Thursday Thirteen #18 (Thoughts about Today)

Where has the week gone? I can't believe it's already Thursday! Today's TT is random thoughts about today:

1. It was a short week BUT too many things on the calendar & to-do list! I still can't believe it's Thursday already.

2. Kick off today at Woodcrest for Take 2. I am excited about seeing friends and reconnecting with God today. I have NO clue what classes are being offered this semester so I am going in with an open mind and heart to where God will lead me today.

3. Lunch with friends! Yeah! Wonder where will we eat today?

4. Run some quick errands after lunch.

5. Make some phone calls regarding indoor soccer.

6. Get Connor's soccer gear, pick him up after school. Take him to meet the bus for his game this evening in Smithton.

7. Print MYSA cards.

8. Get video camera ready for Sean so he can video tape the game this evening. I am working and will not be able to go.

9. Pack girls dance bags, snacks for dance this evening.

10. Get fundraiser box & car wash $.

11. Pick up Rebekah.

12. Pick up girls from school.

13. Work at dance this evening. Take Collin (plus soccer gear)- a teammate is taking him to soccer this evening.

That's what I need to get done today. I still have a few more things that I need to do when we get home from dance this evening....type Connor's English assignment (he won't be home until late from his soccer game) and enter a couple of team's registrations for their MYSA cards/roster.

Whew...I'm tired already!

Thursday Thirteen #17 (Favorite Pictures)

Many of you will remember my Wordless Wednesday post of all of the film that I needed to have process. Well, I sent in 18 rolls of film to Kodak Gallery & have enjoyed looking through the pictures that I had taken. I am posting my 13 favorite pictures from the rolls of film:

1. Brotherly Love-my close friends and family know that CWH & GLH has a love/hate relationship. This picture is a one of a kind picture. It is priceless. I ordered 4 copies of this picture and also cropped it & ordered it in a 5x7 size to display in my home. This is the second day of school (GLHs Kindergarten year & CWHs 3rd grade year). They are in standing in our driveway waiting for the school bus.

2. SJH the Fashion Queen- you just got to love this child's fashion sense. She had just taken a bag of trash to the corner for trash day. She had these purple snow boots that she loved. She would always pick them out when I would ask her to get her shoes on!

3. I want to go to school, too! GLH is pouting a little. I had taken CSH & CWH to their first day of school & she kept telling me that she was big enough to go to school too! She is sitting on the steps in the gym here ignoring the fact that I'm telling her it's time to go home!

4. I got a couple of photos of SJH sleeping in very strange spots & positions. Here she feel asleep in front of the kitchen sink.

5. Here she is sleeping on both the couch & loveseat.

5. Easter morning picture of the four kiddos. The girls were sporting their new pink shades! Dress to the nines!

6. As I was going through the pictures-just about every picture of GLH she is posing! This is her first day of preschool. Don't you just love how she has her foot up! Her foot popped! (from Princess Diaries!)

7. First Day of School playground pictures. This was SJHs first year of school. Big sister showing her the ropes!

8. My 2 Boys-here they are waiting around for us. This picture was taken at the girls recital.

9. Not sure what GLH was up to...but she was stripping off her clothes at a CWHs soccer game. Don't you just love the head of curls!

10. SJHs Luau Birthday Party!

11. CSH and Greatmaw! These pictures are really special!

12. Another great pose!

13. CWHs first soccer game!

Thursday Thirteen #16 (Things I NeedTo Get Done B4 School Starts)

Thirteen Things I Need (Want) To Get Done Before School Starts:

My four kiddos go back to school on August 21st...wow, where has the summer gone? I have gotten some things accomplished this summer that have been on my to-do list since LAST May! The biggest thing is...

Cleaned out the garage-now it needs to be cleaned again but that's because I have 6 tables set up with my garage sale goodies!

I have had 3 garage sales....will probably have a few more before I pack it all up & take to some areas places for donations.

What do I need to get done before school starts?

