Bratty children... reflect ignorant parents

"Bratty children... reflect ignorant parents" This was the staus of my ex-husband who also let me know that he was a better parent b/c his childen don't throw fits. And Kim does... uhhh dude she 2. Just for other people's knowlege and I am sure he is reading too.. This came from http://www.babycenter.com/

Why 2-year-olds throw tantrums
A temper tantrum is the emotional equivalent of a summer storm — sudden and sometimes fierce, but often over as quickly as it starts. One minute you and your child are enjoying your dinner in a restaurant, the next she's whimpering, whining, and then screaming to go home. Two-year-olds are especially prone to such episodes.Though you may worry that you're raising a tyrant, take heart — at this age, it's unlikely that your child is throwing a fit to be manipulative. More likely, she's having a meltdown in response to frustration. Often, your 2-year-old's language skills — or lack thereof — are to blame. "Two-year-olds are beginning to understand more and more of the words they hear, yet their ability to articulate their feelings and needs is limited," says Claire B. Kopp, professor of applied developmental psychology at California's Claremont Graduate University. As a result, frustration builds when your child can't express how she feels.

My BFF

Nicole is my BFF! She is awesome! We have the same birthday except I am a tiny bit older. We are alike in so many ways. I love her!!!! We are going to the cheesecake factory for our birthdays and I totally cant wait! This is my top 10 of why me and Nicole are BFF's.

10. We hate moody co-workers, if we offended you tell us don't just hmpf and walk away.

9. We do not like to talk on the phone, do not call unless you have something juicy to talk about.

8. We dont like high maintenance friends.

7. We love gossip.. the juicier the better!

6. We are engaged to/married to twins.. no Josh and Travis arent really twins but they seriously had to have been separated at birth. They act/think and do the same things.

5. We both love the office. Dwight pranks are the best!

4. Every shopping trip we wonder why didnt we come alone.

3. We have code words like sheeping together and don't go in someone blew it up.

2. We both have crazy moms but we wouldnt have it any other way.

1. We both LOVE FOOOD! We will drive 2 hours to go to a resturant and not thing twice about it. Everywhere we go we plan what resturants we will go tooo. What more could you want from a BFF!

Mental Abuse

I was a victim of emotional/mental abuse for 6 years. It was so hard to get over. It took a long time and I have regrown to be so much stronger since. The person who abused me can no longer affect me. He no longer has that power. I wonder if this abuse would have started when I was a child if I would have been able to get over it. If one of my parents told me when I was a child that I was the cause for the problems they had made for themselves... if I would ever get over it. What if my dad hurt me and told me to get over it... it was nothing. What if the person I loved was so mean to me I couldnt help but cry and reach out for help... all I got was my dad making me feel guilty for telling on him. Or making fun of me and tell me that I should be the opposite gender. What would that do to a child?

Father of the year

So someone I know showed his 8 yr old son a 30 min (debatable about the actual length) clip of Nightmare on Elm St. Then taunted him for a week with singing the 1,2 Freddy's coming to get you song... And now the poor kid can not get to sleep is crying when he has to go to bed and to anyone he can get on the phone to talk to. This was all to "toughen him up". It's a sad society in which to make you feel better about yourself you have to damage your young child to make him "be tough and act like a man". Why can't children be children and not have things like this take place :(

I hate Funerals!

I went to a funeral today of a co-worker of mine. Her name was Ruth and she was a wonderful lady. She painted a gorgeous name plaque for Kimberly's nursery. She lost a fierce battle with cancer. The funeral was nice it it was cool seeing all the pictures of her when she was a child. It is just sad feeling what the family must be going thru. I just hate them.... funerals that is! But it is good knowing that my dear friend is in heaven with our Lord Jesus. I will try to rejoice thru my sadness about that.

Going Home

I am going to be going to my hometown in about 1 month. I always plan my trip by where I am going to eat first. I love to eat! First I will have to go to Dale's BBQ. This is "REAL" BBQ… sliced pork with a homemade sauce that very few people know. Their special comes with steak fries a small slaw (I get beans) and a sweet tea! Oh my gosh… it is the best food ever! It is a must for me to go to while I am home.

Second is Publix! This is a grocery store chain that is only in Florida, Georgia, and a couple in Alabama. They have the best bakery EVER! Everything there is so scrumptious I cant even pick out one thing I would like to talk about… oh yeah I can….. It is called a chocolate parfait. It is in a chocolate shell and then on the bottom is a little piece of chocolate cake, then there is a layer of chocolate pudding, then there is a layer fo some of the fluffiest richest whipped cream… and then it is topped off with chocolate shavings! Holy moly it is by far the best dessert ever! YUMMO! They did not have a picture of the parfait but I uploaded a pictured of one of their wonderful desserts!

Next I will go to TGI Friday's b/c there is one so close… our closest in NC is 2 hours away! Then for the best part…. The fair is going to be going on while I am there. So I will have to visit the FFA booth. I am a FFA alumni and my chapter has done this for years. They have some of the best steaks, bbq sandwiches, cheeseburgers etc! I cant wait!!!! I will probably come back 10 lbs more than when I left but it will allll be worth it!

I got bored today

So I made Kim a Flapper hat. She doesn't like it and I had to bribe her to take the pictures. But I think it turned out cute!

