The Santa Faux Pah!

This year we invested a little in our kids future and decided that Santa would bring some real musical instruments into their lives.  Turner got a Ludwig drum kit and Taylor got a Mini Squier Fenderstrat.  Too cool. 

Turner is sitting at the drum set and says:                                                               

“Daddy, it is a short drum set” (the one at the church he always plays on is huge)

Daddy’s brilliant comment:  “We got one just your size”

Me:  “JIM!!!!”

Turner:  The expression on his face is worth a thousand words.  Priceless.

Jim:  “Uh, oh Santa knows exactly what you need”

Great recovery and that was over.

5 minutes pass…….

Jim:  “Thanks honey, I needed this” (Item from Jim’s stocking-from Santa)

Me:  “JIM!!!!!!”

No recovery-Paste large “L” on Jim’s forehead for LOSER!

5 minutes pass…

Me:  “I needed these socks so bad”

Jim:  “I knew you needed them, thats why I got them”

Me:  “JIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

Needless to say a couple more “L” comments came from Jim but I think the kids were so interested in what was going on around them they didn’t catch it.

So next year Jim will be getting a big lump of coal in his stocking.  Santa is not very happy.

(This post was previously approved by my husband)

Na…..No!

Yep, I have made to the next level of technology.  Okay, Okay so it’s just a Nano but at least I am tossing my 8-tracks.  I guess I will give Jim all the credit to my fancy status.  I am proud.  Now I want a Mac! Yeah Yeah Yeah Erik we know.

Favorite Christmas Advertisement!

This is my favorite holiday commercial!  Someone in our family has a unibrow and I am not saying who! (psst, it’s not me, hee hee)

You Say It’s Your Birthday…

Last year I was really down about my 39th birthday.  I was geared up for one more year until the big 40.  One week before my last birthday celebration I realized something.  I was going to be 38 again.  Yep thats right folks, I thought that I was 38 two years ago and celebrated it and the whole works.  My mom even thought I was 38.  So I never got to celebrate my 37th birthday.   So the single candle is for this last year before I am 40.  So I am having a wonderful birthday and will love it till the next December 18th.   

An apology…

How hard is it to accept someones apology.  Sometimes I think it can be pretty difficult to accept especially when you have been hurt.  The sincere acceptance can depend on so many things. 

Today I had a situation where someone yelled and demeaned me in front of other people.  I was mortified and this really hurt me.  My first instinct was to react the same way they had.  Of course this would get nothing resolved.  I walked away and had to think quickly about my response.  I was going to be around this person for the next couple hours and under the circumstances I wanted to put the people around me first before my own desire to kick and scream. 

Eventually everything was resolved with an apology from this person in front of everyone.  I appreciated this so much.  It must have been hard to do that in front of others and obviously alot more difficult to do than the initial encounter.  I accepted the apology and went on with my day. 

The next few hours I thought about how many times I have hurt someone.  How many times I had kicked myself for a week because I acted like a such an idiot.  The nights I couldn’t sleep because of being selfish.  

I did not want this person to go through the next few days kicking themselves because of what happened.  

At the end of the day, I made sure this person knew that I wanted them to have a great evening and I didn’t want them to worry about it anymore.  I wanted them to sleep well and told them I would see them in the morning.  I will never forget the look on their face.  It was the biggest sigh of relief I had ever seen.  It made my day knowing they would have a good evening. 

Forgiveness goes deeper than just saying, ’I accept your apology’.  It is stepping in their shoes and trying to feel how they do at that very moment.  There is nothing worse than apoligizing to someone who doesn’t sincerely accept it. 

What The Whoops?

I was reading the Pantagraph, Bloomington-Normals newspaper, and came across the most hilarious thing.  Check it out here!  I guess revenge has its own paybacks. HEE HEE!

Etiquette for the blogger!

So I was searching today for some blogging etiquette and I found a great sight, Lifehacker, that gives great info for the blogger.  I just wanted to share because I think it is a great reminder for us all!

Blah, Blah, Blah….

So I have to say that the weather during the winter time is awful.  I can’t stand the cold.  I know, Central Illinois…..blah, blah, blah.  I want some sun and shorts and iced tea.  I miss the sun!  I lived in the Mediterranean when I was in the Navy and I miss that place(Sicily) so much.  Anyhow, just thought I would share. 

So what’s your favorite? Summer, summer, summer or summer?  

Something funny…

Okay, so why is this an inconvenience?  Thought it was too funny!  What in the world?

Why Me?

We have all had those days where nothing seems to go our way.  We end up asking ourselves, “Why Me?”

I had a situation in the past couple of days that kinda hurt my heart.  I became sad that something had happened and felt that there was something wrong with ‘me’. 

What is wrong with this picture?

Here is what is wrong with this picture.  My life is not about me or what I want or how I want things to be.  If it doesn’t go my way, there is a reason!  Maybe God is trying to teach me something or maybe he just wants me to relax.  Maybe he is saying I need to change my attitude.  Maybe he is saying nothing at all and this is just the way it is.

Ultimately, my life is not about what suits ’MY’ needs, what ’I’ want or how ’I’ want it.  The more selfish we become in our own desires, the more God will tear the specific desire away from us and bless someone else with what we want.  We need to take a look at our motives and desires and make sure they are in line with the ultimate mission God has for us.  Does this mean that we will get all the material things, fame, health, or whatever we desire if we are doing what God wants us to do?  NO!  This means that God will be glorified in how we live our life and that none of these things will matter when we have our eyes focused on him.  When our focus changes to what really matters, the things of this world will become minuscule when we look at the full picture. 

This is how I want my heart.  I want to be selfless to give out Gods blessings to others.  Remember, Jesus had nothing and gave everything-he chose to take all the sin in the world so we could live an everlasting life with our God in heaven.  How unselfish is that! Check your heart!  I am checking mine!