Friday Confessional

I CONFESS that I had the best Girl's Night Out last night! My friend, Michelle, and I planned it. We had a chocolate fondue and a cheese fondue. We had the ladies bring things to dip. It was so fun. We had veggies, fruits, crackers, and berries. My friend even brought white chocolate popcorn! It was divine!

I CONFESS that I ate my weight in sugar .... probably more. :-)  It was so worth it though! It was so fun to get away from the kids and have some female interaction!

I CONFESS that I'm going to a craft party tonight. My mom signs up to make craft projects for me for Christmas. The catch is that I have to go with her and make it! LOL! That is okay with me. At least we get to spend time together. :-)

I CONFESS that I stayed home from work today with a little E who has pink eye. Luckily, I've become somewhat of an expert in it. I managed to catch his early and start treating it immediately. Hopefully it won't last too long.

I CONFESS that I'm considering becoming a permanent stay-at-home mom. I work part-time as a cashier but I've noticed that E is struggling. I'm trying to figure out how to supplement our income so that I can stay home with him. I play the piano and am considering teaching it. The problem: I don't know how to teach. Any suggestions?

Three For Thursday!

Three favorite words
1.  I tend to use the word DANDY a lot in conversation. I honestly don't know why but it just comes out.
2.  The phrase IT'S ALL GOOD keeps coming to mind. It isn't a word but I use it a lot.
3.  Right now, I call E GOOBIE or GOOBIE GOOBERSON for some reason. I usually say it when I go into his room first thing in the morning.

Three things that won’t be allowed in heaven
1.  Anything that has this disclaimer!  YAY!

2.  Murderers, abusers, pedophiles, etc. Thank heavens!
3.  That Friday Friday song. ICK!!!!


Three crafty things I do
LOL! Me and crafty don't really mix much. I'll share some links of stuff that I have made.
1.  Some Christmas crafts
2.  Seasonal crafts
3.  Creating kids is another "craft" of mine. ;-)

Three things I swore I would NEVER do when I became a parent, but now find myself doing
1.  I always saw these kids throwing huge tantrums in stores and I thought I'd never have a kid do that.  Um yeah. It happens.
2.  On a rare occasion, the boys will get a swat on the butt when nothing else will work. I never wanted to do that but sometimes that is the only thing that will get through to them.
3.  The whole "Why? Because. Why? Because. Why? BECAUSE!" situation.



Three favorite quotes
1. BUILDER OR A WRECKER?

I passed one day through a lonely town and saw men tearing a building down, hoe hev hoe and a husky yell they swung a beam and a side wall fell, I asked the fore man : are these men skilled? The kind you would higher if you had to build? Oh no he chuckled no indeed, common labor is all I need. why, i can destroy in a day or two what builders take weeks to do. I thought to myself as I went on my way which of these roles have I tried to play? Am I a builder who works with care, strengthening lives by rule and square shaping my peers too a well made plan, helping them to do the best they can? Or am I a wrecker who walks around content with the labor of tearing down?

2.  "It is better to be respected than it is to be popular. Popularity ends on yearbook day, but respect lasts forever." 

— John Bytheway

3.  Just keep swimming, just keep swimming  -  Dory from Finding Nemo

 Three names I would never dream of giving my children
1.  Dweezil
2.  Beavis or Butthead
3.  Shaniqua

Three things I plan to do for Memorial Day weekend
1.  Most likely I will have to work on Memorial Day. :-(
2.  Finish planting our garden. It is half way done!
3.  Go visit the graves of loved ones.

Three blogs I love to visit
1.  Hanging By A Silver Lining.  Not just because she is hosting this post but because I love her to bits!
2.  Airing My Dirty Laundry, One Sock At A Time.She makes me laugh on a regular basis and has a great writing style!
3.  *Dandelion Wishes*. She has spunk and I love reading her stuff!

Three things that make my husband/partner the luckiest man alive
1.  Being married to me for one.
2.  He has an amazing family and married into an amazing family too!
3.  He managed to produce some amazingly handsome little men with A LOT of my help!

Three Pictures

You want me to take that kid home with me?! Let's just say P was not pleased when E showed up. It is amazing to see what good friends they are now!

My sweet niece feeding E and her baby sister several months back. It was so cute!

A cute comparison of my boys

P on the left and E on the right