More Than We Ever Imagined: "Hi, I'm Your Mom. On This Rocky River of Adolescence, I Will Be Your Guide."

Friday, October 10, 2008

"Hi, I'm Your Mom. On This Rocky River of Adolescence, I Will Be Your Guide."

So, we're taking a class at church on how to parent a teenager.

"But you don't have a teenager," you say.

True, she's not an "official" teen, but did you know adolescence starts at around 9 or 10 for a girl, and age 10 or 11 for a boy?

So. for those of you who thought you had plenty of time, think again. You will soon be one of us.

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100 Things About Us

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1. We love Jesus most of all, even more than each other.
2. Mike's favorite color is black.
3. Mine is blue.
4. Miracle's is indigo
5. We've been married for 21 years.
6. That's almost half my life.
7. We met in study hall in high school.
8. Mike was a senior, I was a junior.
9. I don't think I want my kids dating that young.
10. I don't think I want my kids to date, period.
11. Mike is more protective of our kids than I am.
12. He doesn't really like other people's kids.
13. Sometimes, I don't like our kids.
14. I was 19 when I got married.
15. I was 24 when I first became a mommy.
16. I was 34 when I had my last child.
17. We're not having any more.
18. We are so done.
19. Mike went to college in Flint, Michigan for 2 years.
20. He studied Mechanical Engineering.
21. He transferred to OSU, then dropped out.
22. We are not OSU fans.
23. Mike took a class in golf in college.
24. No, I am not kidding.
25. Yes, we had to pay for it.
26. I thought I wanted to be a teacher when I grew up.
27. I was wrong.
28. We homeschool.
29. I like to drink Coke and sweet tea.
30. I think if you can't crunch the sugar in your tea, it's not sweet enough.
31. All our children's middle names begin with the letter 'E. '
32. We are big sci-fi nerds.
33. We own all the Star Trek movies.
34. And the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
35. And every season of Stargate: SG1 and Atlantis.
36. I read the Harry Potter books.
37. Mike and Miracle have read them also.
38. We also watched the movies.
39. Sam obsessed with video games.
40. He is a video game junkie.
41. Grace's favorite things are dance and art.
42. She thinks she wants to be an artist, or maybe teach dance.
43. They watch Monsters versus Aliens almost every day.
44. And Teen Titans Go!
45. I'd rather watch Blue Bloods or Supernatural.
4 6. Mike likes red-headed women with creamy skin.
47. I have brown/blonde hair and am tan.
48. Mike and I like peanut M&Ms.
49. Miracle likes plain.
50. Sam and Grace eat both.
51. We love ColdStone Creamery.
52. We also like Receese's Cup Blizzards.
53. Pizza is the perfect food.
54. We do not drink coffee.
55. Or expresso.
56. Or cappuccino.
57. I like the smell of coffee beans.
58. Does that make me a conundrum?
59. Mike is very good in math and science.
60. I am not.
61. Mike graduated third in his class.
62. I did not.
63. We keep our camera out all the time.
64. We take pictures of our cat.
65. We bought a new family car.
66. It's a Hyundai Sonata.
67. It seats five, but Miracle does not enjoy it.
68. Sam and Grace share a room.
69. They have bunk beds.
70. Miracle finally has a room all to herself.
71. We never go to the movies any more.
72. We used to go all the time.
73. I think Orlando Bloom is a hottie.
74. Mike is okay with that.
75. Grace is in fourth grade now.
76. Sam is in second.
77. We have at least five computers in the house at all times.
78. Mike is a computer geek.
79. He's my own, personal IT guy.
80. I don't have to pay him.
81. Miracle is a senior in high school.
82. And a freshman in college.
83. She wants to be a therapist.
84. I told her she will get plenty of practice on her own family.
85. My mom and both Mike's parents are from West Virginia.
86. Isn't that weird?
87. We love to vacation in the Smokies.
88. I'd like to live on the beach.
89. One day I'm going to Bora Bora.
90. Sam's favorite books are "Captain Underpants. "
91. That's funny, cause he didn't used to wear any.
92. Grace likes Junie B. Jones books.
93. She likes to read the yelling parts.
94. Miracle read both series when she was little.
95. I hate to dust.
96. Mike hates to do yard work.
97. Our house is usually messy.
98. Our yard usually needs mowed.
99. But that's okay.
100. We don't care.