Filed under: The Mommy Files
I think that I’m going to take a little breather next week, so Aidan and I are going to share our Thanksgiving wishes a little early. This little song sums up everything we’re thankful for. Oh, and the “friends and such”? That’s you guys.
Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Filed under: Everyday Chatter
Since everybody on Facebook has already clowned me, I guess I’ll give you guys a chance, too.
I used to wonder why it was that when I posted a status update of Facebook, no one would ever respond. Not a “like” or a comment whatsoever. So much so that it started to bother me. I felt that there must be some conspiracy and everyone was Facebook snubbing me. For months and months, no comment. I’m just saying, it does something to a girl’s self esteem.
So…I was looking at my privacy settings thinking that surely something must be wrong because no way would everyone just ignore me. I found a glitch, and thought “Surely I can’t have done that??”
I update my status with “Can anybody see this??” and out of the blue come responses from everywhere. I ask “Have you been seeing any status updates?”
No.
I had hidden my status updates from everybody. And, ya’ll, I had about a gazillion status updates. Picture somebody blogging everyday twice a day and no one is reading. And you can figure out why but you just keep blogging hoping that someday somebody will throw you a bone.
Instead, complete radio silence. I had snubbed my dang self.
Filed under: Everyday Chatter
Remember a while ago — in JULY — I completed training for another online school? Well, everyone that I completed training with was assigned some classes. I wasn’t.
So, I emailed the lady that they told me to email in JULY and got nothing. I recently talked to someone else that completed the training and taught a class and hated it. She’s no longer there.
It’s November, I still haven’t heard anything. Here’s the thing: it just pisses me off that they never said anything to me or responded in any manner. I sent another email yesterday, still nothing. I think that I’m going to start an email campaign and email everyone I can possibly come up with every day until someone responds to me. Just because I’m mad, son. What would you do?
Filed under: Everyday Chatter
This is a new web series that is now on YouTube. I started watching because I watched the two main characters on Guiding Light, and they were a good couple. So, I thought I’d share an episode of their new venture here on The Dip. This is the second episode, you can catch the first one on YouTube.
After you watch it, answer this: who does that? Babytalk? Really?
Filed under: Everyday Chatter
I never told ya’ll about Aidan’s love of tomatoes? I must keep grape tomatoes in the fridge. He eats them like they are grapes. Along with sliced tomatoes, baked tomatoes, any kind of tomatoes….
Nadia didn’t get off the train because the train arrives on a platform that’s like a bridge. She was sitting on the side of the train where if you look down, you don’t see anything but the ground wayyyy below. So she thought that the train was going to move again for her to get off at a place where she could actually see the ground. So she was waiting.
I wish that I could put Sarah Palin and Rihanna on a boat, then blast the boat to Timbuktu.
There is this one online student that I have that makes me want to stick my hand through the computer, grab her neck, and slam her head from side to side until her ears bleed.
I started taking tennis lessons again. There is the guy in the class that is straight outta 1970. Even his racket is funkadelic.
I was really excited about taking Nadia to a SWAC game this Saturday, but she wants to stay home and go to a party. Boo hiss Nadia!!!
I think that my brother, sister-in-law, and nephew are coming this weekend. SCORE!! Love them!!
Aidan is singing in the choir this Sunday. I don’t know how, but he always knows when its the 4th Sunday. He absolutely positively loves singing in the choir. He thinks they should sing all the songs they know every Sunday. I don’t.
Our first night of no TV was a success. Aidan was in bed before 9, and sleep at about 9:15. He woke up this morning with little incident.
We ate dinner at NerdGirl’s house last night. First time ever I’ve had cous cous. Loved it!
One last thing. The movie Law Abiding Citizen? No.Joke. It isn’t for the faint of heart.
What’s up random with you?
Filed under: The Mommy Files
Aidan does not go to sleep. I’m not joking. He’s up until at least 11 every night. So, last night he was told to get in bed with no TV or radio. He didn’t really follow those directions, but he ended up sleep at about 11. 2 hours after he was supposed to be sleep.
This morning at 7:30 I go in to wake him up. He sits up, then goes back to sleep. Twice more, same thing. I’m upstairs yelling and screaming for him to wake up. Nada. Okay….it’s now 8:15 and I’m ready to go. I’m in his room and he won’t get up. So, I pretend like I’m going to leave him.
