I think it's kind of obvious that losing the people I love is about the scariest thing. I have to go one step further and say that losing one of my children would be the scariest thing to consider.
Since that one is obvious I will list a few other things that scare me;
1. Bugs. Crunchy ones.
2. Scary movies
3. Being away from Colorado and family for too long.
4. Heights
That's what comes to my mind when I think of being scared. There you go.
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Thursday, June 21, 2012
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Favorite Childhood Book
This one is tough too. I have always loved to read and loved being read to. Some of my favorite memories are of my mom sitting in the rocking chair in Holly and Lisa's room at night reading to us. She read us Winnie the Pooh, Anne of Green Gables and many many other series and books. Oddly enough, one of the first books I remember reading on my own and loving was a chapter book. The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford. I just remember loving the story and the companionship the characters shared. I didn't see the movie till after I read the book and I like them both.
Another one I loved right away was Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. I still love that one and pull it out to read it once in awhile. It opened up my world to the possibility that bad things happen but good things can come of it. I have been interested in studying the Holocaust ever since.
And let me just say, please read to your kids! It will help them in ways you can't even imagine. Even if you don't feel comfortable, do it anyway. They will appreciate and love you for it and it will bring you closer together. Just do it!
Another one I loved right away was Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. I still love that one and pull it out to read it once in awhile. It opened up my world to the possibility that bad things happen but good things can come of it. I have been interested in studying the Holocaust ever since.
And let me just say, please read to your kids! It will help them in ways you can't even imagine. Even if you don't feel comfortable, do it anyway. They will appreciate and love you for it and it will bring you closer together. Just do it!
My dream Job
I am going to be honest and say, I don't like working. I also don't like that my sisters computer doesn't have the key on the "n" button so this is going a little slower than I would like. Anyway, I don't really like the idea of slaving away the best hours of the day away from my family only to come home exhausted and have to make dinner and go straight to bed just to do it all again. Luckily that is not really how my life is right now. I am lucky to stay home with Miki. It is hard for me to have to watch kids during the week. It's long hours for not a lot of pay and I feel stuck sometimes. I do love both of the kids that I watch, however and that makes it a little easier.
So, I guess you could say right now my dream job would be to have the freedom not to watch kids at home and still not have to get a day job. My ultimate dream job, as I mentioned in an earlier post would be to run my own non-profit organization for kids. I would be in charge and I would assemble the best team of people ever to help me and we would make a difference in the lives of thousands of children who need a better situation and education in their lives.
If you have to work, you should be doing something that you love and believe in, right?
So, I guess you could say right now my dream job would be to have the freedom not to watch kids at home and still not have to get a day job. My ultimate dream job, as I mentioned in an earlier post would be to run my own non-profit organization for kids. I would be in charge and I would assemble the best team of people ever to help me and we would make a difference in the lives of thousands of children who need a better situation and education in their lives.
If you have to work, you should be doing something that you love and believe in, right?
Friday, June 15, 2012
Blog Challenge: Today's the day!
The timeline of my day. Huh. Let's see. Well, I am a stay at home mom who watches kids while I am at home with Miki during the week so my day usually looks like this:
7:00 Wake Up and get some clothes on, open up the house for my kids who arrive shortly
7:15 Tyler arrives
7:30 Abby arrives/Miki wakes up
7:30-8:00 Feed Abby a bottle, get Miki some breakfast
8:15 Feed Tyler a bottle
8:30 Change Diapers/Get Miki dressed
9:00 Playtime with kids
9:30 Abby down for a nap/feed Tyler a bottle and he goes down for a nap
10:00 Watch some veggie tales with Miki
11:00 Abby wakes, play time, feeding time, diaper time
11:30 Feed Miki lunch, text Tyler's mom when he wakes up so she can come feed him
12:00-2:00 Diapers, naps, playtime, paint, coloring, reading, cleaning if I can-mostly in the kitchen or throw in a load of laundry
2:00 Abby down for afternoon nap, hopefully Miki and Tyler sleep too. (Never a guarantee.)
3:30-4:00 Kiddos wake up, diapers, bottles, snacks
3:00-4:00 Watch Ellen while doing the above
Note: rarely do all the kid sleep at the same time so this is on a good day.
