If you HAD to marry a celebrity...who would make your top five list and why?

SIMADM

My kids talk funny:

They speak ASL at time.

Then they pronounce things wrong:
ploblem
heagache

When do kids become adults

Tell us the story of how your pet came to be a member of your family

Kids say the darndest things...describe a time a child's honesty made you think

Five Things. List 5 things we don't know about you, 5 things you're knowledgeable about, 5 things you know nothing about, and 5 things you believe

Preheat the house

The heater was stuck on 74 degrees.

love letter to an inanimate object

Your prom dress.

Your biggest parenting challenge and/or joy

your life's Seven Wonders

Describe the most amazing 7 things you've seen with your own two eyes.

favorite place to eat when you were a child.

the messiest moments that you’ll always remember!

Write a post that is eight lines long.

Where do you escape to when you've had enough

What is something people would surprised to know about you?

Do you plan on taking your kids to Disney World

Once upon a romance...

something you did with your spouse when you dated, but that you're now "over".

last item you looked for

22 things you HAVE done.

meal your spouse actually cooks better than you.

We lived in a dirt road

Dirt in the summer

Mud in the dirt.

A blast in the rain.

Perfect for playing baseball.

Do your kids wear helmets? Why or why not?

A recipe that went all kinds of wrong

What was the last thing your child cried about?

Speech!!

Tell about a time you had to speak or present in front of a group of people.

Write a poem about a memorable Halloween costume

A list of ten things you should never ask your spouse

I think I am pretty good....but

I think I am pretty athletic.

I think I am pretty good.

But you see, I will never really know because the sister who was just older than me was phenominal in EVERY sport she played. She played two different college sports...and almost 3.

It wasn't her fault that she was so good. It isn't her fault that I am unable to judge how athletic I am.

I grew up playing soccer and softball and basketball. I ran track, cross-country. I loved volleyball. I enjoy playing most sports.

Mother May I

"The number you have reached is no longer in service"

Has anyone seen my children?

Slow dancing with boys...

...talk about one of your first school dance experiences.

Tell us about your song.

Share a disagreement you're having with someone and let your readers be the judge!

Silly runs deep in my family.  As in generations.

All of my siblings have a dose of it running through their veins. Mine seems to spew out on a consistant basis. The silliness. My dad carries a large amount of silly in him as well. That's where the silly comes from. He got it from my grandma.

I love my grandma. I don't know anyone who doesn't like their grandma. Okay, not totally true. I know one person who doesn't. I guess silly doesn't run in her blood. But my grandma is full of silly.

The first time she met my uncle, you know when he was just a potential uncle, they were all sitting around the table. My grandma would secretly take one of her watermelon seeds and shoot it at him. He kept looking around trying to figure out who was doing that. He was shocked when he saw her laughing at the end of the table.

I remember one time when I was young waiting for Grandma and Grandpa to arrive. I was sitting outstide watching for them when I saw two people walking down the street. The closer they got, the scarier they looked. Then they started to come into our yard. I was so scared I ran in the house frantic. Turns out Grandma and Grandpa had parked up the street and put on these crazy masks.

The most memorable story, though, is the time Grandma was flying. This happened about 20 years ago, when I was young. Grandma was flying and as she stepped onto the plane she made a comment about having a gun. She, my short sweet grandmother, was escorted off the plane, held for questioning and wasn't able to return to the flight.

She really is quite a silly woman. I don't have any more

your stance on 'labeling'?

Were you labeled as a child? Have you labeled your own children? How do you feel about this?

10 things you would do if you didn't have to work

Yuck. Food Poisoning

A memorable fishing trip

What type of flowers would be in a bouquet that best describes you?

 What type of flowers would be in a bouquet that best describes you?

What Kind of House are You?

The lady who lived in a shoe....

If I could do it differently, I would....

Happiness is....

What is your wake up beverage of choice

Who is your mentor/inspiration?

If you had a weekly newspaper column, what would you name it

Community and Educational License Renewal Info

Let's go

Reasons not to climb over the  driver's seat.

