RECENTLYIt's time that I buck it up and deal with it. Disregard my last post. It was whinny and full of complaints and only ended in sadness. And that's not me! I'm not a whinnie, complaining person...at least not all the time.
See, my husband is back in school. He is a drama major at the University in town. He has a few more semesters left and then he will go into the Masters Program. As his major, he has to do certain things to graduate. One of which, is try out for as many plays as possible. He is in a play (which I will not reveal the name of it b/c I cannot pronouce it, let alone embarass myself by attempting to spell it). In his play, there is a kiss scene. A KISS SCENE?! And it was his. We had had this discussion YEARS ago when we were dating...no kissing. We also had a re-run of this conversation last year. Thankfully, his director says the scene does not call for the kiss. He said that he wants me to feel comfortable, so he will not have J do it. This unknown, however, put me in a funk for several days. We were not sure if his director would take the kiss out, but thankfully, he did. I prayed and prayed that the right thing would be done. I also had discussions regarding this topic on another blog and it caused MASS CHAOS. More on that later...
But today, I've been searching other sites here and am feeling my pain and stress melt away. We are also having dinner with friends tonite. Jessica Simpson is her name...I kid you not! They are a couple we met in college. He and my husband actually grew up together and she and I roomed next door to one another. She got me thru many a nite. They know live up here near us. She is expecting her first baby and we are going over to see the nursery (I am praying that the BABY BUG doesn't hit me tonite when I see that nursery and all the cute clothes and smell good lotions). I am also praying that my kids act well and don't scare her into keeping that baby in the womb till she's 18. I'm looking forward to a nice evening with other adults. Don't get me wrong, I love my kids and this computer thing, but I need a conversation with a real human who doesn't talk about the WIGGLES, VEGGIE TALES or their poop/snot. I wouldn't mind it so much if they talked about those things (well, not the snot or poop, obviously), as long as it was in relation to "if I hear another WIGGLES SONG I will scream", not "did you see what Greg Wiggle just did? He's so silly!" and "I can clap my feet together, see...and I can touch my toes to my nose". I will get dressed up, put on my makeup, get a shower (that's a big deal!) and zip up my "pretty" boots tonite. WOW! 2 days of make-up in a row. Tonite and church tomorrow! That's a big deal, too. I don't know if my face will be able to handle that. Maybe I should just sleep in my make up tonite and hope for the best tomorrow morning! what do you think?!
Dear Lord, I thank you so much for our adult friends and a chance to get away tonite. And Lord, I thank you for selfish things like make-up and fancy clothes. The chance to impress my husband and feel so pretty. Thank you for the ladies on this blog who make me laugh and remind me what an awesome God You are. Thank you for simple things like a smiling baby, my daughter's laughter, and my son's dinosaur obsession. Thank you for the miracle of birth and the joy of life...
I also changed my layout. I am very OCD and liked the crayons all stacked in a row and nice and pretty...but I felt it wasn't accurate to my life. I like the crayons all spilled out and scattered...waiting for me (because heaven know the kids won't get to it today), to pick them up and place them back in their box, in their color-wheel order.
Would you please spread the word about Candace's surgery tomorrow? I have a prayer list on my blog for anyone who would like to take a specific time to pray.
Thanks,
Amy
Thanks,
Amy