Happening.....

Anthony took the girls to the circus last week. Phoebe fell asleep 10 minutes into it and Lula covered her ears the whole time saying "it's too loud!". Anthony bought three seats and both girls stayed in his lap the whole time. Lesson learned...the girls are to young for the circus.

We went on our first hike of 2010! The weather was fantastic this weekend so we tried to spend as much time outdoors as we could. The hike was fun and it was Greyson's first nature walk.

Saturday night we went bowling with our Sunday school class and some friends. It was cosmic bowling so it was dark and loud music but the kids seemed to enjoy themselves.

We had a little friend join us....

Here is a picture of that outfit you bought Nana.....thought you would like to see him in it.

G likes his swing.
It is offical, G-man is 2 months old. He had to get shots so that is bandaids on his legs. He is healthy, happy little boy. Not sleeping through the night yet but I think it will be soon. He is going about 6 hours at night, which is great for me. =)

Here is a picture of a new sport we created...indoor bowling but you kick the ball instead of rolling it. The girls love it. Watch out for it at the 2016 olympics.

I want to ride my bicycle......

When people apologize for swearing around you...

This came from a friends blog that I follow(Josh & Shana) and had to post. This is from a website called StuffChristainslike and is really funny, enjoy!


When people apologize for swearing around you.
Feb 16th by Jon
The other day in the car, my four year old blurted out, “Stupid backpack!” I slowed down and asked her what she had just said. She paused for a minute and then responded, “Sometimes my brain says silly things. Silly billy, willy scoobaleedoo.”

Although I appreciated the verbal smokescreen she threw down to cover her tracks, she still said a word we’re not cool with at the Acuff house. But as funny as her response was, it’s nothing like what happens sometimes when people swear around Christians. Have you ever experienced that? It is a truly magical moment my friend.

Usually, it’s just that a word slipped into a sentence unexpectedly. Your friend suddenly catches themselves and says, “Oh, hey, sorry about that. I didn’t mean to say that. My bad.” And then the conversation moves on. But what are we supposed to do? What should your response be when you hear one of your friends swear near you? Funny that you should ask …


5 things to do when a friend swears near you.

1. Slap him in the mouth.

Right in the mouth. Go on, do it. I know a lot of people are going to tell you a kidney punch is most appropriate in this situation, but I disagree. For my money, few things offer the same sound, impact and “who dat” power of a slap in the mouth.

2. Weep softly.

Just start crying softly. Wipe your nose with your sleeve and keep looking at the person, shaking your head back and forth in clear, visible disappointment. The more tender the tears the better.

3. Swear back.

First two options not your style? Then go the other direction and make them feel OK about the swear by saying one of your own. As soon as they swear, say the real version of “melon farmer.” (I can’t explain what that really means but I think you know, I think you know.)

4. Hold them.

Want to make a slightly awkward situation even more awkward? Just embrace them. No side hug, I’m talking full frontal. Recreate that scene from the movie Good Will Hunting where Robin Williams cradles a sobbing Matt Damon and says, “It’s not your fault, it’s not your fault.” Do that exact same thing here.

5. Reassure them that you’ve heard that word before.

If I’m in my mid thirties and you swear near me, chances are, I’ve heard that word before. Maybe even a lot and more colorfully dressed up if I happened to be a mailman one dark, twisted summer. (That last one just got personal.)

If you do end up slapping people in the mouth, please don’t mention this site or the Stuff Christians Like book. This list is probably the kind of advice that makes Christian magazines keep avoiding me. But if you do make a big deal out of a swear, know that you’ve just asked someone to edit themselves around you and it’s really hard to get a friend to be honest when you’ve placed conditions on what they can say. I’m not justifying swears, but just hoping that if the choice is “help lead someone into a growing relationship with Christ,” or “avoid someone because they swear a lot” that we’ll all make a good choice.

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