"Five Things" Friday

What a busy week we've had!  The days have just flown by and now it's already Friday.  And that means it's time for my weekly post...

"Five Things Friday"!

Do you know how/why I started this weekly post?  Of course not.  Let me tell you.  While "blog-hopping" one day (yes, I am a nerd...but we've already established this)  I found a wonderful blog, Life Rearranged.  Please hop on over there and discover the blessings for yourself.  Each Friday, there is a really fun link-up called "InstaFriday" -- the idea is to share moments from your week using photos taken with your cell phone.  The photos do not have to be fancy or beautiful -- they are just whatever you take with your phone in all their unedited glory. 

I LOVE this!! 

But...guess what??

My cell phone

does

NOT

take

pictures!!!

Yes, I live in the dark ages of five years ago.  Or six.  (when did those fun phones come out?)

I have a $15 phone with numbers that light up when I flip it open.  I pay $20 a month for 200 minutes.  No contract. 

Sweeeeeet.

Guess what else???

I DON'T EVEN TEXT.

But I digress.  This is stuff for another post.  (Guess what I'll be rambling about sometime next week?)

Back to InstaFriday.  I really wanted to participate in the InstaFriday link-up.  But alas, I have photos from a regular ol' camera.  So rather than try to be different and spoil the Insta Friday link-up party, I simply came up with the idea of "Five Things Friday" for myself.  Looking back on the week each Friday, and seeing all the little moments of blessings (or difficulties that turned into blessings), really helps to keep my perspective in order.  Reminds me that though overall things can get stressful, God has immensely blessed me and my family.  He is ever so faithful. 

I still enjoy reading everyone else's InstaFriday posts.

Here are my Five Things this week:


1.  This Bible study.  It's amazing.  We've just started in the book of Acts and it's powerful.  Like, Holy Spirit powerful. 

2.  On Tuesday afternoon, the boys and I enjoyed a wonderfully nutritious snack of milk and Oreo cookies.  Much sugary goodness was consumed, and much fun was had.

3.  I did some stitching this week.  Or rather, punching.  Punchneedle, that is.  I am showing partial pics because these are gifts for dear friends who might be blog-readers.  You don't know who you are.  Watch out, you're getting punched soon!  Punched needlework, that is. 

Something about this black fabric makes it more difficult to do punchneedle. Not my favorite project, but it's for one of my favorite people. So it's totally worth it!

This ivory fabric is much easier to work with when doing punchneedle.  A very enjoyable and quick project!

4. Daddy dog pile. Need I say more?

They can't wait for Daddy to get home from work so they can play like this!  Mama doesn't do dog piles.

5. The boys love to "play with Mama's make-up"...much to Daddy's dismay. However, though Ben calls it "playing", what he is really doing is "re-organizing."  There is NO applying of the make-up.  They love to take all my eye-liners, mix them up with my lip-liners, open and close the mirror, pile all the liners in the lid of my Caboodles case, see what happens when they shut the lid...etc etc. This is actually totally okay with me. I can now apply my make-up in relative peace. (I take out what I need before letting them have at it.) 

Ben likes to "borrow" one of Sam's pacifiers now and then...he doesn't actually still take a paci like Sam does.  Here they are on Mama and Daddy's bed...playing make-up...

Overall, what a blessed week!!  I hope you had a wonderful week, too.