It's OK Thursday!

Today I'm linking up with Neely from A Complete Waste of Makeup for It's OK Thursday!




It's OK that....

~I just started blogging a little under two weeks ago and I've had over 400 views and have 11 new followers!  I was scared to do this, now I'm addicted!  Thank you everyone who is stopping by and following!

~it's supposed to snow 5 to 9 inches in the next 24 hours.  Snow day means time to play in our small town!  

~I've only seen the first episode of the Bachelor until the home town visits, and now I will watch it till the end.  I found the beginning to be really boring this season. 

~I'm holding a smokey eye class this weekend and have 7 people booked with the possibility of more!  It's going to be a fun class!


~We did our taxes last night and my Mary Kay business helped with our refund.

~Aeri threw up all over her bed last night.  I think she had one too many mints at our tax appointment.  It ended up meaning snuggle time with her mama.

~I think my deaf kitty has a 6th sense.  He seems to snuggle with us more when we are sick.  At 11 o'clock last night, he got up from a dead sleep and I heard him scratching at my daughter's door.  She started fussing a minute before that.  That's when I found she had thrown up everywhere.  How did he know?

~I can't wait for my sister and her fiance to get married!  Destination wedding in Mexico?  HELL YES!  It's been a couple years since I got to lay on a tropical beach and look at tan men I can't understand.  Can't wait for winter 2014!

~that it's Thursday and tomorrow is Friday, the weekend is right around the corner!

Wordless Wednesday- My Deaf Kitty

“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the and the blind can see”

Mark Twain


   

It's Wordless Wednesday, so it's only appropriate that I use my deaf kitty for this week.  He will never hear the birds or the chatter of his family.  In fact, he is very quiet himself and rarely speaks.  He is the most beautiful soul I have ever come across.  So unbelievably gentle, calm, loving, and laid back.  I'm insanely obsessed with the joy he has brought to our family from fur to people.

He needs a name!  Please leave your suggestions in the comments section, and then we will do a poll to vote for his name!

I'm a Lion- Hear Me Roar!

So yesterday, I posted two truths and a lie and there were a lot of good guesses but no one was right!

A) I used to check into classes, say I was going to the bathroom, and then go get breakfast with a friend who would do the same- we were never marked absent.

B) I was suspended from school for a high school prank on Homecoming, that I didn't participate in.

C) I missed my Spanish final because I was eating lunch with girls at a Mexican restaurant and time got away from us.  

A) Truth.  I had choir in the morning and a student did attendance as people were coming into the room and put the slip outside.  The teacher never re-verified and I satisfied my hunger, and other errands I wanted to do during that time.  I can't sing, never have been able to, and choir wasn't going to help my case.

B) TRUTH!   Originally when I posted I accidentally put 'expelled', but quickly changed it to suspended when I realized I mixed it up.  A couple of my guy friends egged a teacher's house (BAD I know), the teacher saw three figures, and caught one of them.  I had been with them that night, but did not participate in the egging.  Well, one of the guys only had one more strike and he would be out of sports for the rest of his high school career- we had two more years of high school left.  So the next morning, I showed up at school early and said I was the one they saw throwing the eggs.  We were suspended for three days, but could make up homework later.  Strange enough, my parents were fine with it after I explained why I did it. 

C) LIE.  Although I could have totally seen this happening to me. 

 

 

I'm a Lion...or Am I?

Here's another fabulous link up I found that I just had to do!

So let's do it!  Two truths and a lie:

A) I used to check into classes, say I was going to the bathroom, and then go get breakfast with a friend who would do the same- we were never marked absent.

B) I was suspended from school for a high school prank on Homecoming, that I didn't participate in.

C) I missed my Spanish final because I was eating lunch with girls at a Mexican restaurant and time got away from us.  

Okay, so which is it?  Tell me your guesses and I will let you know tomorrow! 

I'm the Kind of Girl Who...

“I think somehow we learn who we really are and then we live with that decision.” 

– Eleanor Roosevelt

What a great Tuesday link up and a fun way for people to get to know me better!

I'm the Kinda Girl Who....

