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Real Life Conversations

Stephanie Newton — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:59:55 +0000

Me: Sorry if I’ve been a little cranky. Between my shoulder hurting and this deadline I’ve been feeling a little grumpy.

Daughter: Don’t forget you had PMS last week, too.

Me: Yeah, thanks. We wouldn’t want to forget that.

Real Life Conversations

Stephanie Newton — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:50:06 +0000

Me: Bad things about having teenage daughters…They steal your lip gloss, use it all, then give it back.

13 yr old daughter: That’s not true! I never gave it back to you!

Joys of Homeschooling

Stephanie Newton — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:02:06 +0000

From #2 child: When did you learn to speak Spanish, Mom?

Yep, you guessed it. One of the joys of homeschooling is that you learn what they learn. So, I speak French, but am taking Spanish 1 for the second time. Gotta love it.

Don’t Blink

Stephanie Newton — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:22:25 +0000

I spent my vacation week at the beach with my entire family, including my three little nieces. They’re so cute. The 5 year old is still filled with the wonder of the world, bugs and frogs and bunny rabbits. The 3 year old makes jokes that only she understands, but we all laugh because she’s so adorable. The 10 month old is all chubby cheeks and thighs.

Now that I’m home, I’m sitting here listening to my youngest, a teenager as of a few weeks ago, playing the guitar in her room. It seems like yesterday that she was chasing my dad down the beach in her diaper. You blink and they’re in school. Blink again and they’re wearing make-up and talking about boys. Blink once more and you’re teaching your fifteen year old how to drive and sticking a soda straw in your mouth so you don’t say all the things you swore you wouldn’t say when you taught your kid how to drive.

The next years will go just as quickly, I know. A blink and I’ll be at a graduation, or sitting in the special place reserved for the mother of the bride (or groom). If I’m lucky, one day I’ll be toting around a grandbaby of my own.

I have lots of prayers for my children. But recently I was reminded of how valuable every moment is, that the things I put off, I may not have a chance to do. I want to grab hold of these precious times and enjoy them. Savor them. So I’ve added to my prayers that I would live in the moment, that I wouldn’t push aside the offer for a card game or an impromptu trip to the nail place. That I would make the time to hear about the latest video game release or the newest song on the radio.

Sometimes work can wait. But life can’t.

Weddings

Stephanie Newton — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:45:00 +0000

My dad has two daughters. My sister has three daughters. A fact that my dad thinks is hilarious since he is still paying for our weddings and I’ve been married nearly twenty years, my sister nearly ten. I have a daughter too, and I’m already working on her. “Don’t you think a small family wedding on the beach at sunset would be beautiful?”
My son jumped all over that idea. He loves his sister so much and wants to honor her. He said, “Yeah, if you get married on the beach, I’ll wear my good board shorts to your wedding.”
Now that’s what I’m talking about.