Wow! Laura Weaver you are my twin wherever you are! God is so good.
Why? I too am a single parent. I received a call today on top of all that I have been dealing with (loss my car recently, no child support, he has kids for 3 weeks and not a word from them, bills bills bills, school tuition etc) and that call just knocked me off the "partly sunny" perspective. I am sitting here reading the devotional with worship in the background, trying to hide my tears since the "partly cloudy" perspective consumes you!
Then I received that kiss and almost a conviction from the Holy Spirit saying "I've brought you this far, do not worry."
I want to cry now ladies! I am going to be honest. What's hard is letting go and letting God. Especially when you've seen His faithfulness hold you through the past 2 years. It's so simple, yet I resist and become afraid.
Laura Weaver, your words blessed me this morning. Because I am not alone. Your strength despite your circumstances has blessed me today and strengthened me. He answered me and told me to read these comments after I was done praying. I said, "why? I don't feel like it".
Now I know why!
I promise to you girls with hopes of prayer and accountability wherever you all are that I will too stay faithful, positive, grateful and focused.
Please pray for me for a car as well. For my court date on Sept. 25th, for my children's protection while with their father, for blessings as a real estate agent as well!
Please visit my blog...mymommywoodmaressaleah.blogspot.com if you would like to talk, pray, blog, laugh etc.
Thank you Lord!
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
A Muffled Cry across the Nation...Am I listening?
Anonymous said...
please, please keep writing devotionals that speak directly to me.
I'm a lost sheep.
A few years ago I wrote to you about what my pastoral staff did to me after I asked for help. My husband was violently abusive to me, my 4 yr old and my 14 yr old.
My church chose, instead, to take my husband's side.
After they refused to help, I had my husband arrested, he was thrown in jail and made to leave our home.
The church helped him hire an attorney. Church members (including a police detective, police chaplain, etc) helped him start an investigation, which my husband used to try and have me involuntarily committed to a hospital (2 days after he plead guilty in court).
I asked the previous 4 churches we attended for help as well. Each took my husband's side.
In utter despair, I wrote Pro31 ministries an anonymous letter, asking you to pray for me. I haven't stepped foot in a church for 4 years. I hate Christian women for the devious, backbiting and lying gossip they spread about me.
My 4 yr old was throwing raging fits at bed time. I had to lock him down with my arms and legs for 45 mins to an hour EVERY night. My husband cut me off from our checking account. We drank water because I had NO money for milk. I can't tell you how MUCH I hate Christian women for not helping me.
I NEVER gave up on my Savior though. He held me the night I wrote to you, begging for prayer. My Shelter. My Balm of Gilead. My Comforter. My Protection. My Rescuer placed a sentry of angels around me and NOTHING my husband or his church tried to do succeeded. EVERY plan they made in the darkness was brought into the light.
How I love Him. He will lead me back to my "resting place" one day, but for now He's my Resting Place.
He's pushing me back there, I can feel it (and if you would just stop writing these dang devotionals directly for me, it sure would feel a whole lot better!!!)
Or maybe I should say He's leading me.
Please keep doing what you're doing (no really, I don't mean that...do I? Do you really have to make me to do this NOW, Lord?)
Christine
Durham, NC
please, please keep writing devotionals that speak directly to me.
I'm a lost sheep.
A few years ago I wrote to you about what my pastoral staff did to me after I asked for help. My husband was violently abusive to me, my 4 yr old and my 14 yr old.
My church chose, instead, to take my husband's side.
After they refused to help, I had my husband arrested, he was thrown in jail and made to leave our home.
The church helped him hire an attorney. Church members (including a police detective, police chaplain, etc) helped him start an investigation, which my husband used to try and have me involuntarily committed to a hospital (2 days after he plead guilty in court).
I asked the previous 4 churches we attended for help as well. Each took my husband's side.
In utter despair, I wrote Pro31 ministries an anonymous letter, asking you to pray for me. I haven't stepped foot in a church for 4 years. I hate Christian women for the devious, backbiting and lying gossip they spread about me.
