Hey Yall
I'm going to move my blog over to :
http://womenathome.typepad.com/cheri/
Change your bookmarks and bloglines...Hope to see you there. :)
Tuesday, August 31, 2004
Monday, August 30, 2004
Birthdays and Schooldays...
That's the picture Nathan made for Daniels birthday =) He asked me how to spell "Happy Birthday" and so I gave him a greeting card that had it all spelled out...well you'll notice he tried to do some bubbly looking letters...heh, he was trying to copy the card. There is also a gift and a heart with Nathan beside it...and then a balloon and um, I guess that is a birthday man/alien/whatever there next to the balloon. :) Cute huh :)
We start kindergarten tomorrow here at LivingStones Academy. I'm excited and nervous and Nathan seems to be looking forward to it. We are using a Lit based curriculum which I think will be absolutely perfect for our kindergarten journey. It is based on great books , mostly classics and there are so many suggestions for pulling in different subjects and yet tying it all back to the book you are reading. This week we will be reading "The Story of Ping", studying China, eating with chopsticks, learning about different styles of drawing/illustration, studying buoyancy, and ducks...and that all ties back into the story. :) Of course we'll do daily handwriting, math and we are studying the US States and doing a phonics based reading curriculum. I'm excited to start this journey and can't wait to see the progress we make.
All that to say with it being the first week and with Donald being off Monday and Tuesday I probably won't post till Wednesday or later. I hope yall have a great week. And thanks so much for all the birthday wishes and comments regarding Daniels day. Let me say again I have a great group of readers. :)
Saturday, August 28, 2004
Baby Mine...
Happy Birthday Daniel
Daniel Asbury Brorsen August 29, 2000
2:07 a.m. 7 lbs 9 oz 20 inches long
And today he turns 4. My sweet Daniel doo. Happy Birthday, Baby Mine.
Baby Mine, dry your eyes,
Baby Mine, don't your cry.
Rest your head close to my heart,
Never to part, baby of mine.
Friday, August 27, 2004
Midday Update...
Well Elijah is down for a nap, the other two have been fed lunch and are currently playing super spies. I've washed two loads of clothes, folded/hung one and another is in the dryer. I've made sweet tea, wet swiffered the floors and cleaned the kitchen. :) Oh and I've chatted here and there. The boys are watching Agent Cody Banks 2 via ON DEMAND and I noticed they have new releases today. WOOT, looks like it may be a movie night tonight. :)
And now
responses to comments:
Becky--why yes, yes I have signed up for bloglines. :) Thanks a bunch for helping me with that this a.m.
I only drank 3 cups of coffee this morning...usually it's just one or two on the average morning...but the 4 am wake up warranted an extra cup. I too am bad about drinking coke over water if it is in the house...but I try to drink a gallon of water a day. And yes I deem faboo a word and I'm hoping my days turns out as such too.
Cheryl--I hope your day has shaped up and that the boys take a looooooooong nap. And yeah, you don't get to complain about the non blogginess of folks, not when you are being non bloggy yourself. :)
Stacey--Yes, I was up with you and I just KNEW I'd hit your site and it would be updated with all manner of great, inspiring, and captivating stuff. Alas, it was not, no update from my morning friend Stacey. :o) I try not to take naps even when I get up early on purpose (lol) it somehow makes me feel worse instead of refreshed.
Cathie Jo--So glad you stopped by. I don't know so much that I'm a hoot or if I'm just delirious from lack of sleep but thanks for saying it. :) I hope you have a great day. :)
Heather--My 2 year old did this banging his head thing when he was wee little. I'd be holding him and he would bang, bang, bang his head on my shoulder. You'd think that wouldn't be relaxing or conducive to sleep...but well, who knows. :)
And now
responses to comments:
Becky--why yes, yes I have signed up for bloglines. :) Thanks a bunch for helping me with that this a.m.
I only drank 3 cups of coffee this morning...usually it's just one or two on the average morning...but the 4 am wake up warranted an extra cup. I too am bad about drinking coke over water if it is in the house...but I try to drink a gallon of water a day. And yes I deem faboo a word and I'm hoping my days turns out as such too.
Cheryl--I hope your day has shaped up and that the boys take a looooooooong nap. And yeah, you don't get to complain about the non blogginess of folks, not when you are being non bloggy yourself. :)
Stacey--Yes, I was up with you and I just KNEW I'd hit your site and it would be updated with all manner of great, inspiring, and captivating stuff. Alas, it was not, no update from my morning friend Stacey. :o) I try not to take naps even when I get up early on purpose (lol) it somehow makes me feel worse instead of refreshed.
Cathie Jo--So glad you stopped by. I don't know so much that I'm a hoot or if I'm just delirious from lack of sleep but thanks for saying it. :) I hope you have a great day. :)
Heather--My 2 year old did this banging his head thing when he was wee little. I'd be holding him and he would bang, bang, bang his head on my shoulder. You'd think that wouldn't be relaxing or conducive to sleep...but well, who knows. :)
Do they make coffee strong enough...
to keep me awake for the rest of the day? Ok, yeah so it's 6:50 central...I know, I know some of you early-bird-wake-up-sleepy-head-it's-a-brand-new-day-let's-watch-the-sunrise-on-a-daily-basis types are thinking, now really Cheri, it's not THAT early. But well, you are right it's not that early, except I've been up basically since 4 a.m. when Donald got up for work and Elijah decided to cheerfully start his day. OH and well Nathan my oldest, lightest, always been the non sleeper of the bunch decides that he too thinks the 5 a.m. range is a good time for greeting the day. [and yes, I know I'm the parent, yes I know I could send him back to bed, but really I mean I'm up anyway, it's not like I'm up in solitude, I'm up with a chitter chattery almost 2 year old, really Nathan is a welcome addition to the mix...he can entertain Elijah and keep him from starting fires while I'll doze in the chair and a half and drink coffee] Yes, yes that is spelled C-H-E-R-I for the mother of the year award you are currently printing out. I jest, no really I'm quiet the responsible parent, even when I'm dozing in the chair.
Let's see and now that we have that out of the way what other fascinating things can I fill your morning with???
Ah, I opened the new pack of Luvs diapers and found a $2 coupon...because OOPS they had the plastic tabs and not the new fabulous fabric like tabs. Now I know stuff like that really rocks some peoples worlds. But really, really, no really I don't care that you oops'ed and put the wrong tabs. As long as said tabs ,be they fabulously fabric like or plastic, keep the diaper on the boy I'm all satisified. I mean thanks for the coupon and all.
Why would blockbuster get a movie to sell, but not to rent? See Mickey Mouse has gone and update and re released The 3 Musketeers. It came out maybe Tuesday. So Disney channel is featuring it in all their commercials and since I basically pay for cable each month but seem to only pick up the Disney channel I know this. So anyway my boys have been inundated with the Mickey machine and felt their lives really wouldn't be complete until they saw this movie. So, off to Blockbuster I go only to be met with inept staff that try to give me some 1979 version and and then other one, the 90's one that has Chris O'Donnell in it so after my brain oozing out of my ear there from lack of an understanding staff. [see, when I say ''hey, Disney has rerelased and updated 3 Musketeers and it was released on Tuesday, do yall have it?" I really, really am not talking about the 1979 version nor the one with Chris O'Donnell...but anyway --renting movies should not drain the staff nor the renter of their mental prowess...but anyway...] What was I saying...oh yeah, so I called yesterday, just to see if either they'd had a bunch of competent new hires, or the old workers had lobotomies or if you know, maybe they'd had a huge demand for the rental of the rereleased and updated Disney version of the 3 Musketeers and so they ran out and stocked their shelves. And they said, ''yes we have it, but not to rent we only got copies to sell'' Um, ok. Thanks.
And now I have 3 cups of coffee in me and the world doesn't seem quite so daunting so I'm off to peruse blogs, blogs that I know all of you have updated just for me. :)
Good Friday to ya. :)
Let's see and now that we have that out of the way what other fascinating things can I fill your morning with???
Ah, I opened the new pack of Luvs diapers and found a $2 coupon...because OOPS they had the plastic tabs and not the new fabulous fabric like tabs. Now I know stuff like that really rocks some peoples worlds. But really, really, no really I don't care that you oops'ed and put the wrong tabs. As long as said tabs ,be they fabulously fabric like or plastic, keep the diaper on the boy I'm all satisified. I mean thanks for the coupon and all.
Why would blockbuster get a movie to sell, but not to rent? See Mickey Mouse has gone and update and re released The 3 Musketeers. It came out maybe Tuesday. So Disney channel is featuring it in all their commercials and since I basically pay for cable each month but seem to only pick up the Disney channel I know this. So anyway my boys have been inundated with the Mickey machine and felt their lives really wouldn't be complete until they saw this movie. So, off to Blockbuster I go only to be met with inept staff that try to give me some 1979 version and and then other one, the 90's one that has Chris O'Donnell in it so after my brain oozing out of my ear there from lack of an understanding staff. [see, when I say ''hey, Disney has rerelased and updated 3 Musketeers and it was released on Tuesday, do yall have it?" I really, really am not talking about the 1979 version nor the one with Chris O'Donnell...but anyway --renting movies should not drain the staff nor the renter of their mental prowess...but anyway...] What was I saying...oh yeah, so I called yesterday, just to see if either they'd had a bunch of competent new hires, or the old workers had lobotomies or if you know, maybe they'd had a huge demand for the rental of the rereleased and updated Disney version of the 3 Musketeers and so they ran out and stocked their shelves. And they said, ''yes we have it, but not to rent we only got copies to sell'' Um, ok. Thanks.
And now I have 3 cups of coffee in me and the world doesn't seem quite so daunting so I'm off to peruse blogs, blogs that I know all of you have updated just for me. :)
Good Friday to ya. :)
Thursday, August 26, 2004
Well since I'm up...
I might as well post. :)
Yjod od ejsy nromh pgg nu pmr lru ;ppld ;olr/
Can you read that? Can you translate it? Do you know what I was saying there? I've been thinking on this most of the day today...and you my readers now get to share in my thoughts. :) You know sometimes we think it's the big things that make the impact in our lives. We often don't realize how very much the little things, though not as flagrant, can really impact us. That sentence up there says:
This is what being off by one key looks like.
