Tuesday, November 18, 2008

To be a woman

I am glad I am a woman. To have been blessed with the ability to express emotions, to sympathise with others. To grow life within me. To be able to watch sappy movies and cry during them, if I wanted to. To have to power to heal a scraped knee with just a kiss. To be strong beyond strength. Women's intuition. To be a mother. And so many other reasons that are inexpressible. But sometimes, at three in the morning, and I have to go the the bathroom and sit on that cold, cold seat, I wish for a second that I was a man!

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Sick puppy


When I was pregnant with Ashley I had a very weak stomach when it came to certain foods. Even the mention of sardines by Arnold would send my stomach twirling. So I have sympathy, but find it also quite humorous, for my baby Gabriel. Last night, after spending the afternoon outside chewing on grasshoppers, our puppy got sick and threw up. All three of my children where standing around her arguing who was going to clean up after this mess. Gabriel kept looking at the mess, which really wasn't very much. Then completely out of the blue, he gagged, and then he threw up! So now I have two piles, quite small piles, of mess to clean up. The girls are really grossed out at this point, so guess who got the honor of clean up duty? Poor baby, but for some reason the whole situation made me laugh. Maybe because everyone else was disgusted, and the whole thing didn't phase me at all.

Monday, November 3, 2008

Tagged

Well since I got tagged twice, I guess I will think really hard and find 7 random facts about myself. Thanks Lin and Alicia.

1. I have only lived in 9 different states since my birth, and passed through or visisted 4 others. That means I only have 37 more states to visit, I don't plan on moving anymore. I want to see all 50 states. From there the world.

2. I follow directions. Completely. There is nothing that comes with instructions that I do not follow.

3. I like bananas, but HATE banana candy or pudding.

4. I am compulsive about finding things. Like this weekend, Breana couldn't find her school book, wasn't even sure if she brought it home, but I tore the house apart looking for it. I can't wait for her to come home today to see if she left it at school. If she didn't, heaven help this house.

5. I want a bigger garden next spring. With a real watering system, not a sprinkler.

6. I miss going to the gym. I loved running and sweating, and having sore muscles. At home I just can't find the motivation to do it:(

7. I am very frugal, dare I say cheap? But I will not buy generic peanut butter.

I don't know 7 people who blog on here, so here are the few I do know:
Sasha, I haven't been around you in a long time and want to know you better again.

Jamie, you were just a little girl when I last saw you, now you have kids of your own, so tell me about yourself.

Katie, my cousins wife who I know very little about.

So thats it.