All Things Potty 2

A few years ago I posted on this topic. I have to revisit it.

Can I start with cell phones? This happens all the time at work. People come into the bathroom talking on their cell phone. Then they proceed to go into the stall, continue to talk, and do their business! IN A PUBLIC BATHROOM. Toilets are flushing all the time. Sometimes, I like to purposely flush the toilet just so the person on the other end might know of their affairs. Do they not realize how many phones have been lost to the toilet? Do they not realize that it's gross to go to the bathroom with someone else on the other end? I'm not saying that I have never peed and talked on the phone, but I am suggesting that it shouldn't be done in a public restroom.

You may be wondering who is okay to pee on the phone with. My policy is if I wouldn't pee with the door open in front of them, then I shouldn't pee on the phone with them. Basically, that leaves my mom, sister, and husband. I also find it acceptable to use the facilities when I'm on hold with AT&T. Who knows when they could come to the line? (Totally unrelated, but funny. Yesterday a student said to another student, "This is an AT&T conversation, so Sprint your way out!" HILARIOUS! I had to laugh.)

Once when I was in high school, I was talking on the phone to a guy I had a MAJOR crush on. No, it wasn't Josh. It was late; I had to pee. I knew that I couldn't take him with me to the bathroom. Too risky. What if he heard? I made up a lie and I made it up quick. "Oh! I forgot about my laundry! Hold on I have to put the fabric softener in before I miss the rinse cycle." Because what high school girl isn't thinking about laundry at 11:15 during a school break? I sold the story though and then hurried to the bathroom to do my business. I'm guessing that I even did run to the garage to do something to the washing machine, so I wouldn't be a big liar. Pathetic. I know. What can I say? I was majorly crushing.

Seriously Amazing

This definitely needs posting! This is another one that I found hiding out in my drafts section. I wrote this almost two years ago. It's even more true today. I couldn't have asked for a better mother-in-law.

I struck gold. I really did. My mother-in-law is amazing, seriously amazing. Honestly, she's so giving and so loving and sometimes it brings me to tears how supportive she is of me.

I know that I can call her and she'll come right over if I need her. I can invite my family over for dinner.

She loves and plays with my son. She encourages me, and listens to me. I know that she probably doesn't always agree with my wacky parenting ideas, but she supports me non-the-less and does what I ask.

I'm truly blessed.

Recently I was with some people and I called Lois to ask her if she could stay later while watching Micah. We chatted briefly and I thanked her and told her I loved her before I hung up. One person I was with said, "I never really tell my mother-in-law I love her. That's different" It's really true, though. I love her as if she were my own.

I know that she's up in the night praying for me. I know that she's held her tongue many times to make me feel comfortable. She's just amazing.

I love you, Lois! Thank you for being so good to me!

To Be Thankful

I was scrolling through some drafts that I had never posted and I found this. I wrote it last November. It still applies, so I thought I'd post it just how it is.

As I've said before, I've started several posts in the last 4 months. Most were in an attempt to describe my life and why I haven't been blogging. So right now, I'll just say it. The last few months have been hard on me. I feel cast into a sea of emotions only to sometimes be reeled in and then tossed right back in. I think the saddest part, the absolute worst thing, that I have to acknowledge is that I've doubted the Lord's goodness. Ironically enough, it was reading Micah's story bible one night that shook me out of my stupor and made me face up to what I'd been doing.

Adam and Eve chose to

doubt God's goodness.

They chose to

disobey God's word.

They did not let

God be king over them.

They ate some fruit from the tree.

They listened to the voice of Satan

instead of the word of God.

What a very sad day.

It hasn't been consistent, but there are definite times where I find myself doubting that His plan is a good plan for me. After all, don't I usually know what's best for me? I have good plans too. I find myself listening to a lie that I know is from the pit of hell, but the enemy is crafty. His lie makes very good sense to me; I can even use the Bible to justify the enemy's lie to me. Talk about a deceptive enemy!

That's how Satan got to Eve. He didn't tell her a lie that was unbelievable. He told her a lie that sounded so close to the truth, that it might actually be true. And every so often it creeps in and makes me miserable. What a sad day when I give into the lie and wallow in misery because of it.

I've been thinking a lot about my blessings. Over the last few months, I've really been convicted to focus on the good God has given me and not what he has not given me.

I've been asking Micah what he wants for Christmas.

Here is his list:

• a new special choo choo train
• a real street cleaner
• a new clock for the computer room (it will have gears in it)

I'm sure the real street cleaner will fit easily into his closet.

A Conversation with Micah

"Mom, can you move the sun?"

"No, buddy. I can't."

In a super whinny voice, "But could you move it?!"

"Remember. Who is the only one who can move the sun?"

"God."

"So ask him if he'll move it."

"But would you do it?"

"No, Micah. I like the sun."

"You can pray and ask him, but he might say no. Sometimes we don't always get what we ask for."

"But you pray."

"Okay, repeat after me. Dear God."

"Dear God. TREES!"

Being Married to Josh

Being married to Josh means I laugh a lot. We laugh a lot. He thought our lunch conversation would make a good post. Because he requested it, here is what we talked about at lunch today:

"If you could kill any cartoon character, who would it be?" His number one was Boots from Dora the Explorer. We mostly ate our lunch in silence thinking about who to add to the list and then only speaking when we came up with something new. He says he's going to start a list on facebook on this topic, so I won't spoil the suspense. I will tell you that Alvin and the Chipmunks are on the list.

Wassin

"I have to close the door so the monster doesn't come."

"What's the monster's name?"

"Wassin."

"What does he look like?"

"He look like an oval."

"Tell me more about the monster. What color is he?"

"BLACK!"

Later he corrected me that the name is Watson. I'm not sure how much he's decided about his monster.

The icing on the cake to this story is that as I was waiting for the picture to load, Josh came home and Micah and I didn't hear him. He quietly opened the door to the room we were in and shut it fast. He did this a few times. Micah really thought it was a monster. He cried when he saw Daddy.

And I got it all on film.

Edited to add:

I just had some time to ask more about Wassin. Here's what Micah has told me about his monster friend. Yes, now it's his friend and we decided he's silly. Wassin has 2 legs, 3 arms, 9 noses, 9 eyes, and green hair. I think the green hair will look really good on the black oval body.

Wassin lives in the car wash by Grammie's house.