MOTHER'S DAY

So, most of the blogs I read seems to have a post on Mother's Day. I decided to do the same.

In honor of the mothers everywhere, I would like to say, "GOD BLESS YOU!"

This picture is of my 4 boys, myself, my mother and my grandmother, at her 100th birthday party. This might not be the best picture in the world, but my mother is the youngest of 10 kids. SO, when it comes time for the pictures, they go in order of birth....that puts us last. EVERYONE was tired. LOL

Proverbs 31:28~Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband [also], and he praiseth her.

MY DAY

So, my sweet honey bun is coming home today. He is in the northeast...by the time he finishes his work and airlines back, it will be about 7-ish. I have a lot to do.

I won't lie. I'm not the best at housework by any means. (Though it pains me to admit it.) I try....and I go through spurts of productivity and INactivity. =) But no matter what I need to do, or have done, I DO try to make it to where the house is not a total disaster area when he comes home.

There is no pressure from him. He is so good. Even though there are certainly times when he has wanted or expected a certain task to be done, he never complains if it is not. It's just really good when my productive spurt lands right before he does.

Well, I'm feeling a bit productive (I just hope he doesn't read this before he returns.....just in case LOL)

My living room is picked up, but needs to be vacuumed. My kitchen is relatively clean, but floor needs to be mopped. (I have a serious clutter problem in there.) The boys' bathroom is decent, as I just wiped down the counters last night. My couponing for the week is mostly done...except for my CVS and WG run. Nope....the one thing that NEEDS to be done...and that would thrill my hubby down to his hairy toes...is....can you guess? That's right...LAUNDRY. The evil villain that resides in my house. SO....I have about 9 hours before he comes home....I figure, if I try really hard, that I can get, say....about 2 hours productive folding. I won't work to justify how I came to that time. Suffice it to say, if you have children, you understand.

I am thinking about keeping a "to-do" list in my side-bar. Maybe if I post it I will feel a bit more accountable. I might put it up for a week at a time so I don't feel quite so lazy. I would love if you would share your schedules. Maybe it would help me by giving me ideas.

Have a blessed day!

Um....WHAT? I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT AT ALL!

So, hubby and I had our annual eye exam and got our new Rx for contact lenses. Actually...not a new Rx, just a new kind of contact. We had been wearing the torric lenses and they are crap! Seriously, they dance all over your eyeballs and you spend as much time with blurry vision as you do good vision. BUT, that is not the point of the conversation.

I'm into couponing. I know a good deal when I see it. I even have a rebate form :D

I called to find out the out-of-pocket price, after rebate, for my hubby and I.

Here it is:

Me: 6 month supply, after rebate: $45

12 month supply, after rebate: $160

and should you think that my brain us jiggly (understandable in recent weeks) I DOUBLE checked.

I was going to say something if Dh's looked better:

He has 2 different contacts, 1 for each eye (he's special)

anyway: for 6 months, after rebate: $11

for 12 months, after rebate: $112

Nope...I didn't goof up on my typing. Seriously. Isn't 6 months HALF a year? Shouldn't it be HALF the cost?

There is a chance that she (the lady at the eyeball shack) could have given me the wrong totals, but if not...HOLY SMOKES!!!

That just goes to show all you Sam's and Costco shoppers...you don't ALWAYS get a discount from buying in bulk.

SUPERMAN

This post has been titled "Superman" because my third son, whom this is about, has been running around in a Superman costume for pert near a week now. The cape could ALMOST fly around by itself. (What is funny is my 4th son is doing the same thing. SO wonderful to have such a SUPER family.)

So, my third son is the one with microtia...you know, the little ear, no ear canal. It will get fixed in a year or three. You probably remember...you can look at my archives and find out about it or Google it. Depending on how I feel in a few when this is done, I might do the work for you...or not. :D

ANYWAY, we are not ashamed or embarrassed by his ear. Honestly, we seldom think about it. Others seldom notice it. If I say something about it, a lot of adults say something like, "He doesn't have a complete ear? I never noticed that." The boy can hear, he can talk, and he is as cute as a bug.....pretty, really...but I digress.

