Simple Joys

Amber & Alicia's roommate, Lindsey posted a blog on the the simple things that bring them joy. I thought that it was a great idea so, its my turn. I really like the idea of listing the things that bring a smile to my face and make me happy. Sometimes we get so wrapped up in life that we often overlook the little things that bring a smile to our face.

1. family
2. friends
3. laughing
4. my iPod
5. cool fall nights
6. a good bargain on a very expensive item
7. babies
8. my nieces
9. my nephews
10. vacations
11. being at home when it rains with a good movie and a soft blanket
12. sweet tea
13. a good massage
14. being on a tropical beach
15. manicures & pedicure
16. dancing
17. hearing little kids pray
18. Christmas
19. Christmas music
20. painting
21. taking pictures
22. looking at pictures
23. going to see a play
24. going to the movies
25. having someone play with my hair
26. swinging
27. Friends (the TV show)
28. domino's
29. flowers
30. making people smile
31. comments on my blog
32. shopping
33. letters from Grandad (I've never gotten one but my sisters have and they are so
cute and I would LOVE to receive one).
34. cuddling under a soft blanket
35. a new outfit
36. getting my hair cut
37. Gardening
38. giving and receiving complements
39. playing in water
40. hugs
41. ksss kssssss
42. memories of Grandpa's smile

These are just some of my simple joys. What are yours?

Ok Amber & Alicia. I got this for the guest room. What do you think?

This is my mom's side of the family. We love spending time together at the lake in the summer.

There is one thing that my sister and I have in common and that is our birthday. On July 18, my third birthday, Alicia decided that she wanted to share a birthday with her older sister. It was not always so much fun growing up but now its kind of fun to share it with someone. These are pictures from our birthday this year. We also celbrated Amber's too. She was born on July 1. The day was fun and filled with lots of beef. That's right, beef. Living in India, Alicia doesn't get to eat a lot of meat. So she picked resturants.

If there is one thing that you know about me its that I love my family. Here is my dad's side of the family, the Divers and the McDougall's. We have a great time with each other.

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These pictures are from Hannah & Cameron's wedding in July. Hannah is one of Alicia's best friends and her college roomate. This was also the first time that I got to see Alicia since she moved to India.

In case you didn't know, I am currently working PT for a babysitting agency. Most of the time its great but it has its moments. I make good money in a short period of time and I set my own schedule.

Well, tonight I sat for a new client. I almost didn't take the job because I was still a little tired from the weekend but they were really good friends with one of our favorite clients. So, I thought how bad could it be. I was wrong. So wrong. It was bad almost from the beginning. I'll try to keep this as short and entertaining as possible.

I got there and immediately the kids were pulling on me and wanting me to play with them. Garrison is 9, Georgia is 7 and Richard is 3. So I went into the bedroom with them and we started playing dinosaurs. That was unfamiliar territory for me but I was doing my best. They started yelling at me because I wasn't playing with them even though I was. They were nagging me and pulling on me.

So, the parents finally left and we decided to play hide-n-seek. Let me go back a little. The kids were touching me and groping me and I was feeling uncomfortable. Richard did not want me to put him down. He was stroking my breasts and arms in a very uncomfortable way and burying himself in me. And Georgia kept grabbing my shirt and popping it. I kept telling them to stop touching me but they kept doing it anyway.

Back to the hide-n-seek. So the little boy will not let me put him down so I am forced to hide with him. Georgia was looking for us and when she found us he let me put him down and I noticed that I was wet. He PEED on ME!!! I was so upset and had to fight him to change his clothes. Almost immediately after Georgia found out that he did that she grabbed my shirt like she was going to pop it again and said please let me smell it. I asked her what her problem was and told her not to touch me any more.

After all this, I was ready to get away from them for a couple of min. So, I decided to get dinner ready. They followed me into the kitchen and would not leave me alone and would not stop touching, grabbing and nagging me. Next thing I know Richard is running around the corner and grabs my pants and they started to fall off. I then made it very clear that they needed to go play and leave me alone.

After dinner the older boy, Garrison went next door to play with the neighbors because his dad told him he could. Well, the two younger ones were not happy and it brought havoc on the rest of the evening. Temper tantrums and bad behavior was what followed for me to deal with.

While we were reading, Richard was supposed to be going to sleep but he couldn't because I wouldn't him grope me. And Georgia wouldn't go to sleep because she was waiting up for her mom. They all finally fell asleep about 5 min before mom got home. It was the night that would never end.

I'm walking out the door and I realized that I had forgotten to tell the parents about Richard peeing on me. So I told mom and she had the nerve to say "bless his heart." What about my heart. I was the one that had a wet shirt all night and kept rubbing my arm in it. Unbelievable!!!

Well, that was my night in a nutshell. I welcome your comments and would love to hear what you think about it. I have a couple more stories like it that I can blog about so if you want to hear them let me know.

I'm starting over on this blog. It had a bunch of old stuff on it and I am going to add some new. I'll try to keep it updated with life as I know it. Please be sure to comment. It might keep me more motivated to keep this thing up.