If I am being honest.....

You know how you get those questions that the people asking don't really want an answer or that you don't really feel like answering truthfully. I get asked all the time, "How do you do it?" I always say something like well I love my life, so it is really more fun than anything else. (Which is a true statement. I do love my life, my babies, my husband, my responsibilities, my friends, and my family.) The part I don't really tell everybody is that on a daily basis something either has or is likely to go wrong. So here is my attempt to be completely honest with you.

If I am being honest I will tell you that I fight with my husband. I know you may be surprised at that given that I'm so sweet and charming, and he is so admirable and caring. HA! HA! Yes, it is very true. We can really let each other have it over some of the dumbest things. I have noticed that the longer we have been married we choose our arguments better, and they are fewer and farther between, but on occasion either one of us can very easily make the other one absolutely explode with frustration.

If I am being honest I will tell you that my kids are little lunatics. I mean verifiable crazy people. They do things like attack another person over a plastic piece of fruit. They flip the breaker for the airconditioner, so that their daddy has to study the mechanics of a lady's body while sweating like he has been running a marathon. They sit in the kitchen eating dog food. They watch their mama clean up a room full of toys only to empty every box in their bedroom five minutes later. (WHO DOES THAT??) They color with permanent marker on their grandmother's furniture and knock over her big tall grandfather clock that is a family heirloom. They are nuts and are taking me down with them.

If I am being honest I will tell you that nothing in this world will make me angrier than if someone compromises the stength of my little core family. I won't say much about this, but I will tell you that up until a few years ago, I was a very naive girl. I thought that if you were nice to people they will be nice to you. They will respect you. I know that sounds so juvenile, but I really believed that. I have recently discovered that if that still small quiet voice is telling you that someone is up to no good, or that someone has bad intentions for you. LISTEN! I was under the impression that I needed to be accepting of everyone no matter what moral system they followed. I have learned the hard way that some people just can't be trusted, and do not have your best interest at heart, and if I'm being honest, I have found a strength in me that I wasn't sure I had. I'm really happy about that.

Hope you guys have a great weekend and thank you for reading my blog. I love it when people tell me that they read something on my blog. I know how many  people are reading it, but I don't know who, so it is nice to hear that some of you that I love are check it from time to time. Until next time!

Zachary Ryan Turns 30....

Okay, so a certain set of triplets that I know are turning 30 in two days. Can you believe it? 30 years old. It seems like yesterday they were turning 18, and all headed in different directions of the world. Look at where time has taken us. I'm so blessed to be apart of their life. I was the first one that messed up their trio, then came Thiago, and now Ashley.  I was going to take this chance to say very publicly how much I love each one of them in their own way.
Amber is such a wonderful mother and wife. Most importantly, she has grown into such a beautiful Christian woman. I admire her wisdom and commitment to our Lord. Of course, it is obvious how hard she has worked for her career, and how she still works hard to provide for her family. She and Thiago are creating such a happy home for Ava and any babies that are to come. Amber started off being a friend and now she is a sister, and I wouldn't want anybody else to be an aunt to my babies.
Now, Zebulon. Zeb is probably one of the most tender hearted people I know. He has a way of feeling compassion toward people that is humbling.  Zeb has overcome so many trials and tribulations to be the hard working man that he is now.  He is creating a home with Ashley, and I want nothing but the best for the two of them. Zeb started off being a prom date (That's right people. I went to prom with him our junior year and then I snagged Zach our senior year. I was such a lucky girl to go to prom with both the Cooper boys!) and now he is a brother.
And then there is my Zach. I don't really want to turn this into a mush fest, so I'll just say that I could not have asked for a better person to spend my life with. It is absolutely true that God knew what I needed and gave it to me. I think that as more and more time goes by I see why God put us in each other's lives. If I'm being honest, I didn't even completely understand the diamond I was getting when I married Zach. He  went from being just someone to play Phase 10 with to a husband, a baby daddy, and the best companion in the world.