Dear Blog,
Don't think I don't love you. Life is crazy.
Life is very good. But VERY crazy. I have so many stories to share. But they will have to wait until.....hmmmm????
Stay tuned.....
Sincerely,
Laundry Trenches Reporter
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Birthday Letter
Dear BuhBuh,
Happy Birthday!!!! A few days late....but I was having too much fun to write you a letter.
I hope you enjoyed waking up to the decorated house the morning of your birthday. But did you HAVE to wake me up at 5 a.m.???? I know, you were excited. It's really adorable. I am glad that you enjoyed your new skate board. It's been cute watching you "practice" in the living room. You were not happy about me putting the rug back down because it took away your rolling space.
I had such a good day with you on Thursday going with you on a field trip. You sat with me on the bus and held my hand and had no problem holding my hand while we walked around the county fair grounds. Thank you sweet boy, that made my day. We won't talk about how rough of an evening we had that night. It broke my heart. But I will always be more stubborn that you. Don't forget. OK???
We celebrated as always with a family dinner. You asked for a "make your own" taco bar. YUM!!! Good call!!! You also asked your Gma B to make her cherry meat balls, your Gma G to make deviled eggs and your GGma G to make cream puffs. When I was going over the plans for the evening and telling you when we'd open presents, you very sweetly said, "That's only if I get presents mom. I might not get any. Maybe a card would be nice." I loved that you weren't "expecting" anything. BUT, you did get lots of good gifts.
As a 7 year old you played soccer, baseball and took two sessions of swimming lessons over the summer. It is so much fun watching you play soccer. You clearly understand the game. During baseball you had the opportunity to play catcher a lot which you enjoyed. You still haven't moved on to the next swimming level, but that's OK because I can tell you are getting really close!!!
You tend to make friends very easily. Keeping up with YOUR social calendar some weeks makes me laugh but I'm glad that you are having fun with friends. I fear that you are going to be one of those cool, popular kids. I don't know if I'll know how to parent a cool, popular kid because that was NOT me in school!!! You still crack us up with your wit and sense of humor. I don't write as many of them down as I should.
You love any one on one time that you get with mom and dad. You are a great helper to us and to Gpa B when you want to be. You and Little Dude are such good friends most of the time. I love to watch you guys play and have fun with each other. It makes me smile. I hope the two of you can always be close. You and The Boy have fewer good moments than I'd like. But I am hopeful as you guys get older you too will be friends.
1st Grade was a little bit of a struggle. You worked with both a speech teacher and the Title 1 teacher and did some other small group work. It seems that working in a smaller group setting works better for you than in a large class setting. Once you started in the Title 1 reading, it wasn't long until you came home saying "I LOVE READING!" I was so happy to hear those words. The teacher you have for that, also goes to our church, and I can understand why you like it so much. You and I certainly have some hard times doing homework at night. I really wish we didn't have to struggle like that, but we have to get the work done. It's hard to come home and be tired and have to do more work when you just want to relax. I know we will find our groove. I know we will figure out what works best for you. I know you will be just fine.
You are such a sweet blessing in my life. I have enjoyed watching you grow. But I wish that it didn't have to happen so fast. Because I am wiser than I once was, I am soaking in the little moments that are precious. Yes. I do take a lot of pictures. But I just don't want to forget. Ever. I even love the silly face pictures you make and the I love when you specifically ask for me to take your picture. You were such a happy beginning to a new start in our life. You are my daily reminder of just how big God's grace, love and forgiveness really is.
I have a secret....I know you know it because I tell you the secret every night so I suppose it's not THAT much of a secret anymore, is it. I LOVE YOU! And, I have one more secret. GOD LOVES YOU TOO!!! OH! I have ONE more secret. Even though I love you soooo much, God loves YOU WAAAAY more than mommy or daddy or anyone else here ever could. Don't forget OK. And just to make sure, I will continue to remind you everyday before you go to school and every night before you go to bed.
