If you need something to laugh at, or about, today, you gotta go check out Cake Wrecks.
Never been there? Oh, you're really missing out.
Just don't blame me if you spray coffee all over your computer or wet yourself laughing hysterically.
Enjoy!
Through the Eyes of the Creator
About Me
- bigSIS
- Daughter, sister, wife, mother, friend. Living each day to the fullest. I know God has a plan for me, if I could just see it all through His eyes.
Friday, March 6, 2009
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
When Momma Goes to Work
Reality Check.
When Momma goes to work, all hands do NOT pitch in.
That is my reality.
Before kids came into the picture, Mike and I both worked full time jobs and we both did the housework.
I am not a women's-libber. I believe it is the place for the woman to be in the house, making it a home, if it is at all possible in this day and age we live in. The woman raises the children and cooks the meals and does the laundry and all that stuff.
But I also believe that if the woman has to work outside the home, then the household chores should be split-up. Although, she is still responsible for the home overall. Even if she has slave labor-um, er, I mean children.
Mike told me that if I got a job outside the home, that he would take over some of the housework to help out. Well, lets see what he's done since I've been subbing 3-4 days a week this past month: Dishes? Nope. Laundry? Nada. Vacuum or sweep? Of course....NOT! Make the bed? Yeah, right! Tidy the house? What????
You get the picture. If fact, he has been very busy: playing Call of Duty on the XBox 360, playing myspace apps, riding 4wheeler, taking naps, talking on phone to his buddies, did I mention taking naps?
So. I'm pulling double duty right now. Working and managing the household. It's a bit rough and I'm not inviting anyone over anytime soon. And I'm not allowing any cameras inside these walls. We are not going to capture this on film for posterity. No, sirree.
I'm not dissin' my homeboy. Really! I still love him beyond words. What can I say? He's a man and he's set in his ways. He likes living with "mommy" and having his underwear picked up for him these past 12 years.
I'm just telling you why I'm not posting as often as I'd like to. I'm filling you in on the blank spots of my life.
"Mi vida loca." My crazy life. That 'bout explains it.
When Momma goes to work, all hands do NOT pitch in.
That is my reality.
Before kids came into the picture, Mike and I both worked full time jobs and we both did the housework.
I am not a women's-libber. I believe it is the place for the woman to be in the house, making it a home, if it is at all possible in this day and age we live in. The woman raises the children and cooks the meals and does the laundry and all that stuff.
But I also believe that if the woman has to work outside the home, then the household chores should be split-up. Although, she is still responsible for the home overall. Even if she has slave labor-um, er, I mean children.
Mike told me that if I got a job outside the home, that he would take over some of the housework to help out. Well, lets see what he's done since I've been subbing 3-4 days a week this past month: Dishes? Nope. Laundry? Nada. Vacuum or sweep? Of course....NOT! Make the bed? Yeah, right! Tidy the house? What????
You get the picture. If fact, he has been very busy: playing Call of Duty on the XBox 360, playing myspace apps, riding 4wheeler, taking naps, talking on phone to his buddies, did I mention taking naps?
So. I'm pulling double duty right now. Working and managing the household. It's a bit rough and I'm not inviting anyone over anytime soon. And I'm not allowing any cameras inside these walls. We are not going to capture this on film for posterity. No, sirree.
I'm not dissin' my homeboy. Really! I still love him beyond words. What can I say? He's a man and he's set in his ways. He likes living with "mommy" and having his underwear picked up for him these past 12 years.
I'm just telling you why I'm not posting as often as I'd like to. I'm filling you in on the blank spots of my life.
"Mi vida loca." My crazy life. That 'bout explains it.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Win a Book
If you haven't read Michelle Moran's books Nefertiti and The Heretic Queen, here's a chance to win a copy of each book along with an author interview over at Bloggin 'bout Books.
The New Toy
This past Christmas we decided to get a big family gift instead of lots of little things for the boys.
So we saved up our pennies and found this beauty at Keweenaw Motor Sports. We got a sweet deal on it. 
