FRIDAY MAY 26, 2006 "OF COURSE IT IS MOM!"

Friday, May 26, 2006
"Of course it is, mom"
I believe I have mentioned several times before how overly clever my 3 year old daughter is BUT really, she just is too clever and a little smarty pants for being only 3, it scares me!!!
SO yesterday morning I took my kids to meet my mom in Tulsa before I went to work and we were listening to the radio!! Well that raggae sounding song "Temperature" came on, and I changed it because frankly, they play the song too much and its getting old!!
When I did my daughter got so upset and shouted that I had just changed "her most favorite song in the world". A few minutes later I changed it back and the song was over and I told her I was sorry that the song was over.....and she says with all the assertiveness in the world "OF COURSE IT IS, MOM, BECAUSE YOU CHANGED IT!!!" and she was mad the entire way to Tulsa.
Daughters.....what I can say....I think I am paying for my raising with her, that is for certain!!!

FRIDAY MAY 26, 2006 "MOM I KNOW JESUS IS REAL"

Friday, May 26, 2006
"Mom, I know Jesus is real"
okay....so most things I love to write about revolve around my children and I suppose this is because they are just so stinking funny!!!
My son Daxon is playing baseball this year and his team is #1 in the league right now and he is pumped about it!!!
The other night they won their 9th game in a row and on the way home he said he knew that Jesus was real and I replied, of course he is real. Then he says, "you want to know why I know that Jesus is real?" and I said "sure" and he says, "because when another team starts scoring points and a kid gets up to bat I pray, 'Oh Lord Jesus please let this kid strike out' and everytime I do, the kid strikes out"............HOW FUNNY IS THAT!!!
I can just see him in left field with his hand son kness, ball cap on, ball glove on, and just praying away!!! I always wondered why he didn't pay attention out there- now I know- he is too busy PRAYING!!!
The "Lord Jesus" part really cracked me up!! I think he has heard that way too many times!!
TO end this blog- I have to add-
GO SKIATOOK FIREBALLS!!!!

TUESDAY MAY 9, 2006 "WORKING OR WORKING OUT"

Tuesday, May 09, 2006
"Working or Working Out"
Okay, we all desire to have children who are clever, quick witted, smart, outgoing, athletic and beautiful....but what if the clever part is a little too prominent in one child???
That is certainly the case with my 3 year old daughter, Mady, she picks up on any and everything and just states her opinion and synopsis on things 24/7. She pretty much runs our house and she pretty much knows it as well!!
The other day a friend of mine, a stay at home mom, saw Mady at school and asked her what I had been up to.....Mady's reply.....as she shrugs, rolls her eyes, crosses her arms and says with all the power in the world....."Oh my mom, she is so busy, she is either working and working out....all the time, I'm sick of it". YES!!! SHE IS ONLY 3!!!!
So today I run into this mom while dropping Mady off at JOY Preschool and she asks me how work has been going and I tell her how busy I have been and she said she assumed so because Mady had informed everyone how I work all the time or workout all the time and she told me what Mady had said!!
Not only was I shocked at how Mady felt about my working all the time and spending some time in the evening at the gym (now that I work I cant workout during the day like I used to while the kids were at school) but the fact that she has the ability to express her irritation with the change in my schedule!!
So I guess my point is that we might (or shall I say I) might want to rethink all that we wish for in a child, being too smart, means they pick up on your hectic life and are not afraid to voice their opinions about it!!
But I always said I wanted a daughter who would stand up for herself and tell people how she felt, so I guess I got what I wanted, we will see what the future produces for her, maybe she will be an attorney!!

May 3, 2006 I DID IT!!! I DID IT!!! I DID IT!!! I AM FINISHED!! GOODBYE SCHOOL, HELLO WORLD!!!

Wednesday, May 03, 2006
I DID IT!!!! I DID IT!!! I AM FINISHED!!! GOODBYE SCHOOL, HELLO WORLD!!!
My letter reads............
"Dear Ashley, Congratulations. Your capstone project has been accepted by the Capstone Committee. The Committee was particularly impressed with the following:
- Well-written paper
- Strong display of the importance of the arts and management skills and the connection to your own personal identity and growth through lived experiences.
Congratulations again on your successful completion of this process.
Sincerely,
The Capstone Committee"
So about one million pounds have now been lifted off my shoulders!!! Look out world- here I come- degree in hand....finally, after all these years of hardwork, sleepless nights, raising kids, meeting deadlines, writing reports, reading textbooks and paper and after paper and numbers after numbers after numbers- I AM FINISHED!!!!
SIGH!!!!!!!!!!