One key space over and a sentence went from gibberish to readable. It's not like I skipped a whole row, I simple moved over ONE key. How often in our lives, in my life, am I one key off? How often to I chose that because, well, really it's only small it's not like I'm being flagrant in sin. But oh the spiritual consequence when I give myself that small allowance. Just as the hands placed one keystroke off make for an unreadable sentence, my heart and life placed one small stride out of God's path for me, makes for stumbles and falls and frustrations. It lends itself to the situation of me rationalizing and justifying and all the while God's gently whispering ''quit wasting time, just get back in line''. And that I serve a God who stands there often in my stubbornness of proving that I'm ok, no, I'm only just a little bit off, He stands and loves me in spite of myself. Well that just makes me thankful that I have Him to guide me, that I have Him to return to when I've guided myself. That my hands when placed on the right keys will type the right words and my feet when placed in the right path will walk humbly with my God.
Yjod od ejsy nromh pgg nu pmr lru ;ppld ;olr/
Can you read that? Can you translate it? Do you know what I was saying there? I've been thinking on this most of the day today...and you my readers now get to share in my thoughts. :) You know sometimes we think it's the big things that make the impact in our lives. We often don't realize how very much the little things, though not as flagrant, can really impact us. That sentence up there says:
This is what being off by one key looks like.
One key space over and a sentence went from gibberish to readable. It's not like I skipped a whole row, I simple moved over ONE key. How often in our lives, in my life, am I one key off? How often to I chose that because, well, really it's only small it's not like I'm being flagrant in sin. But oh the spiritual consequence when I give myself that small allowance. Just as the hands placed one keystroke off make for an unreadable sentence, my heart and life placed one small stride out of God's path for me, makes for stumbles and falls and frustrations. It lends itself to the situation of me rationalizing and justifying and all the while God's gently whispering ''quit wasting time, just get back in line''. And that I serve a God who stands there often in my stubbornness of proving that I'm ok, no, I'm only just a little bit off, He stands and loves me in spite of myself. Well that just makes me thankful that I have Him to guide me, that I have Him to return to when I've guided myself. That my hands when placed on the right keys will type the right words and my feet when placed in the right path will walk humbly with my God.
He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
Micah 6:8 niv
Micah 6:8 niv
Wednesday, August 25, 2004
Here a post, there a post...
So I'm sitting here. It's 90* outside and about 82* inside my apartment. That doesn't seem right does it? Well, that's because it's not. Our air is frozen up or whatever. I noticed the apt was getting warmer and warmer and yet the air had been running all day. The guy came by and made his assessment, turned on the HEAT and said let it run for hours, then turn it off and turn the air back on and it should keep us cool through the night. Tomorrow they will come back and work on it. Oh fun...maintenance men in the apartment for the majority of the morning. Or at least I hope it's just the morning I suppose it could end up being an all day thing. Fun, or did I already say that?
So, I won't be on tomorrow or at least not tomorrow morning and then there are some extraneous things around here that I need to take care of and get organized. So all that to say I probably won't be posting here regularly for a few days, maybe even early into next week. And then again after typing that I may be posting 2-3 times a day. :)
So, I won't be on tomorrow or at least not tomorrow morning and then there are some extraneous things around here that I need to take care of and get organized. So all that to say I probably won't be posting here regularly for a few days, maybe even early into next week. And then again after typing that I may be posting 2-3 times a day. :)
And there was much rejoicing...
Woot--if you read this in IE, it should be fixed.
First off props to Brandy for keying me in on what was causing the problems in IE. Also a huge thank you to all of you who took the time to help me out. I am loving you all. :) And Pepper I'm keeping your email handy in case I have issues in the future ;)
And so now that things are resolved. I promise more later. I have pictures to share and I'll expound on our fabulous unit next week on Ducks. :) I bet you are beside yourself with excitement now, huh?
More later.
And thanks so much to everyone again. I have the best readers. :) (and the smartest too)
First off props to Brandy for keying me in on what was causing the problems in IE. Also a huge thank you to all of you who took the time to help me out. I am loving you all. :) And Pepper I'm keeping your email handy in case I have issues in the future ;)
And so now that things are resolved. I promise more later. I have pictures to share and I'll expound on our fabulous unit next week on Ducks. :) I bet you are beside yourself with excitement now, huh?
More later.
And thanks so much to everyone again. I have the best readers. :) (and the smartest too)
Help, I need somebody...
Ok--here is where I admit I complete stupidity when it comes to things HTML related. I mean see this is why I use Blogger to begin with, because I want to blog but I have no idea how to do it without a dummy feature. :)
But now I am having issues and well I don't know how to address it. See I currently use Firefox as my browser. I also have IE and so I do check to make sure things are working in that too. Well, when I have my blog tweaked or whatever (meaning I've gone in and added stuff to the sidebar etc) I can understand the layout being wonky...because see I've messed with it but see this morning I went to my trusty blogger layout page, chose a default one and in essence that should have fixed whatever issue it is that I have with IE. But alas, it did not. I still am having issues . In Firefox changing the default template fixed the wonkiness, but now in IE my sidebar is right and the posts are now off down at the bottom. So this is just to say, I'm still sorry. I know it's annoying and I know many of you use IE to view my page. I'm still working on it...I'm going to enlist Blogger help before the end of the day.
In other news things are busy around here. We start school on Monday and so I'm finishing up last minute stuff with that and still prepping other stuff. Donald went back to work today. So after company all weekend , that fed into Donalds off days, we are now just getting back into some sort of order today. There is lots of catching up to do.
My sweet Daniel turns 4 on Sunday. FOUR. Amazing
Holly--I'm thinking of you, things have been so crazy busy around here...I've seen you on AIM and Yahoo a few times but by the time I send you a message you are signing out. I just want you to know you are in my thoughts and prayers.
But now I am having issues and well I don't know how to address it. See I currently use Firefox as my browser. I also have IE and so I do check to make sure things are working in that too. Well, when I have my blog tweaked or whatever (meaning I've gone in and added stuff to the sidebar etc) I can understand the layout being wonky...because see I've messed with it but see this morning I went to my trusty blogger layout page, chose a default one and in essence that should have fixed whatever issue it is that I have with IE. But alas, it did not. I still am having issues . In Firefox changing the default template fixed the wonkiness, but now in IE my sidebar is right and the posts are now off down at the bottom. So this is just to say, I'm still sorry. I know it's annoying and I know many of you use IE to view my page. I'm still working on it...I'm going to enlist Blogger help before the end of the day.
In other news things are busy around here. We start school on Monday and so I'm finishing up last minute stuff with that and still prepping other stuff. Donald went back to work today. So after company all weekend , that fed into Donalds off days, we are now just getting back into some sort of order today. There is lots of catching up to do.
My sweet Daniel turns 4 on Sunday. FOUR. Amazing
Holly--I'm thinking of you, things have been so crazy busy around here...I've seen you on AIM and Yahoo a few times but by the time I send you a message you are signing out. I just want you to know you are in my thoughts and prayers.
Monday, August 23, 2004
I have no idea
Why my sidebar is now on the side but waaaay down there. Alicia told me it was a bit wonky in IE (I used Firefox) and so I tweaked a bit . Then I dashed all that when I couldn't fix it and even attempted a new template and yet the sidebar (with no tweaking of the html from me) is still over there and down. And you know what, right this very minute I don't care. LOL So, I'm sorry if you are using IE and my page is off, I will work on it and try to get it corrected soon. :)
The best of intentions...
Oh I had plans. I was going to catch up on my blog reading, send out emails and then sit down and blog. I was going to be witty and cute and give you an entry that would make you realize just how much you did miss me. But alas this is what you get. LOL
I must have post company let down. I'm sitting here about to pass out. I didn't realize it, but I honestly didn't sleep much. The boys absolutely LOVED having their Poppa and La La visit and they were keyed up for sure. Naps were off, attitudes were on and obedience was not always what it should have been. Why oh why do children act as if you have no household rules when people come over, do they reallllly need to test that boundry? Really? Anyway, we had a great time, we always do, we are part of a terrific family. But I'd go up and still stay up a couple of hours (only without the internet to distract me) and then the boys ended up waking during the night and also not sleeping as late. So anyway, we had a great visit, the boys were supremely spoiled and now I'm tired.
I think while Donald takes the boys to the park I'm going to run to blockbuster and rent 13 going on 30, cause I'm just mature like that. :) And then as I sit here and think on it, I may just not and do that tomorrow.
I was disappointed. I checked the schedule and sycronized swimming was scheduled for today. They showed exactly 3 teams and then went to volleyball. Um, what was up with THAT?
And now I'm off to watch the gymnastics and get the kids down a bit early.
Oh and you should really go to Holly's site and see some of those names ...
I must have post company let down. I'm sitting here about to pass out. I didn't realize it, but I honestly didn't sleep much. The boys absolutely LOVED having their Poppa and La La visit and they were keyed up for sure. Naps were off, attitudes were on and obedience was not always what it should have been. Why oh why do children act as if you have no household rules when people come over, do they reallllly need to test that boundry? Really? Anyway, we had a great time, we always do, we are part of a terrific family. But I'd go up and still stay up a couple of hours (only without the internet to distract me) and then the boys ended up waking during the night and also not sleeping as late. So anyway, we had a great visit, the boys were supremely spoiled and now I'm tired.
I think while Donald takes the boys to the park I'm going to run to blockbuster and rent 13 going on 30, cause I'm just mature like that. :) And then as I sit here and think on it, I may just not and do that tomorrow.
I was disappointed. I checked the schedule and sycronized swimming was scheduled for today. They showed exactly 3 teams and then went to volleyball. Um, what was up with THAT?
And now I'm off to watch the gymnastics and get the kids down a bit early.
Oh and you should really go to Holly's site and see some of those names ...
Honey, I'm home...
Did you miss me???
Really, you did? Awwww, that's so sweet. :)
I missed you too and now I'm off to read about what all has happened in your lives. :)
More later.
Really, you did? Awwww, that's so sweet. :)
I missed you too and now I'm off to read about what all has happened in your lives. :)
More later.
