- I've been burying my nose in books lately. We made a trip to the library one Saturday and Turner loved it. He got to play with other kids and I am slowly rediscovering how much I enjoy books. We've gone every Saturday since then. The first book I got was tips on raising a child from birth to 2 years old. It was a bunch of b.s. that advised crap like changing your kid's diaper while they stand if they tend to be busybodies. What's next? Letting them eat standing and poop while they are running! Seriously, I feel bad for the new parents that read this garbage and actually follow the advice thinking they are doing what is best. The second book is called Bulletproofing your Job. It was wonderful. I got alot of good tips and it renewed my desire to take my job a little more seriously and strive for better things on my own terms. Plus, it adds alot of out-of-textbook advice given from someone who works in the real world. I even took notes. (don't hold it against me, please) Right now I'm reading Better Laugh Than Cry. It's written by a Hasidic mother and she journals about what goes on in her household from traditions and beliefs to her unemotional marriage. I'm not too far into it, but it's kind of boring. Still, it makes me appreciate being raised by parents who encouraged individuality and self-worth. It caught my eye because her life is lived around religion and since I don't live that way I thought it would be interesting to peek into what it would be like. I know we have the 10 commandments we try to follow, but outside of that I can't say I've tried to live my life the way God would want me to. I have always lived life my way, looking out for my own self-interest. Sad but true. I've been to a church service probably 10 times in my life. Zero with my parents. We've thought about taking Turner to church but then we run into the "people of the church" and decide against it based on what comes out of their mouth or how they treat others. I don't know what we'll do and I shouldn't judge the church by it's attendees. It would probably be nice to learn more about God and Jesus. It's a HUGE issue, but we honestly don't think about it much. nuff said . . . next topic.
- Tanner and I made St. Pat's cut-out cookies but I was an idiot and only bought one shamrock cookie cutter that was about the size of the bottom of a wine glass. I cut and baked cookies for an hour. 7 dozen cookies later they all needed frosted, what the hell was I thinking.
- I got my hair done last Friday and decided to go with some full frontal bangs. Not sure how I feel about them yet. They remind me of my school days and make my forehead break out, really reminding me of my school days. I have a feeling they will be sideswept by next week.
- Tanner, Turner, and I all had the flu this week. Turner and I are over the hump, but Tanner is still fighting it. The timing couldn't have been better since I leave for Florida tomorrow morning. Low immune system + airports + airplanes = lots of drugs to keep from ruining my mini-vacation.
- I leave for Florida tomorrow! Yay! I can't wait to see my sisters, but have been fighting the urge to break down in tears when I think of being away from Turner. I have never been away from him overnight, let alone a few days at a time. I'll miss him so much.
Well, I've got 10 minutes to run errands and eat food. Have a great weekend everyone!
1 comment:
I love your new bangs!
I struggle with the church thing too. Nunz and I have never been to church together and he wasn't raised to go to church, as I was. When I was growing up, we were at church every Sunday. Since then, I've only gone a handful of times. I can't see us ever becoming religious and starting to go, and I know that's bad.
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