30 Days Make a Habit

Okay, so I am definitely going to try to make blogging a habit. I have decided to blog at least once everyday. It's kinda like my public diary I guess. I fell asleep and then woke up and decided that I need to blog. I've heard that if you can do something for 30 days in a row it can become a habit. So, blogging is a habit I want to get in to.

I've also heard that to stop a habit, you should replace it with a new habit. As many of you know, my life has been disrupted to say the least. I've been having to give up some old routines and habits not by choice. It's been really hard, but I'm trying to replace those with something good. I would say productive, but I'm not sure I would call blogging productive. :) Good, fun, and theraputic though!

So here I begin my blah, blah ,"blah-g!" [husband edit] Ha! Ha! Get it? Okay, so maybe joking telling should not be the new habit I pick up! :)

Explanation of Rain from a 4 Year Old

My nephew asked, "How does God make rain mommy?"

My sister said, "I don't really know."

He said, "I think when God pees in his pants, he takes them off and wrings them out. That's how he makes rain."

Lightening Show

Wow! I am watching the lightening from my living room windows, and it is absolutely beautiful. An awesome show put on by mother nature! It makes you appreciate God's incredible creation!!!

Okay I lied!

Okay, I lied. I am going to talk politics. I can't help it!!!!!

I'm so excited about John McCain's choice for Vice President! Sarah Palin. I think it gives a fresh perspective to the Republican party and maybe a fighting chance for the presidential seat!!!!

One thing that I really like about the Obama's is the obvious priority that they put on their family with young children. The family is where I place my heart and passion right now. Now I can say that Sarah Palin can represent the priority of young families on the Republican side. She has 5 kids, the oldest going to Iraq and the youngest with down syndrome. She knew that the one with down syndrome had it and had the choice of abortion, but chose life instead!!!! She lives what she is about, and I like that!!

She seems to be about what I place high priority on!!!!! I am SO EXCITED AND OPTIMISTIC!!!

One of my most EMBARRASSING moments

So I had to go to this meeting yesterday that was very intimidating. I didn't no anyone really well, so I felt really uncomfortable going to this meeting in the first place. Since, I broke my ankle, I am wearing this big bulky cast and of course using crutches, so it's hard not to draw attention to myself anyway.

Well, I go into the meeting and say hi to a few people and try to sneak in to sit at a table in the back where I can prop my foot up as inconspicuously as possible. It is hard to not draw some attention to myself because of my situation, but I was trying.

I set up my chairs and put both crutches in one hand. I was trying to balance on one foot to sit down in one chair and prop my foot up on the other. So anyway.... I lost my balance. I knew I was going to fall so I dropped my crutches which made a huge bang on the table. This got everyone's attention.

Everyone started looking over at me in horror because they couldn't reach me, and I was the poor girl with the broken foot falling!!!

I decided that I couldn't fall on my broken foot, but knew I had no choice but to fall. I chose to fall on the table. I fell on the table and made a huge crashing, banging sound. Everyone in the whole room was staring at me and they all had this look on their faces like they did not know how to react!!!

I didn't know what else to do, I didn't want them to feel sorry for me, so I just threw up my hands and really loudly said "Hey Guys I'm here, I just wanted to make sure you all knew that I was here." Everyone, on my lead, started laughing. We all felt better to have the awkwardness broken.

But OH MY GOODNESS!!!!! Seriously that is like a bad dream or something!!!!! I was already uncomfortable!!!! Seriously!!!

I really thought it was funny and am still laughing about it, but it is definitely on my top list of MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENTS!!!

Hot Date with My Hot Man + + + +

K here is my list of great things that have happened today....

• Jake surprised me with a hot date! Well, as hot as they can get with my injured self ;).
• I have so much fun with my mommy and so do my kids.
• I encouraged several people today!
• Several people encouraged me today!
• Emily put a Barbie bandaid on my cast
• Audree said Hi for the first time while waving
• I ate Freddy's Frozen Custard for the first time tonigt! Yum!
• I got to take an hour nap today!!!! Wahoo!!! I needed it, couldn't figure out where I was even when I woke up!
• Got to drive the motorized buggy again!!! Double Wahoo!!!!

