I can see clearly now the rain is gone....

When I picked Jacob up from school today he had an envelope in his hand that he said was very important. He told me that I couldn't read it until I got home. So of course I opened it as we were walking back to the car. It went something like this...This letter is to inform you that Jacob failed his vision test in both eyes and that we should consider taking him to a dr. to get his eyes checked...A couple of problems with this.

#1- Jacob can spot a piece of candy from across the room w/o hesitation.

#2- Jacob has the best observation skills that I've seen from any 6 year old . He tells me when the light is green, he tells me that lady driving next to me is old and I better be careful because old ladies can't see. The list goes on in that area.

#3- Jacob has been known to wear my glasses around the house because he thinks he looks "cool."

So I asked him if he really has a hard time seeing things. He said, well no, but I look good wearing glasses so I think I should get some...

Thank you please

It's been awhile. Life has been happening! Update on the dentist thing....It was hilarious. I wish I had a video camera to capture Jacob in his nitrous induced state. He took one big sniff of that stuff and he got a huge smile on his face. I guess it smelled like vanilla cake. He said, "whoa I feel like I'm laying on pillows and clouds!" He was also overly polite which made all the dental assistants crack up. He kept saying thank you to everything they said to him. It went like this...Jacob are feeling okay? Thank you. Jacob do you feel any pain? Thank you. Jacob if you feel any pain raise your hand ok. Please thank you. He was cracking me up. It all went much smoother than I was anticipating.
I've also been realizing more and more how much control I don't have over situations in my life. It's the whole question why do bad things happen to good people thought. If your reading this and you don't believe in God and don't have a relationship with Him I would think this question is very tough for you to figure out. The way I look at it is everything that I have and has happened in my life is given to me or allowed to have happened by God. I know I am a sinner. Every aspect of my life is tainted by sin. My motivations, my thoughts, my deeds, everything. So the whole I'm a good person theory doesn't quite sit well with me. So when I hear people say I should go to heaven because I'm a good person, well your right you haven't killed anybody or no you don't steal from old ladies but you are a sinner. It's all about the relationship you have with God. It's all about understanding who you are and who God is. It's realizing that He sent His son to die on the cross for you so that you can be with Him for eternity in heaven and you did not deserve it. Amazing Grace! We don't know the whole picture. God does. If you believe that and trust that nothing in your life is happening that God doesn't know about or care about it's such a comfort.

Hodge Podge

First and foremost I have to give a shout to my Jacob. He made student of the week this week and we are very proud of him. We celebrated by taking a trip to the local dairy queen and having a delicious vanilla cone and a sprite! Good stuff.

We had a great time at my mom's cabin. It's a very relaxing way to spend a weekend. We were able to play with slingshots and Jacob's little play bow and arrow. We played a friendly little game of horseshoes it was fun. Our trip to Rocky Point was very relaxing as well. There's nothing like sitting in the ocean watching the sunset with your hot husband! It's a rare treat when Matt and I get to go away together so it was very much appreciated! Jacob spent the weekend with his nana and papa Porter. He had a blast as always. It's been a bit of an adjustment for him not seeing his Nana 3 days a week. He really misses her. So it was nice that he got to spend some time her.

Jacob starts the first of his dental appts next week. He has to get a lot of work done. I'll let you know how that turns out. I told his dentist that if he even gets a glimpse of a needle that she would have a big problem. When he went to get his immunizations for school I had to put him in a full body "hold" just to make that happen. It wasn't a pleasant experience!
I hope all my readers...dad...have a great weekend. Until we meet again...

Sidekicks

Well hello! I'm back. We started a new chapter in the Porter family 2 weeks ago, kindergarten. I know for all of you who have children already past the kindergarten stage, school probably isn't that big of a deal for your kids. But it's been really fun for us. I had butterflies in my stomach for Jacob because I knew how big of a deal it was for him. He did great the first day. No tears, happy as can be. I was more nervous than he was. So anyway, he's still doing great and making friends. I asked him if he made any friends yet and he said "well, I have a sidekick his name is Daniel." I said, what's a sidekick? He said, " you know an assistant." Apparently he has a little girl in his class that tells him that he has spiders on his head throughout the day and his sidekick Daniel checks his head just to make sure there isn't any! Sounds like sidekicks are good to have! I love hearing all the stories he comes home with. They are hilarious. Well, they are very serious to him but I laugh when he walks away. Who knew there could be drama in Kindergarten?
Things are going alright we're looking forward to going up to my mom's cabin this weekend and then we are off to rocky point for labor day! We could use some relaxation. Hope everyone has a good labor day be safe, I'll update after the trip!

