Love, Tramps, and "cup" bras

Ridding the World of Injustice
My goal is to blog a little something every few weeks. That's a high bar on my planet!
My daughter, Karen, was the fount of laughter-inducing talk today... so here goes...
Late afternoon today my son, Michael, had his friend, Will, over. They were making water balloons outside and had come in for drinks and a snack ... My husband, Doug, and I were "canoodling" (light kissing, hugs, whispers, lots of laughter) in the dining room. Michael tells Will, "I know, it's disturbing, just look away" He's kidding. Almost a year ago Doug and I were canoodling in the kitchen and Michael (13 years old) popped in and said "ooh, gross!" Doug and I chuckled, then Doug went out to the garage leaving Michael and I in the kitchen. I said to him,"you might think it's gross, but I pray all the time that when you marry, your wife will love you as much as I love Daddy." My son looked up at me and said (with wet eyes, and a smirk!) "I'm praying that too."
Back to today, Michael and Will go outside; Karen, Doug and I are inside. Doug has his arm around me and Karen says,"Your a Tramp for Mommy aren't you Dad?" --- Awkward Silence --- "What do you mean by Tramp?" Doug asks. "oh you know, like the movie! Mom's the Lady and you're the Tramp!" From the mouths of babes! I decided not to post the other two things Karen said today that were hilarious... she didn't know what the words meant and she used them incorrectly... not horribly vulgar... she certainly said them without any clue that they were inappropriate... but I would never want to offend anyone who stumbles upon this blog.

My point is....

Ridding the World of Injustice
I received a catolog in the mail the other day. One of the things available for purchase was a baseball cap that read "and your point is....". I should get that. Anybody see the movie "planes, trains and automobiles"? Well, in it, John Candy's character is going on and on and on... So, Steve Martin's character advises him- angrily- (something like) "When you are telling someone something, have a POINT!! It makes it SO much more interesting for the listener!" Words to live by in my opinion. Not everyone is born with the talent to speak and make a point, however I believe it can be learned.
A recent conversation I overheard from my female pre-teen talking to another female pre-teen:
"oh, I just forgot, I'm gonna tell you, you know Kerry? Well, she and I were in my living room. She was wearing a green shirt with like, short sleeves, but not those really,really short sleeves, the sleeves that come right to your shoulder, yeah. She was wearing the ones that come almost to your elbow. But not to your elbow, what do you call that? Your... WHAT do you call that?! (loads of laughter from both girls) Okay, it's your muscle, your bicub... no bicip! (More laughter) Okay, she was wearing that, and it had that ruffly fringe on the collar. Okay, and she was wearing a pink skort, it was SO cute! Anyway, She asked me if I knew Shawn. I said, who? She said "you know Shawn, she's in our 6th period" I said "I don't think so" then she said "yes you do, she sits two rows in front of you .... Mrs. Welen always picks her for going to the board? She wore this really cute Roxy jacket.." then I said "oh yeah, it WAS a cute Roxy jacket, I had a Roxy jacket, first I thought I lost it at school and my parents were like, so upset, because it cost so much, we looked in the lost and found......... blah blah blah blah blah"
The "point" of this conversation was that Kerry and Shawn also liked the game "Dance, Dance, Revolution" and my pre-teen and her friend should invite them over (which, by the way, would have been fine with me, had it not taken 3 hours to realize what exactly she was thinking/planning). By the time she finally reached her "point", it was dark and I needed to take the friend home.

One day, I'll tell you about the mall trip I took with these two, plus Shawn ... I am still having involuntary tics when I think about it... so when those fade, you will get the scoop.

What else.... Oh! In an attempt to rid the world of injustice I filed an application to appeal before the Supreme Court of _________ for a friend of a friend. That was very interesting!
I think knowing "Law" is a spiritual gift. Heaven knows I did NOT want to go to law school!! I asked God many a time, "Why am I doing this?!". I see clearer now. My acquired knowledge of the law can be very helpful to those who have been wronged and could use counsel!