Kobe accidentally hit the emergency brake this morning and started the car rolling.
My reaction was a bit moronic. First I looked at him and told him to stop the car. Hello, if he knew how to do that he would have done it already. Then I tried to stop it myself by grabing the door handle. Finally Kobe unlocked the door and I jumped in and stopped it.

I could have just told him to pull the emergency brake. I could have told him to slam on the middle peddle.

Advice to new mothers.

A time you hurt a friends feelings

Write about a time you wanted to disappear.

Locked out

911 memories.

If you were a hoarder, based on your personality…what would you hoard?

Write about a time you shoved someone.

10 Reasons Why I Am Enough 'Mom'

The 10 Dos and Don'ts of Airplane Etiquette

Your Grandma's story.

Your first panic attack.

Write about a time you disappointed yourself.

Write a post about a childhood memory as if you're in that moment again...from the perspective of yourself as that child.

What is your greatest accomplishment?

What is the best advice someone has ever given you?

a funeral for myself

The Exhilaration of Life

The Attic

Cranyons.

I’m an Addict.

The Polaroid.

A Funeral for Myself.

And so I said No.

It was like a scene out of Lord of the Flies.

Fake it Until You Make It.

Top ten reasons why you're glad you're done with school

Write a post that begins and ends with the same sentence

Top Ten Reasons Bacon is Awesome prompt

A mom fail moment.

SIMADM: If you look away...you will get wet

Discipling our children.

sqirt bottle

SIMADM: Kids, what did they say

 How do your kids relate to having to interpret as well? (or do they?)


We have tried to make it a point that our kids don't interpret. But there are times when I ask them to....

SIMADM: I did not marry to interpret

There were times that I got tired of signing with my friend, Roy. People wanted me to translate and I just got tired. Does this happen with you sometimes, too?

SIMADM: Now I can REALLY sign

Was there someone before Hubs that sparked your interest in ASL?

SIMADM: Curse you!!

Do you sometimes cuss at him if you are mad because you know he can't hear you

SIMADM: It's who I am...even better

Have you found it hard to communicate your own true feelings through signing. I mean, I find it hard to sometimes get the point across to my husband when I am yelling and pounding my head into the wall - I was thinking how much harder it would be if I had to sign it. You know the whole Mars vs. venus thing

SIMADM: We are out of TP!!!!!

Do you have some kind of a system like if you run out of toilet paper. Instead of being able to yell out the door "hey honey can you bring me some TP we're out in here - do you flash a light or something?"

SIMADM: Ripple Effect

Have you found that more people in your life have learned to sign? Your family? Your friends?

SIMADM: Where it all began....

Was hubs born deaf? Does he use his voice at all? Okay, that's all I got!

SIMADM: Communicate how

Back in the day, I had a t.t.y....but I bet now with texting you don't really need to make many phone calls. Do you and hubs text a lot?

SIMADM: Friends?

Just wondering if most of your close "couple" friends are mostly hearing or deaf?

SIMADM: Children

Have your children learned sign language automatically or have you had to actively teach them? Do they ever use the language to speak to each other in a way their friends can't understand?




How do you think they experience having a father who is deaf? Or do they just take it for granted? Do their friends have trouble relating to your husband since they cannot easily converse with him?



Do your children's friends sign to him?

Do you believe in alternative medicine?

What sound/s annoy you the most?

Vow renewal ceremonies-yay or nay?

What sound drives you crazy?

What's your favorite cleaning product?

do you tend to pack too much or too little

July is National Ice Cream month...your favorite flavor

What do you miss most about the school year?

What do you miss most about the school year?

This weeks ideas

Parents got their mission papers in

Camden grew 3/4 inch  and gained one pound. Whoot. If he keeps this up, he will be bigger than his daddy.

Spending $300 on school supplies. That was fun. Hven't even made an attempt at school clothes yet.

Cleaning 3 bedroom and getting rid of 4 bags full of donations. (I haven't even touched the toys that will be leaving our house soon. Mwahahahahaha!)

