Musical Inspirations

Music is the inspiration to my soul! I love hearing something that brings up a memory, happy or sad, makes me think, or that raises the goosebumps on my arms. I think God gave me some kind of gift musically and while I may not be the most talented pianist and definitely not the best singer, I feel that He is calling me to do something great for Him. I'm not sure what it will be or when. I just know that this fire inside is raging and trying to break free. It's like this verse in the Bible, in the older part (the Old Testament!).

~ Jeremiah 20:9 ~
"But if I say "I’ll never mention the Lord
or speak in his name,
his word burns in my heart like a fire.
It’s like a fire in my bones!
I am worn out trying to hold it in!
I can’t do it!""

{You may notice on the road less traveled that I am often adding music, usually one of several favorite artists that I'd like to make people aware of or songs that I can't get out of my head and which spill out onto everything I touch.}

So I kinda joke with Andy that I'd love to have a soundtrack for my life! And in truth, I usually have a song playing through my head. I have a mind for memorizing music which helps for playing the piano and helps when I'm bored and needing something other than thoughts going through my head! One of the latest songs I keep hearing, either on the radio or my blog, is "God Gave Me You", by Dave Barnes. It now conjures up memories of this summer because I see them playing with the music on the slide show.

New do's and Re-do's

So I have been very productive today. I finally got around to turning my desk around upstairs in our loft. Since it's fairly ugly, I added some fabric to the back, inspired by my aunt. She has actually used the same fabric as "skirts" for chairs and stools but I just love the pop of color it adds to our room. However, for the chair, I did turn it over so as not to be too busy! It was fun turning this ugly, yellow, stuck-in-the-70's chair into something I love! And the reason for turning around the desk is to block off little children from my scissors, glue, and other dangerous crafts, not to mention them getting into my projects!! ;-)

Also, my sister, Jennifer and husband Brad, came up this weekend to stay with us for Noah's 3rd Party. Not to mean him turning 3, but his third actual b-day party!! So, she went to school to be a hair stylist and has cut my hair since the seventh grade, and while I hated what she did that first time (of course she was only in ninth grade!!), she has greatly improved and would do great with a business of her own (hint, hint!). Anyway, long story short (ha, no pun intended) I had grown my hair out for the last 18 months and was ready for a chop!! It took us several hours to get through my mess of hair and to get to the underlying sculpture! It's probably as short as I ever like, but in a few days and with some sticky gel, it's my favorite "do"!!

A Hunger for Learning

Preschoolers and toddlers love to learn and my kids are no exception!! They both crave to know why and how!! And if they aren't given something to stimulate their minds (or at least wear them out physically), they get bored and into trouble. So upon learning that both Hannah and Noah were going to be able to attend preschool, I was very excited!! They were able to meet their teachers in our home before they had an open house and they loved each teacher! They have the best person teaching each, Hannah has a Ms. Sara and Noah a Ms. Sharon. Then for their first week of class, they went for three short days. They are now in full swing and go from 8:00 - 1:30 every day. They have adjusted very well to school and don't cling much when being dropped off in the mornings and usually don't want to come home at the end of the day. They have been doing so well and we are so proud of them!!



"Adults are always asking little kids what they want to be when they grow up because they're looking for ideas”. Paula Poundstone

"It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge." Albert Einstein

"Teaching is the profession that teaches all the other professions." ~Author Unknown

So Noah's latest thing since starting school is "my want to talk with you". He wants to talk about his day or what he wants to do when he's big or imagination of seeing a bear and running, etc. He often tells me he wants to go in a airplane or helicopter and play baseball and football!!

J'ai vu le nouveau La Frazier une expérience

This past week we have once again opened the doors to La Frazier Bed & Breakfast for our birthday guests. We have had both Kim's side and Andy's side come up from Florida. Gramie/Mommy Kunkle (Andy's mom) and Jon (Andy's Bro) flew up on Thursday morning, the kids and I (Kim) picked them up from the airport. We parked and went inside so the kids could see the plane and watch as Gramie and Jon got off the airplane. Noah of course stated he wanted to fly on their plane and he can't wait until he is older because he wants to be a "flyer" (and he is still talking about it)!! Later after we let the jet lagers settle and hopefully rest, we went out to the infamous Watagua and Wilbur Dams. We were able to see how beautiful the Watagua River is with fog gliding across and went up to the lookout point and saw most of Lake Watagua! And of course, we all took lots of pictures and had to put our hands in the water to see how cold!

To be continued.....

Noah Dancing and Singing his Birthday Song

You may hear someone in the background speaking gibberish...That is Jon, Andy's brother, saying "Hap...Hap...hap..." just so excited to sing and waiting for the birthday song to start! And you may see Kayden so excited to blow out the candles and me (Kim) telling her over and over that it's Noah's birthday cupcake!! She was so excited that we had to re-do the candle because she blew out the first one! But don't worry...she and Hannah each received cupcakes as soon as I had a free hand. ;-)