Maggie's Mommy

So, in case ya didn't know... my sister had another baby girl a week ago today. Maggie Anne Schornack was born on Thursday, July 22 at 2:10 p.m. She weighed 8 lbs., 2 oz. and measured 21 inches long. She is absolutely beautiful and sweet as she can be.

Let me just tell you how much I love and admire my sister. Long story short, getting pregnant was not easy for her... at all. As a matter of fact, this time last summer she was very sick from a failed attempt to get pregnant. Through both of her pregnancies she has leaned on God and trusted in His perfect plan, which is really hard to do at times. She has covered both of these sweet girls in prayer and trusted God would take care of them, which He has faithfully done. I have learned so much from her and hope that one day I will be half the mother that both she and my mom are.

True Confessions

Do not judge me because:
1. I bribed my niece to leave CVS without pitching a fit by buying her Cheetos.
2. She can now sing Miley Cyrus's "Hoedown Throwdown" because we have listened to it 839 times in the last 24 hours.
3. I am typing this right now because I have finally mesmerized her with... Scooby Doo. How some people make the decision to not let their kids watch TV is beyond me.
4. I am sure that anyone who saw me today thought, "Good Lord, what did she do, roll out of bed and pick something up off the floor to wear? Does she own a brush, or better yet, a mirror? Has she heard of Cover Girl?" Hopefully they saw how adorably cute Carson was and realized that all of my energy was spent chasing her all over my house to get her ready.
5. Approximately 22 hours ago I gave up picking up after her, so my house now looks like the Tazmanian Devil ransacked it... uhm, because she did. After JJ picks her up I will waste maybe 2 minutes to pour myself a glass of wine before I begin cleaning (yes, I am that anal).

*As a disclaimer - Carson and I have had a fun time together and I am so glad that I have this time to spend with her, Ashley, and Maggie before I head back to school. She is very entertaining and constantly makes me smile. I can't wait to see if Maggie will be half as hysterical as her big sister.

Super Summer

Yes, I am still alive. No, I have not fallen off the face of the Earth. And, no, I have not abandoned my blog for good. I have good reason for being MIA for the past several weeks. Here is what my fun-filled summer has looked like:
1 week at Camp SAM + 2 weeks teaching ESL camp + 2 beach trips + 1 weekly small group + 1 baby-sitting job + 1 new baby niece = By far, the busiest summer I have ever had

My previous summers have consisted of a lot of staying up late, sleeping until 10, reading, napping, and overall rest and relaxation. Today is the first day all summer that I have had the opportunity to lay on my couch in my pj's, watch DVR, update my blog, read, and just be completely lazy... and it is fabulous. School starts back for me 2 weeks from today, so I am enjoying the last little bit of time I have before the chaos of the beginning of school gets underway. I am hoping to make more posts over the next two weeks, but I have given you some of my new favorite quotes and YouTube videos in the meantime. Hope you have all had a great summer so far filled with lots of fun in the sun!

Favorite Videos

Here are some of my new favorite YouTube videos:
Kari Jobe singing "You are for Me" - she has the most beautiful voice and the words to this song are amazing.
Grayson Chance singing Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" - he is a 12 year old boy that Ellen found on YouTube and he has an incredible voice.
Jim Gaffigan - hilarious comedian doing stand-up on camping, waking up, and his favorite food: bacon

Favorite Quotes

Here are some of my new favorite quotes:
"If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans."
"If you ignore my muffin top, I'll ignore your bald spot."
"Breakups are like a bikini wax - Excruciating, but so worth it."
"Sometimes life hands you a hell sandwich."
"Put your big girl panties on and deal with it... or if you live in Hollywood, just put any panties on and quit showing us your baby maker."
"The older you are the harder it is to lose weight, because by then your body and your fat are BFF's"

I have a bone to pick with Disney

Two words that make me cringe with anger... Disney Vault. I mean, come on Disney. Why must you release DVDs for a limited time only from the "vault"? Why can we not find and enjoy your wonderful movies at any time? Once the movies have been locked back up, you can only find them on Amazon for around $1,058, which is just plain ridiculous. Now that my niece is of the age where she can really start to enjoy the Disney movies that I loved as a child I can't find any of them for sale because they are all locked up. So, Disney, do us all a favor and let Belle, Mickey, and Snow White out to play!