Thursday, August 19, 2004
Music Therapy...
Launchcast may be my new favorite friend. :)
So yeah, I'm about a year behind the times I'm sure. But yes TODAY is the FIRST time I've ever even bothered with it. I am SO loving it. ;) Maybe it's because I have ''the hits of the 80's'' as my station. [you would know that if you had your Yahoo IM turned on (well if I'm on your buddy list) because I have that nifty option turned on that lets you know what I'm listening too]
After the marker fiasco this morning the day has been somewhat dull. Other than every time I see Nathan's hands I think of Dave Navarro, it's all good. I pulled out some jeans this morning to see if the boys still fit in them.. They do now, but there is always the possibility of the growth spurt before our trip home in October, so I still may end up buying more jeans.
So I kicked low carb to the curb this morning. (ha ha, kicked to the curb...that's 90's speak right? Well that's about the last time I even somewhat knew the lingo so it works...lol) I know it works, it gives awesome results. But for me it's too much. I have three kids and want to do this for life. I'm not willing to eat pork rinds and veggie cream cheese and pretend that it's chips and dip for the rest of my life. ROTFLOL and really pork rinds gross me out on so many many levels. I find myself cooking ''them'' food and ''me'' food etc. So we're back on the ''portion control/healthy choices'' meal plan. :) I've been walking nightly anywhere between 1.5 & 3 miles and I'm still doing pilates. So just a change in plan not forfeiting the whole thing all together. :)
I bought new lip gloss yesterday. :)
You come here for this excitement don't you?
Misc responses:
I've decided to go with reading the Psams and a Proverb daily (getting back into that habit) and am going to study Philippians. It's basis is JOY and going into the school year I think that's a great focus.
Cheryl--did you get my email? My email has been acting wonky and it's not showing that they were sent...but I wanted to ask before I resent them.
So yeah, I'm about a year behind the times I'm sure. But yes TODAY is the FIRST time I've ever even bothered with it. I am SO loving it. ;) Maybe it's because I have ''the hits of the 80's'' as my station. [you would know that if you had your Yahoo IM turned on (well if I'm on your buddy list) because I have that nifty option turned on that lets you know what I'm listening too]
After the marker fiasco this morning the day has been somewhat dull. Other than every time I see Nathan's hands I think of Dave Navarro, it's all good. I pulled out some jeans this morning to see if the boys still fit in them.. They do now, but there is always the possibility of the growth spurt before our trip home in October, so I still may end up buying more jeans.
So I kicked low carb to the curb this morning. (ha ha, kicked to the curb...that's 90's speak right? Well that's about the last time I even somewhat knew the lingo so it works...lol) I know it works, it gives awesome results. But for me it's too much. I have three kids and want to do this for life. I'm not willing to eat pork rinds and veggie cream cheese and pretend that it's chips and dip for the rest of my life. ROTFLOL and really pork rinds gross me out on so many many levels. I find myself cooking ''them'' food and ''me'' food etc. So we're back on the ''portion control/healthy choices'' meal plan. :) I've been walking nightly anywhere between 1.5 & 3 miles and I'm still doing pilates. So just a change in plan not forfeiting the whole thing all together. :)
I bought new lip gloss yesterday. :)
You come here for this excitement don't you?
Misc responses:
I've decided to go with reading the Psams and a Proverb daily (getting back into that habit) and am going to study Philippians. It's basis is JOY and going into the school year I think that's a great focus.
Cheryl--did you get my email? My email has been acting wonky and it's not showing that they were sent...but I wanted to ask before I resent them.
Argh.....
Ok at this point I have to either choose joy or go back to bed and declare it a 'do over' and start the day brand new. See I woke this morning at 9 a.m. that is laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaate in my world my friends. Considering Nathan is up by 7 each day. Well I wake up with Daniel and Elijah snuggled up and I look at the clock and immediately panic. See, Nathan gets up and if I'm not up already he wakes me, to ask if he can play playstation (in his room) or watch tv in my room or whatever. So to wake up and him not to have said anything kinda gave me an onmious feeling. And well, it was all warranted. I called him and he didn't come...called him again, he didn't come. Finally he comes to my room with his hands behind his back (oh great). Oh he had accidentally colored each of his fingernails perfectly with a black permanent marker. Mind you this was an accident. So I explained to him that he would now have that on his fingernails till it wore off, yada yada yada. So I tell him to go put the marker away and then he came back and I asked him "Did you mark on the dining room table" "no, mam". Ok, so downstairs I go and begin to make breakfast (yeah, so what, it was cocoa pebbles...) only to look at my dining room table to see BLACK PERMANENT MARKER oh oh and lookie there, there is a pretty black arrow ON MY FRONT DOOR ooooooo and another on two of the CERAMIC TILES. So no, my head didn't explode, I didn't spew forth green foam or pack Nathan into a Chinese takeout box. I fixed him breakfast he ate and he is now sitting on his bed. I'm still trying to find a happy place. [let me also insert here that this is *completely* and totally out of character for Nathan--completely]
At this point I need to laud the glories of the Mr. Clean magic eraser. There is no evidence that there was ever black marker in my house.
Which really is a good thing.
At this point I need to laud the glories of the Mr. Clean magic eraser. There is no evidence that there was ever black marker in my house.
Which really is a good thing.
Tuesday, August 17, 2004
This boys and girls, is called insomnia...
Yes, yes, yes, it's 2:40 a.m. and I am up. Yes I am wide awake and up. Yes, I have insomnia.
Moving right along.
You absolutely have to go right now to this blog and read her Sunday School craft projects entry. [August 15th] I was laughing till I almost fell out of my chair. And she has Kudzu in her blog title, so really there's a selling point right there.
[and now that I'm posting this, I'm thinking Heather mentioned this post yesterday (?)...only I didn't follow it then (for shame I could have laughed this hard yesterday and I missed it)
Ok so why are you still reading this...go, go now, read your life will be changed. :)
Moving right along.
You absolutely have to go right now to this blog and read her Sunday School craft projects entry. [August 15th] I was laughing till I almost fell out of my chair. And she has Kudzu in her blog title, so really there's a selling point right there.
[and now that I'm posting this, I'm thinking Heather mentioned this post yesterday (?)...only I didn't follow it then (for shame I could have laughed this hard yesterday and I missed it)
Ok so why are you still reading this...go, go now, read your life will be changed. :)
Monday, August 16, 2004
Rainy days and Mondays...
...always get me down. Or so the song goes. Well it's not rainy and generally I've never disliked Mondays so really the song has no personal application. But I did need a blog title and I like the Carpenters so there you go. :)
Today see is actually Friday in my world. The joy of your husband having constantly changing off days is that you get to desiginate your weekends when his off days fall. So see while all yall head off to work and to school tomorrow we'll be having our weekend. :) Don't you wish you were meeeeeeeee? But now next week, we go to Monday and Tuesday being off days. LOL
Why do I have a cell phone? I never use it, it s always turned off. I'm trying to be better about turning it on, but well, I'm probably just not ready for the technology. LOL
I am enjoying the Olympics :)
Thanks for all the bible study recommendations. They are much appreciated. I've done a couple of Beth Moore studies in the past and did enjoy them a lot and I also have done a few Kay Arthur studies too.
I'm kinda at a weird spot. I'm thinking on things regarding friendships and probably just overthinking things. I really admire people that have the ability and courage to be completely transparent.(note to Alicia this does not apply to you, you are my twin, so this is feelings outside of our friendship obviously lol) I have been blessed in my life to have some incredible friends. There are friendships I have that run deep but since we are at different places in our lives (and well I live at the end of the world) we can't practically nuture those friendships. But then I also have times where I feel like , was I the only one nurturing those friendships to begin with? I mean was I the one investing the most...because if not, why are they not still active? Yes we are at different places regarding our life stages...but , ugh, and now that sounds all whiney.That isn't the intent. I guess, I feel like so much has happened in the last few years and it's almost like I need to honor those friendships for what they were and pray that God will send new people along to encourage and share in this time of my life. I miss sisterhood for sure.
[After reading through this again I was struck with the idea that I definantly have issues with acceptance, in that I thnk I can honestly say I probably attributed more to the breakdown of the relationships because of my fear and lack of acceptance of where I was at that time of my life...all that while also going through some strong spiritual challenges and preferences. So in essence I probably unintionally isolated myself or avoided it all together.]
Today see is actually Friday in my world. The joy of your husband having constantly changing off days is that you get to desiginate your weekends when his off days fall. So see while all yall head off to work and to school tomorrow we'll be having our weekend. :) Don't you wish you were meeeeeeeee? But now next week, we go to Monday and Tuesday being off days. LOL
Why do I have a cell phone? I never use it, it s always turned off. I'm trying to be better about turning it on, but well, I'm probably just not ready for the technology. LOL
I am enjoying the Olympics :)
Thanks for all the bible study recommendations. They are much appreciated. I've done a couple of Beth Moore studies in the past and did enjoy them a lot and I also have done a few Kay Arthur studies too.
I'm kinda at a weird spot. I'm thinking on things regarding friendships and probably just overthinking things. I really admire people that have the ability and courage to be completely transparent.(note to Alicia this does not apply to you, you are my twin, so this is feelings outside of our friendship obviously lol) I have been blessed in my life to have some incredible friends. There are friendships I have that run deep but since we are at different places in our lives (and well I live at the end of the world) we can't practically nuture those friendships. But then I also have times where I feel like , was I the only one nurturing those friendships to begin with? I mean was I the one investing the most...because if not, why are they not still active? Yes we are at different places regarding our life stages...but , ugh, and now that sounds all whiney.That isn't the intent. I guess, I feel like so much has happened in the last few years and it's almost like I need to honor those friendships for what they were and pray that God will send new people along to encourage and share in this time of my life. I miss sisterhood for sure.
[After reading through this again I was struck with the idea that I definantly have issues with acceptance, in that I thnk I can honestly say I probably attributed more to the breakdown of the relationships because of my fear and lack of acceptance of where I was at that time of my life...all that while also going through some strong spiritual challenges and preferences. So in essence I probably unintionally isolated myself or avoided it all together.]