Since it is not an issue (yet) we don't make it an issue. We don't talk about it. We don't sit around the kitchen table and belabor the fact that out of 6 people, there are only 11 fully-formed ears. We don't lose sleep...none of that. That means that we haven't really talked to our son about it, either. He is 5. He doesn't do a lot of grooming in the mirror, so really, the subject hasn't come up.

Picture this....5 year old kid ogling himself (heh...that sounds kinda naughty) in the mirror and yells, "MOM....WHA'SUP WIT' MY EAR?"

Nope....just hasn't been a topic of conversation.

The other day, he was in the bathroom while his daddy was getting ready to fly out. DH cleaned his ears with a q-tip and ds #3 asked for a q-tip. He (the son) cleaned his "good" ear and stopped. DH asked him why he didn't clean his other ear.

Good question! Not real sure what he would say....does he realize? Can he tell? Imagine our surprise when we found out that a bad guy closed it and locked it.

Hmmmmmm.....I guess the Man of Steel is not immune to :

dum...dum...duuuuummm

"EAR LOCK MAN!"

COMING SOON

First, I need to say this....I totally know that half my regular readership (that would be about 3 LOL) have black-listed me and no longer read.

For the rest of you, just know that those who needed to see it, saw it. (cryptic, huh?)

OK....COMING SOON!

I have a document saved on which I am always adding new ideas for my blog....topics, I mean. And, for the record, I have a full page. I just need to get crackin'.

In light of these difficult economic times, I have decided to continue my work in the pursuit of being a Virtuous Woman by being a good steward of my hubby' hard-earned cash. So, some posts will be devoted to that: couponing, meal planning, budgeting....(meanwhile, my hubby sits, stifling chuckles)

I also have some trips that I want to write about. I never did write about my trip to NYC last summer, did I?

There are a few people in my life that are blog-worthy. I'll touch on them, too.

Housework....my never-ending trial.

New Year's resolution's follow-up. Isn't that like the 4th one, or so?

Movies....you will like that one, I think.

I might create a me-me. How fun to have something on cyber-space that many participate in that is mine :D

OK....I should get crackin'. I already have a post I need to write.

Stay tuned....lots of good stuff. (Not as good as what has happened in the last 2 weeks, but still fun.)

And to the 3 of you who don't read....well, never mind, you aren't reading, are you? HA!

CHECK IT OUT

One of my Q-pon friends is launching a blog in which she discusses some REALLY great deals. I'm great at couponing, but I stand in awe as I don't know where she gets this stuff!

Between the 2 of us, we can help you save loads of cash.

Be on the lookout for my blog on using the Qs and saving some serious dough!!!

Pop on over. Tell her I said, "Hi!"

http://myonlinegoldmine.blogspot.com/

PRAYER

This is something I wrote...yes...I wrote it. (Unbelievable if you think it's good, I guess.) Anyway, I don't put names and such, so I can't really take credit, can I? If you decide to use this without permission, please give credit to the crazy blog lady who wants everyone to know God.

This is dedicated to all my friends who think I'm nuts.

Now I lay me down to rest.

I fear, dear Lord, I failed a test

to spread the Gospel, grand and true,

to keep the focus, just on You.

Instead, I turned some people 'round

and while my heart lay on the ground,

I know that what YOU say is pure,

but how to share it, I'm not sure.

You warned me this would happen some,

and for tonight, I think I'm done.

Yet, in my heart I hear Your call

to spread Your precious Word to all.

For words, I won't apologize,

but God, I think I realize

the difficulties for some to feel

Your love for them is truly real.

All that to say, "I thank you now,

For my salvation." I can't know how

You love me, despite my flaws.

PLEASE use me God, for Your cause.