1. Clean out the kids sock & underwear drawers.
2. Finish school supply shopping...first I need to check what we have "in-stock" from last year.
3. Get soccer schedule for scheduling referees on a spreadsheet.
4. Find a stand-up shower for our bathroom downstairs.
5. Find a vanity for the sink.
6. Have ice-maker fixed.
7. Clean out car.
8. Organize the girls dance shoes.
9. Cook & prepare quick & easy after-school snack foods for the kids (Connor will have soccer everyday after school & the girls will have dance 2 nights a week & they need something that will get them through until dinner time.)
10. Put Fall activities on calendars.
11. Cancel hotel reservations for my annual Ohio trip.
12. Clean off items on computer hit by lightning & take to have checked for insurance claim.
13. Clean my bedroom....

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Thursday Thirteen #16 (Favorite Songs-New & Old)

Today's TT had to be something quick & easy for me to post because I have a ton of things that I need to get done before tomorrow! I thought about posting what things I needed to get done-but I didn't want to do that!

Make sure that you have your sound on because you will be able to listen to some of my favorite songs while you check out my blog!

1. Cool by Gwen Stefani
2. 4 in the Morning by Gwen Stefani
3. Back in Black by ACDC
4. How to Save a Life by The Fray
5. Have a Nice Day by Bon Jovi
6. Baby Girl by Sugarland
7. Something More by Sugarland
8. Lithium by Nirvana
9. I Was Made for Lovin' You by Kiss
10. Sweet Escape by Gwen Stefani
11. White Flag by Dido
12. Who Says You Can't Go Home
13. It's Your Love by Time McGraw & Faith Hill

There are a lot more songs in my playlist...a little bit of pop, hard rock & country!

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Thursday Thirteen #15 (13 Things on my Desk)

Thirteen Things That Shouldn't Be on My Desk

1. 2 Empty Diet Dr Pepper Cans.
2. A Christmas Coffee Mug.
3. A Paint brush.
4. Athletic Wrap.
5. A necklace.
6. An tennis ball container filled with marbles.
7. A flower vase with no flowers-empty.
8. A doll shoe & bottle.
9. Fabric swatches.
10. A container of bobby pins.
11. A ponytail holder.
12. A Christmas platter.
13. A cross-stitch project.

Looks like I need to clear my desk off & place these items in their proper place!

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Thursday Thirteen #14 (Places My Van Went Today)

13 Places My Van Went Today...

1. Household Executive's house.
2. Upper Crust for Breakfast & to discuss Sister Chicks Do the Hula (Book Club)
3. Household Executive's house. Getting ready to organize her office, coat closet & area under bathroom sink. Meet to get game plan.
4. Home to pick up kids.
5. Back home to get cell phone.
6. MC Sports-shorts for ODP.
7. Target-snacks for ODP.
8. SoccerPro-socks & shorts for ODP.
9. Home to get PSP game.
10. Movies-saw Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix. Wonderful!
11. Home to get swim suits.
12. Household Executive's- her daughter went swimming with us this evening.
13. Pool.
14. Dropped of Household Executive's daughter.
15. Gas station to get gas-empty after all that driving around.
16. Home

Oh, wait, that's more than 13 places!! Oh, well, busy day!

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Thursday Thirteen #13 (Things I Want For My Birthday)

13 Things on My Wishlist... (Updated on Dec 28th, 2007)

My birthday is just around the corner & I thought I would share a list of what I would like for my birthday....hint, hint to hubby if you are reading! No really, here is a wishlist of something I would like to eventually purchase:

1. A KitchenAid (got for Christmas 07!) with the attachments-this would help me with one of my 40 Before 40 Things to do...bake my way through Martha Stewarts' Baking Book.

2. A Professional Grade Waffle Maker...I just love visiting hotels that have a waffle maker.

3. An Under-the-Counter Cookbook Holder. I don't have a lot of counter space and this would be very handy. I saw this in an issue of Real Simple.

