What's Up With That?

Lately I keep seeing these "trik'd out" cars that have their license plates not in the normal place or position, but off to the side and diagonally placed on the back of the car. I am puzzled by this phenomenon. The only possible benefit I can think of for having this crooked placement is this...if you are a criminal and planning on fleeing the scene of whatever crime you choose to commit, it might make it more difficult for a witness to catch your license plate number....??? Why then is this not illegal??? Maybe it is, or maybe it soon will be when the legal system catches on to what I have already so keenly observed. I should have gone into law enforcement....

The Importance of Sisters

I just wanted to say thank you to the many sisters and girlfriends I have had throughout the past 10 years who have encouraged me, challenged me, supported me, laughed with me, cried with me, prayed with me, and on and on and on..... Just the other day I heard about a young mom at church who has an absolutely precious 8 month-old little boy and is struggling with some serious post-partum depression. She is under medical care for her condition and has taken the baby and gone to stay with her mom in another state. I pray for her every minute I think of her....I can't even imagine. I am so grateful that before I had kids of my own, I had friends who paved the way...I learned so much from all of you! And once I did start having kids, I had first of all, AMAZING help from the world's best mom (my own!) for as long as I needed, and secondly, I was surrounded by an INCREDIBLE network of sisters and friends who were there to answer ANY of my "new mommy" questions and just to hang out with so I wouldn't feel all alone. I can see how a young girl, new to the daily challenges of motherhood, feeling all alone could end up in an emotional state of ruin fairly quickly. My heart goes out to this sweet girl, and my heart overflows with thanks for the way God has blessed ME (and continues to do so) through all of YOU!!! Call it a sisterhood, call it a circle of friends, put whatever cheesy title you want on it...but I, for one, am immeasurably blessed and grateful to have it!!!!!

Out of the mouths of babes, part 2

This time not my own, but a cute story I heard from a friend about her four-year-old who got into a little trouble at pre-school. The teacher told him she was going to have to send a note home to his mommy about what had happened, to which he very matter-of-factly replied, "Well I'm just gonna lost that note."

Out of the mouths of babes...

Had a funny interchange with Hayden in the bathroom this morning...went a little something like this...
Hayden: (watching me put on makeup) What's that?
Me: Makeup.
Hayden: I don't want makeup because I'm not a girl.
Me: That's exactly right. Makeup isn't for boys.
Hayden: I want to stay a boy forever.
Me: You will....(afterthought...) at least until you grow up to be a man.
Hayden: But Mommy, mans ARE BOYS!!!!

So true in so many ways.... :)

It's About Time...

Man....the pressure was on...I have been contemplating starting a blog for quite some time now, but just have not been able to make myself sit down and do it. By no accident I'm sure, in the last 18 hours both my sister-in-law and my sister just sent me the links to their newly started blogs....I guess I had no other choice but to "join the club" so to speak. I love the world of blogging for the easy opportunity it provides to stay in touch with friends and family and keep up with what's happening in their lives. I also love the world of blogging for the chance I get to read the blogs of innocent strangers whom I don't even know who happen to be hilarious and bring me a great laugh or two. I certainly do not possess the wit or charm or eloquence of some of my fellow-bloggers, but I just wanted to have a place to jot down my thoughts and experiences....life, my precious family, and the world as we know it...those will be my topics...it may not be of interest to another living soul on this planet, but that's ok. Perhaps the grandparents will enjoy seeing regularly posted pics of the kids, or maybe the kids will one day grow up and be glad their mom did SOMETHING to preserve the memories of their childhood (since their baby books are FAR from up-to-date and I simply cannot bring myself to jump into the world of scrapbooking, mostly because my friends are so good at it that I know mine would look like poo compared to theirs...but that's another story...), or maybe I'll just have a chance to "think out loud" every now and then. And what person, especially a woman, in this day and age doesn't need that?? So there you have it....I've done it....I've started my own blog!