tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13919311597816309162024-03-08T03:46:42.863-08:00My Brilliant NonsenseJessica Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15385777564394977383noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391931159781630916.post-53860321910688737802013-09-02T21:29:00.001-07:002013-09-02T21:29:19.953-07:00Our AdventuresWell, we are currently homeless, we've moved out of our house in Monrovia, ca and our house in Lehi, UT isn't available until Sept 21. So like any normal person would, we (my mom, 3 kiddos, and I) decided to go on a 3 1/2 week long road trip. We left wed aug 28 and headed out to my Brother's house in westminster, CO. We took three days to get there and have enjoyed every minute, well mostly every minute. We've visited an Indian museum, an aquarium, a water park, got stuck in quicksand, and have only been gone for six days. Needless to say, we're exhausted, but blessed and thankful for this special time with family. <div><br><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zqHfMmJu9no/UiVlnkXjj_I/AAAAAAAADQM/1dypHJ3-mGk/s640/blogger-image-1515617164.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zqHfMmJu9no/UiVlnkXjj_I/AAAAAAAADQM/1dypHJ3-mGk/s640/blogger-image-1515617164.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>It has been so fun seeing my brother and remembering how much we both like to have fun and live life to the fullest. I could always count on him to go on an adventure with me, even if his only job was to carry all my bags while I went on a shopping spree in Canada!! Not to mention, my sweet sister-in-law, who has been so gracious having us here on such short notice and is so much fun to be around.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-C5WIZnDnOfk/UiVllNK4NzI/AAAAAAAADP8/81UC_VfcJNE/s640/blogger-image-441396759.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-C5WIZnDnOfk/UiVllNK4NzI/AAAAAAAADP8/81UC_VfcJNE/s640/blogger-image-441396759.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>The time we've spent with my mom has been priceless, we both love to travel and are good at balancing each other out. She often brings reality into my adventurous ideas and I make her do things that sometimes seem crazy. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-T1oTfkyowsU/UiVljtOGOOI/AAAAAAAADP0/B7z9yiYGY_A/s640/blogger-image--1032234812.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-T1oTfkyowsU/UiVljtOGOOI/AAAAAAAADP0/B7z9yiYGY_A/s640/blogger-image--1032234812.jpg"></a></div></div></div><br></div><div>We still have 19 days left, which sounds long and exhausting, but I'm looking forward to spending some time with Eric next weekend and then heading out to see my grandparents, aunt, uncle and cousin.</div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--Iz8DOg9PKs/UiVlmYRAPsI/AAAAAAAADQE/ulfBo6Dg11A/s640/blogger-image-113952274.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--Iz8DOg9PKs/UiVlmYRAPsI/AAAAAAAADQE/ulfBo6Dg11A/s640/blogger-image-113952274.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div></div>Jessica Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15385777564394977383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391931159781630916.post-11848178650153702582012-02-10T20:24:00.000-08:002012-02-10T20:24:06.823-08:00Valentine's Wreath<div style="text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BVbCJUSGb0I/TzXtZfDc7rI/AAAAAAAABr4/KzCckY4eKQY/s1600/DSC02937.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BVbCJUSGb0I/TzXtZfDc7rI/AAAAAAAABr4/KzCckY4eKQY/s400/DSC02937.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a> </div>Simple valentine's wreath I made for a Valentine's Party.<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Jessica Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15385777564394977383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391931159781630916.post-17025115403823121022012-01-08T21:24:00.000-08:002012-01-08T21:29:03.741-08:00I'm slowly learning...<br />
I've been spending some time, thinking about some of the things we go through as parents of little ones. They can be so trying... One of the hardest parts for me is just the constant responsibility of caring for them, I know that sounds bad, but getting them fed and dressed and bathed and changing the diapers is tiring. I have a hard time pushing past myself and on somedays am so anxious and frustrated that I can't do anything that I want to do, because I have to take care of these children. It seems like dinner times are the worst, I'm prepping dinner, frazzled and frustrated because eric is supposed to be home now, desperately hoping eric will walk through the door any minute to help with the children. And that's when one of them walks up to me and asks for chocolate milk, I snap at them and tell them, "NO, Dinner is cooking, wait for dinner." If they proceed to complain, I yell at them, "NO, dinner is cooking, just be patient!!" Not even realizing the irony in that. Maybe if I displayed more patience while waiting for dad to get home, they might learn how to be patient from my example, fancy that! I recently had a breakthrough in this area, and it's inspired me to try harder...<br />
