Four Things

I have a million things to do today because we are leaving on a trip tomorrow, but I need a break. I can only fold so much laundry, clean so many toilets, and put away so many toys. A break is in order. So here I am, blogging . . .

We are going to San Antonio tomorrow and I am very excited about it! I am excited to spend a week with my husband without our kids. (I love them to pieces, but am looking foward to our time together and their time with my mom!) We get to see old friends and will meet some new wonderful people too.

I always have blog posts rolling around in my brain. Some of them make it out, some of them don't. And I've been thinking about a few things this week . . . and instead of devoting an entire post to each one, you get them all in one today.

First, I am really bothered by this Twitter thing. I want to want to do it, because everyone else seems to love it. (Kind of like me not being in the coffee club. Everyone loves coffee, but me. Therefore, I am not in the coffee club. ) But I can't. I love blogging and I love Facebook, but do people really need to know what I am doing every second of the day? Do I need to be spending time updating my status? I was at the park with the girls last week, and noticed that out of the four parents who were there with their kids, only one was not engrossed in his/her cell phone or Blackberry. I do not want to be one of those parents who is always on my phone or always on the computer. And God knows that I am on the computer too much as it is, do I need another reason to be on it? And who the heck wants to know what I had for breakfast or how many loads of laundry I fold?

Second, I am taking it upon myself to either hide or totally get rid of some ugly clothes of Nate's. He has these Hawaiian shirts that he loves and I hate, really really hate. We are going to a conference and have to wear nice clothes and he's sure that these shirts are appropriate. I am hiding them so he can't pack them. #1 They may be appropriate here in California, but probably not in Texas. #2 They are ugly and I want him to look nice. So I am hiding them. Maybe even throwing them away, but I would get in big trouble for that one. I can't decide if I'm justified in getting rid of the ugliness or if I am being a bad wife. Any thoughts?

Third, I am going to write a longer post some other time about motherhood., but this is a snippet of what I've been thinking. It's hard, it's rewarding, it's time consuming, and it's life changing. I was a stay at home mom for four years and have been working part-time for about a year now. Being in the "working mom" category has definitely changed my perspective . . . . pretty much for the better. I am less judgemental and more sensitive to the financial, practical, and emotional needs of mothers--and I am finding that those needs vary from family to family. More on that later.

Lastly, I have been following one particular blog that has captured my heart. This is a blog that is known all over the country and lots of people are following. Mckmama (her blog nickname) is the mother of four children, and her youngest, Stellan, is having some serious heart issues. He was flown to Boston this week and will undergo a very risky surgery tomorrow. I don't know this family. I only know their story from the blog, but I have been praying for Stellan and his family for a while now, and I hope that you will check out the blog and pray for Stellan as well. Tomorrow is a big day and they need our prayers. You can check his story out here.