Monday, April 30, 2012

Feel like I just won the lottery at Subway!!

I feel like I just won the lottery.......went to Subway last night and they put an "extra" half-slice of cheese on the sub and they didn't even charge me. I'm feeling lucky!!!!!!!

Bikini or Zucchini???

Okay.....Lets try this one!! So a week ago my son, Christian (who is 7), runs to me screaming, " Mom, mom, Lucas (who is 3) is touching your bikini!!!" So after I pulled myself together and all most peed my pants, I replied. " Honey, it's called a zucchini not a bikini!!! Hope you laughed, I sure did!!!

Smell My Brain.

After my 4yr. old son Logan brushes his teeth, he loves to ask me to smell his breath; Okay....a little strange I know but anyway........The other day he came running to me, after scrubbing his pearly whites, with a slightly different request.... "Mommy, mommy, smell my BRAIN". I have not laughed that hard in a long time!! He quickly recovered.....(donking himself on the head) "Duh, Mom, I meant my breath!!!!"

Happy Place

Happy Place
Written by: Dana Hunt

I’ve been to some beautiful places in my time and have encountered amazing sights; but when someone tells me to find my happy place it is always the same.
I find myself grounded to a rock high on a mountaintop, I can feel the birds swirling above me, and for a second I am envious of them. I want to feel the air beneath my wings and see their view. I come back from my high to see two beautiful rivers emerge as one. I can feel the wind through the trees; I can hear them as if they are talking to me. I wish they could for they could speak of so much. I can see a town with so much history and I can feel the rumble of the train as it makes it’s way through the tunnel.
I have been to some beautiful places in my time and have encountered amazing sights; but for me it will only be one place; Maryland Heights.

Professional Butt Wiper.

If I ever make it back into the "career" world , do you think it would be ocward if I put Professional Butt Wiper on my resume? Just a thought.

Chocolate Fix at 97

So the other day my parents visited my 97-year-old grandmother. They snuck her in some chocolate (which she really isn't supposed to have, "WELL... I think if your 97 you can eat all the damn chocolate you want...but anyway".) As they were leaving, my mom said to my grandmother......."I'm so glad you got your chocolate fix." My grandmother replied......"I didn't know it was broken." She's so awesome, you rock Grandma D!!

Simple things.

Sometimes you just have to have FAITH! BE GRATEFUL. Don't take anything for granted (We do.). Change is coming, and with change comes change (Can we handle it?). Feel the sun on your face, be amazed that we live on a planet (We're here!!). Feel the ground on your feet, the rain on your head. It is the simple things that matter. It is truly AMAZING!!

What a Croc.....

Just bought myself a pair of Crocs shoes for the first time and I love them, they are soooo comfortable!! Unfortunately, they make a farting sound when I walk.... I think it is totally hilarious!! I still love them and I will have total fun blaming it on my boys (the dog too). HEE!!

Wise words...you can take them for what they are worth.

Sometimes you have to be heard to be seen, seen to be heard. "A difference, to be a difference, must make a difference."

Someone once said, "Time heals all wounds." I feel heal is not quite the right word. With time we adapt to the wounds and we determine how they effect us.

Sometimes when things are broken you just can't fix them. Just like trying to change someone, you can't. You can only hope and pray they figure it out on their own. It's breaking the cycle, and that is what makes you strong. Come to truth.

He who pees into the wind will get what's coming to him. We make our own decisions!



Bubbles...

My son ,Christian, had an unopened water bottle and was watching the bubble go from the bottom to the top as he rotated it. "Mom, why does the bubble always rise to the top?", I quickly asked him, "When you fart in the tub does the bubbles stay at the bottom or come to the top?", "MOM!!!!!!!!" he said and I said "Well?". He said, "Okay Mom." I never saw is face so red before, we both got a great laugh from it! Thought I would share this one.

Dirt in the wind and a sticky situation....

This is what happens to you when you play with dirt in the wind!! Also......Note to self:  Never mow the lawn with lip gloss and wind!!

Spring Break 2012

Yep......It's Monday and Spring Break. Mom, he's touching me, Mom, he's in my room, Mom, wipe my butt, Mom, he hit me, Mom, can I eat, Mom, can I have a snack, Mom (five mins. later), can I have a snack, Mom, can I go outside, Mom, I need a drink (so does Mom), Mom, I want to come inside, Mom, can I ride my scooter, Mom, he's looking at me. OMG!!! 15-years-ago Spring break had a totally different meaning to me, BUT, I would not change a thing.......well?

He Who Dies

He who dies with the most toys, still dies. What can you take to your grave? Think hard about it!!

The Ten Things That Put A Smile On My Face:

The Ten Things That Put A Smile On My Face:

1.) Of course, #1 would be ALL my family and friends.
2.) A fishing pole in my hands. Oh, and a cooler of beer (can't forget that).
3.) The first date with my future husband. He pulled into my drive-way with his "Bubba Truck" and was wearing a shirt with flowers on it. I knew he had to be pretty cool.
4.) Watching a hawk soar above.
5.) My Wedding Day. The day could not have been anymore beautiful, it was April 1st (Yes.... April Fools). I was late to my own wedding because I got pulled over by a Sheriff's Deputy for speeding and I was on my way to marry a Sheriff's Deputy (interesting, right?). However, I finally made it to the altar and we exchanged our vows with Christian (2) crying and rolling on the floor of the church. But boy, we partied afterwards, what a GREAT reception..........WOW!! People still talk about it!! Also may I add...that when Christian has his wedding day, Jeff and I may throw ourselves on the floor and flop around!!
6.) Gardening and doing lawn work. We even have a riding mower and I still push mow the backyard.
7.) The day Jeff adopted Christian. I do not think I have ever been so proud in my life and smiled so big. It takes a special person to adopt a child, a HERO. Christian does not remember that day, but one day he will come to find out that he does not just have a dad, but a HERO.
8.) Hiking up to Maryland Heights, it is a very comforting place for me, spiritual.
9.) Andrew Wyeth's paintings.
10.) Working hard and playing harder, enjoy every bit of life!! Breath Deep!!

Have a beautiful day!! Dana Hunt- Me

The Ten Things That Have Made Me A Stronger Person:

The Ten Things That Have Made Me A Stronger Person:

*1.) Being a single mother with my first son, Christian.
*2.) Learning that during our third pregnancy the baby might have Trisomy 18 and might not make it past birth.
*3.) Being put in an office room and told that we might want to consider aborting our 4th son (Never ever was that an option for us, we just had to have faith and hope, we left it in God's hands). Abram is here and healthy!!
* 4.) Being a mother of four boys, five if you count my husband.
* 5.) Having twins, let me say that once again, HAVING TWINS!!
* 6.) Having to use Food Stamps and WIC when I was a single mother. I would go on my lunch breaks and sneak into grocery stores where I thought no one would recognize me because I was embarrassed (I wish now, I was bolder), I even worked for The Department of Health and Human Resources then (Makes you go...Huh???)
* 7.) Being extremely bullied in Elementary School (Bullying is NOT cool).
* 8.) Being NOT a victim but a survivor of physical, mental and sexual abuse growing up.
* 9.) My first heartbreak.
* 10.) My Mom, My Dad, My Brother, My Children, My Husband, My Leah, My Friends. Thanks you all for supporting me and being a part of my life, I Love You.

***Some of the biggest life lessons I've learned have been hard; but it has made me appreciate life so much more and has made me stronger because of it. I would not change a thing. Dana Hunt- Me