The Life. The Kids. The Innaproprite. It’s Real Life.

“Today Lucy was looking through one of my Art books from college. She asked me, “why does this guy have a Penis?”

“Umm, because he’s a boy?”

Not quite sure how to explain that.

My Father gave Abram a stuffed frog one day as a gift. He was trying to tell Ryan that Pop-Pop gave him a frog. This is how it went…

“Dad! Fuck Me PopPop.”

“What?!”  <Looking for context clues…>

“Oh! PopPop gave you a frog?”

“Yeah! Fuck me!”  (aka: Yeah! Frog me!)

Is it wrong that we thought is was so hysterical that we called his Grandparents and asked him to say “Frog you”… to everyone at the party?

Well, yes. Yes it is. Sorry. Sometimes it’s just plain funny.

Out of the blue, Lucy looks at Ryan and says: “I hope ___ knows which finger to put it on.”

Ryan responds, “which finger, for what?”

“You know, which finger to put the ring on when he asks me to Marry him.”

When Abram get’s really mad at Lucy he points his finger at her and yells “BAD DOG!”

I deleted Facebook this week. I thought it was a necessary step I had to take. While I may not use it as much as other, I know I use it as a substitute for other things I could be doing. It is a mindless habit that I don’t want to continue. When I am bored or when I am waiting for the microwave or when I am trying to fall asleep… scroll, scroll, scroll…

If I read a book for the same amount of time that I was looking at pictures and reading status updates (which I do enjoy), I would have read 100% more books than I did last year. I would probably be smarter. I would have done a lot more crafts. I would have cleaned my bathroom half as much. Eh. Maybe not.

 I don’t want my face to be stuck in my phone. It’s been stuck in my phone.  I don’t want to lazily rely on my phone for entertainment when I could be doing other, more productive things. I get so annoyed when I put the kids to bed and find that my Husband and I are sitting in the same room not saying one word to each other because I am invested in someone else’s relationship (FB for me, ESPN or Groupon for him).

I am not saying that this is wrong or that I think badly of people who do use this as a form of entertainment, I just know for me, I waste a lot of time doing nothing when I could be doing something.

Do you like this pretty rainbow I am creating. I thought it would be easier to separate my thoughts. And I like color even though it doesn’t look as professional. Wait, do I really think my blog is professional anyway?

Not to complain that my Son in an amazing sleeper (Praise the LORD), but, is sleeping twelve hours a night and taking four-hour naps everyday a little excessive? He has a pretty healthy diet, he isn’t on any medication and doesn’t seem to be showing any signs of any other symptom except that he just likes to sleep. If I try to wake him up early he is SUPER cranky.

Let me just get down to it. This has been an incredibly difficult year for me. I knew it was tougher than the past six or seven but I didn’t really realize it until I sat back and thought about it (or when I realized I was crying every time someone asked me how I was doing (no, I’m not depressed, just exasperated)). I am hoping to get more dates with my Husband this year. I would like to spend more time meditating and reading my Bible ( “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.” Matthew 4:4)  and really investing time into my Children (quality intentional time) and surrounding myself with supportive, encouraging, spontaneous, wise, positive and talkative people. I can’t just be friends with myself! JUST KIDDING!

So, that’s that. My brain kind of just stopped working because someone woke up from a nap and someone came home from work.

Does anyone have any good Deodorant recommendations?

=)