Well, I would prefer not to do this post, but I guess I'll try to be a good sport. :) It's been fun & interesting to read everyone else's. Thanks,
Beryl, for the tag. Here we go...
5 Things I Hate to Admit
1. I am not a morning person by nature, so I tend to sleep when I should be getting up in the morning and doing good things like exercising, having devotions with my kids at the breakfast table (actually just getting them breakfast!), and kissing my husband goodbye. On a preferred morning, Pitch is up with the kids (he actually is a morning person, thank you, Lord!) and he comes in to kiss me goodbye when he leaves at 7:30. The really bad part is that I get up, check on the girls, and then if they're o.k., I try to snooze a bit longer! It's getting kinda nice the older they get... (Yes, I know I'm setting a bad example for my daughters....I have guilt over every one of these confessions.)
2. I get very mad/emotional when something of mine gets damaged or lost...even if I'm the one who did it. As a teenager one time I spilled my communion cup (grape juice) on my Bible while it was open for communion. I cried and cried because my Bible was "ruined". Another time my husband dried something of mine and it shrunk so that I could no longer wear it. And, yes, I cried miserably and, of course, had to call him in the middle of his work day to let him know how he had ruined my life. (And I wonder why I have a 4 year old daughter that tends to overreact!)
3. My kids watch way too much t.v.
4. We eat out a lot (probably too much). Yes, it's a waste of money and my kids aren't always getting healthy food, but I really don't enjoy cooking that much, and I hate the time it takes to cook and clean up. If I have a bad day, I feel the need to eat out, and if I have a great day, I like to make it even better by...you guessed it, eating out! (Another bad example I'm setting for my daughters...they may not end up very domesticated.)
5. I want my husband to lose. (That is, I want his volleyball team to lose.) He is gone so much these days that I just want the season to be over. The more they win, the longer the season goes, so I'd prefer it if they didn't win. I want to see him succeed, but in my heart, I'd just rather have him home.
So, there you go. Now I get to spread this cheer even further! I tag
Vicki,
Stacey, and
Becky B. Have fun girls!
I was reminded this morning of how precious it is to have my little girls around me all the time. Too often I focus on how frustrating it is to get anything accomplished when they constantly follow me around the house. This morning I was getting ready for the day, and , of course, Ashlyn was right there in the bathroom with me. Usually she's trying to steal my lipstick and put it on (by herself, she insists!), but today she was just sitting on top of the toilet playing quietly with these pretend ice cream cones, just keeping me company. It was a sweet reminder to me that these days will pass quickly (even though it doesn't seem like it now). I want to savor the moments.