My 4 yr old was throwing raging fits at bed time. I had to lock him down with my arms and legs for 45 mins to an hour EVERY night. My husband cut me off from our checking account. We drank water because I had NO money for milk. I can't tell you how MUCH I hate Christian women for not helping me.
I NEVER gave up on my Savior though. He held me the night I wrote to you, begging for prayer. My Shelter. My Balm of Gilead. My Comforter. My Protection. My Rescuer placed a sentry of angels around me and NOTHING my husband or his church tried to do succeeded. EVERY plan they made in the darkness was brought into the light.
How I love Him. He will lead me back to my "resting place" one day, but for now He's my Resting Place.
He's pushing me back there, I can feel it (and if you would just stop writing these dang devotionals directly for me, it sure would feel a whole lot better!!!)
Or maybe I should say He's leading me.
Please keep doing what you're doing (no really, I don't mean that...do I? Do you really have to make me to do this NOW, Lord?)
Christine
Durham, NC
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Waking up on the wrong side of the bed
I woke up this morning to:
1. Greyson climbed in my bed and wet through his pullups
2. Both kids begging me to impatiently help them go "potty cuz they're scared of monsters" for a good 30 minutes.
So I woke up, made the only thing that brings me joy.. Dunkin Donuts French Vanilla coffee in hopes that that will at least turn wrong side to good side.... not really.
Looking around I realized that today was definitely laundry day before church and then "cleaning day after church...no procrastination Maressa, get started"... Low and behold, my uncle decided to leave 9 large boxes right in front of the garage door, blocking my entourage of 6 loads of laundry....Ugh.
I immediately called my mother (since that's what us grownups do when we want to kick and scream) and demanded for her to call uncle and tell him those boxes must be moved immediately or else Goodwill! (wowsa, can you say BRAT?)
Right then and there, I wanted to cry. I seriously stood there in the kitchen and wanted to bawl, I didn't understand why? I spoke to myself and said,"why are you so upset?" Go spend time with GOD woman!
As I opened up Proverbs31Ministries.com, God completely shot me in the heart. http://proverbs31devotions.blogspot.com/search/label/Contentment (please repost the link and read the devo for the day) Title was "Its still a Good Day! Really? Really? Really?
God amazes me everyday. Never fails, He really never does.
Here it is.
I can choose to let these mishaps design the rest of my day. I can kick and scream, take it out on Grey and Bella, skip church, call Jason and pick on him, be a couch potato and just be miserable. Right? Since who wants to wake up to all these obstacles and Murphy's Law riding against me? OORRRR I can take it as a grain of salt and MAKE THE CHOICE to be at peace! Geez, I look around and have everything yet I was choosing to take out the bad on others. Wow.
Wrong side of the bed? That gives me no reason at all to be ungrateful or lack any type of peace.
Today I choose to be Grateful, Today I choose to be at peace, Today I choose to embrace, Today I choose to be patient, Today I choose to have a spirit of Love.
1. Greyson climbed in my bed and wet through his pullups
2. Both kids begging me to impatiently help them go "potty cuz they're scared of monsters" for a good 30 minutes.
So I woke up, made the only thing that brings me joy.. Dunkin Donuts French Vanilla coffee in hopes that that will at least turn wrong side to good side.... not really.
Looking around I realized that today was definitely laundry day before church and then "cleaning day after church...no procrastination Maressa, get started"... Low and behold, my uncle decided to leave 9 large boxes right in front of the garage door, blocking my entourage of 6 loads of laundry....Ugh.
I immediately called my mother (since that's what us grownups do when we want to kick and scream) and demanded for her to call uncle and tell him those boxes must be moved immediately or else Goodwill! (wowsa, can you say BRAT?)
Right then and there, I wanted to cry. I seriously stood there in the kitchen and wanted to bawl, I didn't understand why? I spoke to myself and said,"why are you so upset?" Go spend time with GOD woman!
As I opened up Proverbs31Ministries.com, God completely shot me in the heart. http://proverbs31devotions.blogspot.com/search/label/Contentment (please repost the link and read the devo for the day) Title was "Its still a Good Day! Really? Really? Really?
God amazes me everyday. Never fails, He really never does.
Here it is.
