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**I ALWAYS GRIN AND GIGGLE A LITTLE BIT WHEN I'M ASKED, "SO DO YOU WORK, OR DO YOU JUST STAY AT HOME?".....HAHAHA. YEAH, I "JUST" STAY AT HOME. AND SIT THERE. LIKE A LUMP ON A LOG. I DON'T FEED MY SON. I DON'T ENTERTAIN HIM. I DON'T PLAY WITH HIM. I DON'T SING AND DANCE WITH HIM. I DON'T TEACH HIM, (THOUGH HE'S BEEN READING SINCE HE WAS TWO AND A HALF,) I DON'T BATHE HIM, I DON'T DO DISHES, I DON'T DO LAUNDRY, I DON'T TEACH WOMEN'S BIBLE STUDY, I DON'T COORDINATE VBS EVERY SUMMER, I DON'T DUST, I DON'T MOP, I DON'T SWEEP, I DON'T SACRIFICE ANOTHER PAYCHECK SO WE CAN HOMESCHOOL AND NOT HAVE BRAND NEW THINGS ALL THE TIME....THINGS LIKE NEW CLOTHES EVERY SEASON, OR SATELLITE T.V. I DON'T NURTURE MY SON. I DON'T TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH HOME AND FAMILY SINCE MY HUSBAND WORKS FULL TIME, 24 HOURS A DAY, AND IS ALSO GETTING HIS MASTER'S DEGREE. I GET LUNCH BREAKS, TWO FIFTEEN MINUTE BREAKS PER DAY, AND A DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK. I GET TO GET MYSELF READY EVERYDAY. I GET TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH ADULT HUMAN BEINGS ON A DAILY BASIS. I GET TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE EVERYDAY. NO, I DON'T WORK. NOT ONE LITTLE BIT.



BUT I'M NOT BITTER. (REALLY, I'M NOT. JUST WANTED TO SHARE THIS ON MY BLOG, BECAUSE I KNOW FULL WELL THERE ARE PROBABLY OTHER MOTHERS WHO GET ASKED THIS SAME QUESTION.)



THE LAST I CHECKED, A STAY AT HOME MOMMA WAS WORTH ABOUT $200,000 PER YEAR. AND THAT'S JUST FOR THE BASICS.



*NOT THAT A MOMMA WHO WORKS OUT OF THE HOME IS CHOOSING BADLY, MY MOMMA DID ALL MY LIFE. SHE'S THE PERSON I LOOK UP TO THE MOST. BUT WHEN A MOTHER CHOOSES TO WORK AT HOME, IT IS ALSO A FULL-TIME JOB!!! AND THE BENEFITS ARE PRICELESS!!!

KIDDIE BLOG.

REBECCA INSPIRED ME TO DO THIS ONE.

1. I TURNED FOUR A FEW MONTHS AGO. UPON THE ARRIVAL OF MY BIRTHDAY, GOD IMPLANTED A WHOLE NEW ROUND OF ENERGY AND TESTOSTERONE THAT MY MOMMA IS STILL NOT ABLE TO WRAP HER MIND AROUND!!

2. I LOVE SCHOOLTIME AT HOME!! MY FAVORITE TIME IS READING STORIES OUT LOUD TO MOMMA, WRITING NOTES TO PEOPLE I LOVE, AND OF COURSE CUTTING PAPER!!!

3. MY PUPPY'S NAME IS GUSSY-GOO. I NAMED HIM WHEN WE GOT HIM. GUSSY-GOO IS ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS!!

4. I AM VERY SENSITIVE TO OTHER PEOPLE'S NEEDS. THIS PAST SUNDAY AT CHURCH I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT MR. BILL, OUR FRIEND WHO WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR DOUBLE PNEUMONIA. WHEN DADDY SAID IT WAS PRAISE AND PRAYER REQUEST TIME, I RAISED MY HAND AND ASKED HIM TO PRAY FOR HIM . WHEN MR. BILL FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS LATER, IT BROUGHT HIM TO TEARS.

5. I HAVE THIS LITTLE ALARM CLOCK SET UP INSIDE MY BRAIN. YOU SEE, I STILL TAKE REALLY GOOD NAPS. AND I STILL GO TO BED AT AROUND 7:45-8:00. BUT WHEN MOMMY AND DADDY GO TO BED A FEW HOURS LATER, MY BODY AUTOMATICALLY WAKES UP AND I'M READY TO HOP IN BED WITH THEM!!! MOMMY USUALLY MAKES ME GO BACK TO MY BED.....BUT WHEN SHE'S ASLEEP A FEW HOURS LATER, MY ALARM IN MY BRAIN GOES OFF AGAIN, AND I SNEAK IN THEIR ROOM. I REALLY LIKE TO CUDDLE WITH MY MOMMA.

6. I'M NOT A BIG FAN OF FOOD. THIS DRIVES MY MOMMA CRAZY, BECAUSE SHE'S ALWAYS WONDERING IF I'M GETTING ENOUGH VITAMINS AND MINERALS!!! I SHOWED HER AT MY LAST DOCTOR APPOINTMENT WHEN I WAS IN THE 95TH PERCENTILE FOR MY HEIGHT!!! I MUST BE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT!!

7. I, LIKE ELI, DON'T LIKE T.V. ALL THAT MUCH. BUT I DO HAVE SOME FAVORITE MOVIES. KUNG-FU PANDA, WALL-E, THE GRINCH(WHICH MY MOMMY EDITS WHILE WE WATCH), AND OF COURSE VEGGIETALES.