Cooking

I am going to cook today. Mainly because I don't have much else to do. The house was cleaned up yesterday. Kim is napping and I want something to do. :) I am going to make some chicken spaghetti YUM! It is quick and easy and everyone loves it. Here is the recipe :

2 whole chicken breast (cooked and cut or tear into small pieces)
2 cups of cooked angel hair pasta
1 medium onion
1 small pimento (i use the smallest jar of them)
1/2 cup diced bell pepper
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 cup shredded italian cheese mix (provolone, mozzarella, parmesean)
1 can of chicken broth

Mix all ingredients and put into a 9x13 in pan and bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 min.

YUMMO!!! If yall make it let me know how you like it :)

It snowed today!

We got alot of snow today. Kim was a little scared at first but then she really started having a good time :)

Yo Gabba Gabba?!?!

All of my kids have had a show that at they have loved. Lexie loved Blues Clues, Landon loved Barney, Audrie loved Dora. Kim had decided hers is going to be Yo Gabba Gabba. If you have never watched this you are missing out.... I say that with my tongue firmly planted in my cheek. Don't get me wrong it is great for the lessons and the premise of the show. It has great social topics like sharing, being careful, not being afraid, eating the right foods. But the way they do it... is thru alot of songs that totally get stuck in your head.

For instance... eating is ... There's a party in my tummy.. so yummy so yummy.

For christmas I got Kim all of the stuffed Gabba's. She always has them with her and she loves them. She sings their songs and talks to them. I don't know whether I am glad that she is so smart that she remembers the songs or if I should be worried that she would rather play with a cyclops, pink bubble, green monster, a cat dragon and a robot... rather than play with dolls! I guess it could be worse she could love the Doodle Bops.

My Mission Statement

Tonight at church my Pastor said that we should all have a mission statement to live by... that we should by the end of our time here on Earth be able to look back and say I lived the life that I wanted to lead. This of course is parapharasing and his message was way better put together than this but... I came home and have sat thinking of what I want it to be. My mind works in a scatterbrained type way so this will probably come out as unorganized as I am thinking it but here it goes.

I want to always live by God's word and to live within His will. I want to be the best wife possible to Josh. I want to always be the best mom to my kids. I want my friends and family to know that there is never anything that I wouldn't do for them. And finally I want my employers to always be proud to have me as an employee.

Love is not selfish

Yesterday's dare was

Whatever you put your time, energy, andmoney into will become more important to you. It’s hard to care for somethingyou are not investing in. Along with restraining from negative comments, buy your spouse something that says, “I was thinking of you today.”

Josh bought me a card :) I posted a part of it. But what he wrote is mine all mine :) haha! I also brought him a card and a atlas so that he would never lose his way to my heart :)

The Teddy Bear Parade

I am getting off of work early today. So that I can go to Audrie's Teddy bear Parade. Everyone in her class has brought in a special teddy bear and they will go to the cafeteria and get it lots of snacks... and then there will be a parade of bears to the cave where they will go to sleep for hibernation. I am so excited about this. Josh and Kimbo are meeting us there. Here are a few of the pictures I took. Audrie was the leader of the parade! :)

In This Life...

There is a song that has been playing in my head for a few days. It is a older country song that has long since been forgotten from the radio. I remember hearing it back when it was popular and I always thought it was talking of a a love that was lost... but the more I sing it the more I listen to the words the more to me it is about loving God and always reaching and knowing that in this life I was loved by Him. Below are the lyrics.

For all I've been blessed with in this life

There was an emptiness in me

I was imprisoned by the power of gold

But one honest touch could set me free

Let the world stop turnin'

Let the sun stop burnin'

Let them tell me love's not worth going through

If it all falls apart

I will know deep in my heart

The only dream that mattered had come true

In this life, I was loved by You

For every mountain I have climbed

Every raging river crossed

You were the treasure I was sure to find

Without Your love I would be lost

FireProof

Josh and I are doing the Love Dare. If you don't know what it is... it is a book that is a 40 day plan to a better marriage. It is on the new Christian movie FireProof (which releases 1/27 whoo hoo!) I can not explain in words how AWESOME this book is. I got this for us in the New Year. God has shown me that we are not living to our marriage potential. Although we do not have major problems like infedelity, pornography, etc. We have our bickering and arguements that often end with hurt feelings and pain. Josh and I both decided for the New Year we would concentrate on not hurting each others feelings and to get along better. In just a few days I can see such a difference. I can not wait to see what the next dare is each day and see what Josh will do and what I do. Yesterday we were both tested but we both passed with flying colors! SCORE! whoo hoo!

Ready Set Action!

Well here I am Susie Tilley aka Wondermom! Not really but I try to be. I hope to be able to express myself in this blog and to have a little fun while discussing the actions of my crazy, beautiful, wonderful life. I will list the cast of characters and anytime someone new is added I will explain their role in my life. I hope you enjoy my blog and please comment if so!

Husband and love of my life: Josh
Wife (Me): Susie
Oldest daughter: Lexie
The Lone Son: Landon
Middle Daughter: Audrie
Baby Daughter: Kimbo

The actions in my life revolve around these people but there is a supporting cast that will definitely make appearances.

Boss/co-worker and friend: Mike
Best Friends: Elisha and Jenny
BFF: Nicole

Mom: Cindy
Crazy Sisters: Tammy & Darlene
Dad: Jackie
Ex-husband: Dan
Stepwife: Raney