It's a 2004 Honda Rubicon with brand new tires and a 2500lb winch. We bought a county plow to throw on the front of it and Mike uses it to plow our driveway while the boys and I just cruise around the yard and up and down our road.
Come spring, we are hoping to take the boys out for jaunts through the woods.
Mike was shocked that I had never rode a 4wheeler before. He assumed that since I grew up out in the boondocks that I had my share of "wheelin'".
No sirree, Bob! Not me. Our family was too poor to have that kinda stuff.
Or something like that.
Maybe it just wasn't that important to have all the toys when I was growing up.
Yeah, a few of my neighbors had 3wheelers and would take them out in the dunes and it looked like lots of fun. Actually, I'd love to have had this baby back then. That would've been freakin' AWESOME. *ahem*
But somehow I don't think my brothers would've appreciated the "privilege" of an ATV. Walking down the frozen river and biking into town in the summer was adventure enough for their 'free-spirits'!
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Shaiton's Fire and Hosea
What??
Yeah, I just finished 2 books. I'm still trying to read, um....I think I have 3 others going. They are NOT fiction. One is a book about difficult children. Fun. The other is about Jesus. Interesting. But I don't devour books like that. Now, fiction on the other hand....especially if it is a really GOOD story, I can rip right through. As I did with Shaiton's Fire by Jake Thoene.
Following a vicious attack in San Francisco, the FBI's new domestic counterterrorism unit, Chapter 16, races to capture the perpetrators. Special Agent Steve Alstead faces a crisis in his family and his faith, but as he pursues the suspected terrorists, he discovers a more sinister peril that threatens the security of countless lives...and America itself.
Yeah, I just finished 2 books. I'm still trying to read, um....I think I have 3 others going. They are NOT fiction. One is a book about difficult children. Fun. The other is about Jesus. Interesting. But I don't devour books like that. Now, fiction on the other hand....especially if it is a really GOOD story, I can rip right through. As I did with Shaiton's Fire by Jake Thoene.
Following a vicious attack in San Francisco, the FBI's new domestic counterterrorism unit, Chapter 16, races to capture the perpetrators. Special Agent Steve Alstead faces a crisis in his family and his faith, but as he pursues the suspected terrorists, he discovers a more sinister peril that threatens the security of countless lives...and America itself.
-synopsis from Shaiton's Fire
I especially like stories that are realistic and have lots of action and suspense. This fit the bill. Plus, you throw in the fact that all the good-guys have a healthy belief in God and it's the making of a dynamic read. The bad guys are an Al-Quaeda splinter group....that should give you chills.
I finished it much too quick, but the good new is that there are two more books in the series. I'm now reading Firefly Blue. It's a slower start than Shaiton's Fire but the characters being introduced have me hooked!
This morning I finished the book of Hosea. I'm trying to read the Bible through-again. I think the first time I read the Bible completely through, I was a teenager and I'm sure I retained about 13% of what I read. I've read it COMPLETELY through at least once as an adult. My brain tends to turn to mush somewhere in the middle of Jeremiah and I get stuck. I can handle the repetition of Numbers and Chronicles. I just can't get a grasp on all the prophets. So, I figured I'd start in the prophets and see how I go from there. Daniel was pretty easy. Hosea has been interesting. Here are my favorite verses:
Hosea 6:1-3
Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight. Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.
Hosea 10:12
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.
Hosea 13:9
O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help.
Hosea 14:4
I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.
Tomorrow I dive into Joel.
Tomorrow I don't work. Perhaps I'll have a chance to catch you up on my life this past month. It's been a whirlwind!
Have a wonderful day!
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
100 Truths
001. Real name → Samara Rae Wilson
002. Nickname(s)→ Mara, Samarii Warrior, Mar, Smear
003. Zodiac sign → =S
004. Male or female → Female
005. Elementary →Washington and Park Elementary Schools
006. Middle School → Marinette Middle School
007. High School → Marinette Senior High School
008. Hair color → Brown
009. Long or short → Long, between bottom and knees
010. Loud or Quiet → both
011. Sweats or Jeans → Jean skirts
012. Phone or Camera → camera, when I remember it
013. Health freak → trying
014. Smoke? → nope
015. Do you have a crush on someone? Yes--Robert Redford and Mel Gibson
016. Eat or Drink → Drink...I'm actually really thirsty right now but don't want to get up. Blah.
017. Piercings → Old ones in my ears but don't wear earrings anymore
018. Body piercings→ Nope
HAVE YOU EVER?
