Missy

This girl gives the most wonderful cuddles!

Excuse Me, Wait A Minute....

So last night Jer and I were playing W.O.W., as we often do in the evenings, when the doorbell rang. I didn't hear it (note to self, get a doorbell thing for downstairs!) but Jer did.

I opened the door to a man that I recognized from the ward. I didn't remember his name (and honestly still don't!) but he had a plate of cookies and no coat. So I invited him in... cause DANG it is cold outside now!

He came in and talking to Jer and I for a while and in the end asked if Jer would be a home teacher... to which Jer happily accepted. After talking for a while longer the man asked if we could say a prayer. Both Jer and I consented.

Then something was said that I have to admit, in the past I would not have given a second thought about. However that was not the case last night. Our visitor then stated "Jer, since you're the boss of the house, why don't you go ahead."

Boss.... hmmm

Then Jer started to say the prayer and I could barely pay attention to it, musing over if I should or should not speak up about the term "boss" and if so, how could I do it in a tactful way.

Jer and I work as a team. Neither one, nor the other, is any better or any more in charge than the other. I could have easily written off the statement if he had used "Priesthood leader, or Man of the house" because even though I see small injustices with those terms too, I understand that as part of the LDS culture and church that the Priesthood is recognized as only being held by the husband in the relationship of marriage.

As far as the term "Boss" goes though... I actually see myself as filling those shoes the most. I am, I will admit, the bossiest person in our house. I'm constantly telling the kids what to do (or not do) and notifying Jer of appointments or responsibilities or chores that the him and I need to be doing.

Granted, Jer brings in the funds to keep our family running, he helps with putting kids to bed and changing diapers when he is home, he often times cooks, etc etc etc... he does a ton of stuff! So considering all of this, I still don't think that our house has a "boss".

A Partnership, yes... but no soul proprietorship here. Thanks anyways, I like to be acknowledged for what I'm worth and how much I contribute to our house.

You might ask if I ever spoke up.... well, no. I didn't.

I ended up staying in my conundrum until well after our guest left our home. I didn't say anything about it. In fact I'm still in it. I didn't even mention to Jer how much that rubbed me wrong, I don't know if he noticed it or not...

It's a little thing I guess... or is it?

Here's Your Sign!

Goofy thing I guess... as I was driving tonight I got really ticked off.

What is funny about it is that it wasn't cause someone cut me off in traffic or because someone was going at a snails pace in front of me.

It was because someone threw a live cigarette out their car window. Kinda anal to get mad about I guess. I just fail to see why many people seem to think the rules apply to everyone else and not to them. And it shows in something as simple as someone throwing litter on the ground and thinking it doesn't matter.

It is a lame thing to get mad about though. Sometimes I wish I had a big sign at the ready to pick up and hold up in the air saying "Here's your sign!!!!"*

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If you don't get the reference, take some time to watch this :)

Christmas Lights

And yes, I did the lights, cause I'm impatient and was home during the daylight hours to do it!

It may not seem like much, but for a person that is terrified of heights those white ones above the door were a bit unnerving. And yes, that is all the lights we are going to be doing... so meh!
Goober wants more on the outside of the house, but for some reason I think that even if I put a bazillion of them out there he would still want more.

Good Picture of Goober

Love this kid to pieces!

And It's Begun

In the past I always thought people were a little gung ho when they decorated the day after Thanksgiving. Now I realize that it's to make all of that stuff worth putting up! How easy would it be to justify not putting it up at all when it is only two weeks till Christmas?

So I joined a lot of other people in doing the same thing. Now all I have to do is get the shopping done *ugh* and beat Jer into putting the lights on the outside of the house!

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(Just thought it was a funny picture and had to post it, couldn't think of a context for it though!)