A real American family...a real American mom.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
Busy October
Well, I have not blogged nearly enough this month! There has been so much going on and simply not enough time in the day to get everything done. Here is a quick breakdown of my October!
JD turned 6 yrs old on the 10th. I am highly upset about this because we AGREED last year that he wasn't going to have anymore birthdays thus he would stay 5 yrs old forever. I like 5 year olds, they are so likable and lovable and agreeable. Anywho, no since crying over spilled milk...he's 6 now.
YeeeeeHawwww Court Day! My most favorite event! I wait all year long for Court Day and I am proud to say that, despite my husband's distaste for this gigantic flea market, my children are following in my footsteps. I have nurtured a love for this annual festivity and Summer and JD had a blast this year. Poo poo on anyone who poo poos on Court Day..."that includes you Jeff"!
My husband turned 34, on the 24th, born in '74. I think "4" is his lucky number. We went out to eat on Friday, then on Sunday we went to see the movie "Fireproof". EXCELLENT MOVIE! And on that note, I would just like to say how very much I love my husband and how lucky I am to be his wife. I have got to be the most blessed woman in all the world to be married to Jeff DeBruler!
In closing I will give you a brief rundown of "others".
JD turned 6 yrs old on the 10th. I am highly upset about this because we AGREED last year that he wasn't going to have anymore birthdays thus he would stay 5 yrs old forever. I like 5 year olds, they are so likable and lovable and agreeable. Anywho, no since crying over spilled milk...he's 6 now.
YeeeeeHawwww Court Day! My most favorite event! I wait all year long for Court Day and I am proud to say that, despite my husband's distaste for this gigantic flea market, my children are following in my footsteps. I have nurtured a love for this annual festivity and Summer and JD had a blast this year. Poo poo on anyone who poo poos on Court Day..."that includes you Jeff"!
My husband turned 34, on the 24th, born in '74. I think "4" is his lucky number. We went out to eat on Friday, then on Sunday we went to see the movie "Fireproof". EXCELLENT MOVIE! And on that note, I would just like to say how very much I love my husband and how lucky I am to be his wife. I have got to be the most blessed woman in all the world to be married to Jeff DeBruler!
In closing I will give you a brief rundown of "others".
- soccer season (Summer's sport) is over
- football season (JD's sport) is over
- Wednesday night Summit at Gateway has begun (Very fun!)
- Summer started horseback riding lessons this month
- basketball starts for JD in November,
- both Colton and Sydney have had ear infections this month
- Colton will start speech therapy in November
- my college class is on going
- as is piano for Summer
- both Summer and JD got all A's on their report cards
- the sermons at church this month have been awesome
- and Trick or Treat is on Thursday
Our schedules are so busy this time of year but I wouldn't trade it for anything different! Hope you find as much joy in your day as I do in mine!
Friday, October 10, 2008
The Woman I Hope To Be
Proverbs 31 Woman
vs 10 she is an excellent wife; she is rare
vs 11 she is trustworthy
vs 12 she is constant in her love
vs 13 she is industrious
vs14 she is thrifty
vs 15 she is a self-starter
vs16 she is enterprising
vs17 she is willing to do hard work
vs18 she is willing to work long hours
vs 19 she is willing to do monotonous work
vs 20 she is compassionate
vs21 she is prepared for the future
vs22 she is a good seamstress
vs 23 she is married to a leader
vs 24 she is an entrepreneur
vs 25 she is not swayed by circumstances
vs 26 she is wise and kind
vs 27 she is duty-conscious
vs 28 she is blessed by her family
vs 29 she is not satisfied with mediocrecy
vs 30 she is a woman of God
vs 31 she is praiseworthy
*Never allow yourself to complain, ever, about anything--not even the weather.
(Ephesians 4:29)
*Never desire to be in any circumstance but your own.
(Luke 16:15, Jeremiah 17: 9, I John 2:16, Hebrews 13:5)
*Never compare your lot with another's.
(Exodus 20:17, I Timothy 6:10, James 4:3, Luke 12:15)
*Never allow yourself to wish "this" or "that" had been otherwise.
(I John 1:9)
*Never dwell on tomorrow- remember that tomorrow is God's, not ours.
(Hebrew 11:1, Matt. 6:25-37)
vs 10 she is an excellent wife; she is rare
vs 11 she is trustworthy
vs 12 she is constant in her love
vs 13 she is industrious
vs14 she is thrifty
vs 15 she is a self-starter
vs16 she is enterprising
vs17 she is willing to do hard work
vs18 she is willing to work long hours
vs 19 she is willing to do monotonous work
vs 20 she is compassionate
vs21 she is prepared for the future
vs22 she is a good seamstress
vs 23 she is married to a leader
vs 24 she is an entrepreneur
vs 25 she is not swayed by circumstances
vs 26 she is wise and kind
vs 27 she is duty-conscious
vs 28 she is blessed by her family
vs 29 she is not satisfied with mediocrecy
vs 30 she is a woman of God
vs 31 she is praiseworthy
*Never allow yourself to complain, ever, about anything--not even the weather.
