This week has been Insanee. Ridiculously insane.And I thought it might neverrrrr end. I'm not even exaggerating. But it's over. And I survived. 

Go after a life of love as if your life depended on it—because it does.


That's all. You can continue with the rest of your day now ;)



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One thing I have always always known, regardless of anything else, is that I wanted to be a wife and a mom. No matter what else I did ...that was a *given.

I remember praying for this as far back as I can remember. And my only *request, was that the man I fell in love with would have a passion for me that was so intense it would only be superseded by his passion for Christ.

Had I known then what I know now I would *most definently have thrown in a few more particulars about dishes and diapers ;)

Of course I was really only expecting to have 1... maybe 2 kids.

Hahahaha.

So I found something earlier that completely crackered me up. Instantly. Before I even clicked the link. Just because of the name.

Because, I feel u girl. I have been asked that ??? SO many times it's the 1st thing u automatically think to tell someone.

Because you know they will ask. They *almost always do.

My 2nd Most asked question is tied between "You mean you gave birth to all of them???" (The answer is yes by the way. Every single one of them. ) and "Do they all have the same father?'' Again yes.

Sometimes I am tempted to say ... no. they all have different fathers. I'm not really sure what they're expecting to hear.


My favorite (picture this word dripping with sarcasm) definently has to be "You know what causes that right?" or any variation of that sentence. Apparently there are many ways to ask the exact same question. And they are all equally annoying.

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So how was ya'lls day today?

Mine was good. I've been organizing;)

Today has been ~& still is~ one of those days where my brain just decides to do it's own thing. Without consulting me. It just goes fluttering around. From here to there. Picking random things up and cluttering my head with them.

And then all of those random things keep jumbling around until I declutter them. (I know. I love her too! I'm too...er.... OCD about cleaning to use her system but.... I really love all of her lists!!!!)

Hmmm..I really need to find some type of recovery program for this list thing.

I wonder if I can 27 fling thing (however you say it) my brain. Maybe not so much the 27 thing part. But definently the fling part. I can just picture myself standing there flinging things out of my brain.

But I'm not cleanin up the mess!

Speaking of *things. Thing5 was laughing about something (she's very random too) and she looked at me and says "Mommy you cracker me up!" And now everytime I think about something funny I hear her saying that and it crackers me up too.


Oh and speaking of randomness, what do ya'll think about facebook? Do you use it? I never really got into the whole MySpace thing, but I really like Facebook. I have to check several things online throughout the day and facebook just fits right in there. It takes like 5 seconds to see whats going on. I like that. It's efficient. And I tend to roll...efficiently :)



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We've been good. A little chaotic but good.

It's kinda ironic the way my life works. When I had plenty of time I had NO internet connection. Now that I have plenty of internet connection, i have NO time!

But I love you SO much that I made some time. Just for You!

We are officially moved and it has been crazy busy.

Of course we have been busy with other things too. Like getting ready for school to start next week. And I'm going to be gone ALL weekend. I am seriously SO excited!!!!

But.....

that means....

that the BIGGEST Thing of them ALL....

will have all of the *little Things....

by himself.....

for 2 days.

So ya'll need to PRAY hard for him ;)

and them.

Have a GREAT weekend!

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August 17, 2008 at 1:41 pm

Rebecca

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Aw, how sweet - you made time for me! I bet you’re busy girl, with all the *things* around ya! Yay for moving & lots of internet connection! I’m excited for you that school is starting. I hope you have a great week - see ya around when you have the time!

August 18, 2008 at 2:15 pm

titus2woman

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I’m so glad, ‘cuz your just the gal I wanted to visit for a smile! (((((HUGS))))) sandi

August 18, 2008 at 4:56 pm

Christine

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LOL and WE MISSED YOU! Thanks for makin time for ME Glad you guys are all moved in and you have INTERNET THIS TIME! w00t! Hope you have a wonderful weekend and yes, we will all be praying for him … and them

August 18, 2008 at 7:41 pm

Christine

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OH and btw, I had to go private on my spot cause the paparazzi got ahold of my address So send me your email address and you’ll have the exclusive entrance

August 22, 2008 at 11:00 pm

kim-d

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My gosh, what is wrong with me…I thought I commented already, cause I sure did miss you…oh, my poor menopausal mind ;)!

