I am so dead-gum sleepy! I guess I'm like my great Aunt Sylvia - when the moon is high/bright we can't sleep. Saturday was such a spiritual day and spiritual days really get me feeling like I need to recharge. We did Ashlei's Temple work Saturday and had the opportunity to take Jace with us. He was excited and we've been talking, lately, of going to the Temple. He recognized it before I could tell him we were there! He's such a special little boy. He listens and takes in all the information you give him, especially about the church.
He knew we had to whisper when we were inside the Temple and he knew he wasn't supposed to run on the grounds and play in the fountain, though I said he could so I could get a cute picture, (which will be posted pretty soon...keep forgetting my camera in various random places).
Anywhoozers...then Sunday was spiritual/exhausting. Jace wanted to stay the night with Mom and Dad and I knew it was a mistake. He seems to not get to bed until the wee hours of the morning AND we had church at 9am. Plus, he was sick... So, I had a 3 1/2 year old who was super whiney!! Everything would bring tears and a "hold me." "What do you want for breakfast Jace?" "WAAA!! I don't want breakfast?" "What quiet toys do you want to bring today?" "WAAA!! No toys!!" Eeeerrrrrr.... And to make it worse, when I got him home and down for a nap, Heber and Angel came by to get him and have dinner with us, and was awaken early - about 1 1/2 hours early. I love my brother and I know he hasn't seen Jace in a week, but seriously...let the baby sleep! Jarom came by to wake him up and I told him, "Watch! You wake him up and he'll say something about me!" So he let him sleep, but after 3 visits from Jarom, 1 from Megan, 3 phone calls from Dad and 2 from Mom, I finally gave in and woke the poor kid up.
And what did my goober brother say? "He's only been here a week and you've got him spoiled!" I've kept my mouth shut all my life. (One of those, if its not true don't worry about it, kinda things.) Well I spoke up immediatly, "No, Heber. I've had a sick kid for the past week, he got very little sleep last night AND he was got up early from a much needed nap. That's why he's whiney."
Anyway, this is not gonna be a gripe blog...but it does seem Heber has insecurities about his fatherhood/Jace/and me.
Anyway...again...
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Lucky Joe's 7th baby has arrived!!! On tax day, April 15th. A beautiful red dun/sorrel little filly. I'll get pictures of her up soon, too!!!
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Fixin to sign up for a few classed through Angelina College out of Jasper - gotta start back slow on this schooling thing. Pretty excited and ready to get the ball rolling!
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Spent a good few minutes at the Cemetary Sunday with Jace and Jarom. They always give some little gift at church to the mother's that the Primary kids pass out and this year they had carnations. We had Jace grab one for his Mom and we had him place it where he wanted it at Ashlei's gravestone. He enjoys going there. He knows his mama's not there, but he "talks to her" and tells her what's he's been up to. And he'll rearrange all the flowers and stuff around the grave stone the way he wants it. I want it to be a place where he can feel peace - I think he does!
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Friday, May 7, 2010
I'm Not Racist...Really!
Okay...let's start slow...
I love all people and by "all people" I really mean all people! As a group, ALL people are wonderful, its when you narrow a group down to the individual where the trouble starts.
I posted a comment on facebook the other day. One of those "...if you agree, you will repost..." I normally don't because of all the gripe I get, but I did this one because I totally agree. Something like, "If you cross the North Korean border illegally, you'll get 12 years in prison, if you illegally cross the Afganistan border, you'll get shot and if you cross the American border illegally you get a job, a driver's license, government paid health care and social security."
I know with all the hulla baloo with illegal Mexicans, this post was created... I really don't care if you are Mexican, Brazilian, Egyptian, Chinese, Turkish or British... if you come to America ILLEGALLY, you need to (in the VERY least) be sent home!
One young gentlemen put in his two cents..and this is America and he has every right to it (which is why I didn't delete it)... that American envokes desires in other countries people to want to come here, or something like that. GREAT! WONDERFUL! I'm all about "bring us your poor, your hungry, you huddled masses burning to breath free." But when you come here, illegally, you are breaking the law. You are creating, for yourself, the problems you will have when you are caught. I know, personally, TWO illegal immigrants. They are a mother and daughter and are the sweetest, most hard-working pair of people I know! But they are here illegally.
