Garbage Picker

Yesterday morning, NyCee was looking for a pair of pink flip flops (her favorite pair). But I had to throw them in the trash. They were stinky, dirty and just yucky. Well, that started the water works. She literally cried for about 2-3 minutes. I gently reminded her of ALL the other flip flops she owns.

Finally that moment passed and she walked into the living room to get the other flip flops. In the floor was a bag of trash from me sorting through papers and other things finishing up the move. NyCee looked in the trash bag and ran into the bathroom holding a necklace that I threw away. A necklace she hadn't seen in a year. She exclaimed, "Mommy, you can't throw this away. You put this in the trash."

So, she put down the necklace and walked back to the trash bag literally pulling out everything that I had thrown in there one by one. Each time she would say, "But Mommy, you can't throw away my..." (insert name of item: snake (paper craft from church), wand, etc.)

This was her way of putting down her foot on my discarding of her toys and too small clothes. She has been a real trooper through the process as we have taken lots of bags to Goodwill. Yesterday, no more. The final straw had been broken.

Rule of Life #75: when throwing out your children's toys, actually take the bag outside to the trash bin to avoid discovery.

God is Awesome

Yesterday, I began battling with the water company to have the services activated. I switched the service the day after the previous tenant scheduled the services to be disconnected. The city sent a technician to shut off the water while he (former tenant) was still in the house!

So today, I was granted a customer assistance call and a technician came out to the house and turned on the valve from the street. Took all of two seconds.

The former tenant was at the house and he is a very kind man. He came over to finish cleaning the kitchen. He saw me attempting to change the locks on the house and he stepped right in and took over. He changed all the locks and the door knobs. I was prepared to pay a lock smith. (I wanted the locks changed because I do not know how many keys are floating around to the property.)

Saturday, NyCee closed the master bedroom door and it was in the lock position. The former tenant did not have a key. However, he managed to pop open the lock with a card and then was kind enough to replace the knobs on two of the doors that had key locks. And he did all this for free!

He told me he is a single parent so he understands how hard it can be. He even offered to put together my table and chair set. He is just a very kind man. I knew that he would not take money from me so I am going to buy him a gift card in the morning and mail it. Just a means of showing my appreciation.

Our new home

After two years of living in an apartment, the kids and I are moving into a house. It is just a rental but we are all excited. I have been explaining to NyCee that she and Tyler will have their own rooms and will not share anymore. She picked out (with my help) the room she wanted.

Yesterday, we went to pray over the house with Dionne. The former tenant had locks on all the bedroom doors but no keys. Confused I am I say. Nonetheless, NyCee closed my bedroom door and yup, you guessed - it is now locked.

I am having a locksmith come out and re-key the house to one key and replace the door knobs. I do not know how many keys are in existence so I would rather pay to have the locks changed than to shoot drunk Uncle Bubba for walking up in my house.

Dancing Queen

It's been another year already. NyCee's dance recital practice was yesterday. You can barely see her in the picture but her group is to the right in the blue dresses.


She did really well on stage tonight. She was smiling so big and pretty. She remembered all her dance moves. I was so proud of her. I could tell she was looking for me in the crowd. But that did not break her concentration.

This is her last year of dance class. Overall, she is not really into it. I am going to put her back in swim lessons.

Cuddle Time

A couple of night ago, I walked into the kids' room to check on them before bedtime. This what I saw:


This morning, when I went into wake up NyCee, this is what I saw:

I heard him get out the bed in the middle of the night. He didn't come into my room so I assumed he had fallen asleep on the floor. I have been explaining to NyCee that when we move, they will no longer share a room but that each of them will have their own rooms. She exclaimed, "No mommy. But my brother needs to sleep in my room."

Of course this is cute now and these photos will be used as black mail when they are older.

Pick and Choose

At dinner last night, Tyler began eating his food and then I noticed broccoli flying out of the bowl. He at the rice and turkey but looked up and said, "Mommy, no occli. no occli." (No broccoli. No broccoli.) When he as younger, he loved vegetables. I do not know what happened. I have resorted to shredding the vegetables and hiding it in the food to ensure he gets vegetables into his body. For example, I will shred carrots into the spaghetti sauce. In the past, I would chopped up the broccoli very fine and mix it into the rice. I am going to have to go back to that tactic to get vegetables into my son.

Frick and Frack

The kids are so cute tonight. Tyler climbed in NyCee's bed while she "read" him a book. And now they are in there laughing and playing. Although they are supposed to be asleep, it is actually cute to hear them playing together.

These are the times that make memories.

Precious Moment

I wish I could have preserved this moment in time.


NyCee was reading a book. Tyler got out of his bed and walked over to hers and said, "Up peez." NyCee replied, "Okay Buddy. You can get in my bed and I will read you a story."

Look at NyCee. She stopped reading the book the turn and face the camera with a smile. (Remind you of anyone you know? Yes, her grandfather! HAHAHAHAHA!)

"I know what will make you feel better."

"Mommy, you don't feel good?"

"No bumblebee, mommy does not feel well."

"I know what will make you feel better. You need to get a baby in your belly. that will make you feel better. But you have to get married first. Because you cannot get a baby in your belly without being married."




There are so many things wrong with that brief conversation that I do not even know where to begin. However, I am glad to know that my child is aware of the Godly order of things. Marriage first. Then the baby.

And there he stays

Well, Tyler has grown accustom to sleeping in his own bed. The past two nights he has slept there without waking up. I put a night light in their room. I think that may have been helpful. If he wakes up, then he is not in complete darkness.