019. Been in an airplane→ Yes
020. Been in a relationship → Yes--a few. But this one is real and forever!
021. Been in a car accident → Yes--3
022. Been in a fist fight → Yes--with my siblings, but that doesn't really count. Came really close once when a friend took off with my car in high school
FIRSTS:
023. First piercing → My 6th birthday...sapphire earrings
024. First best friend? Hong Chang
025. First award → It was in elementary school. Presidential Fitness Award or something like that!
026. First crush → John Gannon
027. First Vacation → Laramie, WY
LASTS:
028. Last time you cried -- Sunday morning
029. Last person you talked to → Lynne
030. Last person you texted → Johnny on his sister's phone
031. Last person you watched a movie with → My dad --we were visiting and he had it on
032. Last food you ate → a paczki
033. Last movie you watched → Ghost Rider @ Dad's
034. Last song you listened to → Refiner's Fire
035. Last thing you bought → a coke for Mikey
036. Last person you hugged → Riley
FAVES:
037. Food → fresh veggies and fruit
038. Drinks → lemonade
039. Clothing → right now, anything that fits comfortably
040. Flower → Lilies
041. Store --- Christopher & Banks
042. Colors → Purple, yellow, orange and green
043. Movies → nada
044. Subjects → history and sciences
In 2008,I....
045. [x] kissed someone
046. [ ] celebrated Halloween
047. [ ] had your heart broken
048. [ ] went over the minutes/texts on your cell phone
049. [ ] someone questioned your sexual orientation
050. [ ] came out of the closet
051. [ ] got pregnant
052. [ ] had an abortion
053. [X] did something you've regretted
054. [ ] broke a promise
055. [X] hid a secret
056. [X] pretended to be happy
057. [ ] met someone who changed your life
058. [ ] pretended to be sick
059. [ ] left the country
060. [X] tried something you normally wouldn't try and liked it
061. [X] cried over the silliest thing
062. [ ] ran a mile
063. [x] went to the beach with your best friend(s)
064. [x] got into an argument with your friends
065. [ ] hated someone
066. [ ] stayed single the whole year
CURRENTLY:
067. Eating → Nothing
068. Drinking → Gah, still thirsty
069. I'm about to → go to get kids at bus stop
070. Listening to → refridgerator hum
071. Plans for today → get house tidied at least a little, make dinner, church
072. Waiting for → life to be normal again...probably won't ever happen
YOUR FUTURE:
073. Want kids? → got 'em, can I give 'em back? no, just kidding. I love my loonies!
074. Want to get married? → Actually yes! I want the big wedding and dress and bridesmaids and the whole thing. We had a private ceremony at a friend's home and I regret never doing the big shebang.
075. Careers in mind → nursing, dental hygiene, early childhood education....not necessarily in that order
WHICH IS BETTER WITH A BOY/GIRL
076. Lips or eyes → my hubbies lips hooked me from the start! But I also love his eyes. they laugh!
077. Shorter or taller?→ Taller--Mike is good tall. He's look funny short.
078. Romantic or spontaneous → Romantic--Mike is more spontaneous and that is fun. But I like romance.
079. Nice stomach or nice arms → Arms & hands--mike has strong hands and wonderful arms that hold me tight!
080. Sensitive or loud → sensitive--I don't like loud. Loud is bad.
081. Hook-up or relationship → relationship--don't believe in hook-ups. Never have. Never will.
082. Trouble-maker or hesitant → trouble maker--like all my boys, right???
HAVE YOU EVER:
083. Lost glasses/contacts - Yes, spent many a morning as a child looking for them and finding them usually in the hampers. *shrugs* Never lost a contact, or my glasses as an adult. But if they fall I can't find them myself, even though I know where they are. I'm blind. ;)
