I Give this Award to two beautiful young women. Thank you for being you!
Needsleepy
Super Mom
Scout suspended for pocket knife in car
2 months ago
Friday, February 20, 2009
The Rose Award
I Give this Award to two beautiful young women. Thank you for being you!
Needsleepy
Super Mom
Thursday, February 19, 2009
The Alphabet Game - What I like that starts with the letter 'N'
I have to first say "Thanks … to Super Mom" for giving me the Letter ‘N’ … so very NICE of you (said with a heavy sarcastic tone in my voice)….
At first NOTHING came to mind. But, then as I sat and really began writing down my list of tems … on a NOTE pad, I decided this might NOT be too bad.
Which reminds me apparently I really liked to make NOTES… I used to leave one daily for my children as a to-do list. … they ignored them, but, I still wrote them. I find I still have that habit, of making my NOTES of what I NEED to do.
So, to join in the fun game of the Alphabet Game, I am supposed to list 10 things that start with the letter "N" that I like... and I guess write something about why I like it. AND, being the Nice Mom that I am … I can’t let my over achiever off spring, get the best of me…
So here I go….
I have to say, right here…. I added this after I was finished:
I finished writing my items of things that begin with the letter “N” … I revised my list to bring my two bottom items up to the top ….. I love the Nice warm feeling of all the Never Ending Love I get from my family. And, speaking of Never Ending…. as my children were growing up the movie titled Never Ending Story became a favorite movie of ours to sit and watch on rainy days and nights.
So, to help you get through my list of items I went and found the theme song to that story …. please, feel free to go select it off of my playlist below. It is the last song listed.
HOPE YOU ENJOY this as much as I found that I …. did ….. writing them.
Number 1 item came quickly…. NIGHT Time, I seem to come alive as the day ends and the evening progressives and then it’s Night-time… I like to sit at my computer, listen to music and write… because an early day person I am NOT.
Next Number 2 item coordinates with my first ….I love to wear NIGHTGOWN’s to sleep in …or to wear late at Night to relax in. I love long ones that hit me close to my ankles prefer them to have a slit up the sides … so I don’t feel too constricted in them, and yet I’m covered in them to sleep in them. In fact, I have never been one to sleep completely through the Night NAKED … hmm… I think I just hit on another item I like.
Next Number 3 item I have to say …. I like to look at almost NAKED men … (and in some cases completely nude ones) … I have been known to go to see the spin off of the Chip n Dales …. On Ladies Night Out….. one Night we happened to witness one that got completely Naked doing his NASTY dancing… pretty good.. it was a fun night.
Wow… I’m on a roll now… as my Next Number 4 item; just popped into my mind …I like the word NASTY I mean just say the word out loud… it can make you think of all kinds of things. I’ll be kind and let you discover your own things.. let your imagination go wild, I know what my Naughty ones.
Hey, Next Number 5 item, I like to be a little NAUGHTY … and totally love to read Naughty romance books (or try to write a few) and I even used to love to watch very very NAUGHTY Movies with my husband… as a turn on before …. you get the picture I’m sure.
And, Oh, my Gosh… Next Number 6 item… I like, just sparked suddenly in my mind, how about NUTS … I personally prefer cashews… but oh those party nuts are great to NIBBLE on, while I’m relaxing and enjoying my time alone.
OH… hey got my Number 7 item, NIBBLE okay I can live with that … I like to NIBBLE on potato chips, corn chips, M&M’s, and red Hot Tamales. Plus, I find that my finger Nails end up getting a little nibbling on them too from all my NERVOUS feelings.
Hey, shit… I just came up with that eighth and ninth items …
So, for record Next Number 8 item I like would ... be my finger NAILS I like them when they are polished in a light mauve color… not like I really do them very often. But, I like to give my self a little manicure when we go out or on special events, it makes me feel a little Nice Looking (hey just came up with another ‘N’ word… I’ll get to it later).
Now, for my Next Number 9 is I like the feel of NERVOUS I have to add ….. tension to it… this emotion can be put into both a category of my likes and maybe dislikes … as I think back at times when I have felt that NERVOUS TENSION descend across my body… it can happen over many reasons and comes and goes…
Let me think, throughout the many phases of my life.. it has been with me more times then I can write about… But, here are a few.
It was with me on my excitement on my first date… and with me on that very first kiss ….the Nice one…where your lips just barely touch each other and especially with me as that kiss takes on the Naughty passion filled feeling … where butterflies exploded in your stomach…. And then it was there on that very first very inmate moment …(well, even on others after that) I liked it when I went to the doctor’s office to find that I was expecting a child… Now, that actually happened three times, but, each time I was filled with NERVOUS TENSION of varies kinds. The first time to actually realize what an amazing thing was happening in my body, creating life …. the second time to think we were being blessed again, with the last time was like a complete surprise…I thought I was going in for just the normal paps …. Being totally shocked when I was told I was pregnant once more. I guess that might have been classified different than NERVOUS TENSION at that moment, but, shortly after I know it was there… as we were trying to figure out how we were going to handle and afford three small children. But, we survived.
So, Nervous tension became a dear friend of mine. Letting me know when good, exciting and amazing things were about to happen in my life.
Until, the awful day… I felt a different type of Nervous feeling… is was very strange, my hands shook and I felt sweaty, sick to my stomach … I decided maybe a soothing shower would help… but, as I was standing in the shower I began to cry uncontrollably for no reason. I just felt like an emptiness hit me hard in my heart (almost brought me to my knees) and then my Nerves went bonkers …I can still remember… the smell of frying bacon and eggs as I went from the bathroom to the living room to look at my husband as he was talking on the phone, he turned and walked towards me with tears in his eyes, I knew he had bad news that he had to tell me … the phone call told me that my Father had died the night before from a massive heart attack. Seems strange, but, truthful, that was March 31 of 1984….