Because I want a big screen TV, can I just walk into a Best Buy and pick one up? Wait...! Wait...! The Best Buy store, with its fancy commercials and because my brother and sister have one, has envoked these desires in me...should Best Buy pay for my TV and me get it for free?! Its not fair...all that does is make the price go up for those who will pay for the TV with their own money, right?
Different scenario...VERY SAME CONCEPT!!
Rules are rules and all should follow them! ALL! SHOULD! FOLLOW! THEM!
Like I said, black, white, yellow, red, brown, purple, green... I really don't care... I don't care...
I know several oriental, mostly from the Philipenes who were given free schooling when they immigrated to America. Free...!! All but one became doctors (the other an RN)! DOCTORS!! Making BIG moolah...BIG! But they were asked to stay in a rural area and help those less fortunate than them instead of returning home for the rest of their lives, (after receiving free American schooling). You know who stayed, helping those less fortunate?! All of them!! "...the least they could do..." I've heard from all their lips.
Now these grants these doctors recieved AS IMMIGRANTS are NOT available to citizens born here in the U.S. of A. That's fine...my American dream is to do things on my own and make something of myself.
The point I'm trying to make is when you come to America illegally YOU close doors on your OWN face. You have to work for cash under the table...which is illegal act #2 and "hide." If you come here legally, many doors are opened to you! You can even get living allowances until you're settled, you can get free schooling... heaven forbid, though, you'll have to pay taxes of "huge proportions" to those who are still coming into America illegally, right?! You did it right...as your punishment for following the rules, let's give Jane Doe free prenatal care for the last month of her pregnancy, so when she has the baby at an American hospital, she and the baby will WAMO become legal citizens!
Every choice has a consequence. If you speed you will get a ticket, but wait!... that speedometer said it could go up to 260...darn that care for envoking a feeling of wanting to go fast. Anyway, if you shoplift you will go to jail. If you murder, you will go to prison. If you study for test, you will pass. If you brush your teeth, you won't have bad breath. I don't want to hear your belly-aching when a cop pulls you over for a missing tail light and asks to see your driver's license and finds out you are here illegally and arrests you.
Just like all the precautions that are taken at an airport. I know I have nothing to hide...therefore I don't mind taking off my shoes and socks two or three times to prove it to keep ME safe on a plane. If I had to do it 10,000 times... If I vacationed in...where ever...and got asked to present my legal passport to every single official every half hour for the entire stay...I'm okay with that! THEY are looking out for THEIR people and that's nothing but right!
I love all people and by "all people" I really mean all people! As a group, ALL people are wonderful, its when you narrow a group down to the individual where the trouble starts.
I posted a comment on facebook the other day. One of those "...if you agree, you will repost..." I normally don't because of all the gripe I get, but I did this one because I totally agree. Something like, "If you cross the North Korean border illegally, you'll get 12 years in prison, if you illegally cross the Afganistan border, you'll get shot and if you cross the American border illegally you get a job, a driver's license, government paid health care and social security."
I know with all the hulla baloo with illegal Mexicans, this post was created... I really don't care if you are Mexican, Brazilian, Egyptian, Chinese, Turkish or British... if you come to America ILLEGALLY, you need to (in the VERY least) be sent home!
One young gentlemen put in his two cents..and this is America and he has every right to it (which is why I didn't delete it)... that American envokes desires in other countries people to want to come here, or something like that. GREAT! WONDERFUL! I'm all about "bring us your poor, your hungry, you huddled masses burning to breath free." But when you come here, illegally, you are breaking the law. You are creating, for yourself, the problems you will have when you are caught. I know, personally, TWO illegal immigrants. They are a mother and daughter and are the sweetest, most hard-working pair of people I know! But they are here illegally.
Because I want a big screen TV, can I just walk into a Best Buy and pick one up? Wait...! Wait...! The Best Buy store, with its fancy commercials and because my brother and sister have one, has envoked these desires in me...should Best Buy pay for my TV and me get it for free?! Its not fair...all that does is make the price go up for those who will pay for the TV with their own money, right?
Different scenario...VERY SAME CONCEPT!!
Rules are rules and all should follow them! ALL! SHOULD! FOLLOW! THEM!
