Saturday, March 8, 2008
Dear God ...
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Friday, March 7, 2008
Update On Our Baby
I want to thank everyone for all the prayers for our sweet little baby. It is a difficult time for our family and we are grateful for all the thoughts and prayers. We are just taking it one day at a time.
The baby seems to be doing okay for now. He is a fighter, but he has a long road ahead, as does his parents (my nephew and his girlfriend) and all of our families. We will do all we can do and surround this child with our love and support and pray that God stays close and keeps a merciful hand on our little boy.
Please continue to keep our baby and his parents in your thoughts and prayers. Please pray for the doctors and nurses taking care of him. I truly believe in the power of prayer, as I know many of you do! It is in God's hands.
Thank you so much for your support and kindness to me and my family. Thank you for showing so much love and concern for this precious little boy!
(*Note - this precious picture is of our baby - it is his sweet little hand*)
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Thursday, March 6, 2008
Evening of 3/6/08 - Our baby is hanging in there. They took him off the respirator for a while today. He's back on. His oxygen level was of bit of a concern and I understand they increased his oxygen. He's a little fighter. Thank you for all your prayers. Please continue to ask God to look over him - it is going to be a long road.
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Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Please Pray For Our Baby
On Wednesday, a new baby came into our family.
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Either Speed Up ... Or Shuffle On Out Of My Way
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Tuesday, March 4, 2008
The "Old Lady" Blues
I'd had a pretty busy day.
It was a hard day of cleaning house, sorting through paper-work, cleaning out the refrigerator - you know - a hard day.
I took a shower about 3:00 in the afternoon. If I hadn't had to go out, I wouldn't have done much with my hair, but I knew I was going to have to go pick Little Billy up at school at 4:00, so ... I blew dry my hair with a round brush and pulled some of it up on the top of my head with a barrette. Let's just say ... it was straight and clean and smooth looking, but ... it was not my usual style (curled up - poofed out - sprayed with tons of hairspray). Nor, was it necessarily attractive.
I didn't care.
It was clean.
So, the afternoon wore on. Into the evening, my twins arrive home from school after softball practice.
My husband and the twins have stopped by Sonic to pick up dinner for the family and Chloe brings my bag of food and my drink up to my room and sits it on my desk.
She looks at my hair.
She says -- "Your hair's different."
I laugh - from the look on her face. I say, "Yes it is."
She says, "I'm not sure I like it," squinting her eyes. "Sort of makes you look old," and she then has the nerve to sit on the edge of my bed.
I stop laughing.
"What do you mean - old?" I whimper.
"Like an old lady - you know - old."
I stand up and walk over to the mirror above my dresser to see my hair.
She stands up and turns to walk out of my room. She looks back and says, "That's okay ---- if that's the look you're going for," and she's gone.
Yep - I'm going for ... the old lady look!
On the upside ... I am left alone in my room, looking at my old-lady hair-do in the mirror. I reach up and take the barrette out, run my fingers through my smooth tresses - fluff it a bit - walk into the bathroom and spray it with a TON of hairspray. I look back into the mirror. "That's better," I say out loud. "Nothing a little hairspray can't fix," and ... it was totally better. It must have been that barrette. I threw that STUPID gold barrette back in the drawer and went back to my desk to enjoy my delicious chili-cheese fries and peach iced-tea. Okay ... I know - old ladies probably love peach tea - but ... there aren't many I know that order chili-cheese fries (I could be wrong about this.)
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Monday, March 3, 2008
Weekend Contest Winners!!
First, let me say that I appreciate everyone that participated in my weekend Question Contest - it was fun! I'm also sorry if you did not win!
WE HAVE OUR 4 WINNERS!!! My Small Cowboy picked 4 numbers (out of 231 entries) out of a cowboy hat and ...
The 4 winners are:
Janice (The Cook Gang)
Lucille (Who's Going To Tell You?)
Pam (Random Thoughts)
Tammy (Thankful For Another Day).
Congratulations to all of you that won!!
Please make sure you e-mail me with your name and address and gift certificate preference (Target, Old Navy, Starbucks or Barnes & Nobel). My e-mail is ontheupside.
For anyone interested in the questions and answers - I have moved these 2 posts to the beginning of my archives (8/22/07).
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The Small Cowboy
I am at the elementary school.
