It's a Golden Life

Parenting is a journey. I would bet money on the fact that you could not find one person who will tell you that they had or even have it all figured out. Even those who strongly believed that their children "would not act/be this way or that". Each child is their own person. They are born with their own personality. Even though my children are siblings, they have completely different dispositions and brain make up. While some children are more prone to obey/listen well/be laid back, there are other children that will be quirky/ energetic/ require more directive guidance. I used to think my children would all be pretty much the same child, just in boy or girl form. Ya know what? They are all completely different. It honestly took me until my third kiddo to grasp that concept. While I have a more laid back child as the firstborn, the second time around was not the case. I have an energetic, sassy, spunky, needs re-direction often, receives the majority of the spankings, sw...

Halynd has been saying the funniest things lately. Just this evening, she picked up a 1/2 inch drill bit that had some dried rust colored paint on it. She got a shocked look  on her face and asked, " What did you do with this?? Did you kill a giraffe?" Donovan and I laughed so hard. She also has an Arkansas southern twang. No one else in the family has one. So, when she has something sarcastic or funny to say, her draw makes it that much more funny to us. Some things she has said recently- "You fuzzy head." "Oh, nuts!" (when she spills or drops something, especially when eating) "You make da best food in da whole whide wuhrold" (in the whole wide world) "You build an awesome... ( office)" (To D about the bookshelves he put up when she first saw them) "I love Jesus more den da whole whide wuhrold"  "I'm going to brush MY HAIR !!" (When she gets in trouble) "Close your eyes, SUpwRISE...