Not Me Monday

Yes, it's officially Sunday, but it's never too early for Not Me Monday! As you all probably know by now, this brutally honest post is inspired by MckMama's most fabulous blog. Please keep her, baby Stellan and the rest of her family in your prayers as she approaches Stellan's due date.

So here goes my brutally honest list of the week's happenings:

1. While having dinner with the Vanns, Sawyers and ALL of our little ones (3 babies and one 7-year-old) at a popular local restaurant I did not give crayons and color sheet to my 11-month-old son in hopes to keep him entertained so that we could pretend to be "grown ups" for a few minutes. I most certainly did not turn my head less than a minute later to find my child with blue crayon all over his mouth, teeth, tongue, etc. If I were to allow my child to eat crayons I would have at least taken a picture of the victimed crayon.

2. I did not skip Sunday School this morning, even though I REALLY wanted to go, just because Jeffrey decided to sleep until 9 a.m. I don't remember the last time I got that much sleep!

3. I did not turn into my mother today and cook our vegetable soup in advance before going to a birthday party. I did not smell the aroma of said soup and get teary-eyed by the memories of my childhood that came flooding back. I did not continuously brag to Ben about how proud I was of myself for not only making homemade soup, but for also making it in advance.

4. I did not make a homemade birthday card for my secrets pal's gift this morning because I had zero stationary in my house. If I had made a homemade card it definitely wouldn't like a 1st grader made it.

5. I did not walk into my bedroom Wednesday morning to find my two boys sleeping soundly in our bed. I definitely did not begin to cry at the beauty of the moment or over how much Jeffrey looks like his Daddy. I surely didn't run into the living room, grab the camera and risk waking them up with a flash, not once, but twice. Nope not me!

So that's it for this week's Not Me's. If you're not already participating, I highly encourage you to post your own confessions. It can be quite refreshing.

Oh, and one more thing, I have a prayer request to send out. I was informed today of a mother of two girls who's 31 weeks pregnant with her first boy. They just informed family and friends that the baby has been diagnosed with hydrocephalus (sp?) and a blockage between the kidneys and bladder. I don't know this family's name, but their story is weighing heavy on my heart this evening. If you would, please say a prayer for this family as they struggle through this difficult time.