Then I felt that same strange Nervous feeling again on October 12 of 1999; when I was at my Mother-in-laws we were working on the family’s Genealogy books for a reunion… out of the blue I began getting a pain in my neck that went clear up the side of my head… it felt like a pain I had never had before (and I was prone to migraines) …again… my hands shook …I felt sick and then as the phone rang I just knew it was with bad news…. again it was my husband… as soon as I said Hi, what’s up … from his voice my fears were confirmed….something was wrong… He told me to sit down… then he told me my nephew was Shot …in the neck and dead on arrival at the hospital.
So, I have mixed feelings about this strange emotion… it can be classified as both something I like and something I become very leery of.
Next Number 10 item is I like to receive NEWS but …mainly only the good NEWS that is what I like best…to hear good news from family members. I totally loved it when each of my children came to us and told us they were engaged to be married …. or found the love of their life. And, later as they found out they were going to be parents… making us grandparents…. And like the siblings they are, they apparently wanted to keep close ranges in the birth of their children….I can only guess maybe so they all could have play mates. So, going down the line from the oldest to the Next one…and you will find there is close to Nine months between them. Granddaughter Number 1 born in Feb.. Twin Grandson Number 1 and 2 were born in Nov that same year. Granddaughter Number 2 was born in Nov, then Granddaughter Number 3 was born only six weeks apart with Granddaughter Number 4 coming in at right at the nine months (in fact a Nice touch, was at the hospital while one set of parents were giving birth … the other set of parents had just found out that day they were expecting…) Bringing in Granddaughter Number 5 at the end of Aug of 2007 and then Grandson Number 3 was born Nine-and-half months later in June 2008. Giving us a total Number of 7 grandchildren all under the ages of 5…. Family get together and holidays have been a blast when they are all around.
Next Number11 item I liked to go to the hospital (when they use to let anyone) and look into the window of the Nursery I have always loved watching babies sleeping or stretching as they wake up… before they begin screaming at the top of their lungs.
Next Number 12 item is I how much I like / love the sight, the feel, the smell of NEWBORN babies … all fresh and clean with baby powder and baby lavender lotion…I love the scent of lavender …as they cuddle into my shoulder…or up against my cheek. And, this item reminds me of my next item that I like.
Next Number 13 item … I like tiny little Nose-kisses from all of my little grandchildren Noses…I just always hope they don’t sneeze at that moment, drooling is one things snotty Noses is something totally different.
Next Number 14 item…. I like is NAPTIME ….mine… and any Grandchildren if I happen to be watching them… they wear me completely out.
Next Number 15 …actually I like NINE O’clock on Sunday Nights so I can watch the weekly series Brothers and Sisters, and also at Nine o’clock on Monday Nights to watch Medium. I like watching these shows each week so much I program my VCR (yes, we still use the VCR) to tape them just to make sure I don’t miss anything from either night.
Next Number 16 item …. I like NACHO cheese snacks with many NAPKINS to wipe the drippings from my fingers, and chin. I really enjoy them. In fact, any time I eat food I have to have a napkin in my hand on my lap or by my side, and, some foods take more than one.
Next Number 17 item …. I like the taste of warm NOODLES at Holiday time… that is a family tradition of ours… turkey, ham all the trimmings and a huge pot of NOODLES to pour over the whole meal. I really loved the homemade Noodles that my Grandmother Mae used to make, but, since she has passed on …. we just make do with the store bought ones. No one can make them like she did.
Next Number 18 item … in school (years ago) I always liked to check off that box that says, NONE of the above answer on multiple choice tests, just to screw with the teachers.
Next Number 19 item I like is giving NOVELTY items that are meaningless on those birthdays like the 40th and 50th birthday’s of family and friends. I find as people get to these ages, they want to laugh and there are tons of junk out on the market for them.
Next Number 20 item …. I like to sit NEAR the Ocean watching the waves come from a far distance up to the shoreline. It is peaceful and calming.
Next Number 21 item…. I like to listen to Neal McCoy… one of the many country music artists that I listen to. A few of his songs are on my playlist are Wink and Billy Got His Beer Goggles On. These songs are close to the last of the list… check it out.
Next Number 22 item I like is to read any Sci Fi time travel NOVELS that are written by Constance O’Day-Flannery, she is a great author….
Next Number 23 item I guess I must like to take the NEGATIVE view I have been told that over the years and that I am a NEGATIVE person. I personally don’t see what the Hell they are talking about… but, oh well.
Next Number 24 item …. I like NEW NICE things to capture the NOW images of my family members like New family photo’s …would be Nice, please.
Next Number 25 item… apparently along this line of thinking I must like NAGGING … I have been told that I do it very easily … especially I find at certain times of the month… and It does make me feel better or when I want those pictures.
HINT: Mother’s Day is coming up in MAY.
Next Number 26 item … I like to use NICKNAMES for many family members … some are cute and some are not repeatable …. Those ones are used when they make me upset.
And I have to say I must really love my own Nickname it is NEETERS it was given to me years ago… a dear friend back then called me NEET TWEETER later when we lost contact, I shorten it down to just NEETERS and it has stuck with me for probably more than twenty years.
Well, NOTHING else comes to my mind… that I like that starts with the letter of “N”…
I hope I did my daughter proud.
Hey, give me another Letter this was fun….
JUST NOT “Q” please.
PS…. Keeping up with the spirit of Sexy Men I went ahead and found a few with names that started with N… see them on another posting.
At first NOTHING came to mind. But, then as I sat and really began writing down my list of tems … on a NOTE pad, I decided this might NOT be too bad.
Which reminds me apparently I really liked to make NOTES… I used to leave one daily for my children as a to-do list. … they ignored them, but, I still wrote them. I find I still have that habit, of making my NOTES of what I NEED to do.
So, to join in the fun game of the Alphabet Game, I am supposed to list 10 things that start with the letter "N" that I like... and I guess write something about why I like it. AND, being the Nice Mom that I am … I can’t let my over achiever off spring, get the best of me…
So here I go….
