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| Kyle, James, and Tyson <3 |
October 31, 2011
"boy"friends
These boys are great friends. They aren't afraid to tell the other know how important they are to them, how glad they are to have them as a friend and it warms my heart to see and hear them encourage each other, comfort each other, stand up for each other, teach each other and to do it so unabashedly and without fear of teasing, or they plum just don't care if it happens. When James was in a car accident 2 weeks ago, their innocent worlds cames crashing down. Tyson cried. A lot. He would walk into my arms for just a hug. and I would hold him for as long as he chose to stand there. He and Kyle were on the phone with each other constantly, sometimes not saying a word, just having that connection I guess, was all they needed at the monment. No words needed to be said, they knew what the other was thinking and feeling. We prayed. Harder than I remember praying for a long time, and we waited. and waited. and waited. and prayed some more. Ty was finally allowed to go see James, after a l-o-n-g week, when he was finally taken off the ventilator and moved off the PICU floor. You can only imagine the joy they both felt. Now multiply that by 100, when tonight, I took Ty and Kyle to see James because he is now at HOME. And even though they don't put on a mushy show of hugs and kisses and squeals like we girls do, I could see it on their faces. They glowed. They stood shoulder to shoulder for a picture, and you could see the love and friendship in their eyes. Their world is once again good. They're 10 and they already get "it" -hope this never changes.
making happy memories
Did pumpkins last night.
Ginger kept sneaking into and stealing from the gut bowl.
Seems she loves pumpkin! LOL
After pumpkins, the kids and I made apple nachos ...
They were delicious!
Trick or treating tonight. It was a gorgeous, beautiful night!
Tyson's friend, Kyle, came into town and went with us.
I don't mind at all, he's such a good kid.
Trick or Treating is exhausting. She fell asleep in my lap.
Was a challenge to drive with only my right hand =)
They were playing around with Ty's blood capsules.
I was dying with laughter. I know, I'm sick and twisted.
I have...
...4-5 blogs to write with pictures included.
I need to sit and do it! I also need some quality, pamperin, lovin "Dawn" time =D
I need to sit and do it! I also need some quality, pamperin, lovin "Dawn" time =D
October 29, 2011
October 22, 2011
I am.
I am enough. My name is Dawn and I am enough.
I shall now launch into my enoughness manifesto. Not to brag or dance a little narcissistic dance in the mirror, but to inspire YOU to write your own.
I AM ENOUGH.
I am full of sparkle and compassion. I genuinely want to make the world a better place. I love hard. I practice kindness. I’m not afraid of the truth. I am loyal, adventurous, supportive, and surprising. I am a woman. I am enough. I make mistakes, but I own them and learn from them. Sometimes I make a bunch of mistakes.
I am enough. I am open, juicy, artistic, curvy, full blast. I am also emotional, demanding, and looking for answers. I am a woman who is open to mysteries, accepting of miracles. I am diving in, devouring, loving, protecting, peeling back the surface of petty desires to the hunger for connection, for belief, for truth.
I am less concerned with doing things correctly than I once was and more concerned with dancing, bowling, and singing loudly even if I dont know all the words.
I accept that I try hard to see the good in everyone and that it usually backfires on me. I accept that I usually dont stand up for myself, and for not always saying whats really on my mind, and allowing myself to slip into self imposed isolation. I accept that dont like to play by the rules, or answer questions or have the freedom to do what I want, when I want it. I am still enough.
I am a lover of salty popcorn, a full moon and stars in the midnight sky, a big ol barn sitting in the middle of nowhere, the smell cotton candy, laughing until I can’t breathe, having someone reach for my hand. I am a dreamer, a friend, a jokester, a daughter, a confidant, and a life long student.
I am enough.
I shall now launch into my enoughness manifesto. Not to brag or dance a little narcissistic dance in the mirror, but to inspire YOU to write your own.
I AM ENOUGH.
I am full of sparkle and compassion. I genuinely want to make the world a better place. I love hard. I practice kindness. I’m not afraid of the truth. I am loyal, adventurous, supportive, and surprising. I am a woman. I am enough. I make mistakes, but I own them and learn from them. Sometimes I make a bunch of mistakes.
I am enough. I am open, juicy, artistic, curvy, full blast. I am also emotional, demanding, and looking for answers. I am a woman who is open to mysteries, accepting of miracles. I am diving in, devouring, loving, protecting, peeling back the surface of petty desires to the hunger for connection, for belief, for truth.
I am less concerned with doing things correctly than I once was and more concerned with dancing, bowling, and singing loudly even if I dont know all the words.
I accept that I try hard to see the good in everyone and that it usually backfires on me. I accept that I usually dont stand up for myself, and for not always saying whats really on my mind, and allowing myself to slip into self imposed isolation. I accept that dont like to play by the rules, or answer questions or have the freedom to do what I want, when I want it. I am still enough.
I am a lover of salty popcorn, a full moon and stars in the midnight sky, a big ol barn sitting in the middle of nowhere, the smell cotton candy, laughing until I can’t breathe, having someone reach for my hand. I am a dreamer, a friend, a jokester, a daughter, a confidant, and a life long student.
