My Somewhat Simple Life

• Dear Lord, Please make my crooked places straight. Only you can touch them. Amen. #
• Why do I feel like an evil monster when I don’t get enough sleep? *rawr* #
• Who is like me and still has so much Christmas shopping to do that they can’t see straight? #
• About to hit the mall. I must be out of my mind. #
• Shopping wore them out http://twitpic.com/3ik20h #
• That’s awesome! Thank you! RT @lilbytes Daily Li’l Bytes is out! http://bit.ly/f6cWA2 ▸ Top stories today by @damondnollan @mama_to_4 in reply to lilbytes #
• It’s too cold for this…yes? http://twitpic.com/3iug5z #
• Ahh, we shall have a White Christmas! Yay! http://twitpic.com/3j7avc #
• Merry Christmas! http://twitpic.com/3jdb4w #
• About to play Band Hero for the first time. This should be interesting. Thank you for the #MerryChristmas Back to all of you. God bless. #
• This little thing has kept him busy all day http://twitpic.com/3jrnfr #
• #RockOn @rosekat #
• I meant… #RockOn @rosekat http://twitpic.com/3jrqt4 #
• LOL! #loveit RT @rosekat: @Mama_To_4 \m/ \m/ #
• Too you as well! RT @aykemoore231: Merry Xmas dear @Mama_To_4 #
• RT @cassielya: @Mama_To_4 merry xmas..may u’ve a bless white n warmth xmas with ur 4 angles n families….=) #
• My 3 yr old to my 1d yr old… “I bet you you’re nuts! ….LMAO! #

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This Wordless Wednesday will not be wordless. I would like to wish everyone a Happy Holidays! Most specifically, Merry Christmas! The kids are off school, Jesus’ birthday is only 3 days away, and I am getting antsy (like a little kid). I still have so much to do and so much planned. I will be taking a Christmas break from blogging. I shall enjoy my family, as you shall enjoy yours. A week or so will do my brain some good and give me plenty of good stuff to talk about!

I leave you (for a week) with a “Wordless Wednesday” picture. Again, Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy Birthday to our sweet, dear Jesus, and many blessings to you and yours.

:)

