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Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Things I never thought I would do....

So I copied the idea of posting things I never thought I would do from Tiffany over @ Bleger Chaos .

and they are...
Well, to start off with I should say...
There is (to be totally honest) a whole list of things I never thought I wouldn't do when I was young but when I became a Christian they became things I never thought I would do, things that I am not exactly proud that I have done that began with falling in my walk with God(rebelling, not regularly attending church, loosing touch with people that one time meant the world to me, drinking, smoking, sex before marriage, being basically a single mom...and more) but I don't regret these things because they have made me the person I am today, and some of them have resulted in Riley's existence, and without him my world would not turn.
1. The number one thing that I never thought I would do, that I have done at the age of 26 is to lose (to cancer) the one person that was in my life and at one time she was my very best friend in the entire world, basically my sister. Although we weren't extremely close when she went to heaven, her leaving earth has shaken my world in ways I never thought the loss of a 'non'-family member could. I guess this being because she was a sister to me and nothing less, she knew my heart like nobody else even to this day, I once had a dream-scratch that-a nightmare that she passed away(years before she did) and it is to this day one of the only dreams I have ever remembered, I cried when I woke up, it was a nightmare, the thought of loosing her...so the reality of it has been in so many ways a living nightmare. It's devastating and I NEVER thought I would go through this, during this stage in my life.
Rest in Gods arms Alisha, but know that you are so very much missed and so, so loved.





and now...the more upbeat things I never thought I would do....

2. Take 7 kids on a 10 hour road trip to campsite with a tee pee in which we would camp in for two nights with only two mommies...and we not only survived, but it was so much fun!


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3. Let my son run around in a diaper {a lot}.
4. Join myspace/facebook
5. Own a Chevy
6. Desperately want to own a mini-van.
7. Walk on the River trail for fun. a lot.
8. Continue college
9. ... to be a teacher
10. Long to go to the zoo. any zoo.
11. Think that sleeping till 8:00am was sleeping in
12. Let my child drink a bottle past age 12 months 13. Give my child formula (this was out of my control, he would have starved otherwise)
14. Win stuff from blog giveaways
15. Read blogs
16. Write blog posts *especially ones with days of the week @ the end of their title.
17. Do 3 gazillion loads of laundry every week
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18. Buy stuff on Ebay
19. Allow my child to sleep with me
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20. Let my son's hair grow out long and shaggy because I am a sappy mommy and I'm attached to his curls.
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21. Let my one year old eat sweets and such
22. Give my child probiotics and fish oil supplements
23. Live in Durango by choice
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24. Look forward to nap time
25. Be licked by an elk
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So with all of that being said, the following are things I have not done, but fully intend to do, asap:

1. Never smoke again
2. Finish College
3. ...become a teacher
4. Raise my son in Durango
5. Go to church regularly
6. Restore my relationship with God
7. Continue to walk on the river trail. a lot.
8. Go camping often, with as many kids/people as possible
9. Let my sons hair keep growing
10. Continue with most if not all of the things on my fun, "I never thought I would do" list! ...oh and get into shape!

1 comment:

  1. Great list! I think your little boy is so adorable. What a sweetie! Alisha's death rocked a lot of people's world. It was such a shock to so many. I pray you're healing little by little. And so happy to have you seeking after God again. So proud of you mama!

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