Just another day in Paradise!

Hello everyone!

So I am a horrible blogger. You would think that I would be better at this. Seeing as how I always have so much to say. lol. Oh well!

So, to update since last post we are doing WONDERFULLY! :) I really, really am blessed. I will try to give you a short version of everything that has happened lately.

Let's Start with Matt. Well, he had a birthday! He is now 26 years old! We are kind of in shock at the rate we are aging these days. ;) He is still working at Ross Bridge. Been getting in some great hours. Been thinking about going back to Southeastern Bible to finish his degree. So, keep that in prayer if you would that God would open the doors and provide a way for him financially. That's about it for Matt. Um, except to say that he is still the BEST husband and father EVER!! Hehe! I just LOVE him!

Kaylee Anne, hmm, where should I start? She is three going on thirteen. Same old independant Kaylee. We just love her to death. She is always so entertaining. She loves singing songs that she makes up on a whim. Last night we all played Hide and seek in the dark and she was telling us "scary" stories. lol. It was so much fun! She is fully potty trained and passy free. We are having some sleeping issues with her right now, but other than that is developing great! She has been taking swim lessons at the YMCA (thanks Mee-maw!). She can now swim from one end of the pool and back. (50 yards total!) She is so awesome! I look forward to pool time this summer. She may be starting T-ball here soon. I will let you know. I know she would rock at T-ball.

My darling Cayden is doing well. He is PASSY FREE!!! So awesome! I took him shopping for a new toy and told him to pay for his new toy with the passy. So, he picked out a Sheep stuffed animal and handed his ziplock baggy of passies to the cashier (who thought I was crazy) and never looked back. Seriously, not one complaint from that boy. He is so grown up! And his speech is improving. He has been talking for a while but now he is able to pronunciate a lot better. Sometimes I have to turn around to see who is talking he sounds just like Kaylee. :)

Well, I guess that leaves me. Hmm... I don't really have anything new going on. I just sit at home and watch the kids, clean house, and eat. lol. I do have to say that I am enjoying those tasks a lot more these days. Even cleaning! I just love the look on my husband's face when he comes home to a clean house. I love making him proud. We have a lot more time to spend together as a family. It is just wonderful. :) I have made a promise to Mattie to not shop for anything other than groceries until September! Aaagghh! I made this promise about a week ago, and I am struggling. I had NO idea how addicted I was to shopping. lol. I think really its the whole "wanting what you can't have" syndrome. Anyway, you can hear all about my shopping woes at AdorablyRandom.blogspot.com

Well, that's all for now. I will try to update a little better. As you can see though, you haven't missed much. Love you all! :)

Prayer Request For 2010!

So, here are my prayer requests for 2010! Notice, if you will, that I did not call them my new year's resolutions. The reason being that I always make resolutions and nothing happens. But when I pray the Lord answers! (Can I get an amen?!?) So, with God's help and His blessings, this is what I want to accomplish this year!

1.) Have a DAILY quiet time

2.) PRAY with my children and for my children

3.) Lose 21lbs! (I can do ALL things through Christ who Strengthens Me!)

4.) Exercise more-- ok I guess I should say exercise period. Cause, any exercise would be more than I do now.

5.) Find peace financially. "...give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. Otherwise I may disown you and say, 'Who is Lord?' or I may become poor and steal and so dishonor the name of the Lord."

6.) Serve God in my church and grow the First Touch Ministry.

7.) Show my unwavering support to my husband as he grows in wisdom and favor with God.

8.) Clean house more often!

9.) Say goodbye to the Pappy and Diapers! (FYI: Kaylee is no longer in diapers! PTL!)

10.) Omit the phrase "I want..." from my daily conversations. Replace with "I am blessed!"

May my friends, family, and facebook fans (lol) be with me in prayer this year. May the Lord work his miracles. I know some of these request may be hard but nothing is hard for my God. God bless each and everyone of you this new year!

What a Year!

Ok, so I haven't been the best little blogger. :( Since my last post so much has happened! Let me see if I can try to catch you up.

The last post was about our first trip to the ER back in October. Since then we have been to the ER two more times and have had a 5 day stay in the hospital! Most of you know the details because we needed everyone to pray for our sweet boy. Just in case you don't know, Cayden came down with the swine flu the last week of October. We immediately sent Kaylee to Nana's and were so blessed that she did not come down with it! Halloween came and went and Cayden was worse and not better. So, we took him back to the ER and the Dr's office and found out he had developed pneumonia. They sent us home. He continued to be in pain and I probably called the nurse like every 30 minutes. Finally, got an appointment with Cayden's regular pediatrician who took the first blood sample since he had gotten sick. His white blood cell count was way too high and we were immediately sent to Children's hospital where we stayed for 5 days on IV antibiotics and fluids. He did recover very well after that. Praise the Lord! It was definitely a very rough time for us. Emotionally, physically, and financially. (Actually, we just received the final bill in the mail for all that this week! Yikes!)