I don't know who is reading this, but this is what I believe: God gives us "gifts" so that we can "give". Our/Your/My gifts are meant to be given away. The gift of healing, for instance, is bestowed on one person (Docters, Nurses, Paramedics, Healers) but does not benefit

them it benefits others. Likewise, the gift of 'wise advice', 'special knowledge', 'special faith', 'power to heal the sick', 'power to perform miracles', 'ability to prophesy', 'knowing whether it is really the Spirit of God or another spirit that is speaking', 'speaking in unknown languages', 'ability to interpret the unknown language' This list isn't exclusive ( in the Bible, see 1 Corinthians, Chapter 12) but you get the idea... The gifts God has given me are meant to help others, The gifts God has given others are meant to help me.
I do not attempt to fathom God's wisdom.
But, OH! God is GOOD!

Ridding the World of Injustice

Ridding the World of Injustice
2 days after independence day
Okay, let's see if this works! I have been trying to rid the world of injustice and slipped into a state supreme court issue that had to be filed very quickly. Wow! what a ride! It is incredible to me that people can be dishonest intentionally. Adults being dishonest I mean, not children.
I can remember a time when my children were 5 and 3 and got a hold of 2 baby powder dispensers. I walked into their room and a cloud of powder just wooshed into the hallway. I stepped inside to find my two little ones(powder dispensers IN THEIR HANDS), and every surface in the room covered with baby powder. I asked my 5 year old, "What happened?!". He paused for a moment, then said, "I think a monster did it."
I was caught in a 'double thought'! My first reaction was (to my shame), "well, if he is going to lie, he will need to learn to lie well". Followed by, "HEY! The airconditioner is on!! This stuff is flying all over the house!!"
That said, let me see if this will post.

First Day

Okay, this is my first attempt at this.
My sister and brother in law (Jack and Jill Army) have driven me to create my own...blog (can someone tell me what BLOG stands for..?).
About me, I am a homemaker by desire, an attorney(because of the 5th commandment), I am certified to teach English 6-12, but I usually teach college courses dealing with law, history and government (yawn). I volunteer at our church teaching the preschoolers (lovin' it!). I also volunteer with various organizations teaching American Sign Language and Signing Exact English.
I live to help others, and also to get out of doing the dishes.
Sometimes, that puts me in the most unusual circumstances. There are times when confidentiality will prohibit me from sharing. But there are also times when "caution to the wind" I will share stories about myself that I hope you will enjoy.

Yesterday, my daughter was planning a sleepover with her friend. They were going to play "resturant" and had been working for the past two days to plan the menu. She asked if she could ride to the grocery store (commissary) with me, an unusual request, but I love her company. Once there, she told me she needed.... and proceeds to tell me all the things on the menu her and her friends created. Well, I don't want to be the spoil sport, so I buy all the fixings for salads, nachos and cupcakes.
As I'm paying the cashier, my daughter exclaims, "We are going to make so much money!!"
I respond, "you are charging real money? Who is going to come to this resturant (I thought it was all kinda make believe, with the parents as customers)?"
"oh no," she replied, "we already have 2 customers from around the neighborhood who are going to come!"
So I spend $52.00 on groceries and am on my way to drop her off at her friends. While driving she reads me the menu and the prices: Crazy Carrot Salad (with or with out carrots, tell your waitress) $.25 Nancy's Nachos (with or without hot peppers, tell your waitress) $.50 Caily's Crazy Cakes (three miniature vanila cupcakes) $.25
Get the picture? She may come home with a dollar, not a bad return on $52.00!!! oh the joys of motherhood!
Truth be told, her items only came to about $20.00, the other three mothers were buying the hamburger meat and ice cream... still, they should have registered as a not-for-profit.
My husband, Son and my son's friend are out "shrimping" in our boat right now. Hopefully, they will bring in a good haul.
My daughter is now re-decorating her bathroom. I hear an awful lot of, "oh, no!" and, after the crash of something that sounds like glass, "I'm Okay!" So I better get in there!