Showing posts with label fun. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fun. Show all posts
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Friday, April 11, 2008
You Are My Sunshine
Oh what a beautiful day! It's spring (at least for a little while) and we totally took advantage of it today!
We played outside basically all day, then took the dog for a walk while riding our scooters.
And what was the most fun about that was stopping and talking to all the neighbors who were outside enjoying the weather as well.
How did you enjoy your beautiful spring day?
We played outside basically all day, then took the dog for a walk while riding our scooters.
And what was the most fun about that was stopping and talking to all the neighbors who were outside enjoying the weather as well.
How did you enjoy your beautiful spring day?
Friday, March 28, 2008
What Makes the World Go 'Round?
Do you ever wonder? Well, I'll tell you what makes the world go 'round. Dandelions. Sounds too simple, doesn't it? Well, it is.
But in our hurry, rush and go lives, we very rarely take the time to stop and smell the flowers.
Today we were rushing, The Flying Monkey goes to see his speech therapist twice a week and we were flying (no pun intended) to get to Mrs. Toodah's office.
Remaining true to himself, Monkey stopped to pick a dandelion. And blow the seeds. I joined him. We had fun. And we were not late.
But in our hurry, rush and go lives, we very rarely take the time to stop and smell the flowers.
Today we were rushing, The Flying Monkey goes to see his speech therapist twice a week and we were flying (no pun intended) to get to Mrs. Toodah's office.
Remaining true to himself, Monkey stopped to pick a dandelion. And blow the seeds. I joined him. We had fun. And we were not late.
Monday, March 24, 2008
It's Spring! So Put On Your Coat.
We had a wonderful time this weekend, we had fun coloring eggs, hunting eggs, having quality time together etc., etc. The weekend was beautiful!!!
And today... it snowed.
Crazy.Friday, March 21, 2008
Overheard - Can I Have a Quarter?
Overheard in our friendly neighborhood Mexican restaurant:
Number One Son: Can I have a quarter?
MIL: What happened to the quarters I gave you last week?
Number One Son: I'm saving my money for college!!!
Saturday, March 15, 2008
How Sweet It Is
My family is fun. More specifically, my children are fun! There is never a dull moment and we always have fun things to do!
We've had 3 fun birthdays and a fun school dance recently. Here are some fun photos! Enjoy!
Every good Queenie needs her Tea Time!
The Flying Monkey settles down for a cupcake
Number One Son busts a move
Dancing Queenie
We've had 3 fun birthdays and a fun school dance recently. Here are some fun photos! Enjoy!
Number One Son enjoys his sopapilla!
Every good Queenie needs her Tea Time!
The Flying Monkey settles down for a cupcake
Number One Son busts a move
Dancing Queenie
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
The Happiest Place on Earth!
DH and I went a few places on our honeymoon. One of our destinations was Disney World. So when our 12th anniversary was approaching, we decided to take the whole family to Disney to celebrate.
I'm sure you're thinking, this would be the time when Boss Lady would write about all the oblivious people in the world who were at Disney World this weekend. No. Not today, my friends! 
It was a perfect day. We were together, we had our beautiful children with us, and the weather was incredible. I am not exaggerating when I say, "It was the perfect day."I hope you enjoy our photos from our perfect anniversary adventure!
Number One Son, the budding photographer
Queenie & Jessie, my favorite Cowgirls
The Flying Monkey & his favorite friend, Woody!
Saturday, January 19, 2008
A Little Snowstorm
In the south, we deal with a "little snowstorm" a bit differently than people in other areas of the country!
Here we are, having another snow day! It started this morning and it's still coming down!
Here we are, having another snow day! It started this morning and it's still coming down!
We're currently getting warm by the fire and getting ready for dinner.
I hope you enjoy this glimpse what our day looked like.
Snow makes everything beautiful
Queenie threw some snowballs
Did you just throw that at me?
The boys were being boys & enjoying the snowfall
Our back deck @11 AM
@ 1:30 PM
@ 3 PM
It's dinnertime and the snow is still coming! I wonder what photos I can post tomorrow! We take what we can get down here! Enjoy your weekend!
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Has the Bible Changed?
That is the question you'll hear people in a church ask who are opposed to change.
I don't think I've mentioned this before, but I work in a church. I am actually the weekday preschool director at a small church in a metropolitan suburb. It didn't used to be a small church. It used to be "the place to be." But like everything else, things change. Pop culture changes. Technology changes. People change. Communities change.
"We've never done it that way before."
"Why do we have to change it?"
"Every time someone new comes in, we change things."
