My kids are probably funny to just me….

November 10, 2008 at 8:36 pm (Uncategorized)
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Funny thing Mg said in the past:

Over a year and a half ago coming home from school talking about an upcoming Upward Bound Soccer game at the local Baptist church.

Mg: Momma how come we don’t go to church where I play soccer. It’s really big and nice.

Me; Yes it is Mg, but it is a Baptist Church and we do not go to a Baptist Church.

Mg: Oh.

Me: Do you know what kind of church we go to?

Mg; Well we must go to the goodest church then!

Me: Not Baddest church, Baptist church! And we are United Methodist, Mg. We go to a United Methodist Church.

Mg; But it is the goodest church isn’t it?!

Funny thing Mg said this week:

Mg: Momma, the church is having a bazaar this Saturday

Me; Yes, I know. I have to be there all day

Mg: Can I come?

Me: I think your dad is going to bring you after your soccer game.

Mg: Oh, can I invite the kids in my class

Me: Mg, you can invite any one you want, but I don’t think your friends will have much fun at the church bazaar.

Mg: But I saw a flyer and they are having a crap fair.

Me: Excuse me, what are they having?

Mg; A crap fair, they are going to sell crap. Our class loves making craps.

Me; No, Mg they are having a craft fair to sell crafts.

Mg; Craft, crap same thing! (so true, so true)

side note: Mg does not know what crap is.

Funny things Mg has done while trying to sing a song:

Jesus loves me , he’s a ghost 

for the bible tells me so

Little ones to Kim belong….

(Kim used to be his and Westers babysitter)

Thy word is a lamp unto My Pete

and a light unto my path

(Pete is our Pastor)

Mg saying the Lord’s prayer

Our father who are there in heaven

How do you know my name

My king cone come, thy will be done

on earth and in heaven

Give us this day our dairy bread

And forgive us our trespasses and those trespasses against us

Lead us not into flirtation but deliver us some evil

For thine is the kingdom , the power, and the glory forever Amen! Mom was that close???

How Westers prays every day:

God is great, Amen!

He is also against any type of long prayer evidently If you pray too long for him, he starts shouting Amen! Hello, Amen!

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What to write, how about everything?

November 2, 2008 at 9:57 pm (church, family, job, Life in general)
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The following post is categorized as wow Cat really lives a pretty boring life.

Looking at thehuckablog and finally understanding what NaBloPoMo is, I guess I will try to post every day this month from now on.  So here it is the first day of everyday post and I really not sure I have anything to write about, so I will  just put a quite a few different things out there and maybe someone will find something interesting in all of this. 

We took a trip to a local pumpkin patch the weekend before Halloween.  Fun was had I suppose, at least the boys seem to have fun.  I was kind of hot, and itchy from the hay.  They turkey they had on display also scared me, he kept staring at me.  Here are some pics:

 

On Halloween, we stayed at the church.  We held a big children’s fall festival.  About 250 people attended so it was crazy, fun, but crazy.  I am still really tired.  There was slime everywhere and it was a mess to clean up, but I think it was really worth it.  My children at least seemed to enjoy themselves.

The rest of this weekend has passed in a haze of busy nothings.  We have cleaned, done the necessary shopping, and watched football.  Church was interesting this morning as the sermon started with a description of how some people were Martyred during the years of Nero.  It was very graphic, but it did seem to get people’s attention.  I watched some of the youth’s expression during this.  One had her mouth and eyes wide open the entire time, another was covering her eyes.  I am not sure what this accomplished as there weren’t any images.  One lady in the choir actually got up and left.  I thought that was a little dramatic. 

Right now Westers is running around with two light sabers Tark got on sale yesterday and Tark is watching the Princess Diaries.  Tark is a special guy who is in touch with his feminine side.

Well, until tomorrow, when I hope I have more interesting things to blog about.

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Camping Trip

October 17, 2008 at 11:36 am (church, Life in general)
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So I am taking about 15 youth age kids on a camping trip this weekend. We are staying in things that are labeled as cabins but I am not really sure if you can call them that.

Things I am hoping for this weekend:

1. I make it back alive. I am not joking you never know what is going to happen when you do things like this.

2. That everyone going makes it back alive. This is the sign of a good youth event.

3. That all adults that say they are going actually go. So far no one has backed out.

4. The kids do minimal mischief. I am expecting some mischief, which is okay, just none that results in big fees or anyone compromised if you know hat I mean. I do not want any retreat babies.

5. That everyone has a good time, and maybe learns just a little something, or has a small spiritual experience.

Things that I hope do not happen:

1. Again no retreat babies.

2. Nothing catches on fire except the fire wood. Once again a major feat with kids this age.

3. No strange animals come into the cabins or tents.

4. It does not storm. This has happened on a youth camping trip before and was not fun or dry.

5. No angry parents.

Just pray for it to be a good, safe time.

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A Small Town Festival

October 13, 2008 at 2:11 pm (church, small town)
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My friend mans the booth to open the festival.

Enjoyable things about the small town festival I worked at Saturday

1.  It was a lovely early fall day. (A little chilly in the morning, perfect temps and sunshine in the afternoon)

2.  Funnel cakes were there as well as things on sticks, yum!

3.  The kids had fun doing things like this:

 

4.  We got the word out about upcoming church events

5.  Made a lot of kids happy with various balloon animals and hats

 

Not so enjoyable things at the small town festival

1.  I made so many balloon animals my hands stopped working  about 2 pm. 

2.  Most people did not donate any money to us for the above balloon animals  (Which we were doing for free and to be nice, but still I expected most people to just donate a dollar or so).

3.  There were lots of small giveaways at this festival like pencils, candy, even a few free shirts.  So you know everyone from any where close came, especially those who do not join society very often. I know, I know, God loves them   (I wish I had some pictures of some of the people I saw.  I really thought more women knew about bras.  I also didn’t know a woman could be so hairy).

4.  My pockets came home empty  (After paying for kids and husbands to eat as well as kids to bounce around, slide, and play games it was an expensive afternoon). 

5.  Our booth was very close to the stage area.  Evidently they let any one sing, so there was a very wide range of talent.  From nice pleasant voices to cats dying, we had it all.

6.  We were trying to take orders for our yearly fresh Christmas tree and wreaths sales and no one really seemed interested.  Some were really quite rude about it.  I didn’t know fresh greenery could produce such feelings in people.   

 

Overall this festival goes under the Cat-egory of:

Making me very tired, sun burned, and poor, but still coming away as it being a positive experience.

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