Dear Mother...

I sit here on Sunday evening thinking about if my mom would be proud or disappointed in me today!  I thought that I had bought a roast at the grocery store for some good old fashioned Sunday dinner and was so excited to cook that thing up.  I woke up put it in the crock pot and left for church only to come home to find it completely done with a thermometer popped out of the back side.  It looked pretty pale to me so I dug out the wrapper and began to read that I had instead purchased a pork loin tender roast.  What the crap!  Mom, Jerianne, Jacqui they all got the good cooking gene but dingy Janae was lucky to even know how to turn on the crock pot.  After fretting about it I decided oh well and the thing tasted good after all!  I threw some potatoes in with it and shockingly even the children liked the "chicken!"  I always hesitate to cook dinner because Ryan is so picky, he barely eats anything that I know how to make.  I have this good friend (yes, I am going to mention names) Leigh that could be the next Racheal Ray.  Sincerely she makes gourmet meals all the time, and not just that she brought me some cupcakes once that I hid because I didn't want to share with the kids they were amazing, far better than Sprinkles.  Ryan begs to eat at her house because of how she cooks and he licks the plate clean.  Leigh I tried but I think you have to be born with that sort of "cooking talent" it does not come to me.  

This whole process got me thinking about what genes I have inherited from my mother and I started laughing thinking about everything that we have in common.  We both have back problems.  Mine a little less serious for the moment and my mother only has four screws and  numerous pins in her back to help her.  We both could play cards until all hours of the evening (big time night owls)!  However don't wake us up before a double digit on the clock because we are not happy or willing to become so without effort.  We both love to decorate our homes.  That has been passed down for generations.  My Mamaw and my late grandma all loved to do stuff to their house (even though the husbands think it is a waste of time and money).  We both love to clean our homes.  There is truly nothing better than seeing the lines on the carpet after a good vacuum.  Speaking of, my mother she just got a Dyson and I have a Wal-Mart special that believe me is not so special anymore.  When your cleaners even tell you that vacuum does not work I guess you need to start shopping around!  We both enjoy dancing.  She loves country swing and line dancing that sort of stuff and anything that she can do with my dad.  I enjoyed the peppier stuff and college dance was one of the best experiences of my life.  We both have this nasal issue that if we sleep on our right sides we have to hold our nose open so that we can breathe at night.  We both (this is creepy) have two girls then a boy and finally a girl (mine is coming).  Weird I know!  The list could go on and on but I am worn for today and it is time to relax in silence since the children are all down!  Mom, if you can think of some more feel free to add to the list!  Love you Mom and wish I could see you more often!

Like Father like Son!

Ryan got Jag a skateboard a while back and just recently he has found out that he loves it!  I mean he truly loves it.  He begs for it to come down early in the morning and he sits on it and pushes himself down the hallway.  When daddy comes home though the true fun begins.  Ryan helps him to stand and he pushes Jag down the hall and Jag balances really well and stays aboard while he moves.  He thinks it is so fun and has yet to really crash to think other wise.   Ryan was a huge skateboarder growing up.  Many broken bones and several crashes!  I am hoping that does not come to fruition with my baby.  Anyway thank heavens for daddy and the fact that he likes to play "boyish" with Jagger because I am sure Jag is sick and tired of playing house and dolls with all the girls around here!  We love you boys so so much!

Really!

What have I done wrong?  Four words... She did it again!

Important

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P.S. For my mother... Last night Ryan had a headache and I decided to rub his neck with Ben Gay.  Navie came in and smelled it and said "Oh, that is my favorite smell ever, it is Nonna!"

Random thoughts

Some things are weird to explain but I guess I will try anyway.  This pregnancy has kind of thrown me overboard!  I am incredibly impatient and I feel for my children because they receive the blunt of it.  After a long day sometimes all I look forward to is bedtime.  This evening I had had it, the kids were NOT going to sleep and I wanted some alone time and couldn't get it.  However when things look down it seems as though God always has a way of telling me that it will be alright and to look up.  Silly to admit but it started raining and all I could do was walk outside and sit and watch it rain.  I love everything about it from the smell, sound, feel and look it reminds me of my childhood in KC when you have no responsibilities or stresses!  It calmed my spirit and seemed to embrace me to tell me to keep going.  I am thankful for so much and all I needed was a reminder of how lucky I am.  Most importantly I am thankful that regardless of how bad my persona is my Heavenly Father does  not forget me and loves me.

It was an odd night of old emotions.  My favorite show "So You Think You Can Dance" had it's season finale.  I love to watch dance and I miss it badly.  It has been so long since I have had the opportunity to dance and who knows what my body could do now-a-days anyway.  It brought so much joy to me to be able to watch the show and listen to the music and witness the art that dancing truly is.  Ironically enough my husband got tickets to the finale and had me and some girlfriends booked for a girls trip.  It was me that backed out I just have not felt like traveling lately due to that fact that I feel like I am never home.  It was just as good watching on television though.  Props to Joshua for winning he totally deserved it and I am way excited for him.  Anyway enough rambling what a great evening a sour one turned into!

The First Day...

Navies first day of ALL day Kindergarten was yesterday.  It has been a little traumatic leading up to it but this morning she seemed happy and excited.  When the class lists were posted she found out that she was not in Lauren (her cousins) class and came home and shut herself in her room and cried.  I knew that would be the response and after some deep negotiations with Aimee and Ryan we went to the office and got Lauren switched to Navies class.  On meet the teacher night Navie was thrilled.  Her teacher is wonderful!  She has turtles and animals throughout the room and a reading corner with trees and cushions.  They made their first project that night and got to hang them outside in the hallway plus they received a little welcome gift.  Her teacher was so understanding about the situation and said whatever made Navie feel more comfortable we needed to do.  Their are so many firsts that Navie is experiencing.  First time going to school all day and first time riding the bus first time eating lunch, needless to say a lot of new things.  We laid in bed together Wednesday morning and just talked about what all she was going to do and how fun this would be for her.  She came home on the bus  (45 minutes late due to a mechanical breakdown) and was telling me all about the certificates that she won and that she got a sticker on her calendar she showed me her art project and could not stop talking about how much she loved it.  I asked her if there was anything she didn't like and she said "Mom, it was too long!"  Overall I think that has been a great start to the beginning of a long journey.  I love you Navie and am so proud that you got the courage to go to school and that you are enjoying yourself!