MOM-THE LIFE OF A ROCK STAR

This is hilarious and soo true........I received this from my recent MOPS meeting...ENJOY!!!

I have wild hair and makeup w/frequent costume changes. Everywhere I go, I have an entourage.People are constantly yelling my name. I look out into the crowd and they're actually crying for me, reaching for me.

I have NO privacy..I'm watched when I shower, when I'm cooking, EVEN when I use the restroom..for my own protection, of course..

When I go places I must do so quickly before my fans get out of control and start a riot. Every night a different guy wants to sleep w/me..Each of them seems genuinely hurt when I turn him away..

Occasionally, I get dirty undergarments whirled at me w/a whoop and a smile..It's even hard sometimes to walk through my own home w/o someone spotting me and trying to grab my legs or my clothing..

Oh and dont forget about the stalkers !! You know those crazed fans that follow you everywhere??

Why, I cant even talk on the phone in the pantry w/o an eye or two peeping in at me..I have my own paparazzi!!

Yes it's true---I live the life of a rock star!!!!

Happy 8th Birthday Baby Girl

8 years ago on October 17,2001, I became a mommy....I like to tell Audrey that, cuz she immediately hunches down into this fetal like state, and says she wants to be my baby again...She is, she just doesnt realize it...She will ALWAYS BE MY BABY....okay, before I tell you about the chaotic slumber bday party she had, I have to make everyone weepy-eyed 1st...That lets me document these feelings I have right at this very moment, to cherish..anyway, back to 8 yrs ago............it was a BEAUTIFUL sunny fall day, much like today, and I couldnt wait to take my 8lb 9oz, 20 3/4in long baby girl home to stay...She was breathtaking, w/her strawberry blonde/brown hair and her fair peachy colored skin, she was mine,,,all mine....(well, we gotta give some credit to daddy, of course)....I never understood how love can come so quickly when you met your baby for the 1st time,,,,,,,,until I had mine....I believe God equips us w/so much love , that its immediate....When my mommy eyes met her newborn eyes, it was love at first sight, never has that feeling left me, I still look at her eyes that same way, and I know I will for the next 30 yrs, if God allows...She was my baby, and now she is this sassy, loud, sweet, beautiful, life of the party, 8 yr old that STILL steals my breath away everytime I look at her sweet pretty face....(cue-sobbing)....She will never stop being my baby.....................................................Anywho, enough of that....So Friday night was "The Sleepover" (sounds like a horror film, right??) right on target..lol.....Audrey had 6 of her closest friends over...there was pizza, cake, ice cream, popcorn, movies, charades, board games, and of course running wild and screaming out loud, as 8 yr olds tend to do, so by 10pm , I was spent...At approx. 5:30pm (30 min before party) Russ brought a bottle of wine home, and said "you may need this later"...I laughed it off and said how much fun we were going to have.....approx 10pm---was working on my 2nd glass of wine....okay, so it wasnt THAT bad, it was fun, my favorite part of the evening was Audrey smiling at me and saying "thank you mommy, I love you"....Happy Birthday, Sweetie....

3 TIMES BLESSED

You know, thats what I was going to name this blog when I first started it, "3 times blessed" or "thrice blessed", but for some reason, it never fit...This week has been exciting, joyful, happy, optimistic, shocking, surprising, a blessing,scary, uncertain, sad, distraught, and just plain hard...I'm sure your probably scratching your heads as to why the week went from so happy to so sad in a matter of days...Well, the weather doesnt help, for one thing...Sometimes God knows whats best, even before we do...I know he is ALWAYS with me and thats never going to change...I know he has a plan for our family and THATS never going to change...Without much or even that being said, Ive come to a place this week, where Im DEFINITELY blessed 3 times, and Im DEFINITELY blessed ONLY once (thank goodness) w/an AMAZING husband, who wholeheartedly supports me 100% in EVERYTHING, and last, but MOSTLY not least, my God....who loves me enough to make me wait...for his will...I just want to say my 3 kids are THE BEST KIDS ON THE PLANET and mommy loves them so much more than they know....Thank you Lord for this.....

Thats SOO Highschool!!

I had a chance to get together w/my best friends from high school last night...We met and had dinner at Ruby Tuesday and proceeded to sit there for 2 1/2 hours eating, talking, sharing, but mostly just cracking up and belly chuckling thinking about the past....Isnt it so funny how you can be a successful business woman, or a stay at home mom, or whatever, and as soon as you get around your friends, you turn into a giddy 16 yr old again....thank you ladies for a much needed, yet, enlightening evening....love you guys....Dont forget to play some cornhole today....