podcast?

Till last week I didn't know what a podcast is....so I guess I'm the nut this time. Who knows about pod casting? I am learning about this in my class, Tools for the Digital Age. I will be posting one soon. I did a little research to find out what it is and actually found it to be very cool. It's like radio listening but to topics of interest. The listener chooses what topic to listen too and there are thousands of podcast to hear. I chose to use podbean.com because it looks user friendly. I also like that I can synchronize my podcast here to my blog site. It also allows users to download apps of their favorites. This was very interesting to learn. Thanks Kaplan!

Dress for Comfort

I was raised in a home with a mother who always dressed to impress. She would sew nine children beautiful matching outfits. We always had nice clothes even if she didn't spend a lot of money. So at any early age I learned to find second hand clothes that I could wear and look like I spent money on. I also learned how to sew and have made my children matching outfits. I like to be comfortable but dress nice.
Now my husband is a different story. His idea of comfortable is basically pajamas. He likes to go to the gym but he thinks that gym clothes are OK to wear all day. He wears them to sleep, workout, and anywhere else he has to go. His attire is usually worn out T-shirts, basketball shorts, or sweat pants. He has even started wearing his Dad's velcro shoes. He says that they are easy to put on and comfortable. Now this should not be allowed unless you are under the age of 6 or over the age of 65. I encourage him to dress up a little when he goes out of the house. He is still so young and getting too comfortable in dressing like he is an old man. I can I make him see that he looks a little nuts?

My Favorite Blog

This is a friend of mine. She is hilarious. I enjoy her blog and I find her stories to be very similar to my life. She inspires me to write. I want to share her blog with you. She has taken a break from writing, but you can go back and read what she has already posted. http://themeanestmom.blogspot.com/

Where did he get that idea?

This morning my daughter, Anna was having a hard time getting up. She was trying to stay home and skip school. (I know....she's only 1st grade....I can only imagine what the next 11 years will be like)
I was getting impatient and told her that if she did not get up and start getting dressed then I was going to spank her butt. She still resisted so I started lightly patting her side. She was laughing at me and fighting so that I could not turn her over to spank her butt. I finally turned her and held her to the side and gently spanked her. She was still laughing at me. It was all in a joking way.
Daddy (Joe) comes up and tells her to get up as well. He also tells her she will get a spank if she does not get ready for school. He jokingly goes to her and pats her side. My 4 year old, Gordon tells Daddy that he needs to spank her hard. So Joe pretends to spank her hard. She is still laughing. Gordon then says that he needs to turn her to the side, hold her down, and spank her butt HARD! We all start laughing. He was so serious. He knew that if we really spanked her she would listen.
She finally did get up and got dressed. Anna thought it was so funny what Gordon said. We all had a smile on our face this morning. I'm so glad I have these little nuts that make me laugh in a hectic schedule. My tree would be bare without those nuts.

My 1st Nut

So Joe (my husband) needs new basketball shoes. We look at 2 malls in about 7 different stores. He finds a couple that he likes but none in his size. I finally see some on his feet. My first response was, "Do those even fit? They look small." He shrugs and we leave empty handed.  He continues this quest the next day. He finally comes home with a bag. He informs me that his size was wrong. He needs a 11.5 not a 10.5. He is confused because he doesn't understand why his foot has grown. Then he says, "Well I guess since I put on weight it's weighing me down more and made my feet stretch bigger." I laugh and tell him he is such a nut!

My Love

Let me start by saying how much I love my family. I have a wonderful husband that makes me laugh, cry, and roll my eyes. I love him so much because he is my Rock. I have three beautiful kids that I can't imagine my life without. They bring me so much joy and I love them with all my heart. I have two wonderful parents that I love very much. They have taught me so much that has benefited me in my life. I have four sisters and four brothers that I think about everyday. I love them all. I have 49 nieces/nephews! Yes 49! (that is only from sisters and brothers) I love all of them and I love being an Aunt. It is the best to get the kids all excited and send them off with their parents ;) I also have wonderful in-laws. They are all great people with lots of love. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful family.