While visiting my niece at her school, my children were able to study their school work with me in the library. My middle daughter had some science homework to do. One of the things we needed to discuss and review was force.
After reviewing the vocabulary, and reading the lesson (boring!!), I decided that we needed to apply the concept. So, guess what we did. Any ideas? None. You sure?
Okay, we grabbed a rolling chair and I had my son and my middle child push and pull each other around the library and office. It's all about the application and what we can do with what we learn, right?
God Bless
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
My Nephew
So, I've been visiting family this last weekend. It's been bittersweet. My reason for visiting at this time of year is of course to be here for my sister and her family for the 1 year anniversary of my brother-in-law's accident. However, my own selfish reasons for being here are to spend time with my family.
One of my very favorite things that I get to do when I come to visit is spend quality time with my nieces and nephews. My nephew B & I hang out in the evenings when everyone else goes to bed. Over the last few years we've gotten closer and spent a great deal of time together. Sometimes his older brother, my godson, M, hangs with us...but he's in college now...so, not as much. B & I used to always have a movie night out when I came to town...until the local show shut down. Now, we find other things to do.
Many times, we will sit and watch a movie and just hang out. It's nice. These are times that I know that I will cherish forever!
Tonight we went out for a late night Mickey-D's run. He got his first Big Mac!! I was such a proud aunt..ha ha. Oh, and there were fries, an egg nog shake, an oreo mcflurry, a soda, 2 cheese burgers and a really, really crappy holiday pie...don't try one of these...NASTY!! After our late night food run, we just sat around and shot the breeze for about an hour. It was so wonderful!
I'm so lucky to have such a wonderful nephew that still likes hangin' out with his crazy Aunt Sara.
God Bless my nephew!!
One of my very favorite things that I get to do when I come to visit is spend quality time with my nieces and nephews. My nephew B & I hang out in the evenings when everyone else goes to bed. Over the last few years we've gotten closer and spent a great deal of time together. Sometimes his older brother, my godson, M, hangs with us...but he's in college now...so, not as much. B & I used to always have a movie night out when I came to town...until the local show shut down. Now, we find other things to do.
Many times, we will sit and watch a movie and just hang out. It's nice. These are times that I know that I will cherish forever!
Tonight we went out for a late night Mickey-D's run. He got his first Big Mac!! I was such a proud aunt..ha ha. Oh, and there were fries, an egg nog shake, an oreo mcflurry, a soda, 2 cheese burgers and a really, really crappy holiday pie...don't try one of these...NASTY!! After our late night food run, we just sat around and shot the breeze for about an hour. It was so wonderful!
I'm so lucky to have such a wonderful nephew that still likes hangin' out with his crazy Aunt Sara.
God Bless my nephew!!
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
The Long Road
There is nothing like a long drive to help you ponder over a bunch o' stuff. Although a 6 year old in the back asking "How much longer?" doesn't necessarily help...lol.
All in all my ride to my sister's house was a peaceful and wonderful drive. I was able to enjoy the snow and the sun. I listened to my son practice his reading. (Mind you he was trying to play his DSI and needed to read the instructions to play this game...ha ha ha.) You know, as a parent, you do what you have to do with your children.
He also was writing and making up games in the back. I looked back in the mirror for a moment at one point to see why exactly he was so quite only to see that the back passenger window was COMPLETELY covered in post-it notes. Many of these notes said "I love Mom" or "Joseph loves Mommy"...how could I be mad??
Other than the fairly smooth ride and the need to stop and go potty (ugh, I hate public restrooms...I hate germs!!), my mind drifted in and out between states and cars. I wondered and pondered so many things about life. Am I where I should be? Am I who I should be? Am I doing what I should be doing???? What should I be doing??...lol.
I hope to be on this road of life for a long time and while I'm on it I'd really like to make sure that I'm doing the things I'm supposed to be doing. I want to make sure that I'm on the right path. So, what path am I supposed to be on??? Hmmm
May your path be smooth and your road be long.
God Bless!
All in all my ride to my sister's house was a peaceful and wonderful drive. I was able to enjoy the snow and the sun. I listened to my son practice his reading. (Mind you he was trying to play his DSI and needed to read the instructions to play this game...ha ha ha.) You know, as a parent, you do what you have to do with your children.