Like I said, black, white, yellow, red, brown, purple, green... I really don't care... I don't care...
I know several oriental, mostly from the Philipenes who were given free schooling when they immigrated to America. Free...!! All but one became doctors (the other an RN)! DOCTORS!! Making BIG moolah...BIG! But they were asked to stay in a rural area and help those less fortunate than them instead of returning home for the rest of their lives, (after receiving free American schooling). You know who stayed, helping those less fortunate?! All of them!! "...the least they could do..." I've heard from all their lips.
Now these grants these doctors recieved AS IMMIGRANTS are NOT available to citizens born here in the U.S. of A. That's fine...my American dream is to do things on my own and make something of myself.
The point I'm trying to make is when you come to America illegally YOU close doors on your OWN face. You have to work for cash under the table...which is illegal act #2 and "hide." If you come here legally, many doors are opened to you! You can even get living allowances until you're settled, you can get free schooling... heaven forbid, though, you'll have to pay taxes of "huge proportions" to those who are still coming into America illegally, right?! You did it right...as your punishment for following the rules, let's give Jane Doe free prenatal care for the last month of her pregnancy, so when she has the baby at an American hospital, she and the baby will WAMO become legal citizens!
Every choice has a consequence. If you speed you will get a ticket, but wait!... that speedometer said it could go up to 260...darn that care for envoking a feeling of wanting to go fast. Anyway, if you shoplift you will go to jail. If you murder, you will go to prison. If you study for test, you will pass. If you brush your teeth, you won't have bad breath. I don't want to hear your belly-aching when a cop pulls you over for a missing tail light and asks to see your driver's license and finds out you are here illegally and arrests you.
Just like all the precautions that are taken at an airport. I know I have nothing to hide...therefore I don't mind taking off my shoes and socks two or three times to prove it to keep ME safe on a plane. If I had to do it 10,000 times... If I vacationed in...where ever...and got asked to present my legal passport to every single official every half hour for the entire stay...I'm okay with that! THEY are looking out for THEIR people and that's nothing but right!
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Happy People Just Don't Kill Their Husbands!
Went on a mile POWER WALK with my Aunt Marilyn this morning and the endorphins are pumping! Isn't kinda funny when you do something that "should" make you tired actually getting ya going?!
- To explain the title of this blog...anyone seen Legally Blonde? Yeah, no further explanation is necessary.
Just a quick note to my baby brother Jarom. (Yes, you are and will always be my baby brother. Even though to tower over me by like 7 inches!) Jay...thanks! Your quiet encouragment has really helped me. The way you've approached me about my weight/health has really sunk in. You weren't hateful and demeaning. You made me really think about myself and that I am worth looking good. Not for you or "some guy" but for me. We've always been close and I hope we'll always be close and I hope you will keep lifting me up... I love you!
- To explain the title of this blog...anyone seen Legally Blonde? Yeah, no further explanation is necessary.
Just a quick note to my baby brother Jarom. (Yes, you are and will always be my baby brother. Even though to tower over me by like 7 inches!) Jay...thanks! Your quiet encouragment has really helped me. The way you've approached me about my weight/health has really sunk in. You weren't hateful and demeaning. You made me really think about myself and that I am worth looking good. Not for you or "some guy" but for me. We've always been close and I hope we'll always be close and I hope you will keep lifting me up... I love you!
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
So I Was Thinking...
...who am I? Not like, "I am a daughter of God, that's who I am?" But what kind of person am I? What makes me, well, me. I read one of my old blogs and I only listed five things about me...is that really it? Well, yes, at the time... I couldn't think of anything else. So, here are af ew more.
* When I take out my trash and I put a new liner in the can I HATE being the first to start putting trash in it again. I will literally fill like 3 or 4 grocery bags before I will tell myself, "Okay, its really stupid not the use the trash can."