I can choose to let these mishaps design the rest of my day. I can kick and scream, take it out on Grey and Bella, skip church, call Jason and pick on him, be a couch potato and just be miserable. Right? Since who wants to wake up to all these obstacles and Murphy's Law riding against me? OORRRR I can take it as a grain of salt and MAKE THE CHOICE to be at peace! Geez, I look around and have everything yet I was choosing to take out the bad on others. Wow.
Wrong side of the bed? That gives me no reason at all to be ungrateful or lack any type of peace.
Today I choose to be Grateful, Today I choose to be at peace, Today I choose to embrace, Today I choose to be patient, Today I choose to have a spirit of Love.
Monday, March 31, 2008
The Life of the Jones’ in TEXAS
SOOOOO, my in-laws( FYI: that’s the socially correct term to call the parents of your baby’s daddy!) decided to fly us out to Texas this past weekend. hmmm...interesting....
Rule of thumbs and FYIs.
1 JUST SO YOU KNOW Parents out there: PEOPLE DO NOT LIKE YOU (YEAH YOU PARENTS) WHEN YOU DECIDE TO BRING YOUR CHILDREN ON A PLANE. Straight out. Nope it’s not like when you’re at the store and Greyson says "Meow" to a shopper that passes by and they say" HOW CUUUTEEEE!!! Nope...the airport is a totally different ballgame. THEY start staring at you as soon as you stand in line to check in as if the kids have poo coming out of their pants!
2 ALWAYS BRING A BUDDY: If you’re like me (I’m a superwoman) You deal with two kids as a single mom so you automatically get competitive and PSYCH yourself out that you can handle two kids alone at the airport...actually I thought I can handle the whole dang experience....NOPE not really cuz three day trip means 1 suitcase for the kids, 1 suitcase for mom, 1 diaper bag with toys and snacks, 1 carry on laptop ( the best thing for a 2.5 yr. and up) since American Airline stinks and doesn’t have movies, your own purse, two carseats since you can’t BORROW one in another state and last but not least a chocolate milky way and a frapp to wire ya through the whole flight!
3 LEASHES: I normally don’t believe in the whole leash thing you see at Disneyland with normally all the international parents strap their kids too??? You know, the ones that now are trying to make them cute so they add a backpack that looks like a monkey,but little do non parents notice is that if you look closely you see a long strap connected to the bottom of the monkey and it’s a LEASH!!!!!! yeah, we’ll I almost bought one for GREY cuz we weren’t even supposed to be at BAGGAGE CLAIM and he somehow took off and ended up climbing into the revolving belt that baggages go on for arriving customers!!! ugghhhh I knew my weekend was going to be a good one!
4 DELAYS cause Abnormal behavior: Kay so I prepared a great snack bag and timed everything perfectly. EXCEPT for delays...yeah, so don’t try to beat the delay and try to outwit the tummy’s of your toddlers...when they are hungry feed them because once again, you will get those deadly stares from everyone else who is pissed off that the flight was delayed and they keep staring at that young lady with two kids who are eating lipgloss and packets of splenda that apparently was left behind for starving children. Yeah....Bella helped herself to the Splenda she found crawling under chairs and Grey helped himself to her purse which was apparantly stock up with edible lipgloss.ME? I never knew I would stuff my face with chicken nuggets cuz it’s all that’s available..so I’m guilty, I was endulging as well.
5 MEDICATE WHEN NEEDED!!! OOOhhhh, this is a good one! Definitely don’t believe in medicating, but seriously, those stares get worse when you board the plane! yeah they do, good luck if one of your children (normally the one that can’t listen to earphones connected to the laptop which is playing 101 Dalmations) begins to take every piece of clothing that is on his body or item at reach and starts throwing them at the person in front of him. What’s worse is Grey used to wear a cast on one foot and I wouldn’t put a sock since his foot barely fit. Well, his left foot now stinks sooooo bad. And a DC shoe is really chunky and hurts when it’s being thrown at the back of your head. Socks are softer but still stink, bunnies jingle as they are thrown, sippy cups...really don’t get me started how times he chucked that! At one point, the flight attendent asked for my drink request and I asked for a cocktail. I had no tylenol or nyquil at hand so I gave him the straw to my JACK AND COKE and wow did he quiet down!
