Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Weekend Rewind

Friday: I got roped into taking my mom and the kids to get haircuts at Kenneths-WTH was I thinking?@! I had sworn off Kenneths ever since Collin started the crazy screaming thing when he gets his hair cut and since it costs about $15 more than Cookie Cutters or all the other haircut places. I know I like to go and relax and have a little quiet time when I get my hair cut there. The last thing I want to hear is some screaming kid-BUT-we went anyway...WITH ALL 3 KIDS!! And on the way my mom decides to throw in a little...Oh-BTW... I made a waxing appointment AT THE SAME TIME AS THE KIDS HAIRCUTS!! That means me and 3 freaking kids. To say the least, I was NOT happy! Here are a few pics of our Kenneths trip-NEVER AGAIN!






Next, we took the kids back home and it was naps for the little ones and Brylie got to go get a manicure and pedicure. Once again, my mothers idea. We have a nail place by our house that has a couple of "kid size" pedicure chairs-they are cute, I have to admit. My mom has my 4 year old neice addicted! But, she loved her special time with Nana and Aunt Sissy.



We had to have our Easter with the girls on Friday because they were going back to North Carolina on Saturday. I think everyone expected me to make a big Easter dinner but my brother casually mentioned he was craving Jets pizza so I gladly obliged! So, we had pizza and then it was time for the Easter Egg Hunt and Easter Baskets! Oh yay! More Candy!







Saturday: Today we went to an Easter Egg Hunt at our gym. Very unorganized-but Collin didn't know the difference. He got to get out of the house and got a little candy, what more could a 2 year old want? We also got to see the Easter Bunny again. We have officially gone to the OTHER extreme. Now, we can't keep him away from the bunny! We had to physically restrain him so he would stay out of the other kids pictures. He didn't necessarily want to sit on the bunny's lap but he did want to hang out. They also had a giant slide which Collin loved when we went to World of Bounce but he doesn't seem to like it as much now. Fine with me-just one less place I have to drag him out of kicking and screaming because he's having so much fun! ;*)








Sunday: HAPPY EASTER! I had to go to work for a while so it was a very laid back Easter. Both of Collin's grandmas and one of Wyatts brothers came over. No, we did not have pizza this time-we had chicken!! Not very traditional are we?? No Easter egg hunt this time just Easter Baskets. Collin got a bubble maker, a Backyardigans ball, some books and movies and various other stuff. He LOVES the bubble machine! Daddy also got him a racetrack for Matchbox cars, which was a huge hit! We didn't get Collin any candy BUT I did re-gift candy from Nana and Pops Easter basket!








And finally-the hot tub! A nice end to a nice weekend!
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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