I am enough.
How To Treat a Woman:
1) If you like a girl, LIKE the girl. Make sure she knows. Tell her that you like her. If it was me, I’d say something like, “Hey. I like you.” I’m creative like that.
2) Don’t play games. You’re probably not smart enough to win them.
3) Text or call her at least once a day. Even if it's a simple "you just ran through my mind"...and sometimes leave out the 'you were naked part'.
4) If she says “I’d like that” in that cuuute voice of hers when discussing the idea of you watching a movie with her involving sparkly vampires and werewolves with a strong aversion to wearing shirts, just watch the damn movie. It’s not that big of a deal.
5) Once you get her, keep working as if you haven’t succeeded yet. Use whatever skills you have. If you’re creative, create shit. Every single day. If you can cook, then cook. If you’re handy, then build and fix things. Put in the effort. She’s worth it. Because at the end of the day…
She lets you see her boobs. Her. BOOBS. Come on.
6) Go the extra mile. Think about what you could do that would embarrass you if your buddies heard about it. Then go 30% further.
7) Slap her on the butt in the bedroom and tug her hair, really.
8) Listen. To everything. I don’t understand dudes who can’t think of gift ideas for their girls. She gives you hints all year long. Keep track of them. Christmas is rolling around and you’re trying to decide what to get? Refer to your notes. In September she mentioned the next book she wants to read. In November she mentioned wanting a longer necklace to wear with that shirt that fits her so sexily that it makes your inner monologue stutter. So you get her that necklace.
a) You make her happy.
b) She loves you for listening.
c) She wears that shirt more often… ManlySwoon.
9) Try to get to know her. (And NOT just because her feeling like you know her — really know her — will make her more likely to do that thing. You know that thing. *Nods slowly* She’ll see through that. Do it because you like her. I know your male brains are conditioned so this will take some effort.
It's like this, if you don’t know her middle name, favorite flower, favorite cheese, then you’re doing something wrong.
10) Talk to her. Girls want to know what you’re thinking. Trust me, you do not want their imaginations filling in the blanks. That’s just bad bananas all around, yo.
Tell her what you’re thinking. Good (with a smile) and bad (with delicacy.)
Opening up makes her feel closer to you. (You will like the fact that it will make her feel less inhibited with you.) And it feels nice to have someone you can talk to. No. Really. (Plus if you get all those thoughts out of your head, it leaves you more room for thinking of ways to get her to do that thing… you know, the thing ;)
And if, after you’ve bumbled your way through all of that, she decides to keep you around…
Hold on tight.
You probably still don’t deserve her.
2) Don’t play games. You’re probably not smart enough to win them.
3) Text or call her at least once a day. Even if it's a simple "you just ran through my mind"...and sometimes leave out the 'you were naked part'.
4) If she says “I’d like that” in that cuuute voice of hers when discussing the idea of you watching a movie with her involving sparkly vampires and werewolves with a strong aversion to wearing shirts, just watch the damn movie. It’s not that big of a deal.
5) Once you get her, keep working as if you haven’t succeeded yet. Use whatever skills you have. If you’re creative, create shit. Every single day. If you can cook, then cook. If you’re handy, then build and fix things. Put in the effort. She’s worth it. Because at the end of the day…
She lets you see her boobs. Her. BOOBS. Come on.
6) Go the extra mile. Think about what you could do that would embarrass you if your buddies heard about it. Then go 30% further.
7) Slap her on the butt in the bedroom and tug her hair, really.
8) Listen. To everything. I don’t understand dudes who can’t think of gift ideas for their girls. She gives you hints all year long. Keep track of them. Christmas is rolling around and you’re trying to decide what to get? Refer to your notes. In September she mentioned the next book she wants to read. In November she mentioned wanting a longer necklace to wear with that shirt that fits her so sexily that it makes your inner monologue stutter. So you get her that necklace.
a) You make her happy.
b) She loves you for listening.
c) She wears that shirt more often… ManlySwoon.
9) Try to get to know her. (And NOT just because her feeling like you know her — really know her — will make her more likely to do that thing. You know that thing. *Nods slowly* She’ll see through that. Do it because you like her. I know your male brains are conditioned so this will take some effort.
It's like this, if you don’t know her middle name, favorite flower, favorite cheese, then you’re doing something wrong.
10) Talk to her. Girls want to know what you’re thinking. Trust me, you do not want their imaginations filling in the blanks. That’s just bad bananas all around, yo.
Tell her what you’re thinking. Good (with a smile) and bad (with delicacy.)
Opening up makes her feel closer to you. (You will like the fact that it will make her feel less inhibited with you.) And it feels nice to have someone you can talk to. No. Really. (Plus if you get all those thoughts out of your head, it leaves you more room for thinking of ways to get her to do that thing… you know, the thing ;)
And if, after you’ve bumbled your way through all of that, she decides to keep you around…
Hold on tight.
You probably still don’t deserve her.
October 19, 2011
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