Bits and Pieces of the real me

I read a post tonight from someone who was desperately crying out for people to be REAL.

And I agree,

so here's a very small piece of the real me....

What I REALLY find in coffee cups that have been left behind and forgotten

What I REALLY look like in the morning

The man I REALLY married

What my son REALLY thinks of my rules

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-I don't put away my clean laundry

I fold it and put it neatly in a basket, only to end up throwing clean and dirty laundry on top, only to find that I no longer know what's clean and what's dirty, only to wash it again, and start the whole cycle all over again

-I watch and am addicted to Degrassi TNG

-I've fallen asleep in church

-I still think about smoking from time to time

-I don't kiss my husband enough

-We don't recycle

My prayer today

God grant me the serenity

to accept the things I cannot change

the courage to change the things I can

and the wisdom to know the difference.

Growing up in a family of addicts, myself included, I've heard, read, seen, recited, and shared this prayer more times that I could count. For whatever reason, God placed this prayer on my heart this morning, and asked me to really meditate on it.

Serenity:

A state of calm, stress-free peace.

Undisturbed, unclouded.

Courage:

Facing danger, difficulty and pain without fear.

Confidence, bravery.

Wisdom:

Knowledge of what is true or right, accompanied with just judgement, disernment, and action.

Understanding.

God, give me your peace which passes all understanding, to fully accept and embrace your plan, your ways, your direction.... By your Spirit, grace and power, give me all that I need to approach the throne of grace with confidence, believing that You who began a good work in my will carry it out to completion, that by your grace, I can walk in righteousness and truth.... God give me not a worldy wisdom, but a wisdom by your grace that comes with understanding and revelation, that I could grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ.

Amen.

The lazy picture post

The egg-hunt

The goods

The laugh-attack

The comb-over

The freak of the week

Sanka, ya dead man?

No mon, I'm not dead . But I have to finish the race.....

So we're at it again, conquering 40 flights of stairs, tomorrow morning, 11:30 am.

Sanka: Look, Star, let me tell you something about yourself. Whenever you need me for something, you don't have to hand me a bunch of lines. All you have to do is say, "Sanka, you are my best friend, we've been through a whole heap together, and I really, really need you."

Derice: Sanka, you're right. And you are my best friend. And we've been through a whole lot together.

Sanka: "Heap," mon, "heap."

Derice: Sorry, mon. A whole heap together.

Sanka: "And I really, really need you."

Derice: And I really, really need you.

Sanka: Forget about it.

Our stairway to heaven.....I mean boiler room.

Sunday afternoon....

huffing, puffing....

and

spontaneous combustion

My sis and I thought it would be an AWESOME idea to pick a building downtown, and conquer it by walking/jogging up all it's stairs. The building that kept sticking out to us was the Radisson. So we pulled up, parked, giggled all the way in, and walked into the bathroom. As we stretched, and giggled, and stretched, the butterflies in our stomachs grew with anticipation of what was to come. We were so pumped!

We found the stairwell, and off we went. We figured we'd walk the first few flights for a warm up, but wouldn't you know, we were huffing and puffing by the 5th floor! and there were 20 flights in total! We figured it wasn't going to get any easier, so we started our jog. Jogging one flight, walking one flight. We did this all the way to the top, when on the last flight, I felt like my legs had run right off my body, and my torso was floating in the air! What a rush!

We elevatored it back down, stretched and giggled some more, and off we went AGAIN, jogging one flight, walking one flight. At about the last 5 or 6 flights we were WIPED, and had to walk the rest of the way, until the very last flight where we gave it our all, and then I spontaneously combusted.

The drive home was fun, since my sis's leg was involuntarily tremoring. We thanked the Lord we didn't take the standard.

Us: 1

Radisson: 0

say cheeeeeese!!!!

So, I'm downstairs, on very limited time since I know little one must be wrecking something, throwing something, breaking something, messing something, hiding something, or eating something. A few minutes pass, and there's quiet........too much quiet. I peek my head around the corner, and there's my son, sitting at the top of the basement stairs, dangling his little feet, as he chomps on the big block of marble cheese. He smelled like cheese for the rest of the day.

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SAY CHEESE!

