Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Weekend in Review

The weekend started off well because I didn't have to work until 0 dark 30. It seems like I always have overtime on Saturday, which is my Friday, so it sort of messes up the start of the weekend because I am tired and unmotivated-more than usual-LOL!

This weekend we didn't have a lot planned which was nice. It seems our summer has been jam packed with scheduled events. It's nice to have stuff to do but it is also nice to be able to stay home and have some quiet alone time with the family. It seems we are constantly on the go during the week and I really like to have some slow down time to really just hang out with Collin and Wyatt. Although, this weekend Wyatt was sick which doesn't happen very often. So we spent the weekend trying to avoid Daddy so we don't get re-infected!

Sunday we were supposed to go to the CPD Bulldogs baseball game but it was cancelled because the fields were too wet from the rain on Friday but the party was still on! Scott and Lindsay had a reaaly nice party for all of the Bulldog alumni and their families.








Collin was in a very anti-social mood-kind of strange for him so we didn't stay very long. I'm not sure what the problem was but he just kept saying "go home" "go home in Mamas car". We probably spent half an hour just sitting in the car so he would chill out(dad was busy playing poker).


We were home fairly early so we had some time to hang out. We decided to do a little painting outside since it was such a nice day. Nana's birthday is coming up pretty soon and I think she is the only one that doesn't have a CJW original.





Monday was another lay around day for Wyatt so Collin and I just ran errands and visited with Nana, Pops, Brylie and Kahlen. Nothing too exciting!
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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