So before I start my rant I would just like to point out that tonight on television they are doing the Sound of Music Live and I'm so excited.
I was telling Akayleia that something has been bothering me for the last week or so and I wanted to know what everyone thinks and if I'm wrong in the way that I'm thinking.
So at Thanksgiving we were discussing something and for some reason or another the topic became homosexuals. And I just said, "I don't care what they do, they're not hurting me" or something to that effect and instantly my belief in the gospel was questioned. Someone said if I was a member of the church then I must be against them, meaning homosexuals. I was really taken aback. Because I don't think that we should be cruel to anyone regardless of skin color, religion, ethics, or sexual orientation. I don't think they should be allowed to have religious wedding ceremonies and other things like that. But who am I to judge wether or not they deserve to marry someone they love. So this one dude that we're friends with started calling me Obama. Which is also a weird thing to say. And someone else asked me what I was going to tell Jocelyn when she comes home asking why some kids have 2 moms. And I was like, "ummm, I'm going to tell her that everyones different, and all families are different",because they are. Am I wrong to think that way? I'm super confused, I'm not going to go out and picket for the cause or anything but I think there are bigger problems in the world other than 2 dudes who want to fight over who takes out the trash, and what color the couches should be and other such things that happen in marriage. IF Jocelyn comes home concerned about it, I'm going to tell her what I said when she wanted to know why her friends from school don't go to church. I'm going to say that everyone is allowed to choose the way they live. Sweet and all knowing sister, Akayleia pointed out so eloquently the scripture that says,"I the Lord will forgive who I will forgive" but we have to forgive everyone. I also believe that we are supposed to Love One Another. Right? I know my knowledge of the Gospel isn't all that in-depth but am I so far off base here in my basic understanding of things? I get questions a lot from other people who aren't LDS and I don't want to lead people astray. Anyway... I have many other thoughts and experiences that I will blog about when I have a computer, Mark takes ours when he works 24 hour shifts. So inconsiderate I know!! Love you all
I'd also just like to say that Jocelyn has a new catchphrase...everytime I ask her something she says,"i'd be delighted to mom" like she's from 18th century England. She's FIVE. What in the world! But I'd also like to say that I'm going on a field trip with her school class on monday and I can't wait to have an adventure with a bunch of 5 yr olds, it's going to be hilarious! Her teacher, Mrs. Rossinni is my favorite she always comes out to say hello to me while I'm waiting in the "car line" just think of a big, italian, Ms Frizzle, with the apron and everything and that's Mrs. Rossinni! She is awesome, Jocelyn came home with a dredel yesterday and we played that for a while yesterday and I am now convinced that the dredel game is gambling for children.
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Friday, November 22, 2013
Life Lessons for Megan
I'm posting right now because Mark won't let me watch Thuroughly Modern Millie! Again!! So I decided that I will blog.
I have had many experiences here that I should've posted about but this one today has been on my mind and as usual I want to know what you all think of things, and this is easier than 7 different conversations.
So as usual I was at the store, most of my encounters happen at the store. It's amazing to me that if you make up your mind to meet people and talk to people you really don't need to go too many places out of your routine. So I'm walking into the grocery store and I see this elderly man that's moving at a snails pace and has a cane. And I couldn't just pretend like I didn't see him and just walk by, like so many people seemed to do. So I walked over and asked if I could get him a wheelchair which he declined, so I said "Good, I wanted to walk with you anyway". And that's how easy it is folks. Then since we were moving at a glacial speed and at the back of the parking lot I got to learn this lovely man's life story. He proceeded to tell me that he had been a godless man most of his life and had recently found religion in the last 10 years with the Presbyterian church. He's from New Jersey and knew a little of Utah but didn't think much of it and Mr.Romney, which I am used to. As earlier discussed I don't take offense to stuff like that. But he continued to tell me that when he heard about God breathing life into bones in the desert it hit him like a ton of bricks. In my mind I was like, "What?" "Bones?" "Desert?" what just happened? I am not familiar with many religions but I don't remember any bones in the desert, unless it belongs to velociraptors, but I digress. We mostly discussed that youngsters these days aren't going to "heck" like everyone thinks. That children and young adults these days if anything are braver and stronger then us. And I think he hit the nail right on the head. While I have no idea about any of the religious stuff he was saying, he was totally right about that. He mentioned a president that believed that we have to trust that our children will do what is right when we are gone. He said it better and obviously I have already forgotten what president it was. But that was the jist of it. But it's true we have to teach our children and trust that we've taught them well enough that they'll make the right decisions. And on a similar topic, President Monson says that we shouldn't underestemate a child's ability to learn and understand the Book of Mormon. Which I am now constantly reminded of when we read the scriptures with Jocelyn. Sometimes we think she's not listening only to find out that it's Mark and I that haven't been listening. I really have no point to this ramble but just wanted to point out what I learned today. Love you all. Gotta run I'm going to see the Hunger Games with the girls in the neighborhood! Should be fun, but it's always difficult for me to stay up later than 8.
I have had many experiences here that I should've posted about but this one today has been on my mind and as usual I want to know what you all think of things, and this is easier than 7 different conversations.