Actually spending 4 hours alone with Hubs. Of course it was watching Transformers, which to me is a total guy movie....nice cars that turn into killing machines...yeah, nothing chick about it.  Does anyone else agree that this is just a guy movie summer? (Thor, X-men, Green Lantern, Transformers, Captain America) I need a chick flick...badly...or I am going to kill someone. See what violence watching these shows inflicts.

What are three things in your freezer?

when bloggers should stop blogging about their kids.

Write an entry inspired by the word: Yellow

The simple things...

Intuition

This month the theme of Oprah's magazine is intuition...write about a time your instincts were wrong.

Holy Poly

Brig says this all the time.

Moooo-ving on....

I have a child who loves milk. If given the choice between milk and almost any other beverage, he would choose milk. Honestly, I think if he could bathe in it. So glad he can't because that would just be nasty. Really.

This is the same child who gets headaches. All. The. Time. As in, he lives daily with headaches, sometimes they are livable and other days they are crippling.  This has been happening since he was seven years old. He is now eleven. We had tried every
thing: visiting the pediatrician, dentist, optometrist, chiropractor, neurologist, MRI, loading him up with water, veggies, meat,etc. Nothing helped!

One day, this milk loving child had a large Oreo blizzard which was quickly followed by a massive migraine. 

Hmmmm. Veddy Interesting!

So we cut all milk from our milk loving child, for a week. And guess what! Not one headache. All week. Holy cow! It was that simple.

Not only that, but Hubs who also suffers with headaches, did the cut too. And wouldn't you know it...zero headaches.

How did we not figure this out sooner? Maybe you all are saying, "Well, duuuuuh!" But not even the multiple specialists we went to asked about his diet. Weird.

No matter. Now that we know the cause, we can keep an eye on it. Now that we know, we can hopefully prevent them. Now that we know, this mama can feel at ease...for the moment.

Dang dairy!

I once road a bus....

Kobe wants to ride the bus....grrrrrr

Hubs was one of those kids that gives me reason to NOT send my child on a bus.

Tammy was slapped by a girl

Bad idea.

what’s your favorite type of exercise?

what’s the #1 most played song on your iPod (or whatever you use)?

"Life is not meant to be enjoyed in still waters."

Profound!!

Share a joke that always makes you laugh

A bad day

SIMADM: Are you mute?

Ahhhh high shcool

Would the people you went to high school with be surprised by your life today?

If you could pick ANY reality show to go on, which would you pick?

It's on fire

What 3 things would you save if your house was burning down? (family & pets are already safe)

What if you threw a party and NOBODY came?

Summer Survival Tip

An open letter to your child's latest obsession

You are the good doggie.

A post your mom would write if she posted

My mom talks about birds that you can't see while you are on the phone with her. It is funny.

A list of 10 old TV shows you'd like to make a comeback

Thank you Mom

 I remember the game.

I remember a blue Bambi blanket.

And I remember a blue bowl with fudge in it.

I am not quite sure what I was doing before Mom came in the room. I do know I was with my sisters. Mom walked into the room with a big blue Bambi blanket. She spread it out all over the floor.

She told us to get on it. We did.

"This is a boat. Do not get off the boat. No matter what. Or the sharks will get you."

I rememeber thinking what a fun game this was going to be. I am sure somewhere in the staying I fell asleep, all part of her master plan, I am sure.

The next thing I remember was waking up to my mom mixinf fudge in a blue metal bowl.

Such an odd, random memory. What can we learn from it?

If you are a tired, probably pregnant mother, just lay out a blanket and make it into a game. And when you wake up, it's okay to have chocolate.

Now that is sure to make a lasting memory. It did for me.

most challenging about blogging

memorable first date

He buried the revolver

Brian stole a gun from the neighbor. It was loaded. He then hid it in his backyard.

One day he was roaming with his dog and found a rattlesnake. He trapped it with rocks and went to get the gun. He shot the snake, buried the gun,

lovely!

Getting kids dressed? Cooking dinner? Bed time? Create a video that describes the most difficult part of the day for you.