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Sunday, March 2, 2008
End Of Contest
Thank you so much to all of you that entered my weekend contest. I never really imagined there would be so many questions! There was a total of 231 questions and I answered all but 1 - in the post titled "Answers (A ridiculously long post)". The 1 I didn't answer was from Laura: "I would love to know more about your twins story." I will answer this question in April, for my twins' birthday. (I have moved the contest/answers posts to the beginning of my archives (Aug. 2007), if you are looking for them.)
I will publish the 4 winners Monday evening. I will notify the winners in advance.
Thanks again!!! I really appreciate all the thoughtful and fun questions! I enjoyed reading and answering all of them! I hope you feel that your questions were answered thoroughly and honestly.
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Friday, February 29, 2008
She Is Such A Little Diva
It is a morning when my twins are at basketball practice.
Alexis and I are home alone, as Little Billy had gone to work on this day with his Daddy.
I am in a rush, as I have to go pick the girls up at their school and I scream down the stairs, "Alexis - you have to come and get ready to go. I'm going to pull out your clothes and you need to come and get dressed."
She heard what I said and yelled back, "I'll pick out something - I want to pick it out," and she came running up the stairs as fast as she could run - so as to catch me before I picked out her clothes.
I stopped looking in her closet and turned to leave her room. I turned back and said, "Okay - but don't pick out anything WEIRD - just pick out some pants and a shirt."
As I was walking down the hallway I heard her say, "What do you mean 'Anything weird?'" in her little diva voice, like how-dare-I-insinuate-that-she-has-no-taste!
I just smiled.
On the upside ... She did okay picking out her outfit on this one day. But ... for future reference ... anything weird includes:
- Capri pants or shorts ... when it is 40 degrees outside.
- Flip-flops ... when it is 40 degrees outside.
- The brown sequined jacket - that should really not be worn ANYWHERE!
- Your white patent-leather Sunday shoes with anything other than your Sunday dresses.
- Your black patent-leather Sunday shoes with anything other than your Sunday dresses.
- Your leopard print gymnastics leotard with any sort of tutu.
- Your black cowboy boots with anything other than blue jeans.
- Any Princess dress from your dress-up trunk.
- Any pajama bottoms that sort-of look like pants.
- Blue or red or pink or purple bandannas wrapped around your head or waist or wrists or ankles...
Do I need to go on ...
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Thursday, February 28, 2008
Somtimes ... You Should Just Stay Close To Home
I have a husband of 23 years.
I have 4 kids for the past 15 years.
I have a house and yard to take care of.
I have meals to make.
Mouths to feed.
Laundry to do.
Bills to pay.
Shopping.
I have 2 dogs.
I have 3 cats.
I have a lot of stuff to do in my world!
So ... the other day ... when our yellow cat - Garfield - came home - CASTRATED ... I could not have been more pleased!
With Garfield, we open the door - let him in to eat and sleep and then let him out when he wants out and he wanders around at night and comes back when he pleases. Sometimes ... he is gone for several days at a time.
Apparently ... over the course of the past several weeks, he has been, not only, going in and out of our house to sleep and eat - but in and out of someone else's house as well - because ... his other family decided to have poor Garfield - FIXED!
Like I said ... I could not have been more pleased!
I can now cross that worry off of my to-do list - YIPPIE!
Along with the shots - as I have to assume his other family probably got those for him as well - took care of all of it while he was in for the snip-snip operation.
My kids were not at all pleased.
They were quite distressed.
"He's our cat," they all screamed, upon hearing (and seeing) the news. "We need to get a collar and put a tag on it that says 'This is Garfield and he HAS A HOME - SEND HIM BACK HOME.'" They were not happy - at all.
I tried to explain to these kids that this was a good thing - how the other family was there to also take care of him if he wandered by and all - how the other family could be the one to continue to take care of the veterinary bills - all good!But, they didn't want to hear any of it.
On the upside ... We honestly believed that he had come back - trying to maybe get away from the other family that had done this to him, but ... he's gone again. And ... just for the record - when he comes back again - and he will - I AM NOT BUYING THAT CAT A COLLAR! This is the pefect arrangement as far as I am concerned.
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Girl ... What Tree Did You Fall From?
My twins are pretty smart girls.
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Monkey See ... Monkey Do
I try to set the best example for my children.
Oh, now I remember ......... that would be ME!
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Monday, February 25, 2008
Attention All Shoppers
Not too long ago, I was at Wal-Mart with my four children and we pulled down one the aisles of the parking lot. I stopped to wait for a lady to pull out, so I could get her spot. The parking lot was packed that day and I was determined to get this one space - so I sat there and waited.
