Smarty Pants

Well, it seems I have not been doing well at updating my blog as of late...I will try to do better.

Punky was jumping on the bed the other day (something we don't allow, since Hubby broke his collar bone as a small child by jumping and falling off the bed). I told her to stop jumping and sit on the bed and she cleverly said, "Mommy, I can jump on the bed, it is good exercise for me!" She now has a response for EVERYTHING!

Backstreet Boys Rock!

So, yes, at first I was a little embarrassed to admit I was going to see a Backstreet Boys concert with my sister. She said, "We need a girl's night out and they are going to be in our town...we should go!" I agreed, not sure what it would be like, but at least I knew a few of their songs and thought it would be entertaining to watch all of the girls that were in attendence. I also thought that it would be a little disappointing because they are so old, but then I investigated and found that they are actually not that much older than me. YIKES!

Entertaining it was. As we were sitting there waiting for the boys to make their appearance, the girls in the audience were hilarious. Every time they would see a foot under the black curtain or a security guard walk around from the side of the stage, an eruption of high pitched teen girl screams would begin, only to stop a few seconds later when they realized it was not a BSB. However, we think it was AJ that actually walked down one of the halls/aisles and jumped out, waved, and then darted back out of sight (the girls went crazy). We then also saw him again in a high section of the back part of the stage, trying to get the girls to scream. It was quite entertaining.

Then, when the show started, the girls went absolutely out of control. I have been to concerts in my day, but have never heard screaming like that. Crazy. I do have to admit that it was an absolutely incredible concert. They played right through their intermission and I think we decided they changed their clothes at least 8 times during the concert. It was WOW! It definitely made me want to go out and buy their new CD (which, I don't own ANY of their CD's, but I want to now).

Both me and my sister agreed that if they are EVER near us again, we will pay to see them (these tickets were free thanks to my sis-in-law). And yes, I will drag Hubby to the next one! All in all, best girls night out I have ever had...it was AWESOME!

Wait

We have been waiting for God's answers on a few issues in our family. I came across this poem from a friend's blog...it is incredible.

Wait
Desperately, helplessly, longingly, I cried.
Quietly, patiently, lovingly, He replied.I pleaded, and I wept for a clue to my fate,
And the Master so gently said, “Child, you must wait.”
“Wait? You say wait?” my indignant reply.
“Lord, I need answers, I need to know why.Is your hand shortened? Or have you not heard?
By faith I have asked, and I’m claiming your Word.
“My future, and all to which I can relate
Hangs in balance, and you tell me ‘wait’?I’m needing a ‘yes’, a go-ahead sign,
Or even a ‘no’, to which I can resign.
“And Lord, you have promised that if we believe,
We need but to ask, and we shall receive.And Lord I’ve been asking, and this is my cry:
I’m weary of asking: I need a reply!”
Then quietly, softly, I learned of my fate
As my Master replied once again, “You must wait.”
So I slumped in my chair; defeated and taut
And grumbled to God; “So I’m waiting, for what?”He seemed then to kneel and His eyes met with mine
And He tenderly said, “I could give you a sign.I could shake the heavens, darken the sun,
Raise the dead, cause the mountains to run.
“All you see I could give, and pleased you would be.
You would have what you want, but you wouldn’t know Me.You’d not know the depth of My love for each saint;
You’d not know the power that I give to the faint.
“You’d not learn to see through clouds of despair;
You’d not learn to trust, just by knowing I’m there.You’d not know the joy of resting in Me,
When darkness and silence was all you could see.
“You would never experience that fullness of love
As the peace of My Spirit descends like a dove.You would know that I give, and I save, for a start,
But you’d not know the depth of the beat of My heart.
“The glow of My comfort late in the night;
The faith that I give when you walk without sight;The depth that’s beyond getting just what you ask
From an infinite God who makes what you have last.
“And you never would know, should your pain quickly flee,
What it means that ‘My grace is sufficient for thee’.Yes, your dreams for that loved one o’ernight could come true,
But the loss! If you lost what I’m doing in you.
“So be silent, my child, and in time you will seeThat the greatest of gifts is to get to know Me.And though oft’ may My answers seem terribly late,My most precious answer of all...is still...wait.”-Russel Kelfer

Line

My sister forwarded me an email, and this was the last line...I thought it was pretty powerful...

'Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.'

Spicy

So, we generally do not give Punky pop to drink...only on rare occasion. Today we were eating at a restaurant and all we had was pop, so we gave her a little in her cup. Of course, she loved it and wanted to drink that instead of eating. We coaxed her into taking a bite each time she wanted a drink. The fizz on her tongue must have felt very weird, because she would take a drink, smile and then say, "My drink is spicy!"

I was just thinking today that this is my favorite age...she knows a lot of words and can fully communicate. She has her own definite personality, feelings, opinions, desires and dreams, but she is still little enough that what she says and does is still cute. Even saying the most common thing is priceless. I am so thankful for her and that she is healthy, smart, and happy. Her favorite song right now is "And I'm so happy, so very happy, I've got the love of Jesus in my heart!"

Bob Costas Says It All...

Hubby and I love to watch the Olympics...It was 4 years ago (I can't BELIEVE it!) that we were watching the Olympics, me pregnant with Punky, and we found her name. It was the first (and I think only) name that as soon as we both heard it, we knew we BOTH liked it. Ahhh, memories...

We are big Michael Phelps fans and are so excited he is winning! Unfortunately, we both fell asleep last night before his team swim came on...You Tube, here we come!

I have to say, every Olympics, the announcers say something so incredibly stupid, I just laugh and laugh. Well, I have heard it already. During Michael Phelps first swim, the announcer was saying what an incredible swimmer he is and comparing him to Tiger Woods (not sure how that came about). Anyway, the announcer says, "Phelps is Tiger in a speedo!" I could tell as soon as he said it, he regretted it, and he immediately started talking about something else. Ugh! I am sure Phelps and Tiger cringed at that one!

Lucky #7!

Today is Hubby & my 7th wedding anniversary! Tonight, sis offered to watch Punky so we could go out to dinner-just the two of us! We went out and had a wonderful dinner together and actually got to talk with out being interrupted constantly or having to cut up someone else's food. I feel so blessed to have him by my side. I love you Hubby and thank God for you. You are the best!