4. A Nikon D80 Digital Camera. I have a Nikon CoolPix Camera but it doesn't take action shots the way that I would like for it to take them. I try to take lots of pictures of my kids playing soccer (& other sports) and dance but with the red eye feature, it's has a delay & they are out of the picture by the time the camera shoots the shot.

5. A Green iPod Nano-all four of my kids have one....why not Mom? I want to be able to take it with me when I go to the gym each day to work out. Green is one of my favorite colors so a green iPod would be perfect!

6. A new trashcan for my kitchen...and just not any old trashcan! I want a stainless steel trashcan. My friend has one of the touchless ones that are pretty cool. (Got a stainless steel trashcan-didn't get a touchless one!)

7. A photo printer. I have a printer that prints pictures but I would like one dedicated to printing photos only.

8. A small digital camera. I'm not sure what brand preferably a Nikon (I got a Nikon & I LOVE IT!!!) or an Olympus brand. I would like a small one that will fit in my purse so I can take snap shots anytime. My Nikon Coolpix is too big to carry around in my purse & the Nikon D80 is too!

9. A set of Füri Rachael Ray Gusto Grip 2-Knife Set. I just love watching chefs chop with these knives!

10. An oversized wooden cutting board (yes, I realize that I'm back in the kitchen but I love to cook and having all of the right supplies is a must!)

The next 3 items are BIG items but it can't hurt to dream!

11. A Stainless Steel Kenmore Elite 30 in. Electric Self Clean Slide-In Range with Warm & Ready Drawer. I hope that when it's time to replace our range, this is the one that we purchase!

12. A Stainless Steel Kenmore Elite French Door Bottom Freezer Refrigerator. I LOVE this frig. I really like the idea of the freezer being at the bottom. I hate digging in the crisper drawers for veggies in my current frig.

13. A High Efficiency Washer and Dryer! I wash loads and loads of laundry a week and these would make that job much easier!

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Thursday Thirteen #12 (13 Ways To Honor My Husband)

I am participating in the Honor Your Husband 30-Day Challenge-so I thought it would be fitting to incorporate ways to honor him into my Thursday Thirteen and come up with 13 Ways to Honor/Show My Husband, Sean, how much I love him over the next 30 days. Our wedding anniversary is July 20th so all of this romance will lead up to a great 16 Year Anniversary!

1. Pray for him and our marriage EVERY day. Pray for him throughout the day. He travels 30 minutes each way on the Highway to and from work, pray for his safety while on the road so he can provide for his family. Pray that the Lord blesses him with wisdom, knowledge and good health each and every day.





2. Create a warm and welcoming home. By greeting him as he walks through the door with hugs and kisses. That everything is tidy and in it's place.





3. His work clothes are laundered and ready to go each and everyday.





4. Keep him healthy by buying and cooking food that is good for him & our family.





5. Maintain a budget and stay with in that budget. We are basically a one income household of six. I stay at home & work from home but our main source of income comes from Sean's job. Staying within the budget is very hard for me! Sean works really hard to provide for us & the least I can do is not add pressure to him by not staying within our means and within our budget.





6. Continue to read and educate myself on our to be a better wife and mom. There a couple of books on my book shelf (ones that I haven't read or read all the way through-this would help me with my 40-before-40 list!) that I am going to pull out and read over the next 30 days: Creative Counterpart by Linda Dillow, Woman After God's Own Heart by Elizabeth George, Love & Respect by Emerson & Sarah Eggerichs, Biblical Womanhood In The Home by Nancy Leigh DeMoss, Sheet Music by Dr. Kevin Leman, We Should Do This More Often by Lorille Craker and The Power of a Praying Wife by Stormie Omartian.





7. Keep his schedule updated. We are a very busy family of 6 with soccer, baseball, dance, etc., etc. Helping he stay up to date on all that is going by helping him with phone calls and emails.





