WHY GOD MADE MOMS

These are answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions. They certainly come up with the darndest things! And I can definitely attest to that. Cameron brought home some of his schoolwork/projects from throughout the year. One of these is a journal they wrote in. He already gave me permission to share some of his entries. I'll probably post them over the weekend. There are some that are absolutely priceless. Some of them are so from the heart and touching and some that are downright hilarious.

Why did God make mothers?

1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.

2. Mostly to clean the house.

3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.

How did God make mothers?

1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.

2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.

3. God made my Mom just the same like he made me. He just used bigger parts.

What ingredients are mothers made of?

1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean.

2. They had to get their start from men's bones. Then they mostly use string, I think.

Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom?

1. We're related.

2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people's moms like me.

What kind of little girl was your mom?

1. My Mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff.

2. I don't know because I wasn't there, but my guess would be pretty bossy.

3. They say she used to be nice.

What did mom need to know about dad before she married him?

1. His last name.

2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer?

3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores?

Why did your mom marry your dad?

1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my Mom eats a lot.

2. She got too old to do anything else with him.

3. My grandma says that Mom didn't have her thinking cap on.

Who's the boss at your house?

1. Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goof ball.

2. Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed.

3. I guess Mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad.

What's the difference between moms & dads?

1. Moms work at work and work at home and dads just go to work at work.

2. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.

3. Dads are taller & stronger, but moms have all the real power 'cause that's who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friend's.

4. Moms have magic, they make you feel better without medicine.

What does your mom do in her spare time?

1. Mothers don't do spare time.

2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.

What would it take to make your mom perfect?

1. On the inside she's already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery.

2. Diet. You know, her hair. I'd diet, maybe blue.

If you could change one thing about your mom, what would it be?

1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get rid of that.

2. I'd make my mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it and not me.

3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head.

Caught on Tape!

I'm moving up with my blogging! I think I've finally figured out how to use my new video camera, download the video clips, AND edit them! I know. Impressive. (Is this where a Masters Degree gets me?) Wow. Okay, so I'm no Steven Spielberg, or even Isaac Lamb, but it's a start, right? :) If this works, the video clip is of Cam skating during one of his lessons. Bryan was playing around with the camera and I messed around with it a bit. Disclosure: What you are about to see is NOT very exciting, and the tricks are NOT cool. This is per Cameron. So I promised him that we would work on videotaping the cool stuff he does and not the "crappy" stuff. Hopefully you can see it! (By the way, he moved up in his class! Yay! He is so excited! He'll start in the Kids That Rip (1) class tomorrow. (Not sure if there is a way to mute the blog music so you can hear the video music ... I'll work on that one.) :)

Update: I removed the video clip because apparently it was a big white square. Not sure how that happened, I could see the clip when I logged into the site last night. At any rate, I'll work on it!!

Monday

Unfortunately this day has kicked my butt and this title is as good as it gets. We haven't even finished May, and the temps are already rising. I know, I know. It was soooooooooooooooooooooo hot for those of you in Oregon/Washington yesterday! But, do you really think you're going to find sympathy from someone who lives in Arizona? Seriously. I used to laugh at "those" people who would park next to a lampost in the grocery store parking lot - simply for shade. The best parking place is determined by shade instead of distance. Believe me - just that little bit works. The high today is 108, but Thursday we're supposed to have thunderstorms and it will be a chilly 79! Cam and I spent all day in the pool on Thursday. The water temp never quite hit 80, but there was no breeze so it wasn't too bad. As crazy as it sounds, unless the pool temp is at least 80, you won't find me in it. At any rate, that was the weekend! Hopefully we'll be able to pull the boat out of the garage for the first time since last summer and head to the lake next weekend - if we do it will be later in the day/evening on Saturday. Holiday weekends are the absolute worst - not for the traffic, but the idiots on the lake. (If we don't hit the lake, at least we'll have the boat clean, and we can finally put some of our Christmas decorations back. Our 3 foot tall Nativity Scene figures have been hanging out in the boat long enough). That's it folks - off to Skateboarding practice!

Here's the laugh of the day. I had to post this - it was just too funny not to pass along:

5 BEST THINGS TO SAY ...

IF YOU GET CAUGHT SLEEPING AT YOUR DESK:

5. 'They told me at the Blood Bank this might happen.'

4. 'This is just a 15 minute power nap they raved about in that Time Management course you sent me to.'

3. 'Whew! Guess I left the top off the Whiteout. You probably got here just in time.'

2. 'Did you ever notice sound coming out of these keyboards when you put your ear down real close?'

And the NUMBER ONE best thing to say if you get caught sleeping at your desk ...

1. Raise your head slowly and say, '...in Jesus' name, Amen.'

I know, I suck. Just call me a ...

I seem to be getting worse at this. If excuses are accepted, I'd like to claim my school schedule, Cam's school-year wrapping up, Cam's skateboarding schedule, trying to get things squared set up for telecommuting, and all the rest of life's little tests, as reasons for not posting. Good enough? :)

Okay, so I'm in my last class. It started on Tuesday. My last class ended on Monday, and I normally have a break in between. I think mentally I feel I should be on break, because it has been REALLY hard to get into this one. Or it could be the fact that I'm burned out: I only have 5 weeks left of my schooling. For life. Seriously. I'm done. Then there's Cam's school - he's done next Friday. But we've had Parent Teacher conferences, end of the year activities, his program is next week, 1/2 days, you name it, it's going on. He's excited for school to be out, and he was officially signed off as a THIRD GRADER yesterday at his conference. Unbelievable. (Not that he is moving on, because we all knew there was no doubt, but that I have a 3rd grader!) Of course his report card was fantastic. I won't bore you all with the details but he is WAY ahead of where he should be, and ready for the challenges 3rd grade will have to offer. Let's see ... skateboarding schedule: Mondays (5-7), Wednesdays (5-7) and then either Fridays (5-7) or Saturdays (11-1). That is a lot of boarding my friends. He loves it ... still. There has never been any whining or griping about going to practice or skipping it for the day. He looks forward to it every time. The director of the skateboard division still needs to approve him moving up, but he's been gone on a trip. Hopefully next week will be the big "promotion." He's excited for today, the skate lesson is at one oft he outdoor skate parks in Chandler. That should be fun! Telecommuting is still coming along, slowly but surely. Need to have a phone line installed, waiting for my computer that is two weeks late in arriving, and the phone was just approved after the request was "lost". So ... it has been crazy!

My boys got me a handheld digital video camera for Mother's Day. Very excited about that. Have done some taping, but am still working on sending the clips as an email or even posting the clip on the blog. That is my goal for the weekend. So stay tuned!

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day! I wanted to say thank you to ALL of you moms ... for being such a wonderful friend, sister, aunt, mother-in-law, grandmother and other special "mom" in my life. I appreciate you, am grateful for you and admire every one of you!

I'd also like to say thank you to my mom, for everything you are and everything you have done to make me the person that I am today. Thank you for the examples that you set. Thank you for the goals that you inspire. Thank you for your wonderful caring ways. Most importantly, thank you for being the perfect blend of a mom and a friend. I have learned so much about being a mother from you. Thank you!




I hope you all have a WONDERFUL day full of all the love and happiness you deserve!