(Ephesians 4:29)
*Never desire to be in any circumstance but your own.
(Luke 16:15, Jeremiah 17: 9, I John 2:16, Hebrews 13:5)
*Never compare your lot with another's.
(Exodus 20:17, I Timothy 6:10, James 4:3, Luke 12:15)
*Never allow yourself to wish "this" or "that" had been otherwise.
(I John 1:9)
*Never dwell on tomorrow- remember that tomorrow is God's, not ours.
(Hebrew 11:1, Matt. 6:25-37)
Thursday, October 2, 2008
New Visitors and A Funny Video
Thank you so much for commenting on JD's fall story...please feel free to continue to send people to my blog to comment, he can continue to earn $ right up until Court Day. And stay posted because Summer is working on her story as well.
By the way, there were two *new* visitors to my blog for my previous post. Jesslee is a Kentucky who is living in Kansas, and JenIg is a woman in Tennessee who, in the bloggity world, is somewhat of a celebrity! She is a freelance writer for several christian and homeschooling magazines...and the main reason why I LOVE her blog is because she makes me laugh until I cry! Thank you ladies for visiting and leaving little JD a comment. I hope that my family and friends will visit their sites as well. Also, my Uncle Bradley left a comment which I was really excited about because he reads my blog faithfully, and even reminds me to post when I haven't written anything in a while. But he has never left a comment until now, thank you Uncle Bradley...I love you so much!
Moving on, I found this HILARIOUS video on another blog and just had to post it on mine. My mom and husband can attest to the fact that this is totally a day in my household!
Enjoy...
By the way, there were two *new* visitors to my blog for my previous post. Jesslee is a Kentucky who is living in Kansas, and JenIg is a woman in Tennessee who, in the bloggity world, is somewhat of a celebrity! She is a freelance writer for several christian and homeschooling magazines...and the main reason why I LOVE her blog is because she makes me laugh until I cry! Thank you ladies for visiting and leaving little JD a comment. I hope that my family and friends will visit their sites as well. Also, my Uncle Bradley left a comment which I was really excited about because he reads my blog faithfully, and even reminds me to post when I haven't written anything in a while. But he has never left a comment until now, thank you Uncle Bradley...I love you so much!
Moving on, I found this HILARIOUS video on another blog and just had to post it on mine. My mom and husband can attest to the fact that this is totally a day in my household!
Enjoy...
Saturday, September 27, 2008
JD's First "published" story
JD wrote a story and is hoping to earn money for Court Day. For every person that comments (positively, of course) on his story, JD will receive $.50. It's really easy to leave a comment, give it a try.
Jumping In Leaves
I like leaves. Leaves change colors. Trees grow leaves. Leaves fall down. I like to rake leaves. Then I pile them all together. Then I jump in the leaves. Oh! The leaves go everywhere! I rake the leaves together again, then JUMP! So much fun!
By JD Taylor
Jumping In Leaves
I like leaves. Leaves change colors. Trees grow leaves. Leaves fall down. I like to rake leaves. Then I pile them all together. Then I jump in the leaves. Oh! The leaves go everywhere! I rake the leaves together again, then JUMP! So much fun!
By JD Taylor
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Tuesday's With JD
Have you ever heard of the book, Tuesday's With Morrie? Well this is my rendition.
Last Tuesday morning my sister, Dede, took JD to school because Jeff and I had a stomach virus. As my sister pulled into the school parking lot, she and I were on the phone talking and I hear her say, "Oh my gosh! He just puked in MY CAR!" Click...
Yes, JD had vomited all over the front seat of Dede's new car, and in her (much needed) morning coffee. My sister is a sympathy puker, so she couldn't even clean up the mess. She pulled her car over and my mother had to go rescue JD and Dede from the disaster.
This morning my usual 5:30 alarm didn't go off until 6:30, that was my fault, but none-the-less everyone was in a hurry! I packed a "to-go" breakfast of OJ and pop tarts for Summer and JD, which (I must add) was against my better judgement because JD spilled Gatorade in my van yesterday and I grounded him from eating or drinking in any vehicle thru the end of the month. BUT...I can't send my kids to school without breakfast so I just fixed something easy and hoped for the best.
And you'll never guess what happened...never...
Jeff called me after he dropped the kids off and told me that his truck seat was sopping wet. "He either peed in the seat or he spilled the darn orange juice! Either way, his pants have got to be soaked." I called his teacher and explained what was going on and sure enough, she said he was soaking wet and had admitted to spilling his juice in the truck.
What a surprise! My JD? Spilling something? Surely not?!?!
So as fast as I could, I dressed Colton, Sydney and myself, ironed a clean pair of shorts, put everything and everyone in the van and, with much haste, traveled down Levee Road...which is not a road to travel down hastily, by the way.