* An extention on the words that Claire and Jace make-up. We had Claire this past weekend and she graced us with a new word for harmonica - hamakaka (A's to be pronounced like the Spanish A). My FAVORITE beyond FAVORITE word that Jace uses it E-Tuz, meaning, of course, because. I'll ask him random questions like, "Hey, Jace, why do you like Thomas the Train." "E-Tuz, Auntie Em, I just love Thomas." Or, "Hey, Jace, why don't you like to take naps?" "E-Tuz, Auntie Em, I don't like to take a nap." Another one from Claire...Jarom's name to the niece and nephews is Uncle Jay and at one point in Claire's language growth when she would call for Jarom, it was sound like "Eco Day" and just the tease her (which we do best) we would tell her, "Claire, Happy Eco Day" and she was say "Eco Day What?" Translating to, "Claire, Uncle Jay" and she would respond, "Uncle Jay, what?" Hahaha... I love the way kids talk!
* I'm VERY old fashioned I feel, with a bit of modern Girl-Power! I don't like approaching guys. I don't know...its probably due to my EXTREME shyness, but its nice to be wanted, ya know. Its probably why I'm still single at the age of 26 (27 in June...aaaggghhhhh)! I like to have guys open doors for me and stand when I enter the room. Not that I'm like, "I am woman..." kinda thing, because...to the single guys out there...if you are just nice to me and love me, I'll totally worship the ground you walk on.
* I totally think I'll make a good wife/mother. Its just convincing someone of the opposite gender. All I've ever wanted to do is stay at home and wake up at 4am and fix my husband a huge breakfast before work and fix him a lunch, wash dishes, fold towels and have babies! But...because its a righteous want, Heavenly Father is requiring a wait, and wait and wait...boy what a practice of Faith, right?!
* I like kids...a lot, but I really don't like my calling in Primary. This is the only time, when receiving a call from the Branch President, where he has asked me to pray about it. I take advantage of the fact that..."if I'm called, it has to be the right thing"... kinda thing. I'm not so sure about this one... I'm trying hard and I'm sticking it out until I feel like I just can't handle it.
* I don't need a house bigger and better than the 1970 10x60 trailer home I have, but I would like a home bigger and better than my 1970 10x60 trailer home. Dad and I are SLOWLY fixing it up and its appearance is better. Its my first home, I bought it with no help from my parents and I've lived in it since February of 2005.
* Speaking of my house...My house has a name, as well as my vehicles. For example, my house's name is Homer. Get it?! Home-er. Homer. Well, anyway. All my vehicles have had names and the sad part is when I started to talk about "Old Timer" or "Boo" those around me know exactly who I'm speaking of. And for your knowledge, Old Timer was my first vehicle. A HUGE 1986 Ford F-250, single cab, extended bed, gray truck. Loud as heck and had a ton of power. Boo was my 1989 Bronco II. Honestly, if it wasn't like, seriously, falling apart from all corners, I'd still have it! I LOVED that vehicle! Cracker was my 2000 Ford F-150, single cab, extended bed. When I saw him at the delearship, I knew he was mine....Awww, love at first sight. ;) My newest baby, a 2002 Nissan Frontier, Sports Edition, crew cab, SWB has yet to be named and I've had him for almost a year... poor baby!
* I have many voids, therefore, I have many animals. And we're still growing. And because of love my furry friends, I must share... There's Lucky Joe, registered bay stallion with AQHA as Poco Joe Sizzler. He's THE MAN!! He's is soooo super sweet and is GORGEOUS!! Princess Aurora, my dream horse. I bred her Mama, a sorrel Arabian/Quarter Horse cross with a homozygous black and white paint stud and got my bay and white paint princess! Beautiful, but a total ditz! Pearl...our little parasite. Long story...for another blog. The first foal born here at the Ox Bow O. A brown beauty who will make me some nice looking mules...eventually! Dusty Rose...my latest! A...well, I haven't figured out her color yet...miniature horse. She's really weaved her way into my heart and is my baby! The goats, Roman, Annie, Calamity and Jarom's (whom I care for) Heidi. Tom the Turkey, also Jarom's, that I bought when he was 4 wks old. BIG ol' baby! 17 chickens...bout the be just 12...killing 5 evil white roosters in the next. Two dogs, "My Heart" Kaysi Louise. Ah...another blog entry at a later date. And Daisy Sue...cute as a button, but another ditz. A gold fish named Gomez and a black popeyed gold fish named Black Nemo (compliments of Jace) and a sucker fish named Tiny (compliments of Jace, also).
Well, time to get to work, I'll be back...
