100 Posts! 1st Tag....

So, I'm still learning about this blogging thing. 100 posts ago this was simply a praise journal, now it seems to be more, but I still want to make sure I don't lose track of why I started! So, when I haven't praised for a bit, shout at me. Stomp your feet a bit. On that note I will start with praises....

A 10 year old that came home from school in a good mood (a rarity lately!)

A 3 year old that woke us up this morning with this quote, "Dad! Dad! I poooopppped!" My husband in a slightly terrified voice, remembering that Dax went to bed in underpants without rubber pants replied, "where?" Dax yells, "In the potty!! Come and see it!" "Can I have a sucker now!!" Sure, why not, every three year old needs a sucker at 6 am!

Finn's speckles are fading! He seems to be feeling a little better today.

Spending phone time catching up!

Visiting new blogs, it's almost like meeting new friends!

And of course, American Idol. Although there is always a little let down when we get to this point in the season. It's like you want to get here, but you're not quite ready to be at the end! If you haven't followed my blogging you may not know that I am a big David Cook fan. So 4 reasons David Cook should be the next American Idol...

1 He is incredibly better looking (extremely shallow, yes, I have my moments, but wouldn't it be weird if I was attracted to a 17 year old?)
2 He is an individual, he's not playing to crowd, he's doing what he feels is right for him
3 He can take anything and make it his own
4 I would actually listen to the album he released

Now on to this Tag thing. I have never done one of these but Traci at the Sullivan Sitcom seems to think my time has come. So, so I don't disappoint my 12 readers, I'll play along!

4 things I was doing 10 years ago (1998)

• Mike and I had been married 3 1/2 years & were living in our Ohio hometown
• We spent every Friday & Sunday night at my parents house laughing, talking, playing games, watching movies, and the top 20 GAC country countdown ( I didn't say it was a life of glamour!)
• I was a new stay at home mom to a beautiful almost one month old baby girl
• I spent my days in awe of her amazing beauty and intellect carefully coordinating all of her outfits and accessories

4 Things I was doing 5 years ago (2003)

• Finishing my school year at a cooperative preschool
• working toward my preschool certification
• dwelling on how Lily was now five and I still hadn't had a successful 2nd pregnancy
• still spending my Fridays & Sundays with my family just like five years before, same house, same husband!

4 (or 5) Things I did Yesterday (Monday)

• Woke up at 5am to a screaming baby and a 3 year old bouncing around talking at high volume
• Took Finn to two different doctors appointments, one planned, one not
• Learned what a rash from a penicillin allergy looks like and that my darling little Finn will never be on penicillin again
• Said goodbye to my mom and sister in law as they made their journey back to Ohio after spending a long weekend with us.
• Spent sometime being grateful that I had time with my family (and a little sad that they were leaving) and that my kids are overall healthy, beautiful little blessings from God!

4 Shows I like to Watch

• American Idol
• Grey's Anatomy (maybe it's more the company than the show!)
• Lost
• One Tree Hill (yeah, I know I'm too old)

4 Things I love to do

• take pictures
• snuggle with my whole family in my bed on a lazy Saturday morning
• spend Thursday nights with friends
• Go to the movies with my husband, my mom, my Lily, or my friends, whoever is ready and willing

There! I have completed my first tag! Because my pool of readers is limited to those without blogs and those who have already done this I will refrain from tagging anyone else. If you have a blog and you haven't already done this, go for it! You'll be my forward!

Something to say good night with....

A sampling of the studio versions of songs David Cook has done on American Idol. I was slightly bummed that I could not find the studio version of "Hello" but this I'm sure will be more than many of you can handle! Ok, I'm going to vote, again.


Mariah Carey

Andrew Lloyd Weber

Neil Diamond

Dolly Parton

The Beatles

Michael Jackson

Aerosmith

Duran Duran

For Your Information....

These are some answers to recently asked questions and some stuff I'm just throwing at you in case you might be interested!

The ability to turn my blog into a book is honestly the only reason I started blogging. With three kids the thought of doing journals, scrap books, and photo albums for each of them was overwhelming, then I found this site and I thought, blog, I can blog! I hope to print a book each year. I think that will really give the kids a good glimpse into our lives one day!


This book has been wonderful! If you're like me, one of those in the middle parents who want to make the best choices but don't want to be over the top, you just want to understand as much as you can and know all your options, this is a great book! I thought it was easy to read. I did it in a weekend before Finn's 1 year well baby visit. I knew I didn't want to vaccinate on the regular schedule. I knew I had questions, but I didn't know where to get the info to make the best decisions. I tried googling, oh Lord, don't get me started on the terror that can envelope a mom googling anything medical! There is also a website that ties in with the book. There you'll find continued updates on the research being done. No matter where you stand on the whole vaccine thing, or even if you're saying, what vaccine thing? I think this is well worth reading!

Seems I've found myself in many discussions lately about BPA free baby bottles and sippy cups. The question I've had lately is what am I gonna do with all my Avent bottles? For me, whether it was over protective or not, I chucked all my Avents into a box and started using Evenflo glass bottles (the only three I could find in the store!) back in November when I first read the stories about "bad plastics". What is funny is that I have friends who are still using the bottles, and I have friends having panic attacks about what harm they might have done to their children when they didn't know any different. The way I look at it, I'll do the best I can do to make the right choices at the time. If you are interested in cheat sheets for "safe" bottles and sippys here is a mama who has put together a site with that info.

I've mentioned in the past my slight baby name fetish. If you have one too you probably know who Pamela Redmond Satran and Linda Rosenkrantz are, if you don't have a fetish, you may not actually care! They are my favorite baby name book authors. They have written many books and update them every several years. For serious naming issues or just for fun, these make for a good read. If you have any favorites that I might not know about, tell me!

If you're looking for a good read, here are a couple of blogs that I think are worth your time. These are not funny, at least that is not their goal It's not where I go when I want a good laugh, I'm going to add those soon! If you haven't been following the story or the Lawrensons over at Confessions of a CF Husband their story and pictures are quite a treat! I recently stumbled upon Angie Smith and her family at Bring the Rain. I feel richly blessed to have found her site. she is extremely well written and so grateful for what God has given her. She is using something we all fear, the loss of a child, to show God's grace through the tears.

Hope you found something interesting! If not, maybe I'll try again another day!