Thursday Thoughts

Here are some of the thoughts swirling through this busy Mama brain today.

1. I wonder if drug companies started making kid medicine a lot tastier than it was decades ago? Because I vividly remember my mother having to hide chewable Tylenol in a happy meal hamburger when I was sick because I'd pitch such a fit over taking it. These days, my kids fight over who gets the liquid pain reliever like it's candy. They will cry if they aren't sick and can't take the medicine their sibling is getting. How unfair of Mommy to not give medicine when you don't need it! HA! I honestly have to hide this stuff from my kids.

2. You want to know why I named my blog "Crayons & Cookie Crumbs?" Because I discover a new drawing on my wall almost once a week like this: 

It doesn't matter that I've hid the crayons from them a thousand times already. In locked cabinets. On top of the refrigerator. I swear these kids have a crayon dealer who smuggles in crayons for them when I'm sleeping. Mr. Fix-it keeps a jar of paint handy so he can slap another coat over their latest artwork. Hey, maybe I'm raising little Picassos!

Also, the cookie crumbs reference comes from this:

This mess is just from one child. After one meal. I don't even put the broom away anymore. What's the use? I practically just walk around with it all day long anyway.

3. Am I the only one NOT obsessed with this Chevron craze going on right now? I see this stuff all over Facebook, blogs, clothing stores, and on Pinterest.  

It's a bunch of zig zag lines, people. This is not a novel idea. I use to doodle the same pattern on the back of my notebooks in elementary school. Why must we put this all over our clothes, rugs, phone covers, bags, walls, etc? Enough already! Stop the Chevron madness, please!! 

4. I know I mentioned before that we call our third born daughter "Boo" because she looks like the little girl from Monsters Inc. (which by the way, my family is super excited about the sequel coming out later this month!) So I thought this was cute. 

My Boo! Haha, cracks me up!

5. And finally, I know I complain sometimes about Mr. Fix-it's terrible work hours but I should mention that I am truly grateful for his employment. You see, this time last year, we were at a place where we didn't know exactly how we were going to pay the bills or if he'd find steady employment. We learned a whole lot about the Lord's provision through some very uncertain financial times. And truthfully, things aren't exactly care-free or secure now either. Our security rests in this promise from our Lord: 

"Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?"

(Matthew 6:26 NIV) 

This was the verse The Lord used to guide us in our decision for me to quit teaching two years ago & become a stay-at-home mommy to our kids even though we knew things would be tight. This was also the verse The Lord used when Mr. Fix-it was without a job this time last year. This is the verse The Lord continues to press on my heart even now when things seem unsure or impossible. 

We have a few sweet friends who are walking the road of uncertainty right now with unemployment. We've been there. I know it's so scary. But He does provide. And He will provide! 

So yes, we miss having Mr. Fix-it home most weekends. We miss having him at the dinner table most nights. His work is definitely demanding. But he loves what he does and this is what we prayed so hard for! So we are grateful!

Besides, now all of you can benefit from the lack of adult conversation I have now by reading all of my gibberish on this blog. HA! 

Have a terrific Thursday!