6 BE COURTEOUS Soooo really when you request that JACK AND COKE on the plane, immediately offer one to ever person surrounding your child. Right off the bat ( it costs $5 about 6 people so plan ahead) consider it an investment. Those people will stare back at the other people coming towards the bathroom and do the whole "shushshh" thing since they feel obligated due to the alcohol content and altitude differences. At the end of the flight, someone will definitely say " Oh your kids were so good, I could barely hear them." :) I learned that on the way back from Texas.
7 WINDOW SEATS Kay don’t let your 3 year old with a huge imagination sit by the window closest to the jet!!! Check the paint then if you must, if there are cracks (which normally there are), immediately tell her the pilot will be fixing them. PEOPLE DON’T LIKE IT WHEN THEY HEAR " The plane is broken mommy, the plane is broken!"
8 BATHROOM 101 Now make sure you really do a play by play with your kid as you take them to the bathroom on the plane. Voices go far on planes. Keep her preoccupied on something especially if you approach the bathroom and you notice THAT SMELL. Cover her mouth then to keep yourself from 15 people turning around and looking at you when you child screams loudly since the bathroom is normally located in the back by then jet..."EWWWW MOMMY IS STINKS LIKE POO POO in HERE!!! EWWWW IT’S GROSS...WHY IS THEIR POO POO STILL IN THE TOILET?" your best bet is to just put a pull up on her and tell her for once to just pee in her pants cuz the bathrooms broken. saves you the embarressment.
9 BAGGAGE CLAIM Again, keep your eye on your children while trying to locate the 7 items that you checked. If not you will hear murmurs through the crowd and look to your left and see them hauling butt towards the end of the terminal about 5 baggage claims away in laughter because they were just released from the flight from hell! Crazy crazy crazy...I have never ran so fast before and I actually looked like one of those moms from down south where they grab their kids by one arm and literally lift them off the ground for about 100ft, pissed as heck. OHHHH and Grey totally thought it was hilarious.Bella? Yeah she kept saying"Mommy be happy, Mommy be happy."
10 LEAVE YOUR BAGGAGE AT HOME Make sure if it’s your husband, your friend or the father of your children that was forced to come because they are FAMILY you do not let them DRINK at the airport, on the plane, on the way to the airport, waiting for the driver and on the way back from the plane. WHY??? You are better off leaving your baggage at home then!!!
IT WAS FUN THOUGH!!!!!! :) Next time I will sooooo be prepared!
Rule of thumbs and FYIs.
1 JUST SO YOU KNOW Parents out there: PEOPLE DO NOT LIKE YOU (YEAH YOU PARENTS) WHEN YOU DECIDE TO BRING YOUR CHILDREN ON A PLANE. Straight out. Nope it’s not like when you’re at the store and Greyson says "Meow" to a shopper that passes by and they say" HOW CUUUTEEEE!!! Nope...the airport is a totally different ballgame. THEY start staring at you as soon as you stand in line to check in as if the kids have poo coming out of their pants!
2 ALWAYS BRING A BUDDY: If you’re like me (I’m a superwoman) You deal with two kids as a single mom so you automatically get competitive and PSYCH yourself out that you can handle two kids alone at the airport...actually I thought I can handle the whole dang experience....NOPE not really cuz three day trip means 1 suitcase for the kids, 1 suitcase for mom, 1 diaper bag with toys and snacks, 1 carry on laptop ( the best thing for a 2.5 yr. and up) since American Airline stinks and doesn’t have movies, your own purse, two carseats since you can’t BORROW one in another state and last but not least a chocolate milky way and a frapp to wire ya through the whole flight!
3 LEASHES: I normally don’t believe in the whole leash thing you see at Disneyland with normally all the international parents strap their kids too??? You know, the ones that now are trying to make them cute so they add a backpack that looks like a monkey,but little do non parents notice is that if you look closely you see a long strap connected to the bottom of the monkey and it’s a LEASH!!!!!! yeah, we’ll I almost bought one for GREY cuz we weren’t even supposed to be at BAGGAGE CLAIM and he somehow took off and ended up climbing into the revolving belt that baggages go on for arriving customers!!! ugghhhh I knew my weekend was going to be a good one!
