If only we all had a Lloyd...

Happy Valentines Day!!!!!!

Breaking my own rule here.

I have a few rules I try to live by. One of those rules are DO NOT DISCUSS POLITICS WITH FRIENDs. I often tell Philip before dinner parties I mean it dont discuss it people are entitled to there personal views. I am breaking that rule. I went to go see Barack when he was in town last Saturday night. Phil and I went with a few people from work. We stood there on a hard concrete floor actually the football field with 20,000 strangers for four hours. The thing that amazed me was the diversity that was there.. young, college kids, old white ladies, black men, african american families, middle class white families. It was amazing. I have been an Obama supporter for awhile. I read a lot about him, his issues. I converted Philip. I truly believe he is who/ what we need right now in our country. I know we are entitled to our own views but at least read up on him with an open mind. Ok enough politicking.

http://www.barackobama.com/index.php

Snow day 2008

Yeah a true snow day!! YEAH! thank you God for the snow! thank you for a snow day!

Things I have been thinking about today.

Sorry to dissapoint you that are looking for a deep entry. This truly is what I have been thinking about today at one point or another. What exactly is grace and is Gods enough for me, as the song says? How does one spell hoo ya? You know in the movie scent of a women....hoo ya is that right? Who will be the first to offer John Edwards a cabinet seat/ attorney general/vice president position Clinton/Obama. Why do you have to write a note to the school when your kid is out sick after you already called? Will my Mom and Dad ever be in the same room/location at one time again? How can you be married to someone for 35 years and see eachother every day and then not see each other at all? When did they stop loving eachother? Should I call people to encourage them to vote for my candidate of choice for the election Tuesday? When should we begin work on Robs science project that is due in three weeks? Is the world truly ready for a black president? And as a side note as a Mom of two African American little boys I hope the answer to at least that question is yes.

Watch out Olympics here we come

Its cold outside, the month is dragging on, its Monday....what is one to do well if you are in this family...you learn the hip new sport taking all houses by a storm...CARPET BOWLING. Yes folks it is a game in which the parent needs no skill and usually wins. Ok in my case my kids are four and five but they have to learn to loose sometime right? And as you can see by the pictures I have great form...( I am team Nemo that explains the hat on my head) anyway the kids loved it heck I loved it to.

Proof that I am a MOM....

We play a game at dinner where I write a sentence on the aquadoodle mat ( http://www.aquadoodletoys.com/) and Rob tries to read it before it dissapears. Tonight he wrote his first sentence....for me to guess. That kid makes me laugh. The next picture is his first book report. I know I am a dork. I dont care. Its cute to me. And as a side note he has no artistic ability whatsoever again me.......

Learn my fate in 2008...

Ok there it is there is my motto.. My wise old friend once told me to make a motto to live by every year...So here is mine for the year. In this next year I will have a new job, and this whole thing will all be over.. FOR GOOD.. Here's to a good year.

***I love in this picture how all you can see is Logans smile on his face****

Ever wonder what goes on at my house.

Christmas Christmas time is here.

Here's to two days of family and no fighting:) Here's to watching two little boys show us all the magic of Christmas. Here's to playing games in pajamas on Christmas night. Here's to my husband who finally got tired of me getting lost and got me a G.P.S for my car. Here's to my inlaws who stay over night after night even though they live in the area just so Christmas doesnt have to end. Here's to Christmas. Maybe the best one ever. Logan said as I put him to bed. I am sad for one reason only....Because it is over.

Merry Christmas:)

(Yes Phil does have a dress on dont ask and if you look at the one with Phils family you can see our bird on Phils shoulder and some extra "snowpeople" jumped in the picture... Phils family is a little Crazy)

Almost there...

Some wise, slightly older, but still very cute man said to me this week "How come no matter what age you are no matter how fast the rest of the year goes the two weeks before Christmas seem to take forever?"

These are a few of my favorite things.

Snow out my window enough to go sledding
flurris and snowmen at the days neer beginning.
Fresh snow in the backyard with no sign of spring
These are a few of my favorite things.