This church is full of old people and grumpy people. Sorry to sound ugly, but that's the way it is. And some of the grumpy people are young, so that's not a hand in hand thing. The majority of the young families have gone on to other places. They are thinking of their children. They want to be entertained. That is the society we live in. It may not be ideal, but if we want to reach a community for Christ and that community wants to be entertained, then entertain them. Be bold and exciting! Why can't churches make worship fun? I don't care what style music it has, make it fun! I don't think Jesus was boring, anyway. People flocked to follow him. He must have had a magnetic personality.
So, here's where I back pedal. Not all life and vitality comes from the young. So my apologies for the elderly grumpy pants photo. It was the funniest one I found. That's all. There are a lot of wonderful people at this church who want life and vitality and excitement and who are over age 60. But the future of the church is with the young. That's the reality.
This is such a random all over the place post, but it just crawled all over me today. It was a bad day, just dumb church stuff. But for example, I heard a couple of teachers fussing about the church not paying their nursery workers anymore. Huh? Why should a church pay their members to serve? Then the ranting about the new children's minister changing everything started. This church is struggling financially because people have left and some of the ones who are still there are not tithing for one reason or another. They even let a secretary go because they couldn't afford to pay her. Come on. Again, if they're struggling financially, why pay church members when they should be serving? (again, these are church members, not staff members, that's a different matter) Church members should serve willingly in an area they enjoy.
I sound like I am talking out of both sides of my mouth, serve but be entertained. But I'm not. It can be both ways! Church can be fun! It should be fun! I want my children to know that being a Christian is fun! I also want them to serve with a joyful willing heart! Not because they'll get something in return!
That is not what Christ modeled. He served, he washed people's feet, he got water from wells, he was the friend of the friendless.
The Bible hasn't changed, but if the world around it changes, changes should be made in how it is presented. Example: Leave it to Beaver was a hit in 1957. The Brady Bunch was a hit in 1969. The Office is a hit in 2008. We all still love to laugh, but the way sitcoms get us to laugh has changed over the years.
Again, I say, no. The Bible has not changed. It is still the instruction book we use to get through life on this earth. But yes, we do need to occasionally change up the way we read it. The way we present it. I'll dress up and read a book for Number One Son's class and they love it! I don't have to do that with Queenie's class, but I do have to read it with excitement for both!
And I certainly hope that I model a joyful servant life for my children, my family and my friends.
I don't think I've mentioned this before, but I work in a church. I am actually the weekday preschool director at a small church in a metropolitan suburb. It didn't used to be a small church. It used to be "the place to be." But like everything else, things change. Pop culture changes. Technology changes. People change. Communities change.
"We've never done it that way before."
"Why do we have to change it?"
"Every time someone new comes in, we change things."
This church is full of old people and grumpy people. Sorry to sound ugly, but that's the way it is. And some of the grumpy people are young, so that's not a hand in hand thing. The majority of the young families have gone on to other places. They are thinking of their children. They want to be entertained. That is the society we live in. It may not be ideal, but if we want to reach a community for Christ and that community wants to be entertained, then entertain them. Be bold and exciting! Why can't churches make worship fun? I don't care what style music it has, make it fun! I don't think Jesus was boring, anyway. People flocked to follow him. He must have had a magnetic personality.So, here's where I back pedal. Not all life and vitality comes from the young. So my apologies for the elderly grumpy pants photo. It was the funniest one I found. That's all. There are a lot of wonderful people at this church who want life and vitality and excitement and who are over age 60. But the future of the church is with the young. That's the reality.
This is such a random all over the place post, but it just crawled all over me today. It was a bad day, just dumb church stuff. But for example, I heard a couple of teachers fussing about the church not paying their nursery workers anymore. Huh? Why should a church pay their members to serve? Then the ranting about the new children's minister changing everything started. This church is struggling financially because people have left and some of the ones who are still there are not tithing for one reason or another. They even let a secretary go because they couldn't afford to pay her. Come on. Again, if they're struggling financially, why pay church members when they should be serving? (again, these are church members, not staff members, that's a different matter) Church members should serve willingly in an area they enjoy.
I sound like I am talking out of both sides of my mouth, serve but be entertained. But I'm not. It can be both ways! Church can be fun! It should be fun! I want my children to know that being a Christian is fun! I also want them to serve with a joyful willing heart! Not because they'll get something in return!
That is not what Christ modeled. He served, he washed people's feet, he got water from wells, he was the friend of the friendless.
The Bible hasn't changed, but if the world around it changes, changes should be made in how it is presented. Example: Leave it to Beaver was a hit in 1957. The Brady Bunch was a hit in 1969. The Office is a hit in 2008. We all still love to laugh, but the way sitcoms get us to laugh has changed over the years.
