Champions!

Our boy's team just won the town's baseball tournament!!!  They beat the team that has been undefeated for 3 years!
Go Wildcats!!!

I'll update with pictures later!

House closing...

Could happen as early as Monday!!!!!!

Twins

(This a picture from 2 years ago-I had to post it because it's so cute!!)

(This one is a recent shot)

A friend of mine just posted on her blog about twins.  She adopted twins a year and a half ago from Haiti.  They are adorable little boys, albeit a little rambunctious(what little boy isn't?).  She already had three older children before the adoption.  She was posting on her frustration about the comments and questions daily about the twins and I remember feeling those same feelings when the boys were younger.  It seems that having twins to some folks is still some sort of freak show.  They are so curious about certain details which frankly, I wouldn't ask someone but to each there own.  So, I thought I'd post my most frequently(almost everyday still) questions and comments and then answer them once and for all.

Are your boys twins?

Ummmm...yes

Which one is older?

Nicholas

By how long?

One minute

Oh my...(pause)  that was quick!

It's at that moment they have a shear look of horror usually on there face and I'm embarrassed because I know what they are thinking...
I then tell them ,so they can stop thinking about my lady parts, that I had the boys  by c-section due to complications...

I bet they are a handful!

No, not really.  To be honest what 8 year old is?

Are they your only ones?

Twins, yes.

Are you going to have more children? (Usually this is said with a look of horror in the person's eyes)

Yes, we would like more children.

Did you want boys?

First of all, who would ask a question like that in front on my TWO BOYS?  What am I supposed to say? "No, but I got stuck with these two? " 
But, yes I wanted and prayed for  boys and God blessed me with boys.

Do they fight alot?

Do most siblings fight alot?  I guess it depends on your family dynamic, not whether they are twins or not and no they don't fight alot.

Did you breastfeed? (Now, this one I don't mind if a woman asks...but when a man asks..well that's just weird)

Yes

They are so handsome, I bet the girls love them.  Do they have girlfriends and do they fight over girls?

O.k. this one is fairly recent, having only been happening about a year or so. It really frustrates me because they ask this in front on my boys.  If it was away from them, well I don't get upset or angry but in front of them, I do...They are 8 years old  people!!  No, they don't have girlfriends.  And why say this in front of them so that they think it's weird to not have a girlfriend at 8?  What...  By 10 should they be paying a mortgage and starting a family?    This is the one question that grates my nerves lately and sadly we get it ALL...THE...TIME...

I really don't mind the questions as much now that the boys are older and  they can usually answer the questions themselves.  However, I do remember when they were younger, like my friend Laurie blogged about,  when I'd be somewhere and people wanted to touch them or even pick them up.  People I had never seen in my life! 
I know she will get through it as I have and really so grateful for the blessing of twins.

Avon specials

Here are some specials during this week's Avon campaign I think are worth mentioning.

*This lip gloss is light enough for summer but has some color.  I personally don't like to wear heavy lip color when it's so hot out.  I like my makeup to be soft and light.  At $1.99 and a chance to win a car, you can't beat it.

GLAZEWEAR Lip Gloss

SAVE 66% plus a chance to win a NEW CAR!


Reg. $6.00Sale $1.99

SPECIAL OFFERS Enter our "Now is the Time to Shine" Sweepstakes! For every full-size Glazewear Lip Gloss you purchase, you will receive one mail-in entry form!

Shine like a supernova. A glamour galaxy of 3 glossy finishes. Feels lighter than ever. Always comfy, never sticky. .15 oz. net wt.

I think the trick to a perfect eye(even if you don't put anything on but some mascara) is to have nicely shaped, filled in eyebrows.  I love that this has color and a gel to help them stay in the perfect position.

This product is regularly $8.00 but is on sale for $4.99

AVON PRO Brow Enhancer

No more worries about sparse brows!

Fills in, defines and shapes brows. Makes brows look naturally fuller. Gel shapes and sets brows. Color-matched fibers blend easily with natural hair. .053 oz. net wt.

This is the foundation I use.  I don't like a heavy, full coverage foundation so if you do this is not the product for you.  I was used to using mineral makeup and needed something with a little more coverage than mineral but I don't want to feel the makeup, you know what I mean?  I really like this foundation. It's almost like mineral makeup but with more coverage, but still light.  It doesn't make me break out and I like the feel of it going on.  I don't feel it on after I apply it and that's why I like it.

It's on sale if you buy one for $12.00 you can get another for $1.99.

BEYOND COLOR Line Softening Mousse Foundation

Moisturizing.