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Sunday, February 24, 2008
UPDATE ...
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Friday, February 22, 2008
Leaving On Jet Plane - Well, Maybe
Do you know why?
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Hon ... It's FEBRUARY!
All over the world right now - IT IS SNOWING!!
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Thursday, February 21, 2008
I Think, One Day ... Sweet Boy ... They Will Be Waiting For You
I was making dinner the evening of Valentine's Day.
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008
What Is The Matter With Me?
I usually walk around my house in a pair of white socks.
I don't actually know how many shoes I have, but .... these aren't even all of them. There are probably another 40 pairs you can't even see in these picutres.
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Texas Boys - Definitely Need To Know How To Use A Rope
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Monday, February 18, 2008
What The ...??
Over the course of the past several months, since I've been blogging - there is something I have come to realize.
See who I looked like - Me - the old-mommy-blogger ...
And ...
I was - to say the least - A BIT DISAPPOINTED!!
Honestly - there were two "older" celebrities I could have chosen to put on this wheel (you choose 8 of 10), but opted not too - because they were old and ugly! I chose these "beauties" above - well, because ... those were my choices (*hangs head and sobs like an old woman into her lacy hankie*).
Let's see ...
So ... that leaves me with - YOU GOT IT ...
(*holds head up high - wipes tears from her obviously masculine face - tells herself the machine must have malfunctioned or that there was some sort of young-mommy-bloggers conspiracy going on - puts her hankie in her bra - decides to concentrate on the fact that Jennifer Aniston was in the mix - makes note to self that lots of men look like women - swears to not submit a third picture - knows her odds are not good at this point - wonders if Bill Clinton would notice the resemblance - wipes that thought out of her mind - thought is still there - tries harder to wipe that thought out of her mind - takes hankie out of her bra - sobs pathetically ... like a SLUT CAUGHT WITH HER SKIRT HIKED UP ... IN THE OVAL OFFICE*)
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Saturday, February 16, 2008
Taking The Weekend Off
Going to the ranch (the Mouse House - see post titled, Green Acres Is the Place For Me ... Maybe Not).
Looking forward to a great weekend with the cowboy, with friends and kids and a few mice - some cows, some owls, a snake or two, a gator or two ...
(*que Green Acres song - pitch fork scene - Eva Gabor - Blogger Kellan waving good-bye from her big blue van full of kids*).
Green Acres is the place to be ...
Farm livin' is the life for me ...
Land spreadin' out so far and wide ...
Keep Manhattan, just give me that countryside...
New York is where I'd rather stay ...
I gather allergic smelling hay ...
I just adore a Penthouse view ...
Darling I love you ...
But, give me Park Avenue ...
The chores ...
The stores ...
Fresh air ...Town square ...
You are my wife ...
Good-Bye city life ...
Green Acres we are there ...
Were you singing - I bet you were singing right along - those of you that know that song. Those of you that don't - never mind ...
See you on Monday - have a great weekend!!!
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Friday, February 15, 2008
NOPE - She Never Shuts-Up
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Thursday, February 14, 2008
A Little Forrest Gump
The other day, I was sitting on my bed.
Life is definitely like a bag of GHIRARDELLI chocolates ..... each little bit is a moment wrapped in a splendid shiney wrapper and the treat inside has the possibility of being .... SIMPLY DELICIOUS!
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Sing Me A Song Or Get Out Of My Kitchen
I am walking through the kitchen towards the trash can.
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Tuesday, February 12, 2008
SORRY!
Oh ... there are a lot of DREADED words that a mother hates to hear.
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Monday, February 11, 2008
If You Live In Texas ...
If you live in Texas, you might want to go to the Rodeo.
If you plan it right, you might buy yourself a ticket for a seat inside the arena ... way down in the front ... right near the COWBOYS ......
That is ... unless you are me.
And you get to bring one home with you ...
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Saturday, February 9, 2008
The Boy I Know
The little boy that I know is confident, happy and very sure of himself.
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Friday, February 8, 2008
Yada, Yada, Yada ...
Alexis and my niece are playing in Alexis' bedroom.
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Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Junk Yard Mama
Late one evening I was lying in my bed, covered up to my neck with my cozy comforter - just watching TV.
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Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Sometimes, I Just Don't Stack Up
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Monday, February 4, 2008
When Did I Get So Old?
I was in the bathroom.
I was sitting at my vanity in my underwear, putting in my contacts, curling my hair and putting on my make-up.