Again, I say, no. The Bible has not changed. It is still the instruction book we use to get through life on this earth. But yes, we do need to occasionally change up the way we read it. The way we present it. I'll dress up and read a book for Number One Son's class and they love it! I don't have to do that with Queenie's class, but I do have to read it with excitement for both!
And I certainly hope that I model a joyful servant life for my children, my family and my friends.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
SNOW!
We live in the Southeast, where it never snows. Well, every once in a while, but it hasn't snowed (and "stuck") here in about 6 years.But it did today!!! Yippee! And we sure do hope it keeps snowing so we can have a super fun SNOW DAY tomorrow!!!! The kids are dying to make snow angels! They tried today, but there wasn't enough snow on the ground and it got dark too soon!
It is very possible the city could shut down because like I said, it never snows here and I'm sure all the stores were packed with people buying milk and bread. I don't know how those 2 things help you in a "snowstorm" but they seem to be what people grab.What would you do on a rarely seen snow day?
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Christmas Hoopla
Skittle tagged me for some Christmas Hoopla.
Here are the rules:
1. List 12 random things about yourself that have to do with Christmas.
2. Please refer to it as a 'hoopla' and not the dreaded 'm'-word
3. You have to specifically tag people when you're done. None of this "if you're reading this, consider yourself tagged" stuff is allowed...then nobody ends up actually doing it. The number of people who you tag is really up to you -- but the more, the merrier to get this 'hoopla' circulating through the blogosphere.
4. Please try and do it as quickly as possible. The Christmas season will be over before we know it and I'd like to get as many people involved as possible.
5. If you want to -- please give Andrea, some link-love as the 'Hoopla-Creator'.
Here goes:
1. We are the only house on our street with outdoor Christmas lights, so we always make up for it in a big way!
2. I hate wrapping Christmas gifts in paper. All the paper ends up in the trash in a matter of seconds anyway, so if I can get away with a gift bag, I will.
3. We love riding around and looking at lights. I remember doing that as a kid, falling asleep in the car while we rode around on Christmas Eve. We do that with the kids now.
4. I think the present is about the thought behind it, not the price tag.
5. I say Merry Christmas to everyone I encounter, because that is what I celebrate. It does not offend me if they say Happy Holidays back, but I am going to say Merry Christmas.
6. We have a Christmas tradition of opening one gift each on Christmas Eve, and opening the rest of them Christmas morning when we are also opening our Santa gifts.
7. My car is decorated for Christmas. That's right.
8. It's a Wonderful Life depresses me. I'm sorry, I know it's a classic holiday movie.
9. Nine Ladies Dancing. Did you know that that verse represents the nine Fruit of the Spirit?
10. We always leave milk, cookies & a note for Santa. I don't know how he keeps from getting full, because he always eats most of what we leave. And he always writes a note in return. It's really cool that he takes the time to do that!
11. I get to dress up as Mrs. Claus at school. It's fun.
12. I love that my children tell me they give Christmas gifts because God gave them Jesus as a gift.
So now I tag Claire & Chick. Have fun & Merry Christmas!
Here are the rules:
1. List 12 random things about yourself that have to do with Christmas.
2. Please refer to it as a 'hoopla' and not the dreaded 'm'-word
3. You have to specifically tag people when you're done. None of this "if you're reading this, consider yourself tagged" stuff is allowed...then nobody ends up actually doing it. The number of people who you tag is really up to you -- but the more, the merrier to get this 'hoopla' circulating through the blogosphere.
4. Please try and do it as quickly as possible. The Christmas season will be over before we know it and I'd like to get as many people involved as possible.
5. If you want to -- please give Andrea, some link-love as the 'Hoopla-Creator'.
Here goes:
1. We are the only house on our street with outdoor Christmas lights, so we always make up for it in a big way!2. I hate wrapping Christmas gifts in paper. All the paper ends up in the trash in a matter of seconds anyway, so if I can get away with a gift bag, I will.
3. We love riding around and looking at lights. I remember doing that as a kid, falling asleep in the car while we rode around on Christmas Eve. We do that with the kids now.
4. I think the present is about the thought behind it, not the price tag.
5. I say Merry Christmas to everyone I encounter, because that is what I celebrate. It does not offend me if they say Happy Holidays back, but I am going to say Merry Christmas.
6. We have a Christmas tradition of opening one gift each on Christmas Eve, and opening the rest of them Christmas morning when we are also opening our Santa gifts.
