sorry Sam

If you know me you know its no secret that I don't really care too much for Walmart. So of course we would move to NWA where Walmart's home office is located. Yeah, it's been quite an adjustment for me. When we lived in the KC metro I did most of our grocery shopping at Costco, Super Target, or Hyvee. In the 2 years that we lived in Lee's Summit I never went to Walmart. Never ever...seriously, never.

So, we move to Arkansas where there is no Costco, Super Target, or Hyvee. It's been an adjustment. We tried Sam's for a few months and I absolutely hated it. The customer service was terrible. And we never had a good experience with the food court. That seems like a silly thing to be upset about, but that is part of the wholesale club adventure for us. Finally, I decided I could keep complaining about how terrible Sam's Club was or we could just quit going. So, we cancelled our membership. It was a great decision.

Last Saturday we needed a few things from the store so we went to Target as a family. We pull in and Micah says, "Why are we at Target on a Saturday?" "Honey, Target on a Saturday is better than Walmart any day of the week." and right on cue 2 tour buses pull up in front of Target and about 100 international Walmart shareholders descend on Target.

God has a sense of humor.

Walmart Shareholders are in town this week. While I was out and about today I heard that this meeting brings an extra 18,000 people to NWA. I'm just glad this week is almost over and NWA will return to "normal"

As for me, I'm REALLY trying to have a better outlook and attitude when it comes to Walmart. It's such a silly thing to get so frustrated about.

and off to Aldi's I go to grocery shop :-)

Stuff Evan Says

Here are a few of my favorite things Evan has said today. Really wishing I would have kept up with this all along, but I can't go back.

"Mom, I have another friend besides Caroline in our new neighborhood. Uh, it's a God name….oh yeah, Jonah. But not the dead one in heaven from the fish, a different Jonah."

"Mom, I'm gonna just wear my shoes to bed. My shoes and my clothes mom…yep, gonna wear them for 3 days so I don't make dirty clothes AND I'm always ready to go. Well, I will change my underwear…don't worry mom."

Back to blogging, maybe?

Been thinking a lot about getting back to blogging. It's really a pretty simple way for me to keep track of the happening in our lives.

I obviously don't blog as a business.

Might be the creative outlet I need and a way to "get it on paper"

Here are a few things I've considered documenting...

-Evan's kindergarten year
-potty training woes with Eli
-my weight loss journey, at least I think it might be a good way to stay accountable
-our home building adventures
-life in NWA
-how we make it work as a one car family
-how/why we live with a minimalist wardrobe
-home organizing tricks and tips
-whatever else pops up in my brain.

don't you just love this stream of consciousness writing?

funny Evan moments I want to remember

"Mommy, Eli has little bo-bo's like me. Mommy you have BIG bo-bo's" Ah, the joys of nursing with a preschooler in the house.

We were playing outside today and Evan totally ran into the garage door while he was chasing bubbles. I laughed out loud...I'm a good mom, really.

Sometime during the first few weeks at home I was burping Eli in the middle of his feeding. He burped and Evan said, "Him gonna eat from the udder (other) one now?"

Eli Announcement

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Some pics because it's been way too long

Evan is still talking about his "Caterpillar Cake" from his birthday. He really enjoyed having us sing to him and getting to blow out the candle. Pretty sure we sang "Happy Birthday" about 5 times before he finally let us stop.

He loves his scooter he got for Christmas.

I love this face! Love this boy!

Quotes and Stuff

I keep kicking myself for not keeping track of the funny things Evan says. So, I'm gonna do my best to re-count a few of his most memorable quotes here so I have them somewhere. Yeah, I know that most of this is way funnier to me than anyone else, but I need a record of it somewhere.

• Sometimes Eli kicks me in the ribs out of nowhere and I will say "ouch" or something. Evan comes over and says to my belly, "Stop kicking my mommy!"

• Evan, what happens when baby Eli is sleeping? He whispers, "We be quiet." What happens when Eli is awake? "Waaaa Waaaa" (baby crying)

• Funny moments in the sonogram room with Evan. "Mommy, baby Eli swimming?" and most recently he asked if that was jelly on my tummy. So, the technician and I both explained that it's not the jelly you eat on your pb&j. "Oh, it's belly jelly?" Yes, it is. :)

• "I want daddy, I'll holler at him."

• Evan wanted to kiss his "Caterpillar Cake" good night the night before his birthday party.

• Potty training provides lots of comedy. In the Costco bathroom with Evan and he says (not quietly), "Mom, push my penis down." The joys of potty training a boy! However, it's pretty awesome that I get m&m's everytime I go potty too.

• A house is being built right next door to us and Evan woke up one morning and could hear the men working outside, but he doesn't have a window on that side of his room. "I need a window right there. I can't see them build a house."