DO YOU SNORE? My husband says I do, but he's a LIAR
LOVER OR A FIGHTER? both, depends on the day, the mood, the weather, the happenings of the day and the monthly cycle
WHAT'S YOUR WORST FEAR? That something bad will happen to my husband
AS A KID, WERE YOU A LEGO BUILDER? Only at my cousins house, I had no lego
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF "REALITY TV"? Is there anything better? I mean really?
DO YOU CHEW ON YOUR STRAWS? Absolutely! And pencils and pens and nails and guitar picks and when I was younger, Barbie's feet
WERE YOU A CUTE BABY? YES.
HOW IS THE SINGLE LIFE FOR YOU? What single life?
WHAT COLOR IS YOUR KEYBOARD? black
DO YOU SING IN THE SHOWER? sometimes
HAVE YOU EVER BUNGEE JUMPED? not yet, I'm afraid I'll break my legs
ANY SECRET TALENTS? I don't share secrets
WHAT'S YOUR IDEAL VACATION SPOT? Anywhere that has a beach, room service, shopping and nice weather
HAVE YOU EATEN SUSHI? yes
HAVE YOU SEEN THE MOVIE "DONNIE DARKO"? huh?
DO YOU GIVE A DARN ABOUT THE OZONE? yeah I give a darn
HOW MANY LICKS DOES IT TAKE TO GET TO THE CENTER OF A TOOTSIE POP? I'm too impatient to lick, I chew
CAN YOU SING THE ALPHABET BACKWARDS? Never tried, have you?
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ON AN AIRPLANE? yes
ARE SPEEDO'S HOT? do a dog's lips move when he reads? Yeah then no.

WHAT'S YOUR STAND ON HUNTING? for food and survival? cool. For fun? not cool
IS MARRIAGE IN YOUR FUTURE? by future do you mean past? Then yes.
DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? I have three different handwrittings, depends on the mood (and the weather, and the days happenings, and the monthly cycle)
WHAT ARE YOU ALLERGIC TO? Laundry
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAID, "I LOVE YOU"? earlier today
IS TUPAC STILL ALIVE? didn't care that he ever was
DO YOU CRY AT WEDDINGS? depends on the couple
HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR EGGS? over easy
ARE BLONDES DUMB? not when I'm one....well yeah then too.....maybe it's just me
WHERE DOES THE OTHER SOCK END UP? in between my dryer and my washing machine full of dust and dryer lint
WHAT TIME IS IT? 3:57 pm
DO YOU HAVE A NICKNAME? yes
IS MCDONALD'S DISGUSTING? after watching "supersize me", yes. While eating it, no
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WERE IN A CAR? earlier today
DO YOU PREFER BATHS OR SHOWERS? both have their pros and cons
IS SANTA CLAUSE REAL? what the
ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK? used to be, BUT NOT NO MORE
WHAT ARE YOU ADDICTED TO? coffee, blogging, and Friends, not my friends, the ones on the show, which I wish were my friends
CRUNCHY OR CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER? creamy
HAVE YOU EVER RIDDEN IN AN AMBULANCE? no
HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU BRUSHED YOUR TEETH TODAY? umm....... Dr. Holly are you reading this?
IS DRUG FREE THE WAY TO BE? What does this question even mean? Like, dumb drugs? or normal drugs like tylenol and epidurals?
ARE YOU WEARING SOCKS? unfortunately... I hate socks, can't wait for summer and flip flops
HAVE YOU EVER HITCH HIKED? no way man, ever seen the movie Hitchhicker?
WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR EYES? blue, green, I don't know
WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? yesterday
DO YOU LIKE YOUR LIFE? yes
WHOSE LIFE IS BETTER? what the
ARE YOU PSYCHIC? yes.... and you're thinking this is a dumb question too right?
HAVE YOU READ "CATCHER IN THE RYE"? yes, just now, and it says "CATCHER IN THE RYE"
DO YOU PLAY ANY INSTRUMENTS? guitar and keyboard
CAN YOU SKATEBOARD? no, but I used to wish I could

DO YOU LIKE CAMPING? no way
DO U SNORT WHEN U LAUGH? yes
DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC? I believe there are powers that come from both sides of the coin, but I wouldn't call it magic
IS A DOG A MAN'S BEST FRIEND? no
YOU BELIEVE IN DIVORCE? no
CAN YOU DO THE MOONWALK? no
DOES YOUR MOM KNOW YOU HAVE A MYSPACE? no
WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? lunch
DO YOU WEAR NAILPOLISH? yes
DO YOU LIKE SOMEONE RIGHT NOW? this is dumb
WHAT'S THE MOST ANNOYING TV COMMERCIAL? why am I even doing this
DO YOU SHOP AT AMERICAN EAGLE? did I mention this was dumb
FAVORITE BAND AT THE MOMENT? I should add "wasting time" to my list of addictions

So anyways, my hubby found this picture floating around in some old file.

My daughter must have been only 1'ish in this picture. I think it's such a neat display of the fingerprints of God all over our lives, to see him and her together even then, it's beautiful.

What a punk my hubby was though hey? Nice hair rockstar!