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What are you passionate about?

23 Aug

I was asked that question recently and I couldn’t answer it. Besides the obvious (and natural) answer of family and friends – I couldn’t think of anything else. I mean, I like a whole bunch of things but I’m not sure I really have a passion for any of them.

Some people are passionate about a cause. I don’t really have one. I’ve always been pretty wishy-washy. My heart strings are pulled over and over again but they are not tied to on any one cause.

I’m certainly not passionate about politics. Don’t get me started.

Some people are passionate about sports. I don’t play any. I run but I would not say I’m passionate about running. Most days, I whine and drag my feet before forcing myself out the door.

Books? I don’t have the awake-time for them.

I’d like to say I’m passionate about writing but I don’t do much with it. I write here and there with the hope of writing more. I just don’t have the initiative or the courage to push it too far. Passion fizzled.

I guess I just felt lacking after the question forced me to review myself because I wasn’t able to answer right away. Am I lazy? Does it mean I don’t care enough? Am I putting too much meaning on the word “passionate”?

Can you answer the question? What are you passionate about?

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Nia and “Selena”

21 Aug

Selena Gomez (an actress on Disney Channel’s “Wizards of Waverly Place“) has cast a cute spell on our little girl. Nia loves her show and her music and is now even calling one of her other dolls, Selena. I just wanted to capture all that has been Nia and Selena over the past week.

Selena comes with us on errands or entertainment outings. She came with us to the movies and sat next to Nia on the arm of the chair – enjoying “Ramona and Beezus.”

Selena is the music artist of choice anytime we are in the car.

Selena joins us for breakfast. (Finally, someone is eating slower than Nia!) She was served a pancake and a smoothie. Mysteriously, she made a happy plate and cup.

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A Love All His Own

11 Jul

It’s hard not to pass on your love of something to your children. The same applies for your dislike of something. For example, I loved Disney movies growing up and I still do. I’m sure it played a part of Nia’s love for them. I am not a fan of the Bratz dolls. That’s probably why Nia only has two of them compared to her entire toy store aisle amount of Barbies. Andrew and I enjoyed collecting the Thomas trains for Nate. It was inevitable that it would lead to Nate’s love for the cheeky engine. There’s pretty much only one love that we didn’t pass down to our kids, Nate’s passion for baseball.

His Favorite

The little man loves this sport and it’s all his own doing. He watches it on tv. He acts like he’s pitching, catching and hitting without a ball. He wants to play all the time. He actually intensely watches the players when we take him to a game. He proudly states that he’s going to play for the Gwinnett Braves when he grows up. (He doesn’t quite understand yet that he may want to shoot for the Major League team but that’s ok.) He mimics the real players in his stances, head tilts, wind up and hat adjustment.

The only part of Nate’s passion that Andrew did influence is his love/hate for certain teams. Because Andrew’s favorite team is the Orioles, Nate loves the Orioles. Because Andrew detests the Yankees, Nate boos the Yankees. Hey, why not? The boy needs some guidance.

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A Little Boy and His Shoes

10 Mar

I wanted to get him a pair of navy blue or maybe tan/brown sneakers.  Ones that would go well with a majority of his clothes.  I’m not a fan of the crazy colored shoes or the ones with cartoon characters.

None of what I like or want mattered after seeing Nate’s reaction to these –

Special Shoes

He was so excited – smiling ear to ear, saying “Thomas Train!” over and over again.  We bought them and he carried the bag out of the store like a big boy.  Carrying them didn’t last long though.  Why do that when he could wear them and continue to point out his “Thomas Trains” as we walked from store to store?  It actually became a pretty awesome mood changer too.  When he would start to get fussy Andrew would ask, “Nate, where’s Thomas?”  That’s all it took.  Immediate happiness. I’m not sure how long it will last but I will certainly use the power of the shoe for as long as I can!

He even wants to wear them over his footy pajamas while he sleeps!  No, we didn’t let him curl up next to his dirty trains.  No, instead, we let him sleep with a hard plastic pull-toy Thomas Train that plays music.  When Andrew went to check on him before we went to sleep last night, he was hugging it.  His precious blankey (or “kay-kay” as he calls it) was way at the bottom of the crib.  We couldn’t believe it!

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I’m Gonna Copy Too!

4 Oct

After reading Anna’s and Ginger’s 8 Things – I couldn’t pass this up – it just makes me think and that’s good sometimes.

8 Things I’m passionate about

1. My little family unit (Andrew, Nia and Nate)
2. The rest of our family
3. My friends
4. Joe-Boy (even though he drives me crazy sometimes!)
5. Movies/TV
6. Music
7. This blog (what can I say?)
8. Pathetic celebrity gossip

8 Things I want to do before I die
1. Celebrate 50 years of marriage with Andrew
2. Watch my kids grow up without struggling/suffering
3. Pay off our debt!
4. Own fun toys like a Harley, a boat and a Winnebago (Andrew and I will need something to do as we reach our 50th!)
5. Venture overseas – Italy, Ireland and Greece are on the top of my list
6. Get a tattoo  (why?  I have no idea – maybe just to be brave enough to do it.)
7. Get published for real (and actually make money off of it!)
8. Write a love story (I’m a sap what can I say?) or maybe some erotica (hey sex sells right? We’re gonna need some way to pay for the stuff on this list!)

8 things I say often
1. “Be careful.”
2. “I love you.”
3. “Nathan!  Stop screaming/fighting/pushing/hitting/whatever he’s doing wrong!”
4. “Nia! Share with your brother!”
5. “He’s all mine.” (Usually said after Andrew burps, farts or is caught doing some other yuck.)
6. “What do you want for dinner/lunch/breakfast?”
7. “I’m sorry.” (I say this too much!)
8. “Joey!  BE QUIET!”

8 shows I’ve recently watched
1. Heroes
2. House
3. Chuck
4. The Bachelor (don’t judge me – there’s just something about it that makes me laugh)
5. Dancing with the Stars (I don’t know why I watch this- I usually end up fast forwarding through most of it)
6. Sponge Bob (laughed out loud to it!)
7. Back to You
8. The Contender (I like boxing)

8 songs I could listen to over and over
1. “Say Goodbye” – Dave Matthews Band
2. “This Ain’t a Scene…” – Fall Out Boy
3. “U + Ur Hand” – Pink
4. “This Woman’s Work” – Kate Bush
5. “Lovestoned” –  Justin Timberlake
6. “Precious Things” – Tori Amos
7. “Song for the Dumped” – Ben Folds Five
8. “Jessie’s Girl” Rick Springfield

8 things that attract me to my best friends
1. We mesh without effort
2. I can really laugh with them
3. They are ALWAYS there for me and never make me feel like I owe them something in return
4. They truly care – when I cry they want to cry too – when I’m mad they’re mad too
5. We like to do the same kinds of things
6. They never judge me
7. They have respect for themselves and others
8. They like me!  They really like me!

8 things I’ve learned this past year
1. I can be a full time mom!  I can do it!
2. Exercise is awesome. It’s helped me to lose weight I never thought I could and feel worlds better
3. It’s really hard/stressful finding good doctors.
4. We can survive without an SUV
5. When looking to buy a house – note where the chicken feed plants are.  (Or any stinky plants.)
6. Earwigs are awful, nasty things that make me want to lose it but roaches are far worse.
7. I’m slowly going gray.
8. I’m okay with not working in TV news.

8 things I’m thankful for (I added this one)
1. Andrew
2. Our beautiful children
3. That I’m able to stay at home with the kids
4. Our wonderful families
5. Great friends
6. Good TV
7. White Russians
8. Laptop computers with wireless internet!

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