Randomness:I'm thankful I'm not a......

So....I had this MAJOR revelation yesterday....are you ready??? I'm thankful (it is thankful month ya know) that I am not......................................................................................................................................a bug!
 
I sorta feel bad for those little critters! Here they are walking along thinking everything is fine and SMASH! The light goes dim.....Well, more like

B L A C K

 PITCH B L A C K !
I just had a moment where I felt sorry for them that's all. But that moment fled me quickly just to let you know!

In other News,
I think I am working too hard at making my posts too professional, therefore, I never (barely ever) post. So, I am going to try making them short, sweet, and to the point. ( For now anyways.)
AND, besides, I am a mother of three little darlings and I just don't have time right now!

Just Checkin in!
Also, I received this picture in the mail from my cousin Rosalie's wedding and...

I look so mommyish in this picture, I think I should at least have a nose ring or something. Then eventually I will work my way up to a sleeve...ha ha...NOT....but the nose ring, definitely doable!

Ok, this momma's going to bed!

Till Next Time!

I'm a poet and didn't know it :)))

Ok...so my 8 year old daughter

is putting me to shame. She is writing a chapter book...because she wants to.....for fun....in her free time....she's just....writing a book! She is on chapter 10!

If my 8 year old daughter can just sit down and write a chapter story about a garden....I think I can do a little something...or other....

so here goes....

I'm challenging myself here....I'm choosing 2 words and I'm gonna write a poem off of these 2 words....here goes....

FUN and SUN....

The bright sun
oh, is so so....bright
It brings joy
it brings laughter....
it brings....fun!

You can run barefoot,
without a bunch of clothes,
you can play in the water,
everyone knows!

If you get too hot
stay inside and look out
at the hot bright sun
but don't you dare pout!

For I would rather wear flip flops
than mittens and snow shoes
I would rather go swimming
than skiing to boot!

The sun is my friend,
we go way back when,
it has been my accomplice,
and it has always been

Ok Ok....I will stop there...ha ha! please please, don't clap

or laugh...too loud!

for if you remember, even the best, have at times messed, and need to rest.....at their home in the west....for this is only a test.... should I stop now?

Should I take a bow?

WOW!

I'm really good at this rhyming thing....

Or maybe I should sing?

Oh boy, this is going nowhere,  I really should stop, because this may be more like a flop, I should've stopped while I was ahead of the game, because with this not so sure I will gain any fame, in fact, people may want to disregard my name...so I will just stop....POP!

Don't judge me....

Till Next Time,

Green, Brown, & Blue...and other news!

Green

Brown

Blue

The colors of my girls eyes. And I'm sure their personalities are just as different as their eyes. ( If I sound unsure it is because my 10 mo old's personality is showing up now but I can just imagine how different she is than the other 2.)

As I was getting my 3 girls ready the other day for ....who knows what, I started realizing the humor of God for me to be a mom of 3 girls!

Now, some of you might say,
"Oh Charlotte, you are the perfect mom for girls.













You seem so girly yourself." Well, yes, you are right. I do like girly things. Bows in the hair, pretty dresses, hot pink and polka dots. HOWEVER, dealing with "cliques & cattiness" is NOT up my ally!

My 2nd grader, Miranda, began dealing with some of it towards the end of her school year in may. Growing up, I did not confront friends when I needed to. I totally stayed on the safe side, (peaceful, go with the flow, laugh at jokes I didn't get, pretend I didn't even notice when my best friend ditched me for an apparent better friend...even though a few weeks earlier, she couldn't stand her)....I just didn't want to cause issues. I avoided it at all costs.I would pretend everything was ok when it was NOT!

I mean....

2 words totally derived from fear

 I confronted that person and they said really mean things to me and just went on their way anyway. Well, that would hurt even more. So lets just play it on the safe side and not say anything and act like all is well and forget how I feel like you ditched me and now I feel rejected and lonely and bla, bla, bla.

It would be really easy to feel like I'm the only one that has ever experienced this but I am sure I am not.