8 is GREAT BuhBuh!!!!! Let's have fun!!!!! I can't wait to watch you grow and learn and love and play this next year.
I love you oooooddddles!!! Happy Birthday!!
Mommy
Happy Birthday!!!! A few days late....but I was having too much fun to write you a letter.
I hope you enjoyed waking up to the decorated house the morning of your birthday. But did you HAVE to wake me up at 5 a.m.???? I know, you were excited. It's really adorable. I am glad that you enjoyed your new skate board. It's been cute watching you "practice" in the living room. You were not happy about me putting the rug back down because it took away your rolling space.
I had such a good day with you on Thursday going with you on a field trip. You sat with me on the bus and held my hand and had no problem holding my hand while we walked around the county fair grounds. Thank you sweet boy, that made my day. We won't talk about how rough of an evening we had that night. It broke my heart. But I will always be more stubborn that you. Don't forget. OK???
We celebrated as always with a family dinner. You asked for a "make your own" taco bar. YUM!!! Good call!!! You also asked your Gma B to make her cherry meat balls, your Gma G to make deviled eggs and your GGma G to make cream puffs. When I was going over the plans for the evening and telling you when we'd open presents, you very sweetly said, "That's only if I get presents mom. I might not get any. Maybe a card would be nice." I loved that you weren't "expecting" anything. BUT, you did get lots of good gifts.
As a 7 year old you played soccer, baseball and took two sessions of swimming lessons over the summer. It is so much fun watching you play soccer. You clearly understand the game. During baseball you had the opportunity to play catcher a lot which you enjoyed. You still haven't moved on to the next swimming level, but that's OK because I can tell you are getting really close!!!
You tend to make friends very easily. Keeping up with YOUR social calendar some weeks makes me laugh but I'm glad that you are having fun with friends. I fear that you are going to be one of those cool, popular kids. I don't know if I'll know how to parent a cool, popular kid because that was NOT me in school!!! You still crack us up with your wit and sense of humor. I don't write as many of them down as I should.
You love any one on one time that you get with mom and dad. You are a great helper to us and to Gpa B when you want to be. You and Little Dude are such good friends most of the time. I love to watch you guys play and have fun with each other. It makes me smile. I hope the two of you can always be close. You and The Boy have fewer good moments than I'd like. But I am hopeful as you guys get older you too will be friends.
1st Grade was a little bit of a struggle. You worked with both a speech teacher and the Title 1 teacher and did some other small group work. It seems that working in a smaller group setting works better for you than in a large class setting. Once you started in the Title 1 reading, it wasn't long until you came home saying "I LOVE READING!" I was so happy to hear those words. The teacher you have for that, also goes to our church, and I can understand why you like it so much. You and I certainly have some hard times doing homework at night. I really wish we didn't have to struggle like that, but we have to get the work done. It's hard to come home and be tired and have to do more work when you just want to relax. I know we will find our groove. I know we will figure out what works best for you. I know you will be just fine.
You are such a sweet blessing in my life. I have enjoyed watching you grow. But I wish that it didn't have to happen so fast. Because I am wiser than I once was, I am soaking in the little moments that are precious. Yes. I do take a lot of pictures. But I just don't want to forget. Ever. I even love the silly face pictures you make and the I love when you specifically ask for me to take your picture. You were such a happy beginning to a new start in our life. You are my daily reminder of just how big God's grace, love and forgiveness really is.
I have a secret....I know you know it because I tell you the secret every night so I suppose it's not THAT much of a secret anymore, is it. I LOVE YOU! And, I have one more secret. GOD LOVES YOU TOO!!! OH! I have ONE more secret. Even though I love you soooo much, God loves YOU WAAAAY more than mommy or daddy or anyone else here ever could. Don't forget OK. And just to make sure, I will continue to remind you everyday before you go to school and every night before you go to bed.
8 is GREAT BuhBuh!!!!! Let's have fun!!!!! I can't wait to watch you grow and learn and love and play this next year.
I love you oooooddddles!!! Happy Birthday!!
