Missy's Moments

I don't know much about Power Rangers, what I have seen I don't care for. Sam however loves them! He sees the stuff in stores and just gawks over it. I don't get it. Of course for Halloween he wants to be a Power Ranger..... I fought it long enough and then decided to take the advice of a friend, just enjoy the excitement from His point of view. Let me introduce you to one Power Ranger that I do approve of-

After 2 1/2 weeks of kindergarten I'm quite convinced that Eric is going to grow up way to fast. As I type this he is using his magna doodle to write his new found knowledge. As of today the words that he knows and can write unassisted in addition to his first and last name are: I,am, John 3:16, 2006,daddy, mommy, and sam I think that's a good start! The John 3:16 comes from that being his verse this week from Sparks (AWANA), he knows his verse, and the Sparks motto, He also knows the pledge of allegiance and he is working on the song. If he completes those things he will earn his vest and book this week. Jordan has been working with him after school which is a huge help. Learning with big brother is a little more exciting. He's caught his first cold already this fall. I noticed earlier in the week he was clearing his throat a bit and looking a bit tired. Last night I noticed the sniffling and by the time morning came he had a full head cold, watery eyes and snee...

This is how this morning started out..... 1. Kayla~ I heard her alarm this morning and somehow in the race to beat her to the shower forgot about her existence. Jordan came out to get breakfast and asked me if Kayla was already gone... hmmmmm? Well it's 6:48 her bus came by, funny she would have said good-bye and gotten lunch money... I better go check. There under the heap of blankets was a girl resembling my daughter, somewhat panicked looked on her face when I said "KAYLA IT'S TEN TO SEVEN!!!" She got ready and missed the first 20 minutes of study hall. Lucky for her it was just study hall. 2. Jordan~ I think his morning went well. No complaints from him or about him. Yeah Jordan! 3. Eric and Sam~ First words out of Eric's mouth while getting all teary... "I wanted the sun to be out"... oh boy, sorry buddy can't do much about that. Mommy can fix a lot but he was out of luck on that one. Then he decided his legs didn't work and wanted me ...

My first job was at Burger King. When I was 15 I decided it was time to get out and get a job. Now as I think back I'm having conflicting thoughts about if Burger King was really my first job. I also worked at Perkins when I was 15 and I'm pretty sure it was after my Burger King experience. Is that a sign of age when it's hard to place events in order? My Mom had a friend who's son managed the local Burger King. Actually it was one of I think 5 at the time. They didn't make it too easy on me. I filled out an application and had to interview with another manager that worked there. I guess to be fair. I think back and wonder what in the world do they ask you at a interview for a fast food restaurant? Even more thought provoking is what in the world does a 15 girl answer? I know my 15 year old refused to apply anywhere that has a potential for producing more zits on her already puberty stricken skin. Is that what I was thinking? Yes sir I'd love to work here bu...

The other day I had some free time (yes even after all the whining about being so busy), I dropped Sam off at music and Eric was off to kindergarten. I was almost getting ready to come back home and do 2 hours worth of much needed house work and then I decided it would be a good time to go for my walk. I've been trying to walk as much as possible with a minimum of 3 times a week. There is a path right by the preschool and to save some time I thought I'd just go there. I've never been out on that path. I know it goes for miles and miles but I  am unfamiliar with it. I started out at the church/preschool and headed over. It was sunny and cool out, my IPod was packed with all my favorite praise and worship songs. As I went over the first little hill and caught a glimpse of a pond and I thought about how fun it was going to be to see new sights on my walk. I love admiring God's creation when I'm out and about. I continued past the pond and was checking out the scenery...

I can't even begin to tell you how tired I am this week. Good golly we have gone full speed from sun up (actually before) to sun down (much after). Things should settle down a bit and I think I wrote about this before but thinking about life being busy and actually being in the mist of it is two different things. Everyone has a full week back at school now. Sam is really enjoying preschool. He REALLY loves his music class which is one morning a week. I'm so glad because that was the class I wasn't sure about. I signed him up because it's on the morning of our women's bible study. I didn't think it was fair to put him in child care when there was another option available. I do think the childcare has planned activities but it's by no means as structured as the preschool class. He was telling me after the first class last week "mom we held this thing and got a stick and got to bang it and it was loud" What more could a boy want? A loud thing ...

8. I can't spell and would be helpless without spell check. No explanation needed- just keep reading you will see it. 9. My kids make fun of the fact I can't spell. You know my 101 list is really quite boring at times! Eight and nine are not exciting. They are however very true. So true in fact that there are times when I'm so off on the spelling of a particular word that even spell check can't figure out what the heck I'm trying to spell!! I have owned the Random House Basic Speller for as long as I can remember. I don't know why I have this trait. It may be connected to my lack of hearing tones and notes. Can I blame that?? Who cares really I can't spell and I must have spell check and that's all there is to it! Ok I ran my spell check, any guesses at the two words it had to correct?