5 Minute Friday: Thank You Friend

Thank you friend for holding me up when I wanted to stay down
Thank you friend for always listening.
Thanks you friend for  laughter.
Thank you friend for being you.

This is linked up with Lisa-Jo Baker's blog.

5 Minute Friday: Race

Race... After reflecting on this word, I realized my life is a race.  This is a revelation to me, the poster child for introverts.

I grew up with an intense love for all things horses and the Kentucky Derby as well as the other horse races for the Triple Crown were event I never missed. 

I race to finish a good book AND

Daily we have a family marathon to get the kids and my cow man husband out the door in the morning.

Maybe the RACE is just as important as the destination.

I am linking this post to Lisa-Jo Bakers blog.

Beyond the Job

Last week was the local county 4-H fair.  To most people, the 4-H fair is a fun filled,family time of   4-H, animals, rides and games.  As a 4-H youth educator, the 4-H fair is part of my job responsibilities.  This means very long hours away from my kids and husband and dealing with complaints.  And this year is it was lots of complaints.

Now, to try and forget how truly mean people can be about competition, I am trying to remember the most important part of my life is beyond the job with my kids, my husband and my awesome friends and co-workers.  Oh, and maybe I can get my new hydrangea bush to survive the drought.

My Celebration of Opportunity

This week I had the opportunity to:
1. Rejoice as our daughter won the Kindergarten reading award.
2. Laugh with my friend Gal in the Middle.( I am visiting)
3. Imagine I had my hands over my ears ( as I sing na, na, na) while my husband is complaining.
4. Enjoy my husband using my old Blackberry because his phone broke....it is pink.
I am linking up today with Pieces of Amy and Gypsy Mama

The REAL Me

I hate make- up and only wear it for work because it covers up some of my "face lines"
I love being a mommy.
I love my husband-especially when he makes sure I always have diet coke.
I have fed my kids cake for breakfast.
My BFF's have been with me through everything over the last 15 years, which is way cool.
If toys were land mines my house would have blown up 5 minutes ago.
My kids have barn shoes and non barn shoes.  (Occasionally I have to clean cow poop off the non barn shoes.)
I love romance novels but sometimes save them for the weekends so I don't stay up too late during the week.
Happy Friday!

For a few weeks now, I have been linking up with The Gypsy Mama's Five Minute Friday's.  It is alot of fun to write about a random topic!

Goodbye on a Friday

When I was pregnant with my children, I got endless advice on what I should do as a parent.  Now our kids are 6 and 3 and I still get endless advice on being a parent.  I admit some of the parenting tips I get are very helpful others .....not so much.

No matter how much advice I have received over the last 7 years, nothing prepared me for what it is like to drop my babies off at daycare, say good bye  and head off to work. 

I think most mothers feel this way, but I have decided to look at the positives of my kids experiences in day care and school:

1. The teachers at day care have shown our kids love and children ALWAYS benefit from love.
2. Our kids have learned a ton of skills at daycare.  (sharing, cooperation, numbers, letters, etc)
3. I get to pick them up and the end of each day and say hello instead of goodbye.


I am linking this post up with The Gypsy Mama's 5 Minute Fridays.