was it worth it?

who would have thought this:

could turn into this:

i still can't believe it.  i can't believe that i drew that many pictures!  i can't believe i'm still sane(kind of).   i can't believe i still have friends after a month of absence.

but here's what i can believe:

i believe in what lifesong is doing in the lives of thousands of children worldwide.  i believe that their "adopt an orphanage" program can be a valuable addition to any church.  that's why i also believe all the frustration, late hours, multiple do-overs, and loss of any kind of social life where worth it.

i know most of you have seen this video, but if not, enjoy!

if you want to know more about how your church can participate in this program click here

welcoming myself back to blog world with a somewhat random post...

when i was in jr. high i wanted to be a doctor.  not sure why, but i had it in my head that this was what i was destined to be.  


i knew it would require work... lots of work.  


i knew it would require good grades in math and science... no problem because these happened to be two of my favorite subjects (some of you aren't believing me right now, but it's true... really it is!)


so i decided to prepare myself for the years of dedication and studying that lay ahead, and committed to reading through the entire... (wait for it) ... family medical guide.


that's right, starting on page one of this little beaut...

i began to read... and take notes, for that matter.


never was i so diligent... never was i so faithful...
then it came time to start chapter 2.  and it was even longer than chapter 1!  ugh...


ah, well.  some dreams are better left on the shelf... right next to that big ol' family medical guide with a sheet of note paper tucked into chapter 1 by an ambitious (albeit easily distracted) 11 year old.

welcome to peru

here are some long overdue pics of the sights around iquitos, peru.

pics of the kids still to come.

this last one is a picture of the only piece of wallpaper in my hotel room... perfection.

facing my fears

this year, for fathers day, i decided to treat my dad to a date night... a little tennis and dinner at one of his favorite restaurants that i kind of hate. aren't i a good daughter?

... ahem, until you consider that i missed father's day cause i wanted to visit friends out of town. but we won't talk about that.

anyway, i thought it sounded like a nice gift... and so did he... until he came up with a "better" idea.

dad: how about instead of tennis and dinner you come over and help me redo our deck

*insert sarcasm*
yeah-ha! what fun!

but, what the hey. it's for father's day... which i missed.

plus i like myself some hard core construction (really, i do) so bring it on!

one problemo.

it was covered in thick, nasty spider webs!!!!!

oh goodness. we kept ripping up boards to reveal thicker and bigger webs. gag!

thankfully there were only a few spiders, and not terribly huge ones. but just knowing they had been there and were probably coming back made me want to cry.

did i mention i'm slightly afraid of spiders?

but did i do it? yes i did! even after dark!!!

and did i scream?

the whole way.*

nothing like facing your fears with style.


*that's an exaggeration... still, the amount of screaming/whimpering was considerable

news alert!

i found my keys... in my PURSE!!!!!!

oh woe is me and my overloaded brain. i think i need a vacation.

am i alone here?

does anyone else, like me, "go a little [crazy] sometimes"*?

if so, please share... misery loves company.

*psycho quote... fyi

what happens when you have too much going on?

you lose your keys, that's what.
well maybe you don't, but i do.

and then after you've missed a dr appointment because you're running around your house looking for little shiny things that magically get you places you need to go you call your sister, who happens to be meeting a friend who brought her starbucks and when she comes to take you to work she shares her blessed drink and even gives you the rest to take with you!

*let's stop and let that last part sink in a bit*

then you find the key your employee so generously drove to work earilier to drop off so you could actually get into the building since your key is...well... lost... and then you continue your day in the normal fashion. no craziness here. just an average day. move along. move along.


big shout out thanks to jami lynn, you dear thing, you, and nicole for buying the coffee that would eventually make its way to me.

how i'm feeling today...