Sunday, August 15, 2004
Mary, Mary, Quite contrary...
Great Quote...
"A man's children and his garden both reflect the amount of weeding done during the growing season"
"A man's children and his garden both reflect the amount of weeding done during the growing season"
Repose and Response
Repose
1. The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
2. Freedom from worry; peace of mind.
3. Calmness; tranquillity.
I dream about Your promise to return
And I wake up hangin’ on Your every word
But for now my feet are planted here on earth
So I’m missin’ You
And even while they say that I’m a fool
I know you see me waiting here for You
Oh, and prayin’ that somehow You’ll get here soon
‘Cause I’m missin’ You
‘Cause somewhere behind those stars
Is Someone who belongs to me
And I know in my deepest heart
There’s a place for You until I find the place You made for me
But still I’m missin’ You
--Chris Rice/Missing You
Response
1. The act of responding.
2. A reply or an answer.
3. A reaction, as that of an organism or a mechanism, to a specific stimulus.
1. The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
2. Freedom from worry; peace of mind.
3. Calmness; tranquillity.
But let all who take refuge in you be glad let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you. For surely, O Lord, you bless the righteous.
Psalms 5:11-12a (NIV)
Psalms 5:11-12a (NIV)
I dream about Your promise to return
And I wake up hangin’ on Your every word
But for now my feet are planted here on earth
So I’m missin’ You
And even while they say that I’m a fool
I know you see me waiting here for You
Oh, and prayin’ that somehow You’ll get here soon
‘Cause I’m missin’ You
‘Cause somewhere behind those stars
Is Someone who belongs to me
And I know in my deepest heart
There’s a place for You until I find the place You made for me
But still I’m missin’ You
--Chris Rice/Missing You
Response
1. The act of responding.
2. A reply or an answer.
3. A reaction, as that of an organism or a mechanism, to a specific stimulus.
I will praise you, O lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever.
Psalms 86:12 (NIV)
Psalms 86:12 (NIV)
So if I stand let me stand on the promise
That you will pull me through
And if I can't, let me fall on the grace
That first brought me to You
And if I sing let me sing for the joy
That has born in me these songs
And if I weep let it be as a man
Who is longing for his home
--Rich Mullins/If I Stand
You know , I had written out the long on going thing. But I deleted it. Let me just say today that I am thankful for God and for His Word. I praise Him that it is truth withour error and it has every direction and guidance I need. There is perfect balance within the Word of God and perfect Freedom for those who dwell among the truths found there.
Amen.
I hope you are having a wonderful Lord's Day.
That you will pull me through
And if I can't, let me fall on the grace
That first brought me to You
And if I sing let me sing for the joy
That has born in me these songs
And if I weep let it be as a man
Who is longing for his home
--Rich Mullins/If I Stand
You know , I had written out the long on going thing. But I deleted it. Let me just say today that I am thankful for God and for His Word. I praise Him that it is truth withour error and it has every direction and guidance I need. There is perfect balance within the Word of God and perfect Freedom for those who dwell among the truths found there.
Amen.
I hope you are having a wonderful Lord's Day.
Saturday, August 14, 2004
UGH
I'm working on it. I wanted a change, something other than the baseline templates offer per blogger. So I found one, but there are many things that are bothering me. The Title is too big. I couldn't get haloscan to install and so you have to hit the # to post a comment, because I can't get the default blogger comments to work otherwise. So this layout probably won't last.
But hubby is now home and I'm off to Walmart.
But hubby is now home and I'm off to Walmart.
A new coat of paint...
never hurt any old barn ;)
So yep mixed it up a little.
responses to comments:
Oh and Becky "Live Outloud" is the name of that song. LOVE IT. We danced around to it a bit too. I'll check that book out at Amazon. Thanks.
So yep mixed it up a little.
responses to comments:
Oh and Becky "Live Outloud" is the name of that song. LOVE IT. We danced around to it a bit too. I'll check that book out at Amazon. Thanks.
Much Improved...
It's getting better around here.
I made pancakes for the boys for breakfast.
I've exchanged some edifying emails. *ha*
We listened to a bit of Rich Mullins and danced around to Diving In by Steven Curtis Chapman.
My house is clean, and I only have one more load of laundry to do to be done. DONE I say. :)
Hubby is bringing me home a late lunch.
The boys finally decided that they do love each other after all and have been playing with their Rescue Hero's for a couple of hours now.
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Any good ideas for a bible study? Any bible studies you've done that you just loved? I'm looking for a new study and am open to suggestions if you have recommendations. Well from everyone except those who would probably be all snarky and recommend one on patience. *ha*
And now I'm off to fold the last load of laundry.
I made pancakes for the boys for breakfast.
I've exchanged some edifying emails. *ha*
We listened to a bit of Rich Mullins and danced around to Diving In by Steven Curtis Chapman.
My house is clean, and I only have one more load of laundry to do to be done. DONE I say. :)
Hubby is bringing me home a late lunch.
The boys finally decided that they do love each other after all and have been playing with their Rescue Hero's for a couple of hours now.
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Any good ideas for a bible study? Any bible studies you've done that you just loved? I'm looking for a new study and am open to suggestions if you have recommendations. Well from everyone except those who would probably be all snarky and recommend one on patience. *ha*
And now I'm off to fold the last load of laundry.
Saturday morning's tantalizing tidbits...
Re: The comments issue. It was mentioned that in another blog they type up their daily post and then dedicate the end of that post to answering or commenting from a previous post. That sounds workable to me at this point. That way folks don't have to go digging through the comments section to read my replies. So we'll try that. :)
How is it that night before last I went to bed at 4 a.m. and got up at 8 a.m. and felt no pain? However last night I went to bed just a touch after midnight got up at 8 and have that ''I've been hit by a mack truck'' feeling?
Why did my boys wake in grumpy moods?
Why did my coffee pot do that thing where the filter fills with too much water, thus sending bits of coffee grounds into the pot. WHY?
Why are they fighting over Spiderman coloring books?
Why did only two people update overnight? Do you not realize I get up and have my coffee and catch up on your lives? Do you not think me important enough to write me a little post? Really, how long does it take? Oh but a little sidenote, if by chance you do update, and you happen to have had an episode that led to you ruining the opening ceremony of the Olympics for your family. Don't tell me that. It effects me, deeply. :)
Why is my head hurting this morning?
Dana had a date with Charley last night, thankfully, they appear to have weathered it fine...they have no power but they are safe. Please continue to keep those in FL in your prayers, there is lots of aftermath with which to deal.
I'm off to refill my cup of java and wach a bit of news.
Oh I forgot, today is Saturday, our cupboards for the most part are bare. So yes, yes I DO get to go to Walmart and shop today. Dance with me. I get to go to the Stuff Mart, the one that has too many people, people that leave their buggy's in the middle of the aisle while wondering aimlessly around picking up miscellaneous item. The Stuff Mart where there will be lines and lines of folks at the self checkout. Folks that have NO CLUE how to use the self checkout. Folks that will try to have conversations with the self checkout (note: it's a COMPUTER...it WILL NOT talk back) Folks that will look around stupidly when they scan the same item 14 times, and wonder why the blasted thing keeps saying ''please place item in the bagging area'' ''please place item in the bagging area''. The very Stuff Mart where there will be too many people and not enough patience is where I get to go today. Stuff Mart on a Saturday. OH THE JOY.
How is it that night before last I went to bed at 4 a.m. and got up at 8 a.m. and felt no pain? However last night I went to bed just a touch after midnight got up at 8 and have that ''I've been hit by a mack truck'' feeling?
Why did my boys wake in grumpy moods?
Why did my coffee pot do that thing where the filter fills with too much water, thus sending bits of coffee grounds into the pot. WHY?
Why are they fighting over Spiderman coloring books?
Why did only two people update overnight? Do you not realize I get up and have my coffee and catch up on your lives? Do you not think me important enough to write me a little post? Really, how long does it take? Oh but a little sidenote, if by chance you do update, and you happen to have had an episode that led to you ruining the opening ceremony of the Olympics for your family. Don't tell me that. It effects me, deeply. :)
Why is my head hurting this morning?
Dana had a date with Charley last night, thankfully, they appear to have weathered it fine...they have no power but they are safe. Please continue to keep those in FL in your prayers, there is lots of aftermath with which to deal.
I'm off to refill my cup of java and wach a bit of news.
Oh I forgot, today is Saturday, our cupboards for the most part are bare. So yes, yes I DO get to go to Walmart and shop today. Dance with me. I get to go to the Stuff Mart, the one that has too many people, people that leave their buggy's in the middle of the aisle while wondering aimlessly around picking up miscellaneous item. The Stuff Mart where there will be lines and lines of folks at the self checkout. Folks that have NO CLUE how to use the self checkout. Folks that will try to have conversations with the self checkout (note: it's a COMPUTER...it WILL NOT talk back) Folks that will look around stupidly when they scan the same item 14 times, and wonder why the blasted thing keeps saying ''please place item in the bagging area'' ''please place item in the bagging area''. The very Stuff Mart where there will be too many people and not enough patience is where I get to go today. Stuff Mart on a Saturday. OH THE JOY.
Friday, August 13, 2004
Peaches and dreams...
In preparation for our trip home to the Promised Land we are thinking of all that we want to do while we are there. :) And so I give you my to do list...
We will go here, you just have to.
We will go here, because if I have to eat brisket again and pretend it's the best bbq ever I will just die. Now, you Texans, step away from your guns. I didn't blaspheme the almighty brisket, really I didn't. It's just there is the thing called Pork BBQ and really while brisket is fine and all, I'm all about a Patriot sandwich from Country's (inside meat/chopped/no slaw) Thanks.
Donald will have about 24 of these babies.
My boys will put in a request for here. Scattered/smoothered/covered Thanks. :)
Ahhh and here too...haven't had Uncle Hershals since we left.
And here...this is where Donald worked for 5 years and where my dad works too. The boys love to go and play horseshoes with Poppy while drinking a baby pepsi they got from the cool cooler inside. :)
I'd like to try to fit in a trip to here
While we're in Columbus for our Country's BBQ fix, we'll head over here also. In a word...COOL. And it is located very near here, which is a very neat place to stroll. And finally while in Columbus I'm going to take the boys here and have a picture made. :)
Ok, now after my virtual trip back home I must fold laundry and dry yet another load.
