More Than A Mom.

I don't really understand why people feel like if I do anything except take care of my kids and be a housewife, I'm a bad mother. Okay, first off? You don't know me. You don't know who I am. You know my name, that I have two sons, maybe a bit about my family. But honestly? You've never met me, talked to me, carried on a conversation with me, and you never will. WHY do you get to pass judgment? I truly don't understand. Not only is it unfair, but it's unjust. Second off, you obviously are not a mom yourself and know little about children. Because you seem to always look past the fact that they sleep. A lot. And I don't always have something to do while they sleep. So I get on the computer. Thirdly, my online accounts ARE NOT just for online friends. I have family and real life friends, too, thanks. And they want to know what's going on. Fourth, I also know that you most likely have little understanding of what a mother is.
Kay, honestly? Once I became a mom, I lost the right to be anything else? I can't follow my dreams, can't do anything! Why can't I please anyone, no matter what? If I work and go to school, it's bad because I'm leaving my kids and should be taking care of them. If I don't, it's bad because I'm not supporting them. Freaking choose already. Which one is it? And moms have lives. Yes, my kids are the most important things in my life, but they are not the ONLY things in my life. I have other family, other friends, a relationship with my husband, a job, passions. I have feelings and desires and goals that don't actually have anything to do with motherly duties. Am I not allowed to have that anymore? What about your own mom? Do you really have so little respect for her to hold her to the same standards? If I did nothing for myself, what would I even be anymore? Just a mom-robot or something?
So let me say this - until you're a mother, until you've lived my exact life with all the involved circumstances and feelings, until you're perfect, until you're God himself, you have NO right to judge me, or anyone else. None. You may think you do, but you're sadly mistaken. What some nobody says about my over the internet is not going to change the way I act, and it's not going to keep me up at night. But I just thought I'd write this to tell you that I am more than just a mom. I'm a person, too.

Bold everything you've done. :)

Yes. I stole this from Jenna's tubmlr. :) But I can't strike things out for some reason, so I'm bolding everything I've done. :)

1. Had a beer.
2. Been drunk.
3. Touched a real gun.
4. Done drugs.
5. Wrote on a bathroom stall.
6. Read a George Orwell book.
7. Had sex.
8. Got into a fist fight.
9. Used Twitter.
10. Listened to Lady Gaga.
11. Been in a car accident
12. Gotten suspended.
13. Gotten expelled.
14. Got a computer virus.
15. Had a hand-written diary.
16. Been allergic to something.
17. Had a dog.
18. Had a cat.
19. Been pregnant.
22. Camped out.
23. Swam in the Ocean
24. Wore a bikini.
25. Meet someone online in person.
26. Made a survey.
27. Used ICQ.
28. Failed a class for the year.
29. Repeated a grade.
30. Went to summer school.
31. Got the high honor roll.
32. Got the regular honor roll (A’s and B’s).
33. Learned to speak another language fluently. (I was close!)
34. Read an entire book.
35. Recorded my own music.
36. Had an xBox.
37. Listened to Rammstein.
38. Wore fishnets.
39. Bought skinny jeans.
40. Been in love.
41. Hated someone.
42. Been cheated on.
43. Cheated on someone.
45. Did something sexual with someone of the same sex.
46. Practiced Christianity.
47. Worn makeup.
48. Had a cavity.
49. Had surgery.
50. Had my license.
51. Been to college.
52. Graduated high school.
53. Attempted suicide.
54. Worn colored contacts.
55. Painted my nails black.
56. Broken someone’s heart.
57. Had my heart broken.
58. Cried for an hour straight.
59. Lost something very valuable.
61. Got separated from my parents as a kid.
62. Broken a bone.
63. Gotten stung by a bee.
64. Eaten something bad/expired.
65. Threw up from being so drunk.
66. Had to put a pet to sleep.
67. Participated in a swinger’s party.
68. Owned an iPod.
69. Owned an iPhone.
70. Fell for a best friend.
71. Stole a friend’s significant other.
72. Got a computer virus.
73. Went away from home for more than a week.
74. Moved out.
75. Ran away.
76. Teased my brother/sister.
77. Gotten into a fist fight.
78. Been to the hospital.
79. Had food poisoning.
80. Had a job.
81. Been fired
82. Lied to a friend.
83. Lied to a family member.
84. Lied to a significant other.
85. Posted a video on YouTube.
86. Started a rumor about someone.
87. Deliberately failed a test.
88. Dropped out of school.
89. Fallen down the stairs.
90. Been skinny dipping.
91. Counted to a million.
92. Counted to a thousand.
93. Ate deer meat.
94. Ate duck meat.
95. Had fast food.
96. Been to church.
97. Been to a synagogue.
98. Been married.
99. Had a divorce.
100. Broken a window.