4:15-4:30 Tyler is picked up
5:00 Abby is picked up
5:15 Clean house and take Miki out to play, sometimes I shower
6:00 Make dinner/hang out with Matthew/run any errands we need to depending on what night of the week it is.
7:00-8:30 watch TV or out and about rehearsing, watching Matt's gigs, or just hanging at home
8:30-9:00 Bedtime for Miki
9:30-10:00 Bedtime for Mommy and Daddy
As you all know with kids, this is an outline of approximations. It is generally what I like to try and stick to but things are different every day. It's pretty busy though in case you weren't picking up on that. And a lot of work for this pregnant mamma!
7:00 Wake Up and get some clothes on, open up the house for my kids who arrive shortly
7:15 Tyler arrives
7:30 Abby arrives/Miki wakes up
7:30-8:00 Feed Abby a bottle, get Miki some breakfast
8:15 Feed Tyler a bottle
8:30 Change Diapers/Get Miki dressed
9:00 Playtime with kids
9:30 Abby down for a nap/feed Tyler a bottle and he goes down for a nap
10:00 Watch some veggie tales with Miki
11:00 Abby wakes, play time, feeding time, diaper time
11:30 Feed Miki lunch, text Tyler's mom when he wakes up so she can come feed him
12:00-2:00 Diapers, naps, playtime, paint, coloring, reading, cleaning if I can-mostly in the kitchen or throw in a load of laundry
2:00 Abby down for afternoon nap, hopefully Miki and Tyler sleep too. (Never a guarantee.)
3:30-4:00 Kiddos wake up, diapers, bottles, snacks
3:00-4:00 Watch Ellen while doing the above
Note: rarely do all the kid sleep at the same time so this is on a good day.
4:15-4:30 Tyler is picked up
5:00 Abby is picked up
5:15 Clean house and take Miki out to play, sometimes I shower
6:00 Make dinner/hang out with Matthew/run any errands we need to depending on what night of the week it is.
7:00-8:30 watch TV or out and about rehearsing, watching Matt's gigs, or just hanging at home
8:30-9:00 Bedtime for Miki
9:30-10:00 Bedtime for Mommy and Daddy
As you all know with kids, this is an outline of approximations. It is generally what I like to try and stick to but things are different every day. It's pretty busy though in case you weren't picking up on that. And a lot of work for this pregnant mamma!
Blog Challenge: What's a Handbag?
So, I don't like to carry a lot of things around with me all the time. I am going to post what is usually in my diaper bag/purse instead of what is now cause we are one vacation and I am carrying a lot more than usual. Here is the list:
1. Wallet
2. A couple diapers
3. Wipes
4. Chapstick
5. Granola bars
6. 2 small books for Miki
7. Possibly a few crumbs and other snacks
That's all folks. Less is more.
1. Wallet
2. A couple diapers
3. Wipes
4. Chapstick
5. Granola bars
6. 2 small books for Miki
7. Possibly a few crumbs and other snacks
That's all folks. Less is more.
Blog Challenge: Favorite Quote
I agree with my fellow blog-challengers that this one is hard. There are many many quotes that have affected me and that I love and turn to often. I love reading and when I come across a good quote in a book I love how it can change your way of thinking. There are many scriptures that I turn to and think about when I need some inspiration and motivation. There are many moments in books that affect me greatly and I think of them often as well. So I will list a few of my favorites:
“When I left Queen's my future seemed to stretch out before me like a straight road. I thought I could see along it for many a milestone. Now there is a bend in it. I don't know what lies around the bend, but I'm going to believe that the best does.”
― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
“I believe the nicest and sweetest days are not those on which anything very splendid or wonderful or exciting happens, but just those that bring simple little pleasures, following one another softly, like pearls slipping off a string.”
― L.M. Montgomery
“It's not what the world holds for you. It's what you bring to it.”
― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
“Life is worth living as long as there's a laugh in it.”
― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
(Sidenote: I love the Anne of Green Gables series. I read it probably once a year.)
