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Punkin golfing with daddy.

bangs

by bossychick~ I cut bangs yesterday, blunt ones( Planner I can hear you gasping two states away). My bangs had grown out past my chin and I just wanted something different, but I didn't want to cut the total length of my hair.

Now when I look in the mirror I feel like a combination of the Campbell Soup kid and the little Dutch boy.

And every time I look at my Head shot on this blog I want to print this picture out life size and tape it to my face. Admit it my hair looks ridiculously awesome in this picture. ( right now Sassy is thinking there is no price for awesomeness)

I'm not posting a picture right now of my current hair, as none of the chicks have seen it, if you didn't catch it in the first sentence I am out of town.

The only people who have seen it besides Mr. Bossy and our chicklets are Mr.Baby and Baby chicklets( though, I highly doubt they realized it, being that one of them is an infant, and the other two aren't worried about my hair, although Baby's big chicklet kept looking at me funny, but didn't say anything, I chalked it up to her being stunned by my beauty, not my hair)

Don't worry, I guess its not that bad, Mr. Bossy didn't even notice, but then again he's famous for not noticing when I cut my hair. The Boy noticed first thing, he said "Mom you've got some hair hanging down in your face, it looks good."

Approval is approval even if its from a second grader.

That is all, you do what I say- Bossy

the sweetest thing

by bossychick~ my chicklets are always bringing me pictures they drew at school or flowers from the yard or some creation they made with play-dough.

Well I came into the kitchen one day, and found something The Boy had left for me...

    

He obviously thought I was hungry.

That is all, you do what I say-  Bossy 

my turn

by socialchick~ Since I have been tagged by plannerchick here are my 25 random things.

1. I need a 3 day vacation with no kids. Not going to happen but I still need it!

2. Can't wait until tomorrow morning so that I can sleep in. Mr. Social is going to get up with the girls.

3. Next Saturday is my birthday. 27

4. I love being a mom but good lord it is hard!

5. I love that I am able to bless others because God has blessed me.

6. I can't get the story about the two prostitutes in 1 Kings out of my head. Maybe I'm supposed to teach on it.

7. I married my high school sweat heart at age 18 and have been married for 8 years.

8. I'm so tired of hearing that the economy is bad but yet our tax money is going towards abortions.

9. I have a house cleaner that comes clean my house ever other week. Judge me if you want but bless your heart.

10. My new favorite colors together are black and white. I would love to redo my bedroom in these colors.

11. I was engaged in Arizona.

12. I have been into two wrecks. Both on dirt roads.

13. I love to think of baby names.

14. I hate my middle name, but glad I have one.

12. I would love to have a boy one day and call him Law after Mr. Social who's middle name is Lawrence.

13. I love to take a shower that is so hot that it burns my skin.

14. I never have wanted to be really skinny. A size 6-8 is good for me.

15. I got caught cheating on a test in High School.

16. Long story but I got a 0 on a assignment in College for plagiarism. Didn't meant to actually do it but still passed the class.

17. I love for my hair to have a drastic change when I go to the salon.

18. I hate scary movies.

19. I'm not a private person at all.

20. I want to cuss when the girls wake me up in the middle of the night.

21. I will take a free meal any time so that I don't have to cook.

22. I have gotten in one fist fight my entire life.

23. I wish I could build a house right now.

24. Can't wait for summer so that I can lay out by the pool with all of the people I love the most.

25. I don't fear death but I'm scared I will get to Heaven and not know anyone at that moment. That is just the socialchick in me. Funny!

This was hard! I tag plannerchick andTiffany and Jeremy C.

the year of thirty

by sassychick ~  Most of you know the big change in store for me this year.  I'm turning thirty.  Let me start by saying for those of you annoyed that this is a big deal for me, BLESS YOUR HEART.

This is a big deal for me.  I don't want to turn thirty.  I don't feel thirty.  I don't act thirty and it just really feels like I'm closing the BIG door on being young. 

Therefore, as of January 1, 2009, I have begun "THE YEAR OF THIRTY".  This is my coping mechanism.  This is the way I will survive.  I have a list.  All of which need to be completed by June, 2 2009 and approx 12:01 a.m.  Don't judge me.