What is something you could stand to learn from your significant other?

things you want to do this summer (with or without the kids!)

Write a poem inspired by a picture you took last week. Share both!

Unsolicited Advice

List 10 things you wish you could say to strangers who share unsolicited advice about your parenting skills.

Circle of life...cut short

The time Hubs killed his lizard with a bee bee gun.

Seven wonders/

I don't even know what they are to be honest. I know a few of them,but....who decided that they were wonders.

I have a few natural wonder  of my own. Actually I am sure they are shared by most if not all parents.

1. How can children walk on rocks like it is cotton? I take one step and am crying....out loud.

2. Why, even when you keep them up a little later than normal will children still wake up at the crack of dawn?

3.

You know you are raising boys when... (pictures!!)

They think the hole under the trampoline is funner than the trampoline.

They get really excited about poking out the eyes of a catfish.

The toy weapon box is over flowing

It's all a blurr

I really don't get the hype with 3D movies.

I mean, yeah, they gross a lot of money. But that's because they charge a lot of money.

And it's not like the picture feels like it is right in front of you. If I am going to pay that much for 3D, I want to feel like I am there. Like REALLY there. As in...the bullet just grazed my ear there.

Apparently I am not the only one. On our trip to the dollar theatre that cost more than a dollar because the NORMAL viewing was sold out (see Tues post) we had to go 3D.

Briggy, my two year old prefered to watch with his glasses on his head. On top of his head. Maybe he has blurred vision thus the picture looks normal to him. Maybe he was born with 3D already installed in his little eyes. But he didn't like the glasses.

He kept putting them on his head.

I'm glad someone else agrees with me.

fashion rule that you either break or enforce.

I don't wear heals.  High heals.

I used to wear pumps. But since being pregnant with my first, I really have had no desire to. At all.

I wish I did. There are a lot of cute shoes out there. And who knows, maybe when I get to the point in my life when I am no longer carrying children, I will change my mind. But I don't.

Some of those things look like they hurt.

They hurt your toes, they hurt your calfs, and possibly the arch in your foot.

I'm just saying.

Write about a time you were scolded...as an adult

Share a Summer Camp memory.

Have you ever seen a snipe?

They are little.

They are furry.

They only come out at night

And the love noise. Lots and lots of it.

I remember going snipe hunting my first year at girls camp. All the older girls talked and talked about it. I was a little skeptical because on all the camping trips my family had taken, Snipes were never mentioned.

If Social Media died tomorrow, describe another hobby you might get into.

Maybe selling security home systems. Those people always seem so happy.

or maybe I would

I am the type of friend....

If I wasn't a mom I would be....

something that always brings a smile to your face

What was your first real job?

Which of the seven natural wonders of the world would you most like to see?

what have you probably spent more time pondering than anything else

family camping

Do you and your family enjoy camping? What do you enjoy most/like the least when it comes to family camping? When was the last time you camped?

what’s the last thing your do before you fall asleep at night?

The many uses of Gum!

Mom. You smell like duck poop. Ummm not me.

Kobe caught a fish. Brody has the fin to prove it

Rain rain.

Not sure my kids will know what to do when they get into a real pool We spent the last week and a half swimming in hot tubs. What the????

Did you bring the whole preschool? (CA '11)

Share a favorite piece of common sense advice.

What is something you've found yourself saying to a child that you never thought you would?

What haunts you?

Describe a talent or flaw that seems to be in your genes.

What are you passionate about?

Share a family favorite recipe you loved as a child.

What do you know about the day you were born?

how difficult was it for you to stay home from school sick?

Do you apologize to your kids

Do you apologize to your kids

SIMADM: Let me in!

The time when I got locked out at night. I could see Hubs sitting at the computer through the window, but couldn't get his attention. Not until I parked the car on the front yard and flashed my beamers at him did he open the door for me. Grrrrrrr

favorite type of weather

Tube socks, calf socks, crew, ankle, none

ten favorite things about one of your favorite people

a food you abhor

a poem about the last person you spoke to on the phone,

a time when jealousy got the best of you.

