When my kids look back on me after I'm gone, I often wonder what will they remember....
~Will my daughter remember me torturing her, armed with a brush and an ALWAYS too tight pony tail holder?~
~Will Alex remember me saying to him 10,232 times to pick up his wet towels off the floor?~
~Will Jakob's memory bank be filled with me reminding him that he is two seconds away from wishing he didn't try and get the last word in AGAIN?~
~Will they all remember the way that one time the 5 of us laughed so hard at this older man's ring tone on his phone, while we rode the Metro in DC, that we nearly peed in our pants with tears running down our faces?~
~Will they remember me asking them every morning of their lives "did you have a good sleep"?~
~Will they remember the way my perfume smelled or the way my earrings almost always hung lower than my hair?~
~Will they remember my short temper and my even shorter tolerance of disrespect?~
~Will they remember that I always tried to be the best that I could be (sometimes failing miserably)?~
~Will they remember my big orange pot that cooked up a whole bunch of heaven?~
~Will they remember the way their heads (whether big or small) always fit perfectly in the arch of my shoulder?~
~Will they remember that I was their biggest cheerleader and their toughest critic?~
~Will they remember that I was their momma and they were my world?~
Lord, I hope so......
Monday, November 22, 2010
afternoon fun
Me: Alex have you seen your brother? And why is there a chair propped up against the pantry door?
Alex: Well mom, you said that if Jakob and I argued again that we would be punished, RIGHT?
Me: RIGHT?!
Alex: So for the sake of your head and our lives I decided that there really was no other way.
Alex: Well mom, you said that if Jakob and I argued again that we would be punished, RIGHT?
Me: RIGHT?!
Alex: So for the sake of your head and our lives I decided that there really was no other way.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Deck the Halls
November 16th, 2010.
Really?
November?
the 16th?
2010??
I need to start buying my calendars in bulk. Um yes, Mr. Wal Mart man, can you help me find the aisle that has the bulk pack of calendars, you know the ones that the pages never stop turning, where before I know it it is the holiday season AGAIN and my kids are another year older?
Don't get me wrong. I am a HUGE holiday girl. I'm a marketing persons DREAM. The smells, the lights and don't even get me started on the tingly feelings I get in my girl parts when I hear Christmas music on the radio. I LOVE the holidays.
It just feels that lately my years are flying by quicker than I can highlight them on the calendar.
My baby is turning 15 in 2 weeks, my daughter has had her first round of PMS lately and Jakob likes GIRLS!
All 3 actions are very normal and healthy I know, BLAH BLAH BLAH.
None of thatCRAP stuff means I have to like it or act like a mature adult about it!
Does it?
It's funny because I think that Brian and I would both agree that this is one of the best times of our lives right now. The craziness of 3 very active kids, the balancing of school, work, quality time, family dinners and the occasional meet me in the closet moment, all make for a pretty fulfilling life.
But you know I have my moments where I catch a glimpse of a young girl nuzzling a baby on her chest and I have to fight back the urges to scream at the top of my lungs, "hold on to him now because one day he will have pubic hair and a penis, a real penis, and then what are you going to do?!"
Maybe I should look into medication, I mean meditation or maybe both.
Hey Mr. Wal Mart man.....
Really?
November?
the 16th?
2010??
I need to start buying my calendars in bulk. Um yes, Mr. Wal Mart man, can you help me find the aisle that has the bulk pack of calendars, you know the ones that the pages never stop turning, where before I know it it is the holiday season AGAIN and my kids are another year older?
Don't get me wrong. I am a HUGE holiday girl. I'm a marketing persons DREAM. The smells, the lights and don't even get me started on the tingly feelings I get in my girl parts when I hear Christmas music on the radio. I LOVE the holidays.
It just feels that lately my years are flying by quicker than I can highlight them on the calendar.
My baby is turning 15 in 2 weeks, my daughter has had her first round of PMS lately and Jakob likes GIRLS!
All 3 actions are very normal and healthy I know, BLAH BLAH BLAH.
None of that
Does it?
It's funny because I think that Brian and I would both agree that this is one of the best times of our lives right now. The craziness of 3 very active kids, the balancing of school, work, quality time, family dinners and the occasional meet me in the closet moment, all make for a pretty fulfilling life.
But you know I have my moments where I catch a glimpse of a young girl nuzzling a baby on her chest and I have to fight back the urges to scream at the top of my lungs, "hold on to him now because one day he will have pubic hair and a penis, a real penis, and then what are you going to do?!"
Maybe I should look into medication, I mean meditation or maybe both.
Hey Mr. Wal Mart man.....
Monday, November 1, 2010
The Johnson's take on the vineyards
(man we clean up nicely)
this weekend we were invited to celebrate another milestone
with my girlfriend Carol's family. Her son got hitched
this weekend, just 5 short months after her daughters
wedding. It has been an emotional year for her to say
the least. But she has handled it with the grace and
elegance that she has in every day life. Oh and did I
mention the alcohol doesn't hurt either :)
Halloween season 2010!
this picture SAYS it all!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!
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