Valiant. To be, or not to be...

I've been reading a book on my mom's recommendation. It's got kind of an interesting twist on the pre-mortal life and what our experiences there might have been like. It has caused a great deal of reflection. In the book there are 3 distinct groups of people. The valiant spirit children who chose to follow The Father and His Son. The group who followed Lucifer and his plan. Then there was the third group... described as those who were just luke warm, fence sitters. Spirits who chose the Fathers Plan, but didn't really embrace it. I wonder if I was in the "Valiant" group or the "mediocre" group. So, I started thinking about my life and things I'm doing that put me into the mediocre category in this life. As silly as it sounds, I feel like my biggest vice right now is the T.V. Satan has such control over it. And when I turn it on, I invite him and his evil into my home.. my "temple" and safe haven, if I'm not vigilant about only watching the good. I have decided to start weeding out the bad. So that I don't go completely into shock from withdrawal, I will start slow, eliminating only one show at a time.. I've decided to make it official by putting it on my blog... no more Grey's Anatomy. It's just getting downright nasty. There's no way in the world I would let my daughter watch this, even if she were older. Why am I subjecting myself to it?

8 Things Tag/Quirk Tag

I've been tagged by my sister and by Shelley, so I'm combining the two...

8 TV Shows I Like To Watch
1. LOST!!!!
2. 30 Rock
3. The Office
4. Prison Break (although I gotta say, not too impressed with this season. Has the acting always been this bad?)
5. Grey's Anatomy (yes, I know... pure trash... At least it's not Sex and the City re-runs!)
6. American Idol
7. So You Think You Can Dance
8. 24

8 Things That Happened Yesterday
1. Held my sick baby for most of the day
2. Took my kids to the park (savoring the last bit of nice weather before the snow comes..)
3. Made two hair bows
4. Exercised
5. Showered
6. Blogged
7. Watched Grey's Anatomy
8. Scrubbed my kitchen sink while singing Killing Me Softly (Fugees style... oh yeah.)



8 Favorite Places To Eat
1. Olive Garden
2. Hyman's Seafood in South Carolina
3. In-N-Out
4. Cheesecake Factory
5. Melting Pot (I've never actually been...but I know I will love it when I do go!)
6. Wendy's
7. Chipotle
8. PF Chang's

8 Things I Am Looking Forward To
1. My HOT date tonight!
2. Going to France with Jamis in 2 years
3. Moving in to our new house in December!!
4. The Twilight Movie November 21st!
5. Holiday Parties and Being with friends/family
6. Fitting into my favorite pair of jeans again
7. Doing my next race
8. Getting my kids over their ear infections

8 Things I Am Passionate About
1. My family
2. My faith/church
3. Staying healthy. Participating in race events
4. Creating... I love projects and trying new things
5. Getting my food storage started
6. Making my kids laugh (I'm going to do this more often...)
7. Singing/Performing (I have not done this nearly enough in the last few years. Where is a house wife gonna sing? There's always the kitchen sink that needs scrubbing I guess.)
8. Dancing (I love to dance. With my kids... all alone when no one is watching.. with Jamis.. really dancing not just swaying back and forth to the music.)

8 People I Tag
1. Luella
2. Marcy
3. Martine
4. LaHoma
5. Brooke
6. Ami
7. Jennifer
8. Tawny

Naiya's First Progress Report...

"Babya"

Before Adia was born, I had heard many stories of jealousy between older siblings and new babies. I was worried, definitely. But, Jonas (and Naiya too) have pleasantly surprised me. Jonas can't say Adia... he calls her babya. Every once in a while I'm mommya. He's so loving and attentive with her. She had a Doctor's appointment a couple of weeks ago. Adia wasn't enjoying the exam, to say the least. After what seemed like an eternity of screaming, Jonas (who was seated on the other side of the room) started waving his pointer finger at the doctor while yelling all kinds of baby expletives. His protective older brother instincts kicked in. It was so cute.