One day.

One day is 24 hours. Such a small amount of time. 1/365th of a year. A very minuscule amount of time, compared to your whole life, or life since the beginning of time. You wake up, keep busy, wish there more hours in the day, and go to sleep.

One day is 24 hours. Such a large amount of time to accomplish something great. 24 hours to bless someone, change someone's life, to show them the love of God in some way. So wake up, keep busy, use every hour of this day in a way that that glorifies God, and go to sleep tonight, thankful that God chooses to use imperfect us every single day.

Glove Save 1/09

Last night, our church had its 2nd Glove Save event. We invite youth kids to come out and have a great time of dancing, live music, food and bev, games, etc. Last night was awesome! Here are some highlights of the rally at the end.

Presents

Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, and I hope your New Year is fantastic so far! I'm a little late, but here is a video from Christmas morning.

What is this blog?

I haven't blogged in awhile. I almost forgot how. But I felt this was important to share with the world. Zoe has been working on a smash-hit song. She's been singing the words over and over for a few days now. Today I started typing them out as she sang them, so that I could share it with you all.

"How can it be, like the one, it can be, like the one, for the dream, how can it always be, it can only be like the one, it's a dream, I can be, like for you, it can dream, like for you.....I can be the one, It can be like for you, it can be like the one, it can always be for you, it can only be like for you-ou..hoohoohoohoo. How can it be.....it can one, it can dream, for the one it nevery say, it can be, it can always be, like the one, like you, it can only be like youuuouou, I can't be like the one, ever say, full of life, like the one, it can only be, it can only dream for you. It can only be for youuuuuu, it can be for youuuu. It can beeee.
 

It can bring joy, it can bring anything. It can be like.....ohhohohohh....it could be one, it can be a dream, it can be anything for you......how can it be like you? ohhhohhhohh....It can be anything, anything......How can it be?"

If anyone could tell me what "it" is supposed to be in the song, or can decipher the meaning of this lyrics, let me know. Zoe has no clue either.

I have a plan.

I have a plan on how to get the jiggle out of my wiggle while I'm dancing. I'm too fat for dancing. Oh, did I tell you I dance now? Yes! Some of my grown-up friends and I have decided to take a beginners jazz class. I can't even explain to you how fun it's been. Dancing is something I've always wanted to do, but my weight seemed to keep me from ever thinking about doing it. Plus, I'm just old. What 33 year decides she wants to be a dancer? Oh, me! Now that I have friends to do it with....and our teacher is our friend, too. So the class is really really fun.

What's NOT fun, is seeing myself jump and prance in front of a wall-sized mirror. Oh no. It's quite scary! We have a recital in the spring, and I'd prefer to impress people with my dancing moves, and not scare them.

So, here's my plan, aka "weight loss attempt number 939385." I'm going to count calories again. That seems to work the best for me. I love Sparkpeople, but it just becomes a hassle after awhile so I always quit doing it. Writing down my calories is pretty simple.

As for exercise, Craig is going to walk with me for at least a mile, 3 days a week, after he does his run. Then we're going to come home and throw some boxing punches at each other for a few minutes. Then I will use my exercise bike on the days we don't walk, except for Sunday. I will also practice our dance routine every day for at least a half hour. That includes practicing other elements, like turns and kicks, etc. I usually do this while I'm in the kitchen, cooking dinner.

So, I think this should work. There's enough variety in the exercise to keep me from getting bored. I have someone here all day who can help me be accountable for getting it done. My biggest challenge will be to stop eating the junk, especially when going out to eat.

Thunder only happens when it's raining....

For most of my adult life, I've always has this recurring dream about being at an airport, or trying to get to an airport, not finding the way, or not finding my gate, losing my ticket, missing my flight, etc.

I do not have a fear of flying. I don't have a problem with being late. In fact, I'm the exact opposite. I don't fly often. Maybe once a yearish. So I've done some Googling (because google is the expert on everything!) ;-) and here are a few things I came up with.

