Saturday, June 12, 2010

FFF-What We Love

This weeks FFF theme is what we love. I did not have to think very hard about this one. Collin's #1 love:

The iTouch.
It all started with the iPhone. There are so many cool, educational apps for kids. I started downloading apps and letting Collin play on my phone-kind of a mistake! So much of a mistake that I began to look for a cheap iTouch on Craigslist for Collin. Yes, I am ashamed to say that I bought my 3 year old an iTouch just to get him off my phone. Before you judge, it came with rules...lots of them...most of them I make up as we go along-LOL! But, I think we are all happier now that Collin has "his own phone".

The second obsession-I mean love is a tie between:




NASCAR and the movie Cars-mainly Lightning McQueen-KA-CHOW!! I don't know of any other child that asks to watch NASCAR at nap time. Let him choose...Noggin or NASCAR...9 out of 10 times-he's picking NASCAR!?!WTH??

And last but not least, if you ever want Collin to do something:




Just offer him candy corn or Skittles. The things this kid will do for ONE candy corn!!

To see more FFF, check out our friend Hannah's blog!
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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