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It was just one of those days, I woke up with a sore throat, I wanted desperately to stay in bed and not have to get up when eric left for work. But, I pulled myself up and started doing the things I have to do at the beginning of the day (Feed any kids that are hungry, change diapers, make sure anthony uses the bathroom) slightly praising myself for already doing better than yesterday, but as I was changing Becca's diaper, I noticed she had spots on her stomach and back, she had been having fevers for a couple of days.<br />
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This was a problem, I knew I would have to take her to the doctor. I started worrying, not about my daughter, but about how I would have to go to a new doctor and I don't know if I'll like him, I won't be able to just sit and rest all day, like I had planned, I'm going to have to get all the kids dressed and out the door, and I just didn't want to. But as I looked at my baby girl, I knew I had to suck it up, I have to take care of her more than myself. So I went into Mother Mode. I made an appointment, got everyone ready, ate lunch and headed out the door.<br />
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I arrived at the doctor in heels (hoping to make myself look older) with no stroller, because I was too lazy to run back up and open the garage to put it in the car. I held Becca, who was doing a good job complaining about being sick and looking very pitiful. Trying to fill out forms with one hand, the other two children buzzing around at my feet, and Becca trying to steal my pen. I finally get in the dr, that goes smoothly, but he tells me we should draw blood from Becca just in case she has the measles (She didn't, she had roseola, and is fine now).<br />
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So with all three kids I walk out the door to go get her blood drawn, while on the way to the car, Anthony falls and scrapes up his wrist and knees. He burst into tears and starts crying out for his dad, full of drama. I stopped, comforted him and led him to the car. Meanwhile, Alissa has been limping and complaining because her toe hurts, she had hurt it a few nights before and wasn't happy that she had to wear shoes. So, we finally get to the lab, and I get Becca all settled to get her blood drawn, the other kids just sitting by and watching, (not the greatest idea but I didn't have much choice). It took about 5 minutes of Becca screaming bloody murder, for them to get the blood. Alissa in the background, "I don't want to watch this, it's too scary, I don't like it". Anthony just running around trying to make people laugh (That's his coping mechanism).<br />
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With this done, we walk out the door, Becca screaming all the way to the car. I get her in her seat, still screaming. I get Anthony buckled and he starts screaming about his wrist and knees hurting, crying for daddy. Alissa is barely holding it together. I close the door and take a breath. All I can think is I must drive through and get a snack, this is how I know I'm barely holding it together. This is my coping mechanism, soda and a snack from a fast food place. However, we are short on money and I knew I shouldn't. I talked myself out of it, got home, gave the older kids a Popsicle and the let them watch a movie while I made dinner.<br />
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Talk about a long day, I was so ready to call it a night. I started making dinner, and decided that I should make cookies because I was really craving something sweet. Of course, the kids wanted to help and Becca wanted to be held. I held it together, got dinner in the oven. Cookies were put on hold, I figured I would just do one ingredient at a time. That's when I got the text, Eric was stuck in traffic, That's ok I thought, dinner won't be ready for a while anyways, no big deal. Dinner finishes and Eric walks through the door. From the moment I see him, I can tell he doesn't feel good. I hand him the baby while I dish up and eat and he tries to hold it together. Before I finish he hands her back to me and runs to the bathroom. I take her, finish eating and feeding her. He comes back and lays on the couch.<br />
