Who is Momma Said So?

I just erased a novel-of-a-blog after I realized that I sounded like Debbie Downer.  I have since decided to write a top 10 list instead of a little info about me.  I mean, what better way to come back from a sob story (that will never see blogger eyes) than to blab on about myself for a bit.  And away I go...

1.  I am a cryer...yes, I cry about happy times and sad times and everything in between.  I get so thankful for all that God has done with my life and I just can't hold back my emotions.  When it comes to my sweet children...I cry when I can see that they are growing up...because I am sad to see them get big and because I am thankful that God has allowed them to enter in to a new season of life.

2. I love chocolate chip ice cream created by Bryers or Publix way more than any human should be allowed.  I could easily enjoy several scoops through the day as a treat to myself on a crazy day.  But by the time I have licked the bottom of the carton I realize that having an extra 15 pounds on my body was so not worth "treating myself".

3.  With the thoughts of #2...it reminds that if money was not an option, I would have no problem once so ever getting plastic surgery on all of my problem areas.  You know...as a hobby.  But on a side note...if I did have the funds to consider a tuck here or a nip there I would hope that I would think of giving to others before I worried about what chocolate chip ice cream has done to my poor body.

4  I love to cook and bake for my family!  Although...I enjoy spending time with them much more and here lately have been serving my family sandwiches or other fast meals because I have not been getting good rest and I have been up praying about what God would like me to do with my life.  I sometimes think I need to focus on my family instead of the busy-ness of a job.  Venting a moment....I feel that I will have plenty of time to work when my kids are older.  I would much rather be there for them and volunteer in their school and have time to make rice krispies in the shape of anything you can imagine for them to remember that THEIR mom was there for them.

5. I wish that I could go on a date with hubby more...we stay busy these days and by the end of the day we would rather lay in bed and chat ourselves to sleep than to be out and about.  We owe it to our kids to still go on dates and to fall in love all over again each and every day.

6. I have the desire to re-decorate our home about every month...it's an expensive thought but it is nice to be creative and re-design our family space in this crazy brain of mine.  If I could....I would buy new furniture for every season.  I think these thoughts are from watching too much Martha Stewart Living as a child.  Yes...a child.  When I was in the 5th grade I asked for a subscription to Martha Stewart Living and Southern Living magazines for Christmas...I got a new subscription every year until I graduated high school.  I'm so weird.

7. I love wedding cake!  When I go to a wedding I expect to enjoy a delicious almond pound cake with rich butter cream icing!  If the bride and groom opt to go with a trendy cake or something other than the very traditional pound cake...I pout.  Matt knows that if we are at a wedding and they have red velvet or chocolate cake...that I frown and say "no thank you" when I am offered a piece of cake.  I don't know why I do this but I do and for some strange reason I want to share this with all of you.

8.  Hearing a baby cry is one of the sweetest sounds to my ears.  Of course when my 2 were crying babies I did not think it was so sweet.  But the times have turned and I long to hear my babies cry as infants that need their mommy.  I am thankful for their season of life now...but I do wish I would have cherished those cries a little more.

9.  I sometimes think that I God has called me to volunteer my time instead of being a paid employee.  I don't know why but I think about it a lot...

10.  I love to have a clean house but I love to play with my kids more.  So sometimes our laundry piles up and dishes wait till tomorrow to be cleaned because being a part of my kid's day is more important than my cleaning sprees being a part of their day.  I love that when we talk about our day before we tuck our kids in the bed that 9 out of 10 times they say their favorite part of their day was playing with mommy!  And that my dear is better than any load of laundry or clean dishes. One day I will have time to have a perfectly clean house and it will be those activities that will keep me busy from missing play time with my children.