My Cup Overfloweth

Children, Children,. everywhere! We have a neighborhood full of them! And I think it's a great thing (i.e. my earlier post "I Love Lucy Kind of Hood"). But today, we had two girls, who we've never seen before, come into our house to play with our children for over two hours. Hello...Mother, Father, Aunt, Cousin...is there any family member out there who knows or cares where these babies are? And I do mean babies...one of them was about Rachael's age! Is this scary to anyone else but me? And may I also say that the blue playdoh in my carpet and the pen drawings on my wall did not quite concern me as much as the lack of parental care. Okay, I just needed to vent! Our house has become quite the hangout for the youngsters...all 11 in the 'hood...not counting the two infants...lots of children are good...but where the heck are all the parents?!?!?!

"I clean it with my tongue!"

Guess which one made that comment! This is a two and a half minute video clip of my children frosting Rachael's birthday cake. If you need a laugh for the day, take a moment...I guarantee at least a chuckle!

Field Trip to Atlanta

Recently, we used some ill-form of discretion and spent way too much money on an overnight family trip to Atlanta. We had a great time and have since decided sometimes you just need a break even if you can't really afford it! Thanks to the Bush Administration (sorry to bring him up, Lisa!) we are not feeling the brunt of this trip too much anymore! Anywho, here are some photos. The aquarium was worth going to just because of the whale sharks and the beluga whales! They were amazing! The whale shark in the picture was actually the smallest one in the tank...they are, by the way, the biggest of all things in the ocean except maybe those monstrous squid that live in that monstrous trench! :) The picture doesn't quite do it justice...it only looks a little bigger than the people in that same photo, but, trust me, the thing is enormous!

A Rare Moment

Wow...quiet house. Children playing sweetly in their room. Dog not biting anyone. Children not biting dog. What to do?

So my friend's post has gotten me to thinking...dangerous I know...if you could have any job what would it be? I had an answer, an immediate answer, but an inconvenient answer. So when you have a family, should you just trudge through financially and try to wait until the kids are old enough for you to pursue your dream job, or should you just choose an alternate course...one that you will like, but is maybe not your dream? Thoughts, anyone?

My husband swears we'll make a million if I just start writing children's books...though I'm thinking it would be harder to market those than he thinks...

Friends...I need your thoughts...Art field or Real Estate (it's the people part I think I would like in this field).

A Soft Heart

Rachael has been asking so many questions about God lately. And she has developed a real interest in the Bible itself, which as a parent is a tremendous blessing! The other day she brought her Bible to me and asked what was written inside. I told her that the Bible was God's Word for us. She asked if it was God's gift to us, and I said it was. She disappeared for a minute and came back with this little wooden bunny rabbit she had colored with marker. She said, "Mommy, this is my gift to God, would you give it to Him? I made it for Him in Sunday School." Is that not one of the most precious things you've ever heard? I love that kid!

Rollin', Rollin', Rollin'

I promised the little princess that I would make her hair curly if she would be cooperative and extremely obedient the rest of the day...there's only
so much
"magic"
a mom can
make happen,
but I felt confident
I could hold up my end
of the bargain
if she could hold up hers!
Here are the results...
Diva Extraordinaire!
The last picture
is my little man's
idea of getting dressed up...
we may need to call
"What Not To Wear"!
Bless him!

Singin' in the "Rain"

My sweet little boy was just singing his heart out in the shower tonight. You have to just wait for the first 12 seconds of the video, but then he starts singing Sandi Patty's "Via Dolorosa" and of course, I think it's absolutely adorable!
I hope this adds sunshine to your day!

Where do these people find us?

I just got an e-mail from someone claiming to help me lose 15 pounds immediately. The sender was called Colon Cleanse. Wow. I think I'm gonna jump right on that one. Is there anyone out there that still sends real e-mail?