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This is where my breakthrough happened. Thoughts were running through my head... I was hoping he'd rescue me, I don't feel that great either, why can't he just suck it up, etc... But I stop myself and start thinking, I went into mother mode today, I didn't feel that bad, I can push through, finish the day strong and be the good wife, that lets him rest. So, I get up off my butt and start making cookies with the kids, I run to the store to get milk for Becca and eggs for cookies. I took the older kids and made sure that Becca was happily playing in her room before I left, so Eric could have some quiet. We get home and finished the cookies, while Becca fell asleep with Eric on the couch. And at the end of the day, the best part of the day was the last part, that I spent with the kids, making cookies and going to the store. I cherished the time I spent with them. I would've missed out on a special time with them, if I would've let my attitude get the best of me. I'm so thankful to have learned this lesson.<br />
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Parenting is hard, that is true. But as Christians, we are to persevere through hard times, die to ourselves, serve and love others. If we do this in ministry to other's, shouldn't we more-so with our own children? And through it, We will be blessed. When we see our children do the same for each other, or in the special times we get to enjoy with them. I will choose to live life with an attitude of service to my family instead of in service to myself. I pray that God will give me strength to persevere, and a reminder to change my attitude when I forget.Jessica Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15385777564394977383noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391931159781630916.post-39198827480050822632011-09-11T23:57:00.000-07:002011-09-11T23:57:05.213-07:00First Week Of School<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RwzC2eajGns/Tm2inWENLsI/AAAAAAAABNo/O0T8EEAZDpI/s1600/DSC02212.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RwzC2eajGns/Tm2inWENLsI/AAAAAAAABNo/O0T8EEAZDpI/s320/DSC02212.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> We had a very successful week of school!! It does depend on what you define as a successful homeschool day, but the way I define it, it went great. We didn't finish everything, and did much less on the last 2 days of the week. However, we stuck to it. We did the basics everyday. We had fun together and enjoyed learning new things. Pretty much everything we did worked well. We did have a hard time with the blocco puzzles, we'll have to keep working at those. But we loved Camelot Jr.<br />
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Next, I've taken five folders and marked them Monday through Friday. These folders will hold the worksheets that we'll be doing for the day. It will include Math, Writing, sometimes Spanish, and any other sheets needed for the day. I also have three for anthony, I'll be putting color & shape worksheets in there along with coloring pages or any others worksheets I have for him.<br />
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I will then have the following weeks worksheets in these file folders. At the beginning of the week I'll have everything set, so I can pull out a folder and know what we are doing for the day.<br />
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Here are our school boxes, and Alissa excited to start school </div>
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<br />Jessica Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15385777564394977383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391931159781630916.post-63075811687975860952011-08-30T22:44:00.000-07:002011-08-31T22:26:23.695-07:00Getting Ready for School - Part 2<br />
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<blockquote style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Look what arrived in the mail!!! It's time to prep for school, I've received boxes of stuff that I found on timberdoodle.com. I'm so excited to share with you what I'll be doing with Alissa this school year. </span></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oH8UEKINkJ0/TlxSHmRenbI/AAAAAAAABJA/y0e0wlah_P0/s1600/DSC02026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oH8UEKINkJ0/TlxSHmRenbI/AAAAAAAABJA/y0e0wlah_P0/s640/DSC02026.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> Here it all is out of the box, doesn't that look soo fun!</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-W2BC2X5avqo/TlxSIJGa5fI/AAAAAAAABJY/Hzx-XIK3w78/s1600/DSC02029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-W2BC2X5avqo/TlxSIJGa5fI/AAAAAAAABJY/Hzx-XIK3w78/s320/DSC02029.