Another side

I have read many Christian blogs, mommy blogs, secular blogs, so many different blogs and blog reviews. Reviews saying to stay away from the secular blogs talking about "bed buddies" and using profanity and then secular reviews saying that "christian" blogs are preachy and boring.

Where do I fit in, I often times find myself stuck in this position in real life, the mom, the wife, the friend, the lover..hey reminds me of that song "Im a b!tch.." lol. But really, I'm liberally conservative'(isn't that an oxy moron) and I have strong faith in God and Belief in Jesus Christ, but I stumble and have my moments and I swear at times too, more often than I'd like to admit. I am a Christian, but even that word has such negative connotations because of so many people not living in a Christ like manner yet claiming to be. I'm not perfect in anyway shape or form and don't pretend to be but I have been through alot so far in this life and I'm just trying to learn and grow as I go.

I don't know. My blog doesn't need to have every aspect of my life in it but its who I am more than another side of me. I don't want to have to open a blog for each aspect, one for cooking, one for health, one for education, one for kids and so on. I actually know some who have, guess I'm not as good at multitasking or keeping up with one blog let alone several. I have many times started a post and just deleted it or saved it as a draft because it didn't fit in with just mundane funny. Ah...Any how I read a poem once and came across it again recently so I thought I would repost it here.


When I say, "I am a Christian," I'm not shouting, "I've been saved!"
I'm whispering, "I get lost! That's why I chose this way"

When I say, "I am a Christian," I don't speak with human pride
I'm confessing that I stumble-needing God to be my guide

When I say, "I am a Christian," I'm not trying to be strong
I'm professing that I'm weak and pray for strength to carry on

When I say, "I am a Christian," I'm not bragging of success
I'm admitting that I've failed and cannot ever pay the debt

When I say, "I am a Christian," I don't think I know it all
I submit to my confusion asking humbly to be taught

When I say, "I am a Christian," I'm not claiming to be perfect
My flaws are far too visible but God believes I'm worth it

When I say, "I am a Christian," I still feel the sting of pain
I have my share of heartache which is why I seek His name

When I say, "I am a Christian," I do not wish to judge
I have no authority--I only know I'm loved


Copyright 1988 Carol Wimmer

For the birds

So we went shopping yesterday for a play house, super cute. But then when we got home I walk into the house and as I walk by kitchen the silver collecter spoons fall from the wall where there is a spoon shelf. Odd. Then I turn around right as my husband yells "Bird, theres a bird in the house!"

WTF?

Sure enough it swooped over head knocking spoons off the wall and smacked into the window above the kitchen sink. This wasn't just any bird. This was the road runner..

on miracle grow

crossed with a red robin

and mean

I think I seen teeth

Seriously, this thing was as big as the yorki dogs we have. Who apparently had fun chasing it all over the house before it probably pecked at them till they retreated and coward in the bedroom.

Holy cow, how the heck did it get in the house?? And why didn't my cat take care of it? Hes fired.

So we rush the kids into their room and close all the bedroom doors, then open the front and back door and proceed to shoo the bird out while waving a hat at it.

It flew the "coop" but not before leaving quite the mess.

I never knew a bird could crap so much, Our big picture windows in the living room, kitchen and dining french doors, and china and curio cabinets all had big greasy birdy prints on them. The bird knocked himself silly and left a mess of nasty everywhere.

I cleaned it all up (gag) but where did it come from? Of course find out this is not the first time a bird has come in the house. Somethings going on...

So while we went outside to put together our kids new play house the bird sat perched on the neighbors roof just waiting to dive bomb us.

Creepy.

The plague

Some how we recently caught the stomach flu.

We took my son into the DR because it seemed the mucus he was gagging up was from his lungs and with the nasty chest cold we recently got we needed to be sure. Thankfully his lungs are clear but found out it was the stomach flu instead.

Great. That big smothered breakfast burrito I had eaten before his appointment didn't seem to be agreeing with me any longer.

My littlest one had just got done being sick all night a couple days back so it makes since. So we got home to my baby and two year old with their grandparents just in time to be puked on by my two year old. Someone call Hazmat. I stuffed listerine soaked tissue up my nose just to keep me from joining him.

So I will spare you the horrid details but the flu took us all out, all but the older people. They have stomachs and intestines of steal. Probably from years of eating junk. We thought it pretty risky of them to be eating spicy beef stew while we sipped gingerale but okay. Poor hubby was sicker than a dog with the kids but I thankfully avoided vomiting myself, pleading with God for the craps instead as I gagged for hours. My prayers answered, no vomiting but I need a butt cushion. TMI? Too bad this $h!t is real.

