Low Entry GIVEAWAY Ends Tuesday
Enter HERE . All it takes is a "follow" and a comment. Simple Dimple! You know you want free JEWELRY!
Yes, young grasshopper....
I haven't been couponing for very long. Not with any real seriousness anyway. Now that I'm completely gung-ho about it I see coupons everywhere. In magazines, on boxes and bags of other products, everywhere. I guess I've been talking about it enough and the boys overhear me because today I asked Zach to take out the trash. And he says, "Uhhh, Mom. Cut that coupon off that box!!" I had set a box of dog bisuits near the can for him to take out and it had one of those sticker coupons on it. That's my boy! hahaha
Don't Forget!
I have a giveaway going on right now!! It ends 5/31/11 at noon and has very low entries. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE enter the giveaway. It's for JEWELRY! On your mark, get set, GO!
Do it. Now. Please. :0) CLICK HERE to enter.
Do it. Now. Please. :0) CLICK HERE to enter.
Every Little Thing...
On facebook I get updates from a page called Positively Positive. They put various quotes as their status that are, well, positive. Today's is "Love the life you live. Live the life you love." by Bob Marley.
Do you? Love the life you live and live the life you love, I mean.
Do you? Love the life you live and live the life you love, I mean.
The Boys Are Geniuses I Tell Ya!
So last night was a dragging kind of night. We have had a long week and a week of later nights than usual. Steve and I headed off to bed but the boys wanted to watch the end of the OKC-Mavs game. I wanted to make sure I had let the dogs in after their last potty break (I've left them out overnight before by accident and had doggie mom guilt for weeks!)so I got out of bed and walked into the living room.
Ryan was sitting on the couch and Zach was sitting on the chair opposite of him across the living room. They are throwing a small, foam type basketball at each other. Not hard or anything, just kind of tossing it up in the air and arcing it so it will go over far enough to the other one.
But mypanic laser beam focus of making sure the dogs were in did not register that they were not actually catching the ball that was being thrown with their hands. Oh no. You see, my two boys made up a game called "Ballsy". That's right. Ballsy. In this game they don't catch the ball with their hands. They catch the ball with ummm, how to say it delicately? Le Sac. They let that ball fall into their, ahem, laps.
On the one hand I thought, "jeez, what idiots!" On the other hand, I was a proud mama that thought, "wow, they CAN get along and cooperate and come up with something that appeals to both of them!"
I just wonder if I'm ever going to have grandchildren.
Ryan was sitting on the couch and Zach was sitting on the chair opposite of him across the living room. They are throwing a small, foam type basketball at each other. Not hard or anything, just kind of tossing it up in the air and arcing it so it will go over far enough to the other one.
But my
On the one hand I thought, "jeez, what idiots!" On the other hand, I was a proud mama that thought, "wow, they CAN get along and cooperate and come up with something that appeals to both of them!"
I just wonder if I'm ever going to have grandchildren.
Hop on Over 40!
I actually have time to day to find new blog hops and new friends ~ wanna join me?? :)
The whole "retarded" "gay" thing...
So my kids are like many other's in today's society. They say things and use certain words that are not deemed politically correct and or polite. Those two words are "retard" or "retarded" and "gay". As in, "that's retarded" or "that's so gay". I've even said those same things a time or two myself just by overhearing it again and again and again. EVERYONE says it.
However....if everyone jumped off a bridge, would you? (thanks, previous generations for brining us that cliche).
A while back I started on a mission to break my kids of that particularly nasty habit. Both are offensive and just flat out mean. First of all, "retarded" means to be delayed. But "to be delayed" is not the same thing as being dumb or stupid, which, when used in the context of, "that's retarded" is what it's being used as. That debate could go on and on forever about dumb and stupid, et al. But IT IS NOT THE SAME THING!
