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....

Life is too short

This is for Bobby Bean.......................
Never take for granted: your ability to breathe...for God gave us breath
Never take for granted: your ability to move...for God gave you legs to walk
Never take for granted: your ability to love...for Love comes from God
Never take for granted: your ability to serve...for Gods own son came to serve, not be served
Never take for granted: your ability to pray....for God hears every word
Never take for granted: your ability to give....for God loves a cheerful giver
Never take for granted: your ability to see.....for God gave us eyes to see..."Men see the outward appearance, but God sees the heart"....Praise you God for the here and now, because life IS too short....Bobby Bean was my friends brother who became sick w/the swine flu last thursday, and by the weekend, had double viral pneumonia, and was doing well by, Weds morning, then just 2 hours later, died suddenly...

Emma Grace "Houdini" Lonas

Well, I as a mother had my first real scary moment w/EG this past weekend....I had just drove back from W Knoxville, and she was asleep in her car seat...I do this often, if she is asleep coming back from a trip, as she usually is, I just leave her in it to finish her nap...We were about an hour from picking sissy up from school, so I figured it would be pointless to get her out....I always leave all doors and windows open, so I can hear any cries that come...About 40 min went by, about time to pick sissy up,,so I went downstairs to check on her, and much to my surprise, I opened the door to the garage to find her STANDING in the front of the van between the passenger and driver seat wearing the cordless DVD headphones, smiling and laughing at me!!! (At this point, Im in utter shock, I mean, a 14 mos old that can get out of her 5-POINT HARNESS CAR SEAT...AND....walk around the van checking everything out!!) For those of you who dont know, EG just learned to walk this week, so that was a shocker too...needless to say, I now have a Harry Houdini on my hands now...I just have to say, Thank You Lord that she didnt discover the windows were actually down!! praise God for that...

TWO WORDS

SERVE HIM

there are many ways to serve our great God..here are a few:


1. Take care of your sick child..."come to me,all who are weary and burdened, and I will give rest"
2. Send an encouraging letter to a hurting friend..."A harsh word stirs up anger, but a kind word turns away wrath"
3. Give your child EXTRA attention today..."children are a heritage and a gift from the Lord"
4. Trust him w/the little things, as well as, the big things..."If you have faith as little as a mustard seed, you can tell this mountain to move, and it will move"
5. Love your enemy in some way today (prayer, kind word or gesture).."what is impossible w/men, is possible w/God, therefore all things are possible"
6.Watching my 14 mos old cram a powdered donut in her mouth after telling her, "no", just watching the satisfaction and joy on her face afterwards..."Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these"....

May we praise and serve God with the big things, and ESPECIALLY with the little things...He is always pleased with the little things....