I have to say, right here…. I added this after I was finished:
I finished writing my items of things that begin with the letter “N” … I revised my list to bring my two bottom items up to the top ….. I love the Nice warm feeling of all the Never Ending Love I get from my family. And, speaking of Never Ending…. as my children were growing up the movie titled Never Ending Story became a favorite movie of ours to sit and watch on rainy days and nights.
So, to help you get through my list of items I went and found the theme song to that story …. please, feel free to go select it off of my playlist below. It is the last song listed.
HOPE YOU ENJOY this as much as I found that I …. did ….. writing them.
Number 1 item came quickly…. NIGHT Time, I seem to come alive as the day ends and the evening progressives and then it’s Night-time… I like to sit at my computer, listen to music and write… because an early day person I am NOT.
Next Number 2 item coordinates with my first ….I love to wear NIGHTGOWN’s to sleep in …or to wear late at Night to relax in. I love long ones that hit me close to my ankles prefer them to have a slit up the sides … so I don’t feel too constricted in them, and yet I’m covered in them to sleep in them. In fact, I have never been one to sleep completely through the Night NAKED … hmm… I think I just hit on another item I like.
Next Number 3 item I have to say …. I like to look at almost NAKED men … (and in some cases completely nude ones) … I have been known to go to see the spin off of the Chip n Dales …. On Ladies Night Out….. one Night we happened to witness one that got completely Naked doing his NASTY dancing… pretty good.. it was a fun night.
Wow… I’m on a roll now… as my Next Number 4 item; just popped into my mind …I like the word NASTY I mean just say the word out loud… it can make you think of all kinds of things. I’ll be kind and let you discover your own things.. let your imagination go wild, I know what my Naughty ones.
Hey, Next Number 5 item, I like to be a little NAUGHTY … and totally love to read Naughty romance books (or try to write a few) and I even used to love to watch very very NAUGHTY Movies with my husband… as a turn on before …. you get the picture I’m sure.
And, Oh, my Gosh… Next Number 6 item… I like, just sparked suddenly in my mind, how about NUTS … I personally prefer cashews… but oh those party nuts are great to NIBBLE on, while I’m relaxing and enjoying my time alone.
OH… hey got my Number 7 item, NIBBLE okay I can live with that … I like to NIBBLE on potato chips, corn chips, M&M’s, and red Hot Tamales. Plus, I find that my finger Nails end up getting a little nibbling on them too from all my NERVOUS feelings.
Hey, shit… I just came up with that eighth and ninth items …
So, for record Next Number 8 item I like would ... be my finger NAILS I like them when they are polished in a light mauve color… not like I really do them very often. But, I like to give my self a little manicure when we go out or on special events, it makes me feel a little Nice Looking (hey just came up with another ‘N’ word… I’ll get to it later).
Now, for my Next Number 9 is I like the feel of NERVOUS I have to add ….. tension to it… this emotion can be put into both a category of my likes and maybe dislikes … as I think back at times when I have felt that NERVOUS TENSION descend across my body… it can happen over many reasons and comes and goes…
Let me think, throughout the many phases of my life.. it has been with me more times then I can write about… But, here are a few.
It was with me on my excitement on my first date… and with me on that very first kiss ….the Nice one…where your lips just barely touch each other and especially with me as that kiss takes on the Naughty passion filled feeling … where butterflies exploded in your stomach…. And then it was there on that very first very inmate moment …(well, even on others after that) I liked it when I went to the doctor’s office to find that I was expecting a child… Now, that actually happened three times, but, each time I was filled with NERVOUS TENSION of varies kinds. The first time to actually realize what an amazing thing was happening in my body, creating life …. the second time to think we were being blessed again, with the last time was like a complete surprise…I thought I was going in for just the normal paps …. Being totally shocked when I was told I was pregnant once more. I guess that might have been classified different than NERVOUS TENSION at that moment, but, shortly after I know it was there… as we were trying to figure out how we were going to handle and afford three small children. But, we survived.
So, Nervous tension became a dear friend of mine. Letting me know when good, exciting and amazing things were about to happen in my life.
Until, the awful day… I felt a different type of Nervous feeling… is was very strange, my hands shook and I felt sweaty, sick to my stomach … I decided maybe a soothing shower would help… but, as I was standing in the shower I began to cry uncontrollably for no reason. I just felt like an emptiness hit me hard in my heart (almost brought me to my knees) and then my Nerves went bonkers …I can still remember… the smell of frying bacon and eggs as I went from the bathroom to the living room to look at my husband as he was talking on the phone, he turned and walked towards me with tears in his eyes, I knew he had bad news that he had to tell me … the phone call told me that my Father had died the night before from a massive heart attack. Seems strange, but, truthful, that was March 31 of 1984….
Then I felt that same strange Nervous feeling again on October 12 of 1999; when I was at my Mother-in-laws we were working on the family’s Genealogy books for a reunion… out of the blue I began getting a pain in my neck that went clear up the side of my head… it felt like a pain I had never had before (and I was prone to migraines) …again… my hands shook …I felt sick and then as the phone rang I just knew it was with bad news…. again it was my husband… as soon as I said Hi, what’s up … from his voice my fears were confirmed….something was wrong… He told me to sit down… then he told me my nephew was Shot …in the neck and dead on arrival at the hospital.
So, I have mixed feelings about this strange emotion… it can be classified as both something I like and something I become very leery of.
