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Yes. But A Few

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Do you have a quote you live your life by or think of often?

1) The golden rule: Treat others the way you want to be treated.

2) “Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.”
— ‭‭I Corinthians‬ ‭10‬:‭31‬‬

3) Live action Cinderella: “Have courage, and be kind.”

4) Speed Racer Movie: “Pfannkuchen sind Liebchen” Pancakes are love.

5) Speed Racer Movie: “We’re changing your plan, that changed our plan, which changed your plan. Right Boss?”

-changed to: The new plan is the old plan, which was the first plan.

6) Avatar The Last Airbender: “Secret Tunnel! Through the mountains!”

I am sure there are more. But these quotes, rules, verses, and at a constant in my life. But the speed racer ones get quoted a lot. Especially since we have changed our plans several times.

And whenever we go through a tunnel my son sings “Secret Tunnel!“

I really like the Cinderella one. Have the courage to be the real you. And be kind to others. Two very important lessons to learn.

Do everything for the glory of God. Be the example. Live your life the way He wants you to. Live knowing He knows all, and forgives all. It’s easier said than done, but it is something to strive for.

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I will be making a pancakes are live sign and hanging it up in the camper. 😎

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We Moved.

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Describe one positive change you have made in your life.

The house is sold and gone! Now we are living in a 33ft camper. And wow it is amazing what it has done for my mental health.

My stress is gone. My panic feelings are gone. All that remains is curiosity and anticipation.

Believe me camper life is an adjustment. But it’s kind of amazing that 33ft is enough space to have a normal life.

We have running water, electricity, heat, etc. and that’s all I need.

The first night we didn’t have running water. And it’s amazing to realize what a luxury running water is. Being able to wash dishes, wash hands, use the toilet…game changer.

I’m thinking that when my kiddos grow up they should first live in a camper. Just to understand to appreciate the small things.

What’s really amazing to me, is I can still cooking like I used to. I’ve made Mexican food, Mac n cheese, and even pizza in the camper. 😎

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Two…Haha

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What Olympic sports do you enjoy watching the most?

I of course, always loved watching the swimming in the Olympics. Especially the year 2008. I think that was the one year that my whole family watched together. The men’s relay was amazing!!

But just now talking with my husband, trying to figure out the year, I called Jason Lezak old…he’s older now. But to me he was so old in 2008. Haha! He was 33. Granted I was 14, but I’m only a couple years away from 33…haha! But in that Olympics he was 10 years older than Micheal Phelps. So he was older. But still so amazing that he was able to do amazing in that race. It was a race to watch.

Like when I write my story, I want that anticipation. You at the edge of your seat not knowing what is going to happen. Because Micheal Phelps said, that year, he was going to win all golds. And the only reason he was able to keep that promise is because of his awesome teammates. They made that race a gold. A relay is not just one person. He had to trust that his teammates would get the job done! It was an awesome race!!

The other sport is ice skating. Couple or solo. It’s just so pretty! I don’t have any favorites. But it’s just fun to watch and see the pretty outfits.

But swimming was my main watch.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zpuzRseheFg

This is the relay to watch. If you haven’t seen it yet. I’m going to watch it as soon as I’m done writing.

Have a wonderful Friday! Weekend! Weekend!!

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Arter and Messer

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When you were five, what did you want to be when you grew up?

You are probably wondering if I know how to spell…But this is how I called it. Arter: Artist. Messer: one you makes messes.

Haha! Well I am an artist. So that one was correct. It’s amazing to me how some things stay throughout your life.

Messer. This is a two parter job. First. I had a desire to make messes. Not just any mess, but disaster messes. Where I wouldn’t play with the toys, but everything would be poured out onto the floor. Now the second part: I would have someone trail behind me cleaning up. Haha!

I found this hilarious when my mom told me. But hey, that sounds like a pretty cool job! Right! This job, sadly, did not continue throughout my life. I became someone who liked controlled organized chaos. That it may looked chaotic, but everything has its place.

But who would have thought that I would this job would eventually enter my life, but I am the cleaner. My kiddos are the messers. It must be in their DNA. They are masters at it. They learned it from the best.