crazy life

Hello avid readers of my terribly interesting blog. Good to write to you again.
Where do I start? It has been a very trying month. I really have no desire to go into details but just trust me when I say it's been a rough one. For me it's hard to separate personal life from business life because our lives are so intertwined with our business. I don't know how to make that stop. I think it just is what is.
Jacob started swimming lessons last week. That has been going very well. He has a male instructor which is just what he needs. He seems to respond better to males than females. Go figure. Kindergarten starts in a few weeks and he is very excited about that. Since he doesn't think I know what I'm talking about when I try to teach him things, school should be an interesting challenge for him. I asked him what he would say to his teacher when he thinks he's right about something and he said, " I will tell her I'm sorry that's just how I roll." I see parent-teacher conferences in our future! Jacob lost his first tooth about 3 weeks ago and the tooth fairy gave him a dollar. Well apparently now when Jacob looks at his teeth he sees dollar signs. He pulled out another tooth about 2 weeks ago that wasn't ready to come out. It was a bleeder. We've been trying to convince him that his teeth will come out when they are ready but he says he really wants a remote control helicopter and if he's pulls out all his teeth he'll get it faster... We're working on patience.
Well that's all for now.

Whoopy Pants.

This is an ode to my sister whoopy pants...

My sister Wendy is very kind.
My sister Wendy is not blind.
My sister Wendy likes to help.
My sister Wendy does not yelp.
My sister Wendy is so very awesome.
My sister Wendy never plays possum.
My sister Wendy is very loved.
My sister Wendy should never be shoved.
My sister Wendy is my friend.
My sister Wendy without her I could not comprehend.
My sister Wendy is so very special, I love her very much.


This concludes my ode to whoopy pants.
I love you Wendy have a very Happy Birthday.

fun at the scrapyard

Yesterday and today I've been spending time at a scrap yard here in phoenix. Why would I be spending time there? Let me tell you. We are scrapping out a lot of excess wheel inventory and I'm the lucky one that gets to make all the trips back and forth from our place to the scrap yard. If you've never been to a scrap yard...good for you. There are some interesting folk there. After dropping off all of my scrap wheels I had to go inside an office to collect my money. The line was forever long and full of stinky, dirty men. Normally I do not receive smiles from random men but apparently at the scrap yard I'm something to smile at. So I'm standing there and the literal crackhead behind me is very much in my personal space. I try doing some body language get away from me moves, but he is clearly not catching on. So I start texting my Matthew so as to avoid an awkward conversation with the fine young fellow standing right on my heels when I notice him trying to read what I'm writing. I'm not OK with this. I turn around, careful not to accidentally brush my face with his. He just looked at me and gave me a big three toothed smile. Perfect ending.

chuck-e-cheese

Wednesday night the Porter's went to the chuck-e-cheese. Anyone who has ever been to the place knows that it's crazy in there. Kids running in circles, staring at the floor as they walk hoping to find that stray token or ticket, lots of crying and whining because the tokens ran out and they have to go home. It's a glorious place! After winning 242 tickets and spending $20 worth of tokens, Jacob decided that he would get 2 tootsie roll pops and these little stamp rings at the prize counter, (I was lucky to have Matt there, he's really good at making Jacob decide quickly on toys). Jacob decides the next day to stamp his whole body including his face with the chuck-e-cheese stamp rings. He's covered in stamps when I pick him up at his grandmas. He tells me that they're chuck-e-cheese pox. Luckily the stamps washed off in the bath. Fun times!

Personality

So this weekend Matt was in the Tempe Town Lake triathlon. He did great. I have no idea how a person gets the will power to not give up during those races. I do not have that in me. I think it takes a certain personality to want to accomplish things like that. I'm certainly glad that I married someone who has that. He has drive. I have neutral. He has ambition, I have contentment (not to be confused with laziness). He has stick-to-it-ness, I have "it'll be ok if you quit, it's not end of the world-ness". I think our personalities compliment each other. Sometimes it's frustrating, but I think it keeps us grounded. If we both were "go-getters" we would have major conflict, because chances are we would be going after different things and neither one of us would want to back down. If both of us were neutral people we probably would live very boring, unadventurous lives! Just my 2 cents today.

Why not?

So this is my first official blog on here...You will laugh and probably cry, most likely just shake your head.