$12.00

SPECIAL OFFERS BEYOND COLOR Makeup Sale: Buy one, Get one for only $1.99 on select items! Save up to $10!

Light as air, but with the impact of a super-charged champ. Enriched with 15% moisturizers and vitamins A,C and E, our soft as silk foundation provides a moist, matte finish, so skin looks smooth and flawless. The proof: 79% of women saw diminished lines and wrinkles.* Light to medium coverage. Velvet matte finish. .6 oz. net wt

There are many other great items on sale, but these are my favorites and ones that I thought were a great deal.  The sale ends May 27th and you can order through my website or with me by emailing me at i-choosejoy.com.  You can also call me(if I know you and you have my phone number).

Sometimes I'm really ugly...

This weekend was so completely stressful and Darryl received the brunt of my wrath yesterday afternoon.
And you know what is completely and utterly disgusting about the whole situation?  The sermon at church was on marriage.  The pastor spoke about choosing to love in those moments when it's hard to love.  He spoke about beauty fading and life situations getting in the way of love.
     And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
                                                                                                 Colossians 3:14

     Let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.
                                                                                                 1 John 3:18

We were at the property yesterday afternoon and we had to flush the well of the chlorine we had put in it because of the bacteria that was found in the test results.  So, as I'm watching the hose and thinking about all the bazillion things I have to accomplish this week.  I'm fuming about just driving all the way to baseball practice to find that no one was there due to the rain.   I'm thinking about the stupid mistake I made on Saturday when I purchased six non-returnable chairs to the tune of $450.00 that don't fit our table(this definitely doesn't co-inside with my frugal nature-we were tired and it was an impulse purchase).  So, I'm thinking about all these things and fuming in my head and I notice the water stops running out of the hose connected to the well.  I start panicking and wondering why would the well just stop working?  Darryl comes over and admits he saw that happen late Thursday night and I freak out.  I wanted to know why he didn't address the situation then? 
Then it happened, the beast was released.  It was ugly, really ugly.  I didn't choose to love and create unity between us.  I wanted to act superior like I was smarter than him(which I am not).  I wanted to spill out all my anger and frustration on him and it was ugly.  I was ugly, really ugly.
He reminded me that when I purchased those chairs and we brought them home and didn't fit that he didn't give me a hard time.  He knew I felt defeated and was upset and didn't want to make the situation worse for me.  Even though I'm sure he had a moment of anger because he didn't want to purchase the chairs then without us coming home and looking at the table first and *I* had told him it was fine.  I don't make designing mistakes(yeah right...)  Wow...punch to the gut.  He was right.....
After all my fuming and anger I sat in the car to take a breather...and then Darryl comes over after I've had time to calm down  and tells me he chooses love...
This was all my fault and he's coming to me to tell me he loves me. 
I don't deserve this man...
Today is a new day and I've had my time with my Lord to confess my sins of not being the wife he's called me to be sometimes.  He forgives me and reminds me my slate is clean but to remember these moments and meditate on scripture like Colossians 3:14 when I get in those moments and  to choose love...

Great giveaway for those that like to sew..

I found this great giveaway on a blog I love Cultivating Home.  It's a giveaway for an e-pattern to a site called Sensibility patterns.
Here is a link to the website:
http://sensibility.com/

If you love period dresses like these:

You will love the website.  It was my first visit to this site and I love so many of the patterns.

Here is the link for the giveaway for an e-pattern:

http://www.cultivatinghome.com/2010/05/sensibility-e-pattern-giveaway.html 
Check out her blog as well it's wonderful!

I hope I win but wanted to share it with my blog readers as well..good luck!!

I'm officially an Avon representative

Well, I've signed up and built my website.  You can check it out at www.youravon.com/tkoenig.
I'd be happy to give you a catalog if you are local.  I can also mail you one if your not local.  If you'd like information on the sales(like this campaign has lipgloss for $1.99 on sale reg. $6.00) please email me at i-choosejoy@hotmail.com and I'll put you on my email list.  There is free shipping right now so stock up on your favorites! (Hold up on ordering your Skin So Soft products there is a sale coming!)  I may also do some vlog posts on products I like and why since I won that fancy new camcorder...I may also have some giveaways in the near future, so stay tuned.  
In saying all this, this blog is not going to turn into an advertising for Avon blog.  That is not why I started this blog and I will continue to post on my family, my thoughts, our crazy adventures, recipes and much more.  I may on  occasion post sales and also product reviews but it will not become a center focus of this blog.
Blessings!
T-