Happy St Patties Day

My very favorite story is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg5ejLGEnZk


I wish you all a blessed Patties Day!

Stupendous Mom or Inadequate Mom?

stu·pen·dous   /st(y)o͞oˈpendəs/ Adjective Extremely impressive: "a stupendous display of technique". Synonyms prodigious - wonderful - amazing - marvellous - marvelous **I wish there was a monthly review for Mommy-hood. Something that tells me that I am good at raising my offspring. A measure of growth or checklist that says. Yes, You are doing Stupendously! Maybe even an award...or applause, or at least a 'Thank you'.** OR

in·ad·e·quate  

/inˈadikwit/

Adjective Not adequate; lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose. (of a person) Unable to deal with a situation or with life: "inadequate to the task".

Synonyms insufficient - unsuitable - inappropriate - unfit

**I found a sample evaluation form online...so here is my self evaluation for the year (do I dare?):

General HR employee evaluation forms-

1) The Goal: Keep kids alive, thriving, healthy, and happy.

2) Align your Objectives with the Goal and make your objectives SMART

                  Specific-clearly define the outcome you want to acheive.

                  Measurable-specify how you track/measure progress and completion.

                  Acheivable-You should raise the bar, yet be able to reach the objective.

                  Realistic-Consider available resources ie, Time $$ people.

                  Time sensitive-Set a due date.

3) Core Objectives: Cash Flow, 

         C loth each child daily.

         a gressively negotioniate positive happy attitudes.

         S ell cleaning to help take the load off my duties.

         H elp each other-we are a team!

         F oster outstanding relationships.

         l  ay low on spending...act like every dollar is yours, case it is.

        O ver-achieve plans...dont make too many plans, but have fun as a family!

         w OW- I made through the day without a headache, backache, or getting broke!

Maybe I will give this to my kids to see what they give me -1-10 (10 being the highest) or NOT! 

Parenthood is waiting. We wont know until they are my age now (34) when they have kids of their own, or NOT, on their own, being successful or NOT. Please stay tuned for the next 20 years to learn the answer!

While you wait to learn the answer check out what we have accomplished this month so far....Cookie Sales!

Bunco!

Birthday!!

And work....

Be happy For Overcoming!!

“Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.” 
― Dr. Seuss

² Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,^[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds, ³ because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. ⁴ Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. ⁵ If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. ⁶ But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. ⁷ That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. ⁸ Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do. 

James 1:2-7

We have just come out of Depression 2.0 or on the back end, hopefully! 

http://americawhatwentwrong.org/story/Now-and-then-is-the-recession-so-different/

I think it is a mind set that isn't taught to think of it pleasure to endure pain. One does not first think, Thank you for a broken leg or Thank you for this terminal illness. I think that takes work to change from why did this happen... to... Thank you for having this happen. 

Today was our first site sale with Girl Scouts! 63 cookies sold in 2 hours! Woohoo!

Aren't they cute! :)