Washing Cell Phones

I still can't believe that I didn't check my shorts and let me pretty pink cell phone go through the washing machine. Let me tell you, Cell Phones (even pretty pink ones) don't care for washing machines and being washed. Guess I will have to purchase another one. Hubby is none to pleased, it was a Razor phone. Costly. I promise it was an accident, I didn't do it to see if it was waterproof.

What's Up In The Thompson Household

Spring is upon us. We are extremely busy getting things ready in the yard for a Landscaper. We will be having a Landscaping Architect come out and draw up plans for our yard in April. We need to also have the lawn reseeded. We need a type of lawn that agrees with shade. I am not a green thumb person but I want a beautiful yard to enjoy, and some great curb appeal in the front of the house. I think how a yard is kept says a lot about the people in the house. Also looking into having the Kitchen redone. This house has only 1 small counter in the kitchen, limited cupboard space, a small v shaped pantry and you have to walk around a wall to get the dishes from the sink into the dishwasher. It always looks like the kitchen exploded because it just isn't user friendly. We have 2 choices we can either widen out the current kitchen costly but reasonable in my mind, or turn the added on down stairs master bedroom that we use as a playroom/theater room/family room into the new kitchen and relocate that room into the old kitchen (much smaller). Edwards 4th Birthday is just 1month and 3 weeks (about) away. He is so excited. He is going to have a Lightening McQueen Party. We aren't sure where we are going to have it but we have a few more weeks before I need to send out the invites. He is very excited and asks every day if today is his birthday. Mommy doesn't want it to come so quickly. Edward is going to be dedicated at Church this coming Sunday. He is going to where a cute little navy sailor suit complete with hat. Hope to get some great pictures. We have been meaning to get this done but hadn't found a Church. Well, PTL, God has blessed us with an awesome Church and Church family. I love going every week. I even go when Kirk is out of town which with my social anxiety is a big deal. We are still working on baby #2. Looks like we will have to go back into the doctors for some tests and depending what the tests say, it could be fertility shots for me....this scares me because it means multiples. Not sure if I am a good enough mommy to handle more than one baby and a preschooler alone all day long. I want a little Girl so bad, but at this point I will take a little boy too. I just need to have faith that God is hearing my prayers. I also have to remember I have to accept His Will for me and my family, it is quite possible another child is not in his plans for us at this time or at all. I do believe that God gave us science though and that we should use the medical help that he has supplied us with. Sometimes Faith is a hard thing to have, especially when you need it the most. Will post more later. God Bless!

Valentine's Day

Kirk was gone over Valentine's Day. He was in Minnesota for a Business Conference. So needless to say it was just Edward and I for Valentine's Day. We had a great day together. I had told Kirk that he needed to make sure he brought home something special for Edward from him for Valentine's Dady. I was hoping Kirk would get me a little something, even if it was just flowers. I must say that I was greatly suprised when he presented me not only chocolates but a pair of diamond ruby earrings and a 3 tier heart diamond ruby necklace....his thought was that they would go beautifully with my ring he bought me for my anniversary. Guess what??? They do. :0)

Our 15th Anniversary

I was sure our Anniversary was going to pretty much be like every year (especially since Edward has come into the world), guess I was wrong (we didn't end up sitting at home and doing nothing). We went to a nice dinner at Carrabba's Italian Grill. Edward accompanied us. After we got sat down and settled in. Kirk ordered some wine and after dinner was order, the waitress looked right at me and told me she had something for me. She left and came back with a small dessert size plate. It had cherries on it and a beautiful ruby/diamond ring. Ruby's are the precious stone for 15 years. I will have to have it sized because they don't sell rings big enough for my chubby fingers so right now all I can do is wear it on my pinky and it is way to big to be a pinky ring. It was a great evening besides the fact that Edward was (and is) very moody the whole time. Just had to share, since everyone was interested in what we were going to do.

Me Bad!!!

