Andy's other children

Receiving the very first thing they have ever owned - their very own bibles with their names printed on them. Thank you MRCC members!

Reading Dr. Seuss, just like he does every night with Mia.

Gena - this is for us

See, they really do love each other...at least until they hate each other. We will just both have to keep praying that love really does win in the end.

My Soy-Milk Babies

It may taste like grass, but these kids love it! Personally, I want to gag just smelling the stuff, but not as much as I want to gag cleaning up the diarrhea after one of my kids drinks cows milk, so I think we will just stick to our $7.00 a gallon grass juice. And you thought your milk was getting expensive. These kids are drinking away their college funds!

Just flat desperate for a post

I faithfully read/shop/browse Black and White Delight. I obsess over all things black and white. I probably have cataracts as I love stark contrasts, but anywho....

My rugs came in yesterday. Who knew WalMart.com had such fun and modern designs? Are they the worst possible quality? Of course. Do I care? Not in the least.

That's just how I roll.

No Pool, No Problem

"I plead the 5th."

But Mo-om, it's gooood

I just hope dog food digests easily. I guess time will tell...

I'm not gonna lie, I'm scared to death

I am afraid my son is going to grow up to be a hardened criminal. Case in point: In nine short months he has managed to pull a fire alarm at an elementary school sending hundreds of school children and teachers running for safety, and just yesterday while playing with the cordless phone, he dialed 9-1-1 and the police showed up at the front door in a panic.

I don't know whether to laugh or cry. I resent all of you out there that told me the second one was sooo much easier (yah, you know who you are). Because of you I have a crazy man on my hands. Don't let that innocent looking, adorable little face fool you. I am going to take my therapy bills out of his allowance someday.

I'm back, Baby

Well, the affair is over. I loved blogging on MTM, but it is time for me to return to my roots. The Undomestic Goddess has been neglected and I'm back to make things right with her. I know it will take time, but I plan to prove my loyalties once again.

In other news, Mia dressed herself this morning:

She may be a nerd, but she's my nerd.

I will be guest blogging here for the month of May. I will be talking about my life as a minister's wife. Get excited, people - it is a glamorous lifestyle. I will reserve this site for anything inappropriate that might happen.

Don't forget to visit me over at Married to Ministry. And tell all your minister wife friends. And your grandma. And your kids. And your hairdresser. I am desperate for hits.

Princess Lazmine

It's showtime at the Lashley house...

"It's okay, Bode. Mommy is a little scared too."

You be green, I'll be sane

Top five reasons why I am not 'Going Green' anytime soon:

5. Baby Food: This stuff is gross and every flavor from ham dinner to mixed veggies is bright orange. Every feeding of this mush requires the use of at least 16 paper towels. You call it overboard, I call it necessary. I don't like orange stains in all of my kitchen towels, I only like brown dingy ones.

4. Convenience cleaning products are the closest thing I have to a maid: I don't have time to clean, and on top of that, I hate it. I use every convenience cleaning product available on the market. Windex wipes, clorox toilet bowl disposable thingies, pledge wipes, swiffer stuff, you name it. If it saves me 30 seconds then it has just saved the day.

3. Poopy diapers: I need plastic shopping bags to tie those stanky thangs up. If I didn't, you would be smelling them from your house - trust me. Reusable shopping bags are for people with children who's poop doesn't stink. And no matter what you may think about your precious child, it does.

2. Recycle bin or storage unit?: So all this time I thought the city had provided me a nice little storage bin for my garage. It holds random baby stuff that needs to be given away perfectly. It also holds sidewalk chalk, outside play toys, and dog washing supplies. Try it, I know you will love it.

1. Poop in the tub: You can not convince me that my swanky new bottle of Method All Purpose Cleaner, whose active ingredients are sunflower oil, lavender, and soda ash (what the?) can handle such a travesty, no-sir-ree-bob. I want something so strong that I become dizzy and my skin burns on contact.

"for everything there is a season...." I am going to enjoy this season and all the trash and toxic chemicals that go along with it.

"Hey Kids, Mommy just ran her first 10k!"

"Is this supposed to impress us?"

Cinderella is so last century, Princess Lazmine is the next Super-Star!

There is no way to explain this in a way that won't make my child seem rather bizarre, but I find it hilarious so here goes: The following pictures are "Princess Lazmine" posing with all sorts of random things. Mia was pretending that these inanimate objects were children standing in line to take a picture with her.

This rain boot is Raegan:This napkin is Aidan:And finally the cucumber is Emily (sorry, Andrea):

I'll sleep when I'm dead

To Do List
1. Put together fabulous new dining chairs that I purchased yesterday from IKEA.
2. Call IKEA and scream at them for leaving out one teeny-tiny part of one of the fabulous chairs.
3. Hide all the other things I bought at IKEA before Andy sees them and freaks.
4. Plan Married to Ministry luncheon with no budget - anyone want to try their hand at catering?
5. Plan New Member Dinner for our bible class, also with no budget(happens to be two days after MtoM luncheon).
6. Plan all-church missions dinner (week after bible class dinner).
7. Get ready for the marathon relay on Sunday (by get ready I mean maybe I should start training, like tonight.)
8. Get husband ready to leave for Ghana for a month. OK, technically not the entire month but I am rounding up because it makes it sound so much worse and makes him feel that much worse - thus the trip to IKEA yesterday. I swear those dining chairs are going to make my life easier when he is gone - I SWEAR!
9. Plan the coolest event in history, AKA the Bobby Murcer tribute dinner. Lots more on this fabulous event that requires me and hubby to travel to NYC to meet with current YANKEE PLAYERS later. Be still my heart.
10. Try and remember to feed children. Glance their way at least a couple of times today.
11. Pray. Pray and pray and pray that I can pull all of this off successfully. Prayer and coffee, my two best friends.
12. Quit blogging and get to work.