It's tough being a woman #3

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It's tough being a woman in a mean world.

Amen sister!

Here are a few of her points:
1. Meanness has a history.
2. Meanness perceives a threat.
3. Meanness catches like a virus
4. Meanness is curable.

When one isn't enough.

I went out to get the mail and left Ryland in the ever capable hands of his very conscientious brother and save-save-save father and returned to find this.

And what had Todd and Jayden been doing during this debacle? Watching "how things are made" on the Discovery channel. I guess the production of Cheetos can be thoroughly enthralling. Perhaps me taking a picture gives a mixed message of my disappointment :-).

It's tough being a woman #2

(I'm behind on posting these but I will catch up) Here is the first post.

It's tough being a woman in a world where beauty is a treatment.

"My goal is to suggest how thoroughly and literally we've bought in. Beauty is an estimated $29 billion business in the United States annually. We will never be beautiful enough for our Persian-like world to leave well enough alone. We'll always need more treatment." -Beth Moore

Ironically, or maybe not so, I'll be posting later this week about a new beauty treatment of mine :-).

Ryland at 23 months, 1 week, and 1 day.

Ryland got up from his nap and walked out of his room.

Ryland got up from his nap, never even called out, climbed out of his crib, opened his door, and walked out of his room.

Uh-Oh!

Hi!

It's been a restless few weeks.

A senior, from school, died March 2; she had touched many people's lives. Services weren't until the following Saturday (March 7) which left a lot of grieving to do. The entire week was horrible!

At the same time FCAT preparations started (which means HOURS of numbering and labeling FCAT test books). Then last week, was testing all week. I'm talking HOURS of testing.

So here we are March 15th.

I will leave you with this:

Matching shirts, similar shorts, fruit bars in hand, brotherly love.

Ooooowwwwwweeeeeeee!

Sunday night agenda:

Back-concrete-porch meet Jayden's forehead.

Jayden's forehead meet back-concrete-porch.

OUCH!

Jayden tried to hurdle the sliding glass door threshold (yes the 1/2 inch metal track) and landed forehead first onto the back porch. Unfortunately he didn't use his hands to brace his fall.


Nothing like a little road concrete rash to start your week off right!

It's tough being a woman #1

I started a new bible study last week, Esther: It's tough being a woman. Beth Moore, the author/facilitator/leader, interviewed hundreds of woman about their difficulties of being a woman. Overwhelmingly the answers resulted in three categories.

It's tough being a woman because:

1.) Yielding. Whether this be to our husbands, families, bosses, co-workers, etc. We KNOW we have the best idea(s) and want others to KNOW it too :-).

2.) Balance. How do we do it all? Why do others expect us to do it all? And why do we guilt ourselves if we don't do it all?

3.) Hormones! If there is premenstrual, menstrual, and post menstrual hormonal issues each month, that leaves us...one unaffected week a month!


So, why is it tough being a woman for YOU (and this is not at the expense of the boys in our lives)?