The Fourth Tooth

Lookout Brady! Emma wants to lose another one to catch up with you! She lost number four, but still a tooth behind. She knew that she could not catch up by your Halloween party on Friday, but I convinced her that she would be one tooth closer. It took me several smiles to get one without a pink tongue pushing through the holes in her mouth. But we finally got on the same page and got a smile without the tongue. Well, got to go and find the Tooth Fairy! Hopefully, she can remember when she hid her silver dollars!

Momsense

Goggle the following video, Momsense. It is from Anita Renfroe. She is a christian comedian. I started thinking do I have mom-sense. Sometimes I wonder if I have any sense. I know a lot of people say that they want to not raise their children like their parents raised them. Well, that is not the case for me. I want to be the mother that my mother was and is for me. She was kind and loving, fun and silly, and kicked our tails when they needed kicking. I have said every mom thing to say already in Emma's short six years. My favorite is because "I am the mother". But I also use several others such as "I'll give you something to cry about", " I am older than you and I know more than you do". At least that is what I say. Sometimes I am not so sure. Enjoy!

I have been Tagged?!?

Shanan, I am not sure how you get me into these things. You started this blogging thing. My biggest worry about this activity is that I don't know seven people who blog. I may need modifications (shortened assignment or something). Thanks http://footballfamilyof4.blogspot.com/ for tagging me.

Things about me:

1. I read cookbooks. I usually have one on my nightstand. I know it is weird, but that's the point right.

2. I love old movies. Thrillers like Hitchcock's Read Window or Marnie. Musicals like Seven Brides for Seven Brides and Kiss Me Kate. I use to watch them in college when I had a big drafting project due. I would rent movies, set up the drafting board, and watch/listen while I worked all weekend.

3. I was a flag girl in high school. How much detail do you need here? I wore a big black strange hat and a polyester skirt, shirt and vest. But hey! It was better than the regular band uniform. That hat was a big white fluffy cylinder with a chin strap. It was no contest!

4. I am a neat freak at work/school, but a mess at home. My locker at school was the neatest one of all. My book covers and folders were color coordinated and organized by the day's schedule. My sister would scream when we came home from school because I dropped all my things just inside the door. Well, times have changed and again they have stayed the same. I am still very organized at work/school. When I first married I worked very hard and was able to keep up with my husband. But now, I can not keep up. (My husband is a messy. Shh! Don't tell anyone.) It takes me too long to pick up the stuff to be able to clean that I usually run out of time before the cleaning actually begins.

5. I wanted black and white wedding photos. I never told anyone because I knew my mom would lose it. I also wanted pale green celedon bridesmaid's dresses. But I opted for the more traditional colored photos and deep purple dresses. It was very colorful, even without my original day dreams. Cleveland never would have approved the other stuff either.

6. I got pregnant really easy! Most people thought that Cleveland and I could not get pregnant after we got married. Truth is we did not try. We worried about my health and the health of a possible baby. We finally decided that if God choose to bless us with a baby, we would happily have one. We went off birth control and were pregnant with a couple of months. It was God's timing. All of my girlfriends were pregnant at the same time. Those little blessing allow our only child to experience children her own age. We're not family, but very close.

7. I have a Fine Art degree. Most people who know me now as a teacher. But I went to TWU in Denton for too many years and finally graduated with a degree in Fine Arts/Interior Design. But that was in the early 1990's. You could not buy a job in interior design those days. Most of my friends were working as receptionists in design firms. How I became a teacher is another story for later.

The end of the list!! That was hard. But now who will I tag? Not seven, I have modifications remember. I only know two others who are blogging other than Shanan since my other friends will not jump on this wagon.

