Tedward Edward

Yesterday D-boy came home all excited with a back pack I'd never seen before. Apparently it's his turn to bring home Tedward Edward. Now the picture above is not the actual picture of this little teddy bear D-boy brought home but it looks very similar. Tedward also came with 2 journals that include notes from every home this bear has been to, it started in September of 2009. My first question for D-boy is can we wash this bear?  Honestly all I could think about is how many germs does this bear have and when is the last time it got washed. The idea is super cute but how many diseases is this thing really carrying?? Of course he wants to carry it every where and sleep with it every night. Would it be wrong to bathe it in anti bacterial soap? Just our luck he gets it right before spring break. Every other kid only had to keep it for the weekend. We get the privilege of having it for almost a week and a half. We are going to my sister n law's wedding next week and he wants to bring it to the wedding! Which means we have to bring it on the plane with us. I don't mind bringing it on the plane and taking pictures, but it won't be making an appearance at the wedding. Sorry D-boy, I'm having a hard enough time letting it sleep in your bed. I admit I need help, maybe I should just put it in the washer to make me feel better. I blame our anti bacterial society, every where you go now you can use this stuff. At Target they have wipes you can use before you push your cart around the store. Its at grocery stores, the gym, the doctor's office (ok it should be at the dr's office), but really its every where. I don't think I worried so much about germs before I had D-boy. So this is our adventure for the week, taking care of Tedward Edward. And D-boy forgot to ask his teacher if we could wash it, we'll see what happens :-)

What are you thinking

Sometimes I feel like my mind looks like this, so many random thoughts. The truth is our thoughts have a huge impact on how we live our lives. We are in control of what we think and it is important to remember we are free to think positive thoughts. When I'm upset, I can choose to think about it over and over and the outcome is I become even more upset. Or I can decide that I'm going to move on with my day and my life. I have to admit I tend to obsess over things and I'm working on that. I've notice with my daily devotional it truly has helped me understand how to change. Number one thing I needed help with was my thoughts. For some reason I believed that I had no control over them but that just isn't the case. So now that I've figured that out what do I do next? I let go of the things I'm angry about. I talk to God and ask him to help me see things from his perspective. I take the focus off myself and try to think of things I can do for others. Yesterday I took a meal to my sister n law who just had a baby. I've been writing things down that I can do to help brighten somebody else's day.
Next time you are in a bad mood try to remember what thoughts got you there in the first place and maybe, just maybe you can change your mind.

Baby Madness

This is by far my favorite picture of me and D-boy. This past week in my family twins have been born and another baby girl 2 days afterwards. The pilot and I started looking at all the pictures we have of our baby boy who is now 6. When he was born all I could do was stare at him and wake him up because I wanted to see his eyes. If you're a parent you will completely understand, when your baby is born it is such a miracle. You look at this little life and really are amazed that your love created a little human being. Its been a while so I tend to forget that feeling but when new little ones come into your life you are reminded. I know many parents who get sad when their babies start to grow up and time goes by so fast. But for me I love that my son is growing up. I love being able to talk to him and answer his questions. Its wonderful to watch him figure things out. He is a hugger and is very good at charming people. I'm thankful for the new babies that have arrived and I'm happy that it has reminded me of all the wonderful times I've had with my own son.

Pin Interest

Have you heard about this Pin Interest?? Yes I admit I was reluctant to check this out because I didn't want to be trendy. And I thought why would I want to look at things that other people are interested in? The pilot does make fun of me because I can not pronounce this to save my life. So I do what I always do I just say it the way I want to, regardless of the numerous times he will correct me. And just out of spite I will say it again "Oh you mean Pin Interest, yeah I'm checking it out right now". I put the app on my phone and have been making my own boards for the last several hours. My phone went from 68% battery to 2% battery if that tells you anything. I have found some great healthy and not so healthy recipes. I have some new ideas for the clothes I have in my closet and all I have to do is buy some new accessories. Just found a new great blog and laughed at some e cards. As I was making a not so attractive pose on the staircase and staring at my phone finding even more things to "pin", the pilot says "So is that the way you get some new ideas" and proceeded to mock my pose. In the spirit of pinning, I sent him a text right then and there. "Pin this a-hole" ;-) No worries, we both laughed as usual. The last week or so I've really felt in a rut. I'm still eating healthy and exercising, still cleaning house, still doing laundry, still running errands, but I needed something new. And I have to say thanks to Pin Interest I have a whole new world of ideas and things to do. Now all I have to do is get out of the house!!