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>These are for Anthony. I'll be using them to keep him busy. We've already opened the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">lace-a-shape</span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Fanta Color Junior</span>, and they work great. The kids both love them and Anthony especially loves the Fanta Color Junior. He completes the puzzles perfectly. <br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TUKJleEMsSQ/TlxSIMs6ozI/AAAAAAAABJg/btHtTRULK9o/s1600/DSC02030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TUKJleEMsSQ/TlxSIMs6ozI/AAAAAAAABJg/btHtTRULK9o/s320/DSC02030.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here we have <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Starter Spanish</span>, for Alissa. She's super excited to learn spanish. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">What your preschooler needs to know</span> is a book of stories, songs, rhymes, and some science and history too. Both of the kids will enjoy this along with the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Wii Fit for kids</span>.<br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Next, I'll show you the actual curriculum we'll be doing this year. This stuff is mostly just to supplement and help keep their hands and minds busy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> </span></div></div>Jessica Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15385777564394977383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391931159781630916.post-59349878210253997712011-08-06T18:49:00.000-07:002011-08-06T18:49:52.001-07:00I want to be like you :)I'm feeling soo blessed with friendships lately! I've had many different seasons of loneliness and insecurities and that makes me so grateful to have so many opportunities in front of me. I'm so thankful for the ladies that have reached out to me and given me an opportunity to be their friends and given me time to open up with them. I know I'm not the most talkative or exciting person to be around, though I would love to be. To be honest, my goal is to be like Tess Benson, super sweet, inviting, accepting, inclusive, and fun to be around. I'm just learning that I need to be confident in who God made me and not worry so much about what other people think of me. As long as I am who God wants me to be, that is who I want to be. I know God is giving me these opportunities to be around His people and build relationships, now I need to be willing to open up. To grab hold of these opportunities and jump in head first :) In order to do this, I need to give each social engagement over to the Lord. To ask for His strength and confidence in each situation. So, I'd like to say thank you to Julee, Kate, Nicole, Tess, Michelle, for inviting me into your circle of friends and for just being super sweet and loving to me :) I love all of you!!Jessica Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15385777564394977383noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391931159781630916.post-11172296361178881292011-07-21T15:39:00.000-07:002011-07-21T15:39:48.178-07:00Tiered skirt & Top<div style="text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;">I made this skirt and top a year or two ago. They were super easy to make, I made the cupcake myself. Unfortunately the shirt was too small, but the skirt works great and she still wears it. I think I have a pic of her wearing it too, I'll show you that soon. I also have the links to the tutorials if anybody wants them. </div><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;"><br /></div><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nU_1wbx4eME/TiiqsUJUYEI/AAAAAAAABFc/ITce0wAB90s/s1600/DSC00722.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nU_1wbx4eME/TiiqsUJUYEI/AAAAAAAABFc/ITce0wAB90s/s400/DSC00722.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a> </div><br /><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kvsJmrFpixo/TiiqseYvHnI/AAAAAAAABFk/hGIdqKu1GrM/s1600/DSC00723.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kvsJmrFpixo/TiiqseYvHnI/AAAAAAAABFk/hGIdqKu1GrM/s400/DSC00723.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a> </div><br /><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UK1giWJJ_FA/TiiqsjwNhRI/AAAAAAAABFs/_-DNJknv0Sc/s1600/DSC00724.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UK1giWJJ_FA/TiiqsjwNhRI/AAAAAAAABFs/_-DNJknv0Sc/s400/DSC00724.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a> </div><br /><div style="text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_IwsD5Etk94/Tiiqs-fnl6I/AAAAAAAABF0/OAW2_8Ur71w/s1600/DSC00725.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_IwsD5Etk94/Tiiqs-fnl6I/AAAAAAAABF0/OAW2_8Ur71w/s400/DSC00725.