Next Number 10 item is I like to receive NEWS but …mainly only the good NEWS that is what I like best…to hear good news from family members. I totally loved it when each of my children came to us and told us they were engaged to be married …. or found the love of their life. And, later as they found out they were going to be parents… making us grandparents…. And like the siblings they are, they apparently wanted to keep close ranges in the birth of their children….I can only guess maybe so they all could have play mates. So, going down the line from the oldest to the Next one…and you will find there is close to Nine months between them. Granddaughter Number 1 born in Feb.. Twin Grandson Number 1 and 2 were born in Nov that same year. Granddaughter Number 2 was born in Nov, then Granddaughter Number 3 was born only six weeks apart with Granddaughter Number 4 coming in at right at the nine months (in fact a Nice touch, was at the hospital while one set of parents were giving birth … the other set of parents had just found out that day they were expecting…) Bringing in Granddaughter Number 5 at the end of Aug of 2007 and then Grandson Number 3 was born Nine-and-half months later in June 2008. Giving us a total Number of 7 grandchildren all under the ages of 5…. Family get together and holidays have been a blast when they are all around.
Next Number11 item I liked to go to the hospital (when they use to let anyone) and look into the window of the Nursery I have always loved watching babies sleeping or stretching as they wake up… before they begin screaming at the top of their lungs.
Next Number 12 item is I how much I like / love the sight, the feel, the smell of NEWBORN babies … all fresh and clean with baby powder and baby lavender lotion…I love the scent of lavender …as they cuddle into my shoulder…or up against my cheek. And, this item reminds me of my next item that I like.
Next Number 13 item … I like tiny little Nose-kisses from all of my little grandchildren Noses…I just always hope they don’t sneeze at that moment, drooling is one things snotty Noses is something totally different.
Next Number 14 item…. I like is NAPTIME ….mine… and any Grandchildren if I happen to be watching them… they wear me completely out.
Next Number 15 …actually I like NINE O’clock on Sunday Nights so I can watch the weekly series Brothers and Sisters, and also at Nine o’clock on Monday Nights to watch Medium. I like watching these shows each week so much I program my VCR (yes, we still use the VCR) to tape them just to make sure I don’t miss anything from either night.
Next Number 16 item …. I like NACHO cheese snacks with many NAPKINS to wipe the drippings from my fingers, and chin. I really enjoy them. In fact, any time I eat food I have to have a napkin in my hand on my lap or by my side, and, some foods take more than one.
Next Number 17 item …. I like the taste of warm NOODLES at Holiday time… that is a family tradition of ours… turkey, ham all the trimmings and a huge pot of NOODLES to pour over the whole meal. I really loved the homemade Noodles that my Grandmother Mae used to make, but, since she has passed on …. we just make do with the store bought ones. No one can make them like she did.
Next Number 18 item … in school (years ago) I always liked to check off that box that says, NONE of the above answer on multiple choice tests, just to screw with the teachers.
Next Number 19 item I like is giving NOVELTY items that are meaningless on those birthdays like the 40th and 50th birthday’s of family and friends. I find as people get to these ages, they want to laugh and there are tons of junk out on the market for them.
Next Number 20 item …. I like to sit NEAR the Ocean watching the waves come from a far distance up to the shoreline. It is peaceful and calming.
Next Number 21 item…. I like to listen to Neal McCoy… one of the many country music artists that I listen to. A few of his songs are on my playlist are Wink and Billy Got His Beer Goggles On. These songs are close to the last of the list… check it out.
Next Number 22 item I like is to read any Sci Fi time travel NOVELS that are written by Constance O’Day-Flannery, she is a great author….
Next Number 23 item I guess I must like to take the NEGATIVE view I have been told that over the years and that I am a NEGATIVE person. I personally don’t see what the Hell they are talking about… but, oh well.
Next Number 24 item …. I like NEW NICE things to capture the NOW images of my family members like New family photo’s …would be Nice, please.
Next Number 25 item… apparently along this line of thinking I must like NAGGING … I have been told that I do it very easily … especially I find at certain times of the month… and It does make me feel better or when I want those pictures.
HINT: Mother’s Day is coming up in MAY.
Next Number 26 item … I like to use NICKNAMES for many family members … some are cute and some are not repeatable …. Those ones are used when they make me upset.
And I have to say I must really love my own Nickname it is NEETERS it was given to me years ago… a dear friend back then called me NEET TWEETER later when we lost contact, I shorten it down to just NEETERS and it has stuck with me for probably more than twenty years.
Well, NOTHING else comes to my mind… that I like that starts with the letter of “N”…
I hope I did my daughter proud.
Hey, give me another Letter this was fun….
JUST NOT “Q” please.
PS…. Keeping up with the spirit of Sexy Men I went ahead and found a few with names that started with N… see them on another posting.
Today's Sexy Man
Here's another very sexy man. So, far every movie I have watched... he always makes me ... 'just what would it be like....'
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Thank you, to Speedy Gonzales, Joker and Sparky For Making me Proud to Say I'm Their MOM
Given to me by NeedsleepyI want to give a very loving heartfelt THANK YOU to my sweet loving daughter, for giving me this award….
I’m glad you think me worthy to be put in this category… of Mom of the Year. (Should I ask which year?)
So, you DO LOVE ME.
Double Thanks… kisses and hugs..
I’m glad you think me worthy to be put in this category… of Mom of the Year. (Should I ask which year?)
So, you DO LOVE ME.
Double Thanks… kisses and hugs..
I love you, Your Mom of the Year.
Now, I must do the following.
Now, I must do the following.
However, as a disclaimer I’m not real good about following rules, unless they are mine.. Just ask my children.
The rules for this award are as follows:
The rules for this award are as follows:
Be sure to post the award on your page.
1) Admit that ONE thing you feel awful about involving being a mom. Get it off your shoulders. Once you've written it down, you are NO LONGER allowed to feel bad. It's over with, it's in the past. Remember, you're a good mom!
2) To remind yourself that you ARE a good mom, list SEVEN things you love about your kids, you love doing with your kids, or that your kids love about you. These are the things to remind yourself of EVERY DAY that you rock!
3)Send this to FIVE other Moms of the Year that deserve forgiveness and a reminder that they, too, are the best moms they can be!!! Remember to send them a note to let them know you've selected them, and add a link to the person who nominated you!"