I can dish it but I can't take it!

Some of you may have noticed that I have deleted my posts about politics. I decided to put myself out there by sharing my opinions and insight. I still hold strong to what I wrote about, but I wasn't ready for the reaction. It is my fault, if you put yourself out there, you should expect to be criticized, so I'm not complaining. I did decide that with everything else going on in my life right now, I'm not really up for criticism, so I took it down.

I will write a few things that I believe down quickly so that people know where I stand based on my past blogs. I will then avoid talking about politics until I feel ready to take it. I was dishing it but not prepared to take it.

Michelle Obama - I talked about enjoying her speech. I did, she is a great motivational speaker and their family touched me. I unfortunately cannot vote for her and her husband though because he is pro-choice. I said she would make a great first lady, but I didn't say that I wanted her as first lady. I would have to change a few things about their political stances before I would make that statement.

Abortion - This is the issue that is very near and dear to my heart. I believe it is murder and we take away the freedom of babies when we allow people to murder legally. Because Obama is pro choice and McCain is pro life, it is an easy decision to make for me to vote for McCain. I believe he places a higher value on life than Obama does.

Same Sex Marriages - For me, this legalizing same sex marriages is more of a political issue than a moral issue. I view it a little differently in the realm of politics and freedom than I do abortion. I will take a stance though, and say that I morally do believe that same sex relationships and marriages are wrong. I consider that a sin like any other based on my belief in the Bible. Of course I love all people, we are human, but not the act of sin.

Obama and McCain - In some ways, I feel like I have to vote for the lesser of 2 evils - McCain. I cannot waver on the abortion issue so MY VOTE IS FOR MCCAIN.

Okay, this is probably the last time I will put myself out there discussing politics for a while on my blog. Not until I'm ready to take what I dish! :)

Life's Little Diet Cokes

Alright, time for me to write about life's little diet cokes. AKA joys. :)

enjoyed a diet coke from Sonic Happy hour
watching Audree crawl all over the stinking house! man she's getting fast!
Jake finished projects around the house that were stressing him out
Emily started her first day at her new new school, I felt really good about the decision we made to change schools and really loved her teacher
staff meeting this morning
lunch with my mom and girls at City Bites
eating a snickerdoodle cookie from City Bites
meeting with my INCREDIBLE children's team - I'm serious I love those people!

Would you like some cheese with that whine?

I am truly tired. Audree was awake till 3:30am last night, then woke up at 4:10, and then again at 7:30am. I didn't get much sleep last night. I also pretty much was up on my feet I mean foot :) all day and worked. I am paying the price dearly right now as my toes are purple, and I'm having shooting pain throughout my leg down into my ankle. I guess that's why they told me not to work for at least 2 weeks. Anyone who knows me, knows that is not possible. :)

Let's see what else I can complain about because I am going to have to write about the great things that happened in my next post, and I'm enjoying feeling a little sorry for myself at the moment.

Alright, I really can't think of anything else to complain about, so I guess that is a pretty good thing. :)

Count Your Blessings, Count Them One by One

Count your blessings see what God has done....
Today's Blessings

• had fun with my mom
• communicated with Emily's new teacher
• told Emily how proud I was of her because of how sweet and kind she is to others
• Audree gave me some very slobbery wet kisses
• Emily wrote 2 notes all by herself
• Audree has learned this hilarious grunt that CRACKS ME UP!
• got to ride a motorized scooter at Target
• realized how much fun I have with my very best friend - JAKE
• about to eat some Chewy Nerds (ya must be a new thing!)

Motorized Shopping Cart

I just got to ride around Super Target (sorry Penny) in a motorized shopping cart. No one was there, that's one of the reasons we picked Target, so I had the aisles to myself. Thank goodness because I was dangerous.