He also was writing and making up games in the back. I looked back in the mirror for a moment at one point to see why exactly he was so quite only to see that the back passenger window was COMPLETELY covered in post-it notes. Many of these notes said "I love Mom" or "Joseph loves Mommy"...how could I be mad??
Other than the fairly smooth ride and the need to stop and go potty (ugh, I hate public restrooms...I hate germs!!), my mind drifted in and out between states and cars. I wondered and pondered so many things about life. Am I where I should be? Am I who I should be? Am I doing what I should be doing???? What should I be doing??...lol.
I hope to be on this road of life for a long time and while I'm on it I'd really like to make sure that I'm doing the things I'm supposed to be doing. I want to make sure that I'm on the right path. So, what path am I supposed to be on??? Hmmm
May your path be smooth and your road be long.
God Bless!
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Reconciliation
So, with my son learning the 10 commandments, which I am super duper excited about...I find myself having reconciliation thrown in my face more and more. And, like any good Catholic, I don't like it. lol I know I should. I totally want to, but I don't.
I get so stressed before I go. Okay, I'm a total sinner. I'm just going to put that out there and up front so everyone knows it. But, when you do a really big examination of conscious....ugh, some really nasty stuff comes out, doesn't it.
For example, you'd think that commandment #5: Thou shalt not kill...I'm totally fine here, right. WRONG!! If you think about it, it also means have you killed anyone's spirit, their happiness? Are you mean to others?
Oh, the list goes on and on. I also am trying to wrap myself around commandment #3: Keeping the Lord's Day Holy. What if you volunteer at church? Sunday is to be a day of prayer and rest. How much volunteer time is too much?
It's time to go. So, the next time you see me. I want you to say something to me about it. I want you to tell me that it's time to go to reconciliation. Better yet, you could offer to go with me. :) Okay, okay, just remind me it's time. Tell, me I asked for this. lol
Pray for those who are struggling and needing to go. Also, pray for those this month making their first Reconciliation. (Thinking of you J.W.)
God Bless!
I get so stressed before I go. Okay, I'm a total sinner. I'm just going to put that out there and up front so everyone knows it. But, when you do a really big examination of conscious....ugh, some really nasty stuff comes out, doesn't it.
For example, you'd think that commandment #5: Thou shalt not kill...I'm totally fine here, right. WRONG!! If you think about it, it also means have you killed anyone's spirit, their happiness? Are you mean to others?
Oh, the list goes on and on. I also am trying to wrap myself around commandment #3: Keeping the Lord's Day Holy. What if you volunteer at church? Sunday is to be a day of prayer and rest. How much volunteer time is too much?
It's time to go. So, the next time you see me. I want you to say something to me about it. I want you to tell me that it's time to go to reconciliation. Better yet, you could offer to go with me. :) Okay, okay, just remind me it's time. Tell, me I asked for this. lol
Pray for those who are struggling and needing to go. Also, pray for those this month making their first Reconciliation. (Thinking of you J.W.)
God Bless!
Friday, December 3, 2010
Letting Go
Life is a journey. Sometimes the journey is an amazingly smooth ride along a beautifully handcrafted path God made for me. However, other times it seems to be a tumultuous voyage in this vast ocean that is somewhat daunting.
As the days draw nearer to the anniversary of my brother-in-laws death, I find myself adrift on the ocean. I'm riding the waves with trepidation of the days to come.
The impending day causes me to reflect on many things in my life. I find that along the journey the thing that is the hardest is letting go. Just like the "5 things little things" I'm working on right now in my life, I have at least 5 things from my past that I'm holding onto...weights, if you will, that are dragging me down.
Sometimes there have been waves along my journey that have seemed to come out of no where. Other, waves, I've made and they festered like a tsunami until it rocked my world. So, today I'm working on letting go. I'm trying to let go of hurt, anger, frustration, pain, and sorrow.
I'm going to lift those things up this week in prayer. I'm going to work on smooth sailing this week. I'm going to follow the path God has for me. I'm going to be thankful for the gift of life and the joy of living this great adventure.
Thank you for sharing a part of my journey today.
God Bless
As the days draw nearer to the anniversary of my brother-in-laws death, I find myself adrift on the ocean. I'm riding the waves with trepidation of the days to come.
