Our case worker sent us a series of pictures of parenting failures.
She stated,”Some people just aren’t meant to be parents. Don’t let me see you doing this!”
Have a great weekend enjoying your family!
Hugs to y’all!
~penny
http://txpenelope.blogspot.com/
This was my very first Mother’s Day as an “official” MOM! I’ve been a stepmother for 6 years, a foster mother for 3 years; but this was my very first Mother’s Day since adopting Stinkpot.
The time I enjoy most as a mother is watching my kids laughing and playing, and I wanted this on Mother’s Day. Originally, I wanted to have a picnic in the park just enjoying the kids being kids, but the weather was threatening, SO…
I chose to have my Mother’s Day luncheon at…
CHUCK E. CHEESE!
My husband hesitantly obliged — He wanted to take me to a nice restaurant to treat me with a special meal.
But before you say I’m crazy let me tell you what I was thinking…
The kids wouldn’t enjoy sitting still in a nice restaurant, we wouldn’t enjoy making them sit still, and the meal would end with us making a mad dash out the door while Stinkpot made a huge scene. Not exactly my idea of enjoyable.
Tell me! Is that nuts? Should I have requested a nicer meal than pizza?
Here is my story…
When I was 5 years old, my dad took me to the old K-Mart on New Road to buy a gift for Mother’s Day. His idea was to buy her an LP album of her favorite music, but this strong-willed little girl saw the “Cinderella” album and just KNEW my mother wanted that album.
Dad asked me as he picked up a Percy Sledge album,
“Don’t you think she would like this one better?”
“Oh no, Daddy, she would like Cinderella!”He purchased 2 albums & I ran excitedly to my mother to give her the gift I just knew she would love!
As she looked at the Cinderella album in her hands, I exclaimed, “Mommy, don’t you want to listen to Cinderella?”
“Oh no, Sweetheart. Why don’t you go to your room & listen to it?” And off I went, so happy on Mother’s Day!
So let me tell you – I had a GREAT Mother’s Day at Chuck E. Cheese!
(plus there was hardly anyone else there!)
Here’s a picture my husband took of me laughing with Lil Bit, our 9-month-old foster baby.
I’ve entered it in this week’s I Heart Faces photography challenge – Celebrating Mom.
Click on this link to head over to their incredible website & check out all the inspiring photos celebrating mom!
How did you celebrate Mother’s Day?
Have a great week!
Hugs to y’all!
~penny
French fries
and
chicken nougats
and
Grandma
and
PawPaw
and
Skittles
Have a great weekend!
Hugs to y’all,
~penny
Going to a very large church, he began taking photographs and making notes.
He spotted a golden telephone on the vestibule wall and was intrigued with a sign, which read “Calls: $10,000 a minute.”
Seeking out the pastor he asked about the phone and the sign. The pastor answered that this golden phone is, in fact, a direct line to heaven and if he pays the price he can talk directly to GOD.
The man thanked the pastor and continued on his way. As he continued to visit churches in Seattle, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Denver, Oklahoma City, and around the United States, he found more phones, with the same sign, and the same answer from each pastor.
Finally, he arrived in Texas, upon entering a church in Houston, Texas – BEHOLD – he saw the usual golden telephone. But THIS time, the sign read “Calls: 35 cents.”
Fascinated, he asked to talk to the pastor, “Reverend, I have been in cities all across the country and in each church I have found this golden telephone and have been told it is a direct line to Heaven and that I could talk to GOD, but in the other churches the cost was $10,000 a minute. Your sign reads only 35 cents a call.
I love this part……………
American by Birth – A Texan by the Grace of God!
Have a great weekend with your family.
Hugs to y’all!
~penny
http://txpenelope.blogspot.com
The journaling reads:
“It’s impossible to believe that Deanna, Shannon, Ann & I have been friends for over 30 years!
We became friends in first grade and grew up together. We’ve shared many firsts together: reading our first book, losing our first tooth, going on our first field trip, having our first crush, and plying our first “Truth or Dare”.
Unbeknownst to them, these girls became my rock, my escape, and, in essence, my extended family when my own family broke apart during my parents’ divorce. Our private lunches behind the curtains on the cafeteria stage comforted me through that tumultuous time.
When we graduated together in 1983, we were the last class of CSHS to attend first through twelfth grades at the same campus.
Even with me living away from Waco for nearly 20 years, we’ve kept in touch, and I have always felt like I could come “home”.
Deanna, Shannon, & Ann have become family to me and are a part of my heritage.”
I entered this in a fun photography challenge on the IHeartFaces website for the theme “Then & Now.”
Do you have childhood friends with which you still keep in touch?
Have a great week!
Hugs to y’all!
~penny
Playing fetch!
And it’s all fun…
Until someone gets hurt!!!
My 2-year-old’s revenge!!!
My little snowflake!Have a great week & bundle up!
Hugs!
~penny
The other day after work, I dropped by a local camera store for a hands-on look at a camera I’ve been eyeing for a few weeks now. (though I really don’t NEED another camera)
The young salesman was doing a great job of demonstrating the different features of their line of Canon cameras (my favorite). As we were talking, I pulled out my camera to show him a few of my pictures & get some advice on how to improve them.
As I was showing him pictures of our new 4-month-old foster baby that we’re hoping to adopt, he smiled & said, “CUTE GRANDBABY!”
Given that statement, I will NOT be purchasing from him!
Bundle up & have a GREAT weekend with your loved ones!
Hugs to you all!
