I heart change

Another stint of silence. This time I can't blame memory loss. It's just pure laziness. I haven't felt like writing anything new to this blog that no one reads, so I haven't. But today I got the brilliant thought of actually telling people about this blog of mine for others to actually ... get this, read. Whew. What a concept.

So today's thought is based on a facebook status I wrote earlier this week. It said: "I heart change". I had several comments -- what's changing? are you rolling change? cashing in on change? First let me address the "heart" in my comment. It means love. It's a little code word I like to use instead of actually committing to the actual act of "love." It's deep, I know.

But really, this time of year is exciting. About to enter a brand new school year brings on more change. The daily routine will change. I'm thrilled about this. If you've known me for any length of time you know I like variety - change. But don't worry, I'll get sick of that "new" routine by Halloween and be craving a new one.

Speaking of, the girls want to play Yahtzee now, so I need to change my original plan of writing a blog post, and go play a game. This is my life. I'd like to embrace it and not fight it.

My Memory is Failing

Actually, my memory isn't really failing, it's just that I have too much to remember. Take passwords for example. Every single thing in my life has to have a password. And if you're like me you might have, say, two or three passwords and then several variations of those words. That gets really confusing when you're updating a few blogs, logging onto your bank accounts, paying bills, and just shopping online.

So is the answer writing them down in an address book? What if someone found that book? Would they really care enough to log onto blogger and write the blog? Doubt it.

In case you haven't already guessed, that is the reason for my 6+ month silence. I couldn't remember my password! The dog ate my homework!

Hope

I'm sick of politics. I'm sick of receiving those stupid postcards in the mail. I'm sick of seeing slandering commercials on TV. I'm really looking forward to next week when we can see who "wins" and just get on with life! Of course there will be changes - a new person in any situation always brings changes.

I'm hopeful. I'm hopeful that the prayers of many will be answered this week with whoever ends up in office. I'm hopeful that so many kids will be affected by tonight's trunk n treat at church that they drag their parents to church to meet God. I'm hopeful that my girls will have so much fun with their friends this weekend. I'm just hopeful. I'm speechless, but know that God is in me ... and if you go to TFH, you know I'm going to say

the hope of glory

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A lot of milage for those points

I'm sucked into the rewards of credit cards. It's evil. I got a catalog today advertising all the stuff I could order with my "miles". Yay! The thing is, I haven't used that card for years. In fact the only reason I kept that card open is because I saved up 19,000 points. I know, I know, you're thinking I'm really in debt. Almost out of it, thanks for asking.

So my point. Because I haven't used that account for so long, I no longer have the card or statements or anything. I probably do - somewhere - but didn't feel like digging through a bunch of junk at the moment. I tried to log onto the account online, but of course couldn't remember my username or password. I clicked on the "forgot username" button, where I was prompted to enter my 16-digit account number. See the problem?! I phoned them twice (the first time was hung up on), and finally got to speak with a barely-english-speaking customer service agent. After asking me all but my first born, he was allowed to tell me I have just over 19,000 points. I asked for my account number so I could go online and make the transaction to "puchase" something with my hard-earned points. But he was only allowed to give me the last four digits of the account number. I can see -almost- why they would do that, but if I provided ALL the correct answers to the security questions, wouldn't it seem like he's really talking to me, the account holder? Humph. The best he could do is to mail me a copy of the statement (that will include the account number). So, I'm excited to spend my 19,000 points in the next month or so. After all, I probably spent $8,000 in real money for the $50 "reward" I'm going to get. By the way, I will be closing that card so fast afterwards! I hope they don't go out of business before I have the satisfaction of doing so!

My Favorites

My Favorite ....

Kids' book: Goodnight Moon
Wiggle: Captain Feathersword
Song: All Summer Long, Kid Rock
Movie: Shawshank Redemption
Thing to do on a Saturday: run errands
Fruit: Strawberries
Vegatable: Brocolli
Junk food: ice cream
Time of day: just before lunch
Grade in school: I loved 3rd grade!
Vacation spot: Key West was fabulous! Sesame Place is fun w/ kids :)
TV show: Currently, my favorite is Biggest Loser
Actor: Hard to pick just one ... Matt Damon and Will Smith
Color: Blue
Candle scent: apple
Article of clothing: jeans, and/or my yellow jacket
Beverage: coffee
Exercise: walking
Book of the Bible: Acts

The Big Four

Four family members:
Mike, Maddie, Chloe, Hailey

Four places that I go to over and over:
Wegmans, The Father's House, the backyard, school

Four of my favorite places to eat:
Red Robin, TGIFridays, Bazil, Bill Gray's

Four places I would rather be right now:
On a date w/ Mike, Shopping, Vacation - pretty much anywhere, any of the above mentioned places

Four TV shows I watch over and over:
The Biggest Loser, CSI:NY, Desperate Housewives, Prison Break

An Eventful, Unrelaxing Lunch

Next time you see a table full of kids at a restaurant, don't snicker and shake your head. Remember, that someday it could be you with 5 children (ages 1, 2, 3, 4, and 7). Then praise God that they don't all belong to you.

Today I met a girlfriend at IHOP for lunch. When we arrived we were told that the cook was behind and there would be about a 30 minute wait to get our food. We decided that it would be about that anywhere we went, so we stayed. We were able to entertain the kids with oyster crackers, crayons, and a book, but the food arrived just in the nick of time. Chloe (age 3) decided that she wasn't going to talk for the day, so it added to the fun. The customer right next to us stared with a frown, shaking her head in disgust.

I know what you people are thinking. I used to think the same thing before I had kids. Do you really expect us moms to stay in our houses 24/7, never going in public with our kids? We're the birth control you need!