Both kids had a birthday! Cayden had a Buzz Lightyear party just 6 days after returning home from the hospital. He had a blast! (ha! a blast, get it?) Kaylee had her Strawberry Shortcake party just five weeks after Cayden. She loves parties! And all her amazing gifts! I can not believe that I now have a two and three year old! Time flies! Of, course, more presents came with Christmas. We celebrated throughout the month with parades, parties, and family time. It was a wonderful time. They really enjoyed Christmas this year! Thank you to everyone who made it a great Christmas for them. Lord, knows it would have been pretty bland with the one present each that we had for them. We are truly grateful!

Matt is still working at Ross Bridge. He has tried to find other jobs, but the Lord has not shown us our path just yet. He is now back working part time at Taco Bell. He works whenever he can. I praise God for such a dedicated and devoted husband! I could not ask for more! The best news is that Matt has decided to go back to school! He would like to continue his quest to be a youth minister! I am so beyond proud of him! I know God has great things in store for Matthew and for us as a family. Keep him in your prayers as we try to apply for grants and student loans. Pray that the Lord will provide for him to serve in this way.

I am still at home. My "business" is at a standstill. I haven't invested too much time in it lately. Mainly because I do not have a business liscence. I was approved for one! :) However, we are counting every penny and the start up money I need to spend on the business liscence and supplies is just not a priority right now. But I have enjoyed making cute things for my children and friends. It is a lot of fun! 2009 was a hectic and emotional year for me, but 2010 has all the makings of a great year! I have been put on some medicine that has been a LIFESAVER to me. My hormones seemed to have leveled out. I feel in control of my emotions and have seen such a huge change in my attitude! What I thought was a dreadful diagnosis turned out to be for the best. Because now I am on the right medication and can have a normal happy life. :) Praise the Lord!

I have been given the opportunity to serve my church as the First Touch Director. It is a ministry for expecting parents. We provide support, encouragement, and prayer during the "waiting period". Once the baby arrives we welcome them with open arms and show the new parents around the preschool department. It is a wonderful ministry that I am blessed to be a part of. It has turned out to be a big undertaking. I am but one very young, person and there are hundreds of women in our church. Finding out who is expecting and who isn't seems to be a big task. Pray for me to have wisdom and creativity in my new venture!

Well, I think that about sums up 2009. Stay tuned for my NEW YEAR's Post. Have a wonderful and Happy New Year! God Bless!

Our first ER trip...

Hello Everyone!

I am sure that you all thought I had forgotten about my blog. Truth be told, I did! Ha! I have been so wrapped up in my new hobby, sewing, and my old hobby, reading. I have not found the time to blog. But I am here now! And do I have a story to tell!

So you all know that my darling little Angels are also known to be quite the little dare devils. Always jumping off the furniture, climbing on top of dressers, running into walls (on purpose!), and oh so much more wonderfully daring things. It is a miracle to me that we have made it this far without a trip to the emergency room. But, that changed Saturday when Cayden busted his head open.

So, of all the daring things my kids are known to do, what happened that made him finally warrant a trip to the ER? Well, surprisingly enough, it was a complete accident. He was getting down out of the glider/rocker and when his feet hit the ground he was a little unsteady so he fell to his knees and his head went forward slamming quite hard on the bottom corner of the dresser. It just popped his little forehead right open. Nothing too big but deep. Deep enough to receive 4 stitches! He handled it quite well. Of course he was numb when they did the stitches. They had strapped him in a harness of sorts that of course kept him from moving. So that did make him scream for daddy the whole time. While Mommy watched from behind holding my breath and tensing up so much that I nearly threw up and passed out. I sat down in a chair in the corner of the room and when the Dr heard me trying to catch my breath she told me to leave the room! Ha! No way! I was fine though. I survived and so did Boogs. He was back to his old happy self moments after they unstrapped him and handed him to Daddy. I had the worst tension headache Saturday night. But I was overall impressed with how we all handled the first ER visit. Hope to not go back for a LONG time though!

