Valentine's Day

Well, Valentine's Day this year was not filled with a romantic dinner or cuddling, but me lying in bed sick. I did get roses and a funny card - not a romantic card, but a card none the less. I also got to sleep in, but it's hard to enjoy it when you have a yucky nose making it hard to breath when you lay down.

My hubby also took care of the kids by taking them to Noah's Upward Basketball game and to Chick-fil-a .....which was wonderful and I will take that over chocolate any day.

You know it stinks to be sick any time of year, but there are certain days that would be so much better when you are healthy......your birthday, Thanksgiving, Christmas, your wedding anniversary and Valentine's Day.

I wonder if Puffs ever thought about making a Valentine theme tissue box?

Snow, Snow, Snow!

We finally got some snow! And I mean SOME! Not a lot, but enough for the kids to enjoy a little sledding, snowball fights with daddy and just have some plain old fun!

Snow was predicated in the forecast to start around 12am.... but here in Wake Forest, NC that could be a little, a lot or known at all. So we kept an eye on things through the night. When I got up to use the potty around 1am I looked out the window to check and there was none. Around 4am when I looked out the window there was snow, but it wasn't sticking to the ground. Then around 7am I woke-up to kids singing, "snow, snow, snow!" So I looked out the window and yeah there was some snow... and it was sticking to the ground and enough on the grass for the kids not only to be excited, but daddy too!

When they say, "Don't worry mommie" you worry!

So, Jessie once again surprises me with her very unique personality. I see her in the hallway with her brush and the detangling spray that I use on her hair. I ask her to put it back so she does not waste the spray. About 10 minutes later I am walking past her and look at her and her hair looks really wet and slicked back. I take a double take and wonder what has she done to her hair!



I ask her to come closer and upon closer viewing discover she has cut her bangs! Not just a little, but a lot and very short. I ask her, "what was she thinking?" She does not answer. I go to the hallway where I saw her brushing her hair, no hair....so I ask her, "where did you cut your hair?" She shows me the evidence and lots of it in the kitchen, which makes for easy clean up.

I bag up the hair and we go sit to have a little chat while I examine herself haircut a little closer. I ask her, " what was she thinking and why did she think it was okay to cut her hair?" She just lowered her head and finally answered, "mommie, don't worry it's only hair and it will grow back." All I can say is, "oh Jessie" and think ya it will grow back but not till summer and that's 5 months away!

Whatever you call it, it stinks!

Okay, so I am going to talk about bodily fluids. Not blood, mucus or anything like that. But urine, pee. Why you ask? Because since I was a little girl for some reason cleaning the bathroom has been my job which includes the wonderful toilet, the commode, the john, or the potty. Whatever you call it, it still stinks to clean.

I really dislike cleaning the potty not only because you are dealing with someone else's pee, but because I don't pee on the side of the toilet or the back of the toilet or on the floor or on the wall.....it's not my pee that needs cleaning up! I know how to use the potty! And let's be honest it's just not one of those fun chores no matter what handy dandy little new cleaning toy the companies come out with. And really no chores are fun, at least for me. This is one of things God is still working on with me. In all things be happy - even cleaning. I need lots of prayer in this area. I don't mind cleaning up once, but to turn around 5 minutes later to only find a mess again is a little frustrating at times.

Anyway I go to use the potty the other day and there is pee on the back of the toilet. And of course I clean it, not only so I have a clean potty to use, but because it's not sanitary and of course I would like a bad, lazy wife and mom for not cleaning it. And later I tell hubby that he and my son Noah need to have another lesson in how to properly aim when using the potty. Of course hubby blames the boy. I think I might be passing on another chore.....the boy is getting older and perhaps this will make his aim better. It's a shot.

So, how long can I lock myself in my bedroom?

So, I want my hormones to go back to "normal"...the way they were before I had kids. I use to look at things in a positive way...you know the glass if half full not half empty, this was just not meant to be and something better awaits, at least this didn't happen, etc. Not so much now.

To top it off my son Noah who is 7 goes through these "phases" every so often and God help him that it does not happen during "that time of the month" because I can only count to 10 so many times, use logic and pray before I can't keep it in and I think the neighbors might call social services or just end up locking myself in my bedroom till daddy gets home. Okay, so I never locked myself in the bedroom till daddy got home, but I sure wanted to.

Anyway last week Noah is on this role or in one of those "phases" questioning everything..."why do I have to do that"...."do I have to"......crying, whining, huffing and puffing around the house. Totally being disrespectful and totally not my sweet, loving little boy that I miss so much. So, by the weekend I had had enough so much to the point my hubby told me to get out of the house and go do something fun. So, I thought what could I do.....go scrapbook, but that would taken too long to get my stuff together and who could I get to go? I could go shopping, well in my case window shopping because we have a limited budget...like no money and that's no fun. Side note: Who likes to window shop?? Who says lets go see things we like and would like to have and can't buy?? Who?? Seems like torture to me. And then there was the movies but there were just no good, decent movies out to see. None that weren't too offensive in one way or the other. So, I took a nap.

I would like to say the nap did the trick.....that I woke up to my sweet, loving little boy who became a wonderful listener but nope that did not happen. So, I' am off to see what Dr. Dobson says about how long you can lock yourself in the bedroom without being considered a bad mom.

So, what did I get for Christmas....

I know Christmas is long over, but I thought I would go over what I did or did not get from my Wish List.

Well, I really don't have a wish list this year for myself...just a prayer that my children and family are safe, healthy, blessed and remember to keep God at the front of everything.

So what I did get....
`pots and pan by Rachel Ray & love them!
`a crock-pot although I have no idea what to cook in it with picky kids and a hubby who is a vegetarian
`thanks to my mom...."new" furniture for our bedroom...only took 9 years of marriage
`a painted room(not done yet) to go with my new furniture thanks to hubby
`a Willow Tree keepsake w/a mom and son
`the opportunity to gain more pounds from haystacks, sugar cookies and pound cake
`some good memories

Here's to a New Year~ 2009!

So, tomorrow starts a New Year and I am praying that things go a lot better and not just for me but for everyone. Here is a list of things I DON'T want to happen in 2009!

10. I don't want a child who whines when they don't get what they want.
9. I don't want things to go wrong every turn I take on the simplest task or take 3 hours longer to get done then it would for someone else.
8. I don't want to gain another pound.
7. I don't want to step another piece of dog food in my kitchen.
6. I don't want to say, "Because I said so and I am the adult!"
5. I don't want to break another cell phone.
4. I don't want to hurt my back or ankle again.
3. I don't want to say, "I must have maid or servant written on my forehead!"
2. I don't want to turn on the news to see only negative things about conservative Christians and God and prayer being removed from everything in America.
1. I don't want to organize and clean up a spot only to turn around and find it a mess again the next day.

~and now what I DO want to have happen in 2009!

10. I do want lots of hugs and kisses from my kids.
9. I do want things to go perfectly smooth at every turn.
8. I do want to lose 300 pounds.
7. I do want a dog that eats like a perfect gent.
6. I do want to hear , "Yes, mom - no problem mom."
5. I do want to keep in touch more with family.
4. I do want to watch every step I take is with God in the front leading the way.
3. I do want the kids to help out a little more with keeping the house clean. Note to self ....add more chores to the chore chart.
2. I do want to see wonderful positive news about my Christian faith and more people coming to know our Lord and Savior around the world and stepping into the light of His love.
1. I do want an organized, clean house, but I also want to remember that, that should not take precedence over a happy home for my family filled with memories of mommie reading, doing crafts and tickling.

I pray that you and your families have a wonderful blessed New Year!