kids say the darndest things

My little JoJo came to me the other day and was holding a Barbie. He asked if I could take off her pants. I said "okay". Was thinking to myself "oh isn't that cute he wants to play with his sisters." Then he asked if I could take off her shirt. I started to hesitate, but figured "oh he must want to change her clothes". As I was handing the barbie back to him I asked if he was indeed changing her clothes. He replied "no" and turned to walk away, but I was able to see him smile ,and heard him slyly say "naakkkeedd". I guess I better go hide the barbies now.

Pot calling the kettle....

While I was walking Matthias to his Speech class at the nearby school, I overheard the recess leader yell at the kids ...... "No playing with balls or hula hoops today!" "NO RUNNING!!" " You guys can just stand and talk to your friends." I was grumbling to myself how crappy recess must be to just stand around and not be able to do anything because it was sprinkling a little. Then God had to point something out to me; I had told my other kids at home before I left that they could have recess inside and watch Dora and eat some halloween candy. So I had to realize that at least these kids were outside in some fresh air, while mine were munching and crunching on candy. Yeah no awards that day for homeschooling. :)

society pressures

I have noticed lately that there is starting to be a seperation between my daughters whom I homeschool and the daughter that goes to public school. My children who stay home with me, have really stopped worrying about what they wear. (In fact I sometimes have to force them out of their pajamas before they start school.) And my daughter who spends at least an hour in the bathroom a day to primp herself. She has also started using the word "popular" excessively. Like " ...she is popular" " ....that is not popular". It has slowly been evolving. Last week I was informed that barbies and ponies, were now "boring" and she never wanted to play with them again. Where as my other two girls were very excited to receive her castoffs and have played many hours with them thus far. I know you are saying " well she is just growing up...." or "that is just her...." Now I would agree to a point, yes we all grow out of our childish behaviours, and eventually cast aside our toys and dolls, that happens. I am just questioning why now, when only two months ago she played with them everyday for hours, wouldnt let anyone near them, now to be told she "never" wants to play with them. I am feeling it is the societies pressure on children, especially in those middle school years. Where girls are told to "grow up" , "you are almost an adult". And to some degree I agree actually with that. Preteens, are often spoiled brats who whine like babies and sit around watching tv and playing video games for hours upon hours. We tend to coddle them, and then in a few years are shocked that they arent anywhere close to fully functioning on their own. What saddens me though, is that children feel such a need to fit in, that they throw away things that they enjoy and actually have fun doing. Jessica has always been the girly girl. She likes girly things, she loves to accessorize, and loves new clothes. I appreciate that about her, she is fun to shop with. I just feel sad that she feels pressure to fit in and be "cool", where as my daughters arent feeling that sort of pressure during their days. I want to say "you dont have to grow up yet." "Mom is still here to care for you!!" My kids need to stop growing that is all I have to say. :)

Cartoon confusion

With the many hours of mind numbing cartoons I have been forced to endure over the years, I have drawn some conclusions.......

1. CPS should be over at Dora's parents house for child neglect and endangerment. She is constantly going into dangerous situations with just a monkey to help her!! If I allowed my little ones outside with just our bunny to help them, I would be considered a bad mother. Or at least on the same level as "Octomom".

2. Why does spongebob and Patrick not know how to swim, when they in fact live in the ocean?

3. Is it just me, or does Caillou need a good spanking every now and then?

4.The premise of the Diego show is to go up to wild animals and try to save them. Diego is in fact Dora's cousin, so once again there is a child running around with wild animals and no grown ups to be seen. Also, his best friend is a jaguar. Enough said.

5. Sesame Street still runs some of the same segments as when I was a child. I love the nostalgia.

6. Still trying to figure out the fact that the voice of Elmo is done by a black man.

7.Handy Manny seems politically incorrect to me. A mexican who fixes things. Hmm, maybe they can have an episode where he learns to jump fences.

