This would be the face of a challenging child...I love this face as much as her happy face. |
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Let's Be Real
Monday, November 28, 2011
Benevolence
Loving her bro |
My girl came home today saying this word with excitement. I have to admit that I had to go look up its exact meaning so that I could truly understand everything that was being said to me. My girl was nominated for "Students of Character" for this year's yearbook and her character is benevolence. I wasn't surprised because she has a kind heart and it shows in the way she loves her brother, she is careful with her words and she doesn't judge others.
Riding the train so her brother can |
Helping a friend with homework before the Taylor Swift Concert |
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Thankful
Thankful for my family |
Thankful for my girl |
I often wonder about the little things because the little things are what make the big things matter. For instance I am thankful for the 5 min. phone call from Jessica just to check in and say hi or when you are pleasantly surprised when your daughter picks up the house when she wasn't asked to. I always love it when my husband picks up a cappuccino or a tea for me just because he was thinking about me. Who doesn't love a full body, arms around the neck squeeze from both your kids. Thankful yes I am thankful and will continue to count my blessing everyday for all the little things that goes on in my life. I just hope that in my lack of showing thanks this month that those that matter most know that I am thankful. So don't forget about all the little things because it all starts with a small gesture and then turns into something big.
Thankful for friends |
Thankful for my boy |
and my family |
Monday, November 21, 2011
Taking A Step Back
This weekend took me back to a time when the only responsibility I had was to keep my room clean and MTV was something that didn't exist yet. I spent Saturday cleaning with the windows open and our radio/intercom system playing throughout the house. I was cleaning and the kids were content each doing there own thing. My girl helped out for a little bit and that always makes me happy, but I was on a mission and my girl had to move on to her own things at some point. My boy was playing on the back porch in his sand table while I cleaned the living room. I love being able to have the door open to the back porch it makes the house feel so open. The day was peaceful because I wasn't listening to Phineas and Ferb on the TV and when I say Phineas and Ferb I mean that I am not listening to my boy play only the songs over and over again. He loves the songs and I have to admit they are pretty catchy but today we turned the TV off and the day was perfect. I am not sure why this day made me think of my childhood but I am sure it was more about the feeling I had experienced with my kids being content and happy with just being home. My thoughts go to when I was a child and would lay in front of the TV on the floor watching some special that was on TV. Seems like they did that a lot back then, holiday specials or some musical special, it was all special.
Since I am sort of stuck in the past right now I was going threw some of our pictures from when the kids were little and I can't believe that they are growing up so fast. Time moves way to fast and I have always been about quality over quantity and I truly hope that the time I am spending with my family is full of the stuff that will make them look back one day with thoughts of happiness.
Since I am sort of stuck in the past right now I was going threw some of our pictures from when the kids were little and I can't believe that they are growing up so fast. Time moves way to fast and I have always been about quality over quantity and I truly hope that the time I am spending with my family is full of the stuff that will make them look back one day with thoughts of happiness.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Shake Rattle and Roll
So things have been a little on the weird side of things lately. Oklahoma has been experiencing earthquakes that are big enough to be felt by all. I was just going to refer to the one we had on Saturday and realized I didn't have a way to refer to it other than 5.6. I am going to name the one on Saturday Frankie Dee, why not. If we continue to have them as often as we are we will need some kind of reference. So Frankie shook Denis from his sleep sometime after 11:00 not sure on the exact time because I was also asleep. Denis woke me up only for me to hear what sounded like a train outside our window. Frankie was shaking the house like you would not believe, the doors were shaking and that is all I can tell you because I just laid in bed waiting for it to pass. It was all kind of surreal. Even after it was over I was still wondering what exactly happened. Frankie was trying hard to wake up the kids but he did not succeed. Frankie was felt in several states that I know of so he definitely made his presence known. I know that Frankie can not come close to what others have experienced in the past because Frankie did not cause the damage that others before him have. But Frankie was a big deal to a lot of people here in Oklahoma because most of us have never experience an earthquake before making this scary for most of the first timers here in Oklahoma. Frankie was my first and I will always remember him. He for sure left an impression on me. Sure he came and went like it was no big deal and I am thankful for that. I have heard several people say that Oklahomans would rather experience a tornado than experience an earthquake. I have to say they both are something I prefer not to have happen. They both can not be controlled. You can not change the course of a tornado and you can not change how hard an earthquake is going to hit. They both are unpredictable and I don't want to have anything to do with either. My girl experienced her first earthquake last night and she come barging into our room with this huge smile on her face. She was full of excitement that she finally felt an earthquake. It was cool for her. She did not meet Frankie but she got to meet Big Joe Turner and Joe didn't hit as hard as Frankie but he was still felt by a lot of people. Who knows if we are going to have more anytime soon, but I am not going to be so surprised by it now. With three earthquakes under my belt I am feeling like an old pro now. No not really. Oklahomans are totally trained and know exactly what to do in the face of a tornado. But if one of those big earthquakes come our way the only training I have is what I have seen in the movies and that is hold on to the door frame and we know how the movies are, they always leave out the boring stuff so i am sure there is more to know. So if a big one comes this is what I know. We should be good here if another comes our way.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Spring Forward and Fall Back
It is that time of year again, time for daylight savings to end by setting our clocks back an hour. It is just an hour and it shouldn't be that big of a deal, but it is. We have to adjust our internal clocks to not want to eat at 4:30 or go to bed at a time that will have us getting up way to early. I get up early anyway with my boy. He generally gets up anywhere between 5:30 and 6:30 but when you throw in daylight savings we are getting up at 4:30 in the morning. Today was the longest day ever. We were all tired and ready for dinner at 3:00 and yes we started to make dinner and we all showered getting ready for the wind down, you know when you are just done for the day. We ate, watched TV, played cards, downloaded a new game for the iPad and spent the next hour or so playing with that only to realize it was just 6:30. My kids both went to bed at 8:00 and I didn't even make my girl go then she just was ready because like I said it was the longest day ever.
So why do we spring forward and fall back? We have been doing it since 1883 and it was instituted in the U.S. and Canada by the railroads. In 1918 it became law. I am not real sure why we still participate in daylight savings. Hawaii and most of Arizona does not participate. I see no benefit none what so ever. Oh sure we all think we are going to get an extra hour of sleep, but is that true? Not for me. Let's do away with daylight saving time. I think it is no longer needed. What are your thoughts on this? All I know is it messes with me in a bad way.
So why do we spring forward and fall back? We have been doing it since 1883 and it was instituted in the U.S. and Canada by the railroads. In 1918 it became law. I am not real sure why we still participate in daylight savings. Hawaii and most of Arizona does not participate. I see no benefit none what so ever. Oh sure we all think we are going to get an extra hour of sleep, but is that true? Not for me. Let's do away with daylight saving time. I think it is no longer needed. What are your thoughts on this? All I know is it messes with me in a bad way.
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