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a> </div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Jessica Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15385777564394977383noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391931159781630916.post-37806449517532019902011-04-05T00:04:00.000-07:002011-04-05T00:04:49.409-07:00No more Disarray!!I've been working hard at creating a schedule, cleaning every day and trying to keep up with household tasks. I'm trying to teach Alissa and Anthony to do some of these things with me. I'm trying to focus on creating little systems and routines that will make us live cleaner. I'm hoping to share these with you as I create them. The latest one was placing little hooks all over the house to hang up various things. One in my kitchen to hang up my apron, one in the bedroom for my husbands hats, two in the kids room, one for Anthony's hats and one for Alissa's bathing suit, goggles, and towel. She has just started a swim class that she will be attending 3 times a week. I have a chore list now, so when I go to do my cleaning, I know where to start, however I haven't gotten through the whole list yet, I'm not sure why not, maybe it's too long or I'm doing too much. I don't really know what the problem is. This is the problem I'm trying to solve. I think it will help when I get on a better schedule, but I feel like I spend a lot of time helping Alissa find things to do. I'm hoping that as I get her more involved in my chores, that she will get easier. Any tips you have for running a household would be much appreciated.Jessica Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15385777564394977383noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391931159781630916.post-2855585879232469912011-03-24T16:33:00.000-07:002011-03-24T16:33:19.985-07:00Embracing Joy<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zaPOaHbVU4U/TYvRBXcmmxI/AAAAAAAAA-Q/yGKE0JuTzUc/s1600/2011-02-14+17.10.50.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zaPOaHbVU4U/TYvRBXcmmxI/AAAAAAAAA-Q/yGKE0JuTzUc/s200/2011-02-14+17.10.50.jpg" width="150" /></a>As I sit here, each child sleeping, my prayer is for life, that I would learn to live it to the fullest. To embrace every moment, to be a parent that watches the little ones sleeping, in amazement at what God has made. I want to be a mother that always stops to cherish and hold my little ones. I want to be a mother that disciplines in the way that I should so that I can enable my children to be who God wants them to be. I don't want my mistakes to live on through them.<br />
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I scurry about, trying to do the things that make a household run, but just end up fumbling everything. The house is often messy, laundry is often dirty, dishes are often piled up, and the kids run wild. I'm learning to balance all these things, but there's always something to get in the way. I finally get things running smoothly and we all get sick or go to see family or have babies :). And then I start back at square one. But the days that I start right, on my knees before the Lord. I find victory. The house still isn't perfect, but improving, the kids still run wild, but feel loved. This is what I want. For God to be able to look down on my household and say, "It is good". That I'm focused on the things that matter.<br />
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I'm sorry for the delay, life has gotten the best of me :( But I am turning it around now :)<br />
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<b style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, Verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47; font-size: medium;">Engagement... </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Eric's proposal, was a bit of a surprise, it wasn't a total shock, I was suspecting it, but I've always been a dreamer, so I figured I was wrong. It was Christmas morning, Eric wasn't able to go to utah for Christmas, because he was working at Costco and couldn't get time off. He was lucky that he had Christmas off. He came to our house on christmas morning, bearing gifts, which he placed under the tree. We waited for my sister and her family to come over and then began opening gifts. At one point, I was handed a gift, I opened it to find a brown box, inside the box in packing paper was a rock that was being held together with a rubber band, I took the rubber band off and out came a plastic green ring. Eric took the ring, got down on his knee and asked me to marry him, my family was standing by in shock. I said YES!! He gave me a kiss and I sat back stunned. I was so excited to be getting married!! The next few months were fun, but painfully long. Eric was super excited and soo much fun to be around during this time. The fact that he was committed to me changed his view of our relationship and it was a welcomed change. </span></span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Inspired by my friend, Nicole Milkie over at <a href="http://themilkiefamily.blogspot.com/2011/01/new-series-comin-at-ya.html">Olive Blue</a>, I've decided to do a series called, 14 days of love, dedicated to my husband. I plan on sharing the reasons why I love my husband, along with little tidbits of our life together. </div><br />