So as usual I was at the store, most of my encounters happen at the store. It's amazing to me that if you make up your mind to meet people and talk to people you really don't need to go too many places out of your routine. So I'm walking into the grocery store and I see this elderly man that's moving at a snails pace and has a cane. And I couldn't just pretend like I didn't see him and just walk by, like so many people seemed to do. So I walked over and asked if I could get him a wheelchair which he declined, so I said "Good, I wanted to walk with you anyway". And that's how easy it is folks. Then since we were moving at a glacial speed and at the back of the parking lot I got to learn this lovely man's life story. He proceeded to tell me that he had been a godless man most of his life and had recently found religion in the last 10 years with the Presbyterian church. He's from New Jersey and knew a little of Utah but didn't think much of it and Mr.Romney, which I am used to. As earlier discussed I don't take offense to stuff like that. But he continued to tell me that when he heard about God breathing life into bones in the desert it hit him like a ton of bricks. In my mind I was like, "What?" "Bones?" "Desert?" what just happened? I am not familiar with many religions but I don't remember any bones in the desert, unless it belongs to velociraptors, but I digress. We mostly discussed that youngsters these days aren't going to "heck" like everyone thinks. That children and young adults these days if anything are braver and stronger then us. And I think he hit the nail right on the head. While I have no idea about any of the religious stuff he was saying, he was totally right about that. He mentioned a president that believed that we have to trust that our children will do what is right when we are gone. He said it better and obviously I have already forgotten what president it was. But that was the jist of it. But it's true we have to teach our children and trust that we've taught them well enough that they'll make the right decisions. And on a similar topic, President Monson says that we shouldn't underestemate a child's ability to learn and understand the Book of Mormon. Which I am now constantly reminded of when we read the scriptures with Jocelyn. Sometimes we think she's not listening only to find out that it's Mark and I that haven't been listening. I really have no point to this ramble but just wanted to point out what I learned today. Love you all. Gotta run I'm going to see the Hunger Games with the girls in the neighborhood! Should be fun, but it's always difficult for me to stay up later than 8.
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Shout out to Kaya!
Sorry one more thing, well in all honesty a lot more things but all in good time my friends, all in good time. I'm making myself a cheese tart for lunch! I was going to wait until dinner time but I'm hungry and bored so I'm gonna cheese tart it up!! Also in our house it's called "cheese pie". I love you Akayleia and miss you, I'll come visit you soon. I have a deal with a cashier at publix, she gets to win the lottery first, and then it's my turn. I'm not really sure how the lottery works but I don't think she does either, so we're both happy. But I'm going to send my husband to work and save my monies. Then I'm coming over the pond!
Offended!!
I would like to just preface this post by saying I am fully aware that it's been a while since I last posted, about 2 years I think. But that's how I roll, I'm not one to sit at the computer all day when there are other more interesting things to be doing. So let's just get over it and move on.
I had a conversation with mom the other day about how I don't get offended by other people. I just don't. I don't care what other people think of me, my hair, my parenting techniques or pretty much anything. I went with the missionaries the other day and they were teaching this kid named Diego, and he was like, "I don't want to offend you because you are so nice" and I was like you can't offend me. ( Diego thinks that I have blind faith in my religion, among other things he voiced to me) But I really don't care what other people think of me. I'm just not easily offended. But then I kid you not, the very next day at the Grocery Store I was offended by a young man who was shopping. So let me just tell you how it went down. I went to the Publix down the street from me after dropping off Joss at school, it was 8:00 in the morning, that's the only time to shop in my personal opinion. Early bird gets the better food/ worm. Well I got my few things and went to stand in line and of course there's only one cashier open and about 6 people standing in line so I meander up to the line behind a dashing young man. And then it happened, I got a whiff of his cologne, A LOT of his cologne. If I had to guess I'd say about a half gallon's worth. And even though he was nice and smiling and talking to me, I was so offended by the overwhelming odor that I was not my usual chatty self. Which is saying something. I love people, I love to talk to people, I love to know what they think. But with this young offender I clammed up and all I could think of was just trying to get out of there alive! So I learned, never brag to your mom about being so easygoing or else life will put you right back in your place. AND if you don't want to offend me, do not make me BREATHE THROUGH MY MOUTH at any point in our encounter! And if none of this is news to any of you, it kinda was to me. But then I thought back and I remembered that there were several occasions when smells have offended me.
- a certain truck on the way to the Bundy Reunion
- some dead fish when I was learning how to shoot zombies
- worrying about wether other people are wearing deodorant around me
Clearly I am psycho!
Thank you for loving me inspite of my weirdness, wait you do still love me right
And I specificially remember a certain little brother saying I had a nose like a "blood hound" and he was NOT wrong!!!
