Saturday, June 21, 2008

New Stuff




Collin has a few new tricks. Today, while I was upstairs getting ready, he went downstairs, turned on the TV to the channel he wanted,sat down in his chair and waited for me to come down. I don't know if it is a good thing that he has figured this out. He would mess with the TV turning it off and on but it didn't seem "purposeful" like it was today.

He has been making a really strange new noise for a week or so and I think I have finally figured it out. He cracks up when you gargle mouthwash. Today he made the noise and threw his head back and it dawned on me-he is gargling. I have to get it on video, it is hilarious.

He is officially a "dipper". When he was eating breakfast this morning he would take his apple slices and pretend like he was dipping them. I gave him a carton of yogurt to see what he would do. He dipped everything on his plate in it. He loved it.

He is also a climber. He tries to climb into his stroller by climbing on other toys-THAT ROLL!! We all know what that leads to.I feel an emergency room trip coming on any time now!

It is amazing when kids start saying stuff and you wander where in the world they learned that-then you catch yourself saying it! I guess I say na-na-no, no , I do say na-na-no, I just didn't realize it. So...Collin says na-na-no. It is much cuter when he says it. Why is he mocking me?!?!?

He is still crawling around like Spiderman but he stands unsupported a lot more. Part of me wants him to walk and part of me doesn't. Life will never be the same when he does!
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Guatoberfest Cruise 2009

My soapbox about the Advent Conspiracy

I came across this video on another blog. I have to admit I only looked at it for entertainment value. I assumed with a title like that, it had to be some wacko conspiracy theory and who doesn't need a good laugh. Suprisingly enough it really touched me and made me think. It didn't grab my interest because of it's religious value, because that's not really my thing. I am not the type of person that flaunts religion or believes in pushing your beliefs onto others. It touched me because of it's human value and because it shows me how quickly I forget.

When we were in Guatemala it was truly a life changing experience for a myriad of reasons, only one of which was bringing home a baby! We saw poverty that we could never imagine in this country. I remember thinking when I was there that despite all of the stress of the situation, I was more at peace than I had ever felt in my life. Among other things, there was no pressure to have more...there was nothing to have. People just lived their lives. Families worked together, lived together in cramped housing-if they had a roof over their heads at all-and they were happy! We were forced to enjoy eachother without our "creature comforts" and I loved it. I now remember hoping that once we got home, I would never lose that idea that we don't really need much at all. I realized our society makes us think we need more but we really don't. And after watching the video it makes me realize that I have failed miserably.


I had made up my mind that in order to honor my new found attitude and our sons heritage, we would sponsor a Guatemalan family every year so that they could have food and heat and their children could go to school-things we take for granted on a daily basis. For some reason I can never seem to find the money to do that- BUT- I can find the money to buy coffee every day, sometimes several times a day, Collin will see a room full of gifts on Christmas morning, I can go out to eat, I can do whatever I want for the most part. My priorities have gone right back to where they were before I experienced Guatemala and it makes me sad. That is the reason that I am posting the video in a permenant spot on the blog, so that I am constantly reminded, not only during Christmas but all year to give PRESENCE to my friends and family not PRESENTS and to give back to something that I feel very strongly about. I don't write this to push Guatemalan charity or any charity but to encourage anyone reading this to slow down and take a look at your life and see what means the most to you and see where it takes you.

Advent Conspiracy