A New Do, among other things....

Since Aunt Lynn is on vacation for 5 weeks, that means I get a blogging reprieve, right?? haha.

So first and foremost... I FINALLY got to get my hair done today. It's been a long time coming and I was sooooo excited that today finally arrived. For the past month I've been doing the daily, "I need to get my hair cut" ponytail. I was glad when my "stylist" handed me the rubberband and said, "You won't be needing this anymore."

My new, now named "stylist," is a gal in our ward, and a friend of mine, named Lila. I have heard of her wonderful talent for awhile now and was glad to finally take the plunge and try her out. This was me this morning.... freshly blow dried- but no product in my hair or curling iron/straightener yet.

Was this really what my hair looked like?? Pictures don't lie. Geesh, no wonder I was wearing it in a ponytail everyday.

Anyhow- after the miracle of color and a some great talent...... it now looks like this...

Lee was in shock at first... but now keeps saying that I look younger. Love that guy! :)

So you've seen it first- the new Sarah.

I've kind of taken a personal goal to take more time with myself. My kids are wonderful, I love them dearly, but in all my caring for them I haven't been focusing on myself. Granted, I know my baby is only 4 months old... but I never got to get myself over nursing Will (I was pregnant 2 months after I stopped), moving, another pregnancy, a baby, moving again and so on. So it's time. I also bought a juicer to help with more nutrients and joined the MTSU gym. A new Sarah is coming at ya! (I talk big, don't I? haha.)  Thank you Lila for helping me take the first step! There's nothing like a new haircut to get you bouncing along.

Amy is still loving school. This week's theme is "bears." She got to bring in a teddy bear and it's having a slumber party all week at school. Every night the teacher has been emailing pictures of what the bears are doing at night.... in the principals office, on the computers, on the playground... it's been cute. They are also learning about bears. Tuesday she told me all about hibernation and in science lab they got to put their hand in ice water, and the other in blubber that was in ice water, to demonstrate how polar bears stay warm. (I'm still not sure what the "blubber" was.) She loved that.

One thing we have learned is that her lunch has to be exactly the same everyday. One and a half pb&j's... it has to be strawberry jelly on the same bread. Deviate the jelly or bread and she won't eat it. She also wants 1 granola bar (the kind we buy comes in a two pack), a water bottle and she will tolerate chips.... if I have them (I usually don't).

I have tried every combination of other foods... fruits, carrot sticks, etc and she won't eat. So she's come home a very hungry, grumpy girl several times. sigh. It's always a battle, but at least we figured out a combination that works. It's also hard to get her to eat a lot of breakfast. Most of the time she just wants dry (yes, dry) oatmeal and that's it. Well, that does not keep her tummy full until lunchtime. So when she first wakes up, she gets her "oatmeal appetizer" and then I make something more filling..... pancakes, waffles, muffins, etc and then just pray she eats enough.

We go check on the kids before we go to bed (Amy and Will now share a room) and many nights we find Will asleep at the door. I was finally able to reach my hand inside and take a picture before I moved him back into his bed. If he stays like this, he'll wake up crying at some point in the night. To get in the room, I have to practically bang his head with the door.

Last weekend, Lee was in Atlanta at his annual Dragoncon conference. I'll admit, the weekend was rough for me and the 3 kids. I think mainly because I just couldn't get enough sleep. So I was exhausted... which means I was cranky. We were all SOOOOO glad that Daddy came home on Sunday!!

I killed 3 birds with one stone and tried bathing all 3 kids together. It worked pretty well.

Will was eating pretzels and decided to share with Tyler. I don't think Tyler knew what to do with it. He tried it out but didn't seem too interested. We have started feeding Tyler solids...  mostly just rice cereal and avocados- he loves both. I think he's going to be an eater, like his brother. Must be a boy thing.

Last weekend I got an email from an old friend. The Henrichsen's were some of our very first friends when we were in Carrollton. And they were going to be in Murfreesboro for the weekend at a soccer tournament. On Monday, Tracie was able to steal an hour away and come by. It was so great to see her, and their youngest, Boston. We were sad that we missed Scott, Scotlyn and Brayden. But at least we did get to visit with Tracie. We love company! And we especially love seeing old friends!

So that's the Wade update on the past week. Nothing too exciting, but we always manage to stay busy!