New Year's Resolution 1: Start Blogging Again :-)

Listening to my sweet 4 yr old Robert this afternoon:

"Wah Wah Wah for walking" *singing*
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"Wah Wah Wah for walking" *singing*
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"Wah Wah Wah..."
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"I Hate that song!"
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"Wah Wah Wah for walking" *singing*

Oh the wonders of having a song you don't like stuck in your head. He's only recently started singing all the time. So, this likely is the very first time he's been faced with this. I'm not liking the song much myself and I haven't a clue what it is!

Yes I Do React With Pleasure and Delight to Marital Congress.

Apparently I am more Snow White-like than I like to give myself credit for. And even tho I don't care for mornings I would have done well in the 1930's.

79 As a 1930s wife, I am Very Superior Take the test!

I think maybe I should take it as the husband and see how I do.


In other news: Yes I seem to be on a meme kick lately, but this one made me laugh when I saw it over at Taffi's One More Thing To Do. I promise, someday, I will update my links to show the blogs I do still visit regularly, even if just as a lurker.

I am doing something terrifying and exciting with my kid's schooling this year. I promise an update soon on that, when I can fully wrap my mind around just how crazy I am.

My poor son gets migraines. It rained tonight, which means he and I were both scrambling for the bottle of advil. Only, he was smart enough to head to bed after taking it. When will I learn? Well, since I spent the day reading the newest Stephenie Meyer's book I can forgive myself. A day of that sort of indulgence is never a waste!

Me? A Princess? Who'd of Thunk it!

As a little girl, I loved Cinderella. Her rags to richest story complete with escape from tyranny appealed to me like no other fairy tale. In first grade, there was a book of the Disney film on the shelf. I would hurry through my school work, so that I would have free time to stare longingly at that book. Her beautiful dress, her grace, her magical fairy godmother and best of all her prince.

I grew up, got married, and don't find myself living in the palace. I am up way past midnight way too often and probably turned back into a pumpkin long ago.

Thank goodness when I went and took the princess quiz..I found out I never was supposed to be Cinderella anyway. No no no no, for some reason, I'm the naive and gullible:


You Are Snow White!

Pure and trusting. You are a gentle soul who can get along with just about anyone. Everyone you meet instantly falls in love with you. How can they resist? You have a pure, lovable nature that's irresistable. Just don't trust everyone who comes across your path.

Which Disney Princess Are You?

While I may tend to get along with people around me...I just don't see myself as this little wuss of a girl.


In other news. . .

My father-in-law passed away last Friday. His funeral is this coming Friday. I will need all my superhero, princess powers through this one. Please, pray for my children if you are the praying type. Send them well wishes if not. This would be a good time for fairy godmother to show up and pass out the tissues.

Independence and Other Things to Be Grateful For!

Happy Independence Day!
I IM'ed a friend in England today and said, Happy Big Loss Day! He didn't quite get it at first. Is my humor really that bad? Maybe you shouldn't answer that.

Good News! My father-in-law woke up! After the neurologist said he'd likely never wake even. So, we went from planning funeral to trying to take care of him again. This is still very difficult and he is still in intensive care. He is still on dialysis, respirator, antibiotics for staph infection and they think he probably suffered a stroke. He is a fighter tho and is not giving up yet. There is hope again and sometimes that is all you can ask for.

In other news! My dear sweet sister, Sharla, guess my question several posts ago. My license plate says: OSHEE. :) There is a story to my name, which I have never shared because it relates to my real first name. Sometime soon, I might just have to tell the story. But, it's been a real nickname for me since I was 15. (Over half my lifetime wow!)
Here is a picture of my new license plate!



The summer continues now with swimming in full force! Swim meets and dive meets every week and practice four times a week. Movies on fridays fill out our week. Everyone in my home is healthy again and things are over all improving. I have much to be grateful for in addition to being born and getting to live in this remarkable country.