4 DELAYS cause Abnormal behavior: Kay so I prepared a great snack bag and timed everything perfectly. EXCEPT for delays...yeah, so don’t try to beat the delay and try to outwit the tummy’s of your toddlers...when they are hungry feed them because once again, you will get those deadly stares from everyone else who is pissed off that the flight was delayed and they keep staring at that young lady with two kids who are eating lipgloss and packets of splenda that apparently was left behind for starving children. Yeah....Bella helped herself to the Splenda she found crawling under chairs and Grey helped himself to her purse which was apparantly stock up with edible lipgloss.ME? I never knew I would stuff my face with chicken nuggets cuz it’s all that’s available..so I’m guilty, I was endulging as well.
5 MEDICATE WHEN NEEDED!!! OOOhhhh, this is a good one! Definitely don’t believe in medicating, but seriously, those stares get worse when you board the plane! yeah they do, good luck if one of your children (normally the one that can’t listen to earphones connected to the laptop which is playing 101 Dalmations) begins to take every piece of clothing that is on his body or item at reach and starts throwing them at the person in front of him. What’s worse is Grey used to wear a cast on one foot and I wouldn’t put a sock since his foot barely fit. Well, his left foot now stinks sooooo bad. And a DC shoe is really chunky and hurts when it’s being thrown at the back of your head. Socks are softer but still stink, bunnies jingle as they are thrown, sippy cups...really don’t get me started how times he chucked that! At one point, the flight attendent asked for my drink request and I asked for a cocktail. I had no tylenol or nyquil at hand so I gave him the straw to my JACK AND COKE and wow did he quiet down!
6 BE COURTEOUS Soooo really when you request that JACK AND COKE on the plane, immediately offer one to ever person surrounding your child. Right off the bat ( it costs $5 about 6 people so plan ahead) consider it an investment. Those people will stare back at the other people coming towards the bathroom and do the whole "shushshh" thing since they feel obligated due to the alcohol content and altitude differences. At the end of the flight, someone will definitely say " Oh your kids were so good, I could barely hear them." :) I learned that on the way back from Texas.
7 WINDOW SEATS Kay don’t let your 3 year old with a huge imagination sit by the window closest to the jet!!! Check the paint then if you must, if there are cracks (which normally there are), immediately tell her the pilot will be fixing them. PEOPLE DON’T LIKE IT WHEN THEY HEAR " The plane is broken mommy, the plane is broken!"
8 BATHROOM 101 Now make sure you really do a play by play with your kid as you take them to the bathroom on the plane. Voices go far on planes. Keep her preoccupied on something especially if you approach the bathroom and you notice THAT SMELL. Cover her mouth then to keep yourself from 15 people turning around and looking at you when you child screams loudly since the bathroom is normally located in the back by then jet..."EWWWW MOMMY IS STINKS LIKE POO POO in HERE!!! EWWWW IT’S GROSS...WHY IS THEIR POO POO STILL IN THE TOILET?" your best bet is to just put a pull up on her and tell her for once to just pee in her pants cuz the bathrooms broken. saves you the embarressment.
9 BAGGAGE CLAIM Again, keep your eye on your children while trying to locate the 7 items that you checked. If not you will hear murmurs through the crowd and look to your left and see them hauling butt towards the end of the terminal about 5 baggage claims away in laughter because they were just released from the flight from hell! Crazy crazy crazy...I have never ran so fast before and I actually looked like one of those moms from down south where they grab their kids by one arm and literally lift them off the ground for about 100ft, pissed as heck. OHHHH and Grey totally thought it was hilarious.Bella? Yeah she kept saying"Mommy be happy, Mommy be happy."
10 LEAVE YOUR BAGGAGE AT HOME Make sure if it’s your husband, your friend or the father of your children that was forced to come because they are FAMILY you do not let them DRINK at the airport, on the plane, on the way to the airport, waiting for the driver and on the way back from the plane. WHY??? You are better off leaving your baggage at home then!!!
IT WAS FUN THOUGH!!!!!! :) Next time I will sooooo be prepared!