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My one item I feel very awful about being a mom is … let me think… NOTHING, I love being a mom.
I guess, honestly… having to work full time when my children were growing up and missing many of their ‘firsts’. So, sorry children.
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But, I know I am a Good Mom… they reaffirm it to me all the times by the big and little things like:
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My one item I feel very awful about being a mom is … let me think… NOTHING, I love being a mom.
I guess, honestly… having to work full time when my children were growing up and missing many of their ‘firsts’. So, sorry children.
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But, I know I am a Good Mom… they reaffirm it to me all the times by the big and little things like:
I see it in their eyes each time we met.
I feel it in their hugs and kisses we share.
I hear it in their voice each time we talk on the phone. And, this includes those conversation that we don’t see eye to eye on …
I know they love me and they know I love them.
Plus, whether they want to admit it or not… they live a lot of their lives by our example.
Plus, whether they want to admit it or not… they live a lot of their lives by our example.
Now, for the list of SEVEN things that I love about my kids, I love doing with my kids, or that my kids love about me. These are the things to remind Me that EVERY DAY I rock!
First, I have to say all three of my children, Speedy Gonzales, Joker, and Sparky, it would be hard to limit only seven things that I love about them…
AND, just the simple fact that they make me proud to call them my children … reminds me EVERY DAY that I ROCK… because these children of mine are fantastic, fabulous and wonderful people.
They know what is important in life… that is FAMILY.
I love them for being the person they are.
I love that they have many similar traits. But, yet I love those different ones each of them have, as well.
I love them for being the loving and caring parent they are.
I love them for being able to express and extend their love out to other family members like their; siblings, their nieces, their nephews, their grandparents, their cousins, their aunts, their uncles, and of course to us their parents.
I love that they love themselves (most time) for the person they are. They live their life in their own unique beliefs… even if some of them differ from mine.
I love that somehow they know when I might need a little boost of their love.
Example: It doesn’t matter how awful my day is… should one call (or I call them) they can make me happy in a few moments. They sense I’m upset and begin to cheer me… and I would like to say vise versa, too.
They show me often how much they love me, by small and simple things.
Example: When my husband traveled all over the country and was gone for months on end. Each made sure they called to ‘talk’, or ask me to go out for lunch or dinner, or dropped by with food in hand, or just stopped by to visit and to check on me. Or came over to play hours of cards.
Or like the times when the weather would turn bad. All of them would call and report to me just how bad it was… because they knew I wasn’t paying attention to the weather… that was my husband’s job when he was here ( and when he was gone… I got several phone calls reporting to me there was a thunderstorm or tornado about to hit.) But, they each would call and tell me to get to the basement.
And, Joker knowing I probably wouldn’t go down to it, even in the extremely bad conditions.. would drive on over to carry all my Genealogy books, tubs of pictures and the many files downstairs … then make me go. If I refused then several harsh words were spoken to make me see the light and the reasonable sense of it. Then, after the ‘all clear’ was given then Joker would very graciously help carry everything back up.
Or, like the times when Speedy Gonzales would call and say, Hey, Mom let me take you out at (a favorite Italian place we like to eat at) So, I wouldn’t have to eat by myself and maybe not eat anything, and we would set there for hours talking.
Or, like the times when Sparky would drop by with several movies in hand to have a movie marathon … watching some good and some bad movies. Sometimes with Taco Tico in hand or we would make popcorn and jsut keep me company for the evening or all night.
Or, they would show up and we would drink a bottle of wine, together.
Or, they would surprise me and coordinate a group party at my house or someplace just so we could all be together.
I love that between them and their spouses they have given 7 beautiful grandchildren.
AND, Finally, I love them all equally unconditionally … However, the three of them will argue over this…But, it is true. I DO.
Now for number 3 ----
I give this MOM of the YEAR award to the following:
http://luckysmiles.blogspot.com/ back at you sweetheart
http://breedemandweep-angie/ love you dear
http://lifeintheslowlane-kendra/
http://ambersmilz/
I don’t have a fifth one to give it too….. sorry.
AND, just the simple fact that they make me proud to call them my children … reminds me EVERY DAY that I ROCK… because these children of mine are fantastic, fabulous and wonderful people.
They know what is important in life… that is FAMILY.
I love them for being the person they are.
I love that they have many similar traits. But, yet I love those different ones each of them have, as well.
I love them for being the loving and caring parent they are.
I love them for being able to express and extend their love out to other family members like their; siblings, their nieces, their nephews, their grandparents, their cousins, their aunts, their uncles, and of course to us their parents.
I love that they love themselves (most time) for the person they are. They live their life in their own unique beliefs… even if some of them differ from mine.
I love that somehow they know when I might need a little boost of their love.
Example: It doesn’t matter how awful my day is… should one call (or I call them) they can make me happy in a few moments. They sense I’m upset and begin to cheer me… and I would like to say vise versa, too.
They show me often how much they love me, by small and simple things.
Example: When my husband traveled all over the country and was gone for months on end. Each made sure they called to ‘talk’, or ask me to go out for lunch or dinner, or dropped by with food in hand, or just stopped by to visit and to check on me. Or came over to play hours of cards.
Or like the times when the weather would turn bad. All of them would call and report to me just how bad it was… because they knew I wasn’t paying attention to the weather… that was my husband’s job when he was here ( and when he was gone… I got several phone calls reporting to me there was a thunderstorm or tornado about to hit.) But, they each would call and tell me to get to the basement.
And, Joker knowing I probably wouldn’t go down to it, even in the extremely bad conditions.. would drive on over to carry all my Genealogy books, tubs of pictures and the many files downstairs … then make me go. If I refused then several harsh words were spoken to make me see the light and the reasonable sense of it. Then, after the ‘all clear’ was given then Joker would very graciously help carry everything back up.
