More catching up

In addition to Pre-K graduation, May included the closing celebration for T-ball. They had a huge ceremony complete with a juggler. The kids loved it! Our team had a pizza party to end the year and everyone got their trophy.

And even more exciting was my wonderful sister-in-law, Emily, taking me to see Bon Jovi and Daughtry. IT WAS THE BEST CONCERT I'VE EVER BEEN TO...and I've been to alot of concerts. We had so much fun!!!!

Oh yeah.....!

Pre-K Graduation

Since I took such a long break from blogging, I feel the need to catch you all up on what has happened. My sweet little girl is now a Pre-K graduate. She had the sweetest graduation ceremony. She recited her pledges and she performed songs with her class. Her school does such a great job. It is a real blessing to be able to drop the kids off each day with people who love them and take such good care of them. And for those of you who didn't know, my little angel decided to get a new "do". She had about 6 inches cut off her hair. It was her idea.

Precious Moments

I must be the biggest blogging slacker in the world. I know I've left you all hanging for nearly two months, but I have a good explanation. I'll share it with you on another day...it's lengthy.

There are some moments in your life that just can't be expressed into words. If one was to ask, "What might one of these moments be?", you may think back to the birth of a child, your wedding day, etc. Those are all wonderful moments but I submit to you that the most precious moments of our lives may not be monumental milestones but simple stops along the way. Case in point...we went to the Laser Show at Stone Mountain last night. It was great! We met Irwin's family there and had a huge picnic. Everyone had a ball. The funniest part of the night was Brooks twirlling his glo-necklace around and doing his best imitation of a tribal dance on speed. Hilarous! He partied like a Rock Star, as is his usual custom. So when darkness fell and the Laser Show began, he was pooped. He climbed up in my lap and settled in. He was exhausted but he sat in my lap and watched the whole thing. When the fireworks started, it scared him and he turned to me and said, "Home, Mamma, Home". I pulled him tighter and told him it would be ok and he accepted that and enjoyed the rest of the show. The precious moment for me was two-fold. First, I got to hold this non-stop, terribly terrific two year old in my lap and cuddle with him. Second, I realized that "Home" to him meant "Safe" and that at least for now as long as Mommy says it will be ok, he trusts in that. What a wonderful power. It is by this same power that I can kiss boo-boos and they no longer hurt anymore. God has granted me such a privilage. The Laser Show offered me the opportunity to stop...that's it...to stop. To be still and enjoy the moment. To be still and appreciate my gifts. To be still and know that He is God. I am trying to learn to be still. More on that to come.

A New Kind Of Family

I just checked out ABC Family's website. Their tagline is "A New Kind Of Family". Whooohoooo! I'm having a good chuckle out of that.

Just Say No!

So, again, I have left you all hanging for awhile. At some point in my life I am going to have to learn how to say "NO". I may need to take a class. My friends and family may need to have an intervention with me. To say that I am exhausted right now would be an understatement. Somewhere in my crazy mind I have gotten the idea that every second of every day should be filled up with something. I am going to work on this.

So..on to the gripe o' the day. Sunday night I'm watching a TV movie with my daughter on ABC Family Channel called Princess. She and I heard it advertised on the radio and thought it would be fun to watch together. The movie was terrible..plot, acting, you name it; but Nadia liked it. Here is my gripe. If you make a movie titled "Princess", who might your target audience be??? I'm thinking little girls, right? But yet they had a character who played the friend of the guy who was "woo-ing" the Princess who had dialogue like, "Oh, Lesbian love!". There was cussing and ALOT of sexual innuendo, which luckily was over my daughter's head. What the hey, ABC?? I thought this was a FAMILY SHOW! I guess they should have a disclaimer for whose family it is appropriate for. During the show they advertised another exciting series...GREEK, which is about college coeds frolicking through the fraternity and sorority system. Again, target audience??? Do college coeds watch ABC Family? Does my 5 year old daughter need to watch shows about drunk college kids doing keg stands? Your thoughts? Go ahead and comment. I'd like to hear where you guys stand.

Rant Of the Day

It's Spring Break in Henry County so it's been quiet this week. No T-Ball, no track, Dash is in PCB, so like I said...quiet. So because it's a slow news day and I'm experience extreme PMS, I'll share with you all what ticked me off last night. It's no secret that I love American Idol. I know it's cheesy but I can't help myself. So last night is the big hoo-rah, Idol Gives Back. Which is a joke anyway. Idol doesn't give SQUAT; the American people do. Fox's donation last year was a drop in the bucket compared to what AI brings in. But that isn't even what ticked me off. The show's finale last night was beautiful. The remaining contestants, dressed all in white, accompanied by a choir, sang one of my favorite songs; Shout to the Lord. I almost fell off of my sofa. A Christian song on FOX. Holy Cow, Batman! And this song is VERY Christian, not just a token Christian tune. They made me so proud! I even teared up. And then...they had to go and ruin it. The final scene was a comedy piece where Ben Stiller runs out onto an empty stage looking for everyone and realizes that the folks have pulled one over on him. His response..."F***in, Seacrest! I'll kick his f**** a**! Or something to that effect. I know he dropped the F bomb several times and though it was bleeped out, you could still read his lips. I just shook my head and went to bed. Leave it to the liberal media to go and ruin a good thing.

Streakin' at Stonecrest

I really wish I had a picture to put with this post but alas, I did not have my camera. So you'll have to use your imagination. We went to Stonecrest Mall on Saturday to have Irwin's family's picture made. They had them made at Picture People along with 150 other people that day; the mall was VERY crowded. While the kids and I were waiting for Irwin and his sisters to choose the ones they liked, I noticed that Brooks had a wet spot on his shirt so I took him to the bathroom to change. And low and behold his diaper had leaked...all over his shirt, jacket, and pants. And as would naturally be the case, I had no spare outfit. Now let's just pause to think about how ridiculous that is. I'm not a new mom, I've been through no less than 3 babies so one would think I had the good sense to ensure that I had a spare outfit at all times but no.... So there I was, in the bathroom at Picture People with no other option than to strip him down to his freshly changed diaper. I took him back out into the store and gave him to Irwin so I could rush down the mall to the closest children's clothing store to purchase a new outfit. So into A Children's Place I go. "Oh, look, a big sale. Great!". So I begin to furiously search through the sale racks for something to put on my precious naked son. I started with shorts....great, some blue ones....no 24 months. Oh, green ones, great! The right size. On to a shirt. This one matches...no 24 months. OK...I'll start with the shirt, here is one that fits. Alright, let's find some shorts that match...you guessed it...no 24 months. THERE WAS NOT A SINGLE PAIR OF CLOTHES THAT MATCHED IN THE RIGHT SIZE. So I hung my head in defeat and proceeded to break one of my personal 10 commandments. "Thou shalt not pay full price for anything." Thirty dollars later, my son was the proud owner of the latest Spring fashion. I made a mad dash for the register, pay and speed out of the store in a flash. Upon my return to the Picture People, what do my wondering eyes should appear...but a half naked baby, dressed in nothing but a diaper and a pair of tennis shoes, is pushing his stroller around a high speeds, partying like a rock star, and entertaining the patrons of Stonecrest Mall. At that point, all I could do was laugh. He was having the time of his life! I would give anything for a picture of that...it would definitely be a strong candidate for his senior yearbook.