Wow! I did not realize that it has been over a month since my past blog post. Life has been crazy needless to say. November seemed to have just wizzed by. Where it went I have no idea. Lets catch you up....Edward took Swimming lessons for 2 weeks in mid-November. He absolutely loved it. He showed no fear of the water. He has 2 more Friday Sessions of Kindermusik in December, then the Semester ends. He will be graduating to the Preschool Sessions next semester. Class will be 45 minutes long, 30 without parents and then the last 15 with parents. I am hoping to get a few books read while waiting on him. Thanksgiving was just Kirk, Edward and I. We had an untraditional Thanksgiving dinner, a brown sugar spiral ham, corn on the cob, sweet hawaiian bread, rice, green bean casserole, sweet potato casserole and strawberry-rhubarb pie, plus the ever popular variety of pickles, olives, and cranberry sauce. I celebrated my 34th birthday this month too. It was a great birthday, the best one I have had in years. We started the day off by going to church, then to Starbucks for coffee, then took Edward to McDonalds so he could play in their indoor play area, then to Comp-USA for my birthday present, then we went to the bowling alley and bowled 2 games each (Edward got a strike and a spare), then out to dinner at Macaroni Grill. Speaking of bowling. Edward is doing awesome in his Saturday Bowling League. He got 4 spares in the last weeks. We've put up the Christmas trees (the main one and the kid's one), they are both decorated now. We have decorated the front yard, but because of Kirk's accident he is unable to hang the lights on our house so we will have to have someone hired to do it. So far we aren't having any luck getting that done this year. Still trying for baby #2. I have been taking ovulation kit tests for over 2 weeks now, no sign of ovulation yet. Probably will happen this weekend when Kirk is out of town....LOL....isn't that the way it goes?

True Friends

How can you know what a true friend is? To me it is someone who doesn't talk about you behind your back, does not judge you and loves you unconditionally. Someone who is there for you through thick and thin. Someone you would trust with your deepest darkest secrets. I also think a true friend is someone who shares in your life experiences with you. Someone who takes the time to understand what your about, what your going through, what you have been through and cheers you on in your accomplishments. A true friend loves you inspite of your faults and loves your little quirks that tend to make you uniquely you. A true friend will share their experiences with you, so you know what to look forward to when you go through something that they have already been through. I have been blessed with a couple of very special, true friends in my live over the past 15 years. I can't say though that I ever had a true friend during my childhood. I thought I did a few times but I always seemed to be on the wrong end of the deal. I am happy to say though that a few friends from those years over time have been come true friends. God has also blessed me through the internet with a way to meet a couple of great true friends. Yes, that is right I said the internet. You can make wonderful friends on the internet. Some of them can even become true friends. I have 2 in preticular who meet much more than just being a true friend. One is a Sister at Heart and other is my Misplaced Sister. Your asking what the difference between a Sister at Heart and a Misplaced Sister, well a Sister at Heart is someone you wish was your sister and a Misplaced Sister is someone you relate to so deeply and is so much like you that it is like they got Misplaced in some other family. I thank God for both of them and for my other True Friends.

Boys

Why oh why do little boys have to be so destructive? I love my son don't get me wrong. I just don't care for his sometimes destructive ways. I know that he doesn't do it on purpose, that he is just being explorative and a little boy. Just needed to vent and SCREAM.

Night Time Visitor

For some strange reason lately, we have been having a night time visitor in our bedroom. Edward gets up and comes crawls into our bed. This is not a huge deal but I don't sleep well when he sleeps with us. It was bad enough when we had a King size bed, but we had to buy a Queen size for this house because we couldn't get a King up the stairs, so it is even more unbearable. Got to love him though, he is so snuggly and loving.

Caution Under ReConstruction!!!!!!!!!!!

Just a small note to let you know that this BLOG page is under reconstruction. I am trying to change a few things and make this more mine. Please bear with me as I do these things. Thanks!

Disaster Zone

I am not sure how it happens but I can clean the house from top to bottom, then just minutes later it is like a tornado flew through (under radar) the house. I know that in my house, the tornadoes names are Edward, Kirk, Storm, Bear and Sebastian for the most part. I would love for my house to stay clean just for one 24 hour period. That is all I am really asking for. Oh the insanity of it all!!!!!!!!!!!

Shhhhh!!!! NO TALKING!!!!

Edward is SO FUNNY!!! If Kirk and I are talking after we have laid down for bed. Edward will get fustrated with us. He will come into our room (all you see is his little figure because it is dark), and he tell us (holding his finger to his mouth) SHHHHHHHH!!! NO TALKING!!!! Sleep!! This cracks me up because, I have no clue where he got this from. We have never gone into his bedroom and told him that before.