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Me: All faults,warrants, expressly implied and broken at some point
Confessions of me today December 2007
1. I have an account on Match.com lol
2. Actually love it and met some great guys
3. I tend to look at my butt in the mirror
4. I love Tuesday night services better than Sunday services period.
5. Relieved and not broken that Jay is again with another woman.
6. Struggle with thinking I can still handle drinking hard liquor without having a bad reaction
7. 6 has caused me to realize that my friends really do love me.
8. 6 has made me realize that I will always have to have a great reason to go to a bar scene ever again, hang out with non christian friends where there is hard liquor, and if I do either I will definitely need to have a christian friend or good friend there to hold me accountable.
9. I know I'm a sinner
10. I use self tanner once a week.
11. I've never waxed my armpits and have been letting them grow out so my sisters can do for me.
12. Heard that 11 has great results!
13. I have a weakness for men in uniform:)
14. Sometimes forget that Bella is not 15 and only 3 so that means I talk to here as if she is 15 which in turn causes her to question me, repeat and disapprove and then I'm stuck with a little girl who has an attitude! lol
15. I literally only wash my hair 1-2 times a week.
16. I want to go blonde for once
17. never been to Glen Ivy
18. Believe I have obsessive compulsive cleaning disorder.
19. really compete secretly with other moms that have a better body than me and realized that I need to just embrace my uniqueness
20. listen to worship music as I run which if you know, 3+ miles is a lot of worship music in one setting.
21. still don't have that great photo to put on myspace.
22. think about deleting my myspace page permanently.
23. Woman that sleep with a dude within the first month have no respect and are filling a void of loneliness or lack of spirituality.(ME 2 years ago so I'm not pointing anyone out, but old self!)
24. the end result of 23 is either wait till your married, or end up like a. me prego and single or b. crying cuz he's just not into you 3 months later
25. kinda like Montanas when I stick to the dance floor.
26. danced at church party last night and only cuz Kelly made me, and realized that the first step to change is doing what is not normal to you...actually had more fun than dancing at AREA.
27. haven't sold a house since June! ughh!
28. Do have one in escrow.
29. want to be a dog walker like in Monster in Law.
30. Have original Beverly Hills 90210 tivoed.
31. Eat at least 2 oreo cookies and glass of milk with an ice cube almost every night at about 2-4 am!!
32. 31 is a problem and I need help!
33. Was 185 pounds when pregnant with Grey!
34. Came home from hospital and gave Yuki and Owen 5 half gallons of ice cream, one box of fudgicles and 1 box of ice cream sandwiches that was in my freezer!
35. 34 resulted in 33 which is the reason why I work out 5 days a week. No joke!
36. when I'm wrong I'm trying to learn to just apologize, but sometimes I'm so ashamed it's hard for me.
37. love my life like crazy and can't wait to see what's next.
38. scared to go on a date.
39. 38 is like this FridaY!
1. I have an account on Match.com lol
2. Actually love it and met some great guys
3. I tend to look at my butt in the mirror
4. I love Tuesday night services better than Sunday services period.
5. Relieved and not broken that Jay is again with another woman.
6. Struggle with thinking I can still handle drinking hard liquor without having a bad reaction
7. 6 has caused me to realize that my friends really do love me.
8. 6 has made me realize that I will always have to have a great reason to go to a bar scene ever again, hang out with non christian friends where there is hard liquor, and if I do either I will definitely need to have a christian friend or good friend there to hold me accountable.
9. I know I'm a sinner
10. I use self tanner once a week.
11. I've never waxed my armpits and have been letting them grow out so my sisters can do for me.
12. Heard that 11 has great results!
13. I have a weakness for men in uniform:)
14. Sometimes forget that Bella is not 15 and only 3 so that means I talk to here as if she is 15 which in turn causes her to question me, repeat and disapprove and then I'm stuck with a little girl who has an attitude! lol
15. I literally only wash my hair 1-2 times a week.
16. I want to go blonde for once
17. never been to Glen Ivy
18. Believe I have obsessive compulsive cleaning disorder.
19. really compete secretly with other moms that have a better body than me and realized that I need to just embrace my uniqueness
20. listen to worship music as I run which if you know, 3+ miles is a lot of worship music in one setting.