• doesn't have a lot of extra spending money always, so when I shop I'm extremely picky
• prefers beer to wine or fruity drinks
• would rather sit around a campfire than go to a romantic movie
• writes poetry but can only write when I feel inspired about something 
• despite growing up Catholic would like to explore other religions because I feel I am missing something in the Catholic mass and community
• loves a good book and craves reading
• loves being around friends and people, but I hate large crowds
• sings at the top of my lungs in my car with my kids...and alone
• has dance parties with my kids when we are alone, only so I can practice in hopes I won't look like a fool the next time I dance (p.s. it never works)
• second guesses my choices all the time whether it's a simple decision like what to wear or what to order or it's a major decision like applying for a new job 
• thinks the media is ridiculous in the things they report on.  Some things in life, no matter how famous we are, should be private or really, who cares?  Recent example- Pregnant Kate in her bikini...is that really news?
• doesn't have it all together at all. I fly by the seat of my pants most of the time, somehow it's mostly successful.  
• is finally learning how to be comfortable in my skin.
• feels I should have been a veterinarian and secretly wants to go back to school but I doubt myself 
• feels that all life, no matter it's purpose, should be respected and give quality of life

What kind of girl are you? Leave a fun random fact about yourself!

Mommy Confession: She's So Intimidating!

The mother-daughter relationship is the most complex.  

~Wynonna Judd

I am intimidated by a two year old! I hate confessing that!

I've always wanted a little girl and when I found out Aeri's gender via ultrasound, I was so excited for pink.  I loved all the pink tiny clothes in my dryer mixed in with Kaden's blue clothes. I couldn't wait to have that little princess, to do her hair, dress her up, paint her nails.

Princess is exactly what I got, or maybe she's just like her momma.  My daughter will be two in April and she intimidates me!  I feel like I am constantly banging heads with her! 

"Aeri please pick up your toys."  "No"

"Aeri let's brush your teeth."  "No"

"Aeri please eat your dinner."  "No"

"Aeri don't hit."  "No"

"Aeri be nice to Kaden."   "No"

"Aeri give Kaden his toy back."  "No"

"Aeri do you need to go to time out if you won't...pick up your toys, brush your teeth, eat your dinner, keep hitting...."   "No"

"Aeri go sit down until your ready to pick up your toys, brush your teeth, ....."  "No"

The worst is when she purses her lips in a half smile smirk, and goes and sits in time out instead of doing what we ask before even bringing up time out!

I am working hard to figure out ways to get along with her, an effective way of disciplining her, different ways of communicating.  Man, I have it easy with my son!  Aerington is truly teaching me more than I ever thought I would know about patience and parenting.  

Some days at the end of the day, I just want to cry or I do cry because I feel like I could have done it better, or differently, or I am just at a loss with what to do period.  

In the end, it's not about making my daughter do what I WANT her to do.  It's more that I want her to grow up knowing how to respect, listen, not be spoiled and I just want her to grow up and not feel like everything with mom was a power struggle.  I want her to know how much I love her and that she can always come to me.  

I love my daughter endlessly!  I would love to hear other Mommys' advice!  

What a Weekend!

"Weekends don't count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless." 

~Bill Watterson

I love my weekends!  It is my time to unwind, catch up with the kids, friends, family and things I want to do for me.  Here's a recap of fun things I got to this weekend- I feel I celebrated it successfully!

Friday night I celebrated a close friend's birthday!  About a dozen of us went out to eat and then out for drinks, dancing, and lots of laughs! 

Saturday we went to Des Moines and stayed with my cousin Casey and his wife.  We are soul family and not related by blood at all.  Our families have grown up together for generations and it's so fun to introduce our children and have them know that bond and love too!


While we were there, Kinsey and I participated in a swap where people bring clothes, books, toys, etc and you look through what people have brought and snag things you like.  I got my nephew, kids, and me some fun little things.  I scored a Gap leather jacket similar to this one!

Sunday we visited Bill's brother and I got to satisfy my Taco Bell craving.  On the way home we saw two beautiful bald eagles in a field.  One of them blessed us with it's presence for quit awhile as it took off and flew next to our car for about a half mile.  I was able to snap a shot of the beautiful bird.

 

Sunday afternoon was spent cleaning, loving up the critters, and nap with the kids.  

Here's to Monday!