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don't know why, but i can't move my pictures, so here they are, all clumped together.

my boys

sweetie girl

me and my boyfriend. note to self: work on posture.

silly boys

so, life is good here in the parker house. just thought i would give an update on how things are going...

-our community group finished up the truth project last night. i really have enjoyed getting together with our friends once a week, and i have learned a lot thru the series. it would be hard for me to list the things i've learned, but it has been great.

- the small group that i meet with on wednesday mornings finished up last week, too. i will miss meeting with those ladies once a week, too.

- i am quickly realizing that i may have a love/hate relationship with my summer. love not having much to do, yet hate not having anything to do. welcome to my crazy.

- ellen accidentally took six steps while trying to put a shirt on herself this morning. she will be walking for reals soon. it is really hard to believe!

- i have been exercising lately. oh, don't be confused, this is still angie's blog. i am ready to be healthy, etc. so i started one dvd program and really liked it, but then started doing the 30 day shred. i am on day 9 (i skipped mother's day- i was too busy eating humongous chocolate chip cookies to exercise). it has been pretty rough, but i am seeing results and am able to do a few pushups and i haven't punched the tv yet, so progress is being made. i am also thankful for the accountability of doing this 'with' a friend. i am really motivated by accountability, for sure!

- i still haven't read a book this year. it is a wonder that my mind hasn't turned to mush. joel got me a short-ish book for mother's day, so it will be my first attempt. :)

- loving not watching tons of tv. hate moving the stupid antenna around to try to get pbs for my kids to watch. the kids are champs and don't even complain anymore when the picture breaks up and the sound goes out. poor little things with bad tv reception.

- needing to do a re-declutter. i am feeling stressed about all of our junk. a little fearful that my stuff will bury me alive now that i don't HAVE to clean up since small group won't be meeting here every week.

- doing pretty good on not eating between meals. i really am learning about my eating habits. if i feel down or upset in 30 seconds flat i am standing in front of the cabinet looking for something to eat.

- have learned to stop buying raisinettes and donettes. (you know that there is a problem when your two big snack weaknesses end in -ettes. good grief.)

- was convicted at church yesterday because of my lack of consistency in parenting. i need to be consistent because my God is consistent.

- haven't been in the Word much at all. due to the fact that i am a fan of accountability, i wonder what will happen now that i am not meeting with community group or my small group for the summer. don't want to get even lazier.

- joel and i are gearing up for our happy 10 years of blissful marriage anniversary trip in june! we are going to jackson hole, wyoming. i am super excited and have been looking into buying bear sized pepper spray. one day when i was exercising, davis said "mom, i know why you are exercising." i said "oh, you know that mom wants to be healthy, now, right?" he said, "no, you just want to be as fast as me so you can run faster than a bear on your trip." hence, the pepper spray search on google.

- lane has been talking a lot, and what do you know? he is really a funny kid. always doing something crazy to make us all laugh.

- davis is gearing up for kindergarten. i am wanting to savor every minute of the summer with him!

goodness, this is long! hey, mom! (that was because you are probably the only one still reading this. :) )