So how was it…the conference, I mean. I really, really, really want to go to one of those in the worst way! Please share when you have time. I’m just so happy to “hear” from you :)…

September 4, 2008 at 8:13 pm

kim-d

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Just wanted to come by and say a quick “hi” to you, Heather!

September 16, 2008 at 1:52 pm

titus2woman

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I am strugglin’ a little bit, and YOU are the person I feel I need to talk to if’n ya have the time! Will you please e-mail me? titus2fam(at)yahoo(dot)com. (((((HUGS))))) sandi

September 22, 2008 at 2:30 pm

kim-d

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Hey Heather! I wanted to come by and let you know that I made it through the first quarter of school, so I finally have a little bit of time until the next. It’s nice to be able to say hi and thanks for the support and for commenting even though I’ve been MIA! Talk to you soon (hopefully) :).

September 24, 2008 at 7:46 pm

Very interesting day today! How 'bout ya'll?

Okay, maybe it wasn't that interesting. Not that I was lying before. It was interesting to me. Just maybe not so interesting to you :')

I don't have any long, wisdom~filled, inspiring thoughts on any given topic right now as I usually do.

Oh, wait. I was just thinking about somebody else's blog.

I don't usually have those here.

But you can still *pretend that I do. If you want to.

Or you're like a big~purple~dinosaur~who~shall~remain~nameless and that's the way you roll.

Either way. It's all good to me.

Do you want to know what I saw today? You're never going to believe it. It was just sad.

A rose made out of panties.

This is not the interesting part of my day by the way. This is just the random part of it that popped into my head when I started typing.

Now I'm not completely naive. I understand that there is obviously a huuuge market for those things.

Really.

What girl wouldn't want one?

What shocked me about it, was that they were being sold at the cash register of the local convenient store.

The one where I have take my children in with me to get stuff.

My children.

Half of whom, are still in the if~you~can~get~it~in~your~grabby~little~hands~then~it~must~go~into~your~mouth phase.

It doesn't always make it to the mouth though.

On a good day.

Which today was.

But those hands are really .. grabby. And quick.

My children.

Who ask questions about everything. everything!

And not quietly either. Not even a little bit.

It's like they have a rule or something.

Must...ask...embarrassing...questions...as...loudly....as...humanly...possible.

But only with an audience.

The bigger the audience, the louder the voice.

Like they're taking a poll or something.

Ya think they're checking my answers?

Maybe I should rethink this homeschooling thing.

They might be learning too much.

Isn't there another rule out there somewhere that say mommy's always right?

Atleast when it comes to the little *Things.

If not, we should definently get one of those.

That could be useful.

Anyway, the above combination of Things, convenient store counter paraphanelia & other people within hearing range is just not a good mix.

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Have you ever seen that movie Bruce Almighty? It's not new or anything. And I haven't seen it recently. I'm not really sure why I was even thinking about it. SO...we'll just...come back to this later. When I actually have something to say about it. Sound good? Good!

You wanna know what drives me crazy about trying to tell ya'll stuff sometimes? Words just don't look the way I say them. like, how often do you talk like this? Where every word is just clipped off neatly at the end. NO emphasis. No pronunciation. It's just ...wierd. Ooooor maybe it's just me? No. You're supposed to say NO.

I was thinking about when Thing 1 ~9yob~ was like 2. Closer to 3. But still 2. He has always been SO self reliant. He can & wants to do everything for himself. This was an extremely annoying trait to me when he was my only *baby. When I had all the time in the world ~ or atleast all the time in the day ~ to cater to his every little desire. But now, that there are 4 more not~so~self~reliant..make that 5 more, I am singin the hallelujah chorus.

I have a point. I just haven't gotten you to it yet. Hang on. I'm getting there.

All we need is just a little patience.....

I was talking to a RL friend (1 of the many 2) who I LOVE and we were talking about Thing 4. And how I have to make sure that no matter what I am always always up & at the very least, semi~coherent BEFORE he wakes up. Or Chaos will reign. & that is just *not the way I roll ;)

That made me remember when Thing 1 was like 2.

& he woke up first. And apparently... had a little time on his hands...before he came into our room all happy & excited. He made us breakfast. Just like daddy does. Cause he loves us so much. Ain't that just the sweetest thing?

You can see where this is going can't you? 2 yr old. Unsupervised. Kitchen.