Now let's move on to "that's so gay". Gay means merry, jovial, happy, etc, and homosexual. I'm not sure why that word means both of those things, they just do. Anyway, I don't think being gay is a choice. I think you are born gay or you are born straight. I also know my opinion is not shared by everyone. And that's ok. Just remember that if you decide to comment your opinion on my post, you must be respectful. I honestly believe it is a gut feeling, a reaction, an attraction, etc. For instance, I am not attracted to women. I'm also not attracted to Asians, African Americans or Hispanics. It's not being a bigot, prejudiced or anything of the sort. It's what I am attacted to. Maybe you are definitely not attracted to redheads. Maybe you only like blonds. It's an attraction. I don't see that the preference is any different. Don't misunderstand. I think there are some very interesting and lovely looking Asians, Hispanics, etc. I appreciate beauty and good looks just like everyone else. And I'm not saying I would never date someone that wasn't white (well, yes I am, but it's because I'm married, not because I'm a racist!) I'm probably making my point in a very jumbled way. But the point actually is this: I'm trying to give my kids a wider vocabulary. Those words are hurtful and only "trendy" because we've gotten lazy at teaching proper use of language and we've given up on morals.
Over the last 2 days Ryan has seen two tv commercials talking about using "gay" to describe something as "dumb or stupid". He looked at me and said, "Ok, mom, wow, it's what you've been telling me!" And I said, "Yes, son, do you see now how cool and trendy and ahead of the times I am?" No, really, I just smirked, shook my head and said, "yeah, see!!!" So he's come up with another word he's using besides "gay" or "retard/retarded" to describe something he doesn't like. I'm proud of him for actually being aware now that this is real, it's bullying and it's just plain sad. I know he was never saying it to be a bully or to be mean, it was just a habit and is considered the "norm" nowadays. He's realizing that just because it's the "norm" it doesn't make it right.
Anyway, those are my opinions and you may now respectfully comment! lol
However....if everyone jumped off a bridge, would you? (thanks, previous generations for brining us that cliche).
A while back I started on a mission to break my kids of that particularly nasty habit. Both are offensive and just flat out mean. First of all, "retarded" means to be delayed. But "to be delayed" is not the same thing as being dumb or stupid, which, when used in the context of, "that's retarded" is what it's being used as. That debate could go on and on forever about dumb and stupid, et al. But IT IS NOT THE SAME THING!
Now let's move on to "that's so gay". Gay means merry, jovial, happy, etc, and homosexual. I'm not sure why that word means both of those things, they just do. Anyway, I don't think being gay is a choice. I think you are born gay or you are born straight. I also know my opinion is not shared by everyone. And that's ok. Just remember that if you decide to comment your opinion on my post, you must be respectful. I honestly believe it is a gut feeling, a reaction, an attraction, etc. For instance, I am not attracted to women. I'm also not attracted to Asians, African Americans or Hispanics. It's not being a bigot, prejudiced or anything of the sort. It's what I am attacted to. Maybe you are definitely not attracted to redheads. Maybe you only like blonds. It's an attraction. I don't see that the preference is any different. Don't misunderstand. I think there are some very interesting and lovely looking Asians, Hispanics, etc. I appreciate beauty and good looks just like everyone else. And I'm not saying I would never date someone that wasn't white (well, yes I am, but it's because I'm married, not because I'm a racist!) I'm probably making my point in a very jumbled way. But the point actually is this: I'm trying to give my kids a wider vocabulary. Those words are hurtful and only "trendy" because we've gotten lazy at teaching proper use of language and we've given up on morals.
Over the last 2 days Ryan has seen two tv commercials talking about using "gay" to describe something as "dumb or stupid". He looked at me and said, "Ok, mom, wow, it's what you've been telling me!" And I said, "Yes, son, do you see now how cool and trendy and ahead of the times I am?" No, really, I just smirked, shook my head and said, "yeah, see!!!" So he's come up with another word he's using besides "gay" or "retard/retarded" to describe something he doesn't like. I'm proud of him for actually being aware now that this is real, it's bullying and it's just plain sad. I know he was never saying it to be a bully or to be mean, it was just a habit and is considered the "norm" nowadays. He's realizing that just because it's the "norm" it doesn't make it right.
Anyway, those are my opinions and you may now respectfully comment! lol
Don't Judge
I had a bologna sandwich for lunch. With chips. And a Pepsi. I did add a big healthy chunk of lettuce to the sandwich and used olive oil mayo if that makes you feel any better. Made me feel better! I haven't had a bologna sandwich in years and years. It was good!! Total comfort food. Sometimes a girl just needs a bologna sandwich, ya know?
Guest Post!
I was recently given the opportunity to guest post on Love You Always and Forever. Check it out when you can. Thanks Stacie for the chance!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Posts
