You choose...

What is going on in society today? I am a parent so I remember what it was like to try to find the perfect name for our child. I remember wanting to incorporate family names as well as a name that wouldn't attract negative attention by their peers. I'm pretty confident that we made good choices when we chose the names of our children. At least in comparision to some of the names that have been plastered across the tabloids while being poked fun at. Granted, I did have a chuckle or two along with thoughts of "what were these parents thinking" when I read some of these names.

Now how about a new twist. Let's step it up by making these poor children remember that they live on these streets.

So, which street would you like to live on?

Enlighten me...

We beat it into their heads teach children to never place a plastic bag over their head as it is a suffication hazard. Yet, we try to encourage them to wear a giant monkey suit poncho in the middle of a downpour.

Does that make any sense at all?

This weekend, I had to convince the kids that it was okay to cover our heads with these giant pieces of plastic.

Even so, we still looked like drownded rats.

Check Jonathon out in his monkey suit poncho.



"Go Austin, GO!"

Fumbling Funnies

After reading about a friends Stumbling Shower Striptease, I thought I'd ask you all a question.

Any Fumbling Funnies you'd like to share with us? You know, the kind that make you feel utterly embarrassed. (no pun intended)

Check out Jinky's comments to see mine.

Here a shirt, There a shirt, Every where a Shirt Shirt

So, as an update to my previous post...

I asked these questions:

How many work shirts do you think he has? (Work issued shirts that state his name and company logo on it. These were required until this week)

How many pairs of Jeans?

How many shirts (not including work shirts or sweatshirts)?

Literally, I lost count several times! I do have an estimate though. I stopped counting after I hit 20. He has more than 20 pairs of jeans, 20 sweatshirts, and 20 tee-shirts.

In the "has to go" pile, I have 30 of his work shirts and about 15 regular shirts. Doesn't he realize that is really over the top? Oh he frusterates me!

I still have tons to go through. I went back to the house today and found an entire closet full of, guess what, his shirts.

Maybe I'll go through them now. I'll update later.

Inquiring minds want to know...

Knowing my husband is the biggest packrat, I'll ask you the following questions:

How many work shirts do you think he has? (Work issued shirts that state his name and company logo on it. These were required until this week)

How many pairs of Jeans?

How many shirts (not including work shirts or sweatshirts)?

I'll share my answers later...

For the heck of it, how many shirts/shorts/pants should one have? Ideally, I'd like to see enough clothes (outfits) for 10 days. Socks & Underware maybe enough for 12-14 days. I'm interested in your answers....

Update later,
B

A watchful eye

I consider myself a fairly good parent. I don't feel that I'm too protective and I'm certainly not one to just let my children do whatever they feel like either. But there are some things that I have a hard time knowing where to draw the line at. You know, the line that could land me one the good side or on the bad side of parenting. (all depending on who is judging)

One of the issues I have a hard time with is knowing at what age it is okay to release the reins a little more. This one is particularly aimed at my oldest son who is 10. He has developed such an independence and wants to be like all of the other kids who get to go places and do things. Yet, I struggle to let him go off without parental guidance and back up. Things like going to home ball games with others, staying after school, riding bikes down our road, or taking a jog. I just can't shake the feeling that he is still too young to do these things yet I see kids, even some much younger than he, doing it all of the time. Am I wrong for not allowing him that freedom?

And so I ask you, At what age should a parent allow their child that kind of freedom? And why is it that we can't even allow our children to be children anymore?

This is a battle I've struggled with for a while now and will continue to struggle with it for a long time to come. Especially since just today, a 10 year old child was being followed in broad daylight by some creepy person who made it very clear that he had some not-so-good-intentions. What has happened to our society? Why is it that these monsters feel the need to prey at all, especially on our sweet, innocent children? WHY? I don't care if this person had no intentions of harming this child. The simple fact that they followed the child the way they did(walking faster when the child did, running when the child started running)shows that either one, they were intentionally trying to scare the child or two, they had something horrible in mind. It just sickens me!

I pray with all my heart that this child, especially, as well as this family feel comforted tonight. I can only imagine what fear they felt. I'm so very thankful that someone was looking out for this child.

Hold your little ones tight tonight and keep a watchful eye on those around you.

Becky