I think I mention Hilary Weeks a lot....

I was trying to figure out how to do links and e-mails this evening and my head is just a little too fuzzy to figure it out. So what do I do? I ask my husband for help.

Conversation:

Me: "I'm having a bit of trouble figuring this out..."

Dan: "Can I help?"

Me: "I'm not sure. Do you have a few minutes?"

Dan: "Sure, what is it?"

Me: (I started saying, but was interupted) "Hilary.........

Dan: (LOUD laughter) "I thought you really needed help with something...and it is about Hilary?"


This may not sound funny to most of you. But, it kind of struck me as strange that my husband would know what I was thinking just by saying her first name. Maybe I'm a little to obsessed. OK...too harsh of a word. But, I'm seeing a few red flags here.

Hilary Weeks - Christmas once again

Not because she has challenged us to....but rather because I really want me friends to find the light.....

I started listening to Christmas music in October this year. I blogged about it earlier. The only reason why I would go against my own scruples is because it happens to be a new Hilary Weeks CD. She has been my favorite artist for about 10 years now. And, I have to admit is saddens me when I mention her name and some of my friends don't seem to know who I am talking about. That is absolutely uncalled for and it means I have not been doing my job to get her into your homes. Her new CD is amazing (just like all the others). I am making my goal to spread Christmas cheer and get all of my friends hooked on Hilary Weeks, just as I am. Well, maybe not as much as me....I'm a bit over the top. (Ask my husband :D)



Please check out her music. You will not be sorry. This is a link to her website (one that I check almost daily)

http://hilaryweeks.com/moreinfo.php?SKU=1021

She is amazingly funny and has such a strong testimony and spirit to her. I hope that you find as much joy and peace in her music as I have :D

Unknown Halloween Rules

Did you know that Halloween is for kids up to the age of 12? Did you know that Trick-or-Treating is only to be done between dusk and 8 ish? (One of my friends had kids show up at 10:30pm) Why don't they publish these rules? Why have I never heard of them?

We were pretty bummed that we hadn't seen anyone show up at our house until after 6pm. I had no idea there were time frames. We stayed home all day just in case. I wish I had known better. We always give out full size candy bars...we have been training kids in our neighborhood for 8 years now. We get more and more kids every year. It is a lot of fun. Some kids come way out of their way to come to our house. It always feels good to know that.

Late night dreams

I've been doing a lot of reading again lately. Mostly really late at night. This isn't working so well...I like the books....I forget to sleep. I received many books for my birthday this year. I don't know which one to start. I guess sleep is just over rated. My dreams are funnier though when I do get to sleep...they are about real life. Not book stories like you would think...but just average talking with Dan or Britanie in the kitchen or bedroom. Sometimes I wake up and think they were real. And of course they have no idea what I'm talking about when I try to revive the conversation. Funny...I guess I'm getting too much fiction that my dreams are taking care of reality for me. :D

IKEA

When you go to your favorite store....do they ever serve you free breakfast? Mine did!! It was Awesome :D You need all the energy you can get to get through IKEA.

Questions for my "not so perfect" friends

I am finding that it is difficult to send my daughter out into the world because of all the bad choices I made as a teenager.

I see a spitting image of myself in her. This is not a bad person....but a person that is not as informed as I am as an adult. She has been through a tough time and knows a heck of a lot more than most kids her age. Ok...this sounds so stupid. I know she sees me as the parent that thinks I know everything but don't. That she knows way more than me and that I could never know what she is going through or thinking. So much a teenager.

That is where I'm stumped. I know that you must stand back and hope they make the right choices. What if you don't think that they will? I know some youth that are clueless and don't know which way is up. Is it the right thing to NOT tell her what my experiences were? Or might it be a way to get her to open up? Or would it give her leverage....'you broke the rules, why can't I'?

I don't mean to turn this into a help me be a parent blog. I look back and realize that that is what I have kind of been doing. Really, I'm just posting my thoughts and hoping that I'm doing the right thing. I know all moms do this. I just do it in public. I love this girl so much that I want the best for her. And I want to protect her with every means possible. But, I don't want to smother her either. Smothering kind of sounds good to me right now.....

Christmas already???

I'm so excited. My favorite vocal artist (Hilary Weeks) is releasing a new Christmas album on Tuesday. I cannot believe that I will be listening to Christmas music before Halloween. That is a big NO NO in my book. But how can I resist? Shame on her for releasing it before Thanksgiving!!! :D