Focus on JUST the first half hour of your waking day

How many times in your life have you moved house

What did you do to land yourself in the back of a police car?!

three things that you have no patience for.

What's your city known for?

What scents bring back vivid memories for you?

What is the messiest room in your house

roommates

Your first car.

Write a love letter to someone (some thing?) you love

A boy you had a crush on...where is he now?

I once liked a guy....

He would look for me in the same building that we had class in together.

He would ask me to dinner.

He invited me to watch basketball game at his house. Who cares that I don't really like basketball. At all. Least favorite sport to watch....okay, not totally true. Wrestling is number one. Basketball is a close second.

Then I invited him to dinner at my house. My sister and I made enchiladas. So good! He took a bite, raved about how great it was. Then took another bite. This time, leaving a dangling string of cheese on his chin. My sister busted out laughing, but then had to leave.

I noticed her and then it and then tried to suck in my cheeks and not laugh. I would have said something immediately, but my sister had made it extremely awkward to do so. But then me giggling, unable to hold it in, eventually told him.

He didn't call me after that. He didn't look for me in the halls. He didn't invite me to his place.

Sigh....

What can I say, not everyone likes my enchiladas.

Something embarrassing that happened at school.

What is going on in the bedroom? Describe a memorable sleeper

Describe a time you spoke up for someone who couldn't speak up for themselves

Outside my window...



Today I feel...
I am thankful...
Tomorrow I am going...
I am wearing....

I wish...
This weekend....

I am reading...

I am working on....

Yesterday I...
I am hoping

I am hearing...

I bet you didn't know...
One of my {least} favorite things to do....

One of my {most} favorite things to do...

SIMADM: Word games

Taboo
Scattagories
Guestures
Balderdash

All word games. All fun... All irreleveant to hubs

if you had the chance to go into space, would you?

what is your favorite type of cookie?

what would you do with an extra $2000 per month?

If my Mom were a blogger...

A phone call you won't forget

A list of ten celebrity DON'TS.

Something students these days should know

SIMADM: They won't let him donate

He can't donate plasma

They wouldn't let him donate because they needed to be able to ask him if he understood them

What is the best excuse you've ever used to get out of a ticket

What is your favorite sign of spring

What do the contents of your handbag/purse "say" about you

What I lack . . .

what do you think your children will be when they grow up?

The moment I realized I was a grown up.

Kitchen

We've come a long way baby.

We caught our mouse

My parents used to say

"We're going to see a man about a horse."

"Come in Mr Wind."

"You're Hungry? I thought your name was Stef."

"She has freckles on her but I love her so."

Can't we have anything nice?

SIMADM: He makes fun of music

Watches their mouth! Then mocks.

Try watching singers with the volume off. It is quite funny.

Write about someone who made your childhood bearable.

What battle are you fighting?

A rule I broke.

Your 15 minutes of fame.

SIMADM: I don't want to know

Doesn't it make u nervous being married to a deaf man?

aUmmmm  no!

SIMADM: Not my children

You can't watch my kids because you're deaf

SIMADM: He's a scary guy

 think it is more intimidating because other language barriers are easier to overcome because you can always learnt o speak the other language. Bry can't learn to hear

This old house

The house that built me was not big.




The house that built me was not fancy.



The house that built me was rarely clean.



The house that built me was bulging at the seams.



The house that built me was made out if laughter.



The house that built me was full if love and service.



The house that built me will always be home

Guess who's coming to dinner.

The time dad told me that the rabbit we ran over in the way to grandma's how was what grandma was cooking for dinner.


I don't know why it took me this long to figure out that no, it was really pork chops I was eating, not roadkill rabbit chops.

I stole something once

I stole something.

From a church.

On accident.

Am I going to Hell?

Let me explain.

There was a group of us women who were in a bookclub. We normally would meet at each other's houses for the monthly discussion.