Say it with me now... a recipe forrrrrrrrrrrr...... what? I can't hear you.

OmGOODNESS let me just tell you what we walked into. A lovely breakfast buffet. Uncooked 'scrambled eggs' ~the good kind~shells & all~ beautifully arranged on the front doormat. 3 bowls sat ontop of the coffee table. Full of jello. And cheerios. And milk. Yummy. A nice contemporary look ....a walkway made of cheerios & grape jelly ...led us into the kitchen.

Need I go on?

I find it oddly funny that the girls *Thing 2 & Thing 3, (Thing 5 is not old enough yet...thankfully;) who love love LOVE to be in the kitchen with me, have never experimented on thier own. And NOT because they are less adventurous. Trust me. I have had walls decorated with you~don't~even~want~to~know~what that just toss that theory right out the window.

Maybe it's a girl thing. Thou shall respect the kitchen. The kitchen shall become your friend. I really like the kitchen. Not so much, my kitchen. Just the kitchen in general, as a room.
I don't know why. I can only cook good enough to not starve my family. That's about it. OH but I make a *mean sausage gravy & biscuits. And pasta. And chicken. And porkchops. Okay, maybe I'm not as bad of a cook as I thought. I must have gotten a little better since the last time I checked. & That's always a good thing.



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I give up.
Rockyou! is NOT rocking me right now.

I knocked out last night. I am officially sick of being sick. I don't usually get sick. I don't usually get sick to the point where I can't just ignore it & go about my day. My poor kids. They haven't learned a thing since last Monday.

Okay. To be fair to myself, and my awesome teaching abilities, they have actually still learned a few things.

Like how to make it look like you've done things..
when you haven't really done a thing.
How to feed your family every night...
without ever turning on the oven.
How to get a movie at bedtime...
by sweet talkin daddy while mommy's knocked out in a Nyquil~induced~coma.
How mommy will be SO agreeable to anything (including, but not limited to, an ultra healthy breakfast of sausage pizza~banana split pudding~& cheeze its) if you just be quiet while you're doing it.

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When I think about it. With a *childrens~benadryl~free~mind. As much as Amish. People. Rock. I think I'd rather just be thier neighbor.

I love the simplicity of thier lives. I love that everything they do surrounds thier faith. Ya know what I mean? They are diligent. They are focused. They totally *stand together.

And, how often have you heard about someone actively practicing Amish~ness, going on a mad~bonanza~style~killing~spree? (Did they have those on bonanza? Shoot outs? Maybe? It was a western. Wasn't it?) Don't you think they'd make awesome neighbors?

AND. As neighbors, I get the added bonus of keeping all~of~the~totally cool~stuff~that~I~really~don't~need~but~totally~take~for~granted.

Like a washer & dryer.
My truck.
*Store bought milk.
Spray & Wash.
laptops.
Aeropostle.
PBS.
*No More Tangles.
Magic Erasers.
Fruit Snacks.
Cell phones.


I know. That is a sorry list. That's why I stopped. Did ya notice I used the word totally 2'ice in one sentence? I totally did. You want to know what's even sadder?? I noticed before I even hit post. I just didn't feel like changing it.

Did I mention I've moved on to nyquil?

Last night that stuff knocked me out cold. For like 13 hours. And I was still absolutely exhausted all day today.

It's been a while. A long long time really. But if I remember correctly this is pretty much what a hangover feels like. Can I tell you how thankful I am that my body has a natural aversion to alcohol? Not so much because I think that all forms of it are the epitome of evil. More because of the mack truck it parked on top of my head. I would ask the driver to back up but I can't see him in the haze of nyquility.


For that matter. I am pretty much going to end this nonsense 'on accout of the fact' that I'm seeing 2 of you. 15 points to the 1st person who can name that movie. Or tv show. I know it came from somewhere. Okay. 30 points on account of the fact that I can't remember where it came from.


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A mystery is a reality whose existence we can perceive, but whose inner workings we cannot understand. Einstein.

That quote has absolutey nothing to do with this post by the way. I just liked it. So I stuck it up there. For no reason at all.