21. still don't have that great photo to put on myspace.
22. think about deleting my myspace page permanently.
23. Woman that sleep with a dude within the first month have no respect and are filling a void of loneliness or lack of spirituality.(ME 2 years ago so I'm not pointing anyone out, but old self!)
24. the end result of 23 is either wait till your married, or end up like a. me prego and single or b. crying cuz he's just not into you 3 months later
25. kinda like Montanas when I stick to the dance floor.
26. danced at church party last night and only cuz Kelly made me, and realized that the first step to change is doing what is not normal to you...actually had more fun than dancing at AREA.
27. haven't sold a house since June! ughh!
28. Do have one in escrow.
29. want to be a dog walker like in Monster in Law.
30. Have original Beverly Hills 90210 tivoed.
31. Eat at least 2 oreo cookies and glass of milk with an ice cube almost every night at about 2-4 am!!
32. 31 is a problem and I need help!
33. Was 185 pounds when pregnant with Grey!
34. Came home from hospital and gave Yuki and Owen 5 half gallons of ice cream, one box of fudgicles and 1 box of ice cream sandwiches that was in my freezer!
35. 34 resulted in 33 which is the reason why I work out 5 days a week. No joke!
36. when I'm wrong I'm trying to learn to just apologize, but sometimes I'm so ashamed it's hard for me.
37. love my life like crazy and can't wait to see what's next.
38. scared to go on a date.
39. 38 is like this FridaY!
Saturday, July 7, 2007
She's learning, I'm learning who she is...
Okay so it’s been a minute and I was recently inspired to get out of my stinky mood so here’s some toilet reading for you...
DISCLAIMER: THIS IS HUMOR! NOT INTENDED FOR CHILD ENDANGERMENT! LOL
1. I recently just realized that my kids are seriously getting worse and worse LOL
2. Bella is 3.5 and already has attended two preschools.
3. She currently has two verbally warnings at her current school.Which is CCV and they are so gracious as to give me a reasonable pastoral discount which I normally feel like I should overextend my gratitude.
4. Apparantly other parents feel my daughter is a threat to society esp. Malificent’s mother.
5. Does Malificent’s mother realize where that name comes from? (the wicked witch from Sleeping Beauty! duh)
6. If you were a creative extrovert like Bella wouldn’t you physically attack a person named MALIFICENT!!!!!! in fear of dieing!!!!!
7. 6 has made me aware of being extremely cautious as to the care of Bella’s finger nails.
8. 6 also made me realize I have to talk to Bella like she’s 15 and explain why all these dumb Disney movies are NOT REAL!!!! and attacking anyone is not good. SHE must LOVE right?
9. Unfortunately Bella has a record at the age of 3.5. She was caught escaping from the CCV Sonrise Preschool playground 2 weeks ago.
10. Bella and her best friend Tiffany decided to climb a hill, dig a hole under the fence and take off running as if they are Thelma and Louise escaping Aclcatraz into CCV’s HUGE parking lot.
11. All she can say to me is " MOM, I like to dig holes."
12. Yesterday Bella came running towards me with an orange cup in her hand and eyes just gleaming. I thought oh she caught a butterfly. Instead it was filled with about 45 rolly polly’s, handful of worms and some other misc. insects. I figured she was diggin holes again.
13. I accidently left the orange cup at my dad’s last night before church and apparently Michelle almost drank water from it. haha
14. Bella loves her brother, but the other day I realized that it probably alarms other parents from inside their homes when they hear me screaming at Bella that Grey is NOT a horse, she CAN NOT ride him and to take the jumping rope away from around his neck.
15. I do fear for his health at times. Boys are worse. They say be careful your kid doesn’t drown in the tub, but they really should advise you of them DRINKING toilet water with their pretend kitchen mugs.
16. I figured it would be educational for Grey to learn to pee by watchin his cousin Silas pee....uh not good...1. do not trust that it will go well as you multi task and get dinner ready. 2. Make sure to tell the elder to not encourage the younger to touch the rainbow as it hit’s the jackpot! Really GROSS.