"Remember, if the time should come when you have to make a choice between what is right, and what is easy, remember what happened to a boy who was good, and kind, and brave, because he strayed across the path of Lord Voldemort." Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
The last scripture is found in The Book Of Mormon when Jesus Christ visits His people on the American continent after His atonement. I love how much Jesus Christ loves His children.
That's it for now, there are soooo many more quotes I could post and maybe I will later in my own post. Thanks for sticking with me!
“When I left Queen's my future seemed to stretch out before me like a straight road. I thought I could see along it for many a milestone. Now there is a bend in it. I don't know what lies around the bend, but I'm going to believe that the best does.”
― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
“I believe the nicest and sweetest days are not those on which anything very splendid or wonderful or exciting happens, but just those that bring simple little pleasures, following one another softly, like pearls slipping off a string.”
― L.M. Montgomery
“It's not what the world holds for you. It's what you bring to it.”
― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
“Life is worth living as long as there's a laugh in it.”
― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
(Sidenote: I love the Anne of Green Gables series. I read it probably once a year.)
"Remember, if the time should come when you have to make a choice between what is right, and what is easy, remember what happened to a boy who was good, and kind, and brave, because he strayed across the path of Lord Voldemort." Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
The above quote is the part of one of my favorite speeches in the Harry Potter Books. It's Dumbledore's "Remember Cedric Diggory" speech at the end of the Goblet of Fire. I don't have my book with me as I am on vacation and so I can't post the entire thing but this is a good representation.
John 14:18
18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
John 15:13
13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
3 Nephi 17:7 Have ye any that are sick among you? Bring them hither. Have ye any that are lame, or blind, or halt, or maimed, or leprous, or that are withered, or that are deaf, or that are afflicted in any manner? Bring them hither and I will heal them, for I have compassion upon you; my bowels are filled with mercy.
The last scripture is found in The Book Of Mormon when Jesus Christ visits His people on the American continent after His atonement. I love how much Jesus Christ loves His children.
That's it for now, there are soooo many more quotes I could post and maybe I will later in my own post. Thanks for sticking with me!
Blog Challenge: If I had a million dollars...
I'd be rich!
Ok, so I think this one is pretty obvious. We would pay off our debt including our house and then help our family to pay theirs off too. I would buy my parents a house, invest in a few things and put money in savings for our kiddos.
THEN, I would completely makeover our house!! Yay! Hardwood floors, new kitchen. I hate white cabinets and that's what we have. Wood cabinets and an awesome new fridge. Granite counter tops, great tile floors etc etc. We would knock down some walls and build a state-of-the art studio for my hubby in our garage. Completely finish it and make it the best studio ever! We would landscape the yard and put a huge porch in the front and patio in the back with awesome lawn furniture. All of this work would pay off when we can sell our house for a heckuva lot more than we paid for it. We would buy a house in Grand Junction and we would travel back and forth between Nashville and Colorado whenever we wanted to!! Haha!! I would eventually like to start a non-profit organization for children who are born into less than desirable circumstances and help educate and motivate them to rise above their situation and give them a platform for change.
Matt and I would also probably adopt a baby.
That's a good place to start, don't you think?
Ok, so I think this one is pretty obvious. We would pay off our debt including our house and then help our family to pay theirs off too. I would buy my parents a house, invest in a few things and put money in savings for our kiddos.
THEN, I would completely makeover our house!! Yay! Hardwood floors, new kitchen. I hate white cabinets and that's what we have. Wood cabinets and an awesome new fridge. Granite counter tops, great tile floors etc etc. We would knock down some walls and build a state-of-the art studio for my hubby in our garage. Completely finish it and make it the best studio ever! We would landscape the yard and put a huge porch in the front and patio in the back with awesome lawn furniture. All of this work would pay off when we can sell our house for a heckuva lot more than we paid for it. We would buy a house in Grand Junction and we would travel back and forth between Nashville and Colorado whenever we wanted to!! Haha!! I would eventually like to start a non-profit organization for children who are born into less than desirable circumstances and help educate and motivate them to rise above their situation and give them a platform for change.
Matt and I would also probably adopt a baby.
That's a good place to start, don't you think?
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