1. One of my truly wildest dreams....
2. is to be able to *tinkle.....
3. all by myself....
4. without being followed.....
5. interrogated....
6. or otherwise interrupted by loud crashes and bangs and clunks and 'Mommy Thing 2 is trying to climb out the window again" s. Causing me to perform a feat that would challenge even 'Mighty Mom' herself.... .....
7. stop mid~tinkle.
8. After having 5 children.
9. That's pure superhero type stuff there.
10. But I have no clue how to make that happen.
11. Or I would already be enjoying that *tinkle freedom.
12. Goal 1 ~ Find someone who knows.
13. Another of my wildest dreams
14. is to get out of the house
15. into the truck
16. and further than the entraceway
17. before hearing the words
18. "Mommy I can't hold it"
19. after I asked each & every one of them.
20. 3 times.
21. And made them try anyway.
22. Because I knew what was going to happen.
23. So you see,
24. I've covered all of my bases.
25. And again I have no clue how to make that happen.
26. Which brings me to
27. Goal 2 ~ Find someone who knows.
28. My absolute wildest dream ....
29. is to never have to do laundry
30. ever again.
31. Eve really screwed us with that whole apple thing.
32. Really.
33. If it weren't for her
34. There would be NO laundry
35. We would all be nakie
36. & not even knowing it.
37. But since it's not a perfect world
38. I'll just keep my clothes on
39. Thank you very much.
40. It's better that way.
41. Really.
42. For all of us.
43. Unfortunately I can't go back
44. to the garden
45. and warn her.
46. So I have no clue how to fix it.
47. And there we have
48. Goal 3 ~ Find someone who knows.

And there it is. Okay, so I obviously dont have very lofty aspirations. No hall of fame for me.

But it is what it is.

My wildest dreams come true in finding contentment in what is already in my path.

My biggest goals are attained by just making the most of the life I have.

Well, that & maybe learning from someone who knows! Cause I sure as heck don't ;)

But maybe some of these girlies have a clue....

Brit

Diane

Youngmommy

Heather

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Think about what you're tryin to do... er sorry. That song is totally stuck in my head. What? It's stuck in your head too? How ironic. Wait~what..oohhh .. it's only stuck in your head 'cause.. my bad.

I *think I've had one of those blog moments. You know, the one where you realize that there's this whole little bloggyworld out there and you've somehow become part of it. Actually, what I'm realizing is that its a BIG BIG bloggyworld out there. And some amazing moms behind them. Moms that you want to be just like when you grow up. Moms like Youngmommy who is a so~much~better version of me than I am. So imagine my surprise when she tagged me with the

1. A Not So Desperate Housewife ~ Rebecca ~ is the absolute awesomest. She's my 1st blog friend & my 1 faithful reader. lol. AND she even humors me with comment lists! You can tell that she's the mom you could just chill with all day. No matter what you were doing. Or how WILD your kids are being. And even though she *thinks she's just waiting for the world to change, I think she's helping to change it :)
2. I was just led to Especially Heather yesterday but I was completely engrossed in what she wrote & how she wrote it. When I read about her baby girl I could SO relate. I've been there! When I read about what she is going through now I thought "I could never do that" and especially not with the grace that pours out of her. Unknowingly, she reminds me to be thankful that our savior is not just your average everyday hero.
3. Charity of Arrows In Our Quiver really makes me think. She makes me think "How does this sweet little girl have it SO together, and what does that say about me?" lol. If you are ever, ever EVER feeling down & out, need a shoulder or an ear, encouragement or support, or just straight up need to feel like somebody loves ya THIS is the place to go!
4. The mom behind Always A Work In Progress is a true Titus2Woman. She cracks me up with the peepee dance and other silliness. Most of all she challenges me, in those wifely areas... and encourages me to strive to be a better wife, mom & woman. AND she gives the best (((hugs&prayers))).
5. Ya'll are making me stand up right in the midde of stalkerville for this one, but if I'm givin you blogs that make me think then I've gotta tell you about Rockstar Mommy. I'm not sure if this awards thing is really the way she rolls.. but the very 1st post I ever read on her blog brought home a HUGE lesson that I was being taught. If you looked up a comparison for our little corners of blog world it would probably come up under antonyms. You would be looking this up on Encarta, of course. 'Cause that's just how we look things up around here. We are both moms, and our instinctive *mom feelings, emotions, fears... they are all the same on the inside. It's just the way we express them on the outside that's different.
   

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write a post with links to 5 blogs that make you think

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