It was so cute watching Beckahm sing for Daddy. AND we about died watching Amari, totally on his own, go up there with all the kids at full force. He stood right up in front, looking out at every one and glancing up at Hunter and just cheesing it! ADORABLE!!
I love what Beck's wrote about Mike—so funny!
He is such a "fixer" in our house: we hooked him up with a vintage tool box, and a new tool belt
So I was napping one day and I kept hearing someone pound on my door. I thought it was Beckahm (which he totally knows better) and I told him to stop. 5 seconds later someone is tugging at my sheets and I look up still in a daze and there was Amari at my bedside. I couldn't understand what I was seeing because he was still sleeping in his crib. I thought either Mike was home or Beckahm got him out. None of the above. . . the dreaded day came earlier than I anticipated: he got out all by himself!!
The next day Mike sawed his bed in half :). It took him a week to get adjusted to it—trying to understand that just because he can get out of his crib now doesn't mean quiet time is null and void and that he can walk around the house in the wee hours of the morning.
My husband is one of the hardest working men I know in one of the hardest industries/jobs on planet earth: door to door sales. He amazes me—being in this industry in nearly every state (from east coast to west) for almost 8 years, 3 of which have been year round (you do the math and figure out how many doors he's knocked). The things he sees, the experiences he has, and the people he meets astounds me. I am so grateful for his drive and dedication to put a roof over our heads: to walk many a mile day in and day out with gnats swarming his face and sweat running down his butt crack—being chased after by dogs, people with guns, threatened by those in the hood, doors slammed in his face, people yelling profanities, going without a break (starved and thirsty at the end of the day), peeing in the bushes, being driven out by cops, fixing flat tires, driving some times 4 hours a day to an area, staying in crappy motels weeks in a row, eating crappy food weeks in a row...all to get 1 deal, 4 deals...to make a future for our family. Russel Crow has nothing on this man...He is THE gladiator fo-realllzzz #grateful#mama#gladiator#husband#aka#magicmike#doortodoorsales#alder#home#security#hardworkpaysoff#lovehim#gomikego#bhm#poundingthepavement#dayindayout#summer#grind#lifeofasalesman @yesmikego
The older I get the more I realize birthdays should really be about celebrating and honoring the person who sacrificed so much to give you life. My mother wanted to stop having kids after 6 hellions (okay let's be real the rest of us after the 2nd were a mistake😂, except for maybe Dave) but I must have lept from heavens door just in time—whew! What a journey it's been.
I'm so blessed to have been given life and to have been raised by such a wonderful mother. You know how deeply rooted your love and affinity for your mom is when even at the age of 35, married with 2 kids, I cry having to say goodbye—longing to just go back a few years to spend some time growing up in her home.
I've spent more birthdays than not with you and I love all the many ways you have made them special. Thank you a million times over for welcoming one more, my life has been so much more enriched by you being my mentor, my confident, my supporter, my mom! Sharry Eastman
I post this picture in honor of Flag Day tomorrow (obviously the most important national holiday ever institutionalized)....I'm thinkin the intimate relationship I've had with flags over the past 35 years, calls for a flag tattoo on my back 🇺🇸....
I still can't believe that after 35 birthdays I've never been given a flag cake—blasphemy
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Morning loves from my boys
Beck's insisted I have breakfast in bed :)
Birthday dances with my boys
I have never received a flag birthday cake on my birthday, my friend was the first one to make me one this year :)
YUMMY bbq dinner at Full Moon
Mike spoiled me with clothes, shoes, workout pants, and laser hair removal.
I LOVE my new Puma's
I found these two gems at Barnes and Noble when I was out for my birthday. I love writing and this book was ingenious. I am going to make it a goal to write one creative writing piece a day.
I am going to try taking up meditation to lessen the stress in my life and make me feel more focused and happy. I love the cover of this journal: perfect for this new journey. I have realized that I only have 5 years left in my 30's . . . I want to start living my life, being happy, finding joy in the daily grind, be conscious of my thoughts and my attitude. I am tired of living with the same weaknesses that have haunted me for so many years. I want to be a strong minded person and to be an example of calmness and positivity to my boys (two of my least strong attributes). I know this is going to be a hard journey because I have a hard time slowing down and I am always so busy but I know this is what I need right now in my life. I did some medit