084. Snuck out of your house → Nope
085. Held a gun/knife for self defense → Scissors, all night.
086. Killed somebody → No. Looks can't hurt anyone.
087. Broken someone's heart → Yes, I'm sorry. Really, I am.
088. Been arrested → NO
089. Cried when someone died → Yes
DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
090. Yourself → Yes. God made me and I'm special!
091. Miracles → Definitely. There are miracles happening everyday. I don't believe in coincidence
092. Love at first sight → Um, "I really like you at first sight"
093. Heaven → Yup. I'm planning on going there.
094. Santa Claus → No
095. Sex on the first date → NO--save it for marriage
096. Kiss on the first date → NO--save it for marriage
ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
097. Is there one person you want to be with right now? → Yes--Mike, alone!
098. Are you seriously happy with where you are in life? → Not really. I'm stressed. But it's my own fault.
099. Do you believe in God → Yes, He is my everything!
100. Did you like this quiz -- Not really but it gave me something to post. And I'm really sorry if you don't like it either. It's kind of lame-o. But at least you heard from me and know I'm still living and breathing.
I might actually have something interesting to say one of these days when I have time to really sit down and think about something besides where I have to be in the next 1/2 hour.
Forgive me.
002. Nickname(s)→ Mara, Samarii Warrior, Mar, Smear
003. Zodiac sign → =S
004. Male or female → Female
005. Elementary →Washington and Park Elementary Schools
006. Middle School → Marinette Middle School
007. High School → Marinette Senior High School
008. Hair color → Brown
009. Long or short → Long, between bottom and knees
010. Loud or Quiet → both
011. Sweats or Jeans → Jean skirts
012. Phone or Camera → camera, when I remember it
013. Health freak → trying
014. Smoke? → nope
015. Do you have a crush on someone? Yes--Robert Redford and Mel Gibson
016. Eat or Drink → Drink...I'm actually really thirsty right now but don't want to get up. Blah.
017. Piercings → Old ones in my ears but don't wear earrings anymore
018. Body piercings→ Nope
HAVE YOU EVER?
019. Been in an airplane→ Yes
020. Been in a relationship → Yes--a few. But this one is real and forever!
021. Been in a car accident → Yes--3
022. Been in a fist fight → Yes--with my siblings, but that doesn't really count. Came really close once when a friend took off with my car in high school
FIRSTS:
023. First piercing → My 6th birthday...sapphire earrings
024. First best friend? Hong Chang
025. First award → It was in elementary school. Presidential Fitness Award or something like that!
026. First crush → John Gannon
027. First Vacation → Laramie, WY
LASTS:
028. Last time you cried -- Sunday morning
029. Last person you talked to → Lynne
030. Last person you texted → Johnny on his sister's phone
031. Last person you watched a movie with → My dad --we were visiting and he had it on
032. Last food you ate → a paczki
033. Last movie you watched → Ghost Rider @ Dad's
034. Last song you listened to → Refiner's Fire
035. Last thing you bought → a coke for Mikey
036. Last person you hugged → Riley
FAVES:
037. Food → fresh veggies and fruit
038. Drinks → lemonade
039. Clothing → right now, anything that fits comfortably
040. Flower → Lilies
041. Store --- Christopher & Banks
042. Colors → Purple, yellow, orange and green
043. Movies → nada
044. Subjects → history and sciences
In 2008,I....
045. [x] kissed someone
046. [ ] celebrated Halloween
047. [ ] had your heart broken
048. [ ] went over the minutes/texts on your cell phone
049. [ ] someone questioned your sexual orientation
050. [ ] came out of the closet
051. [ ] got pregnant
052. [ ] had an abortion
053. [X] did something you've regretted
054. [ ] broke a promise
055. [X] hid a secret
056. [X] pretended to be happy
057. [ ] met someone who changed your life
058. [ ] pretended to be sick
059. [ ] left the country
060. [X] tried something you normally wouldn't try and liked it
061. [X] cried over the silliest thing
062. [ ] ran a mile
063. [x] went to the beach with your best friend(s)
064. [x] got into an argument with your friends
065. [ ] hated someone
066. [ ] stayed single the whole year
CURRENTLY:
067. Eating → Nothing
068. Drinking → Gah, still thirsty
069. I'm about to → go to get kids at bus stop
070. Listening to → refridgerator hum
071. Plans for today → get house tidied at least a little, make dinner, church
072. Waiting for → life to be normal again...probably won't ever happen
YOUR FUTURE:
