detox

is for the birds!
we're working on breaking through this addiction.
this has been a permanent fixture on my girl's face since day 1.
i admit, i am partly to blame as her supplier and dealer.
but, it has saved us through church services, weddings, movies, and late nights. but now is the time to pull the plug.
i contemplated going cold turkey, but that's cruel.
she's not interested in sending "papi" on a "journey", or even in the "papi fairy".
so, we are scaling back to only two hits a day, nap time and bed time.

here's the problem, it used to be attached to her blankie. my thinking was "who would want to carry around a blanket everywhere?" well, she did.
but, late nights, when papi slipped out, we just searched the edges of blankie.
now that we have detached it, this is what we hear at night.
"PAPI!"
"I WANT PAPI!"
"I WANT PAPI!"
"I LOVE PAPI!"
as she roams through the house searching.
now, put this on a continual loop and play it for about 2 hours. . . . at 2 in the morning. last night, i held her as she finally fell asleep quietly saying "i want papi, i love papi, papi...."
sounding a lot like gollum searching for "his precious"

PSA

just a friendly public service announcement:

and
don't mix.

friends don't let friends text drunk.

especially when it wakes me up at 2am. . . . you know who you are.

when you text, text responsibly.

coffee talk

i have had strep throat since friday, dave is away breaking bones on dirt bikes, i had a major test yesterday, so really nothing fun and exciting has been happening. i haven't even read a paper in 3 weeks to bring up some controversial topic. so, i will leave you with these questions to answer either as i would, or answer for yourself.
yep, i'm even too lazy to answer them.

1. What is in the back seat of your car right now?
2. When was the last time you threw up?
3. What's your favorite curse word?
4. Name 3 people who made you smile today?
5. What were you doing at 8 am this morning?
6. What were you doing 30 minutes ago?
7. What will you be doing 3 hours from now?
8. Have you ever been to a strip club?
9. What is the last thing you said aloud?
10. What is the best ice cream flavor?
11. What was the last thing you had to drink?
13. What was the last thing you ate?
14. Have you bought any new clothing items this week?
15. When was the last time you ran?
16. What's the last sporting event you watched?
18. Who is the last person you emailed?
19. Ever go camping?
20. Do you have a tan?
24. Do you drink your soda from a straw?
25. What did your last IM say?
26. Are you someone's best friend?
27. What are you doing tomorrow?
28. Where is your mom right now?
29. Look to your left, what do you see?
30. What color is your watch?
31. What do you think of when you think of Australia ?
32. Would you consider plastic surgery?
33. What is your birthstone?
34. Do you go in at a fast food place or just hit the drive thru?
35. How many kids do you want?
36. Do you have a dog?
37. Last person you talked to on the phone?
38. Have you met anyone famous?
39. Any plans today?
40. How many states have you lived in?
41. Ever go to college?
42. Where are you right now?
43. Biggest annoyance in your life right now?
44. Last song listened to?
46. Are you allergic to anything?
47. Favorite pair of shoes you wear all the time?
48. Are you jealous of anyone?
50. Is anyone jealous of you?
51. What time is it?
52. Do any of your friends have children?
53. Do you eat healthy?
54. What do you usually do during the day?
55. Do you hate anyone right now?
56. Do you use the word 'hello' daily?
58. How old will you be turning on your next birthday?
59. Have you ever been to Six Flags?
60. How did you get one of your scars?

yes, i know some numbers are missing. huh? i'm just the messenger.
now, tawlk amonsgst youwrselves

cj

this blog was so not suppose to be all about my kids. i mean i know they're cute and sweet and adorable and well advanced in their development, but they're my kids. other people are interested in other things.
but, i just have to brag. . .
this guy, last night we're reading bed time stories,

cj: can i get some more books so i can read to myself.
m: sure. hurry
cj: i'll just read my bible.
m: great
cj: that way, when i fall asleep i'll have all of the bible stories in my head.
did you get that?
cj: that way, when i fall asleep i'll have all of the bible stories in my head.

now, this family is definitely more simpsons than flanders, we don't do family reading, prayer, worship, or act out plays in our backyard. don't get me wrong, we love jesus. dave and i both grew up in great homes with ginormous christian foundations that we want to pass on to our kids. . . . but we tend to live out our faith more than talk about it, and want the kids to be open to it, rather than be one more thing mom and dad make them do. realize, we came to this conclusion when we discovered the strongwill and stubborness they inherited from dave. it is already very clear that crockett is only open to things when it is his idea. lots of creative spinning on our part usually gets him to belieive that everything is his idea.
plus, i feel their salvation is ultimately not up to me. we can plant the seeds, water and grow that seed and even try to groom it a bit, but their decision to accept christ is up to them. oh, and a lot of prayer on our part.
anyway, it brought a sweet little tear to my eye to know that despite us, christ is working in that heart!


now for the racoon. . . .when we do say prayers, she doesn't end with "amen", but with "come in". which technically, i still see as an invitation, so i think she's safe.