But I don’t know when, but not long after, I changed my dream job. I wanted to be a mama. I think it was 1st or 2nd grade that I wanted the hardest but most fulfilling title ever. Mama 💕

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A Special Skill…

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What’s a secret skill or ability you have or wish you had?

I don’t know if it is a special skill, but I see art in everything. Looking at a landscape, I want to paint it. Taking pictures, I see art. Letting my children take photos to see their point of view, I see art. Just going to Home Depot to take the paint swatches, I see potential art.

To me it is a skill, because I can’t think about not having my creativity; it would be unimaginable.

But this skill doesn’t shut off. I’m constantly getting ideas for paintings, drawings, photographs, furniture, stencils, landscaping, gardens, patios, etc. it never stops. I’m constantly seeing new art forms and how I can put my own spin on things.

Which I believe will help this new path of house designing. I love to learn new art forms. And to me, house designing is just that. New art.

Hope your week is filled with beautiful ideas.

Flowers!! Can’t wait for flowers!!
Digital Art
Photography
My photo edited for a Paint plan
My photo edited with photo app
One of my favorite paintings, given to my brother
My photo and edited. A stump seen as a city scape
Metal shavings inside a drop saw
My Photo editing: A pool.
My mom’s favorite window painting.
Landscape photo
Photograph (this was the closest I got to the edge😶)
My Digital Art. Every dot hand placed. (Painting idea)

Etc. I have so many ideas. And one day I will get them all out. You know you are creative when you have 19 albums of art ideas. Haha 😂

Have a wonderful week! 💕

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Play With My Babies

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What do you wish you could do more every day?

Because we are trying to sell our house, all my time is spent focused on the house. Is it clean? Does it smell nice? Do the dishes. Do the laundry. Mop the floors.

But pile on top of that, make breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day from scratch. Take care of a two month year old. (Diapers, feeding, smiles). School is on pause; but my daughter is doing an awesome job reading her books from Nana.

But within all of this, I rarely have time to just play with my kiddos. Or even just watch them play.

But a big part of anyone’s childhood is to be read a bedtime story. Even when my mom was crazy busy, she would read us Indian in the Cupboard series. (Great books). But she made time. But for me, I don’t know where my time goes every day. By the time bedtime rolls in I’m tired and my body hurts, that I just was to be in bed.

It happens occasionally when my husband is home at night, and he can hold the little one. But with his schedule , and him being exhausted all the time, that’s slim.

So mom’s out there. Read books with your kids. Play imaginary games too. They are only little once. But also, if you have more kids, you might not have lots of free time in the future.

But also it will give your kids memories they keep forever. Because I have no idea how little I was when my mom read to me, but I can still remember.

Weekend is almost here. Have fun!!🤩

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Tattoo…

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What tattoo do you want and where would you put it?

When I was younger, my drawing style was a lot like tattoo art. I liked the dark lines outlining the design.

But I never wanted a tattoo. I’m one of those people, afraid of needles.

Even when my goal was the Olympics, I wasn’t going to get the ring tattoo. I would have just gotten fake tattoos made and stuck it on everyday. I know that sounds ridiculous, but I would have done it. One of a kind!

But if I had to choose a tattoo I would probably get a drawing of water, or a peach orange rose, a picture of my dog, an elephant family, my kids in some way, etc.

This was another reason. That I would change my mind too much. That I would get one, not like it, and want something else.

I’m not against tattoos. You can have them if you want to. Just don’t go overboard. And I’m in favor, especially, for the people who get tattoos to cover up scars. Cover up bad memories with something meaningful or beautiful.

If anything, if I’m really curious, then I will use face paint. No needles and washable.

This I think would be pretty as a tattoo. I’ve been painting this painting layout for the last 20 years. It’s a simple as layout. This one is from 10-30-2020.

I think that would also be my problem. Is and painting that I loved I would want a small square of it to be a tattoo. I would have a stain glass window effect.

That’s actually a cool idea of a painting…I might have to try that in the future.

Have a great Thursday!

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This is A Difficult One.

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Who is the most confident person you know?

This one is hard. Because I don’t know if there is truly a true confident person. Everyone, even the most confident person, has doubts. If you don’t you aren’t human.