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Things I love about him: He's great company</div>Jessica Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15385777564394977383noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391931159781630916.post-48702617068938151062011-01-26T15:56:00.000-08:002012-05-30T11:27:14.530-07:00The Seven Year ItchMarriage, it has been on my heart for a while now. For years I've been longing for love, wondering why I feel so needy and unsure, always questioning him, telling him it's not enough. I've even laid it out for him, just bring me flowers, maybe that will help. Four years later, still no flowers. He's told me this is just who he is, and I scold myself, why would you want to change him. But still, something is missing, I just can't put my finger on what it is or what I need. Six years into my marriage I give up, I tell the Lord, maybe it's you I'm looking for, I'm expecting my husband to be perfect, to be something he's not. When all I need is to accept God's love.<br />
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This is when he springs it on me, "I should've been loving you more" I can hear the pain in his voice, regret for the years wasted. In statement, it's good, but as I dig deeper, all I can feel is pain. This is what I get for surrendering to God, the past dug up and poured out in front of me, the one that I've been running from. It's one thing to suspect it, it's another to hear that it's true. All I can feel is the knife in my chest, twisting with each word. He says it's the spark that's missing, and I wonder if I've ever had a spark for him. As I go back to those days of falling in love, I can feel it all over again, The butterfly's in my stomach, the confidence from God, and the pain of the unrequited love. I know I had a spark, he was all I wanted. I was so sure that God was leading me toward him, that God would teach him to love me too. I knew as I was going into it, that I liked him more. I remember each step he took. It's as if our relationship was a cold pool, I jumped right in, knowing it would be cold, but there is some excitement and exhilaration in jumping in, and later it would feel refreshing and fun, but he's been walking in slowly afraid of the cold, agonizing over every step. I saw the battle going on in his head as he pondered over each decision. He now tells me that most people are able to look back and remember when they were head over heals in love, but we never had that, he pauses and I can hear every breath, my heart's beating through my chest and I wonder if he knows that I was head over heals, he continues, or maybe it was just me. It's then I remember telling all my friends about our relationship, how excited I was, how I would go home and think about him. I remember our first kiss, and staying up and talking with my mom for hours afterwords, so full of excitement and hope. I also remember him never missing me, never hating to leave, or wanting to stay. I feel as though everything he's done, he's done out of obligation. Was our relationship even real? or did I imagine it all, I remember our wedding and our honeymoon, surely he loved me then, surely there was a spark. What does that even mean?<br />
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As the days go by, I know, I can't keep thinking about this, I have to live in the now. I realize now, how much I love my husband and how I've been holding back, so that I'm not hurt and disappointed by him. I know my husband loves me. I know God is doing a mighty work. I trust Him, He's always been good to me. "Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength" Neh 8:10 I need that Joy, thirst for it. Although it feels like I've been betrayed by my God and my husband, like the years have been wasted, I know I had a part in this. I walked away, I didn't stay close to the Lord, I didn't pray for my husband, I didn't love him like I should. I thank God that we have Him, knowing if we didn't, this could end in adultery or divorce, He saved us and is only trying to bless us. I don't want to walk down this road, but if the end result is a husband that loves me with his whole heart, one that is head over heals in love with me. I will do it. I want nothing more than to love and be loved. I know he is the one for me and I know God is working. This is a new beginning...<br />