8. Send him "love" letters and notes via email, leaving a note in the seat of his car, etc.





9. Make a regular date night with him. Our oldest is old enough to stay at home with the other kids without having to pay for a sitter. Dates nights don't need to cost much money. Things that I'm thinking of are...taking a walk after the kids get settled, having a glass of wine on the deck before bed to going out to dinner & a movie. We are so focused on our kids and their activities that we don't take a lot of time to nourish our relationship.





10. Provide wind-down time each evening for him. Give him some time to relax after a long day at work-the days he is able to! Most of the time we are rushing out the door to go to evening activities.





11. Tell him every day how much I love him. Some days are so busy that we don't have a chance to connect on an intimate level until 10 or 11:00 pm at night. Most of the time I'm beat & go to bed without telling him how much I love him. Make sure that the last words he hears from me each evening is "I Love You." Show him how much I want and need him each day. Everyone need to know that they are wanted and needed. I need to make sure that my husband know that I WANT and NEED him each and every day. Not a day should go by that I don't tell or show him that I love him.





12. Continue to keep the lines of communication open. Keep him up-to-date with what's happening with the children & their activities as well as home maintenance, finances etc.





13. Continue to plan our future together by taking time to talk about our dreams and wishes for the future.
    

Love is a verb. We don't or can't say it enough to our love ones. Love must not only be spoken but must also be shown. What ways to you honor or show your husband how much you love them? Leave me a comment!

Thursday Thirteen #11 (Things To-Do Before We Leave)

First, it's been a while since I have done a Thursday Thirteen....life took over & blogging wasn't figured into that life! I really like to blog about what's happening in my life that pertains to my list of 40 things that I would like to accomplish before I turn 40 and I wasn't accomplishing anything during that break in my life...except living life!



We are leaving this weekend for a soccer tournament in Memphis TN and I have loads to do before I leave....so My Thursday Thirteen will be my list of what needs to be done before tomorrow:



1. Pack my girls...they are going to Grandma's this evening after GLHs birthday party (belated!).



2. Laundry....clothes that we are taking on the trip.



3. Print map to hotel & fields.



4. Pack bags for DH, CSH, CWH and me.



5. Pack coolers with drinks, lunch meat and snacks.



6. Put dishes in dishwasher, run & unload before we leave.



7. Go to bank and make deposit.



8. Empty car out...take boxes to Goodwill.



9. Get entertainment items together....DVDs, magazines, books, etc.



10. Pack van.



11. Print schedule of games.



12. Research places to eat in Memphis.



13. Gas up.



Looking forward to a great weekend!

Thursday Thirteen #10 (Reasons My Laundry Isn't Done!)

13 Reasons My Laundry Isn't Done!

I actually have maybe 3 or 4 more loads to wash, the washed laundry is piled up on my love seat in front of my laundry room! The pile of laundry comes to my chin! Why is it not folded? Well, first my husband started the laundry and most of the time he pulls it out and lays in on the sofa. Second, I just really haven't felt like doing it! No, really, here is what I have been doing this week:

1. Still working on soccer schedules...making changes due to coaching conflicts or other conflicts that have come up with teams.
2. Referee clinic-sending out confirmation emails, inputting the registration form in the database.
3. Sending out emails to Referee regarding re-certification in-service requirement & paperwork that needs to be mailed in.
4. Referee Availability for the upcoming Spring season. Printing them off as the come across my email & fax machine. Checking to see if they are re-certified and placing them in my notebook.
5. Sent out email notice about CMSL's Spring AGM-working on agenda and creditentials for votes.
6. Discussing State Cup Eligibility with teams and MYSA Board.
7. Recital-the Wall of Names and the Costume List/Line up.
8. Hotels for final 2 dance competitions.
9. Entering MYSA Membership information into e-reg, printing player cards and rosters.
10. Reserved fields for CMSL games.
11. Started working on Referee Schedules.
12. Worked on a possible for schedule for the U10 Girls Rec Schedule to even out the number of 8:00 am games between games and double headers.
13. Signing guest player forms and travel permits for teams playing in tournaments this upcoming weekend.