No Halloween Celebrated Here

We don't celebrate Halloween in our house. We celebrate Fall/Harvest This is our choice. We feel that Halloween is not a holiday, that we as Christians should celebrate. Yes, that means our son, doesn't get to go trick or treating but we don't feel that he is missing out on much. It is just so dangerous to go trick or treating anyways. He is old enough to understand that Halloween is a day (thanks to the fact that people do celebrate it and tend to decorate their homes (some not so tastefully)) that might look fun, but we are trying to give him our Christian values and see that it isn't a day that God would want us to celebrate. So since we kept seeing houses decorated for Halloween, and Edward wanted to decorate, we decorated for Fall/Harvest. We have a beautiful fake pumpkin that is engraved with a great saying: Praise God, from whom all blessings flow, on each side of that pumpking which is sitting on a couple of bricks to give it some height, is a scarecrow, a boy and a girl....they are cute not scary looking. So that you can't see the bricks we have 2 small potted mums in front of the bricks. On our 2nd step down are 3 more fake pumpkins. These ones look like real pumpkins. We bought them at Wal-Mart. No carvings in them. I had another big basket full of mums but they died in the warmer days that we had a few weeks ago. We had planted Marigolds in the front yard in the little wooden wheelbarrow left behind by the previous home owners, but we have a squirrel in the neighborhood who will not leave them alone, he keeps digging them up. I finally gave up. We have a beautiful fall wreath hanging by the front window, beside it is a fall pumpkin sign welcoming friends, and beneath that is a slate plaque with a basket of apples, that says happy harvest. So see we do decorate, we just choose to do it for Fall/Harvest not Halloween. For the most part Edward seems to understand that Halloween is a no no, but I think it might be a little harder to explain next year but God will help us with this. I have a few great books to refer to incase he has questions. Praise the Lord for those.

Lonely Mommy

I am feeling quite blue today. I feel so lonely and isolated lately. It isn't like I don't get out either. I take Edward to Kindermusik every Friday and to Bowling every Saturday. I need a friend or two, someone to hang with. I had a couple of friends in OK, that I could do that with but since we moved to Kansas, I have been feeling lonelier than ever. I hate my Social Anxiety Disorder, it keeps me from joining in on things. I am so uncomfortable around people I don't know, especially in larger groups. I always feel like I am being judged and that I am ugly and no one would ever want to be my friend. It is hard for me to jump in to conversations, to even say hi to people, when I feel like I want to. I just clam up. I need prayers, that I can find a few close Christian girlfriends here in Kansas. Someone who is a SAHM and with a child Edwards age, preferably one who understand and accept me for who I am. I have great friends like that but non of them live around here. I know if they did, I wouldn't be writing this post in my blog.

Ovulation Test Fustration

I have been using those Clearblue Ovulation kits for the past 3 days, and I am not getting an ovulation sign at all. I am so fustrated, I am afraid that they aren't doing what they are suppose to and I am ovulating an missing the window when I could be trying to get pregnant. I am praying I get a surge line and soon, if I don't get one this month I am going to be very upset with those test, because I know I should ovulate since I am on the Clomid. ARG!!!! I wish getting pregnant was easier.

Booby Holder

The other day, Edward and I were in the store (Kohl's), we were buying some clothes for the fall and winter. I had just gotten done in the men's underwear department and we were heading towards the register, we just happen to walk past the women's lingerie department. Edward saw the bras. He says to me "Mommy do you need a booby holder?" I about fell over laughing. I said to him, "Do you mean a bra?" He say's "Yeah! A Bra, a booby holder."

Just Call Me Chatty Cathy Today

I bet you are wondering why in the world I have been so chatty today, just a bunch of little things to share today. Like the fact that Edward is being a stinker pot today. He has been in more trouble today than any other day. Boy, I can't wait for him to be a teenager....LOL, yes I can!!!!!!!! I pray that this is just a phase and nothing permanent with his attitude. Thank the heavens we live in the Bible belt where a firm but loving spanking on the behind isn't frowned upon or against the law. That is one good thing about not living in WA state. They don't even like you to look at your child(ren) wrong up there. I personally feel that a spanking when needed is an acceptable form of punishment. That being said though, I also believe that as children get older you need to let them talk, to think about what they have done. Give a chance for them to correct their error(s) before administering corporal punishment. I don't condone time out. I think it is a huge joke. 95% of children in my opinion (having been a live out nanny, day care worker, child care provider and now a SAHM) do not learn anything from time out. I believe that the form of punishment administered depends on the individual child. Different things work with different children. One size punishments do not fit all. How did I get on that subject, oh yeah....Edward being a stinker pot.

If Only.........