"If you dream of losing your ticket, you may need to resolve a minor personality crisis."

I did dream this last night. Except, I didn't lose my paper ticket, but I lost my special "identification coin" that everyone needs to board a plane. Weird!

"being at the airport can usually mean change, something new happening, changing direction in life and so on."

Hmm. I feel as a parent of young kids, things are always changing. Maybe this is why I keep having it.

"This recurring dream usually begins with the dreamer hurrying to stuff his or her luggage full of clothes then rushing to the airport. Just when you think you have got it made, you find you have trouble with your ticket at the counter then are stopped by security. As you reach the gate, you think you have made it just in the nick of time when you see your flight leave."

I never actually see the plane leave, but this sounds about right!

"This dream often happens in young adults because they are not only juggling multiple responsibilities, they are also trying to make connections with others. They see these connections as friendships that may help advance their careers or happiness. This reoccurring dream may be particularly confusing to these young adults because they are normally well organised during the waking hours."

"The plane is symbolic of a vehicle that can get them from one place to another. When the dreamer “misses the flight,” it is representative of their frustration at not reaching their goals"

"If you find you are having this dream over and over, prioritize your life. Try to complete things ahead of deadlines so you do not feel so rushed. More importantly, take a moment to focus on your accomplishments and how incredible they are, rather than seeing what advancements are escaping you."

So maybe that's the answer. Focus on my accomplishments! I'd really like to have my recurring dreams analyzed by a professional. I have quite a few of them.

Mornings.

Come on Xavier, time to get up. Come on Daphne....Zoe...time to get up. Good morning, time for school everyone! Get up please. Please guys, you need to get up now. Hurry up. Breakfast is done. Please come eat. You need to come eat. Now you only have ten minutes to eat. Come eat now please. Please stop dancing and eat. Please stop getting your hair in the syrup. Why aren't you eating? You only have five minutes to eat now. Hurry up! Stop moving your sister's juice! When you get done eating, go brush your teeth. Daph, are you done eating? Stop drawing and eat! Are your teeth brushed? Why aren't your teeth brushed? Please stop watching TV and brush your teeth. Why is no one in the bathroom and brushing their teeth? Let's go! Yes, it's the the same flavor toothpaste as yesterday. Use it! When you're done with your teeth, start brushing your hair. You're teeth! Why aren't they brushed yet? You've been in there for ten minutes! What have you been doing? Hair, go brush your hair now. Teeth...your turn...brush your teeth! Syrup, in your hair! UGH. Daphne, it doesn't LOOK like you brushed it. Do it again, please. Please go get dressed now. Daph, wet your hair down if it's sticking up. Dressed. Please get dressed! No you may not wear the jeans that are 2 sizes too small. Zoe, where are your underware? Why aren't they on yet? Your socks are where they always are. No, you are not wearing that. It's 40 degrees outside. When you're dressed, bring your backpack to the kitchen. Xavier, no coat. Not yet. Not time to leave yet. WHERE is your backpack? WHY aren't your socks on yet? Shoes and coats. Go get them. SHOES. You can't find your shoes. Why aren't they in the shoe place? That's where they're supposed to go when you come in the house! Coats! Get your coats! NO ZOE, you're not wearing dress shoes to school today. Stop. Don't go out to the car yet. No, NOT YET! Daphne, what are you doing? Oh my gosh, WHY aren't your shoes on yet??!? Grab your backpacks, let's go! Get into the car please. DAPHNE LET'S GO. Xavier, why are you riding your bike? IN THE CAR NOW! Stop fighting. No, we're not going to listen to that. I don't have that CD in this car. We're listening to this. If you can't be nice to your brother, please don't say anything. Xavier, stop kicking her seat. Please stop arguing! Ok, guys, go out this door. Please wait for your brother and sister, Daphne. Be good. Love you. Bye. *blows kisses*