The Weekend In Review

Fresh out of the shower this morning I'm met with screaming from the kids.

It seems that even though I fed the dog, she was still hungry. While The Little Men watched in horror, the dog helped herself to a new loaf of bread. As I was in the shower, and they know better than to get between a hungry dog and her stolen goods, they watched her wolf down the whole thing, all the while knowing that this dog was gonna be in BIG TROUBLE with Mom later. Our now very fat and happy hound is sleeping off her carb overdose. Guess that diet kibble really doesn't satisfy your cravings.

At least what she scarfed down, was the cheap bread. See, we have food restrictions over here. Some kids can eat anything, others, not so much. I keep two kinds of bread around here, one kind runs about $.89 a loaf, the other, about $.89 a slice. Good thing she ate the cheap stuff.

It was another crazy weekend over here. The Little Men took part in another Tae Kwon Do tournament. They both placed in forms and board breaking, 2nd's and 3rd's. For sparing competition we had a 4th, and 2nd. The tournaments themselves are always exciting and filled with drama. This one in particular had extra. The Little Mister lost a molar during competition and a TV show filmed and episode. The TV thing made for quite a delay and has left me with a lingering layer of discontent. I'm still debating the merits of voicing my opinion on this matter.

As I grow up, I'm getting a lot more opinionated and a lot more willing to say what I think. I'm trying to temper my need to say what I feel with the knowledge that just because I want to say it, doesn't mean it needs to be said. Often, what I think just plain doesn't matter in the big scheme of life going on outside my door. That's OK. It's just the picking and choosing of when I need to say something and when I don't that is a hard thing to learn. I try to guess and speak when I think it will actually impact a person and make a difference. I also try to look at things honestly to see if there is realistic chance of change or at least a decent chance of my opinion being heard for what it is, instead of me personally being dismissed as just a head case or a drama mama. It's a fine line and quite frankly, I often think it's not worth the words.

Other things we did this weekend were household chores and having a date. Yup, a real live hire a sitter--or two in our case--go out on a date night. This sounds like a punch line to a bad joke, but we went to a concert of a one-armed guitar player and a blind singer. Maybe you've heard them on the radio, Chad James or Ginnie Owens. The were just great and it was a cause concert. They played to help raise funds for an awesome local ministry. It's called Snappin' Ministry. It is a support network of sorts for families and caregivers of special needs kids. We've supported them over the last few years, and they've supported us. Wonderful friends have been made there.

We did have more snow over the weekend. It even stuck to the ground allowing us to wake up to a snow covered lawn yet again. Will the blessings never end? But that's just how spring is around here. This week is predicted to be more pleasant. We'll see.