New Calling

See, I knew there was more to be blogged.

The end of December I got a new calling at church.  I was a Wolf cub scout leader for the last 

2 1/2 years.  It was a nice calling, I learned a lot!  But I was feeling like my time was up.  It was really nice to get this new call.  

I am now the Nursery Leader.  I really like it.  It is kind of funny because I have been in there helping out for the last 3 years.  So, I guess while I was standing on the "outside looking in" you would think that I have learned a lot.  I think so far I have learned that the place was too cluttered.  Over these last few years I have seen papers and projects pile up, because you know, "maybe the next person will want to use it."  I have heard people complain about a kitchen set that is in there.  "It distracts the kids."  But no one will do anything about it.  And for some reason the nursery room is a dumping ground.  We get more junk in there then wanted/needed. So, the first thing I have learned to do is let go.  If I am not going to use it, then get it out of there!!  And I have done well so far.  I know that many have worked hard on the "projects" but I think that is why we are called with not much training, we are all unique and we can bring our personalities into the called and do a dang good job!  We don't need the last person telling us how to do it.  And that goes for when we are released, there are set rules, follow them.  But let your personal talents shine.  As it goes for working with others, let them be themselves.  I have a great partner,  and wonderful helpers.  I am so excited to work with them.  It will be a great year. -Ma 

Because They Are Famiwy

After putting the nativity set out.  The kids love to look and touch.  I don't know what kid wouldn't because the set is from Dreamsicles and they have the cutest faces.  If they weren't breakable I would let the kids play with them.  I remember when I was little and my mom would put out the nativity set I loved to take Jesus out and just hold him, I felt closer to Jesus when I did this.  So I try not to get mad when they are touching.

Back to the story...

Abby climbed up on a little table up to the shelf with the nativity set.  I noticed her up there as I was passing by and I stated, "You can look but please don't touch."

Later I was passing by again and Abby was still on the table looking at the set.  However the set was now clustered together in a tight circle.

I said, "Abby, I asked you not to touch."

Abby said, "I not touching Mommy, I just looking."

Me, "Abby, they moved and I asked you not to touch."

Abby, "I not touching Mommy, I just looking."

Me, "Abby, if you're not touching, how did they move?"

Abby, "Because they are Famiwy.  They are together."

-Ma

Busy One Year Old

Wow, this little boy of mine, Jacob. He is such a handful. Yesterday, I was in the shower and he thinks it is fun to stand on the toilet and turn on and off the hot water at the sink. I can feel when that hot water comes on so I say, "Jacob, hot! Turn it off." He laughs then turns off the water. Well I just finished washing my face when I hear him start to scream. So I said, "Yes, Jacob, it is HOT! Turn off the wat..." I look and and he is in the sink trying to get out of the stream of water. His skin was pink and hot where the water had hit on his knee and both feet. No burns though, Phew.

Later he wants to climb a kitchen chair. We have a counter height table, so tall chairs too. Usually he is able to get up the chairs just fine. But this time the chair fell, but not on him. How did that happen?

Later on, he was outside going up the ladder and the playground set. He gets up two steps and falls off sideways.

He opened one of the top drawers in the kitchen where we keep the scissors, reached in and pulled out the scissors. How did he get so big?

Even though he is a handful. He is so amazingly cute!!

He has a bear puppet with a book on the belly. (He got it for Christmas, I think from Uncle Paul and Aunt Katie). He has loved this puppet from the beginning. Today he found it and brought it to me, dropped it in my lap and said, "da, da, da." as he was backing up and pointing in excitement. The norm is, whoever receives the bear has to put it on, hide the bears face with it's hands then open quickly and say, "BOO!" Jacob laughs and laughs so hard he usually falls over.

He also thinks it is so great when we can play with a ball. I throw he fetches.

He loves to play with cars, the one in the photo is fun, push the person down and the car goes, weeee. We have another one that he loves to play with, shake it put it down and it goes fast!

I love when he walks up to me and just smiles. He squints his eyes, as if that were the smile instead of the lips curling up.

Speaking of lips, when he is so sad. (Mostly at night when he wants to nurse and it is taking too long for me to go and get him.) Those cute lips pucker up, he makes a perfect little circle with his lips. And he cries, "Oooooooo."

He has teeth that look like he is a thumb sucker, but he is just a boy that really likes nursing. I only let him at night now. :o)

At the dinner table I have just got to say that he is such a serious eater. He concentrates on each and every bite. When he is done he will join in on the conversation and laugh when everyone else does or he will just laugh to get everyone else laughing.

Last night after scriptures I said, "Okay, time for prayer, fold your arms." Jacob said, "Da." He kneeled on the floor, then put his face in his hands on the floor and mumbled some sort of a prayer. (This is how his siblings do it, for some reason they lay down on their tummies and cover their faces to say the prayer.)

Such a fun little boy. So glad he is part of our family. -Ma

Proposition 102

So I don't know how to copy and post videos but I have a friend that does and she has an amazing video on her blog that I think everyone should watch.

How can we not take a stand?

http://kobialkafamily.blogspot.com/  -Ma

Life is Like a Box of Chocolates, You Never Know What You're Gonna Get

Or in this case you never know what reaction you're going to get.

Some may know that we have been having problems with our neighbors... their 13 year old boy to be exact.

Lets take it back to 4 years ago the first week that we moved in... or little pick up truck was in the back yard and some one broke the drivers side window.  Went to the neighbors and the reply was if you can find some evidence so I can pin it on my boys you let me know.  The had a skate ramp that was built next to the block wall and the kids could see over the wall.  Now put two and two together and it all points to the kids.

From that point to this point things haven't been too bad... ya know the usual, the adult male drives his truck across our yard, the adult female pours her dirty mop water in our yard causing weeds!  And we can't forget kids that throw their trash all over our yard.  Not too bad right?

Okay, fast forward to this past month.  Neighbor's trampoline was moved touching the block wall between our yard, kids leaning on the wall saying mean things to our kids, staring into our house,  sitting on the wall, standing on the wall jumping onto the trampoline.  I ask them to get off and I get attitude, I go to parents and they get mad at us for going over their and bothering them.  Kid flips us off, parents get mad at us again.  Cars and house gets egged, we don't mention it to parents... why would we want to bother them?

INSTEAD:  We try CHRISTIAN COURAGE.  I was shaking, but on Halloween night I took the kids over and 6 half pound chocolate bars.  All in hopes that the 13 year old will not do anything bad to our home.  And it would be nice to mend the wounds between us adults.  Well nothing bad happened to our home and we got a thank you from the adults, and a very long conversation with the male adult.  

I think we are still very upset about the situation, but at least we are in more control.  -Ma