http://angelampatterson.blogspot.com/

http://jillnichols.blogspot.com/

A Change in Reading Materials

Well, the books by my bed, on my desk and in my bag have changed. I was reading cook books and novels mainly. I also read the occasional teacher's book on something. Now, my tables and bags are littered with other choices. I am currently reading "You and Your ADD Child", "Raising Resilient Children", and something else I cannot even remember the name of . . . I just ordered Executive Skills for Children and Adolescents: A Practical Guide for Assessment and Intervention (a book on a idea by Thomas Brown and the new ADD model) and Attention Deficit Disorder: The Unfocused Mind in Children and Adults. Wow, that was a mouth full and doesn't it sound like something you would like to borrow for a light read. Just joking, I have always jumped in the deep end when reading up on a topic if a student in my classroom was struggling. Well, now that student is my child, so I dove in head first. Sometimes I don't know where to start, but the majority of the research says that therapy for the ADD child is necessary with or without medicine if chosen. I want the world for my Emma. It is my job to learn everything I can to help her, fight for her if needed, let her fall on her face when necessary, encourage her, love her unconditionally, pull her teeth, tie her shoes (still), organize her closet again and again, pray over her little sleeping body and cry when she is not looking, etc. Some moments, it seems like we are back pedaling, but mainly we are moving forward. Emma is more out going and talking to people. She had two conversations with the librarian at school. Janice was so excited. She has known Emma for two years. Before Emma just said nothing or gave a one word answer, now look out. She is not screaming and crawling up my leg when large dogs are near. We went to Pet Smart the other day when they were taking Halloween pictures of pets. Before, we would have probably had to leave or I would have held her while trying to check out with hamster food, but she stand beside me. I was so pleased for her. She still did not like the big dogs, but she remained calm. Calm is heaven! She has been getting herself up some mornings and getting ready for school on her own. I know, she is six, but it is the first time. She did not forget to brush her teeth, even with 200 reminders, etc. She is happier at school and at home. Thank God and those people for have helped our family during this time. Maybe I should say during this life!

The 3rd Lost Tooth and Voting Issues

Emma lost her third tooth tonight. I know that she lost two before, I have a direct link to the tooth fairy, but I don't remember the second one. I have pictures of the first, but no photos of the second, just physical evidence of it's loss. Maybe it's an odd thing. I'll just mark the odd numbered losses. Emma was so excited. She has several loose teeth. Tonight as we were trying to put her to bed, she kept asking us to check her latest loose one. Cleveland confirmed it was loose, I did the deed and pulled it. Then we had to find the tooth fairy bear, we have not seen it since tooth #2. It was under our bed, not hers, ours. What is amazing is that she located it in about five minutes! Cleveland and I were looking in her room and she looks under our bed and finds it. Well, sometimes it seems like our room is her room. The house is hers, who am I kidding!

Top Ten Voting Issues

10. No one votes. Why is it that more people go the high school football than vote in the US elections? Do we can care who runs our country?

9. When college kids are polled on who they are voting for, they say Obama. When asked why, they say because the other guy is old.

8. College kids can vote.

7. In a country where the founding fathers placed so much importance on God, we have a Muslim running for president and he may win.

6. Obama is attractive. That concerns me because that is how Clinton became President.

5. Since when does be attractive make you a good leader. . .

4. I have relatives who will vote for Obama. I am not sure we are really related.

3. Mrs. Obama is just now, for the first time in her life, proud of America. This is a possible first lady??!!??

2. I may have to leave the country. What is Canada like? Can you get a four year visa?

1. On my voter's registration card, it says Democrat. I have not considered myself a democrat since Clinton ran for office and I ran to the Republican party as fast as I could!

Vote for a real American! (Even if his wife looks like Barbie.)

Purple Princess Glasses and a Halloween Tea Party

I took Emma to the eye doctor today. She did so well. For over an hour, she listened, attempted to follow directions, and even verbally answered some questions. She warmed up the nurse or aide, and to Dr. Joe. She was so excited to see the glasses. We looked at them before we even knew whether or not she needed them. She orginally choose these red plastic frames with rinestone hearts on the corners. She reminded me of Sally Jessie. I vetoed those frames. The ones she choose are purple with sparkles on the sides. She was beyond excited. She almost cried when she could not take them home today. I took her picture to show Daddy and for the blog of course. Be sure to check out the happiest little girl in glasses.

Tonight, Emma was invited to a Halloween Tea Party at the neighbor's house. Our neighbor's the Holidays' granddaughter Katelyn choose Emma to join her in the fun. They are planning to have cookies, cupcakes, and maybe watch a movie. Sorry, Mrs. Headlee tomorrow maybe sleepy Emma.