I had a conversation with mom the other day about how I don't get offended by other people. I just don't. I don't care what other people think of me, my hair, my parenting techniques or pretty much anything. I went with the missionaries the other day and they were teaching this kid named Diego, and he was like, "I don't want to offend you because you are so nice" and I was like you can't offend me. ( Diego thinks that I have blind faith in my religion, among other things he voiced to me) But I really don't care what other people think of me. I'm just not easily offended. But then I kid you not, the very next day at the Grocery Store I was offended by a young man who was shopping. So let me just tell you how it went down. I went to the Publix down the street from me after dropping off Joss at school, it was 8:00 in the morning, that's the only time to shop in my personal opinion. Early bird gets the better food/ worm. Well I got my few things and went to stand in line and of course there's only one cashier open and about 6 people standing in line so I meander up to the line behind a dashing young man. And then it happened, I got a whiff of his cologne, A LOT of his cologne. If I had to guess I'd say about a half gallon's worth. And even though he was nice and smiling and talking to me, I was so offended by the overwhelming odor that I was not my usual chatty self. Which is saying something. I love people, I love to talk to people, I love to know what they think. But with this young offender I clammed up and all I could think of was just trying to get out of there alive! So I learned, never brag to your mom about being so easygoing or else life will put you right back in your place. AND if you don't want to offend me, do not make me BREATHE THROUGH MY MOUTH at any point in our encounter! And if none of this is news to any of you, it kinda was to me. But then I thought back and I remembered that there were several occasions when smells have offended me.
- a certain truck on the way to the Bundy Reunion
- some dead fish when I was learning how to shoot zombies
- worrying about wether other people are wearing deodorant around me
Clearly I am psycho!
Thank you for loving me inspite of my weirdness, wait you do still love me right
And I specificially remember a certain little brother saying I had a nose like a "blood hound" and he was NOT wrong!!!
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Happy Birthday Jocelyn!!!
Four year olds are so hilarious, they are all helping unwrap the gifts, which was fine, Joss didn't mind one single bit, but what's so funny about them is that they are SO honest. Gracie who's standing behind Joss in the Belle dress in the photo under this one, walked into our house, gave Joss a huge hug and said, "I dot you a Belle doll, you are donna lub it so much!" I love it when Joss has little friends over and I can just sit and listen to their funny little voices and conversations. Jocelyn told her friends that she got her outfit from Costco, which she totally didn't but she hears me and my friends talk about where we buy things and so now she thinks that is totally relevant information for other little girls to know. If they say her shoes are cute she says "thanks I got them at Costco".
Here's the birthday girl opening gifts, she was the cutest most gracious little host, everyone got a hug after they gave her a gift, including mom and dad. We got the biggest hugs for giving her a little princess scooter.
don't they all look adorable, we were just about to play "find Cinderella's glass slipper" I hid a little glass slipper and whoever found it got to try it on and then hide it again, they absolutley love love loved it, so funny. If you can't tell which is Joss, she's 2nd Cinderella from the right
The princesses all got to make little bracelets, (nice picture of Joss though huh) just kidding
This is the little favor bucket with bouncy balls, princess stickers, lip gloss, little notebooks and of course plenty of candy, each of the little girls got to take one of each thing and make a little take home bag. (p.s. that's the invitation taped to the side of the tin.) I also sent all the little girls home with some play-doh that I made (it was actually pink lemonade kool aid doh, it's the best play doh ever) I also added some glitter to it, so it was sparkly! I really love glitter!
I set up all Joss's princess dolls that she got for Christmas on the bar.
This is the most amazing "cupcake cake" that my sweet girlfriend Kaylie made for Joss, they were such good cupcakes with buttercream icing! I never would have done such a good job, I love having amazingly talented friends! I think all the little girls had at least 3 cupcakes each!I cannot believe that our little baby girl is already 4 years old! I never understood when my parents would say "it feels like just yesterday you were a tiny baby", but now that I'm a parent the time really does go by so fast! Mark and I can't believe how fast she is growing up, she's not a toddler at all anymore, she is such a big girl! She goes to Primary now, today was her first Sunday in Sunbeams. And she was so thrilled, she came home singing primary songs and wearing a paper crown that said "I am a child of God". So completely adorable. But yesterday, January 7 was her birthday and we had a super fun princess themed birthday. We had 6 very excited 4-yr olds running amuck through our house, I fed them so much sugar and sent them home! It was so fun!!
I also covered them in glitter, and lipstick, because what's a princess without glitter. I'm not sure who had more fun (and was more exhausted) me or Joss! And Princess tatoos, I almost forgot we totally put princess tatoos all up their arms (which they loved) and I noticed at church today there were a few "tatted" little girls. So funny! The only thing that would have made it better would have been to have all of our family here.
I am still trying to figure out how to do this whole blog thing, and I wanted the pictures to be after this lengthy little rant but I didn't really know how and Joss wants me to play so for right now this is good enough. So I apologize that it's all out of order. Hopefully you aren't too confused.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Look at Me!!!
Can you even believe it, I finally did it. Our own blog! It's my new year's resolution. Stay in touch better. I talk pretty regularly with some of my family members, but now everyone can know stuff! I'm going to let you in on a few of the goings-on in our world. But just a word of caution, I may get very honest. So if you are afraid of knowing how I really feel about things don't even read this bloggety. But other than that it should be fun!!!
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