Now listen carefully, I am NOT making this up! As soon as I turned onto the road, this elderly man pulls out of his driveway in front of me. This is the same man who ALWAYS gets in front of me when I am in a mad hurry. He drives soooo sslllllowlyyy, like 20-25 mph all the way into town! It irritates me so badly! I swear, I think there is somebody who tells him when I am late and in a hurry because that is the only time that I see him on the road, and he always quickly pulls out of his driveway and then slows down to a snail's pace!
As if it isn't bad enough to be stuck behind 'him', as we travel down the road at 22 mph we come upon a school bus. So now, I am not only driving as slow as molasses on a cold winter's day, but I am also having to stop every 2 minutes to let some kid board the bus. As this little brigade moves on down the Levee, a tractor pulls onto the road in front of the bus.
So let's do a recap...I am in a terrible hurry because JD spilled OJ on himself and is sitting at school in wet pants waiting for me to bring him a change of clothes. I am stuck behind an old man who thinks he is driving a horse carriage, who is behind a school bus picking up children, who is behind a tractor. I am now driving at between 12 and 15 MPH, still stopping every few minutes so a child can get on the bus.
It gets better...they have started doing construction on Levee Road! SOOO...the tractor, which is in front of the bus which is in front of the old man which is in front of me gets stopped for 4 minutes (for crying out loud!) waiting ...waiting...waiting to pass thru the road construction zone.
55 minutes after I spoke with JD's teacher, I finally arrived at the school to drop off his clothes, but before I could even walk thru the front doors I had to drag Sydney in and wrangle Colton to the ground at least half a dozen times!
For the love of all that is good and merciful...is anything ever easy?!
By the way, I am looking for someone to keep JD next Monday night and get him to school on Tuesday, any volunteers?
Last Tuesday morning my sister, Dede, took JD to school because Jeff and I had a stomach virus. As my sister pulled into the school parking lot, she and I were on the phone talking and I hear her say, "Oh my gosh! He just puked in MY CAR!" Click...
Yes, JD had vomited all over the front seat of Dede's new car, and in her (much needed) morning coffee. My sister is a sympathy puker, so she couldn't even clean up the mess. She pulled her car over and my mother had to go rescue JD and Dede from the disaster.
This morning my usual 5:30 alarm didn't go off until 6:30, that was my fault, but none-the-less everyone was in a hurry! I packed a "to-go" breakfast of OJ and pop tarts for Summer and JD, which (I must add) was against my better judgement because JD spilled Gatorade in my van yesterday and I grounded him from eating or drinking in any vehicle thru the end of the month. BUT...I can't send my kids to school without breakfast so I just fixed something easy and hoped for the best.
And you'll never guess what happened...never...
Jeff called me after he dropped the kids off and told me that his truck seat was sopping wet. "He either peed in the seat or he spilled the darn orange juice! Either way, his pants have got to be soaked." I called his teacher and explained what was going on and sure enough, she said he was soaking wet and had admitted to spilling his juice in the truck.
What a surprise! My JD? Spilling something? Surely not?!?!
So as fast as I could, I dressed Colton, Sydney and myself, ironed a clean pair of shorts, put everything and everyone in the van and, with much haste, traveled down Levee Road...which is not a road to travel down hastily, by the way.
Now listen carefully, I am NOT making this up! As soon as I turned onto the road, this elderly man pulls out of his driveway in front of me. This is the same man who ALWAYS gets in front of me when I am in a mad hurry. He drives soooo sslllllowlyyy, like 20-25 mph all the way into town! It irritates me so badly! I swear, I think there is somebody who tells him when I am late and in a hurry because that is the only time that I see him on the road, and he always quickly pulls out of his driveway and then slows down to a snail's pace!
As if it isn't bad enough to be stuck behind 'him', as we travel down the road at 22 mph we come upon a school bus. So now, I am not only driving as slow as molasses on a cold winter's day, but I am also having to stop every 2 minutes to let some kid board the bus. As this little brigade moves on down the Levee, a tractor pulls onto the road in front of the bus.
So let's do a recap...I am in a terrible hurry because JD spilled OJ on himself and is sitting at school in wet pants waiting for me to bring him a change of clothes. I am stuck behind an old man who thinks he is driving a horse carriage, who is behind a school bus picking up children, who is behind a tractor. I am now driving at between 12 and 15 MPH, still stopping every few minutes so a child can get on the bus.
It gets better...they have started doing construction on Levee Road! SOOO...the tractor, which is in front of the bus which is in front of the old man which is in front of me gets stopped for 4 minutes (for crying out loud!) waiting ...waiting...waiting to pass thru the road construction zone.
55 minutes after I spoke with JD's teacher, I finally arrived at the school to drop off his clothes, but before I could even walk thru the front doors I had to drag Sydney in and wrangle Colton to the ground at least half a dozen times!
For the love of all that is good and merciful...is anything ever easy?!
By the way, I am looking for someone to keep JD next Monday night and get him to school on Tuesday, any volunteers?
Thursday, September 4, 2008
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