17. Boys do love to eat and do love dirt. I did find Grey eating grass the other day.
18. I asked Bella if she wanted a dress up party for her birthday. She said she wanted a pet, I asked which one, she said a BEARDED DRAGON. Do you guys understand that that is like an enormous Iguana about 5 feet long that you can walk on an actual leash.
19. I guess that’s the ramifications of a split family, she visits daddy and he takes her to reptile stores for fun without my permission. It explains 12.
20. Her teacher Ms. Jamel said " Oh Bella always talks about Charlie and Lola,. she must love that cartoon!?" Little does Ms. Jamel know that Charlie and Lola are Bella’s Godmothers pet Ball Pythons. Yeah...snakes that she feeds mice too and says..."HOW CUTE while they squeeze them to death."
well, I’m taking her on a plane this weekend and enrolling her in gymnastics....i’m sure I’ll have more soon:)
DISCLAIMER: THIS IS HUMOR! NOT INTENDED FOR CHILD ENDANGERMENT! LOL
1. I recently just realized that my kids are seriously getting worse and worse LOL
2. Bella is 3.5 and already has attended two preschools.
3. She currently has two verbally warnings at her current school.Which is CCV and they are so gracious as to give me a reasonable pastoral discount which I normally feel like I should overextend my gratitude.
4. Apparantly other parents feel my daughter is a threat to society esp. Malificent’s mother.
5. Does Malificent’s mother realize where that name comes from? (the wicked witch from Sleeping Beauty! duh)
6. If you were a creative extrovert like Bella wouldn’t you physically attack a person named MALIFICENT!!!!!! in fear of dieing!!!!!
7. 6 has made me aware of being extremely cautious as to the care of Bella’s finger nails.
8. 6 also made me realize I have to talk to Bella like she’s 15 and explain why all these dumb Disney movies are NOT REAL!!!! and attacking anyone is not good. SHE must LOVE right?
9. Unfortunately Bella has a record at the age of 3.5. She was caught escaping from the CCV Sonrise Preschool playground 2 weeks ago.
10. Bella and her best friend Tiffany decided to climb a hill, dig a hole under the fence and take off running as if they are Thelma and Louise escaping Aclcatraz into CCV’s HUGE parking lot.
11. All she can say to me is " MOM, I like to dig holes."
12. Yesterday Bella came running towards me with an orange cup in her hand and eyes just gleaming. I thought oh she caught a butterfly. Instead it was filled with about 45 rolly polly’s, handful of worms and some other misc. insects. I figured she was diggin holes again.
13. I accidently left the orange cup at my dad’s last night before church and apparently Michelle almost drank water from it. haha
14. Bella loves her brother, but the other day I realized that it probably alarms other parents from inside their homes when they hear me screaming at Bella that Grey is NOT a horse, she CAN NOT ride him and to take the jumping rope away from around his neck.
15. I do fear for his health at times. Boys are worse. They say be careful your kid doesn’t drown in the tub, but they really should advise you of them DRINKING toilet water with their pretend kitchen mugs.
16. I figured it would be educational for Grey to learn to pee by watchin his cousin Silas pee....uh not good...1. do not trust that it will go well as you multi task and get dinner ready. 2. Make sure to tell the elder to not encourage the younger to touch the rainbow as it hit’s the jackpot! Really GROSS.
17. Boys do love to eat and do love dirt. I did find Grey eating grass the other day.
18. I asked Bella if she wanted a dress up party for her birthday. She said she wanted a pet, I asked which one, she said a BEARDED DRAGON. Do you guys understand that that is like an enormous Iguana about 5 feet long that you can walk on an actual leash.
19. I guess that’s the ramifications of a split family, she visits daddy and he takes her to reptile stores for fun without my permission. It explains 12.
20. Her teacher Ms. Jamel said " Oh Bella always talks about Charlie and Lola,. she must love that cartoon!?" Little does Ms. Jamel know that Charlie and Lola are Bella’s Godmothers pet Ball Pythons. Yeah...snakes that she feeds mice too and says..."HOW CUTE while they squeeze them to death."
well, I’m taking her on a plane this weekend and enrolling her in gymnastics....i’m sure I’ll have more soon:)
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