I borrowed my friends carpet cleaner (thanks Abbey) and went to town this morning. I must pat myself on the back (cuz no one else will) and say that I did so with a very sore throat and pounding head. How happy I am that I did it. For some reason having clean carpet makes me feel better.
Oh and really who in their right mind would buy a house with light cream colored carpet with five kids....oh that would be me. Seriously what were we thinking. I could not believe how black the water was after I cleaned....although I secretly was fascinated by it(I guess the secret is out). How do we get the carpet that dirty? We take our shoes off in the house. Are our feet really that dirty....sick.
And all the while I was cleaning the carpet and smugly thinking of all that I was accomplishing the cries of poor Landon went unheard. Luckily I stopped to empty out the water tray and heard a sad cry and also a "whack, whack, whack". I look up the stairs and Tyler is banging Landon on the head with a toy car. Poor Landon has his little hands over his face trying to ward off the beating. Tyler saw me and high-tailed it into his bedroom and closed his door. I swooped Landon up and he held on so tight and started patting me on the back. Aww...sweet boy. Mommy to the rescue...the same mommy that was ignoring them for the satisfaction of clean carpet. All in a days work.
Call me silly, but I get excited when I see that someone tagged me so thank you Kathy...Love ya.
DunDunDun....Here are the rules:
1 - List the person(s) who tagged you
2 - Mention the rules on your blog
3 - Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours
4 - Tag 6 fellow bloggers
Unspectacular quirk #1. I have a horrible habit of picking my split ends. I think that is why I have let my hair grow so much...so it is less of an eye strain;) Seriously it is terrible but I can't seem to quit. As a matter of fact I was doing it while thinking about what I was going to write on this post. I need help, I know.
Unspectacular quirk #2. I Windex my counter tops at least 6 or more times a day. It is pointless because number one, they are blackish, and number two, I have kids. I also Windex and shine my sink numerous times a day and am a little upset that others (i.e. kids and husband) don't respect my shiny sink and don't wipe it out after each use too.
Unspectacular quirk #3. I sleep with my head at the foot of the bed. For some reason it is more comfortable to me, although I am pretty sure it isn't any different than the head of the bed. It feels cooler to me too. So I guess you could say that Ron gets a good cuddle with my feet and vice versa;)
Unspectacular quirk #4. I love getting the mail....ya know...the good old fashioned in-your-mailbox kind of mail. It makes me happy...even though it is almost always bills. For some reason I have it in my head that one day I will go to get the mail and there will be an envelope with a ton of money in it. I have read that this has happened in like Japan and I figure "Hey why not..it could happen."
Unspectacular quirk #5. I get a little crazy when I don't know where both sippie cups for the boys are. I am talking a little anxiety here. In my mind I see them finding it days later with curdled milk and that just makes me sick to think about...so we have many cup-finding "parties" a day.
Unspectacular quirk #6. Let's just say I owe y'all one. I can not think of another. I am just so normal.....
So I tag, Lindsey, Heather Dickens, Carolyn, Desi, Liz, Melissa, Jenny, Ruth, Kim, Rocky.
This is a really personal subject, but I have to have an outlet.
This past week I have found out some hard things. As stated before on a previous post I made some really bad choices a few years ago. I will not go into detail, but I know most of you know and those who don't know for sure certainly can guess.
I have worked REALLY hard on changing, repenting and moving forward. It is still a rocky road because of the reality I must face on a daily basis, as I know it is for the others involved. I have experienced the joys of the Atonement and can with absolute certainty say that I know I completed my repentance. I have enjoyed receiving Church callings again, taking the sacrament and even visiting teaching;)
So...this is what is killing me. I have made new friends since it all happened. People who did not know me or my family then. People who did not even live in San Antonio at the time. Some of these people have been told by me because I trusted them and others have been told by third-parties who had nothing to do with it. Some of these people have then taken it upon themselves to use this as a butt of a joke, a cliche, and just plain gossip. I found out that a trusted friend and her husband have been perpetuating it and joking about it behind our backs. They were not involved, did not know me, did not live here, did not know any parties involved. What gives them the right? They have taken it upon themselves to tell other friends, and so the grapevine goes.
So, am I wrong in thinking that they are 100% out of line? Am I wrong to be so hurt that I want to crawl back into my hole and not emerge until I can get out of here? I spent the past two and a half years crawling out of that hole. How do I know who I can trust? Will this follow me the rest of my life?
I honestly want to know what you all think. Even if it is brutal.
Also, what do I do about this friend? I am so hurt that I don't want to see either her or her husband right now, but is that right of me?
Lesson learned: don't get caught up in gossip. I know it is easy to pass things on, especially when they are really juicy, but what does this accomplish? You never know who you are pushing into a hole.
I just received a new calling tonight as RS Instructor. I was wondering if anyone knows of any websites that help teachers out. I know of LDS.org of course, and Sugardoodle and The Exponent, so if anyone knows of any other cute ones I would appreciate the ideas!!
Thanks a bunch!
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