But a bottle of Clorox spray, a bottle of frabreeze, two boxes of clorox wipes, 7 loads of stinky laundry and three days later we seem to be much better. THANK YOU JESUS. I will never complain of the sniffles again.

My kids are back to normal but as for me and my hubby well were hungry, really hungry, but afraid to eat. This may be the best diet yet...

Goings on

So I have a weight loss blog, its brutal to read at time for me but eh. Gotta do it but thinking of just merging it here. So heres some things that have been going on lately round these parts.

Joined a Gym, not officially just used a trial pass and went, kicked my booty, sweated buckets, limpped outta there, caught a cold from heck, all on the first day of dear aunt flow...TMI? Too bad, if you only really knew what a wench AF is. Big accomplishment for me, so now I must go back and kick my but again for real

Regularly

Wheres Jillian Michaels when I need her.

Just kidding, she'd like me too much

I'm fat and know better

I have great muscle memory from past athletics, the kind a trainer would love to whip into shape till I'm just a puddle of cellulite on the floor.

Not pretty

I'd be a sweaty crying mess, but I almost welcome the challenge. Thought about trying Biggest Looser but who'd watch my children? It would be so hard to be away from them so long.

So for now I remain, jiggly, saggy, and kicking my own butt but the will to make that butt a nice one ;)

Be healthy~

Heeeeeelllllloooooooooo

Heeelllllloooooo Blogggggggggggerrrrs

Quick take a guess what language that is?

Can ya huh huh huh.

WHALE!

Yep, its become a favorite recently.

We introduced the movie Finding Nemo to my kiddies and they love it. Complete Silence when I first turned it on and for the entire film, but now they have the attention span of Dori because they're more excited about seeing the sharks and whale.

Great, lol

But its made for lots of outdoor fun, the sky looks like the ocean and the clouds look like whales and leather back sea turtles (thanks Diego) Love this preschool age where make believe is almost real.

Nothing like kicking back and watching the clouds roll by in the ocean sky and soaking up some good Vitamin D.

Goooooddaaaaaaayyyyyy ;)

Its official...

I'm getting old.

Not only did this cold kick me where it hurts, but I have actually looked forward to watching the academy awards and am doing so.

Yep

I think I spot a wrinkle.

Sure lots of people younger than I watch them but I have never took interest, its the sorta thing the old ladies in the family get together to watch.

And recently my baby boy turned two.

I think I see a white hair.

Okay so its white blonde...but still...

My babies are growing up, my body is not what it once was and I'm watching a show full of face lifts and botox

Oye vey

But you gotta love Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin

Happy Sunday hope all had a great weekend!

To smell or not to smell

Oye, were on antibiotics for ear infections and green sputum. Its been oh so "fun". I haven't taken an antibiotic in years, havent had a chest cold in years, wth? Good news is were almost better, yay! Bed news is I can smell again.

I have had a super smeller since I got pregnant the first time just over 4 years ago. I can smell a mouse fart a mile away.

Seriously

Its bad how good my smeller is. I smell things I don't want to that others can't smell .

So yesterday we took grandma to the store after church and left papa at home...Big mistake. He clubbed a skunk in the backyard and flooded its nest(?). The thing lunged at him from its hole under the shed.

I know it had to happen, I mean we have two small dogs that my cat is bigger than and I have three small children that play in the backyard. Last thing I need is the dogs to be attacked, my kids bit or any of them sprayed (which has happened in the past...dumb dogs, try catching two long haired dogs covered in skunk, without getting it on you and when deusche and vinegar dont work, lathering them up in tomato sauce...yea no thanks).

Oh but the odor, you can smell it all the way to the street and the darn thing didn't even spray, it just oozed after it was clubbed. So now the house smells like skunk.

Inside and out.

Ewwww

I hope its not like bees and the smell attracks other skunks from all over to come and nest in our yard under the shed. Guess this is what happens when you leave men alone, they get all hunter and gatherer.

Come to find out it didn't take one club, it needed several. WTH? So my husband likened it to the big cow scene from Me, Myself, and Irene. Hilarious, in anti PETA way. So now we sit and stink, I hope we don't smell like skunk from the air permiating everything. Because that would stink.

Big time.

RIP Pepe le peu