Booklists!! and other stuff

Yay! I figured out how to put my links in a better place and edit my template for the blog. Exciting!! I'm trying to finish my book collections, a few in particular, and have added the links on the side. If you have books that might be a nice addition to my library I'm willing to pay a few bucks for them :D

Men

Okay ... I don't REALLY want to complain, but maybe vent a little frustration similar to other people that I've noticed on facebook. Why is it ... that men consider it "babysitting" when they are watching their own kids so you can go out? Why is it ... that when you say you want some time to yourself, men automatically assume that means with them and they proceed to try and get a babysitter? Why is it that after getting up 3-4 times in the night with your kids, getting up at 6 am to be with them, going to bed at midnight after the youngest finally falls asleep and you've finished your tidying .... it's always the man that wakes up at noon the next day and says "I'm so tired, I didn't sleep very well"? Why is it SO hard for them to stop picking their noses, scratching their asses and talking on the phone while watching sports to help you out with ... oh I don't know ... being married with kids? Just wondering. Call me curious I suppose.

11 rules your kids did not and will not learn in school

Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it!

Rule 2: The world doesn't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a sports car until you earn both.

Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.

Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: they called it opportunity.

Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.

Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.

Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.

Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.

Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.

Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.

Stolen from Jodi Steadman a friend of mine. Ain't THAT the truth!! Kids can't handle anything not going their way and it's everyone else's fault it went wrong and no one takes responsibility for anything! AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH

Bible Study?

So. I decided to join a Bible/God study ... http://wonderfulstudy.blogspot.com/ For many reasons. I really want to live my faith, but I'm finding a lack of motivation. Blah. I know. I enjoy going to church, but the mere thought of bringing my 2 year old and my 4 month old by myself is something I don't look forward too. I enjoy going for the quiet, and what's the point of going if I will be spending my time chasing a 2 year old. I suppose even though Corey is not Catholic, but is United ... he's still a Christian and perhaps he will come with me once in a while. I am a firm believer that God is everywhere and therefore not going to church shouldn't be the end of the world (haha) Also, I think church at 9 am when you have an infant is unfair. ;) I don't know where I stand on the whole God thing, and so I hope this study/discussions will help guide me in a direction. If anyone else would like in on this, the link is posted above, just join!