Maybe I’m Amazed February 19, 2008

My 2 1/2 year old

 My 5 year old

One of the the things I enjoy most about motherhood is watching my children grow intellectually (IE: the connections they make without my prodding.) My son is making the simplest of connections but they highly amuse me when they come up-when someone sneezes he says “God Bless you *fill in the sneezers name.*” The first time he did it I was like wow he is making these connections by himself because I don’t make it a point to say to ask him to say him say “Bless you” like I do with please and thank you. However he will stand there in your face and say “Bless you” until you acknowledge it with a “thank you.” He expects his thank you as much as I expect him to say it.

My daughter’s recent connection that amazed me concerned the baby. She very quietly watched me fill a glass with ginger ale and ice then just as I raised it to my lips she asked “Mom, doesn’t the baby get everything you eat and isn’t soda bad for you? Do you think you should be drinking soda?”

It makes me wonder about the things that go on in their little minds that they don’t express-although from my experience they don’t hold back much-no matter what company we are in…

Deception November 13, 2007

This week deception was one of the themes of a shows I watch. I really don’t have a whole lot to say on the subject except I really get upset when I find out I have been deceived (I am sure everyone does.) Mostly I just don’t understand it when it comes to people who love you. Perhaps they think they are protecting you. Most certainly the deceptive one doesn’t feel comfortable with the truth. I try my best not to knowingly deceive anyone, although I am sure I have and can’t site any of those events at this time. My question is: with major deceptions when it comes to loved ones-how can you feel comfortable not revealing who you truly are? How can one truly be loved if they don’t reveal their “real” self. I tend to let it all hang out with people I truly love and expect the same. I suppose this is sometimes a bad thing but it’s who I am. This way I know the people who have stuck by me year after year are the ones that really love me.

This is Just a personal observation about myself October 9, 2007

My very pretty shoes arrived today for my brother’s wedding. I did have to ask myself though why I only treat myself to such niceties only when I am obligated. If I can do it when a special occasion comes around why can’t I do it every once in a while just because I deserve it? I’ll tell ya why-for some reason I feel to guilty-I know the $ could be put to better use.  However, I vow to change this to a small degree and every once in a great while indulge myself in something that to my standards is extravagant, just because-no-make that once in a while-it IS already every once in a great while. Whoever reads this-hold me to it.