Saturday at our house

Saturday at the Jongetjes... We have my cousin Kristin visiting us this weekend, which we love. Hope she won't mind a typical weekend day with us, complete with a trip to Chuck E Cheeses, and Nick's soccer game. Hopefully we'll squeeze a little shopping in, and have fun barbequeing and going in the spa tonight.
The other day I was reading a book that talked about how we fill our lives and times with the urgent, not important things, when we really need to focus on the important, not urgent stuff. Do you think that gives me free reign to leave the house and laundry undone? :-) I can go have fun with my kids at the park, or go out with Lauren, or especially to open my bible and actually meditate for awhile. I am so bad at actually just sitting down and spending time in God's presence. I am really trying to not let our family be so over busy that we miss the good stuff about being a family and being humans in God's world.

Here's a little piece of scripture I want to share that really lifts me up:

Praise the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits-
who forgives all your sins
and heals all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,
who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed like the eagles.
(from Psalm 103)

Jongetjes Happenings

Nick with his cousin Gregory

First day of Kindergarten for Brynn

Ready to go to the Luau

The other day, I was asking Nick what he did at school today. He said, "Well, I chased Aubree at recess today, and when I caught her, I asked her if she wanted to go on a date with me." I said to him that he is WAY too young to go on a date. He kind of rolled his eyes and said, "I KNOW, mom, but I need to practice so that when I get older I won't freak out or anything!" It's going to be interesting...

This weekend we went to a fabulous luau, complete with a pig roast, Hawaiian dancers and other fun entertainment. Mom came down for the weekend to hang out with us and to babysit on Saturday night. It was really fun to get dressed up and spend time with old friends.

Time to Myself!

Wow! Life sure changes when your youngest child enters kindergarten. I actually have time to play around on the computer. I can go shopping without having my kids in the dressing room with me asking if that thing I have on is called a boob holder. I can excercise without waiting for Lauren to come home. I can watch What Not to Wear instead of Sponge Bob. I can read a book at Starbucks. I can actually get the house cleaned up all at one time! I loved the preschool years, but I am definitely ready for this next stage that I am entering. Being a parent of young children is exhausting! I thought I might feel lonely when I was home alone, but my time gets filled up quickly.

Now that I work for Welcome Home Baby, and make home visits to 1st time moms, I have a normal person's schedule. No more weekends, nights, or holidays!! I miss some of the gals from the NICU, but I sure don't miss the stress! I work 2 1/2 days a week, which leaves me plenty of time to do my home stuff, and enjoy time to myself. I definitely feel like this job change is a blessing to me.

So, we will see how I do at this blogging thing. I am not the most computer savy person, but hey, we'll see what happens!

Amy