I was there for a bit, not totally enjoying the view of my semi-naked figure in the mirror, but just had to divert my eyes so I could get the business done - I had to be at Alexis' school in 30 minutes.
I finished my primping, put away my curling iron, hairspray and make-up and stood up.
This is when the real horror hit me.
It wasn't the view in the mirror in front of me - while that is always quite shocking - especially early in the morning - it was ... when I looked down at my legs.
I have had these legs for a lot of years.
I have relied on these legs. I have depended on these legs. I have shown much respect for these legs ... for many, many years.
It's like - I am the CEO of a Fortune 500 Company (*my life*) and when I have a job that needs to be done and I search out the most valuable person on the team, the most dependable, the most experienced - the best - and then I choose you (*my legs*) to do that job ... it's like that! They are my go-to-guys - I always choose them first. I've been very partial and ... very partial.
So ... WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO MY LEGS?
They still do the job - they walk me where I need to go - that's good.
They still fill the pants okay - I have lots of pants and they are doing a great job there.
They don't complain that they don't get shaved as often as they did in my youth - that's a plus.
They still hang onto my feet and stay attached to my aging hips - that's a relief.
But ...
THE SKIN IS DROOPING - ON MY LEGS!
Not on my chest, so much. Not on my arms, so much. Not anywhere, so much ... but on the upper parts of my legs - just above my knees - DROOPY SKIN - like the hyde is sliding ... or something.
I could not stand there in my bathroom, bent at the waist, staring at this pitiful sight any longer - I had to get to my daughter's school. All I could do was shake my head in disappointment.
On the upside ... Someone obviously came into my Fortune 500 Company and strutted off with my once beautiful, youthful looking legs and left me with DROOPY replacements. I'm not happy that Personnel failed to notify me of this change - but, as long as these old-lady legs continue to get my DROOPY BUTT to all the places I need to go - I guess I'll have to appreciate them - but ..... I. Am. Not. Happy. About. It!
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Sunday, February 3, 2008
He's Got My Number
It's almost 10:30 p.m. and I walk by his room. I hear the TV and step inside. I look over at his bed and he shuts his eyes quickly - pretends he is asleep. I switch off the TV, walk over and give my sneaky boy a kiss on the forehead and leave his room.
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Saturday, February 2, 2008
Okay - I Am Overwhelmed!
I was so pleased to receive this very nice award from Jo-N over at Shower Your Children With Love - The Right Way. Jo-N is one of my newer friends and if you haven't visited her wonderful site, you need to go over there and check her out. Thanks so much Jo-N.
I'd like to pass this award on to Karen at The Rocking Pony. Thanks Karen for being such a good friend.
I am also so tremendously pleased to recieve this wonderful "You Make Me Smile" award from one of my favorite bloggy friends, Courtney over at Life With Two Beautiful Girls. I have known Courtney for a while and if you have never visited her site, you need to go over and see her beautiful girls (and handsome husband) - she has a great site and is a great friend. Thanks Courtney.
I'd like to pass this award on to Shan over at Tales Of The Fairy Blog Mother. Shan lives in Canada and has 2 beautiful girls - she has a great site!
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And then my good friend Bren (also a Texan - Woo Hoo) over at 3 Little Monkey's Jumping On The Bed passed this other great "You Make Me Smile" award on to me - and it makes me smile because Bren makes me smile all the time! She has a beautiful site (done by SPLAT - just like mine) and three darling kiddos (her baby girl just turned one). She always has a good story and you really should go check her out. Thank you so much Bren.
I' like to pass this great award on to Em over at Billy The Toddler. Em lives in the UK and she has the most adorable little boy named Billy (like my Little Billy). He is the cutest thing - you should really go over and see how beautiful this boy is!!
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And then ... my good friend Kami at Kami Khlopchyk (don't ask me how you say that - in my head I just call her Kami K. or KK) - and I should learn how to pronounce it, as I have known her a long time. She is a great friend with a great site and I'd love you to go over and meet her! She gave me this "E is for Excellence". Thanks Kami.
Shortly after I received this great award from Kami, I also received it from Kimmy over at Tales Of A Blender Kimmy. Kimmy is one of my new bloggy friends and I just love her stories about her wonderful family and the adventures in their lives. If you haven't visited Kimmy's site, you really need to go over there and check her out - she is a lot of fun.And then ... I also received this same award from Girlymom over at The Red Door. She has been my bloggy friend from way back and if you have never visited her site you need to go over there and visit her and her 4 beautiful daughters - she is a wonderful mom!
