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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Party!

Hey all. I had an Easter RockStar party this last week for my daughter Cheyenne and an Egg Hunt for all the girls.....and during this time, I wonder what I've done to impact my daughter on what Easter is all about for a Christian. It is a time for fun, family, egg hunts, cute bunnies...but it's also about the sacrifice and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The sad thing is that instead of being happy, sometime, I just feel like a failure as a mother and a Christian....The good thing is...it's ok to fall, as long as you get back up each day and do your best with what you have. Even if you guys out there don't all share my beliefs, I encourage you to live your life according to yours, don't forget the things you stand for. Life can be pretty rough....we get caught up in day to day upsets and we don't make that time for ourselves or we settle for things that we KNOW don't follow our beliefs.. Be Strong, be Brave, and Stand by your values....one of my favorite quotes by Roosevelt:
"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." Enjoy your Easter! Love you Jesus!

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Mommy and Pool Champion

So now I've had plenty of time to get adjusted to being a mom of 7.....not really. Although my stepdaughter Morgan and her husband Jason are in South Dakota, and Olivia and John are in college, I still have three little girls at home. Every day, I wake up and spend time with the little ones. Potty training and breakfast for Chloe and bottles and learning to eat solids for little Savannah. I play with them a while and then into the office. Head to the gym to strengthen my still weak body from giving birth to Savannah! Hurry back home to play pool by myself or with an opponent. Then I have to pick up my little Cheyenne from school, help with homework, occasionally add in girl scouts and karate and grocery shopping, cooking dinner, play time, bath time, bedtime and then finally, my husband gets some attention or I play some pool! Whew!!! And I love it.....but deep inside, I still know, I can be number 1 again and I know I can't do it with a part time effort! I need to play a lot more pool....period! So where do I sacrifice? Working and making money, or quality time with my family and all their precious moments, my health and fitness? At the end of the day, I know I am blessed. I have the best friends a girl can have, a loving family, a fairly healthy body, and a decent game of pool! Well, my "Rack Boy" just arrived! Hehe! Gonna beat him to a pulp! Talk to ya soon!