponsers. She also got a windchime which she struggled to find a place for. She gave it to me, and now I get to here sweet sounds and remember my sweet nephews when the wind blows.
Less than a year ago, she gave birth to twins. They were wanted, fought for, and thankfully present with us. I love that they look and act so different. I love that I can't figure out who they look more like, Jason, Connie, or Gabe. I love that the nursery that sat empty for so many years is full. I love that they make my sisters house loud. Here they are in all their eight month glory.