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Saturday, 15 August 2009

  • Piano Riff

    From the moment I walked in the door with my iphone, my children claimed it.

    If Hunter is not playing games, Rachel is snapping pictures and downloading applications or Sarah is adding and mixing up the ringtones. And that is where I got into trouble.

    On Friday night, Sarah and I went to church for an event called Uprising 3.0
    "All rising 7th Graders and family, join us for a time of introduction to the Student Ministry of FBC. We will have a dinner prepared just for you at 6:00 in the Fellowship Hall. During this time you will be introduced to many of the ministries, programs and activities you can be invloved in with Student Ministry."

    So... right in the middle of the youth pastor's talk... my phone goes off. LOUD. The ringtone...
    "DA DA DA DUM.... Bad to the Bone."

    Yeah. It went off at least twice before I turned it off and everyone turned to me. Laughing. Hard.

    It was quite an uprising.

    When we got home, I gathered the children together and asked for a confession... "Who put "Bad to the Bone" on my ringtone?"

    "It said "Piano Riff," Mama... not "Bad to the Bone," Sarah confessed. "What is "Bad to the Bone" anyway?"

    For those of you too young to know the song.. it's a classic. "Bad To the Bone"

    Keep the Faith,
    Amy


Sunday, 09 August 2009

  • Workin'

    Austin lives for the moment his Daddy comes home from work. If I ask him, "Austin, are you a momma's baby? He will sign "Daddy Tractor."
    Every afternoon, Daddy and his little shadow will find something to do on the tractor. And who could blame them? It's air conditioned, has an XM radio, and it's even equipped with a Buddy seat.



    Austin prefers heavy lifting with the front end loader. But more than likely, they are raking, mowing, tettering, or baling hay. Not too far into work time I will receive the inevitable phone call, "Come and get your son."
    The sound of the mower and the vibration of the engine puts Austin to sleep. 
     (Workin' Hard) ;)

    Keep the Faith
    Amy



Saturday, 08 August 2009

  • The Vet's Daughter

    102_5519 (The Vet's Daughter)

    After dental appointments, I decided to take the five youngest to lunch at a downtown cafe. Rebecca, claiming "privilege of the oldest child in the car," grabbed the front seat while the others piled into the back. I was midturn to face the back of the car to begin backing out of the parking lot when my attention was caught by a small pink mark on my daughters neck.
    "What happened?"
    "Oh, I burned my neck with a curling iron," Rebecca grimaced and lightly touched the sore spot.
    Unable to resist taunting her sister, Rachel hung over the front seat and said. "It looks like a hickey!"
    Rebecca blushed and said, "Trust me, I KNOW, everyone at work and church has been harassing me about the dang burn for two days."

    Rachel giggled and with a wicked glint in her eye began sing-songing... "Rebecca's got a hickey, Rebecca's got a love bite, Rebecca's got....."

    "Ring Worm," interrupted a very droll voice.

    For a single beat there was dead silence before Rachel, Hunter and I burst out laughing. Sarah crossed her arms over her chest and pouted at our laughter. "That's what it looks like to ME!"

    Rebecca hung her head and sighed, "Only a vet's daughter would think of that."
    102_7227 (Rebecca, Sarah and Rachel)

    Keep the Faith and keep away from burns caused by hot hair implements.
    ~Amy~

Monday, 03 August 2009

  • Rebellious

    (Austin and a sibling trying to 'hold him down' )

    It was night time and my husband walked into our bedroom with his little shadow tagging behind him. "Time for bed, Austin," he said standing at the foot of our bed. "Go upstairs and get in your bed."
    Giggling furiously, Austin climbed up the foot board and somersaulted into our bed. Rapidly crawling across the mattress, the defiant child tossed pillows out of the way, pulled back the comforter and snuggled down on his Daddy's side of the bed. Rolling on to his belly, he squinted his eyes and then began to 'snore' loudly.

    Hands on his hips, Hubby tried to hide his laughter and said, "Austin, that is pure-t-ugly. Get up and go upstairs to your bed. Now."
    With louder snores and a few wiggles, Austin continued his disobedient mocking of his Daddy. Finally, a sister came in and rescued the pretender before he got into serious trouble.

    Funny. In one of the first serious talks that doctors have with parents whose children are born with an anomaly... "They" said he wouldn't be able to pretend and he wouldn't ever have a sense of humor. "Those are higher functioning abilities...," they sniffed. "Given his extra chromosome, you can't expect him to develop higher cognitive abilities." They didn't mean to be demeaning or discouraging, you understand. Parents need to accept their child's limitations.

    Austin's in all out rebellion to do everything they said he "wouldn't be able to do." And like the good parents we are ... we are totally encouraging his rebellious attitude against authority.

    Keep the Faith and Resist Conforming to the "Man"  
    amy



Friday, 10 July 2009

  • Mars vs Venus

    So. We are in this really serious business meeting discussing our 'investment horizon,,' future educational trusts, special needs trusts... serious. And the gentleman, Marc, leading the discussion decides to tell a tale on a mutual friend of ours. Seems they were out golfing one day when "Dan" swings a bit too hard with his wooden golf club and
    sends it into a nearby pond.

    So it's floating in the pond.... and Marc encourages him to go after the club. So, Dan takes off his socks and shoes, rolls up his pants legs and wades into the water. About 5 feet into the pond, Marc whistles. Dan looks back and sees his friend 'relieving' himself into the pond.
    The other three males in the meeting think this 'tale' is hilarious and die laughing. I'm looking at him like... This is funny? 
    Naw. This is GROSS.

    Do you think the 'male' and 'female' sense of humor is the same?
    I think not.

    Keep the Faith,
    amy 


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