OH and I'm going to do my best to meet up with H from my reads section. Aren't you jealous???
We will go here, you just have to.
We will go here, because if I have to eat brisket again and pretend it's the best bbq ever I will just die. Now, you Texans, step away from your guns. I didn't blaspheme the almighty brisket, really I didn't. It's just there is the thing called Pork BBQ and really while brisket is fine and all, I'm all about a Patriot sandwich from Country's (inside meat/chopped/no slaw) Thanks.
Donald will have about 24 of these babies.
My boys will put in a request for here. Scattered/smoothered/covered Thanks. :)
Ahhh and here too...haven't had Uncle Hershals since we left.
And here...this is where Donald worked for 5 years and where my dad works too. The boys love to go and play horseshoes with Poppy while drinking a baby pepsi they got from the cool cooler inside. :)
I'd like to try to fit in a trip to here
While we're in Columbus for our Country's BBQ fix, we'll head over here also. In a word...COOL. And it is located very near here, which is a very neat place to stroll. And finally while in Columbus I'm going to take the boys here and have a picture made. :)
Ok, now after my virtual trip back home I must fold laundry and dry yet another load.
OH and I'm going to do my best to meet up with H from my reads section. Aren't you jealous???
Just wondering...
and from what I've seen so are others. How exactly do you handle responding to comments? I've responded back in my comments and I've also sent private emails. I have also respond via another post. But I'm sure there is someone out there that is the Emily Post of the cyberworld and they can guide me to what is the right thing to do.
Thursday, August 12, 2004
More Misc...
Why doesn't everyone update about 2-3 times a day, so that when I get my night time computer time I have new entries to read?
I bought some Simply White tonight. I don't have badly stained teeth. But I have this dream of those soap opera white teeth...we'll see how this simply white works. :)
It's almost 11 pm -- Nathan and Daniel are on the couch behind me watching Junkyard Wars.
To my credit (less you think I'm some horrid mom for letting them stay up till all hours) they both took late, long naps.
I walked 2.5 miles tonight.
It felt wonderful outside ...it was cool, and breezy.
Elijah tuned over his chair tonight at CiCi's--he was not hurt at all, only taken aback from the actually chair falling part (kwim)
Nathan on the other hand was quite upset about him falling (Nathan is my worrier and I think he just automatically assumed he was hurt)
I really wish I understood grace and justice.
I really wish I understood people who think they do.
We are getting a 55 gallon fish aquarium.
My inlaws are coming down next weekend.
I'm excited and can't wait to pack the weekend full of stuff to do. :)
I hope Donald will be able to take a day off. (note to IA's stay on your side of the river...hubby needs a day off. LOL)
I wish I had "follow through" to match my "want to".
Tonight I was motivated to learn how to crochet...well beyond my remarkable chain stitch. LOL I will make a baby blanket if it kills me. :)
I'm thinking if my hubby announced he was a homosexual and was admitting to an affair that violated our marriage vows. I probably wouldn't have stood up there like a stepford wife holding his hand. But that's just me. [probably should have saved that for the political blog...but really I've been holding that in all day...lol]
I have about a million thoughts running through my head. Sometimes I wish I could just be one of those people that just lets things go & not one that over analyzes everything.
There is a lot going on celebration/holiday/vacation wise in the next few months.
We are getting an entertainment center for the van before we drive to GA.
That's 20 hours in a minivan...do you blame us. :)
No I wouldn't rather fly. no way, no how.
Nathan and Daniel love looking at the world map and the US map on the wall
Did you know the opening ceremony for the Olympics is tomorrow?
Have I mentioned I enjoy the Olympics???
Ok...off to get some water with lime.
I bought some Simply White tonight. I don't have badly stained teeth. But I have this dream of those soap opera white teeth...we'll see how this simply white works. :)
It's almost 11 pm -- Nathan and Daniel are on the couch behind me watching Junkyard Wars.
To my credit (less you think I'm some horrid mom for letting them stay up till all hours) they both took late, long naps.
I walked 2.5 miles tonight.
It felt wonderful outside ...it was cool, and breezy.
Elijah tuned over his chair tonight at CiCi's--he was not hurt at all, only taken aback from the actually chair falling part (kwim)
Nathan on the other hand was quite upset about him falling (Nathan is my worrier and I think he just automatically assumed he was hurt)
I really wish I understood grace and justice.
I really wish I understood people who think they do.
We are getting a 55 gallon fish aquarium.
My inlaws are coming down next weekend.
I'm excited and can't wait to pack the weekend full of stuff to do. :)
I hope Donald will be able to take a day off. (note to IA's stay on your side of the river...hubby needs a day off. LOL)
I wish I had "follow through" to match my "want to".
Tonight I was motivated to learn how to crochet...well beyond my remarkable chain stitch. LOL I will make a baby blanket if it kills me. :)
I'm thinking if my hubby announced he was a homosexual and was admitting to an affair that violated our marriage vows. I probably wouldn't have stood up there like a stepford wife holding his hand. But that's just me. [probably should have saved that for the political blog...but really I've been holding that in all day...lol]
I have about a million thoughts running through my head. Sometimes I wish I could just be one of those people that just lets things go & not one that over analyzes everything.
There is a lot going on celebration/holiday/vacation wise in the next few months.
We are getting an entertainment center for the van before we drive to GA.
That's 20 hours in a minivan...do you blame us. :)
No I wouldn't rather fly. no way, no how.
Nathan and Daniel love looking at the world map and the US map on the wall
Did you know the opening ceremony for the Olympics is tomorrow?
Have I mentioned I enjoy the Olympics???
Ok...off to get some water with lime.
Homework: This or That
Via Carrie
Carpet or hardwood floors?
Blinds or curtains?
Tiles or sheet linoleum?
Paint or wallpaper?
Which are your preferences? What do you actually have?
I love the thought of hardwood floors. I've never had them though. Here we have ceramic tile completely in the downstairs and berber (UGH) carpet on the stairs and in the bedrooms.
Both. Currently I we have just blinds.
Tile (but not white ever. ever. ever)
Paint...I am not a fan of wallpaper and am even less of a fan of wallpaper borders.
Carpet or hardwood floors?
Blinds or curtains?
Tiles or sheet linoleum?
Paint or wallpaper?
Which are your preferences? What do you actually have?
I love the thought of hardwood floors. I've never had them though. Here we have ceramic tile completely in the downstairs and berber (UGH) carpet on the stairs and in the bedrooms.
Both. Currently I we have just blinds.
Tile (but not white ever. ever. ever)
Paint...I am not a fan of wallpaper and am even less of a fan of wallpaper borders.
52 inch conviction
[It's been a day already...not bad so much, really. I was in the middle of serving lunch when the following conversation occured]
Me: Elijah. Will. You. Please. Quit. Pushing. Your. Food. All. Over. The. Table.
Nathan(he's 5): ''Mom if you hold on to your anger, your anger will hold on to you, thats what they say on my Larry Boy movie''
Me: [sigh]You know what Nathan you're right.[oh great my five year old is convicting me...No, God is convicting me my five year old is only speaking the truth as only a child can....sigh] I'm very sorry I sounded frustrated. Please forgive me.
Me: Elijah. Will. You. Please. Quit. Pushing. Your. Food. All. Over. The. Table.
Nathan(he's 5): ''Mom if you hold on to your anger, your anger will hold on to you, thats what they say on my Larry Boy movie''
Me: [sigh]You know what Nathan you're right.[oh great my five year old is convicting me...No, God is convicting me my five year old is only speaking the truth as only a child can....sigh] I'm very sorry I sounded frustrated. Please forgive me.
Wednesday, August 11, 2004
Misc...
It's hot in South Texas
You don't realize how nice 90* feels until it's cooled off from 102* after a rain.
I'm currently drinking water with lime.
The warthog exhibit stinks after a rainstorm.
My boys need hair cuts.
I love the friends I have met via the internet. I know many have their issues with the internet (lol, my hubby refers to my internet friends as ''my cardboard cutouts'' :) But being a one vehicle family, with a hubby that works long hours and has regularly changing shifts, being new in town etc etc etc. The internet has afforded me ''real'' friends. Friends that I cherish more than they know.
The DQ Brownie batter blizzard is tasty.
I have SUV envy (I initially wrote lust...but envy sounds nicer LOL)
I'm going to GEORGIA in OCTOBER
Nathan turns SIX in one month
I hate the reaction he gets most of the time when he tells people his birthday.
I love the Aveeno face wash and daily moisturizer I've been using.
I've love to find a foundation that I would fall in love with.
I'm green with envy (ewww second time that word has come up, maybe I should be praying about that ...lol) when I'm reading the blogs about crocheting and knitting. I've never tried knitting...but crocheting...well I can chain stitch. Did you hear that chain stitch. CHAIN STITCH. One big 15 mile long chain stitch.
I can't believe it's only 135 days till Christmas (*snort* Stacey that is for YOU)
I can't believe that Dana goes off on vacation for months on end then stops by my blog the one day I actually don't post and talks smack. (anyway...ROTFLOL)
Have I mentioned I love the Olympics? Oh, by the way I love watching the Olympics. :)
All of my mothers grandchildren's birthdays fall in a 6 week timespan. That's 7 grandkids with birthdays between August 29th and October 16.
I cant' wait to put up my Christmas trees.
We will have three this year.
I'm turning into my mother, regarding Christmas. :)
I have almost a month of lessons/plans ready for K for Nathan.
He is excited to start school.
My friend is moving to Alaska in 3 weeks.
We will literally be at opposite ends of the US
Texas bravado still amazes me, almost a year later.
I'm out of water and need a refill so with that I'll end my miscellaneous ramblings for now. :)
You don't realize how nice 90* feels until it's cooled off from 102* after a rain.
I'm currently drinking water with lime.
The warthog exhibit stinks after a rainstorm.
My boys need hair cuts.
