Kids say the darnedest things: "It's hot and it's summer"

So as I am sitting here with the kids watching Max and Ruby on Nick Jr., with the ground covered with frozen snow outside, Ruby says "There is nothing better on a hot and summer day then a nice glass of cold lemonade."
I then say "I don't remember what a hot summer day feels like," to which Lea replies, very matter of fact-ly, "It's hot and it's summer". She had me lmbo.

Wordless Wednesday: Wouldn't you?

If she looked at you this way wouldn't you give her what ever she wanted?

Quotes to Remember... 1/25/10

I am a collector of quotes. I love it when I read something that inspires me. So in honor of the quotes that I love I officially name Mondays "Quotes to Remember..." day

Here's your quote for today

"Whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive." -Matthew 21:22


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Kids say the darnedest things: "So we do need to go to the store today"

For Christmas my girls all got several gift cards to spend how they pleased. With those gift cards the three older ones all got a Zhu Zhu pet. Still having some money Mia decided that she wanted to get a bed and blanket for her Zhu Zhu pet. A few days latter Zoe decided that she would like one also. Since I was already making a trip to the store I let her come with me to pick one out. The next day Lea decided that she wanted one and asked me if I was going to the store. I told her that I was not going to the store that day because I just had went the day prior and there wasn't anything that we needed. She was disappointed but I told we would be going back some other time and that she could go with me then to pick one out.

About 10 minuets later Lea came to me and asked if she could have an apple. I said to her that she knew that we didn't have any apples because she ate the last one the day before. Without missing a beat she said "So we do need to go to the store today!".

So a few minuets later we were in the car heading to the store because, after all, we have to have apples.

Quotes to Remember... 1/18/10

I am a collector of quotes. I love it when I read something that inspires me. So in honor of the quotes that I love I officially name Mondays "Quotes to Remember..." day

Here's your quote for today

"See the things that you want as already yours. Know that they will come to you at need. Then let them come. Don't fret and worry about them. Don't think about your lack of them. Think of them as yours, as belonging to you , as already in your possession." -Robert Collier


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A little vent

In August of  '08 my husband was laid off from his job. It was a blow to both of us as we both thought that was pretty secure there. Here in the small town we live in there is not many job opportunities for him to get a job. He has been doing odd jobs here and there but mostly he is trying to build up the business that we have through a company through Market America.

Because of this he has been home a lot more. I absolutely love that he is home. Some things that I don't love, however, are for the the first several months he would sit on the bed with the laptop on his lap while looking for a local job and developing his social circle, supposedly so he can do the business, which is mostly true. I called it his "whole". I know that it was important for him to look for work whether it was a job or for MA but did he have to be their all day. Because he was "working" he expected me to do his leg work all the while doing what I normally do, raising and homeschooling our 4 kids and the housework.

I got annoyed that he didn't help out more around the house. Was that wrong of me? He was after all "working". The truth is he didn't spend that whole time "working". He was doing what we all do at the computer too. Socializing for fun. I talked to him about it and he understood my point and said he would help out more

Well now it has been over a year and he is still home. The good news is that he does help out more. He washes dishes, he cooks sometimes and he does the Mr. Mom things when I can find the odd job to help with finances. Things were going go for awhile. Now though it seems that when he does help it seems to be with the attitude of "I guess I better get this done because you sure aren't going to do it". He hounds me everyday about what I have planned for lunch and supper even though it is written on a menu in the kitchen. For lunch he starts on me about 10:30 asking what I have planned, not so that he could help fix it, but like I forgot that the kids need to eat lunch. I don't know if I am imagining this attitude or not. I can't really point out any actual evidence to prove it. I don't know. I guess it is time for another talk.

Just for the record I really do love my hubby. He is a great father and my best friend and it is good to know that I can go to him with problems even if that problem is his behavior and I hope he feels he could do the same with me.

There's an App for that

As soon as my husband learned about the iPhone he wanted one. I remember he had to wait over 6 months for the first one to come out. He's always been big with the ipod and Apple and as soon as the new iPhone came out he was one of those crazy people who stood in line for hours to get one.

Then, a year latter, Apple came out with another one. Of course hubby had to get it. I told him he had to earn the money to pay for it first. So you know what he did. He unlocked his old one (barely a year) and sold it on ebay for more than what the new one cost. He actually made a profit. So once again he stood in line for a couple of hours just for the store to run out 3 people ahead of him. So the next day he drove for over an 1 1/2 hours to a bigger Apple store just to stand in line again. At least he did get it this time.

Once again, a year latter, Apple came out with an even better one. Once again I told him he need to earn the money when he started talking about getting one. The problem this time was that he had been laid off a few months before so money was tight and unlocked phones are not as in demand as they once where. So he had to wait.

