Family.....you gotta love em!

So today I am spending Spring Break with my family.  I am so glad.  There are too many people in this world that don't spend enough time with their family.  Just how many families do you think your gonna get?  These are the only ones God gives you, you better enjoy them.  I know that every family hsa their quirks.  Geesh, we all do!  But, they are all so unique in their own ways.  I love each and every one of my family members.  Cousins, uncles, aunts, grandparents.  They are all great.  WAKE UP people, spend more time with yours!

Patience, is it learned or is it just in you?

I have been thinking alot about patience lately and praying about it alot lately.  Is it just something that people have or is it learned?  I have it sometimes and then sometimes I have none.  What is the deal God?  Can I get more of it?  Can I buy some somewhere?  I seem to be getting a shorter fuse everyday!  I know that life is UBER busy right now and eventually things will slow down.  At least that is what I keep telling myself!  All I keep thinking is "Come on SUMMER!".  When summer is here, I will still be working two jobs, but at least a few days I can be sane and float in the pool!  Come on SUMMER!  Maybe I should start a count down on the fridge.  That's what I'll do!  Darn, I have to clean the pool first!  UGH!

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop?

I happen to be a very fast paced person.  I have four kids and very little time for anything.  So...I have to think fast and act fast.  Almost every action has to be fast.  It's just the way life is in our household.  If you want something done, you do it fast, get it done, and do it right.  If you do something the wrong way, you fix it and get on with the next thing.  I have a feeling that some people don't work that way.  Alot of people really take their time to get things done.  Not anyone in this household, but some do really work that way.  Now, I'm not by any means saying that my way is the right way at all.  Some people work very well slowly.  But, in this house, there isn't time to dilly dally.  Things have to get done and get done right the first time.  It frustrates me to try and get things done when other are dragging.  I was in a hurry today and the cashiers are dragging,  then the people driving in front of me are dragging, then the people in the car rider line are dragging.  I don't have time for dragging of  any kind.  Don't get me wrong, I do slow down from time to time and smell the roses, but not today.  Get out of my way, I have things to do!  End of blog!

Did ya miss me? This one's about Marriage!

This weekend Craig and I took a very very cool trip together.  We spent the entire weekend in the MUD, four wheelin and cuttin up.  We had soooo much fun.  Not just fun with all the other people there, but fun with each other too.  When you go to events like this you really get to watch people and observe their relationships and their dynamic with their spouse.  Craig and I are big time "people watchers".  We love to sit there are watch everyone around us.  I noticed something this weekend though.  Alot of couples that we saw just didn't seem "together".  What I mean is that they didn't seem very into their spouse, kinda disconnected.  Craig and I go to places like that together and we have fun together.  I think many couples lose that sense of being each other's best friends.  When something happens to me or I see something really cool, I think about telling Craig first.  He is my best friend, my husband, and my rock.  I know I have blogged about my G, and she is my very very very best girlfriend, but Craig is my soulmate.  He knows everything about me and can predict almost every move I make.  When everyone was loading up to head out riding, or going to grab a bite to eat, or going to watch the mud pit, alot of the couples were doing those things seperately.  That puzzles me.  The person that you are married to should be the person you want to share all of those things with, not seperately.  I also noticed that alot of those couples don't show affection or hug each other or kiss each other.  That puzzles me too.  Now, don't get me wrong....Craig and I are not attached at the hip.  We DO spend time apart too, but we do the bulk of our things together.  I wish more couples were like that.  It makes me worry about them.  I pray that those other couples work to get closer to each other.  You can tell when couples are close and REALLY deeply love each other.  We observed that while sitting at the mud pit and watching people there.  We also saw it with another couple we rode with.  You can just look at their gestures and the way they talk to each other that they are truly in love.  I pray that everyone has the opportunity to experience that, cause I guarantee, once you get it...you won't let it go.  I know I'll be holding on to my soulmate forever.  Por vida!

What does it take to be a GREAT friend?

I was thinking about friends today.  Who do you trust?  Who would you let take your kids?  How do you know they are genuine?  How do you tell if they are fake?  I have a friend....G, you know who you are!  She is such a great friend to me.  Possibly my best friend ever.  I can trust her with my kids, I can trust her with secrets, I trust her completely.  If she needs a favor she calls me and in turn if I need a favor I call her.  We can go weeks without talking or talk everyday.  I just love her.  When we do see each other and get to talk it's like we never skipped a beat.  Everyone should have a friend like her.  That is what I wish for everyone.  I wish that everyone finds a friend like my G.  She's the best.  Thanks G, for listening, for advising, for letting me vent, for telling me things, for keeping my secrets, thanks for being YOU!