Dating Advice from my kids

It has been a very interesting week this past week. Last Tuesday I went to the 100 celebration of Bingham High. Which I am very proud to say I attended and graduated from in 1993! Anyway it was amazing thing and I will have to write more about it later because this post isn't about that. Erik graduated from Brighton in 1989. So he is coming up on his 20 year reunion. So he wanted to go to homecoming. He took Johnny and his Dad and went to the football game. He arranged a babysitter and asked me to the dance. So I agreed mainly in disbelief that my husband arranged the whole thing and wanted to take me dancing. I love to dance although he is not the most graceful person in the world and hates it. So I agreed thinking he would never actually go. Low and behold he really planned on taking me to Brighton's homecoming. We got all dressed up and went! I had a great time although many young people kept looking at us old people on the dance floor and pointing. I couldn't decide if I had something in my teeth or hanging from me or it was just cuz I am old. Anyway, as I went to pick up Erik from work and get ready for the dance my kids started asking me questions. The conversation went a little like this...

Kimmie: "Mom are you going to kiss Daddy while you are dancing tonight?"

Johnny: "No that is gross, she wouldn't do that."

Kimmie: "Mom so are you? The price always kisses Cinderella while they are dancing. (I don't know which Cinderella she is watching, but I liked the reference to Cinderella).

Me: "I don't know we will have to see." (thinking I really don't want to discuss this with my children)

Johnny: "Good cuz kissing is yucky."

Kimmie: "I think I like it and I will kiss my prince charming some day."

Me: "yes Kimmie." (thinking I hope this conversation is now over)

Kimmie: "Mom"

Me: "What?"

Kimmie: "If you plan on kissing Daddy tonight please make sure he doesn't eat jalapenos with his dinner. It makes his breath stink, and that is really icky."

Me: (trying not to laugh because she was so servious) "You will have to tell Daddy I don't think he will like that very much from me."

Johnny: "Yeah, don't tell Daddy what to eat, that is Mommy's job. (thinking) but it does stink."

Kimmie: "I will because he can't be a prince charming with stinky breath."

Erik gets in the car. I start laughing.
Erik: "What is so funny?"

Me: "Kimmie why don't you tell Daddy your advice for kissing Mommy tonight?"
Erik puzzled

Kimmie: "He won't be prince charming if I have to tell him everything. "

So my evening was fun and we had a great time. I got wonderful advice from my kids. My kids had a great time at KFC and bowling with Grandpa and Grandma!

The Special Mother

The Special Mother
by Erma Bombeck

Most women become mothers by accident, some by choice, a few by social pressure and a couple by habit.This year nearly 100,000 women will become mothers of handicapped children.
Did you ever wonder how these mothers are chosen?Somehow I visualize God hovering over Earth selecting his instruments for propagation with great care and deliberation. As he observes, he instructs his angels to take notes in a giant ledger.
"Armstrong, Beth, son. Patron Saint, Matthew."
"Forrest, Marjorie, daughter. Patron Saint, Celia."
"Rutledge, Carrie, twins. Patron Saint...give her Gerard. He's used to profanity."
Finally he passes a name to an angel and smiles.
"Give her a handicapped child."
The angel is curious.
"Why this one, God? She's so happy."
"Exactly," smiles God. "
Could I give a handicapped child a mother who knows no laughter? That would be cruel."
"But does she have the patience?" asks the angel."I don't want her to have too much patience, or she'll drown in a sea of self-pity and despair. Once the shock and resentment wear off she'll handle it."
"I watched her today. She has that sense of self and independence so rare and so necessary in a mother. You see, the child I'm going to give her has a world of it's own. She has to make it live in her world, and that's not going to be easy."
"But Lord, I don't think she even believes in you."
God smiles. "No matter, I can fix that. This one is perfect. She has just enough selfishness."
The angel gasps, "Selfishness? Is that a virtue?"
God nods. "If she can't separate herself from the child occasionally, she will never survive. Yes, here is a woman whom I will bless with a child less than perfect. She doesn't know it yet, but she is to be envied. She will never take for granted a spoken word. She will never consider a step ordinary. When her child says momma for the first time, she will be witness to a miracle and know it. I will permit her to see clearly the things I see--ignorance, cruelty, prejudice--and allow her to rise above them. She will never be alone. I will be at her side every minute of every day of her life Because she is doing my work as surely as she is here by my side."
"And what about her Patron Saint?" asks the angel, his pen poised in the air. God smiles.
"A mirror will suffice."