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They were originally stickers, I just took the backing off. Later we will put things in the stockings. I also used hooks for hook and eyes for the stockings.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S26xH0lB9Xg/TPgnQYi5dPI/AAAAAAAAA6M/kAtal1JM2PI/s1600/DSC01444.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S26xH0lB9Xg/TPgnQYi5dPI/AAAAAAAAA6M/kAtal1JM2PI/s400/DSC01444.JPG" border="0" alt="" style="clear:both;float:left; margin:0px 10px 10px 0;" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S26xH0lB9Xg/TPgnQvwB6dI/AAAAAAAAA6U/FbXRUBHF9cU/s1600/DSC01445.JPG"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S26xH0lB9Xg/TPgnQvwB6dI/AAAAAAAAA6U/FbXRUBHF9cU/s400/DSC01445.JPG" border="0" alt="" style="clear:both;float:left; margin:0px 10px 10px 0;" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S26xH0lB9Xg/TPgnRJG7jJI/AAAAAAAAA6c/xAS3kcTQRus/s1600/DSC01446.JPG"></a><div style="clear:both; text-align:LEFT"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Jessica Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15385777564394977383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391931159781630916.post-15754216849149109262010-12-02T01:19:00.000-08:002010-12-02T01:30:00.825-08:00Advent Calendar Day 1<img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S26xH0lB9Xg/TPdlf77Lx3I/AAAAAAAAA5c/cwPFuDfDPas/s400/DSC01387.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546013065466333042" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S26xH0lB9Xg/TPdlgYswGNI/AAAAAAAAA5s/nsRY_No6odQ/s1600/DSC01390.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S26xH0lB9Xg/TPdlgYswGNI/AAAAAAAAA5s/nsRY_No6odQ/s400/DSC01390.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546013073190426834" /></a>I have to put all of my crafty projects on my blog instead of facebook, because I don't want the whole world knowing that I'm a nerd, :) hehe. Anyways, here is a project that I started last christmas and am going to finish it this year, unless I go into labor before that happens. This is our advent calendar. I sewed all of these pieces on a piece of white felt on my sewing machine, I was able to add the train tracks on the rug using a stitch on my machine. Each day we are going to add something new to the picture and count down on the calendar. Today we added the christmas lights. I used hooks from hooks and eyes that I bought from michael's to string the lights on. I just hand stitched them on the sides of the tree, so you can take the lights off and on.Jessica Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15385777564394977383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391931159781630916.post-81097361920203355942010-08-12T23:12:00.000-07:002010-08-12T23:38:31.047-07:00To keep these little hands and minds busy....<div>Soo, I've been trying to think of someways to keep Alissa busy without having her destroying the house :) I've decided I'm going to try some montessori trays or shoe box bins, since I have a million of those (Why you ask? maybe I'm a bin hoarder, who knows... :) Timothy?? maybe we have something in common :) ) Anyways, I've got some ideas from: <a href="http://countingcoconuts.blogspot.com/">Counting Coconuts</a>, and I figured I might as well blog about my journey...</div><div><br /></div><div>So, here are the ones I'm going to do first, I'm trying to keep it simple, cheap, and still letting myself be a little creative... But I don't want to go crazy yet, I'll try a few simple ones first and then see how it goes...</div><div><br /></div><div>1. Rainbow craft - This one seems fun, interesting, and easy. You take a piece of paper, draw outline of a rainbow, cut strips of different colored construction paper, let Alissa tear the pieces into small squares and then sort and glue on the rainbow, a few at a time. </div><div><br /></div><div>2. Pouring rainbow rice from one container into a matching container - I found a <a href="http://all-about-the-journey.blogspot.com/2009/12/rainbow-rice.html">tutorial on dying rice</a>, which I thought Alissa would enjoy. </div><div><br /></div><div>3. Spooning beans from on bowl to another - This one is easy, I will probably take a mixture of lentils and beans and call it bean soup :) </div><div><br /></div><div>4. Toothpick pushing - This one sounds like a lot of fun, something I would enjoy doing :) You take something like flag toothpicks or umbrella toothpicks and a short cylinder piece of styrofoam and stick the toothpicks into the styrofoam</div><div><br /></div><div>5. Tweezing flowers - All you need is flowers off of a lei, tweezers and two bowls. object is to use the tweezers to transfer the flowers from one bowl to the other</div><div><br /></div><div>6. Sorting - for this one, I can either use a variety of things, but the one that interested me the most was the plastic ice cubes, I love the feel of them and think they will be a fun thing to play with, so I will need those or some beads and an ice cube tray, mancala board or something else of the sort, to sort these objects or to put them in a sequence. I may end up doing two of these..