Whew...no wonder I haven't gotten my laundry folded...at least they are clean!

Thursday Thirteen #9 (I'm Back...Things Sean Did for Me This Week!)

I'm back after two weeks of non-blogging! I'm hoping to post daily like I once was, I really enjoy blogging and posting my tackles and thoughts. A couple of weeks ago I was involved in two car accidents and I have been trying to recover from the whip lash injuries from the accident. Last Wednesday I was hit with a tremendous migraine headache that didn't let up until Saturday. On Sunday morning, I woke up with a terrible cold and flu bug. Today was the first day that I left my house since Sunday evening! I am back in the land of the living and I hope to get my house back in order and my spirits up! My hubby has been very busy picking up the slack since I have been sick so my.....

13 things that Sean Did for Me This Week....

1. Took off early the last three days to pick up the kids from school.

2. Took the girls to Dance and pick them up (M, T & W)

3. Picked up Connor from track after school (every day this week so far)

4. Took Connor to soccer practice/picked up (M & W)

5. Took Connor to get track shoes.

6. Took Collin to basketball practice/ran basketball practice.

7. Took Connor to basketball practice.

8. Went to the store & picked up medicine for me.

9. Cooked dinner on Monday and Tuesday.

10. Put dishes away.

11. Took Connor to get new soccer shoes for this weekend.

12. Helped manage the kids so I could get some rest.

13. Most important...he gave me time to get better.

Thank you, Sean! I love you.

Thursday Thirteen #8 (What I'm Not Going to Do Today)

My Thirteen Edition for Today is to list the 13 Things That I am Not Going to Do Today....Why, I'm I not going to do these things? Well, yesterday morning I was involved in 2 separate car accidents. Let me explain...I hit a patch of ice and got my vehicle under control and stopped to turn into the grocery store, the vehicle behind me wasn't able to get her vehicle stopped because of the ice before hitting me. We call 911, a wrecker stopped and said that he would block the traffic with his tow truck to avoid any more altercations. Well, 15 minutes after the first accident, a vehicle didn't yield to the two trock and drove around the truck, hit the ice and rear ended me. I was in the vehicle on the passenger's side getting my insurance card etc ready for the police officer to arrive. I didn't have my seat belt on or sitting in a position to brace myself. I went to the hospital last night because I had a terrible headache and my neck and shoulder was hurting. I have whip lash and I'm really sore this morning. So the 13 things that I'm not going to get done today are:

1. Bible Study

2. Take snacks to the sitters at Bible Study.

3. Lunch with my friends after Bible Study.

4. Laundry-whites.

5. Laundry-Darks.

6. Schedules for Spring soccer...I was planning on working on four brackets..U13 Girls.

7. U11 Boys.

8. U13 Boys.

9. U11/12 Girls.

10. Referees schedule for Futsal for this weekend.

11. Dinner prepared for this evening.

12. Change sheets on beds.

13. Get recitals packets copied.

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Thursday Thirteen #7 (Reasons I Haven't Blogged!)

Look, I see the last blog entry was 6 days ago and it was a Thursday Thirteen! Today, my 13, will be 13 Reasons Why I Have Not Blogged in 6 days....

1. Friday....packed, cleaned out car and got things ready at home. My girls first Dance Competition was Saturday and Sunday. My boys had a busy weekend of soccer and basketball...no time for Mom that day!
2. Saturday....Dance Competition! The girls were awesome...they looked awesome! They did great for their first competition!
3. Sunday...still in STL with dance!
4. Monday....caught up on emails from the weekend.
5. Tuesday...picked up the house from the weekend.
6. Tuesday....balanced checkbook.
7. Tuesday.....worked on budget for the next couple of months.
8. Wednesday...laundry...folded 5 loads of clothes that piled up on the love seat by laundry room.
9. Wednesday....worked on soccer brackets.
10. Wednesday...worked on Father-in-laws blog.
11. Wednesday...worked on Mother-in-laws blog.
12. Wednesday...cleaned house (still need to do more cleaning!)
13. Wednesday...worked on hotel reservations for next dance competition.