To try to butter me up so that he could get one sooner he told me that when he got the new one I could have his old one. Well, that didn't work with me. What did I need an iPhone for? All I use my phone for is to have it while I am out (which isn't all that often). I don't receive calls (service sucks in the house) and I don't text (pressing all those numbers just to get the right letter frustrates me).

Then my dad, sister, and my brother got iPhones. Every time we went over to their house they were comparing apps and playings games and showing off all the things the iPhone does and I started to think that I might actually want one but I didn't let hubby know.

So right before Christmas we got a little extra money and I agreed that he could get the new iPhone for Christmas. It was ordered and he had to wait till Christmas morning to open it. That was about as bad for him as it was when he had to wait to get the first one.

So now he has his new one and like he promised gave me his old one. I have spent the last two week getting to know it and figuring out how to use it. I must admit that I am enjoying it but is it something that I could live without? Not just yet. The problem is that my hubby thinks that he has irreversibly changed my life. That if I had to give it up now I would be devastated. Sure I like that I can check Facebook on it and because of the iPhone I am finally learning how to use Twitter. I do like all the cool games and that I can file a clam through Geico if I am ever in an accident. The constant (well almost) access to the internet and email and my calendar and contacts and the weather and to be able to take decent pictures is nice. But devastated? We will have to see.

Right now I am busy finding apps that will help me, entertain me, educate me, all in all make my like easier. Ok, so I am a little addicted to it but don't tell my hubby because he would never let me live it down, although I think he suspects already since my text messaging went from 2 (which was the average for one month) to almost over 50 in just the past two weeks.

Oh well.

For those of you lucky enough to own one what are some of your favorite apps? What are the ones that make your life easier? How about the ones you couldn't live without?

Quotes to Remember... 1/11/10

I am a collector of quotes. I love it when I read something that inspires me. So in honor of the quotes that I love I officially name Mondays "Quotes to Remember..." day

Here's your quote for today

"It is the combination of thought and love which forms the irresistible force of the law of attraction." -Charles Haanel


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My 2010 Word of the Year

I love words. Words can inspire me. Words can hurt me. Words can move me. Words can up lift me. So if you don't know I love words.

For those of you familiar to my blog you know that on Mondays I post my "Quotes to Remember...". To me they are words that makes me stop and ponder about the important things in life.

When I found out that Tip Junkie was doing a challenge to come up with a word that sums up what you want for yourself in 2010 I was all over it. That is until I had to actually pick a word.

How does someone who loves words just pick one? So I went on my quest to find my word. I started thinking about the goals I want to accomplish.  I asked my hubby what words he liked (I won't repeat here the suggestions he gave me. He can never be serious lol.) I asked my parents, they said things like prosperity and enjoyment. Those are all good and all things I want but they are not my word.

What is my word? The truth is I am still undecided. I thought that if I started typing this out that it might come to me.

So, what are some of my favorite words? This past Christmas it was Believe. We made ornaments that hung between our stockings that spelled it out. I talked to my kids about the word believe and the different things that it could mean. I felt that the word Believe summed up the Christmas season.

But I am supposed to find a word that sums up what I want for my self in 2010. Believe is a great word, but it is not my word.

Another word that comes to mind is Success. Isn't that what we all want. Success as a person. Success as a wife. Success as a mother. Success in my business. Success is what I want but no it is not my word.

How about Gratitude. I believe (there is that word again) that you have to be grateful for what you have to be able to get what you want. Gratitude is essential for true success. But I don't think gratitude is my word.

Peace. Now there is something that I need and want in my life. With 4 kids running around that is something that I have very little of. I just don't think that sums up everything I want. So no peace is not my word.

Happiness. Lately I have been reading a book called Happy for no Reason by Marci Shimoff. True happiness is not contingent on what you have or don't have. True happiness is just that, being happy for no reason. Sometimes in life I find myself having to deal with people that are just not happy about anything. They usually spend all their time complaining about one thing or another. They find excuses to why they don't succeed and reasons why they shouldn't even try. They hardly ever smile and they are usually sick all the time. Then there are those people that are happy. I'm sure you know someone like this. The are just happy for no reason. They are the ones people gravitate towards.  They are the ones who make you feel good about yourself. They are just fun to be around. I think that with true Happiness you can find peace. With Happiness you can find gratitude. Even Happiness can help you have success. I think that is my word.

"Happiness is like a butterfly; the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder..." Thoreau

So what is your word. If you don't know it is worth finding out.

Quotes to Remember... 1/4/10

I am a collector of quotes. I love it when I read something that inspires me. So in honor of the quotes that I love I officially name Mondays "Quotes to Remember..." day

Here's your quote for today

"You create your own universe as you go along" -Winston Churchill


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