we live in an age that rewards for everything.

you give/get rewards for getting good grades.

you give/get an allowance for keeping your room clean.

you tip at the fast food driv-thru window seriously.

rewards are great. they inspire, encourage and motivate. but have we taken it too far? arent good grades expected? and i mean, doing the best you can good grades. shouldnt we be expected to pick up after ourselves? does money need to be given for making your own bed? why are we lavishing this generation with rewards and gifts for doing exactly what theyre supposed to be doing?

is it, perhaps, our fault that we live in a society that feels entitled to everything? who feels they are owed everything under the sun?

have we gone too far that even the simplest, most expected-common courtesy acts are viewed as spectacular and extra-ordinary?

honestly…im afraid so.

so…what do we do about it? can we do anything?

does anyone else see this, or am i just being cynical?

these two young gals are the daughters of one of our worship leaders at church. they are hilarious!! watch it and see…trust me!

would your life as a tv show be a…

sitcom

drama

suspense

comedy

entertainment

what would you name it? who would play you?

you get the picture…

i think mine would be comedy/entertainment. actually…most people who come to our house usually end up telling us we need to have a reality tv show. i think that would be fun! it would be called “inSane – all the outs of being the In’s“. or something like that

youre next…

if you havent seen this…it will blow your mind. thoughts??? what, in your opinion, would cause a young lady to behave in this manner? and what do you think would be the appropriate consequence?

im tired.

that is all.

oh…leave a link here to your own favorite post from this last week.

fridays have become a reader, of sorts, for blogs…all my faves   its been great..would be lost without it!

one more thing…target has all their christmas items out and decorations up. like, the day after halloween! isnt that a little soon?

aint that the truth? smart little kid, in my opinion. to know just because he may not like someone (or most likely something they did or didnt do, or didnt allow him to do) doesnt mean he no longer loves them.

i can relate, kiddo.

oh my sweet heavens! just found out today that kota has basketball practice every single school morning.

you know what that means, right?

wake up call… 5:45

did i mention it was every school day?

i know. thats not early for some of you. and several of you east coasters are already up. but we’re on the west side and should be dreaming of rainbows and lollipops at that hour.

i had just made a plan to start writing at nights after everyone is in bed. its when i do my very best thinking and writing. miss mandy pants has so lovingly and firmly been kickin me in the rear with this book gig and ive been evaluating and reavulating goals, plans and strategies all week. night writing being the most exciting of them all!

seriously. whats the deal here.

i am typically very distracted and preoccupied during the day, but…mandy gave me a long list of tips to use to inspire a creative environment with a soothing/calming flair. that coupled with a few other ideas, i will experiment with determination to write. write anything

so. this is life for the next 12 weeks.

and no. i am not complaining. we are all extremely excited for and proud of kota! he works very hard to maintain honor roll status and play sports. he has earned this privilege.

im simply trying to frantically reorganize my thoughts and work up a new plan.

i’ll let you know what i come up with.

until then…

ZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzz

i really wanted to write a decent post today but had absolutely no time. ive been sick since thursday. went to the docs monday, ran a test and it was negative. thats good…but im still not “well”. not bad – just not well. so…im tired and brainless’er

also…its 10pm’ish and i get to get up waaayyyyy before the sun rises tomorrow morning to take kota to basketball practice!!!

yay???

i am super excited he made the team. we’re very proud of him!

um…whatelse…

oh…a long time ago i started a birthday list (i just had to delete that last word cuz i spelled out lust) anyhoo…i cant find the list now. it was on paper. ive lost that paper. but…my birthday is this month. mark stegalls birthday is this month. is yours? if you have a november birthday let me know in the comments. k? k.

“Some minds are like concrete, thoroughly mixed up and permanently set”

yes. im changing the title from pimp MY post to pimp YOUR post. it just makes more sense.

you know what to do. leave a link to your favorite post youve written this week, or a link to another post youve read that you enjoyed.

well, we find out if kota makes the basketball team today. he has had try outs all week long. the boy has been worked to death. he’s hoping to make varsity cause j.v. practices before school varsity…after school

i stayed away from sports in school. besides a brief affair with volleyball. i quit immediately following our championship game after i ran across the court and smack into the net. yup. my head went right through the sucker. why, no…not embarrassing at all

that coupled with the seagull pooping on my head during lunch in high school right in front of the most popular senior boy who i was crushing on badly and somehow eventually snagged him possibly out of pity but who cares really.

care to share any of your embarrassing high school moments??