Candy canes swirls and trips down the hill
Bundle up tight and so to not get a chill.
Children who have Christmas carols to sing.
these are a few of my favorite things

Boys in snow boots with there warm little mittens
Shopping is done so I can play outside with them.
Days that are perfect becuase of the snow
These are a few of my favorite things.

When my life bites
when the scars sting
When I am feeling sad
Im gona remember my favorie things
And then I wont feel so bad.


Today was perfect...snow...my family. I imagine this is the way the song would be written today. I am a happy women:)

When Christmas Come To Town - 12A

Carla does this help you? I may be partial since I have boys but this is a great Christmas movie...check it out.

Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Who needs elves when you have Rob and Logan?

Third times a charm.

I had a really bad day. Sometimes the pressure of managing 80 people and answering to 75 residents and there families bites. Sometimes it is to much. But then I come home and my buddy says " Dont forget Mom it is date night..we are supposed to go skating. " and I think. I have been skating so much lately I should maybe buy some roller skates for myself. This is three times in a month. But Rob was so much better. We skated fast. As you can see from the picture we were away from the wall. As that may not mean anything to you but that is huge for us. It was fun. And suddenly it didnt matter. Nothing but Rob and I skating. I think maybe that is the answer to world peace.
Admission to the skating rink for two: $12
Cost for video games to play during the limbo: $2
For just a minute not having a care in the world: PRICELESS

Trotting the trot with the turkeys

Couldnt of asked for a better day...With family and friends or friends that are like family(yes that is Dan Boyle). It was a nice day maybe one the of the best. Maybe it meant more this year. Too bad I needed to be reminded of all I had to be thankful for... How could I not be thankful for a family that all packs up and heads to the track to run around at Thanksgiving.

A look at the past and a glimpse into the future.

So today I went somewhere I hadnt been since college. I used to go once a week in high school with a group of friends. We had such a good time. We used to think we were so cool as we decided who it was we should couple skate with and as we held hands and went round and round the rink. Today I once again found myself at the very same skating rink. And again heard it was time for a couple skate yet this time I knew who my partner was. Yes today I took Rob to learn how to skate. He was invited to a birthday party there and I decided he should learn before the party..and so we went. It was a bit like a donkey on ice at first but he got better. It was funny to think there I was couple skating around the rink with Rob and he was proud. I am sure there will be many more for him, couple skates that is. He probably will not even remember who it was he had his first with, but for one split second nothing mattered to me either but the boy I was couple skating with.

Are you caught in the middle?

Philip and I went out. That is news enough worthy of a blog. We hardly go out as much as we used to b/c we have no babysitter. But Philip did all the arranging and we went...And that is only the beginning. We got to go see Casting Crowns.. That was such a great experience..One thing I respect in artists is the ability to write good lyrics. And they may be one of the best.You can relate with them.. One of my favorites is.

Fearless warriors in a picket fence, reckless abandon wrapped in common sense
Deep water faith in the shallow end and we are caught in the middle
With eyes wide open to the differences, the God we want and the God who is
But will we trade our dreams for His or are we caught in the middle
Are we caught in the middle

Isnt it funny how some of us have to hit a low to be reminded of what it is about. I have another meeting this week with the people I dread. The last two weekends have been a nice ecscape from it. Its not over yet. But when it is over I will never be the same and I dont think I will be caught in the middle anymore.

THANK YOU

You will never know how much I needed that.
Heres to the third weekend of October 2008
Smandy

Frustrated....

That I let my Mom get to me. I feel disgusted at myself that I cant make it work. I get so frustrated that I cant fix it. I am disgusted that we cant get along. Not even sure who she is. How can something that was so close be so far apart in such a small amount of time? How at 33 can you redefine home/family? Its so hard for me to not play the peace keeper role. Who would of ever thought I would be a child of divorce with step parents.

A co authored blog: myself and Kenny Chesney.

This is on thing I have really tried to learn these last few month.


Don't blink
Just like that
You're six years old and you take a nap
And you wake up and you're twenty-five
And your high school sweetheart becomes your wife
Don't blink
You just might miss your babies growin' like mine did
Turnin' into moms and dads
Next thing you know
Your better half of fifty years is there in bed
And you're prayin' God takes you instead
Trust me friend
A hundred years goes faster than you think
(So) (But) don't blink