RIDICULOUS!

Another random thought...you should NOT have to get in line at 6:20 AM to buy tickets to your daughter's ballet and tap recitals. I am 7th in line. They don't go on sale until 11am. Come by and say hi, give me a break from this insanity!

Randomness

Here are some random thoughts from this month:

Call me a prude but I don't think high school students should sing "Sledgehammer" at their recital. Especially in a church. That is just wrong.

My son did awesome at the speech meet. He got 49/50 from both judges and made all the adults cry. Thanks again to Dr. Don for judging. No, he was not D's judge.

The Boards need to approve the lease so the school can put some money into fixing the air conditioning. It is ridiculously hot in those rooms.

Open House is not for the faint of heart.

Summer is coming and I am not bathing suit ready.

My run is coming and I am not ready.

Our critters keep dying. My son said "Mom, it's like all you can keep alive are the big animals like the dogs and the kids". Megan is sad her caterpillars did not turn into butterflies.

Classic moment: Jon walks in after buying himself a new fancy pair of flip flops. Megan looks down and says "Curtis has some like those. But his are cooler because they have a rainbow on them". Jon does not want his fashion compared to Curtis. His ego was bruised!

Glen Ivy the day before Mother's Day was a perfect treat.

Playing baseball with my son on Mother's Day was a dream come true! Maybe he will learn to love the sport after all.

Megan making me limp toast for breakfast on Mother's Day was sweet. Not delicious but sweet.

My husband is wonderful.

That's all for now.

Music

I am not a good singer, I do not have a musical ear, yet sometimes music truly speaks to me. Those that know me know that I am a true sucker for Disco and anything from the movie Grease. Yet despite my conservative exterior, it is ROCK that really makes me feel!

These two songs really spoke to me before I was a Christian. Even now I have days where these songs speak to me.

"Bring Me To Life"

how can you see into my eyes like open doors
leading you down into my core
where I’ve become so numb without a soul my spirit sleeping somewhere cold
until you find it there and lead it back home

(Wake me up)
Wake me up inside
(I can’t wake up)
Wake me up inside
(Save me)
call my name and save me from the dark
(Wake me up)
bid my blood to run
(I can’t wake up)
before I come undone
(Save me)
save me from the nothing I’ve become

now that I know what I’m without
you can't just leave me
breathe into me and make me real
bring me to life

(Wake me up)
Wake me up inside
(I can’t wake up)
Wake me up inside
(Save me)
call my name and save me from the dark
(Wake me up)
bid my blood to run
(I can’t wake up)
before I come undone
(Save me)
save me from the nothing I’ve become

Bring me to life
(I've been living a lie, there's nothing inside)
Bring me to life

frozen inside without your touch without your love darling only you are the life among the dead

all this time I can't believe I couldn't see
kept in the dark but you were there in front of me
I’ve been sleeping a thousand years it seems
got to open my eyes to everything
without a thought without a voice without a soul
don't let me die here
there must be something more
bring me to life

(Wake me up)
Wake me up inside
(I can’t wake up)
Wake me up inside
(Save me)
call my name and save me from the dark
(Wake me up)
bid my blood to run
(I can’t wake up)
before I come undone
(Save me)
save me from the nothing I’ve become

(Bring me to life)
I’ve been living a lie, there’s nothing inside
(Bring me to life)


"Savin' Me"
Prison gates won't open up for me
On these hands and knees I'm crawlin'
Oh, I reach for you
Well I'm terrified of these four walls
These iron bars can't hold my soul in
All I need is you
Come please I'm callin'
And oh I scream for you
Hurry I'm fallin', I'm fallin'

[Chorus:]
Show me what it's like
To be the last one standing
And teach me wrong from right
And I'll show you what I can be
Say it for me
Say it to me
And I'll leave this life behind me
Say it if it's worth saving me

Heaven's gates won't open up for me
With these broken wings I'm fallin'
And all I see is you
These city walls ain't got no love for me
I'm on the ledge of the eighteenth story
And oh I scream for you
Come please I'm callin'
And all I need from you
Hurry I'm fallin', I'm fallin'

[Chorus]

Hurry I'm fallin'

All I need is you
Come please I'm callin'
And oh, I scream for you
Hurry I'm fallin', I'm fallin', I'm fallin'

[Chorus]

Hurry I'm fallin'

I would probably be on my feet if either of these songs were sung during a service. I probably need to go to overdrive for this dream to come true!


Today I told myself I wouldn't stop running until the next song ended. I was in pain. I was tired. I was hot. Yet I ran on...for 13 minutes! That Skynard song is so ridiculously long! I think God put it in that exact spot in my I-pod to keep me going, even when I desperately wanted to stop!

Jon and I have a song that still makes me melt...can we have this Moondance? My children were born to two of my favorite songs (synchronicity or Divine intervention?)

There is no mood that a good disco song can't fix. There is no rock song loud enough. I love me a good love song.

Music is amazing. I just wish I was gifted enough to appreciate it better!!!

15 minutes...

...until Mother's Day is over. I am finishing the day alone, on the computer, with a glass of red wine. I am out of popcorn. I guess it was almost a perfect Mother's Day!

Mother's Day

Just a reminder of how much we might miss with our kids if we are wrapped up in the day, our chores, ourselves and the World! Have a great Mother's Day to all my Mommy Friends!

Just for this morning, I am
going to step over the laundry,
and pick you up and take you to the park to
play.

Just for this morning, I will
leave the dishes in the sink,
and let you teach me how to put that puzzle
of yours together.

Just for this afternoon, I will
unplug the telephone and
keep the computer off, and sit with you in the
backyard and blow bubbles.

Just for this afternoon, I will
not yell once, not even a
tiny grumble when
you scream and whine for the ice
cream truck, and I will buy you one if
he comes by.

Just for this afternoon, I won't
worry about what you are
going to be when you grow up, or second guess
every decision I have made
where you are concerned

Just for this afternoon, I will let
you help me bake cookies, and I won't
stand over you trying to fix them.

Just for this afternoon, I will take
us to McDonald's and buy us both a
Happy Meal so you can have both toys.

Just for this evening, I will hold
you in my arms and tell you a story
about how you were born and how
much I love you.

Just for this evening, I will let
you splash in the tub and
not get angry.

Just for this evening, I will let
you stay up late while we sit on the
porch and count all the stars.


Just for this evening, I will
snuggle beside you for hours,
and miss my favorite TV shows.

Just for this evening when I run
my finger through your hair
as you pray, I will simply be grateful that God
has given me the greatest gift ever
given.

I will think about the mothers
And fathers who are searching
for their missing children,
the mothers and fathers who are
visiting their children's graves
instead of their bedrooms, and mothers and
fathers who are in hospital rooms watching
their children suffer senselessly, and screaming inside that they can't
handle it anymore.

And when I kiss you good night I
will hold you a little tighter, a
little longer. It is then, that I will
thank God for you, and ask
him for nothing, except one more day.............

Dr. Don

A quick "Shout Out" to Dr. Don for being a wonderful, selfless guy! He has volunteered to judge the ACSI speech meet for me. This means instead of judging another grade level, I get to be in the room coaching and watching Dylan during his speech! I am especially grateful since last week I found out my husband could not even video the speech. I was heart broken to miss Dylan's big event. Now, I am leaping with joy!

THANK YOU DON!!!!

Mr. & Mrs. Templeton

When your fans in the back of the house give you a standing ovation, it would be nice if you would turn around after putting your mic's away so that you can SEE THEY ARE GIVING YOU A STANDING OVATION!!!

So I have to settle for telling you on a blog that you did awesome! I think Kristi is now a Journey fan!