073. Want kids? → got 'em, can I give 'em back? no, just kidding. I love my loonies!
074. Want to get married? → Actually yes! I want the big wedding and dress and bridesmaids and the whole thing. We had a private ceremony at a friend's home and I regret never doing the big shebang.
075. Careers in mind → nursing, dental hygiene, early childhood education....not necessarily in that order
WHICH IS BETTER WITH A BOY/GIRL
076. Lips or eyes → my hubbies lips hooked me from the start! But I also love his eyes. they laugh!
077. Shorter or taller?→ Taller--Mike is good tall. He's look funny short.
078. Romantic or spontaneous → Romantic--Mike is more spontaneous and that is fun. But I like romance.
079. Nice stomach or nice arms → Arms & hands--mike has strong hands and wonderful arms that hold me tight!
080. Sensitive or loud → sensitive--I don't like loud. Loud is bad.
081. Hook-up or relationship → relationship--don't believe in hook-ups. Never have. Never will.
082. Trouble-maker or hesitant → trouble maker--like all my boys, right???
HAVE YOU EVER:
083. Lost glasses/contacts - Yes, spent many a morning as a child looking for them and finding them usually in the hampers. *shrugs* Never lost a contact, or my glasses as an adult. But if they fall I can't find them myself, even though I know where they are. I'm blind. ;)
084. Snuck out of your house → Nope
085. Held a gun/knife for self defense → Scissors, all night.
086. Killed somebody → No. Looks can't hurt anyone.
087. Broken someone's heart → Yes, I'm sorry. Really, I am.
088. Been arrested → NO
089. Cried when someone died → Yes
DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
090. Yourself → Yes. God made me and I'm special!
091. Miracles → Definitely. There are miracles happening everyday. I don't believe in coincidence
092. Love at first sight → Um, "I really like you at first sight"
093. Heaven → Yup. I'm planning on going there.
094. Santa Claus → No
095. Sex on the first date → NO--save it for marriage
096. Kiss on the first date → NO--save it for marriage
ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
097. Is there one person you want to be with right now? → Yes--Mike, alone!
098. Are you seriously happy with where you are in life? → Not really. I'm stressed. But it's my own fault.
099. Do you believe in God → Yes, He is my everything!
100. Did you like this quiz -- Not really but it gave me something to post. And I'm really sorry if you don't like it either. It's kind of lame-o. But at least you heard from me and know I'm still living and breathing.
I might actually have something interesting to say one of these days when I have time to really sit down and think about something besides where I have to be in the next 1/2 hour.
Forgive me.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
INSOMNIA
My mom suffers from insomnia and I really could never understand it. I thought, "if you're tired, go to bed!"
Now I know, first-hand, that going to bed does not guarantee sleep.
I have to work in the morning....subbing in a Headstart classroom of 18 kids. How in the world am I gonna function?
Making matters worse is the fact that Mike is suffering from a head cold and took LOTS of Benedryl before going to bed.
Now he is sprawled over 3/4 of the bed. I can't get him to BUDGE!!! Ugh.
Ok....I'm gonna try to count sheep.
G'nite....I hope!
Now I know, first-hand, that going to bed does not guarantee sleep.
I have to work in the morning....subbing in a Headstart classroom of 18 kids. How in the world am I gonna function?
Making matters worse is the fact that Mike is suffering from a head cold and took LOTS of Benedryl before going to bed.
Now he is sprawled over 3/4 of the bed. I can't get him to BUDGE!!! Ugh.
Ok....I'm gonna try to count sheep.
G'nite....I hope!
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