I put Coco up and tell her bye, then I give Aidan a kiss and tell him that since he won’t wake up he has to stay home all day alone because I have to leave. Nothing. So, I’ve got to take this to the next level. I go outside and tell my neighbor (who is, for some reason, always outside) to watch out for him when he comes outside crying and that I’m just going to ride around the block. Cause, you know, I’m teaching this kid a lesson.
I go around the block, and there’s no Aidan. I go back inside. Him and Coco are sitting on the bed watching TV eating tomatoes.
I’m not really sure what just happened there. Apparently, my child is not afraid to stay home all day by himself, and apparently he just didn’t get up on purpose. As soon as I left, he hopped up and began his day. He wasn’t the least bit phased that I was gone. Ouch.
In any case, Aidan’s room shall be TV and radio-less until we get a grip on the minor’s sleeping habits. Every night this week, it’s homework, dinner, bath, bed. I gotsta do better.
Filed under: Everyday Chatter
And in April, we will become residents of San Diego, California.
Wow.
Filed under: Everyday Chatter
Hi everyone! If you want to get in on this, let me know by tomorrow please! Right now, we have 11 participants, and as promised, here are the links. Read all about them!!
Tiffany in Houston
I”ll be getting with you guys on Monday so you can get your name pull on. This is gonna be so fun!!
Filed under: My Soapbox
I was over at ThinkPrettySmart yesterday and there was a post that sparked some debate. I won’t rehash the post, but one of the issues was tithing. You know, like in church. So there will be no confusion, I’m a firm believer in tithing. I believe that if you give 10% to God, he will definitely pour out a blessing that you won’t be able to receive. That was his promise to us.
One of the viewpoints was that instead of tithing, you can give to the community. Or what if instead of giving 10% to the church, you gave 5 and saved 5 — then imagine how much you could save. Hmmm. My own personal belief is that God didn’t say do that. He didn’t say “Divvy up my money how you see fit, and I’ll surely bless you.” He didn’t say “Pay your tithes as long as you’re satisfied with how your money is being spent, and I’ll bless you.” If you pay your tithes with the faith that God will take care of you, then he will. If you don’t pay your tithes, then he still will. But I would prefer that the windows be opened on my behalf. And I know a God that can do it.
I told the story a while back about how when I was 7 months pregnant I lost my job. No income, no insurance. Didn’t know what I was gonna do, but I had always, always paid my tithes. I mean, if somebody gave me $.50, I would give $.05 in tithes. Seriously. There were some times when I was almost broke, but I never thought “Ugh, I wish I hadn’t paid my tithes, I would still have $XXX.00 left.” What I did was pray, and say “Lord, you said that if I gave back to you, you would take care of me. I don’t know how you’re going to do it, but I know you are.”
Then I would get a refund from something I totally forgot about. I would get a letter saying I overpaid my taxes. All of a sudden, a client would pay that I never ever thought I would see again. A credit card company would drop an interest rate. A case I worked on would settle for a couple thousand more than I thought it ever would. All that was God. I made it through a pregnancy and 3 months post pregnancy strictly on the blessings and fulfilled promised of God. And I’m still making it that way today.
Now I don’t profess to be a Bible toting knower of all things Bible. But there is one thing that I do know. If you obey God, you will be blessed in abundance.
Filed under: The Weekend in Review
On Friday morning, I left Aidan and Tim together, and I came home. This was the first time ever that they had spent the weekend alone. It was officially Boys Only. I thought I would feel some kinda way about it, but I really didn’t until I was getting ready to leave and Aidan said “Mama, please don’t go.” **Heartbreak**
But I went. And Friday night began my first offical Girls Only Weekend. What did I do? Why, I celebrated my Sweet Sixteen. Saturday, November 7, marked the very day that I pledged. 16 years ago. My line sisters came from near and far and we had a blast just being together and hanging out. It didn’t hurt that it was also JSU’s homecoming weekend.
Even though I had a marvelous time, I still missed Aidan and little bit. And they missed me a little bit. Well, Aidan said that he missed me so much that he wanted to cry, but he didn’t because his Daddy don’t play that. When Sunday came I was sad to say goodbye to my girls, but ready to see my men. When Sunday came Aidan was asking if he could please stay another day because he just didn’t want the fun with his Daddy to end; but Daddy was ready for the fun to come to a halt. (Boo hiss Daddy)
So, all in all, it was a wonderful weekend all around. Boys Only/Girls Only was a success!
How was your weekend?