1.  I need to be tan.  Not kinda tan.  Really tan.  Tan enough that you don't IMMEDIATELY focus on the stretch marks that litter my body like tiny land mines screaming, "THIS WOMAN HAD TWO KIDS AND GAINED 200LBS IN THE PROCESS".  It kind of like corrective shading.

2.  I want to be a solid size 8/10.  Why is that?  Because I feel like if I get that thin, then the belly that my kids DESTROYED won't sag as much and won't be a constant reminder that I need to rob a bank and get $25,000 for a mommy makeover.  Sassy Rooster does not agree that this expenditure is fiscally responsible with the current economic climate.  I believe that this should be part of the financial bailout.  Available to every woman who has had a kid.  It would make me a more "confident consumer".  

3.  I would like learn how to go through an entire day without wanting to caress a breadstick.  

4.  I want my husband to look at me, without laughing, and say, "You don't look thirty, I think this is the best you've ever looked."

5.  I want to be whistled at by a contruction worker. 

6.  I want someone to say, don't worry about what you want to do for your career, you're still young.

7.  I don't want to hear, not one time, "You look good, FOR YOUR AGE"

8.  I want Social to create a new church group for 30-39 year olds called, YHYWLAOYBYY. (You have your whole life ahead of you, because your young)

9.  I want Dr. 90210 to call me up and say, "Because you are so nice, we have decided to MAKE YOU BEAUTIFUL, for FREE.  I don't even care if he does his weird karate/kickboxing/gold chain wearing/ weirdo moves first.

10.  I want to stop having acne.  Because if Father time INSISTS on making us old, there has to be SOME advantages.

11.  I want to enjoy drinking water.  Because I dont.  I enjoy Diet Coke which apparently could kill me. 

12.  I want to start a workout program regularly.  I hear it's good for you.  It might help this problem I have when I avoid going upstairs to clean because I'll be out of breath when I get there.

13.  I want to ski dive.  This was my 21st birthday present to myself, which I couldn't actually use because I was 35 weeks pregnant on that bday and apparently the doctor was being OVERLY cautious and recommended I put it off.

14.  I want to take dance classes, because in my mind, I believe I could totally win dancing with the stars.  Except I'm not a star.  Tiny road bump. 

15.  I want to go out and not start yawning at 10pm.  Just sayin.

baptism

by sassychick ~

  My boys got baptized Sunday.  Yes.  Baptized.  I'm getting old.

It was an amazing experience.  It was something we had discussed with them, but told them that the decision when to do it was solely theirs.  They both came to us and asked to be baptized and we were thrilled.  We prepared them for the "experience" for about a week.  Complete with mock baptism in the bathtub.  More for lil' man than anything.  He has a tendency to embrace the theatrical, and yes, I know where he gets it from. 

We informed him that pastor might ask him if he was admitting he was a sinner.  We asked him to please confine his answer to yes.  To which his brother leans over and says, "When Pastor asks if you have sinned, say TRIPLE yes."

Luckily, Pastor skipped that part.  And the only thing unexpected was the amount of tears I shed.

  

pour me out

by singerchick~ A couple weeks ago Sassy opened our Sunday morning service and one thing she said really stood out to me.  She said something along the lines of "Do you ever feel like you're working from an empty cup?"  I wanted to shout, "YES!"  She went on to talk about God's grace and did an amazing job.  Well, we continued with service and on into the next day I still couldn't get what she said out of my mind. 

So I decided to talk to my Heavenly Father about this thing that was bothering me. *Let me just add here that having chat's with your daddy God during your day is as completely normal as breathing.  So give it a try.  He's waiting on you.*  So I'm talking to my Daddy and asking him why I feel like I'm living spiritually from an empty cup and what to do about it.  I'm pondering my thoughts and I hear him say softly, gently, "Let me keep pouring you out from what you think is an empty pitcher."

