Monday, February 9, 2009

16 random things

This is a challenge from my sweet young cousin that I have loved to get to know. Here it is

1. I like to watch the Bachelor even though I think that the pretense of the show is ridiculous at best. This form of dating is very different from what I could imagine. Not me.

2. I don't like to watch him kiss each one of the women. Too public--too many women. I love my husband so much. He is a perfect guy for me. He makes me smile.

3. I thanked God today for Jana's trumpet as I was wheeling it to the car because that is one less thing we have to pay for.

4. Kyton only needs so much sleep. It is hard to get him to go to sleep when he has had a nap. Lately, we end the day with not only books that we read which is something we started after back surgery. Before then, I think I thought I had more things to do than to STOP and read, but also, Kyton and I tell each other a "real story" as he calls it. I tell him each day provides a new story. I hope we keep that up.

5. Bailey looks more like a lady everyday and I don't like that. I am not ready for her to grow up.

6. My hair is longer than it has been in a while and I resisted the temptation to cut it in a swing cut because my hair girl helped me with a good cut.

7. My hair is so gray underneath. Ouch.

8. I love sixlets.

9. I have grown spiritually while teaching the tween Sunday school class. I like to challenge them to learn where to find books of the Bible.

10. I can't believe so many people are spending so much on new TVs. They are becoming so big that we are out of balance. I of course have my huge TV (not flat screen) 27 inch? on at the moment in the backdrop of the laptop.

11. I am reading Jodi Picoult book called Change of Heart which includes a gament of religions which makes me think--truly want to be close to God, the scriptures and know what I believe.

12. TAKS is not a way to guide a curriculum, but I feel that my kids need a basis for taking the test. They don't like to write essays, they are hard to teach, and I am thankful I don't have more of them to read.

13. Teagen just read a list of 194 words so he could read AR. He read me his first book and tears were there. I hae such pride in my kids.

14. We just made bracelets for Bailey and Teagen's valentine gift for their friends. We got our idea from Family Fun magazine.

15. I read a children's book about a librarian in Basra saving 30,000 books and my school kids think the idea of saving books is obsurd. Why does our society have to make reading and books so invaluable for the young. Ouch. I then asked a group of them to name something they would risk their lives to save. It will be interesting to read their thoughts.

16. I know that I don't have anything besides my family that are that important--really. I believe my religous beliefs would be something I would want to think I would, but am I really there? I hope I can search my soul and find out, yet will I really ever know? Time will tell, huh?