Under Construction

We have been doing a few home improvement projects around the Nelson home. (when I say we, I mean Cody) There are lots of things to post about, but I will post about my two favorite.

1. The brown wall is now painted. Our house has a lot of wood in th e house and the living room looked too brown. I can't find a "Before picture" of just the brown, but here are a couple of shots before and then a couple after the wall was painted.

2. We got a new fence. I love it! Here is our old, gray fence, and then here are a couple of shots of

our backyward's new look!

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This sums up Carley

This story really sums up my daughter these days:

Last night Cody was bathing Carley and she was playing with the duck that is dressed like a firefighter. He asked her what she wanted to be when she grew up and she said, "A Christian Mommy". This of course melted Cody's heart (and mine) because it was so sweet. It also sums up how random she is with her vocabulary. I have no idea where she learned the word "Christian". I am guessing Bible class. It was just so funny. We kept going on and on about how sweet it was that she said that and that we prayed she would be a Christian Mommy one day.

So a few minutes later I am trying to comb through her wet tangles and curls and she is crying because she says it hurts. (It didn't) She got really mad at me. So she looks at me, throws her comb and says, "I don't want to be a Christian Mommy, I want to be Christian Daddy!"


This is basically her way of telling me she likes her dad better than me now. So funny.

Speaking of Carley and her Daddy, Cody took her to Toys R Us last Saturday while I was at a Ladies Day at church and bought her some princess jewelry. She thought she was pretty special.
They have been really close lately and it makes me SO happy. Cody has decided to start taking Carley on weekly breakfast dates to McDonalds.

Here is what I love most about these dates:
1. Cody thought of the idea without any nudging from me.
2. He pick a weekday when I am at work to do this. He plans ahead, he schedules around it, and he makes it happen EACH WEEK
3. I am not invited and they both make that clear.
4. He lets Carley sit on the booth next to him (and not in a high chair or booster seat) so they can cuddle. I wish I could be a fly on the wall.


Aren't we thankful for good Christian Daddies??

What I got

Lately, I really don't much to say of significance. Actually I have lots to say, but I try to shelter my deep thoughts from the world wide web.

Here is some nonsense in my brain right now:

1. On my bloglist there are 11 pregnant bloggers. CRAZY!
2. CRAZIER: 24 of you had a baby within the past 12 months.
3. I have never been "whiter" (as in un-tan), than I am right now.
4. Today I have 6 pimples on my face. What is up with that?
5. Grey's comes back on Thursday.
6. Wendy's, chair model, Oscar Meyer W.L., the ring, the Office is AWESOME!
7. I will miss Eli Stone.
8. The video of those teenagers girls fighting blows my mind.
9. Wednesday nights at church have been really powerful for me lately. The past two have been on anger. The things that make me angry are always very significant. This is not right.
10. Everyone I meet right now describes their life as "busy" or "crazy".
11. I didn't know I liked fresh blueberries until recently.
12. I have used my free Regular Creme Slush coupon from Sonic 5 times because they never take it up.


Those are my random thoughts for a Friday Night.

The O'Rear Girls Birthday and TV Recaps

We have had a busy couple of weeks. Last weekend we got to go to Keller to see two of my favorite people on the planet have a birthday. My sister, Alyssa, turned the big 33 and Camryn turned 2. Cody, Carley, and I had a blast going down there and spending the weekend. We rode down with my parents which made the trip more fun. I sure love both of these special birthday girls and I am so thankful to have them in my life.

Also, my sister wrote a hilarious, half Spanish, poem on the invitation to Camryn's party that is awesome. You need to get her to show it to you. The first two lines were, "Come on vamanos, Camryn is turning dos." It was a Dora Party. Too funny.

I have not blogged about TV in awhile and so I thought I would talk about what I am watching.

Mondays:

- I really like The Bachelor this season. I love Meep Amanda the best. Robin is cool and crazy and insane and fake British. Shane is just weird. If you watch the Bachelor, you need to make sure and the read the Bachelor Recaps blog. It is hilaroius each time.

- The Hills is not as good to me right now. I still watch it even though I try to give it up. Spencer is just too much for me.

Tuesdays:

- The Biggest Loser has been awesome this season. Who are you for in the finale? The season has just been really inspiring and addicting to me. I love it.

Thursdays:

- Miss Guided- I really like this show. She is funny and there are so many people I work with at school that remind me of her. The episode with the high school musical was so hilarious to me. She is a good comedian.

- Eli Stone - I like this show and somehow it feels like it isn't as much of a waste of time like the other shows I like. I also like the love stories in the show and the random bursting out into song.

- THE OFFICE - It was so good to have it back tonight. It was a great episode. Jan and Michael are so funny and awkward. Andy as Joe Camel was so funny. Michael yelling "That's what she said" was great. The flat screen TV was priceless. And what about the bench at the edge of the bed where Michael sleeps. Babe. My list goes on.

I also saw one of the cheesiest Lifetime Movies of all time the other day, "Straight From the Heart". A New york photographer falls in love with a cattle rancher (Andrew McCarthy). It has all the cheese that you need for B Grade tv.

That is all I can think of.

Here are some pictures from the weekend.

27 months

These are Carley's 27 month/Easter pictures. Where does the time go? All I can tell you is that we adore Carley. She loves her parents, her family, her books, her Bible, her songs, her stories, and her little world. We are so blessed to be her parents. Lately Cody and I have had lots and lots of questions about the future. 2008 has been a roller coaster of emotions for us and strong feelings of anger, doubt, and worry have been balanced by strong feelings of joy, faith, and relief. The one constant for us is that we know we were called to parent our little girl to the best of our ability.

This song is called "Elliana's Song". It is by Watermark. Anyone who is a mom to a daughter needs to listen to it. It is amazing and it really sums up how I feel about being a mom to Carley.

Here are the lyrics:

Baby woman, tiny in stature now
But your heart is a treasure
Little princess come follow behind me now
I am reaching for you

(chorus)
Elliana, God has answered my prayers
Elliana, God will conquer my fears
To mother a daughter, to look you in the eye
To know that I had everything, to walk with you in life
To give you to Jesus that He would impart
The wisdom that I'm longing for to mother your heart
Elliana, God has answered my prayers

There will be others to lead and to guide you girl
But only one you'll call Mother, the honor is all mine
To show you what a woman's like
I'm so glad you're mine

(chorus)

Tenderness of God is twirling around
In our living room tonight
Lighten up your daddy's eyes
And know that he just wants to freeze you in time

(chorus)