Things are going well here at the Keenum house. We are all still very much in love with each other! Everyday is such a blessing! Counting down to the birthdays coming up. Cayden will be 2 on November 13th! And Kaylee will be 3 on December 18th! It is so surreal. But we are loving every minute of it!

I hope to update this blog more often. I will at least try. :)

Love you all! God bless!

ATTENTION!!

Just to let EVERYONE know... I am extremely proud of my husband! I have so much respect for that man I want to scream it to the world!!! I mean seriously if I could write him a reference letter, every one would want to hire him! He freakin' rocks my socks!! :)

As most of you know Matt has worked NON-STOP this weekend. Getting all of about 6 hours of sleep in three days. The kids and myself have missed him TERRIBLY. And wished that he was home with us instead of at work. Let those feelings not be confused with lack of appreciation for the hard work Matt is putting in to provide for his family. Really lets stop and think about this for a second...

We have Matt (love of my life, bestfriend, world's best daddy) whom we love spending every moment of everday with, working non stop to make sure that we are provided for and happy. Oh if its even possible...he just makes me love him more!! So, when you love someone that much, why would you not miss them like crazy when they are gone?!?

I know this post may be a little random to most folks, but I just had to make sure that my complaining about Matt being gone was not misunderstood by anyone. It would break my heart if anyone thought that I didn't respect/appreciate/love Matt. I can gaurantee you that NO ONE loves him more than I do!!! (Except God). He's my Angel, my star, my rock!

Ok, I could go on and on about this man, but he told me to stop. lol. Going to go to bed now. ;)

Thanks for reading!

Grammar check???

Lol. My last post was filled with errors. While Spell Check has the best intentions of correcting your spelling errors, it can not read your mind. Ergo, make sure you very carefully check spell checks corrections before signing off on them. Ha! Monogamy is not something we struggle with in this house. But Monotony is! Lol. That is too funny. And I am not fond of the color yellow (not found). There were more but oh well.

Also, anyway think that Kaylee looks like she is glaring at me in the picture above?? I think I must have said something to her or something. LOL. She is so funny!

Just another day in...paradise?

Hey there!

Just checking in to give a couple updates. Has for the 'big announcement' you were to receive last week... My darling, bestie, Nicole is expecting baby number two!!! A true answer to prayer! We are so excited! However, against my firm dislike, she has decided not to find out what she is having. lol. I admire her for doing that. I would never be able to hold out that long. As for the person throwing the baby shower, I personally would LOVE to know whether to use pink or blue. I have never been that found of yellow. :) Hehe! I love you Cole!

Matt has gotten the job at Taco Bell. Though he seems very excited about working there, I ask for many prayers. I am already seeing some serious signs of fatigue. He is such a wonderful provider for this family and would go to the ends of the earth if he needed to. I love him for that. Just pray that the Lord gives him the energy, strength, and occasional day off that he needs.

And while your praying...pray for the children and myself as we are left at home with out our wonderful, fun, loving, doting, father and hubby. Kaylee and Cayden get so cranky and fussy when they are trapped at home all the time with nothing but the same old toys and boring old mommy. They love spending time with their daddy so much (as do I). it breaks up the monogamy of the day. He is such a wonderful light in our lives.

Cayden is amazing me everyday. I am really starting to see him grow, physically, mentally, and emotionally. It is great that I am finally opening my eyes to see that he is not a "baby" anymore, but bittersweet. As I am proud of his new accomplishments and his mouth full of teeth (finally), I know that my baby days are over. :( Praise the Lord for bringing us Hudson! What a blessing to have him to ease my baby blues. Ha! He is so precious too! As is his Mommy and Daddy who happen to be the best employers/neighbors ever!

Kaylee is doing well. She is unfortunately going into the terrible threes which I just found out are worse than the terrible two's with a little girl. Ugh! Her tantrums are now more "grown up". Meaning, that she has learned the art of backtalk. Pray for her (and the rest of us!) as she learns to handle her emotions and express her feelings in a more positive way. I pray that she learns better than her mommy did. lol. On an EXTREMELY positive note, my little 'Miss independent' has started being more cuddly, loving lately. Oh how I have missed her sweet kisses. Its funny though to have her yell at you one minute and then lay her head on your shoulder the next and say, "I love you so much Mom!" :)

As for the crazy one in this family...I am doing alright. I have kind of slowed down with the business which makes me a little nervous to hand over the money for the business licence. But I know that God has plans for me. It is exciting and nerve-wrecking. I truly hope to gather the money and the courage to get the licence next week.

I hope that everyone is doing well. Keep in touch and invite me and the kids over to dinner during the week. lol. Until next time......