7. My car is decorated for Christmas. That's right.
8. It's a Wonderful Life depresses me. I'm sorry, I know it's a classic holiday movie.
9. Nine Ladies Dancing. Did you know that that verse represents the nine Fruit of the Spirit?
10. We always leave milk, cookies & a note for Santa. I don't know how he keeps from getting full, because he always eats most of what we leave. And he always writes a note in return. It's really cool that he takes the time to do that!
11. I get to dress up as Mrs. Claus at school. It's fun.
12. I love that my children tell me they give Christmas gifts because God gave them Jesus as a gift.
So now I tag Claire & Chick. Have fun & Merry Christmas!
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Outbreak
We're just passing germs around our house. We can't get well! Everyone is home today (except DH) and I have to be honest: The Boss Lady is miserable. There is no rest to be had in a house with 3 children aged 8, 6 & 3 trying to do anything to not be bored.
So here are some photos of me with my precious three having fun, not being sick. Enjoy!
We can't let The Flying Monkey fly all the time
So here are some photos of me with my precious three having fun, not being sick. Enjoy!
Number One Son is a fabulous dancer
Queenie gives great hugs
We can't let The Flying Monkey fly all the time
Sunday, November 11, 2007
I'm Not a Sports Writer
Usually, I'm not a big sports talker. Don't get me wrong, I like sports. I go to my kids' games and I know what they're doing. In fact, I am a big baseball fan. Not only do I know which way the players are supposed to run around the bases, I have a baseball card collection from when I was a kid that I continued to "nurture" well into my college years.And now I like University of Georgia football. I married into it you know? I didn't go to a football school, so I didn't follow college ball at all until I met DH. Then we started dating and I ended up married to a UGA grad. So here I am, a rabid Bulldog.
And here is my college football post. Sports topics will be very infrequent, but this one is worth writing about!
Georgia played Auburn yesterday in Athens. All the UGA fans were encouraged to wear all black to the game, they were calling it the Georgia Blackout. It turns out even the team, Hairy & Uga included, was wearing black jerseys. They ran into the stadium while ACDC's "Back in Black" was playing. I bet that was incredibly intimidating for the other team! Holy Cow!
And apparently they thought so too. The Bulldogs destroyed the Tigers 45 - 20! This crazy season, UGA might just make it to the end in the winner's circle!
GOOO DAWGS!!! Sic 'Em!
Friday, November 2, 2007
Spooky Manners
Halloween wrap up: Cute kids, cute costumes, fun dressing up, trick or treating & passing out candy to the cute kids in the cute costumes.
Not a lot of fun passing out to the not so cute teenagers & tweenagers who half heartedly dressed up and were rude.
There were some very polite tweens who I enjoyed passing candy to. They even had cute well thought out costumes. I especially liked the coffee & donut pair. They were cute.
Then there were the kids with the skeleton heads on their stomachs that talked to each other. Seriously.
But the punks who trounced through my grass (dead as it may be from drought) in a simple wig or a lightly painted face and just held out their bags and ran off were not my favorite. The only words I got from some of them were, "You got anything else?"
I know I sound like Old Man Withers ("You kids get off my lawn!") but I just wonder where the manners are on these kids.
Halloween doesn't give us free license to go from door to door being rude and begging. Well, at least they had on costumes. Or partial costumes.
But all in all, we had a fun night! Number One Son and Queenie had friends all over to catch up with and one of our neighbors had a fun haunted "house" in his front yard. It was the "place to be" on Halloween night in our neighborhood!
On a fun side note, we had a ghost sighting. Tell me what you think of her.
Not a lot of fun passing out to the not so cute teenagers & tweenagers who half heartedly dressed up and were rude.
There were some very polite tweens who I enjoyed passing candy to. They even had cute well thought out costumes. I especially liked the coffee & donut pair. They were cute.
Then there were the kids with the skeleton heads on their stomachs that talked to each other. Seriously.
But the punks who trounced through my grass (dead as it may be from drought) in a simple wig or a lightly painted face and just held out their bags and ran off were not my favorite. The only words I got from some of them were, "You got anything else?"I know I sound like Old Man Withers ("You kids get off my lawn!") but I just wonder where the manners are on these kids.
Halloween doesn't give us free license to go from door to door being rude and begging. Well, at least they had on costumes. Or partial costumes.
But all in all, we had a fun night! Number One Son and Queenie had friends all over to catch up with and one of our neighbors had a fun haunted "house" in his front yard. It was the "place to be" on Halloween night in our neighborhood!
On a fun side note, we had a ghost sighting. Tell me what you think of her.
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