I love the friends I have met via the internet. I know many have their issues with the internet (lol, my hubby refers to my internet friends as ''my cardboard cutouts'' :) But being a one vehicle family, with a hubby that works long hours and has regularly changing shifts, being new in town etc etc etc. The internet has afforded me ''real'' friends. Friends that I cherish more than they know.
The DQ Brownie batter blizzard is tasty.
I have SUV envy (I initially wrote lust...but envy sounds nicer LOL)
I'm going to GEORGIA in OCTOBER
Nathan turns SIX in one month
I hate the reaction he gets most of the time when he tells people his birthday.
I love the Aveeno face wash and daily moisturizer I've been using.
I've love to find a foundation that I would fall in love with.
I'm green with envy (ewww second time that word has come up, maybe I should be praying about that ...lol) when I'm reading the blogs about crocheting and knitting. I've never tried knitting...but crocheting...well I can chain stitch. Did you hear that chain stitch. CHAIN STITCH. One big 15 mile long chain stitch.
I can't believe it's only 135 days till Christmas (*snort* Stacey that is for YOU)
I can't believe that Dana goes off on vacation for months on end then stops by my blog the one day I actually don't post and talks smack. (anyway...ROTFLOL)
Have I mentioned I love the Olympics? Oh, by the way I love watching the Olympics. :)
All of my mothers grandchildren's birthdays fall in a 6 week timespan. That's 7 grandkids with birthdays between August 29th and October 16.
I cant' wait to put up my Christmas trees.
We will have three this year.
I'm turning into my mother, regarding Christmas. :)
I have almost a month of lessons/plans ready for K for Nathan.
He is excited to start school.
My friend is moving to Alaska in 3 weeks.
We will literally be at opposite ends of the US
Texas bravado still amazes me, almost a year later.
I'm out of water and need a refill so with that I'll end my miscellaneous ramblings for now. :)
Monday, August 09, 2004
Off Days...
Donald is off tomorrow and Wednesday so if I'm not around much, that's why. We don't really have anything planned really, but I do want to go out to the beach maybe one evening and feed the gulls and walk the beach. We went one afternoon last week and really ocean or no ocean when it's 103 degrees outside it's just not fun.
MENSA--here I come
[this is post 201, that's just a friendly reminder for Stacey ;)]
I think I may just be a genius. My kids love to build forts and such. They drag out he dining room chairs and they put quilts across them , then begins the process of putting the quilt back up every 2-3 minutes because they are constantly going in and out and pulling it off. OH BUT TODAY I had a masterful thought. I said to myself "self, what about a fitted sheet, wouldn't that be the greatest'' and so thats what I did...got the fitted sheet, and put it on the corner of the four chairs. Voila, tent and no constant fixing. I'm am awesome.
I think I may just be a genius. My kids love to build forts and such. They drag out he dining room chairs and they put quilts across them , then begins the process of putting the quilt back up every 2-3 minutes because they are constantly going in and out and pulling it off. OH BUT TODAY I had a masterful thought. I said to myself "self, what about a fitted sheet, wouldn't that be the greatest'' and so thats what I did...got the fitted sheet, and put it on the corner of the four chairs. Voila, tent and no constant fixing. I'm am awesome.
Sunday, August 08, 2004
Really, this could go anywhere...
This is my 200th post. Woo.
Our weekend wasn't much to speak of really. Donald went to day shift today.(5a.m.-4p.m.) So that means no church for the next 4 weeks. Our church has discipleship training on Sunday nights and youth group but no evening worship (odd to me...) and they do classes for discipleship training but nothing for kids...no classes, nothing other than nursery. So that kind of makes it pointless for us to attempt evening worship. We have been here since November and have visited church after church...I'm happy with many aspects of this one, and it seems to be ''the best of what we have to choose from'' KWIM?
Does every actor/actress that is on Disney channel, also sing? I don't think that is a bad thing...it's just something that I have observed. Every show or movie has various other Disney channel folks singing. Along that thought Chelsea from Raven sings a song that goes along with the Disney movie "Stuck in the Suburbs". They play the video for the song inbetween shows. Anyway, everytime I hear the song I think "wow, she sounds a lot like Rebecca St. James"
I'm really at a thinking point concerning grace and mercy. See I know God's gift of salvation to us was free. It is a gift, it is unmerited and nothing we do would ever make us worthy of that awesome thing. I also know that we are all at different points in our walk with Christ. I know that some have convictions that are deeper than others. I know that some take liberties that I couldn't take. I don't think we all have to be cookie cutters in order to be imitators of Christ. But shouldn't there be some differences??? I began thinking about this when I was watching tv recently. A self professed Christian is on this show. We're not talking about a ''babe in Christ'' this person has talked of their life that has been based on faith. And yet this person was using profanity, drinking, acting provocatively and wearing clothes that drew attention to the body God gave them. I know that some Christians take no issue with drinking in moderation. I don't and I'm ok with that other people do. I'm thinking Jesus probably drank real wine, so I'm not going to debate the ''rightness'' or ''wrongness' of drinking in moderation. For me it was the combination of all of those things. I mean and please comment (with kindness) and explain to me how the Jesus can have established residence in your heart and you can flippantly and with regularity talk the vocabulary of the world, dress in such a way that is completely and totally immodest. [let me say here, I am all about being cute, wearing fun/funky/trendy/whatever clothes. I'm not a prude. But there is some clear scriptural admonishing how we choose to dress and our responsibility in causing others to stumble. Could a man see you in a tunic and lust...well, yeah sure...but it's not because you are wearing skin tight short shorts and a tube top with no bra...see the difference???] How can you continually act that way, and still hold fast to having a active walk? See that sounds like judgment doesn't it? I don't mean to judge, I'm just really confused. I mean I don't think we have to open each conversation with scripture, I don't think we have to wear WWJD tee shirts and culottes. But I do think that there should be some distinction between believers and unbelievers and to *me* that distinction seems to be getting blurrier and blurrier.
Shouldn't I have my ''style'' established by now? I'm 30 for crying out loud. Shouldn't I know if I want to be classically stylish. Or trendy/funky
[I can so see that with a denim jacket and some cute shoes...] And really should I still enjoy going to Claire's for funky accessories? But honestly I haven't. I have this very adult voice in my head that tells me that I'm 30, I'm a mom and I need to wear 'mom clothes' [please please please, don't misread that, never never never will you mistake me for a teenager in my teeny bopper clothes. I'm all about dressing my age. I wouldn't go there, that is not the look or desire.] But I do like cute tees, funky purses, and hair do dads lol]But while that adult voice is hollering "eddie bauer'' the wanna be cool girl (ROTFLOL) voice hollers ''ok fine, but at least get a cute purse to go with the khaki pants'' And so there I am. I'm the khaki pants with the snow white shirt and denim jacket mom with the cute purse. Is that a bad thing?
Tomorrow begins no TV day here in the B household. We are working toward school starting at the end of the month.
Do you realize the Olympics are coming? I LOVE the Olympics. And yes I like synchronized swimming and gymnastics. But I also like diving and various non 'girlie'' events. ;)
This weekend was ''tax free shopping'' in Texas. I didn't' realize this and made the mistake of going to Target. Help my soul, all I needed was diapers, tons. of. people.
Ending this with the words to the choruses we sang tonight before the boys went to bed...
When I pray
Soft and Low
When I pray
This I know
God will always hear
God will always hear
There is sunshine in my soul today,
More glorious and bright
Than glows in any earthly sky,
For Jesus is my Light.
O there's sunshine, blessed sunshine,
When the peaceful, happy moments roll;
When Jesus shows His smiling face,
There is sunshine in my soul.
Our weekend wasn't much to speak of really. Donald went to day shift today.(5a.m.-4p.m.) So that means no church for the next 4 weeks. Our church has discipleship training on Sunday nights and youth group but no evening worship (odd to me...) and they do classes for discipleship training but nothing for kids...no classes, nothing other than nursery. So that kind of makes it pointless for us to attempt evening worship. We have been here since November and have visited church after church...I'm happy with many aspects of this one, and it seems to be ''the best of what we have to choose from'' KWIM?
Does every actor/actress that is on Disney channel, also sing? I don't think that is a bad thing...it's just something that I have observed. Every show or movie has various other Disney channel folks singing. Along that thought Chelsea from Raven sings a song that goes along with the Disney movie "Stuck in the Suburbs". They play the video for the song inbetween shows. Anyway, everytime I hear the song I think "wow, she sounds a lot like Rebecca St. James"
I'm really at a thinking point concerning grace and mercy. See I know God's gift of salvation to us was free. It is a gift, it is unmerited and nothing we do would ever make us worthy of that awesome thing. I also know that we are all at different points in our walk with Christ. I know that some have convictions that are deeper than others. I know that some take liberties that I couldn't take. I don't think we all have to be cookie cutters in order to be imitators of Christ. But shouldn't there be some differences??? I began thinking about this when I was watching tv recently. A self professed Christian is on this show. We're not talking about a ''babe in Christ'' this person has talked of their life that has been based on faith. And yet this person was using profanity, drinking, acting provocatively and wearing clothes that drew attention to the body God gave them. I know that some Christians take no issue with drinking in moderation. I don't and I'm ok with that other people do. I'm thinking Jesus probably drank real wine, so I'm not going to debate the ''rightness'' or ''wrongness' of drinking in moderation. For me it was the combination of all of those things. I mean and please comment (with kindness) and explain to me how the Jesus can have established residence in your heart and you can flippantly and with regularity talk the vocabulary of the world, dress in such a way that is completely and totally immodest. [let me say here, I am all about being cute, wearing fun/funky/trendy/whatever clothes. I'm not a prude. But there is some clear scriptural admonishing how we choose to dress and our responsibility in causing others to stumble. Could a man see you in a tunic and lust...well, yeah sure...but it's not because you are wearing skin tight short shorts and a tube top with no bra...see the difference???] How can you continually act that way, and still hold fast to having a active walk? See that sounds like judgment doesn't it? I don't mean to judge, I'm just really confused. I mean I don't think we have to open each conversation with scripture, I don't think we have to wear WWJD tee shirts and culottes. But I do think that there should be some distinction between believers and unbelievers and to *me* that distinction seems to be getting blurrier and blurrier.
