Cruiser Bruiser Blue....

Dear Cruiser Bruiser Blue,

Please relocate your car as it has begun getting dangerous in our car as we pass by every morning.. Thank you,

P.S. If you could also mention to Slug Bug Red to relocate for the afternoon trip home,

Thanks,

Dad

Thought of the day...

I want Mediocrity!

Here it is as defined by merriam-webster.com

1 a : the quality or state of being mediocre b : moderate ability or value
2 : a mediocre person

Seriously people, its a two part argument.

Firstly, if being better than Mediocre is just being Outstanding, then let me rule in my Mediocrity!

I dont so much appreciate the word Mediocre, as it has always reminded me of tapioca, but Mediocrity, now thats a word that inspires! It says "Hey, you over there, you the overachiever, here i am not overachieving and im having a good time not doing what you are doing because i...." well you get the jest of the conversation.

Thats argument #1, it just plain sounds better!

Now on to #2

Look at the actual definition, "Moderate ability or value", Hmmm, kinda sounds humbling doesnt it? Sure there are things that we are all good at in fact there are things that we all may excel at, thats not what im trying to get at here. What i want to say is that i want to be humbled by God, i want not only Him to see it but others around me as well, and i want to be it without thinking about it, without trying to strive to be IT.

Heres something to ponder. Think about how you would answer these questions and then think about how Jesus would...

How do you see yourself?

How do you want others to see you?

Im good with having a "moderate ability or value" are you?

Enter Sandman

OK PEOPLE!

Ive had it.... For the last several weeks my children, my lovely little children, have become absolutly unbearable at bedtime. They just will NOT go to bed at the predetermined time.

Now, perhaps you can help me here, I have set up a bedtime of 8.30 for both of my children. Is it an unreasonable time for them? Realisticly the time is for my daughter who is 7, my son who is 10 actually knows that if he is in his bed reading by 8.30 then im not going to be to bent out of shape about it. Its the Girl... she will sit and sing and sing and sing and just NOT quiet herself... I mean seriously.

Lets take a look at our day, school is out at 2.45 and we get home around 3.15 at the latest. I try and let the kids decompress for between 15 and 30 min. with a snack and something that THEY want to do. After the decompression we begin the homework. Dinner is served around 5-6 and between 6.30 and 7.30 its bath time, and at around 8.00 its chill time in their own rooms till bed at 8.30.

So what are your nightly rituals?

What has worked for you?

What has backfired?

Talk amongst yourselves....

~ Chocotaco

Food and the amazing Calitron...

Ahhhh, so much time has passed since my last visit here.. where to begin?

I did actually quit smoking this year, in April actually. Thats a whole other topic for another day...

Since i managed to kick the sticks to the curb i started gaining MASSIVE amounts of weight (nah, not really but i was creeping up there.). I decided to start actually taking care of myself, eating right watching my caloric intake, and just generally being smart with what im eating.

So far so good, im down quite a bit in a short time and hope that by adding *gasp* exercise i will actually start feeling better about my weight!

SO with that said, stick with me here as i work out my blogitude and figure out a formula that works with my writing style... which if one were to classify it (and i hope no one does), it would be in the "Word Vomit" category...

Till next time, Woof....

Death of a salesman

Well after 15+ years I have left my best friend. He has always been there for me, when time were tough I could count on him to be there and give me support, when times were good, he was always there to encourage me to do more. But each time we met I began to feel worse and worse, until I had enough! I am tired of the smell my old friend leaves behind, im tired of the pain in my chest I have with every breath, and im fed up with not being able to walk without getting winded… im angry at him for the years of abuse that I was fully aware of but couldn’t do anything about.

Im done!

Some days are better than others, I will say that I have in fact seen my friend since we parted ways, but the relation ship is clearly over. With a little bit of grace from God, maybe I will be able to be around for my kids graduation, or when they get married! God willing, I will be there whether they want me there or not! :-)
I must thank my friends for their support and their help with rationalizing my loss and helping me understand that its not ok to be abused like I was!
Alcoholics have a saying; “one day at a time” for me it seems to be “one more breath”