Now that I'm in the swing again...I will be posted on a regular bases!

Thursday's Thirteen #6

The reason I started blogging was to share my journey with my family and friends about the things that I want to have completed in my life before I turn 40 years old...well...I've done a lot of blogging but not much action on the 40 Before 40 list! So I'm sitting a goal of....

13 Things that I Would Like to Complete (from my 40s list) by Spring:

1. Take Networking at Church and discover my God given Spiritual Gifts.
2. Get a Pedicure...especially before flip flop season!
3. Lose 15 pounds of the 50/75 pounds that I would like to lose.
4. Try a yoga class
5. Make a household inventory notebook including pictures, serial numbers, etc for insurance purposes.
6. Purchase 1001 Books to Read Before I Die...compile a list of the book I'd like to read from this list.
7. Get a massage.
8. Write will especially a will for the guardianship fo my children if something would happen to Sean and me.
9. Get finances in order & have a good dent in what needs to be paid off.
10. Try a pilates class.
11. Start a monthly date night with my hubby!
12. Bake 10 items from Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook.
13. Start organizing garage.

Some of these things are what I would call a luxry and some are things that I should already have started or completed. I think that I will post this list in my sidebar and cross them off as I complete them!

Thursday Thirteen #5 (OAMC Food Inventory)

Happy Thursday! I'm getting to my Thursday Thirteen post a little late and decided to post what I'm getting this evening at my OAMC Food Co-op Food Exhange...the OAMC Food Co-op is a lifesaver for my busy household.

Misti's List of 13 Don't Panic Dinner's in the Freezer Meals (What's in my Freezer!)

1. Honey Pecan Chicken


2. Farmer's Casserole (a Hashbrown w/ Ham Casserole)


3. Larry's Chili


4. Lasagna


5. Cranberry Chicken


6. Italian Soup


7. Sausage Stuffed Loaves


8. Saucy Pork Chops


9. Brisket


10. Grilled Ham


11. Baked Chicken in Butter and Cream


12. Sweet and Sour Chicken


13. Leftover meals from last month...Margarita Chicken (1 bag), Big O'Beef (1/2 of one big bag) and Steak Fajitas (1 bag-meal kit)

Thursday Thirteen #4 (Pamper Myself in 2007)

Happy Thursday! I just saw that I have been blogrolled...welcome to everyone who is visiting me today! This is my fourth TT post and my 13 things are

13 Ways I Plan to Pamper Myself in 2007

1. Get a massage once a month.
2. Get regular pedicures.
3. Get my nails done again.
4. Take a bubble bath at least once a week.
5. Take time to read a book for pleasure each month. Instant vacation!
6. Plan a date night every month with my honey!
7. Get a facial.
8. Take a nap occasionally during the day. Great way to recharge for the evening!
9. Yoga.
10. Get a tan.
11. Indulge in a glass of wine for dinner.
12. Buy some new, silky panties and bras at Victoria Secrets (I recently bought a new pair of undies and they are the most comfortable pair of undies that I own!)
13. Buy some flowers and enjoy them in my living room and bedroom.

Tell me how you plan to pamper yourself this year!

Thirteen Thursday's #3 (My Got To-Do List)

Thirteen Things I GOT TO DO TODAY!

1. Finish Futsal Schedule. Email to all teams. Will have to finish tomorrow :-(
2. Dance bags/clothes in car for dance tonight.
3. Wash towels and lights (CSH's Hollister shirt) Washed a load of darks instead of towels.
4. Purchase supplies for coupon organizer. Coupons cut and organizer assembled and ready to use!
5. Purchase supplies for GLH's closet.
6. Workout.
7. Mail Amazon and Ebay items. Packed up & ready to drop off at the post office when I take girls to dance!
8. Order Futsal Balls for teams. Have order ready. Need to get $ from treasurer.
9. Call Apple-get iPods working with new iTunes. Still have error with shuffles.
10. Clean bathroom.
11. Sweep & mop kitchen floor. Move to Friday.
12. Pick up downstairs living room. Move to Friday.
13. Clean out car. Move to Friday.

