Silly brothers...

So I made cupcakes today...and proceeded to give them one a piece. Then I went upstairs and I hear Joshy,3, talking to Dusty, 12.

Joshy: 'Dusty! Dusty! DUS-TY!'
Dusty: "Yes, Joshua?'
Joshy: 'Will you please give me another cupcake?'
Dusty: 'Shouldn't we ask Mommy?'
Joshy: 'Nope, if she gets mad..we will blame Ti-Kie(Frankie)..but she won't get mad!'
Dusty :'Ok, do you want Cream cheese on it?'
Joshy:' Dusty it's not Cheese...it's Ice cream!'
Dusty: 'Ok, so do you want Ice cream on it?'
Joshy: 'Yes...my love you Dusty!'
Dusty: 'I love you too Joshy!'


Now what mother after hearing that would get mad?

Family Heritage: What It means to you?

So recently, My brother and I were working on Family History. Tracing it as far back as we could go on all sides. We found it interesting that we are related to Daniel Boone, Abe Lincoln..a King of Scotland, and Hannah Dustin(also has a spelling of Hannah Duston). We also learned a lot about the old ways. For instance, we found out that our great great grandmother was married to her first cousin....when our Grandmother found out, needless to say she wasn't so pleased. She actually didn't believe us at first saying 'My grandmother wouldn't lie to us.' We responded with 'But your grandchildren would?" She bluntly said 'YES!'  So we left it at that....

When doing my Husband's family, we found it interesting, that on both sides of his father's. We couldn't find anything past his grandparents. We knew his Grandfather Roberts came from France, but looking up in the French portion of Genealogy.com we couldn't find anything.
I asked Ray's dad, why this was? He said 'I don't know, I guess there is old family secrets he wanted to leave there.'

I almost think that the older generation, wishes the younger generations would leave it along. Yes, its very cool that your are a cousin to Abe Lincoln, and your related to Hannah Dustin..and that your the 6th Great grandchild to Daniel Boone. But we lived without knowing that why can't you?

As for the Boys, I told them..that you are related to Daniel Boone..(7th great grandchild). They immediately went to school and told their teachers. They think its awesome. :)
So I'm wondering ' Do you know anything about your family history? Or do you care?'

Thank you!

I would like to take the time to thank all of my new followers! :) You all are great!

Joey and Mom

                   Joey decided mom needed to wear his glasses! :)

Ever mother does it....

You know when you get tired of doing the full meals of , Roast beef, Mashed potatoes, a veggie of some sort, and a dessert. For six days a week, I cook and cook and cook and cook. Three meals a day! (not complaining..just stating) So one day a week, usually when Hubby is home..we will have a simple supper. Usually planned by the boys. Like last week, we had 'we take after Uncle Brad(my brother who loves Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches)night' So the boys all had about five or six sandwiches with carrot sticks on the side. We have done 'a breakfast supper', having pancakes the works. Of course, the famous pizza night, but instead of buying the pizza..we make buy the crust and let them make their own little pizzas of their choice. My oldest, created a Broccoli and Cheese pizza. :)
So Again ending this post with a question...What do you do for the "simple supper night'?
~until next time....

Birth Order..does it affect your personality?

I was reading an article about the placement of children and how it affects one's personality. I found it very interesting in applying this to my own birth order and the order of my siblings. I am the youngest of five. I have one older half brother..and two older half sisters and one full blooded sister. The quotes I am using come from the page:
http://www.education.com/magazine/article/Ed_First_Born_Only_How/

So looking at my brother who is the oldest. He is very stubborn, he is very smart and successful.  He has to have everything perfect. He is set in his ways...the ways we all were taught.

Alfred Adler, states that.. 'the eldest children are socially dominant, highly intellectual, and extremely conscientious. Unfortunately, they’re also less open to new ideas, and prone to perfectionism and people pleasing – the result of losing both parents’ undivided attention at an early age, and working throughout their lives to get it back.'

As for the two half sisters and my full blooded sister, they get along with everyone. If two are in a fight, the other one will be the 'peace maker'. They are very business like they are very strict with money. My eldest sister is a wonderful artist. My middle sister is very business like...very good at math. My full blooded sister..very smart. She loves to read English literature...in which the rest of us can't stand.


Adler says for middle siblings : ' Middle children, sandwiched between older and younger siblings, often develop a competitive nature – making them natural entrepreneurs later in life. They tend to be the most diplomatic and flexible members of the family and often, eager for parental praise, develop musical or academic gifts.'


And of course me..being the baby. Everyone says that I am spoiled. That if I don't get my own way..I will sit and pitch a fit until I get my way. And if you don't give me my way..I won't speak to you until you do.(I don't see that I am spoiled by my siblings, or even by my Mother..this is according to what my siblings have said)  I love my family, I love to have get bbq's and entertain. I also love to see my siblings happy. If they are unhappy, I will do everything I can to help them in anyway they need it.

Adler states about the youngest :
'Youngest children, according to birth order theory, tend to be dependent and selfish – as they’re used to others providing for them. But despite the negatives, they’re also quite often the life of the party – fun, confident, and comfortable entertaining others.'


When looking at this, I can see that all of us have these traits. My brother, being the only boy, is very spoiled. When we are all together, he will sit on the couch, and beg us to get him a sandwich. So instead of one sandwich he will get four.
All of my sisters, are very intelligent. They also have to be perfect..not only in the way they keep their houses but the way they keep themselves.  We all are very fun, very considerate of others, in daily life we try to succeed at everything we do.
So I am wondering, Do you think birth order affects your and your siblings personality? Or do you all have the same Traits..maybe one has more than the other but you both have them?
Until next time~

Obsessed?

Why as women do we obsess about the way we look? I mean we diet,

we dye our hair, we poke and praude at our bodies to look almost perfect.

We put on make up to look better, starve ourselves, spend thousand on surgeries, products and basically mutilate ourselves to make us look younger.

And for what? For a man, for society in general? Or is it for ourselves? Are we so obsessed with being perfect that we will mutilate our bodies?  Whatever happened to growing old gracefully? We are watching reality shows about loosing weight. Buying into scams for weight loss programs. Women are getting their breast enlarged or maybe getting them reduced. Tummy tucks, liposuction, collagen,face lifts,laser surgery,butt implants..the list goes on and on!But if God wanted us to be perfect, wouldn't he have made us that way? We all have our faults. I don't know ,but I have never been the one to do any of the major stuff. I do not diet,I hardly ever put on makeup. I do the normal everyday stuff. I shower,brush my teeth,wash my hair. Then I pull it back in the ponytail and go on with my day.Heck, I have these large thighs, and wrinkles around my eyes, and stretch marks from having my boys. But I'm not spending loads and loads of money to look perfect and then have to redo it in five to ten years. Maybe God made us this way to show that we are not perfect. That we have fallen from grace. That we need to live our lives the in the best way to eventually be perfect. But that's another blog. I guess my question is.....Do you or would you ever have surgery to alter yourself to make you look better? Or are you happy the way you were made?