The impending day causes me to reflect on many things in my life. I find that along the journey the thing that is the hardest is letting go. Just like the "5 things little things" I'm working on right now in my life, I have at least 5 things from my past that I'm holding onto...weights, if you will, that are dragging me down.
Sometimes there have been waves along my journey that have seemed to come out of no where. Other, waves, I've made and they festered like a tsunami until it rocked my world. So, today I'm working on letting go. I'm trying to let go of hurt, anger, frustration, pain, and sorrow.
I'm going to lift those things up this week in prayer. I'm going to work on smooth sailing this week. I'm going to follow the path God has for me. I'm going to be thankful for the gift of life and the joy of living this great adventure.
Thank you for sharing a part of my journey today.
God Bless
I'm a total goober!
This is just in case anyone out there wasn't sure about me...I am a total and complete goober!!
My son worked super hard on school today, so as a treat I allowed him some video game time. Pretty cool of me, right? Wrong!
He reads okay, but not super well yet. Therefore, I had to read things to him when he got to different points in the game. This meant I didn't get much done around the house. Oh, and there was this part in the game where you had to figure out how to cross the bridge...uh, who makes these crazy things anyway, I was bad at the Atari!! Really, how many buttons can you have on a controller.
He kept telling me I was doing it wrong. Then, I would give him "the look". Followed by his, "You could just read the instructions!" I didn't have the heart to tell him that didn't come with "stupid people" instructions. I googled it online....nothing! So, obviously it was a simple answer, right??
A half a bag of chips and almost an hour later, I solved the mystery. WOW! Let me tell you though, my son's excitement and enthusiasm for my accomplishment was so wonderful. It was one of those quick moments where I felt like super mom!! (Until I thought about how I could have had another child who was adept in games come over and do it in about 10 seconds....lol.)
So, it once again has been proven...I am not a game player...hee hee.
God Bless!
My son worked super hard on school today, so as a treat I allowed him some video game time. Pretty cool of me, right? Wrong!
He reads okay, but not super well yet. Therefore, I had to read things to him when he got to different points in the game. This meant I didn't get much done around the house. Oh, and there was this part in the game where you had to figure out how to cross the bridge...uh, who makes these crazy things anyway, I was bad at the Atari!! Really, how many buttons can you have on a controller.
He kept telling me I was doing it wrong. Then, I would give him "the look". Followed by his, "You could just read the instructions!" I didn't have the heart to tell him that didn't come with "stupid people" instructions. I googled it online....nothing! So, obviously it was a simple answer, right??
A half a bag of chips and almost an hour later, I solved the mystery. WOW! Let me tell you though, my son's excitement and enthusiasm for my accomplishment was so wonderful. It was one of those quick moments where I felt like super mom!! (Until I thought about how I could have had another child who was adept in games come over and do it in about 10 seconds....lol.)
So, it once again has been proven...I am not a game player...hee hee.
God Bless!
Our manger for baby Jesus
This year we are doing good deeds and filling a manger with straw under the tree while eagerly awaiting the arrival of baby Jesus on Christmas Day. (each good deed from the kids=1 piece of straw)
My son is enjoying this project a great deal this year. He is so excited about baby Jesus arriving. He is trying his hardest to fill the basket with good deed straws to make sure that baby Jesus is very comfortable when he arrives.
Every night before we pray, he goes through his list of what he thinks are his good deeds for the day. It's so wonderful. I'm so proud of him. He is such a wonderful little boy. Last night before bed he said the 10 commandments in order. He wanted to know if he could put in a piece of straw for every commandment. :)
May Jesus' manger be full from good deeds this year at the Boulds' household & yours!
God Bless!!
My son is enjoying this project a great deal this year. He is so excited about baby Jesus arriving. He is trying his hardest to fill the basket with good deed straws to make sure that baby Jesus is very comfortable when he arrives.
Every night before we pray, he goes through his list of what he thinks are his good deeds for the day. It's so wonderful. I'm so proud of him. He is such a wonderful little boy. Last night before bed he said the 10 commandments in order. He wanted to know if he could put in a piece of straw for every commandment. :)
May Jesus' manger be full from good deeds this year at the Boulds' household & yours!
God Bless!!
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