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I have had a very fun 2 days full of girl stuff. Yay me!
My household of men is tremendous, fantastic, and wonderful. It’s just fun to hang out with girls sometimes, you know?
Yesterday, three college girls came for lunch. Today, I got to go out to lunch with a dear girlfriend I hardly ever see. (We sat in the restaurant for 2.5 hours. Awesomeness.) Later this afternoon, I grabbed two of my young girl friends and headed to a Jamberry nail party. We did nails, we oohed and aahed over the catalog – it was all very girly.
I came home to two of the boys playing soccer in the living room. (Don’t worry, they are allowed to kick a small, soft ball in that room. I don’t have knick-knacks. I know better. Plus I hate dusting them. The knick-knacks, not the soccer balls. Not that I would ever dust soccer balls. Anyway…)
School books hadn’t been put away, a light saber was on the couch, a nerf sword on the rug, a journal opened and smashed onto the tile. This is home. They don’t see the mess, and they don’t care about details. I love my boys.
But shucks was it fun to be a little girly today (and yesterday) and to talk to people who speak that language (the one which frequently says, “oh how cute” and uses more words than, “huh”).
God is good, isn’t He? Having a little girl time was super fun. He knew I needed it. It even helped me see my boys in a special way when I got home.
Oh, and the variety of Jamberry nails I ordered for myself? They have basketballs on them. I enjoyed my girl time, but my boys are my focus and basketball games start up soon. I’ll be rockin’ my basketball fingernails to next week’s games. I think my boys will actually notice and like them. What do you think?
Leave a comment – share what you are thankful for this Gratituesday!
SWEET! Love the basketball jams. You love your houseful of boys, and I my houseful of girls. But I do still get a great kick out of time with my girlfriends :)
As another mother of four boys, this post made me laugh out loud. On the rare occasion I get some ‘girl’ time, I find it so refreshing – but God knows me best & my comfort zone is right in the middle of the beautiful chaos of boys… Today I found handcuffs in the dryer; a GI Joe in my hairbrush; & a collection of boogers on an ‘unused’ roll of toilet paper. But, I wouldn’t trade it for anything. =) God Bless! ~Erika
Love the Jams. I have some baseballs and blue stripes that I wear together for ALS Awareness.
I had three boys who are all grown. The youngest is still at home and doesn’t do the things he and his brothers were so good at doing. Still being the only female in the house I do like to get out with the girls. It is bazaar season here so I am loving my Saturdays out.
I had two boys and then a girl and she is the one living the furthest away from home now in South Korea so our facetimes have to be the girlie times.
I’m thankful for the fact that I am getting into a better habit in the mornings.
http://sandrasark.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/no-time-for-study-dose-of-encouragement.html
Thankful God is so wonderful to me. He has open my eyes to somethings that I couldn’t or choice not to see. Now I see and its time to work on them. I hope this journey will be in power to me.
I’m thankful for a day off with my husband!
How sweet! I’ve got seven of them and then – we had a girl! So now we have piles of k’nex, Legos, and light sabers with a few frilly socks, hair ribbons, and shiny stickers thrown into the mix all over the floors. Girls aren’t necessarily naturally neat either! :)
Enjoy those basketball nails. You’ll be the coolest mom there!
LOVE the basketball nails. :) Today thankful for warm house, pretty snow, and great family & friends!!!
Today I’m thankful for the freedom we have and the sacrifices that were made for that freedom!
http://www.beautifulcalling.ca/2014/11/remembrance-day.html
Today I am incredibly thankful that while I had a very difficult day, I know that it could have been much worse!
Thank you for sharing that your boys also don’t have the eyes to see the messes we moms see! Sometimes, when I walk in the door to a mess, it’s all hands on deck to get it cleaned. And then other times, I remind myself it’s job security. :) This week, I’ve been mulling over the story of Mary & Martha and our Holiday Stress Relief.
Love the basketball nails! Yes with a house full of boys girly time is always nice! I love my boy filled house! I spent my whole morning building train track all over the living room with my boys! I am thankful for our mess! It means i have 3 healthy, fun, happy boys! I am so thankful also that Thanksgiving and Christmas are upon us! I love the holidays and special times as a family!!!