However, at the time we were in an apartment that wouldn't accomidate the number of women in the club. So we had it at the churh

I was hosting which meant I was providing the refreshments. I however. Forgot to brunch the necessary utensils for the food

I accidentally brought home the knife and bow to wash but forgot to bring them back

I justify my guilt be saying that Simeon form church took my salad bowl and utnensils.

Is it wrong that the knife is my favorite?

Should have been a fork. A pitch fork.

SIMADM: Turn off the blinker!!!

Spring Cleaning!

Share a before and after photo of a room you recently tackled

Write a poem about hope.

I see into your future

Ask the psychic! You have an opportunity to get any question answered in regards to your future. What will you ask?

I'm inspired by...

You have an hour to kill on the telephone...who do you call and why

Things my mother taught me.

I often daydream about...

So I Married a Deaf Man: If I could have got there sooner

THe garbage disposal

The vaccuum.

The child....

So I Married a Deaf Man: Rock it!

Hubs jams to talk radio

Left Behind

Write a poem about that time you were left behind

A memorable neighbor.

Chuck Ford.



He was our neighbor for most of my childhood.

When we were young, he would come play at our house and I over at his. I was never allowed to actually play IN his house. But as long as my mom could see me in the yard we were good.

Our friendship was a little bi-polar though.

One day he would be helping me dip toilet paper in the toilet and throwing it on the wall. The next minute he would be saying naughty words and getting sent home.

One day he would be sharing his cars with me and the next day he would refuse to leave our yard even though my older sister was threatening and pretending to call the cops.

He really wasn't the nicest kid. But he came from a not so nice familly life. But my parents always let him come back and forgave him of his many offenses.

Like the time he broke into our house when we were out of town and stole all our fireworks and some of our jewelry. How did we know it was him? Because he had given his sister my sister's neclace that said, "I am a Child of God."

Or the time he tried to kiss me. And my sister. And my other sister. He never had a chance.

He had really stinky feet. He would come and jump on our trampoline and man could he clear the yard.

What would it take for you to pick up and move?

Write about a time a friend left you speechless

Favorite Phrases

I love you to infinity and beyond!

What's your "silly" fear?

Where did you go on your very first date?

Have you ever forgotten your child in a

HOw could a mother do that? Leave her baby without knowing he was missing?

What kind of mother does that?

This kind....

I accidentally left Camden in the car one night when we went into a party.

It wasn't until someone asked me where my baby was  that I remembered, he was still in the backseat of the car.

I had become one of them.

how do you like your popcorn?

who would you call first if you won the lottery?

First, it would be a miracle because I don't EVER buy lottery tickets. EVER. I don't have that kind of luck

But if I did I am not sure who I would call

Mom and Dad...I might feel guilty admitting that I bought the ticket.

Siblings....same thing.

Kids....They would start demanding a trip to the dollar store every flipping day.

etc

do you wear shoes in your house?

what’s your favorite way to eat an oreo?

Cookies should always be eaten cold. 
Always
All cookies.


Oreos aren't my favorites.


Thin mints are.....my weakness

do you get a full 8 hours of sleep per night?

Cafiene....I'm trying to ween myself off

Now I am exhausted this morning...

Caffiene stays in my system for a long time.....

Exedrine....
high for three days.

do you wear holey jeans? if so, do you buy them that way?

"What you think of me is none of my business"

What is your favorite romantic comedy?

A vacation to remember.

Water Snobs??

Do you buy bottled water?

Phoenix water....

Three ring binders

Rule breaker

 "Sometimes you have to break the rules around you to keep the rules within you" -

You know you're a rookie mom when you...

Smile Valentine

Share a photo that captures your special Valentine(s).

You know you're a rookie mom when you...

SIMADM: He talks

If he talks when you are around, he loves you.

Pearcing

Ahhhh college

"Hey guys, I just put on my pj's and headed to college". Ad for online college.

News flash....most kids who are old enough to go, have gone to college in their pj's.

I know I did.

In fact I rememeber one time going without a bra on. Oh yes. It is true.

How to

‘How to ___________for dummies’

Best day Evah!

Tell about the best day of your life

Jerky teachers.