I say all that to say that some of those memories came back to me as I endeavored to help my daughter deal with relationships that were turning cliquey,catty, and just plain mean at school.

I like the males perspective (for the most part) on dealing with life and relationships. For the most part, they don't even notice things and if they do, they "fix it and forget it."

So to say I have 3 girls and 3 WONDERFUL opportunities to guide them through some of this...is well, "me Lord"??? I'm not quite sure I'm qualified...then again, He never did ask! :))

Plus, this does not include how I'm supposed to teach them how to cook

 Say WHAT???

keep the house tidy and in order

YIKES!

eventually teach them all things makeup

HA HA!

and put their hair in pretty buns and french braids

HELP MOMMY!!!

Ok...with the grace of God this part is not near as much the big deal as teaching them all things

 However, I do have to say, God has been SO faithful to show me who I am in Christ and I see life and people differently....in HIS way, not mine. God has taken me from the pit and set me high upon a rock. He is my friend that sticks closer than a brother. He has been SO, SO, SO faithful to me, especially when I didn't deserve it. I am still learning and growing in the area of being open and honest with my relationships (except with my husband, have NO problem telling him where to get off;) I have not arrived but I am most definitely not in the place I used to be!

So anyways, I thank you Lord for your grace upon me to do the job you have called me to do and I am excited to be a mom of 3 gorgeous girls.

I really am having fun being a mom of these 3 precious nose pickers! ;)

IN OTHER NEWS....
I'm going to pretend it hasn't been 2 1/2 mo since I last wrote in here. Not going to speak about it. NO...absolutely not! (I will admit it has been on my mind...ALOT!!!)


We celebrated Raegan's 5th birthday. She wanted a water party with a Lalaloopsy cake! :)

She is one sweet girl with LOTS of personality!!!

 We conquered 4 weeks of swim lesson..they are masters at it!

 We went to Minnesota to my cousin Rosalie's wedding and we had TONS of fun!

Isn't she gorgeous? Huh? There's a guy in pic? Oh yeah, he looks pretty good too! :)))

These pics make me laugh!

My girls had LOTS of FUN cousin time!

AND now, we are back to school!!!

ONE LAST THING....
I have several ideas on my heart regarding this blog and things to blog about. I am waiting, praying, and writing it out and you will soon see what I mean...

SO STAY TUNED! :))))

Till Next Time!

Inspiration from Dr.Seuss

So every once in a while my daughter comes home from school with those little brochures called "Scholastic News".
                                                             
I like to read them every once in a while. They provide such simple but interesting facts about "stuff". So (a couple months ago) she came home with one about Dr Seuss and it totally inspired me. I will share with you some interesting facts about him that I think will inspire you to pursue your dreams and hopefully will really inspire all you writers out there.
                                                             

Dr. Theophrastus Seuss was drawing cartoons one day for a magazine and a man asked him to write a book and gave him a list of easy words (I always liked that word easy) and he could only use those words in his book. (hmmmm....I might try this) He picked 2 rhyming words from that list...Cat and Hat. His book was about a cat in a red and white hat. The cat gets in oodles of trouble hence:

Another book originated from a bet. His friend said he couldn't write a book with only 50 different words....so he took on the challenge and the book is called

Ha! He showed Him!

One day he had a window open and wind blew a pile of drawings he had on his desk. A drawing he had of an elephant blew on top of a drawing of a tree which gave him the idea for....you guessed it...

For all of you writers out there and anyone pursuing a dream, Dr. Seuss's first book got rejected 27 times before a company said yes. Do not give up on your dreams!

So...what I'm taking away from this is

1.Do not make things so complicated.















2. Follow your.....













If you sense God has laid something on your heart to pursue, step out in faith...do what you know to do now and see how God meets you where you are.

I really like Dr.Seuss's story because it is
 
It seems obtainable.
It was the simple things that gave him inspiration for those ever so popular books he wrote.

And now...I will leave you with an ever so wise quote! :) It spoke to me at least! :)

Till Next Time!

Welcome Back 2 me...