* When I take out my trash and I put a new liner in the can I HATE being the first to start putting trash in it again. I will literally fill like 3 or 4 grocery bags before I will tell myself, "Okay, its really stupid not the use the trash can."
* An extention on the words that Claire and Jace make-up. We had Claire this past weekend and she graced us with a new word for harmonica - hamakaka (A's to be pronounced like the Spanish A). My FAVORITE beyond FAVORITE word that Jace uses it E-Tuz, meaning, of course, because. I'll ask him random questions like, "Hey, Jace, why do you like Thomas the Train." "E-Tuz, Auntie Em, I just love Thomas." Or, "Hey, Jace, why don't you like to take naps?" "E-Tuz, Auntie Em, I don't like to take a nap." Another one from Claire...Jarom's name to the niece and nephews is Uncle Jay and at one point in Claire's language growth when she would call for Jarom, it was sound like "Eco Day" and just the tease her (which we do best) we would tell her, "Claire, Happy Eco Day" and she was say "Eco Day What?" Translating to, "Claire, Uncle Jay" and she would respond, "Uncle Jay, what?" Hahaha... I love the way kids talk!
* I'm VERY old fashioned I feel, with a bit of modern Girl-Power! I don't like approaching guys. I don't know...its probably due to my EXTREME shyness, but its nice to be wanted, ya know. Its probably why I'm still single at the age of 26 (27 in June...aaaggghhhhh)! I like to have guys open doors for me and stand when I enter the room. Not that I'm like, "I am woman..." kinda thing, because...to the single guys out there...if you are just nice to me and love me, I'll totally worship the ground you walk on.
* I totally think I'll make a good wife/mother. Its just convincing someone of the opposite gender. All I've ever wanted to do is stay at home and wake up at 4am and fix my husband a huge breakfast before work and fix him a lunch, wash dishes, fold towels and have babies! But...because its a righteous want, Heavenly Father is requiring a wait, and wait and wait...boy what a practice of Faith, right?!
* I like kids...a lot, but I really don't like my calling in Primary. This is the only time, when receiving a call from the Branch President, where he has asked me to pray about it. I take advantage of the fact that..."if I'm called, it has to be the right thing"... kinda thing. I'm not so sure about this one... I'm trying hard and I'm sticking it out until I feel like I just can't handle it.
* I don't need a house bigger and better than the 1970 10x60 trailer home I have, but I would like a home bigger and better than my 1970 10x60 trailer home. Dad and I are SLOWLY fixing it up and its appearance is better. Its my first home, I bought it with no help from my parents and I've lived in it since February of 2005.
* Speaking of my house...My house has a name, as well as my vehicles. For example, my house's name is Homer. Get it?! Home-er. Homer. Well, anyway. All my vehicles have had names and the sad part is when I started to talk about "Old Timer" or "Boo" those around me know exactly who I'm speaking of. And for your knowledge, Old Timer was my first vehicle. A HUGE 1986 Ford F-250, single cab, extended bed, gray truck. Loud as heck and had a ton of power. Boo was my 1989 Bronco II. Honestly, if it wasn't like, seriously, falling apart from all corners, I'd still have it! I LOVED that vehicle! Cracker was my 2000 Ford F-150, single cab, extended bed. When I saw him at the delearship, I knew he was mine....Awww, love at first sight. ;) My newest baby, a 2002 Nissan Frontier, Sports Edition, crew cab, SWB has yet to be named and I've had him for almost a year... poor baby!
* I have many voids, therefore, I have many animals. And we're still growing. And because of love my furry friends, I must share... There's Lucky Joe, registered bay stallion with AQHA as Poco Joe Sizzler. He's THE MAN!! He's is soooo super sweet and is GORGEOUS!! Princess Aurora, my dream horse. I bred her Mama, a sorrel Arabian/Quarter Horse cross with a homozygous black and white paint stud and got my bay and white paint princess! Beautiful, but a total ditz! Pearl...our little parasite. Long story...for another blog. The first foal born here at the Ox Bow O. A brown beauty who will make me some nice looking mules...eventually! Dusty Rose...my latest! A...well, I haven't figured out her color yet...miniature horse. She's really weaved her way into my heart and is my baby! The goats, Roman, Annie, Calamity and Jarom's (whom I care for) Heidi. Tom the Turkey, also Jarom's, that I bought when he was 4 wks old. BIG ol' baby! 17 chickens...bout the be just 12...killing 5 evil white roosters in the next. Two dogs, "My Heart" Kaysi Louise. Ah...another blog entry at a later date. And Daisy Sue...cute as a button, but another ditz. A gold fish named Gomez and a black popeyed gold fish named Black Nemo (compliments of Jace) and a sucker fish named Tiny (compliments of Jace, also).
