Current Events

Now for a little update on the kids:

TK ~ is crazy into making "monster masks". They are so cute! She draws things all the time, but hands down monster masks are her fav. She scribbles these silly circles and draws some eyes and cuts out all different sizes. She makes them for her babies, me, AJ, dad and the dogs. When she holds them up to your face she just dies laughing, which is of course contagious!

She also told me the other day that although she had tried playing with other toys, she just really loved babies and would only like to play with babies. I never remember playing with dolls when I was a girl, but I think TK is definitely going to love her dolls!

AJ~ is Mr. Serious. I know this kid has a funny side and I am going to do everything possible to bring it out. As I told Mark I am resorting to the style of parenting I do best: bribery! I told AJ that for everything he can tell me made him laugh or smile or he thought was funny I will give him a point. In our house you can earn points by doing good things or listening the first time or not giving mom & dad a hard time about getting ready in the morning. Each point is worth 25 cents so they can save them for whatever they would like to buy when we go to the store. You can also loose points if you have bad behavior. I told him our goal today is to find 10 things that he smiled about.... we were up to 2 before we left for school! (It's the first day so I am very hopeful!)

One final story for now that pretty much sums up the kids: TK asked if she could pray for lunch the other day. I said sure and she started praying (she always prays with her eyes closed and AJ & I don't.) "Dear God, Thank you so much for giving me a brother. He always does everything I ask for him to do. And thank you for my mom and dad because they get me drinks when I ask, if I say please." I looked at AJ who was rolling his eyes.... I don't know what the rest of her prayer was, I was trying so hard not to laugh. In case you can't tell this girl will use whatever resources she has to get somebody else to do something for her, go get something for her babies or anything to prevent her from helping herself. I guess she is the baby of the family after all (:

Change

I have let this blog go!! Sometimes I have stories that I would like to post, but then I wonder if one day my kids will be upset that I share everything, but today this is about me!

I quit my job yesterday and start a new one tomorrow. I could not be more excited!! (just for the record I did give 2 weeks, but the company I had been working for ends employment immediately when someone resigns.) I know I made the right choice because when I told my kids TK said, "you mean you won't be on the computer all the time and we can talk?!?" I am going through a bit of withdrawals today as I spend this day in between jobs and the kids are at school. What do I do with all this time.... I am so used to being on call from before 8:00am to after 10:00 pm and being in the office 8+ hours a day. I can't believe my phone is NOT going crazy.... I have NO email to check and respond within a certain time frame. My new job is a 9 to 5!! I get to have dinner with my family!! It is truly the small things that make my excited! Just to give you an example of my previous schedule monday was 8 -4, tuesday 8-8, wednesday before 10 - 6 (which meant I normally left the office by 7:00/7:30, thursday before noon to at least 8, friday 8 -4 which meant I had to leave by 5 to get my kids! I figured I worked an average of 50+ hours week and my family/spiritual/health life was definitely suffering! I am so thankful God has allowed this change in my life! And speaking of God we have found a new church we will be attending that finally after 3 years Mark and I agree on.... we seemed to have taken a break from church and I am very excited to get back to that place spiritually!

2011 is going to be a great year and I am so happy!