Blogs I Love and Why

It's no secret that I love to read. I read anything and everything I can get my hands on from the back of shampoo bottles to adventure novels. So when I discovered blogs, I found another outlet for my voracious reading habit.

As you can see by the list on the side of my blog, there are quite a few blogs I like to follow. Today I decided to tell you about my top five favorite blogs and why I like them. A couple things first. Most of these ladies don't have a clue who I am, and none of them know me personally. What I love about their blogs is that in reading them I've found women who share a small portion of their lives in an interesting and classy way and to which I can completely relate.

So without further ado, and in no particular order, I present to you my top five favorite blogs:

• The Glamorous Life of a Housewife - This is the blog that got me hooked on blogs, and the reason I read most of the blogs I read. The writer, Whitney, has an adorable little boy and another on the way, and I'm always impressed by the grace and class with which she handles almost any situation. Plus she's downright funny at times.
• Marriage Confessions - Katie, the writer of this blog is funny, and witty, and honest. She keeps it real without being tacky or revealing too much. She doesn't pretend or put forth the perfect family picture, but at the same time, you realize how normal, well-adjusted, and loving her family is.
• Blue Eyed Bride - One of my absolute favorite blogs to read! Erin is funny, but totally honest. I know that her blog only presents a small part of her life to the world, but it is very relate-able. She has two adorable sons, and she doesn't mince words when it comes to writing about life as a mother and a wife. She doesn't pretend to have it all together, but you can also tell that she adores her family.
• Tales of  the Trees - Megan writes this blog, and y'all she cracks me up. Probably because she reminds me of myself. The things she writes about are often the same things I deal with in my own life. Not to mention, that her husband is also a youth pastor and plays on the worship team at their church (I actually think he leads worship) which is very much like Patrick and myself.
• Bogue and Weejer - Last but far from least is Ruthie at Bogue and Weejer. If you are ever having a bad day you need to read this blog. Ruthie is hilarious. And she's one of the few girls I know that also loves Science Fiction. And she replies to my tweets. And I think we would get along really well if we ever get to meet in real life. And I mean that in a totally non-creepy, unstalkerish way. Oh, and she helped center the header on the top of my blog. But seriously y'all she is a super funny writer, and she takes the cutest pictures of her twin girls, and I highly recommend you read her blog.

So there you have it. My top five favorite blogs. There are tons of other blogs I love, but these are the ones I relate to the most. They're all young mothers (I actually think they are all younger than me, but we won't discuss that) with at least one young child. They are all Christians although they are from various denominations and walks of life. Most of all, reading their blogs makes me realize that I am not alone. Everyone's kids (and husbands and dogs and jobs and yes I'm including being a SAHM as a job . . . because it is a huge job) sometimes drive them nuts and make them throw their hands up in the air, but at the same time you know that you couldn't and wouldn't want it any other way.

Weird and Random Thursday Thoughts

Do you like my titles here lately? They're really creative and original . . .

I'm pretty sure I wrapped 800 (give or take) presents last night. I'm also pretty sure I have 800 more to go. My back is killing me from sitting on the floor, but I have this thing about Christmas presents. They must be wrapped. I only use bags if I absolutely cannot wrap the gift. Now, birthday gifts? I'll throw them in any old bag I find. But Christmas gifts are more like a decoration. They must be sparkly and pretty and shiny to make up for what's inside.

My sister and brother-in-law headed to Vegas this morning so I'm officially the mother of two boys for the next few days. I would whine and complain and act like it's a really difficult job, but Anthony is really easy to take care of. Now if I can just keep Andrew under control.

Don't you love how I randomly change topics? Keeps you on your toes doesn't it?

I'm really sleepy. We had our work Christmas party yesterday afternoon, and I ate way too much. I may or may not have made myself feel sick. I also may or may not have woken up in the middle of the night with the world's worst indigestion. Not to worry, I have an arsenal of antacids to support my eating habits. Sorry . . . too much info.

I'm eating a lemon bar right now. I haven't weighed myself this week. I need to . . . maybe it would stop me from eating so much junk (did I mention we had tamales, cheese dip, and spanish rice for dinner?). I did work out on Saturday (it's Thursday btw). I'm hoping it will hold me through Christmas break. I actually like to work out, but I hate working out when it's cold. I want to wear sweats, but then I almost die of a heatstroke (because the almost dying has nothing to do with being so out of shape). So my solution is just not to work out at all. So far it's working for me. Now if I can just stop shrinking my clothes. ;)

Have a good Friday everyone!

Let's See . . . (there's even pictures)

I had an almost four hour math curriculum, strategizing, planning, analyzing meeting today. I actually love planning and curriculum and instruction and math. I'm so fond of it, in fact, that I want to get my Masters in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus in Mathematics . . . someday, when I have buckoos of time on my hands. But gosh, two weeks before Christmas break, in the middle of an incredibly stressful year, I'm just not that into it. We plowed through and got quite a bit accomplished however. So if I happen to teach your kid or a kid you know rest assured that their life and education will now be made even better by today's meeting.

Aren't you glad I don't teach grammar? Wait, I actually do teach grammar. That was a joke. Not the part about teaching grammar, but I don't use improper grammar in class. Just everywhere else in my life.

I'm rambling . . . can you tell?

So we got a new vacuum a couple weeks ago. And it was a little tricky to figure out. Actually, it probably wasn't tricky at all. I'm just not in the least bit mechanically inclined. Anyway, my cleaning lady was coming today, and I was afraid that she's also not mechanically inclined so I printed out some instructions for her . . . in Espanol because I don't think she reads English. Was that insulting or rude? I didn't think it was because the vacuum really wasn't easy to figure out. But then I didn't think the instructions did the greatest job explaining how to use the vacuum (I'm not entirely sure because I don't exactly read or speak Spanish) so I used google translate to add my own notes. That may have insulted her. Or she may just think I'm nuts. And she's not far off.

I tried to help Sarah and Hector and Patrick move our old entertainment center to Andrew's playroom on Sunday. I was able to lift it about a centimeter off the ground. I'm pretty sure I pulled twelve muscles in various places in my body. Which is why I'm best in an advisory position.

I promised you pictures. But I made you wait until the end. I'm nice like that.

Not sure what this is about. It's kind of creeping me out though.

This is his Gone With the Wind pose. He's swooning.

This one he said was (and I quote . . . hence the quotation marks), "beautiful". No insecurities here folks.

It's supposed to get really cold on Sunday. I think the high on Monday is supposed to be in the 40s. That may not be cold if you live in the Arctic Northern part of the United States, but here in Texas, that's pretty dern cold. Time to break out the footy pajamas.

Smile people! Tomorrow's Friday.