Saturday Chase turned 8 and will be baptized on Aug. 9 2008 (hey, too bad it couldn't have been the 8th, huh?). We'll have a full house once family gets in! We're really looking forward to it.
We went bowling for our birthday and I won. I really like bowling and I really like winning so I guess I had a pretty good time; I wish we could have done more than one game. I think I will have to keep that in my memory bank as something I would like to do for a hobby and hopefully something Eric would like to do with me, too. He likes golfing (he's only been about twice that I know of) and I told him I'd be his caddy. Who knows maybe I'll think I could actually do well and I'd take up golfing, too. Anything so that we can do something TOGETHER that we both enjoy.
Currently I'm stressing about homeschool (or to not). I don't know what I'm going to do. I don't know if I can stay sane (if I still am) for another year of this stress. I AM wound too tight, I know, but my insides cringe at the thought of another year of homeschooling. And yet, I worry about sending them to school. I do not want to try to run faster than I am able to run and homeschooling seems to take me over that edge. However, I am wondering if I homeschool Tayler and Haley and sent Chase, would I be okay with that. Oh the dilemma!!! How I hate it! Less than two weeks to decide what to do and I am getting much closer to my grave!!! How I wish I had some peace and chocolate!!!
Monday, July 28, 2008
Saturday, July 19, 2008
My Emily, and then some...
"You are the bestest, best, best one ever!" That's the love I get from my 3 1/2 year-old. I love it when she looks me in the eyes and tells me that and then gives me a great bear hug (really, she wraps her arms AND legs tightly around me) and , oh, I can feel the love and I eat it up. She has done that a few times this week and I sure needed it. She is such a doll-baby. But, you know, 3 year-olds don't always say the nicest things.
Yesterday she was "really mad" that her helmet would "not let her put it together" so she started saying "STUPID, stupid helmet" and grumbling (which is kind of funny to hear a 3 year-old do). I was sad that she was so upset and using a word that I don't like my kids to use (especially at 3 years of age). So I helped her get her helmet on. Well later she was getting herself a drink of water from the fridge door (I LOVE that feature) and in a really annoyed, exhausted voice said "GoD" with a REALLY pronounced "d". In shock I said (rather loudly) "What?!!!" (not that I wanted her to repeat it, which fear did cross my mind after a second). And I told her that we don't talk like that. I sense that she knew that she was doing something wrong (although she doesn't understand how wrong) but she was trying to express herself and that's what came out. Isn't TV (and quite frankly, public) wonderful? When I told Eric about it he said "Where did she get that?" then we watched a movie and evidence is all over the place. Where would she NOT get it? That's the question.
Which brings me to another annoyance. Has anyone else noticed that the new PG is like PG-13 and the new PG-13 is like the old R? Case in point: I was watching "Becoming Jane" (rated PG) with all four of my children when we saw two bare bottoms we had not planned on seeing! What a shock! Then, we rented "Fool's Gold" (rated PG-13) we were watching when we were shocked by being flashed in our own family room!!! Oh the outrage that went through my body. After entering through my eyes to my mind, then to my heart and stomach I swelled with rage at the people who rate these movies now!!! They need a new WARNING label or something saying "PG is not what it used to be" and "PG-13 is not what you thought it was"!!! Who in their right mind thinks it's okay for a 13 year-old to see that?!!! Can you tell I'm disgusted?!!! I'm 30 and it's not okay for me to see that! Okay, I'll back away from the rage, now.
Back to my sweet Emily...I think she's great and I love that she thinks I'm "...the best, best , best one ever!" And I love that she grabs my face in her little hands to turn my head so she can kiss me on the cheek (she won't kiss my lips. I think it's cute). Life's hardly dull or too mean when you've got a little one around.
Yesterday she was "really mad" that her helmet would "not let her put it together" so she started saying "STUPID, stupid helmet" and grumbling (which is kind of funny to hear a 3 year-old do). I was sad that she was so upset and using a word that I don't like my kids to use (especially at 3 years of age). So I helped her get her helmet on. Well later she was getting herself a drink of water from the fridge door (I LOVE that feature) and in a really annoyed, exhausted voice said "GoD" with a REALLY pronounced "d". In shock I said (rather loudly) "What?!!!" (not that I wanted her to repeat it, which fear did cross my mind after a second). And I told her that we don't talk like that. I sense that she knew that she was doing something wrong (although she doesn't understand how wrong) but she was trying to express herself and that's what came out. Isn't TV (and quite frankly, public) wonderful? When I told Eric about it he said "Where did she get that?" then we watched a movie and evidence is all over the place. Where would she NOT get it? That's the question.
Which brings me to another annoyance. Has anyone else noticed that the new PG is like PG-13 and the new PG-13 is like the old R? Case in point: I was watching "Becoming Jane" (rated PG) with all four of my children when we saw two bare bottoms we had not planned on seeing! What a shock! Then, we rented "Fool's Gold" (rated PG-13) we were watching when we were shocked by being flashed in our own family room!!! Oh the outrage that went through my body. After entering through my eyes to my mind, then to my heart and stomach I swelled with rage at the people who rate these movies now!!! They need a new WARNING label or something saying "PG is not what it used to be" and "PG-13 is not what you thought it was"!!! Who in their right mind thinks it's okay for a 13 year-old to see that?!!! Can you tell I'm disgusted?!!! I'm 30 and it's not okay for me to see that! Okay, I'll back away from the rage, now.
Back to my sweet Emily...I think she's great and I love that she thinks I'm "...the best, best , best one ever!" And I love that she grabs my face in her little hands to turn my head so she can kiss me on the cheek (she won't kiss my lips. I think it's cute). Life's hardly dull or too mean when you've got a little one around.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Just a quick note to say "hi" to everybody out there.
We went to TN for the 4th of July weekend and saw some of Eric's family. His sister, Angie, and her family were visiting from AZ. We had a lot of fun. I think the kids got good and spoiled and it was nice to have a fun time together. We saw "Wall-E", they got a sno-cone to eat while watching fireworks, we went to a civic center's pool where there was a small pool, a kiddie pool, and a small waterslide (compared to things found in UT), and went to Ci-Ci's Pizza. Like I said, we had a lot of fun.
The pool was not crowded at all so it was a VERY pleasant experience!
Anybody that knows how to get a 7 year-old boy, that's prone to tantrums, to get his schoolwork and housework done without a fight (or at least serious grumbling), please let me know your secret!!!
We went to TN for the 4th of July weekend and saw some of Eric's family. His sister, Angie, and her family were visiting from AZ. We had a lot of fun. I think the kids got good and spoiled and it was nice to have a fun time together. We saw "Wall-E", they got a sno-cone to eat while watching fireworks, we went to a civic center's pool where there was a small pool, a kiddie pool, and a small waterslide (compared to things found in UT), and went to Ci-Ci's Pizza. Like I said, we had a lot of fun.
The pool was not crowded at all so it was a VERY pleasant experience!
Anybody that knows how to get a 7 year-old boy, that's prone to tantrums, to get his schoolwork and housework done without a fight (or at least serious grumbling), please let me know your secret!!!
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