Stubborn Attitude

Stubborn Attitude - by J. Hillard

Bless my oh so stubborn attitude
no matter how frustrated it makes others.

Bless the way it will not let me give up,
bouncing back is a necessity in life.

Bless the way it gives me courage,
my shoulders back and chin held high.

Bless the way it helps me parent,
not giving in to pouty faces.

Bless the way it helps me teach,
molding students into well mannered society.

Bless the way it allows me to stand my ground,
what is popular is not always correct.

Bless the way it makes others think of me,
good, bad, even indifferent.

Bless the way it humbles me when I am wrong,
teaching the teacher a lesson or two.

Bless the way it puffs me up when I am right,
sustaining confidence needed in a rough world.

Bless the way it helps me love,
empathizing others with an oh so stubborn attitude.

Credo

Credo - by J. Hillard

I believe home really is where the heart is.
Family is what makes that home, not the actual space.
I believe homes are those that are truly lived in,
not those that are dust free and made into shrines of one’s work.
I believe the outside is a place for everyone to play.
Smelling the flowers in the summer and the crisp air in the winter.
I believe the world needs to slow down,
taking more time each day to enjoy life.
I believe that smiles and laughter can make a huge difference,
but only when genuine.
I believe that love and faith, joy and happiness,
nothing more, nothing less are what the journey of life is really about.

As An Adult

As An Adult - by J. Hillard

I love my husbands warm embrace.
I love the sound of my children’s laughter.
I love being taken away to a new place while reading a book.


I hate fear and ignorance.
I hate feeling discouraged.
I hate society’s rules.


I dream about where I will be in the future.
I dream about long family vacations.
I dream about being the woman and mother my family adores.


I value life.
I value love.
I value relationships.


I believe there is a God.
I believe He loves like I cannot imagine.
I believe my loved ones are in heaven taking care of babies lost to me.


I know I am strong.
I know I am loved.
I know I am passionate.


My Dad has made a difference in my life, loving me unconditionally.
My Husband has made a difference in my life, loving me for who I am.
My children have made a difference in my life by just existing.

Birthday wishes!

Happy Birthday Leanna! We had a great time out last night. It was nice to get out with my handsome hubby and drink some white zin in the process all the while celebrating your birthday. You are darling! :-)

Date Night ... Woo hoo!!

Some one pinch me! I am going on a date with my husband tonight! Ideally we have always talked about going out at least once a month so that we do not forget what each other looks like. With kids and crazy schedules our ideal idea has yet to come to fruition. Thanks to Meme and Pap we will be off in about an hour to have dinner with Josh's brother, sister-in-law, cousin, and cousin-in-law. Actual adults with adult conversation. Jeesh, I hope I remember how to use my grown-up words...ooops vocabulary. There that was good practice.

Where do you go when you are lucky enough to be on a date?

Why are groceries SO expensive?

I just returned from yet another depressing trip to the grocery store. I am in weekly shock of the final cost when the cashier presents me with my bill. I am a huge coupon nerd and follow the weekly circulars like a hawk, yet I just can't seem to get ahead at the grocery store. I can't be alone...and although I am not a psychotic coupon-er like those on TLC...no one is waging a war on the grocery stores. Anyone wish to start one? If I were brave I may, but I am just little old me and only have the power to complain. :-/ Woe is my wallet! Thank you brand named foods and ridiculously priced produce for making my evening so splendid.

Oh snap! They closed the GAP!!!

I love to shop, but 1) do not have the funds to do so on a regular basis, and 2) am far to busy to have free time to spend shopping even if 'dough' was free flowing.  I say this because on an impromptu trip to the local mall in my town yesterday I saw that our GAP had closed and supposedly Old Navy is next. The world's economy is really taking its toll, this is not new news, yet I cannot deny my shock when I climbed the escalator on a mission to find Valentine's Day shirts for my boy's school parties and found a "We will miss you" sign where the GAP used to reside. Humph! I am afraid that soon there will be no mall in our town, or at least not one with shoppes that interest my tastes in clothing for my family or myself.

January 27, 2012

The coffee passes my lips and I sigh. It is Friday morning and I am sitting in a classroom, one of my four classrooms, getting ready for my students to come traipsing in. One grade, one class at a time. I have a headache that I would love to be rid of very soon. This ache has to be from the endless coughing that continues to escape my chest. Give me a break germs! I am tired of feeling lousy! I would like to have today come and go quickly. The work part of today, that is, not the after work time that I get to spend horsing around with my three rowdy little boys. The time I get to spend snuggling up to my husband as we catch up on our favorite TV shows waiting on our DVR. Ah, the weekend! Cartoons, Wii, reading, grocery shopping, a play date for the monkeys, cleaning, graduate work...hold on! I can see the weekend passing before my eyes already. At least I see it passing with my favorite boys by my side. :-)