</div><div><br /></div><div>7. Ice cream sensory tub - Last but not least I'm going to make one of these, <a href="http://countingcoconuts.blogspot.com/2010/07/august-sensory-tub-playdough-ice-cream.html">Inspiration #1</a> & <a href="http://growingupourstyle.blogspot.com/2010/07/ice-cream-shop-sensory-bin.html">Inspiration #2</a></div><div><br /></div><div>I'm going to find my supplies at either a dollar store, craft store, or thrift store. Hopefully I can get any supplies I need next week :)</div><div><br /></div>Jessica Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15385777564394977383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391931159781630916.post-28010147501125368402010-06-04T15:27:00.000-07:002010-06-04T15:27:13.025-07:00Sharing a smile! If you like it vote for @JessAlissAnth and help them win an iPad :) @smilegen<a href="http://shareasmile.smilegeneration.com/submission/subprofile/38?sc_cid=tw_sas_st">Sharing a smile! If you like it vote for @JessAlissAnth and help them win an iPad :) @smilegen</a>Jessica Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15385777564394977383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391931159781630916.post-28728486458282258512010-05-09T22:53:00.000-07:002010-05-09T23:00:30.181-07:00Mother Day!!This felt like my first mother's day, because Alissa is now old enough to understand. Earlier this week Alissa watched a Go Deigo Go! about mother's day, and since then she had plans to go with Daddy to pick out a present for me for mother's day. So on Saturday Alissa went to her dance class and then to the store for my presents. This morning when she woke up she was soo excited. The first thing she said was, "Daddy, it's mother's day?". Eric told her it was and she said, "Come on, Let's go wrap presents!". So Eric and Alissa went and wrapped my presents and then when they were done she came and told me to come and open my presents. She was so cute as she watched me open each present and asked me if I liked them. I got a robe (which I asked for), a box of Super Mario Brother's Gummies, and a Cleaning brush that looks like a lady. She picked out the last two gifts herself. I also got a cute Happy Mother's day followed by a hug and kiss. The whole day she was sweet, giving me hugs and telling me she loved me. It was really special!Jessica Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15385777564394977383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391931159781630916.post-8717150882354508922010-03-02T10:32:00.001-08:002010-03-02T10:32:06.870-08:00Free groceries <div class="pmiImgBadgeH" style="width: 284px; height: 164px; padding: 8px; margin: 10px; text-align: left; overflow-y: auto; overflow-x: hidden;"><div class="pmiBadgeHead" style="font: bold 14px/120% Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0 0 8px;"><a href="http://cozi.popularmedia.net/click/share/b11fdc7b625229aae17cf7d535b61451" style="color: #005cff; text-decoration: none;">Cool contest I found to win free groceries for a year</a></div><div class="pmiBadgeThumbnail" style="float: right; padding: 0; margin: 0 0 0 8px;"><a href="http://cozi.popularmedia.net/click/share/b11fdc7b625229aae17cf7d535b61451"><img src="http://www.popularmedia.net/cache/5e3c787b9bfe74ea38cdbcbd5328e435/15a246622394fdbb38f3657a172eaf64/invite_image.jpeg?d=20100225205838" alt="" border="0" /></a></div><div class="pmiBadgeDescription" style="font: 12px/120% Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; color: #2f2f2f; padding: 0; margin: 0 121px 8px 0;">Hey, I just entered this contest on Cozi.com to win free groceries for a year. All you have to do is put in your email address.<br /><br />Even if you don’t enter, please click the link to help me win. (I get an extra entry for telling you.) 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Here is a link to her review: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; "><a href="http://luvsjurn3.blogspot.com/2009/12/cloth-diapers-exposed.html">http://luvsjurn3.blogspot.com/2009/12/cloth-diapers-exposed.html</a></span>Jessica Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15385777564394977383noreply@blogger.com2