If only I could bottle Edward's energy, I would be such a great wife and mother. I would have the energy to get everything I need to get done in my day, plus have time for myself. Wow what a miracle that would be. He has so much energy, sometimes just watching him makes me tired. Why do we loose that energy as we get older, at a time when we truly need it?

Strange Little Boy

Edward is sometimes a little on the strange side. Like this morning, he had a jelly and butter sandwhich for breakfast on Whole Wheat Bread. Not strange but then he said he was still hungry and guess what he wanted to eat as a follow up to the sandwhich? SALAD!!! That is right, salad. He loves salad and almost all veggies. Not that I am complaining, I think it is great. BUT SALAD for BREAKFAST?????????? Of course you know I let him have it. So he had salad with salad spritzers (Red Wine Mist flavor) on it. To much!!! Side note he only had that dressing because his favorite (Light Done Right Raspberry Vingarette) was all gone.

A Giant in Munkin Land

I just have to share this and trust me it is going to take a lot to get this out, without me falling on the floor busting up in laughter. Edward has a new nighttime ritual. Please note Edward sleeps in a Toddler size Thomas the Tank Engine bed (the one with the toybox at the front and kind of looks like your actually sleeping in Thomas (all you would need to do is add the rest of the side walls and roof)). Edward now thinks that his daddy (6ft tall and well over 250lbs) must crawl into this bed with him and cuddle, sometimes for up to an hour. It takes all I have not to bust up laughing when I see Kirk trying to scrunch is large frame into the small bed. He has to curl up in the fetal position with his feet hanging over the edge. It is just to much. Edward has even had me scrunch myself into his little bed at times. Trust me I have to be more comfortable than Kirk in that tiny bed. God Bless Kirk's heart, he does it out of love for Edward. Edward just wants to be with his daddy, he misses him terribly during the day while Kirk is at work.

It's Never Dull

I LOVE calling and talking to my misplaced sister, Jennifer. You never know how she is going to answer the phone. Today it was House of the Mentally Insane. Other days it could be The morgue, you tag...We bag them. There is always so much going on in the background. Children either laughing, playing, misbehaving, being disrespectful, or just being children. Sometimes you can have a smooth conversation.....Other times it is a touch and go conversation. Never dull always exciting to call Jennifer. I love it, I can tell she has never ending excitement going on in her life. God Bless Children!!!!

Love of my Life

I am simply in love with my son. He is a pure joy to watch grow. A miracle and a blessing from God. Without him in our lives, I could almost promise (especially with Kirk's accident) our marriage might not have lasted the last 2 years. He makes every day interesting and so full of wonder and suprise. Sure he can be a child, a boy and demanding, but trust me it is all worth it when the day comes to an end. His smiles, warm fuzzy hugs, soft sweet kisses and lovable "I Love You's".

Chomping At The Bit

I hate waiting for ANYTHING. I have just 3 more days before my cycle is due and I am just dying to know if we were successful getting pregnant. Then IF it doesn't come, I want to wait another 4 more days to take a test, just to make sure I didn't miscalculated. With my PCOS, sometimes it can be delayed up to a week. Plus with all this thinking of wanting to be pregnant, I risk the chance of tricking my body into thinking I am PG when I am not (I have done that before). Will keep you posted.

I did walk again yesterday. I got around 45 minutes in. We will go for another walk again today. Edward seems to enjoy them. I like them because we are getting to see our new town, up close and personal....plus it is beneficial to my health. Know what I mean? Plus we get to enjoy the beginnings of the autumn season, that God puts before us each year.

Been A While

Where Have I been, you might be asking. Busy. Trying hard not to think about if I am pregnant or not, trying to leave it in God's hands where it needs to be left. Edward is loving school, Kindermusik and Bowling. His average in Bowling is 53. We went to Missouri for a Mini Family Vacation last weekend. (the 18, 19, 20 and 21)....we ended up staying a day longer than we had planned, but we had so much fun. We are going to take a 1 day trip down in to Oklahoma City, OK in about 2 weeks, so that Edward can enjoy a Day Out With Thomas. That is our last planned trip for the time being. I started walking today, I am hoping to get in at least 15 minutes every day. I actually got in about 35 to 40 today. I push Edward in his stroller. I like the morning time together, enjoy God's beauty around us. Thank you God for Sidewalks. Well, I need to cut this short, got tons to do. God Bless!!!!!