And then ... I was so pleased to receive this "Excellent" award again from Lizzy over at Life According To Lizzy. Lizzy has a great site where she writes wonderful stories about her life with her two sons and wonderful husband. If you have never visited my friend Lizzy, please go by and check her out.
And then ... Kathryn over at Seeking Sanity was also so nice to pass this award on to me. Kathryn is a great writer and tells wonderful stories about her life with her three precious boys. If you have never visited Kathryn's site - you need to go over and say hello.
I am supposed to pass this award on to 10 people. Since I received this award 5 times - that means I should pass it on to 50 people. I'm going to break this rule and pass it on to 5 people.
Angie at Keep Believing
Bia at La Dolce Vita: The Sweet Life With 3 Sons
Valarie at Please Don't Put Beans Up Your Nose!
Dawn at Renaissance Mama
Steph at Snow Central
All of these ladies have wonderful sites and I think they are simply Excellent - enjoy this great award ladies - I enjoy you so much!
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Also ... I was so pleased to receive this great "Everday Kindness" award from MO over at Un-Mainstream Mom. Now ... I think MO is way smarter than me - because she writes some really great posts and sometimes I think I don't know everything she is talkin' bout! No, not really - she writes smart and witty and she is a great friend with 2 beautiful daughters- you need to go check her out!!!
I'd like to pass this award on to Andrea at Life Song. Andrea has a great site where she tells daily stories about her beautiful daughters and she is a good friend.
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And then Vasquez3 passed this great award on to all of those blogs on her blogroll and On The Upside is one of the sites that she visits daily - I really appreciate that and I really appreciate this award and am so pleased to be one of her daily reads - Thanks and you should go see her and her adorable daughter and husband - she has a really great site.
I'd like to pass this award on to Mighty Morphin Mama. She also has a wonderful site and tells wonderful stories about her sweet family - you need to go over and say hello if you've never visited her site before.
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And then ... my friend Regina - over at Regina's Family Seasons passed this great "Spread The Love Award" on to me and she passed "The Daily Dose" on to all those friends on her blogroll. Now ... if you want to meet one smart lady with very well written and thought provoking posts - she is your lady. I have so enjoyed getting to know Regina - you really need to go visit her. Thanks Regina!
I'd like to pass this second "Daily Dose" award on to Julie at Multiple Blessings. Julie has a houseful of kids - like me - and she tells wonderful stories about her kids and family. She is also a scrapbooker. She's been a really good friend.
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I'd like to pass this great award on to Joan over at Joan's Journey. It is always a delight to visit Joan and hear her fabulous stories about her family or her travels - she is a joy and become a dear friend.
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And then I received this "Classy Blog" award (award designed by OHMommy over at Classy Chaos - isn't it cool!) from Lunanik over at Secrets of A Black Heart. Lunanik and I have become great friends - if you have never visited her great blog, you need to go over and check her out. She is smart and funny and quite the writer. You will love her as much as I do.
This last award I'd like to pass on to my friends Kari and Kijsa over at Ask Kari and Kijsa. These two sisters have the most fabulous home decorating site. They are creative and smart and witty. They tell the most fabulous stories about their creations, their ideas, their travels and they beautiful families (6 children between these young mothers). They are two of the classiest women I know and truly deserve this Classy Blog award.
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THANK YOU to everyone that passed on an award to me - I truly appreciate each and everyone of these great awards! I hope I will have the chance to pass on future awards to anyone that I did not remember this time. I think each and everyone of the great sites that I have gotten to know deserves an award and I am trying to keep up with who I have given an award and who I have not - so I will remember in the future.
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Friday, February 1, 2008
My Sweet Little Star
It is busy around our house at bedtime.
There is much screaming from the Mommy of the house.
"Get up here!"
"Didn't I ask you to get in the shower?"
"I ran your bath - go get in it ... for heaven's sake!"
Last night - Alexis meandered into my bathroom, where I had run her a bath in my whirlpool tub - that is now officially "her" bathtub, by the way, as she is the only one that ever uses the thing. I hear her splashing around.
Suddenly, I hear a strange noise and I stop what I am doing to listen.
I conclude quickly that the sound I hear is her messing with the blinds on the window above the tub.
I walk into the bathroom.
I see her. She is standing on the edge of the tub, her shiny body glistening in the florescent lighting - her naked 6 year old booty flashing me as I walk through the door.
