Because I can't seem to get any pictures of my FB anymore, I went ahead and took a new one of me tonight (feb 15). I know I did this blog like a week ago, but better late than never, right.
NUMBER ONE:I have 2 sisters, and 2 step sisters, and I am the oldest of all of us.
NUMBER TWO: I may not be the most hardcore gamer, but video games are a big part of my life. It's been that way ever since I was a little kid. Growing up, I played Mario on my nintendo. Then when I got into college I got into some oldschool SNES rpg's, and when I met my husband he was big into DDR. After we got married, we started playing WoW, and we've played it off and on since 2006.
NUMBER THREE: I am addicted to Grey's Anatomy and Switched at Birth, and when it is on, The Secret Life of the American Teenager. I love love love these shows. I also like Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, Whitney, New Girl, and most recently Smash. Let's just say DVR is a lifesaver.
NUMBER FOUR: .I am a Christian. And no, that's not a word I think should be thrown around lightly. It doesn't describe my "religion" but a day to day personal and deep friendship with my Creator and Savior.. It doesn't mean I am holier than you. I don't have some secret to living the perfect trial free life-my life has many challenges, I just don't have to face them alone. This doesn't mean I am perfect or think that I am. I probably screw up more than most. But I know that I am doing my best, and the good thing is, that I have a Savior and only through him do I have redemption from my imperfections and failures, many as they may be.
NUMBER FIVE: I like Twilight. I also like Harry Potter. Don't ask me to choose my favorite because I don't think I could do that.
NUMERO SEIS: I HATE laundry. I seem to constantly be doing it and that and mopping are two of my least favorite "chores". I am never caught up and as soon as I am, it lasts for all of about 30 minutes.
# 6: I am not as up to date on technology as I probably should be. I used to be a huge computer nerd, but somewhere in between graduating High School and having kids, it got lost. I used to be in the "computer career club" in high school, was amazing at photoshop, and dreamed of a career (trust me this was short lived...I don't have the patience) in computer animation. LOL. Now I can barely figure out how to work my Twitter account. Oh well, the trade off was pretty sweet.
Number 7: I am a conservative. I *try* to stay up to date on what's going on with our country. I DO like Glenn Beck. I am an avid pro-lifer and that is probably one of the most important issues to me politically. I don't like debating politics though, because I don't like confrontation. I may say something speaking my mind, but if you don't like it, just ignore it. I have many friends that I dissagree with politically or for lots of other reasons, and I just ignore those things too. If it bothers you that much, you don't have to read it in the first place. /Sorry.
8: I am happily married. It really bothers me when people make jokes about how awful marriage is and how much they hate being married or they hate their spouse. I don't have a perfect marriage, by any means. Sometimes we have to work at it. But I am loved by the man God planned for me from the moment he dreamed me up, and I intend to love him for all eternity. We are totally comfortable around eachother, and I love our life together and our family. He's an amazing Dad to our kids, and I get a kick out of seeing them interact.
Number 9: I HATE the laptop mouse.In fact, right now, I am sitting here with the desktop USB mouse plugged into the laptop. I don't know why it is, but I just can't stand it. I know that's not really interesting, but I'm running out of ideas here.
10: I love music. I love searching youtube for cool singer/songwriters and unsigned bands. I could give you a huge list, most of them are singer songwriters, of my favorite artists but I really do have a wide range of styles I like. It just depends on my mood.
11: I have the 3 cutest kids in the world. Not up for debate, either. Sometimes they drive me totally crazy. Some times they act not so cute. But I just couldn't imagine having kids that were any more beautiful than they are. Now that they are getting older I love the interaction we have. The things they just come up with are often so crazy, silly, or profound that it just makes me stop and stare/laugh/think.
Number 12...We homeschool. For us, it really is a lifestyle. It's not for any one particular reason. I do it for a million and one reason...well maybe not THAT many. But a lot. I can sum it up with this one reason though. When I am explaining a new concept to them, and that lightbulb goes off. Their little face lights up with excitement and I see the joy they have from learning something new, THAT is why I do this. I don't want someone who has 30 other kids to tend to to steal that joy from me. Why should anyone else get that right? I get to be the one who shares those lightbulb moments with my kids-who I love more than anything in the world. Sure it's also to give them a good foundation, to help encourage them in their own interests, to teach them about our faith at home, to be able to work one on one with them at their own pace. Sure, it's all of those things. But the joy we get to share being together for those teaching moments is worth more than any job I could ever have. Think of it like this-remember when your little one said her first word or when he took his first steps, or when she first learned to tie her shoes? I get moments like that all the time. That is why we homeschool.
13. I don't have any relationship with my Biological Father. He walked out on my mom, my sisters and I when I was just a teenager. At the same time, he picked up a new life with someone else, and never bothered to be a part of our lives from then on. He hasn't been made to be held accountable by the government (as they refuse to go out looking for "dead beat dads" around here...) and my mom, for the sake of my sisters and I, continues to refile a warrant for him every so often. He has never paid child support to her and even though we are grown, he needs to still be accountable for those back payments. It frustrates me so much that so many families out there aren't getting what they deserve and these men get off scott free or with barely a slap on the wrist. I feel for any of you out there who are dealing with this from your own parent, or an ex spouse. We are still healing from the wounds he left, and just when we think we are fine, he manages to rub salt in our wounds again.
14: I love my stepdad. I am very blessed to have a man like him and father figure in my life. As a teenager, God showed me that he (God) was the only one who would never abandon me or leave me, and he was my true father and offered me unconditional love. Still I think, in his goodness, he saw a need for a Godly male role model in the lives of my sisters and I, and to help my mom love again. If not for him in our lives, though he isn't perfect, I don't know where I would be. And I think my mom was meant to come into my stepsisters lives, even if they have always known it, to be an encourager and Godly example for them. I am so blessed to have the parents I do have, and I thank God every day. If I didn't have them as an example, there is no way I could have the marriage I do.
15. I am thrifty by necessity. I have chosen to be a stay at home mom and homeschool, and that means I have to make the most of our dollars that my husband and I earn. I work at home, babysitting during the week, so that I don't have to be away from my babies (or pay for Childcare). I make healthy meals at home, rather than eating out. And when we get a craving for something we'd normally go out to eat, I try to recreate it at home for a fraction of the cost too! I also use coupons. EVERY TIME I SHOP. I have a stockpile and I try to rotate the foods I use and plan our meals around those things. I buy smaller packages in larger quantities and use coupons to match with rock bottom sales. It's one of the ways I support my family. Yes it takes time. But I think of it like I would any other job. It may not (always) make me actual cash, but money that I don't have to spend on groceries is money that I don't have to work away from home at a 9-5 job to earn. :)
Tada.....15 things!
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