Mommy's.....they're the greatest!

I got this in an e-mail from my dad.....it made me laugh so, although it technically isn't a post from me, I hope it makes your day!

THE MOMMY TEST
I was out walking with my 4 year old daughter. She picked up somethingoff the ground and started to put it in her mouth. I took the item away from her and I asked her not to do that. "Why?" my daughter asked."Because it's been laying outside, you don't know where it's been,it's dirty and probably has germs" I replied. At this point, mydaughter looked at me with total admiration and asked, "Wow! How doyou know all this stuff?"

"Uh," I was thinking quickly, "All moms know this stuff. It's on the Mommy Test. You have to know it, or they don't let you be a Mommy."

We walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering
this new information.

"OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the test you have to be the daddy.""Exactly" I replied back with a big smile on my face and joy in my heart.


Oh, and thank goodness for little children, who make us laugh in spite of ourselves!...........

"Dear Lord," the preacher began with arms extended and a rapturous look on his upturned face, "without you we are but dust..." He would have continued, but at that moment one very obedient little girl (who was listening carefully) leaned over to her mother and asked quite audibly in her shrill little girl voice, "Mommy, WHAT is butt dust?"
Church was pretty much over at that point...

Have a great day!

I am so sorry I've become a lurker....NOT by choice

There are some of you out there that haven't yet switched to Beta Blogger....little did I know that when I switched over I would no longer be allowed to comment on your "Non-Beta" blogs......I am so sad!

Anyway I still read you, wish I could tell you I love your blogs......

Thwart Global Cooling!

Well, in spite of many mixed reviews on the new "Beta Blogger" I've given in to screen pressure (I got a message from them 10 times a day!) and switched to the new version. I'm hoping for good things, but I won't be surprised at just "average".

I've been away from my "post" (no pun intended) for some time it seems. I'd love to say I've been visiting far away ports and seeing the sights but frankly, I've just had a little "blogger block" and enough things to keep me busy that I just didn't get around to writing. (That was a wordy way of saying that my life is rather dull and boring and even I don't want to read about it!)

I've been readying myself and my house to host a baby shower for "Nutella" the Saturday after Thanksgiving (WHAT WAS I THINKING!!!!). As if having an occasion like that right after a major holiday isn't bad enough I invited 50+!!!! (What can I say "Nutella" is popular). I even pared the list down to just those whom she knew well when she lived here plus relatives that can't be ignored (whether she knows them well or not!)

My little log cabin is exactly that.......little, I think we have just over 2000 square feet.....I counted available seating and if I pack every chair we have I think 23 of those 50 people will be able to sit down, I plan on stacking the rest of them on the stairway and kitchen counter (just kidding!....I'm hoping they won't all be able to attend and I'm assuming a lot won't just because of the day).

Nutella and Tiny are naturals when it comes to entertaining, I ......well, let's just be honest here......I'm not. I love to have company once they get here, it's the planning that kills me. I guess I need to do it more often. HH and I have gotten into a rut in our old age, we socialize with family and that's about it.

We've nothing to say for ourselves except "we just like our own company" ....that is SO sad!!!! I read a great article the other day about "global cooling" in which the author explains the demise of "neighborhoods", at least as we knew them....read this excerpt:

"In the age of cell phones, email, and text messages—literally unlimited, constant communication—we seem to have lost our ability to make friends. We have neatly fenced yards and locks on all our doors, but who are we keeping out? It is quite possible in suburban America to never see or speak to our nearest neighbors—a situation that in an earlier age would have meant that we would have no help bringing in the crops or threshing the wheat or raising the new barn. While most of us no longer need our neighbors’ help to sustain the basic necessities of life, when we don’t know our neighbor, we miss out on life-enriching relationships, and we contribute to the trend of “global cooling”—the world is indeed a cold place without friends."

-Whitney Johnson

I wouldn't go so far as to say HH and I don't have friends, but our friends cosist mostly of family, and church members. After reading this article I'm determined to do better. We took our first step toward combatting "global cooling" last week when we ventured over to meet our neighbor....the one who moved onto the property adjoining ours over a year ago! It was a nice visit and I feel good to know that we at least made an effort.

Living in the country has it's only special problems when it comes to getting to know your neighbors but when I take time to think about it how hard is it ...really.....to drive a quarter of a mile and meet a new friend?