Like I’m not a very confident person. But put me in a pool or behind a canvas and I change completely. You wouldn’t even recognize me.

My husband is pretty confident in several aspects of his life. But he is constantly doubting on various decisions. He’s just worried if he is making the right decision. But that’s life. You live, and learn.

My daughter, I would say is the most confident person I know. But she’s only six. It’s amazing to see how a six year old’s mind works. They are fearless! I think she lives with the motto, “ask for forgiveness later.” But I know in her teenage years she will have doubts; we all do.

My son is confident too. But again he is almost three. The mind of a two year old is mind-blowing. He believes his way is the only way. He’s also super independent. I sometimes really want to help him, but nope. Not allowed in his book. Even if he fails and fails, he continually tries until he gets it. He doesn’t ask for help. So to me that is confidence as well. Confidence that you can do it yourself eventually.

My siblings and mama too. They are confident in different aspects of their lives, but they are still unsure of things.

Which to me it is normal. Doubts or questions are a normal part of growing up.

So if you see that super confident person in your life; and it seems like have it all together, they are probably struggling with something too. And sometimes the super confident person needs help, but their persona is against asking for help. So try and be that person for them. Everyone needs someone.

Enjoy your Sunday!

Digital Art “Us”
By: emily2jane
03-16-25

I like drawing quick easy drawings. All I need is my phone and my pointer finger.

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Hmmm…I Know!

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What activities do you lose yourself in?

Reading a book. I know before I said I rarely get to read, but when I do, I can’t put the book down. Even being a mama of three I have occasionally stayed up until 3am reading a book. That’s why it’s rare. Because I always feel terrible the next few days as I’m trying to recoup after my bad decision.

Painting. Drawing. I can just paint for hours. Once life is less crazy, I hope to just disappear to a shed and paint, paint, paint. Like I had a college painting class that was 6hrs long. Several of my classmates would complain that it was too long; whereas, I wanted more time in a day to paint. like yesterday I painted a Spider-Man painting for my son, and it took 3hrs to complete. But it only seemed like 2hrs.

Swimming. I love swimming. Even to this day. Yes, I’m out of shape, but I love swimming laps. I tend to forget about everything, as I enter into my bubble of the pool and just swim. Once I can swim more, I hope I could spend about 1hr a day swimming. It would be the best and safest way for me to get back in shape. Hopefully soon!

Dishes. Strangely enough I can lose myself in doing the dishes. I don’t like doing dishes, but if you have the right tunes, alone time, and the soapy water.

Folding laundry. Since I’m constantly doing chores I’ve tried to make them more enjoyable. I lay my new baby on the bed, I have music playing, and I get to folding. Again. I really dislike folding laundry, but if you have to do something you might as well make it fun.

Sitting in bed. When I finally get to sit in bed and relax, I tend to stay up too late. Like 11pm-Midnight. Just because it’s my first chance that day at complete silent alone time. I should be sleeping, because I’m exhausted. But instead I want to watch a movie, or write a blog post, or just be.

So I don’t know three of the six things I listed count as “activities” but that’s what my life consists of. When I’m not cleaning, cooking from scratch, changing diapers, homeschooling, or giving hugs.

Enjoy your Friday!! I had to just look to see what day it was. Haha! I wonder if that will ever change… but FRIDAY!!

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Life…

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If you think your life is chaotic…

I am a mom to two high energy kids. 6 & almost 3. And now I’m a mother to a 2 month old.

I cook from scratch for every meal, for every day.

I’m doing at least 3 loads of laundry a day to keep up!

My husband’s schedule shifts from day shifts to night shifts; that I don’t know what today is even. Oh, Sunday. I had to look.

But tack on top of this that we are trying to sell our house. So I have to keep the house showing ready. With those two rambunctious kids it’s almost impossible.

And we have our first showing tomorrow…at least I’ve been trying to stay on top of the house so it should be easy.

But if you are feeling overwhelmed today; just know there might be someone with a more chaotic life than yours. Relax and enjoy yourself if you have the time.

I do not. At least not until bedtime.

Have a great Sunday!

(Happy I know what day it is!)