Or, like the times when Speedy Gonzales would call and say, Hey, Mom let me take you out at (a favorite Italian place we like to eat at) So, I wouldn’t have to eat by myself and maybe not eat anything, and we would set there for hours talking.
Or, like the times when Sparky would drop by with several movies in hand to have a movie marathon … watching some good and some bad movies. Sometimes with Taco Tico in hand or we would make popcorn and jsut keep me company for the evening or all night.
Or, they would show up and we would drink a bottle of wine, together.
Or, they would surprise me and coordinate a group party at my house or someplace just so we could all be together.
I love that between them and their spouses they have given 7 beautiful grandchildren.
AND, Finally, I love them all equally unconditionally … However, the three of them will argue over this…But, it is true. I DO.
Now for number 3 ----
I give this MOM of the YEAR award to the following:
http://luckysmiles.blogspot.com/ back at you sweetheart
http://breedemandweep-angie/ love you dear
http://lifeintheslowlane-kendra/
http://ambersmilz/
I don’t have a fifth one to give it too….. sorry.
One of many Sexy Men
Robert Buckley...from the movie Flirting With Forty.
Definitely should be recongized as one Sexy Male ...
Saturday, February 14, 2009
The Ramblings of an OLD MOTHER
I first want to say, My daughters have done me proud with all their writings in their blogs… and they had graciously invited me to join them, months ago on this journey.
And, I said, “Yes … sure”
And, I did set up my account and started by writing a couple. But, I realized I have not been writing for months and decided to just choose something to write about it…
So, this evenings’ subject is Motherhood and what it all consists of, some would say it is simply being a mother, giving birth to a child. I disagree…
Most females can give birth to a child, even some that should never be a mother, become one.
And, yet, NOT all females truly enter into the realm of Motherhood.
My opinion of Motherhood is it is the continuous effort of providing support, knowledge and nurturing of a youth from their childhood through their adult years, and many cases dragging them screaming and hollering the whole trip.
As we, my husband and I decided to have children. We were always a firm believer that we wanted to have an open relationship with our children. We wanted to break the mode from the past as we were brought up… where certain things were taboo to discuss.
So, with our children, from a very young age, we let them know that they could openly discuss anything with either of us. Now, granted there have been a few times I might have regretted that most important teaching, especially trying to hold a straight face with them over certain topics. But, I think I have done a super job… AND, from that type of up bringing I give them CUDOS they are very rounded and versed adults, with a sense of who they are and what they want.
But, looking back, one of the more interesting facts of nurturing these children of mine (ours) … I remember always telling them… that just because we their parents, or any adult, for that matter. Tells them to do something, doesn’t mean they have to do it unconditionally, they can disagree …. BUT, if they choose not to do something it better be with more than just a NO they had to give a good reason… and I think these teachings help them tremendously to build the character they have today, especially my girls with the intelligence level they developed… they always would come up with some pretty Damn good reasons Not to follow our instructions without just coming out and saying NO to us. It helped in developing their imaginary side and made them search for the ‘whys’ about something.
Today, I think they still search for other ways, and the whys about life lessons brought to them.
As I sit here and think about those years ago, I remember so many discussions in our household over the years.
One comes to my mind, with my son … it was when he came home from grade school and asked where babies came from and I proceeded to explain in detail, all the intimate little things about the facts of life. And, I think, now, looking back maybe I scared the Shit out of him. I do remember his comment after I said, something in regards that when a male has sex with a girl. AND, if that male happens to be YOU, to be sure she is using some birth control to where no unplanned babies are created … and (even at his very young age,) he came back speaking like an adult … as he proceeded to tell me, wouldn’t it be more his responsibilities since it would be his sperm that fertilized her egg…
AND, I said, remember that later in years. I think he did… very responsible young man.
He always was, well there was one time and yet even then he was responsible. It was when I worked and was living away from home, traveling for my job. My husband decided to come there, instead of me coming home that visit … and our son asked if he could have a few friends over.
We thought about it and said, “Yes, Sure… why not.” I mean he was always reasonable and he was working going to college, all that. How was we to know that, all of our children decided to add to the invitees.
Plus, a friend of our son’s knew a Cop, got a road block put up on the intersections of the streets, went to all the neighbors explained they were going to have a small party… (and I think we were told years later they invited them over too.) It ended up being a full blown open house with a keg and vodka shots that would bring down a bull, plus who knows for sure how many people came… one of them, many years later said, it had to have been 75 to 100 people in our small little house.
But, NOTE from this party: Our hot tub was never the same… we ended having to get rid of it after many times of trying unsuccessfully getting all the suds out of it… after who knows how many teenagers went in with clothes, and I have no doubt without, in it… plus, all the beer ….
Then with the girls, it was later on life when they were dating and becoming serious with a boy friend, plus I truly believe what trigger the need was as a few of their friends became pregnant in their teenager years. I got a phone call from one wanting to inform me she had visited the Planned Parenthood Office and was starting to take birth control that day, just in case, things got out of control when they were making out. After the initial shock, I told her that that was GOOD thinking ahead … but, that DID NOT Give her permission to sleep around and have sex with any Tom, Dick or Harry. Of course, she came back and said, of course not just with …..
And, then the last thing was realizing in today, or back then in yesteryear just how much easier it was for the youth to be tempted into trying things that even as a Mother I thought I had made it very clear NOT TO DO…. But, I wasn’t told NO… she just went on and did it….
Strong willed people I raised, and I am glad of it. They make me proud.
So, I say Yes, granted it is much easier to nurture and shape a young mind for those first few years… maybe from birth to possibly four or five. Before they realize they have a mind of their own. And, some of those youths develop this personality trait at a very young age… and some become very stubborn and in many ways teaching us Mother’s, many things as my son and daughters have taught me over the many years before they were out on their own, or all they realy gone... Hum .... Times I wonder. But, I love each day we have with them.
