The 'Boy' game

Last night in the car Rory asked if I wanted to play the 'boy' game. Why, of course!

I was given the name 'Hal'(the mom). Stephanie was dubbed 'Howie'(the baby girl). Rory became 'Jackson' who, he informed me later, is also a girl. Emily had the honor of being Jim(thanks to Howie).

For the rest of the evening, anytime my son addressed me it was as 'mom' and I had to respond with 'yes, Jackson'

It was odd addressing him with a different name. And just as funny as it could be! He's got quite the imagination.

I just had a conversation with a coworker about having children. She just doesn't know if she wants to. I hope I didn't come across as too pushy. I, of course, think having a child is the best. thing. ever. I would have more if I could. I simply couldn't think of a word that really conveyed the experience. Wonderful, awesome, phenomenal, exquisite, heart wrenching, frustrating, perfect. I just hope and pray that my child is happy, truly happy because he makes me truly happy. Even when he calls me Hal.

Camping?

My 5th wedding anniversary is in October. 3 months! It is only by God's grace that we will have made it. I, of course, would love to jump on a plane and spend the weekend in some exotic locale, lolling around on a beach with nothing to do but admire the beauty surrounding me. However, I do share this special day with someone else and I know his idea of the perfect weekend does not include 'lolling'. I'll be lucky to get to sleep past daylight. We can't afford to buy a poster depicting an exotic locale, much less the actual trip. So...
I've decided we'll go camping. Its cheap, doesn't require air travel, and the other half would love it! I think. Besides, he's convinced that I'm a prissy high maintenance girly girl who couldn't handle it and its time to prove him wrong. Now I just have to find a campground with indoor plumbing, some kind of fast food nearby, and no bugs. The good news is that I have 3 months to figure this out. I also have to decide if I will tell him my plan or surprise him.

Talking to Myself

I guess thats what this blog is. No one else knows about it yet. It seems like everyone I know has a blog and they are all very interesting- I'm learning all kinds of things about people I know. And I'm feeling rather scatterbrained lately so I figured this might be a great way to keep track of random thoughts. Rather than trying to cram them all into a journal every night which I don't have time to do. I can't ever remember to do it, either!

So for now, self, I hope you enjoy the reading!

My Top Spots

According to www.findyourspot.com here are the top spots I *should* live(based on answers to several questions)

Bremerton, Washingon
Mount Vernon, Washington
Lewiston, Maine
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Dover, Deleware
Smyrna, Deleware
Tacoma, Washington
Newark, Deleware
Olympia, Washington
Abingdon, Virginia
Augusta, Maine
+ more in Washington and North Carolina!

I'm way off the mark down here in Texas, apparently.

The Best Things in Life

The smell of a baby, especially my own.
The sound of that 'baby' singing in the tub 4 years later.
Forgiveness- that I bestow upon others and that bestowed upon me through my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
The beach.
Sleeping in.
Friends
Laughter through tears.
A compliment.

The Door Slammer

I sit right next to the conference room in my office. I work in a department with 9 men and 1 other woman. 1 of those men ALWAYS slams the door when he goes into that conference room. And it scares the whits out of me every time. Then I am irritated. We(the other woman and I) even put a sign on the door to please close it gently. Seems to me its only gotten worse. So I've decided from now on to rate the door closing abilities of these guys. Each time they go in I will tape the judge's score to the window.