Immediately the story of the widow at Zarephath (No I didn't know where she was from.  I had to look it up.) came to mind.  Read it here in 1 Kings 17: 7-24.  This widow had her last bit of oil and flour, enough to make one last meal for her son and herself.  Then she was going to give up and die.  Along comes this man named Elijah who says to her, "Go and make me a small biscuit and your oil and flour will not run out."  She's probably thinking this guy is crazy, but hey what do I really have to lose?  So she does as he asks and God promises her that "The jar of flour will not be used up and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the LORD gives rain on the land".

In our lives we all tend to have seasons of drought where we are not getting spiritual rain and we begin to feel like our cups are empty.  But that day I was talking to God he was telling me to keep yielding to him, keep allowing him to pour from my pitcher (that I think is empty) and I will not be used up until the spiritual rain clouds are on the horizon and my season of drought comes to an end.

I hope this encourages someone today to keep going.  Keep doing what He's called you to do.  Keep loving Him and loving others.  And learn of his faithfulness during your seasons of no rain.

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All this talk of pitchers, reminds me of this.

If you're wondering, it's from this post on this blog.  It's the very sad blog that we made reference to last week and should have warned pregnant women about.  Sorry UncommonBlonde.  Even though it is sad, it's amazing and every post ministered to me in some way.  Just thought I would share because it very much relates to pouring yourself out even though you feel empty or unworthy.

25 randoms

  by plannerchick ~ Totally stole this from facebook. I tag the rest of the chicks!

RULES: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose the people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you.

1. I am married to my best friend in the entire world, I love him more every day.
2. I love being a mom, my son changed life for me, and I love it.
3. I would do anything for my stepson, he is such a wonderful gift that God gave me
4. I love to be tan
5. I want highlights, but will probably never get them
6. I wish that my Michelle lived here so I could see her every day
7. I have been to 40 states
8. I was once kicked out of Central Park by the police in the middle of the night
9. My favorite pasttime is reading a really good book
10. My dream vacation is to go to Hawaii
11. I am so sick and tired of certain situations in my life
12. Being a SAHM is hard, but wonderful
13. I love living in a small town, but miss the conveinence of a big city
14. I have lived in FL, Los Angeles, CA and Kansas City, KS
15. Painting things (as in crafts not walls) is so relaxing to me
16. I always want to take baths, but get so bored and cold once I get in
17. I like to dress for warm weather so much more than for cold weather
18. I love to lie in the floor and laugh with my tiny baby
19. The are only 2 video games I have ever beat - Super Mario Brothers & Donkey Kong
20. I love, love, love Chick Fil A it is my favorite food ever
21. God has been doing things in my life that I don't understand, but that I am so appreciative for
22. I love the way I feel after I work out
23. This is taking me forever to think of randoms
24. I just took down my Christmas tree last week
25. I haven't had soda in 29 days

I forgot one
26. My baby cut his first tooth yesterday!!!!

got milk?

by photochick~ We try not to let Punkin have much to drink within an hour of bedtime because he's like a little pee factory. The other night he had been begging for milk only to get the same answer over and over again . . . "No. It's almost bedtime." So I guess he decided to get creative and here's what he came up with:

Punkin: "Mommy, my stomach is talking."

Me: "What's it saying?"

Punkin: "It's saying it wants some milk."

Now how could you deny that?

bless them wednesday

by socialchick~Do you ever get comments that are just so annoying or is there a certain person that is always getting into you business? Well this is your chance to share it and bless them all at once. This is a chance for you to write anything that has bothered you during the week and bless the ones that have annoyed you. We will just write "bless their hearts" (this is a little old lady southern phrase) behind all of the annoying things. Hopefully one of us will write one each week and you can put all of your "bless your hearts" in the comments.  So I will start.

You think that my kid has a hair disease because her hair is thin. Bless your heart!

Yes I have a $155 purse and you think it's ridiculous. Bless your heart!

 I'm getting my hair cut shorter on Saturday and you don't like short hair. Bless your heart!

You think that I'm not spiritually grounded enough to know the truth . Bless your heart!

I know how to plan and schedule out my own events without help. Bless your heart!

Does it bother you that I have a degree and still choose to stay home with my kids (even though you don't pay my bills)?  Bless your heart!

Well that is all I have for this week. What do you need to get off of your chest? Is there someone that you need to bless today?  lol!