AND I THANK THEM FOR DOING SO in their youth, had they not shown me some things I would never have known about the following:
1) The awful sound of Rap, I might not have known that I hate it.
2) That when we give our permission to have a slumber party, be sure to limit the amount of girls that they can invite… or you might have 20 loud obnoxious girls that try to sneak out.
3) When you say, sure, that they go over to someone’s house to be sure to Tell them a TIME to return… not just for a WHILE… you never know when they might return.
4) OR on that same note, when they ask if a friend can stay over… to be sure to TELL FOR HOW LONG… unless you want to be raising another person… that happened many times over and over.
5) Many of their friends .. still today call us Mom and Dad ( I wonder if that is because they lived more at house then their own)… another story.
6) They taught me so much more about… how to say “Yes” So, I did, when they wanted double ears pierced. When I had not even pierced my own. Or how to say “Yes” to a belly button piercing …the whole time she would back out… but, she fooled me. Or how to say “Yes” to that M&M tat on her lower pelvic area… again, thinking the whole time she would back out… I wasn’t quite as shocked by this time when she didn’t. Or yes, to buying dress after dress for some dance they went too… and only wore the dress that time (including their wedding dresses… we should have rented them...)
But, … it is a more challenging endeavor to keep this nurturing up for the long haul into their adult years.
AND, then if you happen to be one of the chosen lucky ones… you get the chance to correct the errors of your ways with your grandchildren. I wonder if I will… probably not… they are just too cute.
So, I say to all you Mother’s out there… step up and tell me your thoughts on what is Motherhood to you…
Thank you for reading the Ramblings of an OLD MOTHER ....
Oh, By the way… help me out. Let me know what you think my next topic should be… any help will be appreciated.
And, I said, “Yes … sure”
And, I did set up my account and started by writing a couple. But, I realized I have not been writing for months and decided to just choose something to write about it…
So, this evenings’ subject is Motherhood and what it all consists of, some would say it is simply being a mother, giving birth to a child. I disagree…
Most females can give birth to a child, even some that should never be a mother, become one.
And, yet, NOT all females truly enter into the realm of Motherhood.
My opinion of Motherhood is it is the continuous effort of providing support, knowledge and nurturing of a youth from their childhood through their adult years, and many cases dragging them screaming and hollering the whole trip.
As we, my husband and I decided to have children. We were always a firm believer that we wanted to have an open relationship with our children. We wanted to break the mode from the past as we were brought up… where certain things were taboo to discuss.
So, with our children, from a very young age, we let them know that they could openly discuss anything with either of us. Now, granted there have been a few times I might have regretted that most important teaching, especially trying to hold a straight face with them over certain topics. But, I think I have done a super job… AND, from that type of up bringing I give them CUDOS they are very rounded and versed adults, with a sense of who they are and what they want.
But, looking back, one of the more interesting facts of nurturing these children of mine (ours) … I remember always telling them… that just because we their parents, or any adult, for that matter. Tells them to do something, doesn’t mean they have to do it unconditionally, they can disagree …. BUT, if they choose not to do something it better be with more than just a NO they had to give a good reason… and I think these teachings help them tremendously to build the character they have today, especially my girls with the intelligence level they developed… they always would come up with some pretty Damn good reasons Not to follow our instructions without just coming out and saying NO to us. It helped in developing their imaginary side and made them search for the ‘whys’ about something.
Today, I think they still search for other ways, and the whys about life lessons brought to them.
As I sit here and think about those years ago, I remember so many discussions in our household over the years.
One comes to my mind, with my son … it was when he came home from grade school and asked where babies came from and I proceeded to explain in detail, all the intimate little things about the facts of life. And, I think, now, looking back maybe I scared the Shit out of him. I do remember his comment after I said, something in regards that when a male has sex with a girl. AND, if that male happens to be YOU, to be sure she is using some birth control to where no unplanned babies are created … and (even at his very young age,) he came back speaking like an adult … as he proceeded to tell me, wouldn’t it be more his responsibilities since it would be his sperm that fertilized her egg…
AND, I said, remember that later in years. I think he did… very responsible young man.
He always was, well there was one time and yet even then he was responsible. It was when I worked and was living away from home, traveling for my job. My husband decided to come there, instead of me coming home that visit … and our son asked if he could have a few friends over.
We thought about it and said, “Yes, Sure… why not.” I mean he was always reasonable and he was working going to college, all that. How was we to know that, all of our children decided to add to the invitees.
Plus, a friend of our son’s knew a Cop, got a road block put up on the intersections of the streets, went to all the neighbors explained they were going to have a small party… (and I think we were told years later they invited them over too.) It ended up being a full blown open house with a keg and vodka shots that would bring down a bull, plus who knows for sure how many people came… one of them, many years later said, it had to have been 75 to 100 people in our small little house.
But, NOTE from this party: Our hot tub was never the same… we ended having to get rid of it after many times of trying unsuccessfully getting all the suds out of it… after who knows how many teenagers went in with clothes, and I have no doubt without, in it… plus, all the beer ….
Then with the girls, it was later on life when they were dating and becoming serious with a boy friend, plus I truly believe what trigger the need was as a few of their friends became pregnant in their teenager years. I got a phone call from one wanting to inform me she had visited the Planned Parenthood Office and was starting to take birth control that day, just in case, things got out of control when they were making out. After the initial shock, I told her that that was GOOD thinking ahead … but, that DID NOT Give her permission to sleep around and have sex with any Tom, Dick or Harry. Of course, she came back and said, of course not just with …..
And, then the last thing was realizing in today, or back then in yesteryear just how much easier it was for the youth to be tempted into trying things that even as a Mother I thought I had made it very clear NOT TO DO…. But, I wasn’t told NO… she just went on and did it….
Strong willed people I raised, and I am glad of it. They make me proud.