Shouldn't I have my ''style'' established by now? I'm 30 for crying out loud. Shouldn't I know if I want to be classically stylish. Or trendy/funky
[I can so see that with a denim jacket and some cute shoes...] And really should I still enjoy going to Claire's for funky accessories? But honestly I haven't. I have this very adult voice in my head that tells me that I'm 30, I'm a mom and I need to wear 'mom clothes' [please please please, don't misread that, never never never will you mistake me for a teenager in my teeny bopper clothes. I'm all about dressing my age. I wouldn't go there, that is not the look or desire.] But I do like cute tees, funky purses, and hair do dads lol]But while that adult voice is hollering "eddie bauer'' the wanna be cool girl (ROTFLOL) voice hollers ''ok fine, but at least get a cute purse to go with the khaki pants'' And so there I am. I'm the khaki pants with the snow white shirt and denim jacket mom with the cute purse. Is that a bad thing?
Tomorrow begins no TV day here in the B household. We are working toward school starting at the end of the month.
Do you realize the Olympics are coming? I LOVE the Olympics. And yes I like synchronized swimming and gymnastics. But I also like diving and various non 'girlie'' events. ;)
This weekend was ''tax free shopping'' in Texas. I didn't' realize this and made the mistake of going to Target. Help my soul, all I needed was diapers, tons. of. people.
Ending this with the words to the choruses we sang tonight before the boys went to bed...
When I pray
Soft and Low
When I pray
This I know
God will always hear
God will always hear
There is sunshine in my soul today,
More glorious and bright
Than glows in any earthly sky,
For Jesus is my Light.
O there's sunshine, blessed sunshine,
When the peaceful, happy moments roll;
When Jesus shows His smiling face,
There is sunshine in my soul.
Friday, August 06, 2004
Friday...feels more like a Monday...
One good thing about having kids is that you can look forward to Disney channel movies without having to explain it to folks. LOL We are looking forward to seeing Tiger Cruise tonight. We're going to order pizza for supper. Have popcorn and M&M's for a movie treat and have a fun Friday night. :)
Have I mentioned my kids have been wild the last couple of days? It must be a full moon or something.
I've been kinda blah and non bloggy the last few days. I think it's the end of summer blues. Which really, it will be summer here till well, next summer so I don't know how that works out. LOL
Anyway, I may rely on a meme or two to get me through the weekend. Yall have a great one. :)
Have I mentioned my kids have been wild the last couple of days? It must be a full moon or something.
I've been kinda blah and non bloggy the last few days. I think it's the end of summer blues. Which really, it will be summer here till well, next summer so I don't know how that works out. LOL
Anyway, I may rely on a meme or two to get me through the weekend. Yall have a great one. :)
Thursday, August 05, 2004
Homework
From Carrie's
Do you have a supply of unhappy, separated socks in your house? If not, why not? If so, how long do you wait for them to reconcile before issuing a decree of divorce and throwing them out? Any ideas for using odd socks that don't involve wiggly eyes, felt tongues and woolly hair? Finally, do you have a theory as to where all the odd socks go?
No I don't. I for a long time used the big safety pins and when the socks came off they got pinned. They were washed and dried with the pin and so they were automatically mated. It really isn't much work and totally eliminates stray socks. I haven't done that in a while though. Now if I find a stray sock, it stays on top of the dryer for a few loads and then it is thrown away if the mate never turns up. I have no idea what to do with left over socks...I've heard of dusting with them, but I say just get rid of them and save yourself the clutter of finding a use for them. :) I'm sure there is a convention each year of the mateless socks. They meet, hook up with another mateless sock and go on to live happy productive, though non matching lives. ;)
Do you have a supply of unhappy, separated socks in your house? If not, why not? If so, how long do you wait for them to reconcile before issuing a decree of divorce and throwing them out? Any ideas for using odd socks that don't involve wiggly eyes, felt tongues and woolly hair? Finally, do you have a theory as to where all the odd socks go?
No I don't. I for a long time used the big safety pins and when the socks came off they got pinned. They were washed and dried with the pin and so they were automatically mated. It really isn't much work and totally eliminates stray socks. I haven't done that in a while though. Now if I find a stray sock, it stays on top of the dryer for a few loads and then it is thrown away if the mate never turns up. I have no idea what to do with left over socks...I've heard of dusting with them, but I say just get rid of them and save yourself the clutter of finding a use for them. :) I'm sure there is a convention each year of the mateless socks. They meet, hook up with another mateless sock and go on to live happy productive, though non matching lives. ;)
Tweeking...
I did a little tweeking to the list of reads over there. I added a few that are new to me under the ''recently came across''. I moved some up from there to the ''read these too'' section. Finally I took Dana (Think Pink) and Heather off and added a link to the WAH site. From that site you can access all the ladies blogs of the WAH and really since I'm now reading all their blogs it was just easier to add one big link instead of putting them all individually. :)
Now that is done and I can blab. :)
Anybody seen the commercial for that new Dairy Queen Brownie Blizzard? It's really funny, the guy is licking the mixer and turns it on, catches his tongue...ha ha ha. :) Well the boys love that commercial of course and it prompted them to just have to have one of those blizzards. SO on Tuesday we went to TWO different Dairy Queen's in order to get them one of them...and well, they were, um, OUT OF BROWNIES? Ok, let me go through this. I have a 3 and 5 year old that want these. While they understand one store being out of brownies (wouldn't that be like one of the main ingredients in said blizzard???...and how to you run out of brownies, really?) but TWO stores. Do you know how much fun that was? Telling my kids that yes we're here in the second Dairy Queen in a 15 minute span. Yes, the brownie blizzard IS as a matter of fact the blizzard of the month. Yes, there are posters all over this establishment promoting said blizzard in an effort to get you to purchase it. So yes, let's do, let's order it. Oh but wait. THEY ARE OUT OF BROWNIES TOO. We ended up going to walmart next door (did you read that DQ) and buying chocolate ice cream (sidenote Blue Bell has Cantaloupe and Cream ice cream...uh, gag) and some little debbie brownies (did you read that novel idea DQ...walmart NEXT DOOR has premade brownies...that could solve your no brownie issue) and came home and let them boys make their own blizzards. They actually just decided to make sundae's. The boys were happy and so the night was saved. No thanks to the non brownie having Dairy Queen.
Now that is done and I can blab. :)
Anybody seen the commercial for that new Dairy Queen Brownie Blizzard? It's really funny, the guy is licking the mixer and turns it on, catches his tongue...ha ha ha. :) Well the boys love that commercial of course and it prompted them to just have to have one of those blizzards. SO on Tuesday we went to TWO different Dairy Queen's in order to get them one of them...and well, they were, um, OUT OF BROWNIES? Ok, let me go through this. I have a 3 and 5 year old that want these. While they understand one store being out of brownies (wouldn't that be like one of the main ingredients in said blizzard???...and how to you run out of brownies, really?) but TWO stores. Do you know how much fun that was? Telling my kids that yes we're here in the second Dairy Queen in a 15 minute span. Yes, the brownie blizzard IS as a matter of fact the blizzard of the month. Yes, there are posters all over this establishment promoting said blizzard in an effort to get you to purchase it. So yes, let's do, let's order it. Oh but wait. THEY ARE OUT OF BROWNIES TOO. We ended up going to walmart next door (did you read that DQ) and buying chocolate ice cream (sidenote Blue Bell has Cantaloupe and Cream ice cream...uh, gag) and some little debbie brownies (did you read that novel idea DQ...walmart NEXT DOOR has premade brownies...that could solve your no brownie issue) and came home and let them boys make their own blizzards. They actually just decided to make sundae's. The boys were happy and so the night was saved. No thanks to the non brownie having Dairy Queen.
Wednesday, August 04, 2004
Flying By...
Not much gabbering here, huh? Donald was off yesterday and today. I've been working on getting everything in order for school at the end of the month. I just finished exercising and two of the three boys joined me mid workout. LOL It was fun and funny. :) And now I have to tuck them into bed. I'll be back tomorrow with more to say. Have a good evening yall.
Tuesday, August 03, 2004
Monday, August 02, 2004
You big bunch of sillies...
I let him sleep in the carseat...I didn't make him sleep in the bouncy. ;) Yep, he was waaaaaay to big for Daniel's bouncy for sure, but he decided to use it and fell asleep. It's hard to believe that he'll be six in September. Time flies. :)
H-- I'm was born in Carrollton. And graduated high school from Central High School in Carrollton. I went to college in Cleveland at Truett McConnell. I've lived in several other places where my dad pastored churches (Bremen, Tallapoosa, Buford & LaGrange). We lived in Hogansville until we moved here to Texas. My dad currently pastors in Newnan. (Is that more than you ever wanted to know? :)
Ok...gotta get these kiddos upstairs and in the shower while I attempt to master recording with the VCR (um, lol, I am soooo mid 80's)
More later.
Oh let me elaborate on the ''hunting'' my kids will be doing. My Daddy will take them to a big field across from their house. No one else is on the property except my dad and the boy (he only takes one at a time...and obviously Elijah isn't going). It's mostly Poppy and grandson, sharing time together. They do usually see deer. There tends to be a lot of does so unless it's doe days my dad doesn't even take a shot. But really it's more about allowing the boys the ''experience'' of ''hunting''. I'm not by any means letting my boys go to a hunting camp with lots of hunters and sending them out into the woods. Just wanted to put that out there. :)
H-- I'm was born in Carrollton. And graduated high school from Central High School in Carrollton. I went to college in Cleveland at Truett McConnell. I've lived in several other places where my dad pastored churches (Bremen, Tallapoosa, Buford & LaGrange). We lived in Hogansville until we moved here to Texas. My dad currently pastors in Newnan. (Is that more than you ever wanted to know? :)
Ok...gotta get these kiddos upstairs and in the shower while I attempt to master recording with the VCR (um, lol, I am soooo mid 80's)
More later.