Rembering 9-11

Wow, it is hard to believe that it has already been 5 yrs since that horrible act took place against our great country. I am choosing to remember this day with prayers. I pray that we will never forget this, so that it will not happen to us again. For the protection over those who are still involved in the repercussions of that day, especially since they are fighting to protect our country. That God gives the President guidance and wisdom in the days to come as to how to handle new situations as they may arise and to handle on going ones with grace and dignity. For others who are in charge of details that are to keep us save, pray that they have wisdom and guidance from God in all the decisions that they make regarding our country. For Prime Minister Tony Blair, as he has been called to resign and will do so in the next year, pray that he uses his last days wisely and leaves a lasting effect in his country. For the families and friends of those who lost their lives on that day, 5 years ago, as they remember their lost loved ones, especially on today. That they are able to get on with life and remember that their lost loved one would want them to be happy and enjoy what God has given to them. For God's Protection over this country as we go into the next days, weeks, months and years. That our country Never Forgets 9-11-01. That is my biggest fear, that we will forget. Maybe not us but the younger generation (babies and toddlers)....we have to keep this fresh so that they will never forget and let it happen in their time.

Parenting.........vent!!!

How can 2 people have a child together and yet never inact with that child like they should on a daily basis.....I mean after all these 2 people do live with their child. I detest neglectful parents who don't take an interest in shaping and guiding their child through their infancy, toddlerhood, preschool years, childhood, pre-teens and teen years. It is our God given responsibility to being a role model and guidance advisor to these special blessings that God has put in our lives. I also detest parents who think that it is someone elses responsibility to raise their children, then they grip and act put out when they have to deal with a situation dealing with THEIR child(ren). These same people are the people who give you a dirty look when you discipline your child(ren) and try keeping them in line. They never discipline their child(ren), after all why would they when they have someone else raising THEIR children. Now, on to my real vent......if you don't know how to parent, take a parenting class or don't have children. I really want to say this to someone I know personally. However since I can't because that would cause a HUGE ordeal, I have to bite my lip and idly stand by and watch (from a great distance) while their child (only child) suffers from their lack of experience. It is even sadder to me because this child could have other issues that need to be met and dealt with, but they are so inexperienced in what they are doing they do not seem to be seeing these issues. Yet, again the issues the child is having could simply be from poor parenting. Either way though, this is still correctable and should be corrected as soon as possible, before it is too late. Oh and I have not even gotten to the good part, they feel like they want to homeschool their child, yet the child is 2 1/2yrs old and still not allowed to look at book (and they surely don't read to the child). They are afraid the child is going to ruin the books. A family member bought them a baby leappad for the childs first Christmas and they have never let the child play with it, because they don't want him to ruin it. Come on, it's a child's toy.....a learning toy at that. The child is suppose to play with it, that is why the family member bought it for the child. Thankfully they don't plan (well at least the dad doesn't) to have any more children. It is hard to see things and not be able to say anything about it. I don't think that they would listen to me anyways, even if I did say something. Not to mention these people are very ME ME ME oriented, it shows trust me in their parenting skills. Of course they feel like they are doing a wonderful job. But if I can see issues in this child that I have only seen 2 times in their lifetime, then needless to say they aren't doing such a wonderful job because they should have caught these things a long time ago. I know that I will be worrying about this child every day now for the rest of their lives. But wait this is not the only family I know with issues.

There is this family with 2 children a pre-teen girl and a teen boy. The boy is the apple of his parents eye, everything they do is for him. Now, I know what you are thinking how is that bad. In away it isn't, but when the other child suffers it is. That is exactly what is going on here. The young lady, is reguired to attend all her brothers functions, which he has been in some since he was in preschool. Yet she is not given the priviledge to be in activity, they will interfer with her beloved brothers schedule. The parents don't take the time to even help her with her school work. Which is suffering, she barely made it in to junior high school. I am concerned about her, what will become of her as she continues to grow up in this atmosphere. I fear she will run away, get pregnant or even worse get caught up in the wrong crowd and turn to drugs for attention. Both children are expected to get straight A's anything less is not their best. The parents do not take into consideration the fact that they have 2 totally different child, both requiring different ways to study and the fact that maybe their best is a B and not an A. Why can't they just love and accept them for the individuals that they are? They are not carbon copies of each other. Why can't they see that? Now I have 2 children to worry about, not to mention raising my own. I know you are asking why doesn't she just worry about her own child? These children are simply as much a part of my as my own child(ren), even though I never gave birth to either of them. Of course my child(ren) always come first, but I can still worry and pray for these children.