Tell your readers about your favorite/least favorite teacher

Problem solved

Create a post that solves a problem

Let me show you how

Write a tutorial – Tell your readers how to do something.

Is ignorance bliss?

If you're the ignorant.

If you aren't it is anything BUT bliss.

Organization

Hahahahaha....do you hear me laughing.

It is the goal that I am forever seeking and forever missing the mark.

 on a scale of 1-5, how organized are you?

All pillows are not alike.

Feather pillows stink. A lot. You may as well sleep without anything.

Ambulance ride

have you ever ridden in an ambulance

Jeans...that's all ya need

If you have jeans, why would you need anything else.

Shoppping just isn't my gig...at all.

Any kind of shopping....not for me.

You ate what?!!?

what food can you absolutely not stand to eat?

Shoes baby

what brand of tennis shoes do you prefer?

A large array of shoes....

Camping shoes, aka worn out running shoes

The shoes I will never wear again....

Etc.

Include pictures.

Where is the money going? Really!

besides bills, what do you spend most of your money on?

Broken

Bry broke his toe kicking a chair.

I'm on the phone

What is it about phones and kids?!?!?!?!

What about me???

Describe a time when you felt left out

Ahhh... Food

Write a love poem to a favorite food.

Rufus, why can't you be more like....

If you could change anything about your pet, what would it be?

SIMADM: Just walk on in

SOmetimes he doesn't know you are there....but he is here.


Just walk on in....

My UN-favorite things

Things you will never catch me doing...

Scrapbooking. I have tried it. Enough to know that I should never do it again. No. I am serious! I know that you can do it online...but by now, with 5 kids do you know how long it would take me to catch up???

Answering the door in a sheet. Why do people do this? When I was a missionary for my church, more than once people would come to the door in only a sheet. Hello! I am a total stranger. Why on earth would you ruin a made bed to open the door from someone you don't even know.

God really is there!

Dn't need someone else to pray for me

"If you died today are you confident that you would be saved? "

My town

A photo journal entry...show us what winter looks like in your town.

Friends?

10 Reasons Why I Could Never Be Friends With...(fill in the blank)

How has social media changed you?

Yard Sale!

Yard sales are interesting things aren't they.

Things you will hear at a yard sale:

"Drive by" This is just checking to see if their junk is worth you spare change. More times than not, our Sat mornings are spent driving by.

On the chance that we do stop I can't tell you how many times I have looked at something and thought to myself, "You bought this new? On purpose? Really?? And you think you are really going to get money for it?? Wow!

Then there are those people who try and get full price for their things. I can understand baby clothes...but there is no way you are going to get that much money for the doll house...seriously. $300. It's a yard sale. Maybe I just don't understand the value of a potty training toilet. I know they hold somethings, but value isn't one of them.

Other times you can get the deal of a lifetime. The couches I have in my livingroom...yard sale! Right now they are covered with sharpie marker, thanks to my little Brig monster...artists! But they look really nice and were in perfect condition. And they were a really REALLY good price.

Then there are those people who drive around scooping up every super deal just so they can take the stuff and sell it on Craig's list. Jerks. They are out at like 6am stealing all the good stuff up only to make a profit on it a weeks later. Some people call that good business sense. I call it just mean!

Disgusting habits

Picking his nose...finger in his nose almost 50% of the day. Maybe it is a comfort thing?

Talking about bums, farts, burps, and...er...other areas of boys bodies. Why must they talk, touch, obsess and bring up anytime they want a good laugh. Seriously???

My son hates washing his pillowcase. It is so gross. The other day he stuck a hat on his head for about 30 minutes. Took it off, smelled it and said, "Ahhh, this smells so good." I smelled it. It smelled like dirty head. I guess some people like that.

Buzzwords

Hitting the slide.... quitting.  To me it means a 2 year old throwing a fit.

Scooby snacks....cheap incentives. These are the fruit snacks that you can get at Sam's club in bulk!

Jenifer Lopez...nice rouding bottom. If we are looking for round, I have got a great ROUND tire around my waiste.....