I teach my kid honesty...ok?

The other day my daughter was watching a movie in which the moral was, "stuff can't make you happy." Taking the learning oppurtunity, I said, "If you had a lot of toys, but no friends or family, would you be happy?" To which my daughter replied, "No. Toys don't make me happy. Family does...and shoe stores."

Shout out

This is a Shout Out to a certain friend of mine (you know who you are) who says I should write on this thing more than every six months. She's right! I make no promises, but I do renew my good intentions!!

I'm so going to have better things to do...

A friend of mine recieved a letter from her bank. It requested her signature to state that she agreed to notify her bank immediately upon her death. yeah.

Ode to Mother's Day

I think every mother has that one first moment when she really realizes, "Hey, I'm a mom." It could be the first time that second little pink line shows up on a certain test, or the first time their little one says, "I love you." For me, I think it was when I was cleaning spit up out of my hair with a baby wipe. Regardless, it changes your life forever.
My daughter has taught me so many things in her (nearly) five years on earth. Here are a few:
*Any park with something to climb is as cool as Disneyland.
*Bugs have many useful traits, not the least of which is as a source of protein.
*All creatures deserve respect (even tasty bugs) including that big, barking, ferocious dog behind the fence - ("Hi, puppy!")
*Sometimes snuggling down to watch a Barbie movie is more important than folding socks.
*The world is full of beauty. ("Wow, mom! Look at that flower/dress/kitten/ladybug/leaf!")
*There's absolutely nothing wrong with going to get a donut at 1:30 in the afternoon when you passed by the shop and they smelled good. ("Why not, Mommy?")
*Life is full of fun when you get excited by the little things. ("Chicken nuggets?! This is like a dream come true!")
*Don't be afraid to pray. ("And, when you decide its time for mommy to have a baby in her tummy, please make it a girl, because I really want a girl.")
*Don't forget to remind the people you love that you love them ("I just need one more little hug.") and love them through the good and bad times. ("Mom, I love you even when you're mad at me.")

Wow

Wow, I haven't posted anything in a long time...well, that is about to change, I tell you!! That's right, I'll be posting more regularly from now on! Hopefully, this is not just a I-can't-sleep-and-it's-way-too-early-in-the-morning commitment, either. But...no guarantees.

Fwd:

I love forwards that keep me on my toes. For example:

Fwd: A fun game

Hey everyone that's bored! Let's play a fun game! Type your name, birthday, your mother's maiden name, and social sercurity number and add them to this list. Send it to twenty people and BACK TO THE PERSON who sent it to you. Then we can see how much we all have in common! Won't that be fun? Oh, and don't forget to make a wish!

...yeah.

Some thoughts on Laundry

*I knew I was a mother when I went from having one load of light and one load of dark, to having one load of light, one load of dark, and three loads of pink...a day.

*When you have a cute little dress that's black velvet on top and white polyester on the bottom, how ever are you supossed to "wash with like colors"?