Well Hello there Stranger....

Wow, a whole 2 months since I've written in here!

Yikes...March was a busy month for me...between celebrating my 11 year anniversary

WHOOP WHOOP!!!

and going to Branson, MO for a Kenneth Copeland Conference...

Amazing....

and celebrating my daughter's 8 year birthday

and practically celebrating the WHOLE month (at least if felt like we did:) I fully expected to start posting on my blog the beginning of April again....so my excuse for the month of April is.......hmmmm........ummmmmmm......Oh yeah.........ummmmmmmm......can I get back to you on that one?

So...I guess to get back in the swing of things, I will post a few pics of my daughter's birthday party.

Water Balloon Toss

The child sticking her tongue out would be mine. :)

She wanted a Princess Cake.

The Goofy Gang

The Gang 

We missed everyone who couldn't make it.

Well, thank you for your grace on me the past few months. I am excited to be writing again!!!

Till Next Time! 

Life is too short to live without....

 This is my 5th blog and a completion of my first month on Strawberry Delight. Lots of celebration going on here....There is a special surprise at the end for my first ever "follower"

So I'm going to share with you some of my favorite items that make my life more enjoyable.

Sit back, relax, laugh, snicker, cry, (no, on second thought, please don't cry) and most of all,

ENJOY!

First on my list would be...

1.CARESS body soap.

Seriously...if you want to smell luscious after a shower, spend the few extra dollars on this soap. It will not disappoint. Thank You to my WONDERFUL mom for the introduction!

 2.Curel Body Lotion. I am picky about lotion. I used to buy lotion from Melaleuca but I have found Curel to do just as well of a job. It keeps my skin  moisturized. I loath having the feel of dry skin AFTER I use lotion. Curel is the cure for that. (I should make commercials!)

3.Charmin Toilet Paper. For real, why do we skimp on treating our behinds well. That is an area you really DO want to treat with respect. I decided last year that I was going to buy the TOP brand of toilet paper because it just doesn't feel right, (in more ways than one) to save a few extra dollars in this area. I have found Charmin (Ultra Soft) to do the job completely. Even use it for kleenex if you like. Spending time "doing my thing" is definitely more enjoyable with Charmin.

4.Tide Laundry Detergent. Yes, this is way more expensive than most brands, but it does the job and it does it well. I was using Tide for awhile and decided to use an off brand that looked like it was comparable to Tide....not even close. This past month, our clothes began looking dull. So bad choice on my part. I don't want to be buying new clothes only after a month of having them because they already look shabby. I will go back to spending more  money on the detergent that not only keeps the clothes looking new, but gets the baby poop out really well.

Oh, I am a fan of the Tide Pods as well. Just keep them out of reach from your little ones. I heard that a hand full of children thought they were candy and ate them....they got very sick. (Needless to say.)

http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/kids-sickened-eating-tide-pods-single-use-clothing-detergent-mistaken-candy-small-children-article-1.1083971

5.Juanita's Tortilla Chips. OMW, my FAVE chips!!! I found them at WinCo and are even Gluten Free. Nothing more to say about that. THEY ARE DELISH!

6.This flexible chopping mat. It is so easy to store and pull out to chop food on and clean and put away. Most cutting boards are too bulky and take up too much space to store. This MOST definitely makes my life easier.

Thanks to my AMAZING mom-in-law.....

(Odd picture, I know, I have a thing for odd pictures...or is it maybe embarrassing people. That's probably more like it!)

 for bringing me these all the way from Indiana!!!

Well, these are just a few of my favorite things. I'm sure there are MANY more items I could list and I'm sure you have MANY items you enjoy as well. Leave me a comment and let me know some of your favorite items you can't live without!

AND...as a special thank you to my FIRST ever follower Zoe Garcia...

 I will be sending her a box of my favorite things to enjoy! :))) 

And to the rest of you, whether you are a follower or not, T H A N K Y O U for taking the time to read Strawberry Delight and to each of you who have really encouraged me with the blog!!! You are AWESOME :)

Till Next Time!