I hope I can get everything accomplished today-during my workout, I started feeling sick to my stomach. I hope it's because I didn't eat anything before my workout & I'm not getting sick :-(


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Thirteen Thursdays #2 (Parenting & Discipline)

Thirteen Things Books on Parenting & Discipline that I Have Read

Last week, after the first day that the kids were home for Christmas vacation, I was a little frustrated with them...not picking up, fighting with each other etc. etc. The normal things that kids do! I went to bed wishing that I had children that always listens to me, picks up after themselves, etc, etc.! But reality sat in and I got to thinking about all of the parenting advice and techniques that I have tried over the past 14 years. Before I became a stay-at-home mom, I was a Parent Educator for Parents as Teachers. I sat in on many conferences about parenting & discipline techniques. Read everything that I could about parenting and discipline from every topic possible. Here is that list!

1. Parenting with Love and Logic (Fay & Cline)

2. There's Gotta Be a Better Way (Becky Bailey)

3. 1-2-3 Magic Effective Discipline for Children 2-12

4. Hw to Talk So Kids will Listen & Listen so Kids will Talk

5. Louise Bates Ames Series...Your One Year Old: The Fun Loving, Fussy Twelve to Twenty-Four Month Old, etc

Of course, I also read books by famous Doctors...

6. Touchpoints: Your Child's Emotional and Behavioral Development by T. Berry Brazelton

7. Your Baby & Child by Penelope Leach

8. The Baby Book by Dr William Sears

9. Dr. Spock's Books.

10. Boundaries with Kids by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend

11. Raising Your Spirited Child by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka

12. The Strong Willed Child by James Dobson

13. Playful Parenting by Denise Champman-Weston

There are more books that I picked up along the way but these are the most memorable! The best advice that I can give parents is that not all children are alike, what worked for one child is not going to work for another child. Everyday is a new day & to enjoy the ride! And Pray that what you teach them in their childhood will stay with them when they need it the most!

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13 Thursday-GLH's version

My daughter has been bugging me all day today to create her own blog...mostly because she wanted to post pictures of monkeys. She LOVES monkeys (or baby chimps really!). I don't think she is old enough to have her own blog so I agreed to let her post 13 pictures of her favorite chimps. Enjoy the show....

Thirteen Thursdays #1 (About Me)

Thirteen Things about MISTI This should be fun! I found Thursday Thirteen on another bloggers blog. The idea is to post 13 things about yourself on Thursday's as a way for other bloggers (readers) to get to know you. My first "Thirteen Thursday" will be getting to know me... 1. My name is Misti. 2. I've been married to my HS Sweetheart for 15 1/2 years! (Married in July 1991) 3. I have four children-2 boys and 2 girls-Connor (14 in Jan), Collin (10), Gracie (7) and Sydney (5) 4. I am a stay-at-home Mom...who.... 5. Runs a competitive soccer league...CMSL 6. Who is a Longaberger Consultant... 7. I'm a Kelly's Kids Consultant.... 8. Works a couple nights a week at my daughter's dance studio (the front desk) 9. Loves Diet Dr Pepper...I drink one first thing in the morning! 10. Watches (DVRs) Martha Stewart, Rachael Ray, Mission: Organization and Get Color everyday... 11. Van is usually messy... 12. Doesn't make bed every morning....I'm adding this to my New's Year's Resolution for 2007 13. Most important ... I am a Christian! Links to other Thursday Thirteens! chickadee mikala AmyRuttan caylynn Cindy Lindsey allie busy91 CandyMinx Christine Jessie Crunchy carpets Firefly queenbusick you are next! Leave me a comment and I will add you.

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