Power Wheels Makeover

I decided to post this today to join in with Kimba over at a soft place to land. I love all of her DIY projects and she has inspired me to find things around my house that I can make new again. When our daughter turned 3 we purchased her a Barbie Jeep, she used it a lot and we felt like we got our money out of it, she grew up and it sat outside in the weather for probably two years. Our niece turned 3 in June and I really wanted to get her a power wheels however we have found Dave Ramsey since our daughter was 3 so no new power wheels for her. I did find some plastic spray paint at Wal Mart and this is where my project began.

I first removed any parts that would come off, most were held on by screws. Then masked off anything that would not come off. The wheels and steering wheel seemed to be the only thing that would not come off, they may have if I would have tried harder but I did not want to break them.

Then I painted the jeep, first I spray painted the bottom of it let it dry then flipped it over and painted the top. I did not take pictures of this part but after it all dried I starting putting the parts back on. I also found some vinyl wall stickers at Wal Mart to decorate with. I am not sure if the finished product would stand up to weather, but my this will be kept in the garage so I was not really worried about that. I was really happy with the finished product and I think that she has the most unique jeep on the block!! All the parts of the jeep still worked but I did purchase a new battery for it as that was the only thing that needed replaced.

Busy!

I know that everyone is busy, it seems that a lot of times when someone says that they are busy the next person tries to explain how they are so much more busy. These past two weeks have been full, full of wonderful blessings, but still full to say the least. I will be done student teaching on Friday, May 8th so I have let the house go, I have let things that can wait wait, and placed many things on the back burner knowing that eventually when I get not so busy that they will still be there waiting on me. (it was brought to my attention today at lunch that maybe I have taken this too far when our daughter said, mom aren't these dirty dinner plates from two nights ago?) but you know what they too will be there when I get to them, along with whatever has grown on them in the meantime..... maybe the kitchen is not something that can wait as long as other things.... regardless I know that this season of my life is almost over, very soon I will be a college graduate, no more homework which are words that I have not been able to say for quite some time.

This busy season of my life has made me think, of all the things that I place on the back burner of all the things that can wait till tomorrow, how often does Christ fall into the category? I had every intention to wash the dirty dishes from two nights ago two nights ago but it just did not get done. It makes we wonder how often do we say I had every intention of going to church this Sunday but this came up and then this came up. I had every intention of reading my bible study or reading my bible but the things that could not wait got in the way. I say this only because this is something that I am dealing with this week. I think that my problem with this is that since God is not physically in our face it is easier to put Him off. The worst part is He is the one and only thing that CAN not wait. I serve a jealous God and when I place the things of this world or the priorities of this world above Him I am not truly serving Him. In our bible study this week we learned that when God told the disciples to drop their nets and follow him, they did, no questions asked, no looking back. I want to serve our God like that, I want to serve Him first thing everyday. I know that it will not be an easy thing to do as life always seem to get in the way. I will have to wake up everyday and make a conscious decision to not let anything get in the way of reading my bible or serving him with all that I am. Just some thoughts......


Madysen's doctor appointment is on Tuesday, we should know more about what is going on with her after that.
In His Love,
Lauren

Madysen is American

We went to the doctor on Monday after school to talk about Madysen's test results and the culture came back and she is in fact American! : ) These test results also came back to show that everything is not as we would like for it to be. A very long and kind of gross story short is that we are going to Children's sometime in the next month or so for some more tests. She has to go to the Nephrology department, which by most accounts means nothing to me, however my Mom knew exactly what it meant. Our doctor seems to think that this is something that will be taken care of rather quickly, however questions seem to creep into my head as Madysen has never been truly healthy with her kidneys. This is our second trip to Children's to see Dr.'s concerning her and this type of aliment.
My mind could allow me to go many places with this, however I am choosing to place my concerns with the only one that can handle them. When I am weak he is strong and while this is not something that I feel will turn into something huge, I know that no matter what happens with her test results that God is Good ALL the time.

He is my rock and I know of no other place to turn especially when it comes to my children.
God Bless,
Lauren

Madysen's Sayings

Last week when we were at the doctor's office for a check up with Madysen the doctor was not happy with the results so he told us that he was going to send them off for culture. Madysen looked at him very plainly and said, I already know my culture, it's American. Needless to say the doctor and I both lost it. She has obviously been studying cultures in Social Studies recently. The doctor told her that she was right, she is American, but he wanted to get a culture done anyway.....

That doctor's appointment also lead to some other test results that we are waiting on, Madysen seems to be keeping some type of strep in her Kidneys and is on medicine at the present moment for it and we will go to back to the doctor for more tests on Monday, if everything is not the way the doctor wants it to be then we will be sent to a specialist to see why she is keeping this in her system with the medication not taking care of it. I am placing all of this in his hands as there is no reason for me to stress over something that I have no control over.

In his love!
Lauren

I'm Blogging....... Finally!

I have been reading blogs for well over a year now and have learned so many great things from them all, how to be a better person, how to have a better house and most of all how to have a better realtionship with my Lord and Savior. I am not a writer by any stretch of the imagination, when my college English classes were over I did a happy dance, so I am sure that I will stumble over my words and won't make any sense from time to time however I wanted to have a way to document the growth of our children, document my thoughts from time to time and maybe somewhere down the road perhaps inspire someone else to be a better version of themselves. I will probably pretend to be talking to someone else, even when no one is reading, however I want our children to know how much they are treasured and as much as I try to journal for each of them, I am much faster at typing than at writing! If you do read this blog I hope that you get a laugh from our stories of our children and maybe, just maybe be inspired to be a better servant for our Lord. Becuase at the end of the day everything rides on Faith somehow.