• #notetoself Get gas BEFORE the snow comes. #freezing #
• I hate bad dreams! If I have this dream again, I will no longer be sleeping. #
• This is hilarious, but a smart idea….Reindeer droppings have become $20,000 business for Illinois zoo http://bit.ly/dYLgiY #news #
• Actually surprised by this…. #news .. St. Charles Co. has one of lowest poverty levels in the U.S. http://bit.ly/g4iz8B #
• Only in MO….Lord help us. #news . Mother, baby found wandering in bitter cold.. http://bit.ly/eZnTqv #
• I don’t feel too smart today. I am finding myself googling where the battery is on a Palm Pixi. Seriously? *sigh* #
• If I did this to find the battery, I would have thought I was breaking it…. smh…. Palm Pixi battery.. http://bit.ly/idExER #
• Haha! #iloveit RT @katjrobertson @Mama_To_4 LMBO! Do what I do… blame it all on “mommy brain” in reply to katjrobertson #
• AND in removing my battery because the screen was stuck, my ringer now works too. Huh. #
• Time to get some work done. Talk to ya’ll later. My laundry is calling my name. Will it ever stop? *sigh* #
• I feel like rockin’ out today! Anybody wanna join me? WARNING: I will embarrass you with my dancing (according to my kids)! #
• LOL! Exactly. RT @andie141 @Mama_To_4 my kids think it’s embarrasing when I dance too. All the more reason to do it! in reply to andie141 #
• Airplanes ~B.o.B. feat Hayley Williams  http://bit.ly/gLFAkh #np #jamsession #
• Toes ~Zac Brown Band  http://bit.ly/ct0aAw #np #jamsession #
• Broken ~Seether feat Amy Lee  http://bit.ly/f2REfB #np #jamsession #
• Tell It To My Heart ~Taylor Dayne  http://bit.ly/gCUCRo #np #jamsession #haha #stillknowallthelyrics #
• Hit Me With Your Best Shot ~Pat Benatar  http://bit.ly/dUxysG #np #jamsession #
• There Goes My Baby ~Usher  http://bit.ly/fycecP #np #jamsession #
• As John is running out the door, lil man says, “Zip up your coat and DON’T unzip it.” Hahaha! #
• What’s the weirdest Christmas present that you have received? #
• I love it!Thanks! RT @iovapps: @Mama_To_4 We made a little something for Ashley Wishing her a very happy birthday! http://on.fb.me/frp1VO in reply to iovapps #
• I’m hanging mistletoe from my back pocket today. Stand in line. #
• Hee hee! Thanks for the RTs guys! Guess I’m not the only one feeling that way today. #
• My baby is 14 today! *sigh* Time flies. http://stlscorpio.com/happy-14th-birthday-ashley/ #
• Thanks for the #FF Go #Rams @blackCHAZ3030 @StLRamsFan93 @tlc27 @Delilah_13 @ILuvTheDough @RamsHerd @ramsff in reply to blackCHAZ3030 #
• I showed more restraint tonight than I can ever remember! Thank you Lord for keeping me calm & having not choking somebody out. Amen. #
• Aww, thank you! And #FF back to you luv! @ForSingleMoms in reply to ForSingleMoms #
• I hear ya sista! RT @derenburger: @Mama_To_4 I have to put myself in time out before I make the 6 o’clock news at times in reply to derenburger #
• I’m gonna lay down and read Steve Harvey’s new book. Tweet ya’ll tomorrow. *hugs* #
• An hour & a 1/2 left & then I’m off to do some Christmas stuff. #hotdog #

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On this day, 14 years ago, I gave birth to my first child. Ashley Nicole.

She is a beautiful, smart, talented, young girl who brings a smile to my face daily. Here is a picture journey of Ashley so far…

In my belly

Ashley, 7 days old, Christmas Eve '96

Torturing her sister already

Chillin' '97

With Uncle Eddie

Having fun with her sis

In Uncle Eddie's glasses

With Kay & John

Beautiful smile

With her younger sibling in '08

December '09

Spring 2010

I'm so glad that God brought you into my life. I love you. Love, Mama

Ahh it’s Thursday again. Really? That much closer to Christmas. It doesn’t even seem possible. I always have so many things to be thankful for.

* I am thankful for God, my children, my family, Jake, and my friends.

* I am thankful for the mouse that Caiden pulled out from under the door of the storage closet (by it’s tail). It gave him a little dose of reality and hopefully he will not pull on foreign objects again in the near future.

Eeeeeekkkk!!!

* I am thankful for getting the “Spirit of Christmas” back into my soul. I was a crab apple for a couple weeks. But I’m baaaaaack and better than ever.

* I am thankful for music. This week especially, Kay’s choir concert.

She's on the very right in the red.

* I am thankful for my brother being home for the holidays. Some people can’t say that much.

WMS Loud & Proud choir had everyone in the audience stand if they have served or have had anyone that has served. We all got a round of applause. Afterwards, they said that eventually they would like to say this to ALL of our troops.  God bless those away from home this holiday season.

Uncle Randy, Kay sang this for you last night….

* I am thankful for my job. It has been pretty good for me this week. I’ve been trying to get the bills paid so that I can Christmas shop. Almost there.

* I am thankful for all of the products that are making my house smell so delicious. Yes, PartyLite. They will be distributed to their homes within the next couple of days.

Can I keep them all? No? Ok. *sigh*

* I am thankful for the reminder to “always watch what you are doing”. I gracefully busted my butt on the ice going to my car the other day. It woke me up, that’s for sure.

* And I am thankful for silent nights. My sanity once the kids are sleeping.

In German first……