8. Yo Gabba Gabba..... won't even go there....

9. Disney Mickey Mouse Playhouse, if offensive to the original Mickey Mouse cartoons, angers me everytime I catch a glimpse of it. Pete as Mickey's friend? I think not.

10.Curious George is a bad, bad little monkey. Would you say that a child was curious if it came in your house and made a huge mess? And isnt it rude to leave your monkey wandering around the city?

By now you are thinking that I seriously need to get a life, which I say -"yes please". I have gotten to the point in my life that I have to Netflix any movie or show I want to watch that might be rated higher then "G". I must confess though, I do enjoy cartoons sometimes. Spongebob cracks me up, I get excited when I see a new episode. I also have to confess, I use my children as an excuse to watch cartoons sometimes.
That feels better to get that off my chest, you now know one reason why I have so many kids... It covers up me looking so silly acting like a child.
"Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?......." Oh, better go!!

Snorking

Derek and I went out the other night to see a movie and have some frozen yogurt. Yeah for date night!! When we got home I knew that there would be a Josiah either in our bed, or waiting in his bed to get me when I walked up the stairs, well in this case it was the later. He climbed out of his bed as soon as my foot hit the top stair. I told him that he should go back and sleep in his bed, but he informed me that it was "too scary". "Too scary?" I asked. "Yes" he said, "my legs say it is too scary." Well I didnt know that JoJo's legs talked to him, but I guess in this case, they informed him it was too scary to sleep in his bed. I told him it wasn't scary, but he then informed me "Thias snorking is really annoying." "Snorking?" "Yes, snorking?" At this point I burst out laughing when I realized that JoJo was upset with Matthias SNORING!!! hahahaha!!!! Well I could not argue with that cuteness, and proceeded to put him snuggly into bed next to me. How can someone possibly say no to that? :)

Pearls of Wisdom

This was my devotional today, and I thought it was so unbelievably perfect to what I have been dealing with lately.....
Wholeness from God's perspective is to be complete; to know with the deep assurance that we are beloved by God with an everlasting, infinite, and unconditional love;..... to claim God's promises that we are victors through Christ Jesus over every negative situation and circumstance; and to be able to stand up to the enemy of our souls regardless of what the devil may throw at us. Wholeness is the work that God does in us with a twofold purpose: that we might be sound in spirit, mind, and emotions and that we might influence others to accept God's love, forgiveness, and plan.

About time

Well it has been awhile I see since I have blogged. I have lots to say, just little patience to do it. I am definetly the type of person that likes to keep things bottled up until I explode, or have a meltdown. I officially had one last weekend, so now that I am drained, I guess now would be a good time to start over and blog once again.
To start off with, I dont really want to talk much about the last couple of months, not the best months of my life, and I was informed by someone today, that I whine too much. Which I never thought I did, I tend to put on my happy face, and move on, but it hurt me deeply, and now I feel a little guarded by what I should now bitch and moan about.
As you can see I am still a little sore and hurt from everything, so I might come off as a wounded Bear (which is what I am. :) ) So I am sorry if I have said or done anything that might have seemed judgmental or selfish. I know I can be at times both, I usually admit to such things. I never want to be the last to know what is wrong with me, I like to do the Jennifer bashing first. But I found it funny this week that I was told I was a "miss goody two shoes", and also a "whiner". How can I be both? Who knows, I am human people, and although I try to be the best I can be, I do fall horribly short on almost each and every day. I guess if you love me you should just accept that.
Anywho, moving on...... the summer was a bummer in many ways. (which I will not get into, as I stated earlier). But I am looking forward to the fall, well the fall that happens in the mainland, although we really wont see one here. JoJo's birthday is around the corner, homeschool is moving along, halloween costumes are being planned, drooling over thanksgiving meal already starting. :) I am happy that God has blessed me greatly, even if sometimes I dont see the blessing through the pain.
I hope that I will continue to blog, it does feel better to dump all my crap on my computer. (figuratively, not literally) I do feel better now, thanks for reading my ramblings, even if you skipped the middle part. ha!! :)