So, I say Yes, granted it is much easier to nurture and shape a young mind for those first few years… maybe from birth to possibly four or five. Before they realize they have a mind of their own. And, some of those youths develop this personality trait at a very young age… and some become very stubborn and in many ways teaching us Mother’s, many things as my son and daughters have taught me over the many years before they were out on their own, or all they realy gone... Hum .... Times I wonder. But, I love each day we have with them.
AND I THANK THEM FOR DOING SO in their youth, had they not shown me some things I would never have known about the following:
1) The awful sound of Rap, I might not have known that I hate it.
2) That when we give our permission to have a slumber party, be sure to limit the amount of girls that they can invite… or you might have 20 loud obnoxious girls that try to sneak out.
3) When you say, sure, that they go over to someone’s house to be sure to Tell them a TIME to return… not just for a WHILE… you never know when they might return.
4) OR on that same note, when they ask if a friend can stay over… to be sure to TELL FOR HOW LONG… unless you want to be raising another person… that happened many times over and over.
5) Many of their friends .. still today call us Mom and Dad ( I wonder if that is because they lived more at house then their own)… another story.
6) They taught me so much more about… how to say “Yes” So, I did, when they wanted double ears pierced. When I had not even pierced my own. Or how to say “Yes” to a belly button piercing …the whole time she would back out… but, she fooled me. Or how to say “Yes” to that M&M tat on her lower pelvic area… again, thinking the whole time she would back out… I wasn’t quite as shocked by this time when she didn’t. Or yes, to buying dress after dress for some dance they went too… and only wore the dress that time (including their wedding dresses… we should have rented them...)
But, … it is a more challenging endeavor to keep this nurturing up for the long haul into their adult years.
AND, then if you happen to be one of the chosen lucky ones… you get the chance to correct the errors of your ways with your grandchildren. I wonder if I will… probably not… they are just too cute.
So, I say to all you Mother’s out there… step up and tell me your thoughts on what is Motherhood to you…
Thank you for reading the Ramblings of an OLD MOTHER ....
Oh, By the way… help me out. Let me know what you think my next topic should be… any help will be appreciated.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
The Wit of a two year old vs an Old Lady... she wins.
Well, I had to confess... that the wit of one of my two year old granddaughter out Wits me... the older one. I have sat at my computer pretty much day after day for months... either for a minute or an hour. My phone sits off to my left, it has been there for over a year. I always knew it had the capability of being used as as an answering machine, but, we have Call Notes so never used it. It always show the numeral 0 on the display.
One day I was sitting there and it showed numeral 1, I thought how strange... then I thought oh well I know there's not any message because I have Call Notes.
Well, the other day, I noticed it no longer showed 1 but 3, now curiosity got the best of me... so I studied the phone carriage and had to really look close at it... I pushed the play button. I was pleasantly surprised to hear my sweet little granddaughter's voice...then my own saying something to like ....' what the hell,' with my husband's voice asking what was going on... and that sweet little granddaughter now crying because I scolded her... and my reply was 'I don't know what the shit she has down, she had the phone and was pushing all these buttons... and a few other words I'm sure."
Then the next message, went on not just with one cute little voice, but, two cute little voices which ended up being her older sister a five year and the two year old arguing about how the two year old wasn't supposed to be in grandma's office.... the two year old was screaming for her 'gamma' and again crying... this message went on for another minute or more...
Then the next message, was just the other day, similar to the first... I could hear my own voice telling both girls to get out of the office and picking up the phone that had been thrown on the floor and the click..
I never knew that there was the capability of it being a recording machine as well as an answering machine and the simply use of a a phone...
It took the wit of a two year curiosity to show an old lady that it had more functions that just the two I thought it has...
Now, if I could only get her to show me how to delete the threee messages.
One day I was sitting there and it showed numeral 1, I thought how strange... then I thought oh well I know there's not any message because I have Call Notes.
Well, the other day, I noticed it no longer showed 1 but 3, now curiosity got the best of me... so I studied the phone carriage and had to really look close at it... I pushed the play button. I was pleasantly surprised to hear my sweet little granddaughter's voice...then my own saying something to like ....' what the hell,' with my husband's voice asking what was going on... and that sweet little granddaughter now crying because I scolded her... and my reply was 'I don't know what the shit she has down, she had the phone and was pushing all these buttons... and a few other words I'm sure."
Then the next message, went on not just with one cute little voice, but, two cute little voices which ended up being her older sister a five year and the two year old arguing about how the two year old wasn't supposed to be in grandma's office.... the two year old was screaming for her 'gamma' and again crying... this message went on for another minute or more...
Then the next message, was just the other day, similar to the first... I could hear my own voice telling both girls to get out of the office and picking up the phone that had been thrown on the floor and the click..
I never knew that there was the capability of it being a recording machine as well as an answering machine and the simply use of a a phone...
It took the wit of a two year curiosity to show an old lady that it had more functions that just the two I thought it has...
Now, if I could only get her to show me how to delete the threee messages.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Fun and Adventure, I HOPE
Well, here I am attempting to achieve the impossible..... blogging daily.
My daughters have talked me into joining them for more fun and adventure. Plus, I simply wanted to keep informed of their daily lives. I guess that's considered nosey...more than informed... oh Well, what the Hell... one way or the other I will keep in touch with them, more than we do today.
My day started off as normal .... waking up late .... then rushing to get something done before 3 of my sweet little grandchildren showed up. Even though they wear me completely out... they brighten my day, as well.... (well, most days.)
Starting off.... slow.... but then there is always tomorrow. Bye for now.
My daughters have talked me into joining them for more fun and adventure. Plus, I simply wanted to keep informed of their daily lives. I guess that's considered nosey...more than informed... oh Well, what the Hell... one way or the other I will keep in touch with them, more than we do today.
My day started off as normal .... waking up late .... then rushing to get something done before 3 of my sweet little grandchildren showed up. Even though they wear me completely out... they brighten my day, as well.... (well, most days.)
Starting off.... slow.... but then there is always tomorrow. Bye for now.
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