Okay, seriously though, it was soooo much fun. Jake and I had a blast!!! I only tried to run over him once or twice. :) I swerved, bumped into things, I was crazy. Okay as crazy as I can be with one leg and a motorized scooter. I even got a nice cool breeze as I was speeding through the aisles.

If you ever get bored, I'm telling you, a motorized scooter is the way to go!!!

90210

Really, I need to go to bed. I can barely keep my eyes open.

I just saw a preview of the new 90210.... Not sure what to think..... Will it link me back to my teenage years or will it be a completely different show? Will it be just as controversial as it was in the 90's?

Hmmm.... What do you think? Is anyone gonna attempt to watch this?

Life is About the Small Things

Okay I'm on day 5 of my 6 weeks of having to have my "foot propped up." Wow! It seems like it has already been 6 weeks!!!! Needless to say, I may be blogging about 8 times a day. I can say with much confidence. NO I DO NOT HAVE A LIFE! Doctors orders. :)

I'm going to try to name as many things that happened today that I consider joys.....

• I got to spend quality time with Grace and Faith.
• Faith started playing peek a boo with me by covering her face with a blanket and then pulling it down.
• I got to read a few pages of The Berenstain Bear's Meet Santa Bear
• I got to watch the Cosby family on Oprah.
• I got to eat chocolate chip cookies that Jake and Grace made.
• I got to chat online with my good friends.
• I got to watch Grace and Faith interact with their E-Maw.
• Jake got to come home a few minutes early.
• I got to watch part of The View this morning.
• I got to find out the new cast of Dancing with the Stars and new judge on American Idol.
• I got my weekend schedule started, almost done.

When I think about all of the small things that made up my day, I have to say "I've had a pretty good day!"

Life Unpredictable

Life sure is interesting. About 3 weeks ago I was tweeting "I love life" randomly in the middle of the day. I moved into a new house, got to swim with my kiddos and one of my friends every other day, my job was going smoothly, and of course loving being married to my hubby.

Then Boom! Life throws curve balls at you. I got into a wreck and had to share an ambulance with my 4 year old and leave my 8 mo. old on the side of the road with strangers and a police officer. Grace was okay. But for me it led to surgery, which led to me not being able to walk on my right foot for what will be a total of at least 8 weeks. Boom! Something else that I can't write about! Boom! Faith needs tubes in her ears! Boom! Boom! Boom!

I mean, isn't that the way it always goes. It all comes at the same time! satan sure likes to kick you when you are down!!!!

Wow! I struggle with feeling sorry for myself, but really how can I? Blessings came out of all of these tragedies. Now I wouldn't have opted to receive these blessings in this way, but I can't deny them!!!

Blessings.....

• I get to spend lots of time with my husband and kids!
• I get to spend lots of time with God and learn to fully trust Him!
• I get to spend lots of time with my Mom!
• My husband is waiting on me hand and foot, and he almost always opens the door for me now! (I love you babe!)
• Those that I am close to have revealed their true colors to me. I have learned some things about friends that are really disappointing, but I have incredible friends that have really stepped up and taken care of me as a result of it!!!
• God has used this opportunity to produce new leaders in the children's ministry!
• I have been broken down to the core and have had to make my choices based on FAITH and FAITH alone!!!! God hasn't let me down!!!!

So, would I choose these things to happen? No. Do I think God caused these tragedies for me to learn from? Of course not! But I do believe that He can be seen in all situations, and He is holding my hand through these tragedies!

So, I just have to look up right now. And not only that, I have to remember to focus on looking up when I'm tweeting "I love life!" Not just when I am desperate!

My First Blog

Well...I've tried to start blogging before and my excuse has been that I don't have enough time. I would write one and then fizzle. Sooo, thanks to my good friend Amy, and the doctors orders that I have to keep my "foot propped up," I'm out of excuses. I'm gonna start.

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