Mommy
Friday, September 10, 2010
*****I wrote this yesterday morning and decided not to post it. Since then this man has decided not to follow through with what he said he was going to do, THANK GOD!!! I posted a pretty "bold" statement on my facebook page today saying much of what this post says, so I decided to post it here afterall. ****
I'm sure you've heard. On September 11th a man by the name of Terry Jones from Dove World's Church in Florida is planning to burn the Muslim Holy book, the Koran.
This has drawn a lot of media coverage, a lot of uproar with Christian leaders, in Washington and even in our Military.
I PRAY that people realize just how wrong this man is.
I PRAY that people who do not have a relationship with Jesus don't think that this man is in any way, shape or form a reflection of Christianity.
He. Is. Not.
He was asked in an ABC interview if he thought this was something Jesus would do. His response?
"Absolutely"
He said Jesus was a radical; that Jesus wouldn't have necessarily gone around burning books but that he would have burned this one.
I agree with Terry Jones on one thing.
Jesus WAS a radical.
Jesus ate dinner with the despised Tax Collectors. He spoke with and forgave the prostitutes and the adulterers. He healed the lepers. He didn't cast away the children. He stood up to the religious leaders of the time who were not doing things the way God intended.
But Jesus never would have demonstrated such an act of hatred toward any of God's children.
Ever.
This is something that has been stiring around in my head. So I wanted more amo for this post so I did some googling.
The more I read and as I sat and watched a replay of the ABC interview online I found myself getting angrier and angrier.
Then I realized, if I keep getting angrier over this, then this man has just one upped me.
I walked away from the computer and heard, "You know the truth."
Being angry won't solve anything or make change anything. But maybe my prayers can.
This man needs our prayers so that he can know the truth. The congregation he leads need our prayers so they too can know the truth.
Ephesians 5:1-2 says that we are to "Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children 2and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us"
Terry Jones is not imitating God and is not living a life of love.
I'm sure you've heard. On September 11th a man by the name of Terry Jones from Dove World's Church in Florida is planning to burn the Muslim Holy book, the Koran.
This has drawn a lot of media coverage, a lot of uproar with Christian leaders, in Washington and even in our Military.
I PRAY that people realize just how wrong this man is.
I PRAY that people who do not have a relationship with Jesus don't think that this man is in any way, shape or form a reflection of Christianity.
He. Is. Not.
He was asked in an ABC interview if he thought this was something Jesus would do. His response?
"Absolutely"
He said Jesus was a radical; that Jesus wouldn't have necessarily gone around burning books but that he would have burned this one.
I agree with Terry Jones on one thing.
Jesus WAS a radical.
Jesus ate dinner with the despised Tax Collectors. He spoke with and forgave the prostitutes and the adulterers. He healed the lepers. He didn't cast away the children. He stood up to the religious leaders of the time who were not doing things the way God intended.
But Jesus never would have demonstrated such an act of hatred toward any of God's children.
Ever.
This is something that has been stiring around in my head. So I wanted more amo for this post so I did some googling.
The more I read and as I sat and watched a replay of the ABC interview online I found myself getting angrier and angrier.
Then I realized, if I keep getting angrier over this, then this man has just one upped me.
I walked away from the computer and heard, "You know the truth."
Being angry won't solve anything or make change anything. But maybe my prayers can.
This man needs our prayers so that he can know the truth. The congregation he leads need our prayers so they too can know the truth.
Ephesians 5:1-2 says that we are to "Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children 2and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us"
Terry Jones is not imitating God and is not living a life of love.
1 John 4:7-12 says, 7Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 8Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. 9This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. 10This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. 11Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 12No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.
Friday, September 03, 2010
How to Survive....
....A Little Dude Tantrum
Step 1....Patient
Step 2.....The ability to ignore the behavior
Step 3....More Patient
Step 4.....Roll down all windows, turn music up LOUD, find nearest country road, take the "long" way home
Step 5.....Breathe.....this one is over
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