Am I addicted? You can be the judge.

Well, am I?

Am I addicted to FACEBOOK?

I don't think so. I do think it could create a problem if I would let it. One of my high school friends recently told me she was going to quit facebook because it caused her stress and anxiety....

WHAT?

For me, FB is about finding old and dear friends who I love and used to hang out with.

For example, I haven't spoken to Jen R for ages, at least 12 years since I laid eyes on the girl. And I only got to spend an afternoon with her. So, really it had been about 19 years since I spent any real time with her!! Facebook let me find her!! We have since gotten together and our kids met and we have just had a jolly good time. I also found a guy, Danny R whom I haven't seen since my 10th year high school reunion. One night that I got to chat with him in 19 years---wow! Now we chat frequently on FB and we are planning on getting our kids together at the beach this summer to meet and play....can't wait.

I feel in my heart that FB has really been a great tool in finding old friends, keeping them and just keeping up with the everyday things in our lives. When I'm down, I go chat with Jen and she shares a bible verse or she pulls me up from the depths of my pity party. She makes me realize that without trials there are no triumphs....I end up laughing out loud...this girl is a trip.

FB can be bad

it can rule your life

it can cause stress and anxiety.

BUT ONLY IF YOU LET IT.

FB is not a problem for me. I love facebook. I appreciate the fact that it has generally made it easier to find old friends, and at my 20th high school reunion (coming up soon), I will KNOW them when I SEE them because of FB..LOL!!

I love blogging and blogging will always be a LOVE of mine.

I enjoy reading all of the blogs on my blogroll and yes, I read them frequently.

Basically,

Blogging is my Passion!

FB is just my daily update.

Need some tips

Okay all you busy moms out there. I need ideas on how to cook and feed my family healthy meals day in and day out. Keep in mind that I do work full time, please.

Share, share, share.

I look forward to reading all of your suggestions.

Thanks!

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Hey everyone,
I have decided to add comment moderation so if you leave a comment, be prepared for it to take a few seconds longer. Just letting you know.
Thanks---Oh yeah, just to remind everyone..

I LOVE COMMENTS!!!

Emy has just learned how to go on to the blog and I want to be able to monitor everything before she reads it, thanks! I'm always close by to the computer when she is on, but geez, turn your back for one second and who knows.......it is worrisome I say!

So, do you guys sit by your kids side when they are on line? I stay within listening distance and I am on her like lightening as soon as I hear her change screens. And I go and check on her every couple of minutes---how do you guys monitor internet time?

Emy is only allowed to go to sites I have put into our FAVORITE tabs and she knows she can ONLY choose from there....I NEVER let her type something into a search engine---toooo dangerous. who knows what might pop up there, ya know?!?!

Emy SCORES!!

This is Emy's soccer game last Saturday and she scored a goal!!

The woman you hear yelling at the end is me, of course!!!

You will hear me say something like "he is so handsome". I was talking about this precious Haitian boy who just came home 2 weeks ago. His name is Jefferson and he is the sweetest boy. So cute and small!! Pray that his transition will be smooth. His family lives in the area so hopefully we will see him lots during this time!!

My decision has finally been made.

As a working mom, I am very busy to say the least. Then when I started to go to school on top of being a working mom, I became a partially educated VERY tired working mom...I was going to school to become a sleep tech or polysomnographic technician. I've missed Emy's cheerleading, I've missed picking Luke up from school, and I've even missed church...all because of classes, studying, and school. What was I thinking? Do I really want to be away from my family at NIGHT? I think I went kuckoo for a while. This week, I have been on Spring break from school (what a wonderful week--free of study, classes and tests) and I've been thinking and deciding on my priorities.

Here it is: I have decided to drop my classes; all of my classes. As of Monday, I shall just remain a working mom who will spend EVERY evening and EVERY night with her family, playing, laughing, and doing dinner the right way--together. Will I regret my decision? Maybe. But, right now, this is the RIGHT decision for me and mine.

I know of three people (and myself of course) who will be very happy with my decision--Darrell, Emy and Luke. And they, my friends, are all that count.

Until next post,
Cindy