8. WHEN I GO TO THE GROCERY STORE WITH MOMMA, I LIKE TO PICK OUT NEW FRUITS OR VEGETABLES TO TRY. I FOUND OUT THIS WEEK I DON'T LIKE BLUEBERRIES, BUT I LOVE SPINACH LEAVES DROWNED IN RANCH DRESSING!!

9. I AM OFTEN STOPPED WHEN I'M OUT WITH MY MOMMA BY RANDOM PEOPLE WHO COMMENT ON MY BIG BROWN EYES, LONG EYELASHES, AND CURLY HAIR. THEY TELL MOMMA THAT I'M SUCH A BEAUTIFUL BOY.......AND I REMIND THEM THAT BOYS AREN'T BEAUITFUL, THEY'RE HANDSOME!!!

10. I ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS, AND I TALK A WHOLE LOT. ONE OF MY LATEST BURNING QUESTIONS IS, "WHY DID GOD ONLY CREATE GIRLS AND BOYS?"........SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT!!

*THAT'S WHAT I GET!!! THIS MORNING I DIDN'T GET UP BEFORE DYLAN. FOR SOME REASON (MAYBE BECAUSE MY HUSBAND AND I HARDLY GET TO SEE EACH OTHER...) WE BOTH STAYED UP UNTIL ABOUT 2:00A.M. I KNOW, THAT'S SOOOOOOOO LATE FOR US. WE USUALLY TRY TO STEAL SOME MOMENTS TOGETHER EACH NIGHT SINCE IT'S OUR ONLY "ALONE TIME". WELL, THAT CAUGHT UP WITH ME WHEN I WAS AWAKENED BY MY HANDSOME LIL' BEAN....WHOSE FINGERS WERE COVERED IN GREEN, AND HAD TRACES OF GREEN ALL OVER HIS PRECIOUS LIL' LIPS.......HE DECIDED THAT SINCE MOMMA WASN'T UP, HE MIGHT AS WELL LIVE IT UP AND DIVE INTO THE COOL SUPERMAN EASTER BASKET THAT MY FRIEND GOT HIM AS A GIFT LAST NIGHT. AND YES, THAT BASKET WAS LOADED WITH ALL KINDS OF SUGARY THINGS, MOST OF WHICH DYLAN HAS NEVER TRIED. WELL, IT WAS TOO GOOD TO RESIST. HE OPENED UP THAT LITTLE PACKAGE TITLED "FUN DIPS" AND WENT TO TOWN ON THAT GREEN COLORED SUGAR. SO, THAT'S WHAT I GET FOR NOT GETTING UP OUT OF BED WHEN I SHOULD'VE!!!



*I ALSO THINK THAT WHEN DYLAN TURNED FOUR A FEW MONTHS AGO THE LORD IMPLANTED HIM WITH A MILLION TIMES MORE TESTOSTERONE. HE'S JUST FULL OF "BOY" IDEAS ALL THE TIME. IT'S QUITE CUTE. AND HE ALWAYS TELLS ME I'M PRETTY. IT'S CUTE HOW HE THINKS THAT.....BECAUSE USUALLY I DON'T!!!!



*MY SWEET HUSBAND HAD BEEN ASKING ME FOR WEEKS WHAT I WANTED FOR VALENTINE'S DAY. BEFORE THAT, HE HAD BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT I WANTED FOR CHRISTMAS. QUITE HONESTLY, I CAN'T THINK OF THINGS I WANT. LOSING MY SWEET MOMMA LAST CHRISTMAS JUST MADE ME LOOK AT LIFE SO MUCH DIFFERENTLY. ALL THE THINGS HERE, WONDERFUL AS THEY MAY BE, HAVE LOST A LOT OF MEANING TO ME. THAT'S WHY I COULDN'T THINK OF ANY "THING" THAT I WANTED AS A GIFT, FOR EITHER HOLIDAY. HONESTLY, I JUST WANT COMFORT. I WANT HEALING. I WANT TO CHERISH THE LIFE GOD'S GIVEN ME AND MY FAMILY. I WANT TO REMEMBER THE YEARS WE HAD WITH HER. I WANT TO KEEP GOING FORWARD AND GROW OUR FAMILY. I WANT TO CHERISH THESE MOMENTS, BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN FIRST HAND HOW PRECIOUS OUR TIME IS HERE. PEOPLE SAY THAT, AND I EVEN USED TO HEAR IT, BUT IT'S SO TRUE. THINGS GET LOST. THINGS GET BROKEN. THINGS GET STOLEN. THINGS GET TAKEN AWAY. THINGS DON'T LAST. AND THINGS ARE SO EASILY REPLACED. NONE OF THOSE FACTS ARE TRUE OF OUR LOVED ONES. CHERISH YOUR LOVED ONES. DON'T TAKE THEM FOR GRANTED, AND DON'T COMPLAIN ABOUT THEM.



"DO NOT STORE UP FOR YOURSELVES TREASURES ON EARTH, WHERE MOTH AND RUST DESTROY, AND WHERE THIEVES BREAK IN AND STEAL. BUT STORE UP FOR YOURSELVES TREASURES IN HEAVEN, WHERE NEITHER MOTH NOR RUST DESTROYS, AND WHERE THIEVES DO NOT BREAK IN OR STEAL; FOR WHERE YOUR TREASURE IS, THERE YOUR HEART WILL BE ALSO." -MATTHEW 6:19-21-