Rafe

Well I'm sure most of you heard about Rafe's sickness. He had RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) which caused him to have pneumonia. RSV and complications in babies under 6 months old often causes death, so it was very scary for us. But luckily, my little boy made it through. :) He's a fighter! He was REALLY sick for a while there, but just as quickly as he worsened, he got better. He is still sick, but he is A LOT better than he was, and he's not so sick that he needs to be in the hospital anymore. After 5 days there, I was SO glad that he could come home.
Unfortunately, the medicines he was on and just in general serious RSV often causes asthma later in life. So we're going to have to be extremely cautious about that. But asthma isn't always that serious. My brother has it and he's a great athlete! It doesn't really prohibit you from doing much. And he's kind of grown out of it as he's gotten older. He had a lot of asthma attacks as a child, and just normal sicknesses like the flu or pneumonia turned in to life-threatening things. But as long as you're careful, once you get past that it's really nothing major. I'd much rather him have asthma than not be here, so I'm thankful!
Thank ya'll SO much for all the thoughts and prayers, I'm confident that it did make a difference. The power of prayer is an amazing thing.
Also, for those who aren't aware of what RSV is, basically it's a respiratory virus that infects the lungs and breathing passageways. Most people can get better quickly and without much medical intervention, but in infants (especially under 6 months), young children, older adults and people with other respiratory diseases, it can become severe. It's the most common cause of pneumonia and bronchiolitis in babies under 1 year old.

Aussieology.

I like quizzes.


1) What is your salad dressing of choice? I don't really like salad, but I guess whatever is on ceaser salad, because I'll sometimes eat it.

2) What is your favorite sit-down restaurant? Man, that's tough. Olive Garden, Chuy's, Babe's. :)

3) What food could you eat for 2 weeks straight and not get sick of it? Pizza or fried chicken. :)

4) What are your pizza toppings of choice? Pepperoni, garlic or just cheese. Or some combo of the 3.

5) What do you like to put on your toast? Butter, PB&J, or cinnimon.

6) How many televisions are in your house? Three. Only one nice one, though.

7) What color cell phone do you have? The back is silver&black, but I also have a purple back to it.

8) Are you right-handed or left-handed? Righty. :)

9) Have you ever had anything removed from your body? Just a few kids. You know. No big deal.

10) What is the last heavy item you lifted? My suitcase.

11) Have you ever been knocked unconscious? Yepp.

12) If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die? No way.

13) If you could change your name, what would you change it to? I have no idea, haha. I've been told I look like a Danielle or Scarlett, though.

14) Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1000? Depends on how long I have to drink it. ;)

15) How many pairs of flip flops do you own? None. I really need some.

16) What’s your goal for this year? To draw closer to God and raise a family in His light.

17) Last person you talked to? Levi.

18) Last person you hugged? Levi.

19) Favorite Season? That is SO hard. I love them all! I guess Spring and Summer... But I love them all.

20) Favorite Holiday? Christmas&The Fourth of July.

21) Favorite day of the week? Saturday.

22) Favorite Month? April, June, September, December. :)

23) First place you went this morning? The (foggy) beach for the sunrise.

24) What's the last movie you saw? The King's Speech.

25) Do you smile often? Ohhh yes.

26) Do you always answer your phone? Unless I'm in a school zone, my hands are full of children, I don't hear it, or there's a zombie apocalypse then yes. :)

27) It's four in the morning and you get a text message, who is it? I never get texts at 4 am. Haha.

28) If you could change your eye color what would it be? I love brown eyes.

29) What flavor drink do you get at Sonic? Orange slush.

30) Have you ever had a pet fish? Yep! When I was little, we had Princess, Rainbow, Angel and Beauty. :) Could you tell that Ana and I named them?

31) Favorite Christmas song? Carol of The Bells, So This Is Christmas, and lots more.

32) What's on your wish list for your birthday? Nothing at the moment.

33) Can you do push ups? Nope. Haha.

34) Can you do a chin up? If I knew what that was...

35) Does the future make you more nervous or excited? Both.

36) Do you have any saved text? Nope.

37) Ever been in a car wreck? Yep.

38) Do you have an accent? Yes. Two. American&Southern. :)

39) What is the last song to make you cry? I have no idea.

40) Plans tonight? Church then early bed time.

41) Have you ever felt like you hit rock bottom? You have no idea.

42) Name 3 things you bought yesterday? I didn't buy anything yesterday.

43) Have you ever been given roses? Yesss<3

44) Current hate right now? Cleaning. Fog.

45) Met someone who changed your life? Definitely. Jesus Christ<3

46) How did you bring in the New Year? A kiss from my hubby. :)

47) What song represents you? Man, WAY too many.

48) Name three people who might complete this? No, Idea&Sorry. :)

49) What were you doing at 12 AM last night? Asleep. :)

50) What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? I do not want to get up.

I'm a bad baker.

Usually I'm good, but today I made cookies and they turned out a mess!


Apparently they're good still, hence why there weren't too many left for me to take a picture of, thanks to LEvi.

I love old people.

So after Levi and I went to the movies, we picked up Rafe and Bentley. We decided we didn't feel like making dinner and went out to eat. We were about to leave after we ate, and this old woman came up to me and said "you have two of the most handsome babies I have every seen." Of course I was like "thank you so much" and then she just asked their names and stuff, and then her husband came up behind her (they were SO cute!) and kissed her on the cheek and said to Levi and I, "You two have been through a lot of rough times together, haven't you?" We were like.... Yeah, sorta kinda. Haha. I asked how he could tell, and he said "Two people aren't in love like that unless they have been through a lifetime of trials and tribulations. Especially two people as young as yourself."

I just thought that was really sweet and that I'd share it with you. But seriously - I love old couples. They are so cute and sweet.

Images from the rodeo.

Just so you know what you're missing. (No, I didn't take these. My crap camera couldn't take any good pics last year, hopefully this year I'll be able to take&post some good ones!)

This be how we do it down in Texas. ;)