I received a copy of this at the conference. Thank you Julie for this!

Anniversary

This year is a little weird for Erik and I's anniversary. On Monday we will have been married 13 years! I can't believe that we have made it through some of the toughest times in our lives and have survived! With Kimmie and I headed to Chicago next week we can't really do much for our anniversary. We are still trying to work it all out. But honey I just want you to know that I love you and appreciate the husband, father, and friend that you are. I LOVE YOU!!!

Thoughts

Today I am working on my newsletter for the EAU. I always put a cute thought or quote or something on the back page. Today I am having trouble finding something that really fits for the EAU this quarter. But I have a few quotes I really like that I wanted to share. So I thought this would be the perfect place....

There are no classes in life for beginners: right away you are always asked to deal with what is most difficult. - Rainer Maria Rilke

Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. - Lou Holtz

Even miracles take a little time. - The Fairy Godmother (this one is for Kimmie)

I think I will use the second one but I really don't know. What do you think???

About Me

I received this e-mail from my sister-in-law. You are suppost to place an X by all the things you've done and remove the X from the ones you have not. Then fill out the bottom questions. So I filled this out for me...

( X) Gone on a blind date
( X) Skipped school
(X ) Watched someone die
( ) Been to Canada
(X) Been to Mexico
(X) Been to Florida
( X ) Been on a plane
( X ) Been on the opposite side of the country
( ) Gone to Washington , D.C.
(x) Swam in the ocean
(x) Cried yourself to sleep
(X) Played cops and robbers
(X) Recently colored with crayons
(X ) Sang Karaoke
( x ) Paid for a meal with coins only
(X) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't
( x) Made prank phone calls
(X) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose (and other places)
(X ) Danced in the rain
(x) Written a letter to Santa Claus
( x ) Been kissed under the mistletoe
(x) Watched the sunrise with someone you care about
(X) Blown bubbles
(x) Gone ice-skating
( ) Been skinny dipping outdoors
(X) Gone to the movies

01. Any nickname(s) Krissy
02. Mother's name.. Betty
03. Your favorite drink? Diet Coke
04. Tattoo? NO
05. Body piercing? ears
06. How much do you love your job? I REALLY like it although I wouldn't say love.
07. Birthplace? Scottsdale, Arizona
08. Favorite vacation spot? anywhere
09. Ever been to Africa ? No
10. Ever eaten cookies for dinner? Yes (MORE TIMES THEN I WANT TO ADMIT)
11. Ever been on TV? Yes
12. Ever steal any traffic signs? No
13. Ever been in a car accident? Yes
14. Drive a 2-door or a 4-door vehicle? 4-door
15. Favorite salad dressing? French
16. Favorite pie? Cherry or Apple
17. Favorite number? 2
18. Favorite movie? American President, Cutting Edge, any chick flick really
19. Favorite holiday ? Christmas
20. Favorite dessert? Ice Cream
21. Favorite food? Italian
22. Favorite day of the week? Saturday
23. Favorite brand of body wash? Victoria Secret
24. Favorite tooth paste? Aim
25. Favorite smell? a flower shop cooler, the air right after a spring rain storm
26. What do you do to relax? Watch movies
27. Dad's name? Randy
28. How do you see yourself in 10 years? I don't have any idea
29. Furthest place you will send this message? Tennessee
30. Who will respond the fastest? ?
31. Who would you want to have your back in a fight? My family (including my wonderful sister-in-laws), Laura and Bethany

Thought for the day...

My friend sent me some jokes today. I liked this one the best so I thought I would share it with you.

It is hard to understand how a cemetery can raise it's burial rates and blamed it on the cost of living.