Well, time to get to work, I'll be back...
Monday, April 12, 2010
Happy 9th Birthday Lucky Joe!
Lucky Joe at 1 year old with Aunt Megz
Lucky Joe at 9 yrs old with Aunt Megz and Claire
My big boy!
Time Well Spent
There is NOTHING I LOVE more than spending time with my niece and nephews (family, in general). Though Mom and I were super tired after spending all morning/early afternoon at the Dogwood Parade in Woodville, we felt it was a good day to go visit Kevin, Sarah and the kiddos.
Sadly, Kevin had to attend the Priesthood session of General Conference. That's okay though, not that I don't enjoy his company, too (and I honestly do), he needed to be where he belonged and I'm proud of him for not even questioning it. (My sister married a good, righteous man! He's been nothing but to good to her and their kids).
Anyhoozers! Sarah was wondering what it would be like to grocery shop without having a 3 year old and a 7 month old and since we were there, she was allowed to experiment a bit...and we were "allowed" to take a tour of their new home... and PLAY with LuLu and Lindy Poo!!!!!
No caption needed.
Sadly, Kevin had to attend the Priesthood session of General Conference. That's okay though, not that I don't enjoy his company, too (and I honestly do), he needed to be where he belonged and I'm proud of him for not even questioning it. (My sister married a good, righteous man! He's been nothing but to good to her and their kids).
Anyhoozers! Sarah was wondering what it would be like to grocery shop without having a 3 year old and a 7 month old and since we were there, she was allowed to experiment a bit...and we were "allowed" to take a tour of their new home... and PLAY with LuLu and Lindy Poo!!!!!
I'm half proud and half ashamed to say that my BFF is my 3 year old niece.
She just knows when I need to hear something good.
She's always telling stroking my cheeck and telling me how beautiful I am.
I don't believe her sometimes, but I do thank her and take that time
to get all the sugars I can...she's gettin kinda greedy with 'em!
Auntie Em & Lindy Poo
I am totally in love with this little man!!! I CANNOT get over his
dark brown hair and those deep blue eyes!!!
AAGGGGHHHHHHH!!! My mouth is already dripping with saliva
for his sugars. He is such a happy baby and such a joy...what a blessing!!
I know his Mama doesn't like me calling him "Lind Y Poo" and perfers "Lin DON Poo"
I can't help but to call him so. He's my Lindy Poo like Claire is
my LuLu and Jace is my Hobo
No caption needed.
The "Pair" :o)
Isn't he the cutest ever?!?!
Isn't he the cutest ever?!?!
Take Me To River...or in our case, the creek
Though Jace has never been fishing he's been recently asking, begging rather, to go! And so what does PawPaw bring home one afternoon?! A fishing pole for Jace...and not just any fishing pole - a SPIDERMAN FISHING POLE!
In the words of Jace, "YES! YES!"
Getting the hook and floater on the line...
Jace waiting "patiently"
Already getting the first fish pulled in!
LOOK!!! SEE IT?!?!
Its a little perch!
Checking out his fish!
There's the 2nd one!
About twice the size of the first one!
He (meaning PawPaw AND Jace) were so proud!
There's the "buddy fishies" as Jace called them
PawPaw and Jace
The 3rd (and final) fish they caught was a silver skinned shiner, but he was quicky released because he's a "feeder fish." AKA - on the bottom of the fish food chain...sorry buddy! :(
He (meaning PawPaw AND Jace) were so proud!
There's the "buddy fishies" as Jace called them
PawPaw and Jace
The 3rd (and final) fish they caught was a silver skinned shiner, but he was quicky released because he's a "feeder fish." AKA - on the bottom of the fish food chain...sorry buddy! :(
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