"Whatcha doing?" I ask, and it startles her.
She continues to peek through the blinds, one hand balancing her slippery body, the other forcing the blinds apart with her fingers. She says, "I want to look outside to see if the stars are out tonight," she is very determined.
"You are going to fall," I walk towards her and guide her back down into the tub, pinching her chubby tooshy as I do and she giggles. "Why do you need to see the stars," I ask, as I dry off my hands.
She smiles and says, "I wish I could see a wishing star," and she then scoops up a handful of bubbles from the water and slathers them on her pink tummy.
"What would you wish for," I ask, watching my tiny girl, "If you did see a wishing star - what would you wish for?"
"To be Hannah Montana," she says, as if it would actually be so - to wish it once on a star and then - poof - she would be transformed.
I smile and say, "I don't want you to be Hannah Montana. What would I do then? Where would my little Alexis go?" she is giggling now. "And ... I think you wouldn't really want to be her. You are so much prettier than she is. And so much smarter."
She rolls over and stretches her whole body beneath the warm water and bubbles, puts her chin in her hands, rolls her eyes and says, "I'd say No. She's in high school."
"Okay ... so maybe she's a little smarter - but you are lots prettier," I am now leaning over the tub and washing her arms with the rag.
She looks up at me with those big brown eyes, takes the rag from my hands and says, most confidently, "I'd say Yes. Yes I am."
On the upside ... If those wishes on stars really did come true and if Alexis had seen one - shooting through the sky last night - I'd have walked into my bathroom and Hannah Montana might very well have been soaking in my bathtub. I'm glad she wasn't. I'm glad wishes don't come true that easily. What would I do without my sweet little Alexis? What would I do?
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Thursday, January 31, 2008
Next Time ... Jot It Down On Your Hand
Little Billy came in from school and dropped his backpack by the front door. On his way to the kitchen I asked, "How was school today, Little Billy?"
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Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Dinner And A Movie
My niece spends a lot of time at our house.
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Tuesday, January 29, 2008
My Boy - The Genius
I went to my son's school to meet with his teacher for a conference.
She is not his regular teacher - she is only his teacher for Social Studies and Science.
I don't know her very well - like I know his other teacher.
She was very nice.
We sat at the table in her room, went over issues Little Billy has been having about not remembering things - like ... when tests are coming up ... reviewing for tests ... studying for tests ... failing tests! (He is going to be the death of me!)
He seemed to understand when his teacher and I impressed that he needed to make sure - from now on - to mark in his Agenda, when a test was coming up.
He seemed to understand when his teacher and I impressed that he needed to - from now on - pay attention during the review.
He seemed to understand when his teacher and I impressed that he needed to - from now on - complete the review sheet in order to receive an extra 5 points.
He seemed to understand when his teacher and I impressed that he needed to - from now on - study for these TESTS!
He says he understands now!
We will see!
So ... we completed our conference and we were all smiling.
Somehow, we got on the subject of students in middle school and high school taking foreign languages. We were telling Little Billy that it would be good if he took Spanish - as we live in Texas and Spanish sure comes in handy.
Little Billy quickly said, "I want to take French."
His teacher and I just giggled and she said, "Well ... that would be good too."
Then Little Billy changed his mind and said, "No ... I really want to take British."
*blink blink*
I look at his teacher and she looks at me. She does not say a word and I can tell she is trying to hold back a smile. She's not sure - not sure, I guess - whether or not I know - that this is ridiculous and so she seems to wait for me to make a move - to smile or something.
I smile.
She smiles.
I look over at my genius of a son, who, by the way, is now speaking in a British accent (that he does very well) and I say, "Hon - you can't take British. British isn't a language. Do you know what language they speak in Great Britain?"
He, in his exaggerated British accent, says, "No I don't - but I want to learn it."
On the upside ... On the way to our car, I explain to my son that they speak... ENGLISH in Great Britain and that ... while his accent is adorable and pretty darn accurate as far as I can tell - to ... not ever say that again to anyone - EVER! He asked, "Why," and I told him ... in my most fabulous British accent, "Because ... it makes you look like a bloomin' idiot, Sweetie." I think he understood.
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Monday, January 28, 2008
I Wonder, As A Mother, What My USDA Rating Would Be
soitgoesband.com . click to check When I had my twins - 15 years ago - I think I was a pretty good mother.
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Sunday, January 27, 2008
Oh ... To Have The Faith Of A Child
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