When walking by the bumper sticker rack at the Christian book store…
JUST Say NO!
I’m sure these were very nice people that parked next to me at Wally World this morning…
But, there is an epidemic on our hands concerning the abuse of bumper stickers.
Come on people, these aren’t even on the bumper.
This is serious.
If you are addicted to religious stickers and cannot go cold turkey…
Please… try to use moderation.
(I do give these people credit…they support our troops and that rocks and they have nice friendly bumpers stickers…The worst is angry Christian bumper stickers on a car…ugh…stop the insanity!)
Yesterday John got a text message from God. I’d like to say we did realize the text’s were not actually coming from God (just in case you were concerned) but we couldn’t recognize the number and God wasn’t fessing up to his true identity. We had it narrowed down to a few dozen people that may have been guilty…(I can’t remember it word for word, but it went something like this)
God- John. This is God. You need to move back to Canton and take the Youth Pastor Position that just came open at New Life Ministries.
John- Who is this???
God- God. Where are you?
John- Can’t you see me? Just one question God. Why mosquitoes?
God- idk, but there are less mosquitoes in Ohio. Move there.
As a card carrying member of the pasty white girl club there have been some important things I have learned about skincare.
How to use self tanner has not been one of them.
It all started when I was a teenager…with the invention of the the self tanning lotion. THAT was the biggest disaster ever. I never could get it right. I can follow the directions exactly and every time I looked like an orange stripped zebra.
Following these failures (that’s plural because I kept trying it expecting different results) I returned to the tanning bed. (I know, bad…) And… after having kids and my money had more important places to go than my skin tone…I settled for ghostly whiteness.
Until last week. While stocking up on sunscreen…I noticed a tanning product I had never tried.
Micro mist airbrush sunless tan.
And, it was expensive so it must work..right?
This is what I ended up with…
Orange Feet. (that’s a new one for me.)
Apparently I didn’t consider washing the bottoms of my feet after using the micro mist spray that apparently had coated the wood floor in my bathroom causing me to have horribly discolored feet as I walked across it.
If you don’t want your perspective on life to change…stop reading this.
Every so often you hear or read something impacts you so greatly that you know you’ll never forget it.
I first heard the story of little Audrey Caroline’s life yesterday and it’s all I can think about.
What an amazing life this little one had.
I’ve tried to think about other things, but my mind just keeps running back to this story and this little girl. It has impacted me.
The tone in my voice has changed…my attitude has changed…my perspective has changed. It made me stop, take a breath and talk to God about what is really going on with me. It made me break down and cry like I haven’t cried in years. It made me feel less jaded and hard than I have felt lately. It made me grateful.
I want to share this story with everyone I can…that’s why I am posting this.
Read ROCKED_TO_MY_CORE… the video is there also. (it’s about 25 minutes long so be prepared) Todd and Angie Smith the parents of little Audrey share their story.
If you can’t watch the video read Angie’s blog here. If you have the time, do both.
This is going to sound like the blondest thing I have said in a while, but…
I had no Idea that the Kentucky_Derby was such a big deal down here.
(yes, yes…I do know that I’m actuallyin Kentucky.)
I thought that the derby was just a horse race. The Derby is actually the end of a two week festival. (and they go all out.)
Live and learn I guess.
David’s Kindergarten class had their annual Kentucky derby today. It was WAY too funny. The first few groups of racers didn’t get the concept of a race track at all and ran straight toward the door… Forrest Gump style. There were tons of spills and chills…ESPN seriously should have broadcast this one! At the end of their race they all got roses from the “Mayor”. (or the librarian..whateva)
I would like to say that my little jockey won his race…
(and It doesn’t count that the really fast kid that should have won didn’t because he lost his little Jockey hat and had to go back for it!)
See if you can spot him..number 30 on the inside lane.
April 30, 2008 at 7:43 am
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Yesterday I took my 4 almost 5 year old daughter shopping for her summer wardrobe.
WOW.
That was a pretty interesting time. I usually don’t let her pick out ANY of her own clothes, but I thought I would let her help this time. With a few rules…
1. Charaters are for P.J.’s only. (and tennis shoes if I am in a good mood.)
2. No Mini Hooker clothes. (It makes me crazy to see little girls dressed in things that I wouldn’t let a teenager leave the house in. It’s just not cute…or appropriate.)
3. Mom has the final say…on everything.
These are a few things I learned.
1. My daugter would wear Hannah Montanna from head to toe if allowed. I’m lucky we got away with one t-shirt…it could’ve been much worse. (and that does break the character rule..I know, it’s a “play shirt”.)
2. Jellies are back.. and Why are back? Those were the worst most uncomfrotable things to come from the 80’s and apparently my daughter needs them.
3. You can never have too many pairs flip flops…and if they have glitter straps you need even more.
4. Red is for boys.
5. You can never have too many colors in one outfit… (and if it’s rainbow it’s perfect.)
6. Pink Camo is on most of the clothes found at J.C. Penny’s. (thank goodness for mom veto power)
7. You can never have too many sequins.
8. Don’t even bother asking, the answer is…the pink one.
9. No matter what the outfit, if it comes with accessories you have a fight on your hands. (and I have also decided that girls are born with the ability to accessorise)
10. Girls are expensive!
It’s going to be a very bright and sparkly summer.
It really has me convinced that it is a small world after all. (or at least blog world)
This is the second time something like this has happened to me this week. (and by this I mean a random run in with someone I haven’t seen in a very long time under unusual circumstances.)
and…
for some reason…
It’s really made me think about heaven.
Which, isn’t something I generally think about. (no particular reason for that…I just don’t)
I am usually consumed with work here and keeping up with my everyday life which includes my dishes. (and my kids, jobs, and so on)
There are so many people that have come in and out of my life and I don’t get to spend time with them anymore for what ever reason.
So many amazing people.
And there are many that are already there that I would love to see again.
It made me realize how cool heaven will be…. Maybe there will be a huge game of Six_Degrees_of_Kevin_Bacon when we get there.
And while in this picture it appears that my maid of honor and I are giving my sister in law the look of death I assure you it was directed way past her… (and I assure you that we were all much happier than we look in these shots…thankfully!)
amanda