Oh let me elaborate on the ''hunting'' my kids will be doing. My Daddy will take them to a big field across from their house. No one else is on the property except my dad and the boy (he only takes one at a time...and obviously Elijah isn't going). It's mostly Poppy and grandson, sharing time together. They do usually see deer. There tends to be a lot of does so unless it's doe days my dad doesn't even take a shot. But really it's more about allowing the boys the ''experience'' of ''hunting''. I'm not by any means letting my boys go to a hunting camp with lots of hunters and sending them out into the woods. Just wanted to put that out there. :)
Various & Sundry Monday Ramblings...
[Jennifer D, are you reading this...did you see that title? Do you know what one of my first thoughts was upon deciding what to title this entry? Should I put various and sundry, or six of one a half dozen of another. Do you remember that conversation from TMC???[edited to add] --Feeling pretty certain I have my cliches mixed up, because the two here don't mean the same thing...anyway I remember a conversation involving 6 of 1, half dozen of another with you Jen.--yes this was on my mind the whole time I was exercising-- :)]
[Anyway]
I had to go to walmart first thing this morning. We were out of milk and Donald picked up the wrong coffee creamer when he shopped.
Elijah pitched the mother of all temper tantrums about having to go with me and not staying to eat oatmeal with his brothers.
In the midst of the tantrum I stopped at McDonalds and got him a sausage mcgriddle (it came with a hashbrown and a drink too)
My 22 month old ate every last bite of everything that was in that bag. --oink--
This after eating pasta, english peas and chicken for super last night.
Me thinks he's having a growth spurt.
Nathan's latest aspiration is to be in the World's Strongest Man competition.
Daniel's lastes aspiration is to convince me that he CAN ride a skateboard and so a spiderman skateboard would be the perfect purchase for his 4th birthday day at the end of this month. He however is getting THIS.
Elijah is obviously aspiring to eat us out of house and home.
We are going home in October. --woo hoo-- [oh my stars Mt. Yonah is on the homepage...more TMC memories, Yonah burger. :D
We are entering birthday zone here in the Brorsen household.
Daniel turns 4 on August 29th.
Nathan turns 6 on September 11th.
Elijah turns 2 on October 16th.
I'm going to have to do a lot of shopping in order to prep for our trip home. That is the only problem with living in perpetual summer. You have to actually buy winter clothes when you visit Georgia. (which sounds funny reading that because I never really thought of GA as a cool weather place)
I also have to get the boys'huntin' clothes' for when we go home. NO they don't have guns. NO they don't actually shoot a gun while hunting. But YES, my boys love to go out in the woods with their daddy or poppy and hunt. Daniel most especially. I have a picture of Nathan from when he was around 2.5. He was watching his Tom Miranda hunting video, had his gun (don't send me email's please, really, don't-it's not a real gun, it is however kept in a real gun case and we have hard and fast rules about what is to be shot (deers rabbits turkey's and squirrels.) and had fallen asleep in Daniel's bouncy seat. I may just attach that to this entry.
I can't believe it's August.
Can you tell I'm procrastinating about exercising today???
Ok...let me do that, more later. :)
After a long day hunting, the hunter needs a rest.
[Anyway]
I had to go to walmart first thing this morning. We were out of milk and Donald picked up the wrong coffee creamer when he shopped.
Elijah pitched the mother of all temper tantrums about having to go with me and not staying to eat oatmeal with his brothers.
In the midst of the tantrum I stopped at McDonalds and got him a sausage mcgriddle (it came with a hashbrown and a drink too)
My 22 month old ate every last bite of everything that was in that bag. --oink--
This after eating pasta, english peas and chicken for super last night.
Me thinks he's having a growth spurt.
Nathan's latest aspiration is to be in the World's Strongest Man competition.
Daniel's lastes aspiration is to convince me that he CAN ride a skateboard and so a spiderman skateboard would be the perfect purchase for his 4th birthday day at the end of this month. He however is getting THIS.
Elijah is obviously aspiring to eat us out of house and home.
We are going home in October. --woo hoo-- [oh my stars Mt. Yonah is on the homepage...more TMC memories, Yonah burger. :D
We are entering birthday zone here in the Brorsen household.
Daniel turns 4 on August 29th.
Nathan turns 6 on September 11th.
Elijah turns 2 on October 16th.
I'm going to have to do a lot of shopping in order to prep for our trip home. That is the only problem with living in perpetual summer. You have to actually buy winter clothes when you visit Georgia. (which sounds funny reading that because I never really thought of GA as a cool weather place)
I also have to get the boys'huntin' clothes' for when we go home. NO they don't have guns. NO they don't actually shoot a gun while hunting. But YES, my boys love to go out in the woods with their daddy or poppy and hunt. Daniel most especially. I have a picture of Nathan from when he was around 2.5. He was watching his Tom Miranda hunting video, had his gun (don't send me email's please, really, don't-it's not a real gun, it is however kept in a real gun case and we have hard and fast rules about what is to be shot (deers rabbits turkey's and squirrels.) and had fallen asleep in Daniel's bouncy seat. I may just attach that to this entry.
I can't believe it's August.
Can you tell I'm procrastinating about exercising today???
Ok...let me do that, more later. :)
After a long day hunting, the hunter needs a rest.
Sunday, August 01, 2004
Childlike Faith...
So we're home from church. We didn't get out till 12:15 it takes us about 30 mins with traffic and Donald had to get dressed for work and leave again within 10 mins to go back to Brownsville. It's just felt really rushed today...it always does when he's on swings. I fed the boys lunch and now they are having a popsicle and then it will be quiet time.
Ok so those of you who attend church. More specifically those that let your kids go to children's church, what actually goes on there? See I've been the children's church director at two separate churches. In my experience I always always always presented a bible story. Yes, we did fun songs. Sometimes we'd have a craft. It was fun and silly and goofy. But when it came time for storytime/bible time. I tried to really make that time special. Hopefully instilling in the kids that portion of the service was different. Anyway, we went to a small church in Georgia so my kids have never been to children church. We moved here, and found this church (which we really like) and they offer it, so I've been sending the boys. Today though I ended up having to take Elijah out into the foyer. Well from the foyer (it's more than a foyer, there are bathrooms water fountains, places to sit, it's fairly big) I can see out into the courtyard...where my kids are playing red rover red rover. This is 10 or 15 mins into the service. They stayed out the whole time. When I asked the boys what their lesson was about they couldn't remember. But they did tell me about them playing musical chairs. (Which was filled with a story about ''some 'mean' boy that pushed Daniel out of a chair, and why do they let mean kids come to children's church mom?'') I wasn't there for that and so I don't know how it all played out. Daniel was not hurt physically, and we all know the playground of life can be one of the toughest places in the world. Anyway, I'm just really feeling put out about the children's church situation. I don't think they have to be quoting whole memorized books of the bible. I don't think they have to have the kids surrendering to full time Christian service as a result of children's church. But Red Rover and musical chairs for what pretty much encompassed the whole service? Come on? Am I crazy to think there should be some semblance of a regular church service so that we are prepping these kids for big church? As it stands they won't be going back next week. I mean they can sit in our service, they always sat with us in Georgia. I just thought children's church might be something fun and on their level for worship. So far it seems to be shaping up only to be fun.
In other news. Donald picked up Diet Rite Tangerine this morning. And I am happy to announce it is almost exactly like what I imagine a diet Mt. Dew LiveWire would taste like. YUM
Hope yall are having a great Sunday afternoon. I'm hoping to sneak in a nap. :)
Ok so those of you who attend church. More specifically those that let your kids go to children's church, what actually goes on there? See I've been the children's church director at two separate churches. In my experience I always always always presented a bible story. Yes, we did fun songs. Sometimes we'd have a craft. It was fun and silly and goofy. But when it came time for storytime/bible time. I tried to really make that time special. Hopefully instilling in the kids that portion of the service was different. Anyway, we went to a small church in Georgia so my kids have never been to children church. We moved here, and found this church (which we really like) and they offer it, so I've been sending the boys. Today though I ended up having to take Elijah out into the foyer. Well from the foyer (it's more than a foyer, there are bathrooms water fountains, places to sit, it's fairly big) I can see out into the courtyard...where my kids are playing red rover red rover. This is 10 or 15 mins into the service. They stayed out the whole time. When I asked the boys what their lesson was about they couldn't remember. But they did tell me about them playing musical chairs. (Which was filled with a story about ''some 'mean' boy that pushed Daniel out of a chair, and why do they let mean kids come to children's church mom?'') I wasn't there for that and so I don't know how it all played out. Daniel was not hurt physically, and we all know the playground of life can be one of the toughest places in the world. Anyway, I'm just really feeling put out about the children's church situation. I don't think they have to be quoting whole memorized books of the bible. I don't think they have to have the kids surrendering to full time Christian service as a result of children's church. But Red Rover and musical chairs for what pretty much encompassed the whole service? Come on? Am I crazy to think there should be some semblance of a regular church service so that we are prepping these kids for big church? As it stands they won't be going back next week. I mean they can sit in our service, they always sat with us in Georgia. I just thought children's church might be something fun and on their level for worship. So far it seems to be shaping up only to be fun.
In other news. Donald picked up Diet Rite Tangerine this morning. And I am happy to announce it is almost exactly like what I imagine a diet Mt. Dew LiveWire would taste like. YUM
Hope yall are having a great Sunday afternoon. I'm hoping to sneak in a nap. :)
Future Inventor?
A conversation between Nathan and I this morning.
Nathan: Momma I have a marvelous idea for an invention.
Me: Really?
Nathan: Maybe? A peanut pencil. See you would take a pencil but make it out of plastic and you would have peanuts down inside, so that when you got hungry and needed a snack you'd have one right there.
Me: Pretty clever there, turkey finger.
And with that I'm off to get the kids ready for church. Donald is currently at the grocery store getting food stuffs. He'll get home in time to dress and us head to church. Busy Day ahead. I hope yall's is blessed. :)
Nathan: Momma I have a marvelous idea for an invention.
Me: Really?
Nathan: Maybe? A peanut pencil. See you would take a pencil but make it out of plastic and you would have peanuts down inside, so that when you got hungry and needed a snack you'd have one right there.
Me: Pretty clever there, turkey finger.
And with that I'm off to get the kids ready for church. Donald is currently at the grocery store getting food stuffs. He'll get home in time to dress and us head to church. Busy Day ahead. I hope yall's is blessed. :)
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