Six Word Saturday!

Forgot The Green And Got Pinched!

Honestly though, I don't really celebrate St. Patty's Day in a "celebratory" kind of way.

I have a kid so I make sure I (usually) make sure I have green on, but that's about the extent of it.

I don't go out and get all lushed up cause I don't really drink,

so this surely doesn't apply to me....

But this I can celebrate!!

Doesn't these just look yummy? And "oh so" pretty?!

Happy St. Patty's Day!

{Be safe out there!!}

Writer's Workshop: It happened at Disneyland

It happened at Disneyland.

Yes, we were at this magical place, filled with laughter and smiling faces!

But then something happened.

Being here, we are among kids. Kids all around but also our own kids....okay, and myself.

It was me, my husband, my daughter and our friend and her two daughters.

My daughter and I as well as our friend's two daughters reflected on a trip we had taken to Yosemite and a funny incident that took place. So we started to play out that funny incident again, just in a bigger way.

I don't recall who started it but for all I know, it could have been me, yes...ME. Hey! I'm a kid at heart too, ya know.

Anyways....

As we were in line for a ride, I remember one of us oh-so-slightly touching a nearby person and claiming....wait for it......wait for it.....

CHEESE TOUCH!!!



That's right! From that moment on, as we were racing from ride to ride, we were randomly touching people as they passed us and yelling out CHEESE TOUCH!

It was so funny! We couldn't stop laughing. With the strange looks we got from people to people getting startled.

It. Was. Hilarious!

Then, later in the evening at California Adventure, we were in line to get some ice cream and my daughter touched the young boy in front of us and said those words and the look on that boys face was priceless. He looked panicked. Didn't know which way to go and then, he touched his grandma and said CHEESE TOUCH! We started busting up laughing.

Good times. Good times!

Funny things she says!

While in Key West on our snorkeling trip, not more than 5 minutes was my daughter in the water when she got stung by a jelly fish.

Later, after we got home from our trip, my daughter says to me, "Mommy, when I got stung by the jelly fish, why didn't I see electricity in the water?"

I think my daughters been watching too much Spongebob Squarepants!! LOL

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Last week while getting ready for work and my daughter was getting ready for school, we were having the following conversation:

Me: When grandma and grandpa pick you up after school, tell them to drive careful.

Daughter: I will.

Me: Tell them I said they are carrying precious cargo!

Daughter: Tell them what?

Me: They're carrying precious cargo.

*Look of confusion from my daughter*

Me: Do you know what that is?

Daughter:Yes! And I'm not that!

Me: What is it then?

Daughter: It's a snail!

*I begin to laugh*

Me: That's escargot, not precious cargo. Cargo is like suitcases, silly!!

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The other day we went to my in-laws house to drop our dog off as we were going out of town. As we were in the car, ready to leave, my father-in-law comes out and asked about my husband taking a look at this cassette tape converter and figure out how to work it when he has a chance.

He asked if we had a cassette tape at home and my husband said he didn't recall, maybe but to grab one any way.

That's when my daughter, from the backseat asked "what's a cassette tape?"

Really???!!! LOL

OMG....I feel old now!

Six Word Saturday!

Can't Wait To See Newsboys Today!

We've saw Newsboys a year and a half ago and we're going to see them again today!

They are one of our favorite Christian groups so we're pretty excited!

Most people, when they think of Christian music, they think of hymns and traditional music but the Christian groups today have reached out to all different genres of music just to get the Word of God out and celebrate what He has done for us and the truth and what we have to look forward to, in His name!

Their music has done just that for me!

Love is in the air...

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I love holidays!

Especially one's where there are pretty colors and cute hearts all around.

I love any reason to go out to dinner or even maybe a movie.

I know a lot of people find it to be too commercialized and I agree but I still like to have fun with it.

I actually have The View on in the other room and I caught a glimpse of Barbara Walters touching on a issue that arises in some schools when it comes to Valentine's.

She said this

"I don't think kids, think schools should be passing out Valentine's"

When I heard that I thought to myself, "why the heck not?" but then I continued to listen as she continued to say that some kids don't get any or there are the popular girls. She brought up how her daughter one year gave a Valentine to everyone in her class and she didn't even receive one.

Honestly, I agree.....to an extent.

My daughter's class, and has done so every year, creates a list of all the children in each class so that everyone gets a Valentine.

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I took my daughter to the store and we picked out girly ones for the girls and NBA ones for the boys and they each get a Twizzler with them. Everyone will be happy!

I have to say though, how proud I am with my daughter. *bragging moment*

You see, there is a boy in her class that doesn't have really any friends. He gets teased and made fun of. He even plays by himself at recess. My daughter has asked if he wants to play but he always declines.

She has come home telling me stories about him and how she feels bad. We have always told her we never tease other kids. I have even shared stories of how I got teased and it's not nice or fun and these children have a hard time dealing when it happens to them. I share how God loves us and he is very disappointed when he sees this happening to one of his children.

So, when she was filling out her Valentine's, in the boys stack, it came with your ordinary size cards and then 2 big ones with word searches. She saved one for her dad and the other for that little boy. She said to me "I'm giving it to "R" be cause he's the only one that deserves it!"

Awww...bless her heart!!!

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What are your thoughts on Valentine's in school?

Writing Workshop: The Grand Finale

1.) Who was at your front door? (inspired by fam mum slim)

Who was at my front door? Well, honestly, we haven't had anyone come to our front door in a while. Either that, or someone has and because we're always on the go, we missed them. Ya know, the last person at my door was probably one of those Pizza Guys employees putting a coupon flyer on our front door.

2. Start with the phrase “Ten years ago on this day, I was…” (inspired by Business 2 Blogger)

Ten years ago on this day, 2/8, I was 5 months pregnant. It was a Friday so I worked. I was so excited too. I probably even did my daily internet check on Babycenter.com. Since we were first time parents, we didn't even find out what the sex was, a pretty exciting time!


3. If you give a Mom a Blank…a post written in the style of the children’s “If You Give A Mouse A Cookie” books. (Inspired by Creative Kristi)

If you give a Mom a couple uninterruped hours, depending on the woman, she'll either do some cleaning, go shopping, take a little nap, read, play on the computer or maybe even go for a walk. However, THIS Mom would watch a movie!


4. Without social media I…(inspired by a belle, a bean & a Chicago dog)

Without social media, I would probably get more stuff done. lol I notice, when I just "pop" on for a "few" minutes, it seems to turn into a half hour or even longer. Sometimes, I will be in the middle of doing something and get sidetracked to check maybe a status or see if I have a comment and there goes another half hour. I know, I know....Pathetic! I'm sure I'm not the only one out there...hmmm??

5. A poem for your valentine.

Roses are Red

Violets are Blue

The day wouldn't be the same

If I didn't have You.

So many memories

Each and every year

Some not so good

Others even more dear.

A special little girl

We share this day with now

A special love we have

Simply changes it all somehow.

As we each grow older

We learn a wise lesson

Trust and communicate

Cause marriage is a true Blessin'!

Six Word Saturday!

The Simple Things That Bring Joy!

I'm a girl. Clearly.

With that said, I love cute and adorable things!!

It's the simple things.

Such as waking up and seeing my precious baby in the morning and giving her a kiss and smelling her sweet face just melts me!

But other than that, looking at this dancing flower each morning also puts a smile on my face and happiness in my heart!

What simple thing puts a smile on your face each day?